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[Cheesinator]

Megatron might actually be a purchase. Not just the alternate face, but the deco is pretty damn cool.

If you don't already have this mold, I can't recommend it enough. It's so good.

I won't be getting this one (having already got the Kingdom and Jurassic Park versions of this mold) but envious of those getting it for the first time. The deco looks great.

[Sabrblade]

Episode 2 of "Beast Wars Again" has aired. This time, it's the second half of "Beast Wars (Part 2)", here titled "Enter the Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (Part 2)" since the first half that aired last weekend was "Enter the Super Lifeform Transformers (Part 1)". As such, the beginning of the episode has a newly-made recap of the previous episode, narrated by Kappei Yamaguchi as Rattrap.

Something I neglected to mention about the first episode that is also present in this episode is an edit made to the opening theme song, in which the Japanese Beast Wars logo has been visually altered to add the "Again" part at the bottom of the logo. And with this new addition, the song itself has been slightly altered to have Yamaguchi shout "Again!" at the part when the singer (Japanese rapper Banana Ice) speaks the show's name "Beast Wars: Chou Seimeitai Transformer!"

At the end of the episode, Yamaguchi as Rattrap narrates a preview for the next episode, which will be the first half of "Beast Wars (Part 2)", now titled "Beat the Destrons (Part 1)".

[Sabrblade]

The Rhinox vs. Scorponok two-pack is now available to preorder from Hasbro Pulse and Big Bad Toy Store.

[Sabrblade]

Episode 3 of Beast Wars Again, "Beat the Destrons (Part 1)". As expected, it's the first half of Episode 2 "Beast Wars (Part 2)", ending halfway through the episode right before the Maximals begin their journey to the mountain of energon.

[william-james88]

Cheetor vs Waspinator de Beast Wars Again

https://tf.takaratomy.co.jp/products/tf_bwvs
https://tf.takaratomy.co.jp/products-li ... vs/bwvs-03


https://takaratomymall.jp/shop/g/g8100000000601/

https://www.amazon.co.jp/-/en/dp/b0c3zh3pds

https://hasbropulse.com/ (x)

https://www.loopaza.com/product/transfo ... japan.html

https://www.bigbadtoystore.com/ (x)

https://tfsource.com/ (x)

https://toygeek.com/ (x)

https://www.agesthreeandup.com/ (x)

https://www.agesthreeandup.ca/ (x)

https://www.thechosenprime.com/ (x)

https://www.amiami.com/eng/detail/?scode=FIGURE-153768

https://www.hlj.com/bwvs-03-transformer ... n-tkt90936

https://www.robotkingdom.com/ (x)

https://www.anime-export.com/index.php?product=68088

https://www.nin-nin-game.com/es/transfo ... tomy-.html

https://www.entertainmentearth.com/ (x)

https://collecticontoys.com/products/tr ... 2-pack-usa (pack USA)

https://collecticontoys.com/products/tr ... pack-japan (pack Japan)

https://toywiz.com/ (x)

https://www.1999.co.jp/eng/10983757

https://toydojo.com/ (x)

~RacerCheetor~

[Sabrblade]

Playing catch-up on the two newest Beast Wars Again two-packs.


BWVS-03 Instant Showdown: Cheetas VS Waspeeter
















BWVS-04 Tenacious Showdown: Tigatron VS Blackwidow

[Emerje]

Next up in the Beast Wars Again line from Takara Tomy is Tigatron vs Blackarachnia. You probably know the drill by now: premium repaints of Kingdom figures to give them more cartoon accuracy. This set, BWVS-04, is expected to be out in February 2024 and will cost you $64.99 through Hasbro which is a fair price for a premium repainted, only about $5 more than the current retail price of a Deluxe and a Voyager.

Old business, but we also have photos of BWVS-03 Cheetor vs Waspinator which runs $54.99 and is expected to be rereleased in January 2024.

Both sets are available nearly everywhere.

[Sabrblade]

Beast Wars Return

Beast Wars Again

[Emerje]

Beast Wars Return

Beast Wars Again

Derp, fixed it.

Emerje

[Emerje]

Hot on the heels of taking pre-orders for the most recent set of Tigatron vs. Blackarachnia, the Beast Wars VS line will soon be adding Rattrap vs. Terrorsaur to its ranks. So far Takara Tomy has only teased us with one image on their official Twitter account of the pair with their new decos. This will be the first time the Terrorsaur figure is released in Japan despite having two options through Hasbro.



Is this enough to get you to buy the the mold again or is this set better left in Japan? Let us know in the Energon Pub forums!

[Sabrblade]

Hopefully the wings of this Terrorsaur release aren't even more loose than those of its first two releases were.

Beast Wars VS

Beast Wars Again

[Cheetron]

I never liked that rattrap. The mold was odd with his shoulders being odd. So it'll be a easy pass for me

[Emerje]

Beast Wars VS

Beast Wars Again

This time I was just referring to what the line is like I did in the very first post, not the name of it. I wouldn't have made that mistake twice.

