Takara Tomy 20th Anniversary of Beast Wars Video, feat Q Transformers

Arcee is just talking a lot of nonsense and making bad jokes in Japanese. She mentions an event coming up in May though. She also says to stay tuned until next week!

The only thing I understood was "Beast wars" and "Convoy"...Curse my inability to speak other languages!

I liked the song at the end though.

Hype train; full steam ahead!

I saw that promo pic hours ago and I'm still walkin funny. How excited am I for this?

shajaki wrote:I saw that promo pic hours ago and I'm still walkin funny. How excited am I for this?

I'd say appropriately so

shajaki wrote:I saw that promo pic hours ago and I'm still walkin funny. How excited am I for this?

We're on ur desktop, snoopin your pic folder thumbnails.

Seriously though, that promo pic makes a sweet desktop

All I'm getting is "The uploader has not made this video available in your country." Grrr.

Just a cool little video of an old classic!

Madeus Prime wrote:Just a cool little video of an old classic!

Old? It came out only a little over 14 months ago.

"The uploader has not made this video available in your country"

Can anyone else view it?

Sabrblade wrote:

Madeus Prime wrote:Just a cool little video of an old classic!

Old? It came out only a little over 14 months ago.

OH was that this figure?! My bad, the Primal remolds blend for me

DeadCaL wrote:"The uploader has not made this video available in your country"

Can anyone else view it?

Odd, it is coming through fine here

Madeus Prime wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:

Madeus Prime wrote:Just a cool little video of an old classic!

Old? It came out only a little over 14 months ago.

OH was that this figure?! My bad, the Primal remolds blend for me

That's because they're all supposed to look the same - apart from the headsculpts, which also look nearly identical; I don't blame you, I would never be able to tell which came out when

You have to give it to Takara, they know how to be ready for an occasion. They are really taking the Beast Wars 20th Anniversary seriously and this latest action of theirs speaks volumes. Takara has just launched its own site for the celebration of the 20th Anniversary of Beast Wars. Of course, there is not much there yet aside from links to previous articles, such as the line drawings for Masterpiece Beast Convoy (Optimus Primal).

Also, it goes without saying that the site is in Japanese and features a lot of text in photos which cannot be translated. The videos are also region locked.

Hype hype hype!!! Looks like Takara is gearing up for a great celebration for us Beast Wars fans!!

That site has even bigger looks at the MP Primal wireframes than we saw before!

Click each pic to see full size:





Plus a giant pic of Primal's beast mode CG model (I never noticed that his eyes had little red veins in them):

Sabrblade wrote:His robot mode mouth has TEETH!

Oh well, that's alright, I didn't want to sleep anyways....

So does this mean there is going to be a 20th Anniversary Toyline ? if so then Yessss

Sabrblade wrote:Plus a giant pic of Primal's beast mode CG model (I never noticed that his eyes had little red veins in them):

Wow! That's so close I can see his panel lines!

But are those really his teeth? I think it's just the wire frame for his lips, otherwise he's all mouth plate and teeth.

Speaking of which, I really wish his bot mode had a changeable full mouth plate like he had on the cartoon sometimes and on the original figure. Amazon exclusive maybe?

Those feet really do look terrible from every angle.

Emerje

Emerje wrote:But are those really his teeth? I think it's just the wire frame for his lips, otherwise he's all mouth plate and teeth.

In that case, I guess they aren't teeth. My mistake.

Another cool video from youheidx!

Cannot wait to see if we will get a BW MP Megatron and Dinobot as well.

Xephon0930 wrote:Cannot wait to see if we will get a BW MP Megatron and Dinobot as well.

Considering this is BW's 20th anniversary, I'd really appreciate getting both of the faction leaders in MP form. Not sure how good those chances are, though.

Either way, I'm really excited to see what Takara has in store for the anniversary.

WOW, Takara is taking this a lot more seriously than I thought. I wonder what's stored for us...








AWESOME FIGURES! DUH.

Madeus Prime wrote:Another cool video from youheidx!

Wasn't expecting a cameo from Voltron, not even Go Lion, but Voltron. Neat.

Emerje

Sabrblade wrote:

Emerje wrote:But are those really his teeth? I think it's just the wire frame for his lips, otherwise he's all mouth plate and teeth.

In that case, I guess they aren't teeth. My mistake.

