They were DVD pack-ins with a magazine or book series IIRC. I had the ninja team toys for a bit and they didn’t even bother including episodes with the dumb things.
They were also only like 12 minutes apiece and only like ten episodes divided among two teams.
It’s an obstacle that’s been overcome in the past. The problem is that Japan’s child population is the smallest it’s ever been and the adult fandom, while dedicated, is not all that big due to Transformers being a second-stringer franchise. IMO, they’d need to appeal to the general population...
It’s doing pretty well but I wouldn't say it’s flagship material yet, at least in the quantity and relative cost of releases.
I dunno, the tone was pretty alright, in fact I prefer the more toned down humor they had. What I found terrible was the long stretches of meandering in between anything...
Due to declining interest in Transformers in general, Takara was somewhat desperate to appeal to what they perceived was popular among children for Prime, so they did Micron model kits, stickers and a goofy tone for the show. They even tried putting in segments of a girl band to try and garner...
Most of what they do nowadays is import Hasbro’s stuff and even then they don’t release the complete toylines at retail any more. Compare that to the entire toylines full of premium paintjobs and retools we used to get from them.
That said, even if Transformers isn’t as big in Japan anymore...
Ah makes sense. Transformers really isn’t all that big in Japanso they’d not invest a huge amount there. Scheduling thing is probably right. I honestly don’t remember that time all that well.
The all-star lineup but small size/budget says to me that they were hoping the line does well but didn't want to spend too much money on it. In all likelihood, it was meant to be a filler to tide things over between Superlink and Galaxy Force.
The only sponsor pitch i never skip is Manscaped because I find it funny to watch youtubers who usually talk about games or whatever dance around the topic of shaving balls.
That might explain Hasbro’s side but Reverse Convoy is more of Takara’s wheelhouse anyway. with all the insanity Takara was up to at the time with Legends, they didn’t do it either, maybe because they couldn’t find a time or place or due to disappointing sales.
I dunno, maybe Robot Masters...
The white background pics straight up use stock images of the general release Thundertron toy so I guess it was just an error. He shouldn’t even be able to hold the sword on the right because exclusive Thundy has a hook there.
https://news.tfw2005.com/2024/07/18/walmart-exclusive-transformers-legacy-star-raider-leader-thundertron-multipack-official-stock-images-515837
More images of the Thundertron multi-pack. Thundertron definitely has his Prime toy colors. Nightstrike and Calcitron are look about the same but the...
They showed off a clear red version that I guess is supposed to be the evil version since they posed it with Armada Nemesis Prime. I know the evil Star Saber had different colors for the toy but I don't remember the cartoon, maybe it was the same but with red light IDK. And yeah, early feedback...
Yeah something bold, cinematic and cerebral like
"I heard my Emperor of Destruction counterpart is nearby. REAL NEARBY."
Then he Reverse Convoys all over those guys.
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