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[ILL-Star]

What's with all the hate for voyager magnus? He's a good figure. Not to mention that he has waist articulation and ratcheting knees and elbows. I know it's just my opinion, but Magnus is pretty cool.

[Sabrblade]

Leo Prime Lio Convoy(seriously takara, stop using our clunky english names)

Too late. Aside from Masterpiece and Encore, Takara's been moving to use Hasbro names since 2007 in an ttamept to better unify the brand.

Well they need to stop

You want the brand to become more broken, then? You honestly prefer names that hardly make sense for robots than names that do make sense?

[Shadowstream]

Leo Prime Lio Convoy(seriously takara, stop using our clunky english names)

Too late. Aside from Masterpiece and Encore, Takara's been moving to use Hasbro names since 2007 in an ttamept to better unify the brand.

Well they need to stop

You want the brand to become more broken, then? You honestly prefer names that hardly make sense for robots than names that do make sense?

Given how they treat series like Beast Wars and Prime over there, I don't see why not.

[Sabrblade]

Leo Prime Lio Convoy(seriously takara, stop using our clunky english names)

Too late. Aside from Masterpiece and Encore, Takara's been moving to use Hasbro names since 2007 in an ttamept to better unify the brand.

Well they need to stop

You want the brand to become more broken, then? You honestly prefer names that hardly make sense for robots than names that do make sense?

Given how they treat series like Beast Wars and Prime over there, I don't see why not.

They want the brand to have the same names in each market so as to create a greater sense of unity and consistency throughout the whole brand. They're even referring to classic G1 characters by their American names, like that new G1 manga that's out now calls Optimus Prime "Oputimasu Puraimu" instead of "Konboi". It's Hasbro's brand, might as well have Takara stop doing things different for the sake of difference.

[Shadowstream]

Leo Prime Lio Convoy(seriously takara, stop using our clunky english names)

Too late. Aside from Masterpiece and Encore, Takara's been moving to use Hasbro names since 2007 in an ttamept to better unify the brand.

Well they need to stop

You want the brand to become more broken, then? You honestly prefer names that hardly make sense for robots than names that do make sense?

Given how they treat series like Beast Wars and Prime over there, I don't see why not.

They want the brand to have the same names in each market so as to create a greater sense of unity and consistency throughout the whole brand. They're even referring to classic G1 characters by their American names, like that new G1 manga that's out now calls Optimus Prime "Oputimasu Puraimu" instead of "Konboi". It's Hasbro's brand, might as well have Takara stop doing things different for the sake of difference.

And yet this disqualifies the dub of the actual series from following suit how? I know this is the wrong place for this and completely off topic, but the fact is japan treats their dubs of our shows like comedies, which is hardly unifying as far as I'm concerned.

LIO CONVOY 4EVER!

[Sabrblade]

Leo Prime Lio Convoy(seriously takara, stop using our clunky english names)

Too late. Aside from Masterpiece and Encore, Takara's been moving to use Hasbro names since 2007 in an ttamept to better unify the brand.

Well they need to stop

You want the brand to become more broken, then? You honestly prefer names that hardly make sense for robots than names that do make sense?

Given how they treat series like Beast Wars and Prime over there, I don't see why not.

They want the brand to have the same names in each market so as to create a greater sense of unity and consistency throughout the whole brand. They're even referring to classic G1 characters by their American names, like that new G1 manga that's out now calls Optimus Prime "Oputimasu Puraimu" instead of "Konboi". It's Hasbro's brand, might as well have Takara stop doing things different for the sake of difference.

And yet this disqualifies the dub of the actual series from following suit how? I know this is the wrong place for this and completely off topic, but the fact is japan treats their dubs of our shows like comedies, which is hardly unifying as far as I'm concerned.

LIO CONVOY 4EVER!

Name-wise. The dub tones differ to suit the mentality of the Japanese demographic, who generally view giant self-operated mecha robots without pilots as being kiddie. Imagine their surprise when they saw the movies.

[daimchoc]

Now on Amazon Japan:

Ultra Magnus: http://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B00A7KR2UE
Leo Prime: http://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B00A7KR36M
Shockwave: http://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B00A7KR2VS

[Rated X]

Im very impressed with the G1 cartoon accurate colors on Shockwave, but the micron blows monkey balls. If they dont throw in the original cannon for good measure, Ill have to use the generations version's cannon. Now if only we could get Takara to make a FOC Vortex in G1 cartoon accurate colors instead of that piss and PMS color crap from the game.

[PrymeStriker]

If they dont throw in the original cannon for good measure, Ill have to use the generations version's cannon.

Why would they throw in a G1 cannon for a toy in their Prime line?

[RhA]

Leo Prime Lio Convoy(seriously takara, stop using our clunky english names)

Too late. Aside from Masterpiece and Encore, Takara's been moving to use Hasbro names since 2007 in an ttamept to better unify the brand.

Well they need to stop

You want the brand to become more broken, then? You honestly prefer names that hardly make sense for robots than names that do make sense?

Given how they treat series like Beast Wars and Prime over there, I don't see why not.

They want the brand to have the same names in each market so as to create a greater sense of unity and consistency throughout the whole brand. They're even referring to classic G1 characters by their American names, like that new G1 manga that's out now calls Optimus Prime "Oputimasu Puraimu" instead of "Konboi". It's Hasbro's brand, might as well have Takara stop doing things different for the sake of difference.

And yet this disqualifies the dub of the actual series from following suit how? I know this is the wrong place for this and completely off topic, but the fact is japan treats their dubs of our shows like comedies, which is hardly unifying as far as I'm concerned.

LIO CONVOY 4EVER!

I understand the move Takara made, but 'Convoy' just sorta 'does' it for me. So, eh-

LIO CONVOY 4EVER!