Having studied 3d modelling, I can say that, if it is a wire-frame, then, yes, those are the 'faces' forming the simplified curved surface of his lips.

Sigmus Prime wrote:

Xephon0930 wrote:Cannot wait to see if we will get a BW MP Megatron and Dinobot as well.

Considering this is BW's 20th anniversary, I'd really appreciate getting both of the faction leaders in MP form. Not sure how good those chances are, though.

Either way, I'm really excited to see what Takara has in store for the anniversary.

Well, we have all year, and at the rate TT's been pushing out MP's, and the relative ease of designing an MP BW Megs, I'd say we'll see him at least.

Besides, it's not like they have to make him during the anniversary year, I don't care if they keep cranking these out over several years. Plus the actual anniversary in Japan is technically 2017 and that's to say nothing of the Metals, II, and Neo anniversaries so celebrate away, Japan!

Emerje

Emerje wrote:Besides, it's not like they have to make him during the anniversary year, I don't care if they keep cranking these out over several years. Plus the actual anniversary in Japan is technically 2017 and that's to say nothing of the Metals, II, and Neo anniversaries so celebrate away, Japan!

Emerje

Yeah, I think this is them swingin' in to save us from hasbro's 'G1-itude'; at any rate, least they're doing right by us

Via Seibertron.com Twincast Podcaster xRotorstormx, we have an update from the Q-Transformers website concerning a special showing of the Beast Wars animated series in Maihama amphiteatre, Tokyo. Included in the 'Beast Wars Easter' event, tickets for which go on sale today, are Miwa Iwanami (director), Kappei Yamaguchi (rattle voice actor), and Kenshu Kato (Waspinator voice actor) from the Japanese dub of the show plus entry to a Transformers FES session later in the day. Check out more info below, or here in Japanese!

[Event Summary]
◆ schedule May 7, 2016 (Saturday) Doors open 18:00 raising of the curtain 19:00 curtain 21:00 (scheduled)
◆ venue Maihama Amphitheatre
◆ Speakers Miwa Iwanami (director), Kappei Yamaguchi (rattle voice actor), Kenshu Kato (Waspinator voice actor)
◆ ticket
<General sales only> March 8, 2016 (Tuesday) 22:00 sale starts at ~ e +
Fee: 4,800 yen (up to one person four in the tax / all seats designated / a single operation)
Handling: e +

Just to head off any possible objections, Easter lasts until May 15th, so, yes, that part of the announcement is accurate.

Glarryg

Complaints about hasbro not doing something like this in 3..2..1....

So, Google translates "Waspeeter" as "Waspinator" but leaves "Rattle" alone.

So far, Why there is no information about TransMetals ?

Didn't transmetals debut the year after? As in 1997 which would be 20 years next year.

Transmetals came out in 1998, a whole two years after Beast Wars started.

Plus, most of the original Transmetal molds were already so good that almost none of them need updating.

Sabrblade wrote:Transmetals came out in 1998, a whole two years after Beast Wars started.

Plus, most of the original Transmetal molds were already so good that almost none of them need updating.

Wow they came out later then I thought.

Sabrblade wrote:Transmetals came out in 1998, a whole two years after Beast Wars started.

Plus, most of the original Transmetal molds were already so good that almost none of them need updating.

The only problem with the line is the ocasional GPS but mostly, flaky chrome paints. A problem that carried on to Beast Machines.

As a sort of coda to the posts from TransFes 2016 we have already shared, we have some additional images from the event, courtesy of a number of Twitter users via TFYuki's account. We get some more toys and displays, of course, but also merchandise, posters, box art collections, old toys, and people involved in the franchise too, incljding the Beast Wars Easter celebration/show. Check them out mirrored below!

A whole event at the show dedicated to Beast Wars's anniversary. Thank you, Japan!

Love the Supreme Commanders display as well.

Lookin' for a little of the Beast Wars love, Hasbro...

Deathsanras wrote:Lookin' for a little of the Beast Wars love, Hasbro...

