Trailer for Chinese Transformers X Nezha Series

Wednesday, December 11th, 2019 10:43AM CST

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We now have our first trailer for the new Chinese Transformers X Nezha show. Fellow Seibertronian Sabrblade breaks down the new characters we see, which come from different parts of Chinese mythology and literature including the The Return of the Condor Heroes. We should be getting a full reveal of the accompanying toyline tomorrow so stay tuned for that.

Sabrblade wrote:
All of the new characters are figures of Chinese mythology adopting robot forms.

Nezha is obviously the small boy deity who becomes the red car bot.

The winged pink fembot is Xiaolong Nü, female protagonist of the 1959 wuxia novel The Return of the Condor Heroes by Jin Yong

The evil purple fembot/woman with the big headdress is Shi Ji Niangniang, based on her appearance in the 2003 Chinese animated series The Legend of Nezha, in which she was the main antagonist.

The big yellow bot is Lei Zhenzi, whom we've already seen in toy form.

The skinny green bot is Tu Xingsun, whom we've also already seen in toy form.

We have the poster too, found on Facebook.

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Re: Trailer for Chinese Transformers X Nezha Series (2046622)
Posted by Sabrblade on December 11th, 2019 @ 11:38am CST

I forgot to also mention that Nezha, Shi Ji Niangniang, Lei Zhenzi, and Tu Xingsun are all figures in the 16th-Century Chinese novel The Investiture of the Gods.

Re: Trailer for Chinese Transformers X Nezha Series (2046625)
Posted by Evil Eye on December 11th, 2019 @ 12:02pm CST

I have to be honest, Nezha looks rather a lot like a Chinese Sari Sumdac, which would be less of an issue if he weren't...well, a he. :lol:

It's an interesting idea, combining Transformers and classic Chinese characters, though my complete lack of knowledge of these particular individuals means I can't really comment on how well it's pulled off. Myself I'd rather have Chinese mythological characters rather than these somewhat more contemporary ones, just because mythology and Transformers mix well, Chinese mythology is rather cool, and the idea of a Chinese flavoured Go! would be neat.

With the exception of totally-not-Lego Megatron (Legotron?) and Nezha himself, the designs are kinda "eh" though. Which is a shame, because traditionally Chinese aesthetics IMO lend themselves rather well to mecha in general, especially when they draw influence from ancient armour and the geometric patterns of traditional art. I dunno, seems like a bit of a missed opportunity.

Re: Trailer for Chinese Transformers X Nezha Series (2046635)
Posted by Stargrave on December 11th, 2019 @ 2:53pm CST

It’s like a call back to Brainmasters. I’m not big on Cyberverse designs but I could see that feature adapted to the WFC in a fun way. Like Micromasters could hop in a larger Transtector or something.

Re: Trailer for Chinese Transformers X Nezha Series (2046636)
Posted by gothsaurus on December 11th, 2019 @ 3:03pm CST

I think this looks fantastic. I love the mixing of culture and folklore into the Transformers for a fresh take on things... not to mention some views of another beautiful part of the world. (That was another reason I loved G1. That show was always popping around to new, exotic locations.)

I hope we can get access to this cartoon somehow... and the toys.

Can anyone repost the photos here in the thread? I missed the green one being revealed.

Re: Trailer for Chinese Transformers X Nezha Series (2046639)
Posted by gothsaurus on December 11th, 2019 @ 3:22pm CST

Disregard above request. Found post with the three pack.

Re: Trailer for Chinese Transformers X Nezha Series (2046642)
Posted by Decepticon Stryker on December 11th, 2019 @ 3:55pm CST

Wonder if this is actually part of the Cyberverse continuity. If it is, it looks like it takes place in between Cyberverse Season 1 and 2. Hopefully this won't be as trippy as that Chinese Gods cartoon.

Re: Trailer for Chinese Transformers X Nezha Series (2046645)
Posted by o.supreme on December 11th, 2019 @ 4:25pm CST

The Nezha animated film made 700M in China alone, and will only be knocked off the top 10 world wide box office films list in the last few days of 2019 (likely due to Frozen II and Rise of Skywalker)

With that said, I'm amazed how a Chinese animation studio company can so closely mimic Boulder Media's animation style for Cyberverse (it actually looks a tad better if I'm being honest). While I cant speak to the plot, it will prove interesting to see if this will boost the popularity of Transformers in China, which could potentially mean big things for Hasbro Asia.

Re: Trailer for Chinese Transformers X Nezha Series (2046647)
Posted by Emerje on December 11th, 2019 @ 4:37pm CST

Decepticon Stryker wrote:Wonder if this is actually part of the Cyberverse continuity. If it is, it looks like it takes place in between Cyberverse Season 1 and 2. Hopefully this won't be as trippy as that Chinese Gods cartoon.

Does Cyberverse air in China because I'm getting some serious Transformers Go! vibes from this.

Emerje

Re: Trailer for Chinese Transformers X Nezha Series (2046651)
Posted by Sabrblade on December 11th, 2019 @ 5:21pm CST

Emerje wrote:
Decepticon Stryker wrote:Wonder if this is actually part of the Cyberverse continuity. If it is, it looks like it takes place in between Cyberverse Season 1 and 2. Hopefully this won't be as trippy as that Chinese Gods cartoon.

