Beast Wars Again Adds Tigatron vs Blackarachnia as Latest 2 Pack

Posted by Emerje Jun 8, 2023 at 10:02am CDT 41,979 views

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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.

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Re: Beast Wars Again Adds Tigatron vs Blackarachnia as Latest 2 Pack (view post)

Comment by Sabrblade Jun 8, 2023

Emerje wrote:Beast Wars Return

Beast Wars Again

Re: Beast Wars Again Adds Tigatron vs Blackarachnia as Latest 2 Pack (view post)

Comment by Emerje Jun 8, 2023

Sabrblade wrote:
Emerje wrote:Beast Wars Return
Beast Wars Again

Derp, fixed it.

Emerje

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Comment by Emerje Jun 10, 2023

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!

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Comment by Sabrblade Jun 10, 2023

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

Emerje wrote:Beast Wars VS

Beast Wars Again

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Comment by Cheetron Jun 10, 2023

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

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Comment by Emerje Jun 10, 2023

Sabrblade wrote:
Emerje wrote: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

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Comment by Sabrblade Jun 10, 2023

Emerje wrote:
Sabrblade wrote:
Emerje wrote: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

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Comment by Emerje Jun 10, 2023

Sabrblade wrote:
Emerje wrote:
Sabrblade wrote:
Emerje wrote: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

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Comment by Sabrblade Jun 10, 2023

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.

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Comment by Rtron Jun 12, 2023

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

Re: Beast Wars Again Adds Tigatron vs Blackarachnia as Latest 2 Pack (view post)

Comment by Sabrblade Jun 12, 2023

Rtron wrote: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.

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Comment by Sabrblade Jul 7, 2023

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.

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Comment by Sabrblade Aug 11, 2023

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).

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Comment by Emerje Aug 11, 2023

Sabrblade wrote: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

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Comment by Emerje Sep 1, 2023

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!

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Comment by Grahf_ Sep 2, 2023

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.

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Comment by Sabrblade Oct 5, 2023

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

Re: Beast Wars Again Adds Tigatron vs Blackarachnia as Latest 2 Pack (view post)

Comment by Emerje Oct 6, 2023

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

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Comment by Rtron Oct 6, 2023

Emerje wrote: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

For the colors, keep in mind that Takara are really big fans of messing with the colors in Photoshop. Like the difference in colors in the Beast Wars Again between the stock photos and the in-hand images. Or, remember back when Kingdom Megatron came out and he looked hot pink in Takara's pictures? I've learned not to trust the colors of Takara's photos.

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Comment by Emerje Oct 9, 2023

I was curious what the differences were between VS03 and VS08 Waspinator so here they are their stock images side by side.

VS03

VS08

Different shades of green, yellow vs gold, clear blue vs purple. 08 also has a Decepticon symbol on the side of his head. Not exactly a toon accurate figure, feels like this was their best option to get a ghost Starscream out.

Also the retail version

Emerje

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