Hasbro: "Uh, well, um... Say, how bout those awesome Titans Return and TFTM Platinums we got coming, huh huh? "

BW fans: " "

Hasbro: "Uh... Oh! We got that Platinum Edition Optimus Primal for the Year of the Monkey! It's from a Robots in Disguise toy based on a Beast Machines design and sports Optimus Prime-like colors! It even has wannabe Peter Cullenish sound clips! "

BW fans: " "

Hasbro: "Well... Takara's made a nice Masterpiece of Primal. Ya'll should go check that out from them! "

BW fans: " "

Hasbro: " "

BW fans: "...You know what? Yeah! We WILL go check out Takara's offerings! Forget you, Hasbro! "

Hasbro: " "

Now we've got a rough idea of prices for the LG-EX figures! Next question is when and where? Were these available at this show, or are they just advertising their future release elsewhere?

Wolfman Jake wrote:Now we've got a rough idea of prices for the LG-EX figures! Next question is when and where? Were these available at this show, or are they just advertising their future release elsewhere?

These are convention exclusives, yes.

Sabrblade wrote:

Deathsanras wrote:Lookin' for a little of the Beast Wars love, Hasbro...

Hasbro: "Uh, well, um... Say, how bout those awesome Titans Return and TFTM Platinums we got coming, huh huh? "

BW fans: " "

Hasbro: "Uh... Oh! We got that Platinum Edition Optimus Primal for the Year of the Monkey! It's from a Robots in Disguise toy based on a Beast Machines design and sports Optimus Prime-like colors! It even has wannabe Peter Cullenish sound clips! "

BW fans: " "

Hasbro: "Well... Takara's made a nice Masterpiece of Primal. Ya'll should go check that out from them! "

BW fans: " "

Hasbro: " "

BW fans: "...You know what? Yeah! We WILL go check out Takara's offerings! Forget you, Hasbro! "

Hasbro: " "

Thank you for rubbing it in. I'd almost forgotten how determined Hasbro was to punish us if we like anything other than G1.

You know, as much as I've always been sick of the "true fans only buy Takara" people, Hasbro seems set on vindicating them.

Zeedust wrote:Thank you for rubbing it in. I'd almost forgotten how determined Hasbro was to punish us if we like anything other than G1.

You know, as much as I've always been sick of the "true fans only buy Takara" people, Hasbro seems set on vindicating them.

I'm imaging next year at 'Hascon' the exclusives will be a Mindwipe and Skullcruncher painted like Bat Optimus and Gator Megatron.

Hasbro: "Sorry were late to the party guys. But we just wanted everyone to know we loved Beast Wars just as much as the fans. We even made exclusives of our two favorite characters from the show! "

BW fans: " "

Sabrblade wrote:

Wolfman Jake wrote:Now we've got a rough idea of prices for the LG-EX figures! Next question is when and where? Were these available at this show, or are they just advertising their future release elsewhere?

These are convention exclusives, yes.

I know they are convention exclusives. I wanted to know if they were available at TransFest 2016, or are they to be available at a different show later? I'm expecting the latter, as there have been now solicitations yet from the likes of TFSource or BBTS, where they definitely had some last year for LG-EX Armada Megatron and RID Scourge. I don't want to miss out on Rhinox or Waspinator at the very least.

Wolfman Jake wrote:I wanted to know if they were available at TransFest 2016,

They are, yes.

Here's my point of confusion, then. Has TransFest already happened, or is it going to take place later on? I don't know if these news snippets have been reports of the event itself, or news about what is to be expected at the event.

Wolfman Jake wrote:Here's my point of confusion, then. Has TransFest already happened, or is it going to take place later on? I don't know if these news snippets have been reports of the event itself, or news about what is to be expected at the event.

It was this previous weekend.

Sabrblade wrote:

Wolfman Jake wrote:Here's my point of confusion, then. Has TransFest already happened, or is it going to take place later on? I don't know if these news snippets have been reports of the event itself, or news about what is to be expected at the event.

It was this previous weekend.

So, TFSource and BBTS completely skipped out on getting these Beast Wars LG-EX figures? Crap.

Wolfman Jake wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:

Wolfman Jake wrote:Here's my point of confusion, then. Has TransFest already happened, or is it going to take place later on? I don't know if these news snippets have been reports of the event itself, or news about what is to be expected at the event.

It was this previous weekend.

So, TFSource and BBTS completely skipped out on getting these Beast Wars LG-EX figures? Crap.

Well, the Legend Commander Collection toys were con exclusives that eventually got rereleased on TakaraTomy Mall which led them to reaching other venues as well, so there's a chance that these three could too.