Possible Masterpiece Raiden Coming

ZeroWolf wrote:Mp Raiden? Hmm I would love to have it but at the same time I wonder if this will turn out more like unite warriors Devesator (I.e something that that will be as close to masterpiece as possible)

Aaarnhide19 wrote:Imagine how much it’d cost to buy 4 raidens to display like that. It’d be cool if they made a masterpiece raiden, but I’d rather get a generations one or a reissue so I don’t break the bank.

Mindmaster wrote:On the one hand, I don’t want MP Raiden; I want the Season 1/2 cast completed.

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:From what I'm able to read and translate, Masterpiece is involved in the planning process for the project. We can safely assume that the end product will be Masterpiece-like in techniques used, but I don't think TakaraTomy knows what it wants yet. In which case, it's better to start high, then dumb down until a more desirable price point can be reached.

ZeroWolf wrote:

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:From what I'm able to read and translate, Masterpiece is involved in the planning process for the project. We can safely assume that the end product will be Masterpiece-like in techniques used, but I don't think TakaraTomy knows what it wants yet. In which case, it's better to start high, then dumb down until a more desirable price point can be reached.

So yeah probably will be like unite warriors Devesator then. We'll find out soon enough anyway...now how many people would be annoyed if Hasbro imported it for the 2022 titan bug removed elbows from the individual robots

william-james88 wrote:

Google Translate wrote:Transformers
Commercialization is decided with the best brand of transformers "Masterpiece" series!
Leiden project started!

chuckdawg1999 wrote:Raiden was THAT popular in Japan that the character is the first MP combiner?

carytheone wrote:For shits and giggles I ran the image through Google Lens and it spat this out.

Google Translate wrote:Transformers
Commercialization is decided with the best brand of transformers "Masterpiece" series!
Leiden project started!

D-Maximal_Primal wrote:

chuckdawg1999 wrote:Raiden was THAT popular in Japan that the character is the first MP combiner?

Yep! Trains >>> all

o.supreme wrote:I know it's been discussed several times, but do the owners of Mortal Kombat have TM over any toys with the name Raiden? Or in Hasbro Markets would this just be given the generic name Rail Racer?

Sabrblade wrote:I blame Mortal Kombat for people's constantly mispronouncing Raiden's name.

o.supreme wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:I blame Mortal Kombat for people's constantly mispronouncing Raiden's name.

Yeah I know it's more of a Rye (like the bread) first syllable. It can even be have an "l" sound option (lye den).

But being a fan of Super Robots, there's also Raydeen (Pronounced Lye deen or Rye deen) which has had 3 wildly different interpretations in anime so I get it.

Ironhidensh wrote:Well, I don't get it, but oh well. If Takara releases these one at a time, its gonna make it real easy to save money by not buying MPs for the next two years.....

Hellscream9999 wrote:

Ironhidensh wrote:Well, I don't get it, but oh well. If Takara releases these one at a time, its gonna make it real easy to save money by not buying MPs for the next two years.....

This is most likely gonna be something closer to uw devs or selects piranha combiner than 6 mp 44's

Hellscream9999 wrote:

Ironhidensh wrote:Well, I don't get it, but oh well. If Takara releases these one at a time, its gonna make it real easy to save money by not buying MPs for the next two years.....

This is most likely gonna be something closer to uw devs or selects piranha combiner than 6 mp 44's

blackeyedprime wrote:It will be mp and then we will have a generations figure which will eventually waste a generations slot if it gets made (much like a star sabre would). No doubt its going to be overpriced but hopefully the zeta one will offer an alternative tho I'm leaning towards official if its going to be the only version I have of him. Will still be hoping it gets a G1 reissue at some point

Nathaniel Prime wrote:

blackeyedprime wrote:It will be mp and then we will have a generations figure which will eventually waste a generations slot if it gets made (much like a star sabre would). No doubt its going to be overpriced but hopefully the zeta one will offer an alternative tho I'm leaning towards official if its going to be the only version I have of him. Will still be hoping it gets a G1 reissue at some point

Agreed on Raiden, but Star Saber? Come on, we still need one in the Generations line, even if the MP is CHUG scaled.

Sabrblade wrote:

o.supreme wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:I blame Mortal Kombat for people's constantly mispronouncing Raiden's name.