I'm not sure how I feel about the black plastic, dark gray would have been better. I think they didn't go quite all in on the accuracy like they did previous figures, like the back of his hands should be red. Twitter reactions see to be that the Gold Disc figure is better...

Emerje

[Sabrblade]

Beast Wars VS

Beast Wars Again

This time I was just referring to what the line is like I did in the very first post, not the name of it. I wouldn't have made that mistake twice.

The name of the line is written right there on the packaging.




And in the top-left corner of the toys' stock photography.



A closer look at the logo:

ビーストウォーズ
超生命体トランスフォーマー
アゲイン

Bīsuto Wōzu
Chō Seimei-tai Toransufōmā
Agein

[Emerje]

Beast Wars VS

Beast Wars Again

This time I was just referring to what the line is like I did in the very first post, not the name of it. I wouldn't have made that mistake twice.

The name of the line is written right there on the packaging.




And in the top-left corner of the toys' stock photography.



A closer look at the logo:

ビーストウォーズ
超生命体トランスフォーマー
アゲイン

Bīsuto Wōzu
Chō Seimei-tai Toransufōmā
Agein

Yes, I know, I was just describing the line, not naming it.

Emerje

[Sabrblade]

More new news for this series.

The old Japanese Beast Wars album Beast Wars Transformer Songs Best is getting rereleased to accompany this line, retitled Beast Wars Transformer Songs Best –Again–.

A bonus 18th track has also been added, featuring the song "CAN WE PLAY OFF", which was the secondary track of the original single album release of "WAR! WAR! STOP IT" (the original theme song for the Japanese dub of Beast Wars season 1).

Nippon Columbia has a listing for the new album release.

[Rtron]

These look nice, but a bit scary, the shine makes me think about whether they could get GPS in the future.

[Sabrblade]

These look nice, but a bit scary, the shine makes me think about whether they could get GPS in the future.

The shine is glossy metallic paint.

[Sabrblade]

Official pics for the next Beast Wars Again set, BWVS-05 Screaming Showdown: Rattle VS Terrorsaurer

https://tf.takaratomy.co.jp/products-lineup/tf_bwvs/bwvs-05
https://takaratomymall.jp/shop/g/g4904810909385/

TakaraTomy is also noting the significance of this set containing the Terrorsaur figure that has yet to be officially released in Japan.

[Sabrblade]

The newest Beast Wars Again VS pack.

BWVS-06 Inverse Showdown: Dinobot VS Tarans

https://tf.takaratomy.co.jp/products-lineup/tf_bwvs/bwvs-06

















Dinobot looks colored like his Masterpiece toy, and apparently this set includes another Golden Disk accessory (likely the same double-sided Voyager/Vok mixture one that came first with Kingdom Ark and then with Amazon Terrorsaur).

[Emerje]

Dinobot looks colored like his Masterpiece toy, and apparently this set includes another Golden Disk accessory (likely the same double-sided Voyager/Vok mixture one that came first with Kingdom Ark and then with Amazon Terrorsaur).

Looks like the disc may have been metalized so that's cool.

Both figures look great, but the deco sure doesn't help improve Dinobot's dino mode.

Emerje

[Emerje]

Next in line for the Beast Wars Again versus line we have what appears to be our first look at Airazor VS Inferno via Champion Toys on Facebook. While much like the previous sets in the line these Kingdom and Legacy molds are getting more cartoon accurate repaints, but this one comes with an interesting bonus. In these photos not only does Inferno have his thruster in his back, but also has a second one in his hand painted up to look like his massive flamethrower from the cartoon! While a new weapon mold would have been nice, this is a nice consolation prize. The images say the reveal date is September 7 so we should be seeing full details next week!

[Grahf_]

This might be the only one of these sets I pick up. That Airazor looks great and I actually need a new Airazor since the wings on both of mine broke. Skywarp's/Silverbolt's wings are fine though. And I did want to pick up another Inferno to put the Scavenger head on. So I can take care of two things with one set. I might have to look into getting drill weapons for my makeshift Scavenger. I just don't really like any of the ones I've seen made specifically for that mold yet.

[Sabrblade]

Missed this one before:

BWVS-07 Loyal Retainer Showdown: Airazor VS Inferno

https://www.1999.co.jp/eng/11016900




















And the new reveal:

BWVS-08 Phantom Showdown: Ghost Starscream VS Haunted Waspeeter

https://www.1999.co.jp/eng/11025705

[Emerje]

Yeah, I did the leak for 07, but I guess I forgot to post the gallery.

08 Waspinator looks good, but that Starscream is a must! Shame that tolerances don't allow all parts to be clear, but I'm impressed by how vibrant it looks compared to previous versions.







Hope it still looks that good in production.

Emerje