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nicozon.net has posted a video promoting Transformers Prime coming to Japan. The short video features clips from cartoon and shows off some of the figures from Takara'a accompanying toy line, though it's hard to tell how different they are from their Hasbro counterparts. Click here to watch the video, screen captures of the toys can be seen below.

Can't wait for these to come out! I hope they decide to do a leader of this Megatron.

Anyone else find it odd how the Autobots aren't called "Cybertrons" and the Decepticons not being called "Destrons"?

Think it might have to do with the Bay Movies, could have changed the branding and gotten rid of the japanese faction names?

Mindmaster wrote:Anyone else find it odd how the Autobots aren't called "Cybertrons" and the Decepticons not being called "Destrons"?

It's been like that ever since the first movie from 2007(!). For the newer continuities TakaraTomy now uses only the US names, including the "Autobot" and "Decepticon" prefixes. These lines use them:

- Movie
- Revenge
- Animated
- Darkside Moon
- United (which is odd, since it's a G1 offshoot)
- Prime

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:

Mindmaster wrote:Anyone else find it odd how the Autobots aren't called "Cybertrons" and the Decepticons not being called "Destrons"?

It's been like that ever since the first movie from 2007(!). For the newer continuities TakaraTomy now uses only the US names, including the "Autobot" and "Decepticon" prefixes. These lines use them:

- Movie
- Revenge
- Animated
- Darkside Moon
- United (which is odd, since it's a G1 offshoot)
- Prime

Oh, really? I didn't notice that, my bad.

Mindmaster wrote:

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:

Mindmaster wrote:Anyone else find it odd how the Autobots aren't called "Cybertrons" and the Decepticons not being called "Destrons"?

It's been like that ever since the first movie from 2007(!). For the newer continuities TakaraTomy now uses only the US names, including the "Autobot" and "Decepticon" prefixes. These lines use them:

- Movie
- Revenge
- Animated
- Darkside Moon
- United (which is odd, since it's a G1 offshoot)
- Prime

Oh, really? I didn't notice that, my bad.

Can't feel but pity for the Japanese kids though. Can you imagine them trying to say "Oputimasu Puraimu" or "Deseputikon"?