Yeah I know it's more of a Rye (like the bread) first syllable. It can even be have an "l" sound option (lye den).

But being a fan of Super Robots, there's also Raydeen (Pronounced Lye deen or Rye deen) which has had 3 wildly different interpretations in anime so I get it.

The mispronunciation also ruins the fun but likely accidental pun on the Trainbot combiner's name in that, not only does it mean "Lightning and Thunder", but it also sounds just like the English word "riding" minus the G on the end (so, "ridin'"), as though to say that his passengers are "ridin' Raiden".

Flashwave wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:

o.supreme wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:I blame Mortal Kombat for people's constantly mispronouncing Raiden's name.

Yeah I know it's more of a Rye (like the bread) first syllable. It can even be have an "l" sound option (lye den).

But being a fan of Super Robots, there's also Raydeen (Pronounced Lye deen or Rye deen) which has had 3 wildly different interpretations in anime so I get it.

The mispronunciation also ruins the fun but likely accidental pun on the Trainbot combiner's name in that, not only does it mean "Lightning and Thunder", but it also sounds just like the English word "riding" minus the G on the end (so, "ridin'"), as though to say that his passengers are "ridin' Raiden".

As someone who was exposed to the toy before the media, I assumed initially that it was "Ray"dn, the same you pronounce rail, as in trainbots.

chuckdawg1999 wrote:I hope this figure is affordable so I can review it and pronounce the name 15 different ways to drive people nuts.

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:

ZeroWolf wrote:

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:From what I'm able to read and translate, Masterpiece is involved in the planning process for the project. We can safely assume that the end product will be Masterpiece-like in techniques used, but I don't think TakaraTomy knows what it wants yet. In which case, it's better to start high, then dumb down until a more desirable price point can be reached.

So yeah probably will be like unite warriors Devesator then. We'll find out soon enough anyway...now how many people would be annoyed if Hasbro imported it for the 2022 titan bug removed elbows from the individual robots

I'd be surprised yet annoyed. Surprised that Hasbro actually takes an explicit interest in trains, let alone foreign models, annoyed they'd be out of my price range either way

Flashwave wrote:

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:

ZeroWolf wrote:

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:From what I'm able to read and translate, Masterpiece is involved in the planning process for the project. We can safely assume that the end product will be Masterpiece-like in techniques used, but I don't think TakaraTomy knows what it wants yet. In which case, it's better to start high, then dumb down until a more desirable price point can be reached.

So yeah probably will be like unite warriors Devesator then. We'll find out soon enough anyway...now how many people would be annoyed if Hasbro imported it for the 2022 titan bug removed elbows from the individual robots

I'd be surprised yet annoyed. Surprised that Hasbro actually takes an explicit interest in trains, let alone foreign models, annoyed they'd be out of my price range either way

Not too shocking. Warden is a confessed model railroader. The teal question is will these conform to scale? And will they be HO, (1:87) Which is one of the most common scales, and about the same size as the Car Robots Trains, or N scale, the most common scale in Japan and the same size as G1 Rsiden? I cant see them being that small for Masterpiece though

Tigerhawk7109 wrote:Ugh. Any Raiden would be absolutely amazing, but an MP just makes me feel like Hasbro is taunting me.

New information on the Raiden project is now available at the Special Exhibition Tenku no Railroad Story at the Mori Arts Center Gallery & Sky Gallery in Roppongi Hills Mori Tower.

Beyond the 35th Anniversary, Toward 2020
Mitsuhito Ohno, Hisashi Yuki and Daisuke Onohara

-Let's open with thoughts on 2019 as we look back.

Ohno: After all, “Bumblebee” was big. The movie itself was very appealing to the G1 design, fans of the past were happy and I think the general public enjoyed that it looked like this (different from previous movies). I also enjoyed it personally.
Onohara: For marketing purposes, it was very good that the movie had all-ages content that could be enjoyed by children and family.
Yuki: It was a good movie that allowed you to use your characters carefully. Thanks to “Bumblebee”, I think that there will be a chance to create new types of video works in the future.
Ohno: The possibilities have expanded, and expectations for the next movie are increasing as soon as possible. Another thing that impressed me personally was that Unicron was established, and I can't tell you the exact date, but in 2021, it will reach my Japanese lol. I'm most impressed by how [much space will be needed] to place it at home, so be prepared now (laughs)

-Ohno, you can order a large number of items in Japan, thank you so much. How about the new anime “Cyberverse”?

