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News Credits: 5749 · Mon Aug 06, 2012 6:46 am

This is apparently an April Fool's Joke from earlier this year.

http://tyouhen2.seesaa.net/article/261493397.html

The Planet Iacon facebook page has shared an image that reveals a new upcoming Transformers line from Takara Tomy, K-On Crossovers! Transformers characters that transform into various musical instruments. The image reveals silhouettes of a guitar, bass guitar, drum set, and key board, along with four robots. The text mentions Optimus Prime, Bumblebee, Ratchet, and Ironhide, but doesn't specify who transformers into what. There will also be an associated anime called Hen-K. Image mirrored below.

News Credits: 14 · Mon Aug 06, 2012 7:27 am

These should look great up on the shelf next to Nike Trainer Megatron and Potatoe Head Prime! :lol:

Transformers : Musical Instruments In Disguise... :???:

News Credits: 1 · Mon Aug 06, 2012 7:28 am

What.

News Credits: 1 · Mon Aug 06, 2012 8:31 am

They're transforming accessories for K-ON! called Hen-K!, but you probably knew that already. The print in the boxes showing the silhouettes is too small for me to read properly, and my ability to read Kanji is junk.

News Credits: 129 · Mon Aug 06, 2012 8:45 am

News Credits: 1 · Mon Aug 06, 2012 9:03 am

Is it text in that picture or with an accompanying (yet unseen) article which revels the names of Prime, Bumblebee, Ratchet and Ironhide?

Because in that picture, I cannot catch a single mention of Prime, Bumblebee, Ratchet or Ironhide.

News Credits: 6 · Mon Aug 06, 2012 9:08 am

Counterpunch wrote:

I hope their compatible!

News Credits: 1 · Mon Aug 06, 2012 9:13 am

Forgive me for being such a bad toy nerd, but what exactly is K-On? I'm rather inexperienced in the various Japanese toys/figurines/models/etc, other than the Takara Transformers line.

News Credits: 1 · Mon Aug 06, 2012 9:14 am

so do they get an instrument instead of a weapon? because I would love to have a prime playing a bass guitar.

Mon Aug 06, 2012 9:17 am

Flakmaster wrote:Forgive me for being such a bad toy nerd, but what exactly is K-On? I'm rather inexperienced in the various Japanese toys/figurines/models/etc, other than the Takara Transformers line.

Toy geek =/= Anime geek. You're fine.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/K-On!

Mon Aug 06, 2012 9:23 am

I kind of hope this means there's going to be a K-On special episode involving transformers, that would be hilarious.

News Credits: 9 · Mon Aug 06, 2012 9:32 am

If these are the same scale as the TFA Soundwave guitars, my brain gonna splode from the awesome.

EDIT- I'll say it first: "Autobots, transform and ROCK OUT!!" :KREMZEEK:

News Credits: 5749 · Mon Aug 06, 2012 9:43 am

Apparently this was an April Fool's joke from earlier this year:

http://tyouhen2.seesaa.net/article/261493397.html

Sorry about that #-o

Mon Aug 06, 2012 9:43 am

Okay, now that I woke up a bit more after reading this... the concept IS pretty cool. (even if I did drop K-On! with the first episode)

Edit: An April Fool's joke? Kinda missed the point when we didn't get word till much after April...

Mon Aug 06, 2012 10:06 am

Oh, that explains why I recognised HftD Brimstone's legs in the drumset. Now that we know it's a fake, it's easy to recognise DotM Legion Bumblebee as the keyboard, RotF Legend Optimus as the guitar and Legion Topspin as the bass

News Credits: 5749 · Mon Aug 06, 2012 10:23 am

Rushie wrote:Oh, that explains why I recognised HftD Brimstone's legs in the drumset. Now that we know it's a fake, it's easy to recognise DotM Legion Bumblebee as the keyboard, RotF Legend Optimus as the guitar and Legion Topspin as the bass

What can I say it's Monday morning.