Onohara: It was a new challenge, but I recently exhibited at the Tokyo Motor Show [and observed] there are quite a lot of children who come close to Cyberverse.
Ohno: It’s an advantage that you can watch it many times.
Onohara: This is an anime that asks Miwa Iwano for sound this time, so that various people can enjoy various ways to enjoy it. The number of viewers is also increasing because of the increased activity of major characters in Season 2.
Ohno: Toys are also good products. It ’s very interesting. First of all, it is a toy that is interesting to play with. Since it has a toy-like gimmick, I'd like you to play with it as a toy.
Yuki: In conjunction with Hasbro's “Generations Selects” in the United States, we started out in the form of trying to select characters that would not be featured in their lineup or regular “Generations”. With Legends, I was able to put it up to Dai Atlas, and I thought it would be Star Convoy the next time. I want to [make challenging] Japanese characters in the future. A large item called King Poseidon also appeared. Fortunately, the idea of the development was that I thought it was a little ... that the combiner would define it, and that the [sixth] last scrambled unit would not come out. I want [to satisfy] the fans that have collected so far, so I wanted to meet that honest hope and commercialized it.

-As a high target item, how was the Masterpiece brand in 2019?

Ohno: I am also a member, but now Masterpiece is a development system with project members. Yuuki Oshima, who draws design sketches and gives ideas to TF fans, is one of the important members.
Onohara: We were able to release Convoy Version 3 and Bumble Version 2 for the 35th anniversary. Fortunately, Masterpiece started at the 20th anniversary, so when the series reaches its 40th anniversary in 5 years, then Masterpiece will reach its 20th anniversary. Then there will have been Masterpiece for half of the Transformers' history. Because it has progressed with a good feeling for such a long time, it seems that it has a product specification that can withstand such upgrades.
Ohno: Even if you have the same character, it's all right, so I would like to put out an evolution by changing the specifications. Minibots are almost untouched, and there are many things that can be done.

-You collaborated vigorously.

Onohara: I think the most important purpose of collaboration is to create opportunities that people who once knew the Transformers brand and those who knew it were able to feel “what is interesting”.
Yuki: Thanks to movies and so on for the past few years, it seems that collaboration has become more eager.
Ohno: You may be able to say that you can now truly collaborate.
Onohara: There was also a second G-SHOCK and an amazing collaboration with BUMP OF CHICKEN was also realized rapidly.
Ohno: A woman at a live venue wears a t-shirt with Bumblebee. I saw it and it was tremendous.

- Finally, please tell us about 2020.

Onohara: First of all, it's not the end of the 35th anniversary, but in February we will carry out the “Transformers Examination”. Especially for the intermediate level, it will be a good test of your skill, so I would like you to challenge it. After that, Netflix's new animation will be distributed in Japan. Fortunately, there’s no movie, so it feels like it ’s normal (laughs). We are also preparing new works for “Generations Selects”, so please be patient.

- What was the recently announced “Raiden Project”?

Onohara: Isn't everyone thinking "No way !?" This time, we decided to officially produce Raiden for Masterpiece. I don't know the release date yet.
Ohno: I want to use vehicle mode that will satisfy even the “Train” people.
Yuki: We are very much looking forward to Mr. Ohno joining the project. Masterpieces were handled by young people so far, so there weren't many patterns to make together with your own toys.
Ohno: That's right, you're going to recreate the Raiden that you did with yourself. I have to do my best.
Yuki: You can do many things that you couldn't do at that time (laughs).
Onohara: In this way, veterans make wonderful items, so I would like to deliver them firmly to everyone.

PROFILE
Mitsuhito Ohno joined Takara in 1980. Involved in development from the beginning of "Transformers" through "Microman" and "Diaclone". In 2010, he was selected for the Hall of Fame. Currently participating in the Masterpiece Project as a fellow.

Hisashi Yuki joined Takara in 1992. Participated in the Transformers team since “Beast Wars II”. In addition to developing products for domestic and overseas, he is responsible for the localization of “Cyberverse” [as well as the] planning and development of the Japanese version of “Generations Select”.

Daisuke Onohara joined Takara Tomy in 2006. Transformers Marketing, collaboration and events planning. In Transformers Cyberverse, he is one of the producers.