Does Cyberverse air in China because I'm getting some serious Transformers Go! vibes from this.

Emerje

Well, it is a direct imitation of Cyberverse's art style and character designs.

Re: Trailer for Chinese Transformers X Nezha Series (2046673)
Posted by Ultra Markus on December 11th, 2019 @ 7:47pm CST

its almost like cyberverse meets Xiaolin Showdown

Re: Trailer for Chinese Transformers X Nezha Series (2046714)
Posted by william-james88 on December 12th, 2019 @ 8:46am CST

As we said yesterday, the Nezha toys would be revealed today. And indeed, they have, on the Chinese site TMall. We see the Nezha mech which is basically him in giant robot form. The smaller Nezha figure can fit inside. This mold's transformation is based on the Cyberverse Spark Armor Bumblebee toy but with a different look entirely. The toy is 160 Yuan ($24 USD). We also have an image of this toy in its box, which is very similar to the Cyberverse packaging, making this a subline. The in package image comes from INCHIKIBANCYO on Twitter. These toys and show are only intended for Chinese audiences so there is no current plan for a release outside of that country.

Re: Trailer for Chinese Transformers X Nezha Series (2046715)
Posted by Sabrblade on December 12th, 2019 @ 8:48am CST

I guess that settles it. The title of this series is officially "Nezha: Transformers". Time for a thread title change.

Re: Trailer for Chinese Transformers X Nezha Series (2046720)
Posted by no-one on December 12th, 2019 @ 9:39am CST

I don't know anything about the source, but I like what's going on with the toy. The kid riding inside of the bot is pretty cool. So in the cartoon, does the kid become the bot? Also, is this figure a retool of one of the Bee figures? Looks similar, but I'm not really up on the Cyberverse stuff. Cool looking figure ;)^

Re: Trailer for Chinese Transformers X Nezha Series (2046721)
Posted by Sabrblade on December 12th, 2019 @ 9:56am CST

carytheone wrote:So in the cartoon, does the kid become the bot?

Yes. That kid is a deity.

Re: Trailer for Chinese Transformers X Nezha Series (2046733)
Posted by william-james88 on December 12th, 2019 @ 10:36am CST

carytheone wrote:I don't know anything about the source, but I like what's going on with the toy. The kid riding inside of the bot is pretty cool. So in the cartoon, does the kid become the bot? Also, is this figure a retool of one of the Bee figures?

This is answered with great precision in the article

Re: Trailer for Chinese Transformers X Nezha Series (2046734)
Posted by no-one on December 12th, 2019 @ 10:41am CST

william-james88 wrote:
carytheone wrote:I don't know anything about the source, but I like what's going on with the toy. The kid riding inside of the bot is pretty cool. So in the cartoon, does the kid become the bot? Also, is this figure a retool of one of the Bee figures?
This is answered with great precision in the article

IDK seems a little sloppy. But then again, I can't read canadian

Re: Trailer for Chinese Transformers X Nezha Series (2046735)
Posted by Seibertron on December 12th, 2019 @ 10:54am CST

Sabrblade wrote:I guess that settles it. The title of this series is officially "Nezha: Transformers". Time for a thread title change.

All set!

Re: Trailer for Chinese Transformers X Nezha Series (2046736)
Posted by Sabrblade on December 12th, 2019 @ 10:56am CST

Seibertron wrote:
Sabrblade wrote:I guess that settles it. The title of this series is officially "Nezha: Transformers". Time for a thread title change.

All set!

(I wish we could Like posts)

Re: Trailer for Chinese Transformers X Nezha Series (2046751)
Posted by Rodimus Knight on December 12th, 2019 @ 12:31pm CST

I like the concept but the design for that kid is awful.

Re: Trailer for Chinese Transformers X Nezha Series (2046753)
Posted by Sabrblade on December 12th, 2019 @ 12:42pm CST

Rodimus Knight wrote:I like the concept but the design for that kid is awful.

It's based on his design from the 2003 Chinese animated series The Legend of Nezha.

Re: Trailer for Chinese Transformers X Nezha Series (2046754)
Posted by william-james88 on December 12th, 2019 @ 12:49pm CST

Rodimus Knight wrote:I like the concept but the design for that kid is awful.

How would you feel if people thought that about your kids?

Re: Trailer for Chinese Transformers X Nezha Series (2046817)
Posted by Flashwave on December 12th, 2019 @ 8:26pm CST

Like a lot of others, I don't have any connection to the canon to put this on my radar, but I like the robot's car mode and transformation, and I like what I am seeing with the engineering as a whole, so I hope we get more of this down the road

Re: Trailer for Chinese Transformers X Nezha Series (2046958)
Posted by ZeroWolf on December 14th, 2019 @ 5:14pm CST

Greetings Seibertronians! Fresh from the first official promotional pictures of the Chinese Exclusive Nezha : Transformers toyline and cartoon, we have our first video review!

Blog Autobase Aichi found both the new in package pictures of the Nezha figure and a video review on the Chinese social media site, Weibo.

Here is the new in package images, with a close up on the back showing another two characters from the show. These were posted by Weibo user DioXDio.

The video review details the articulation, the conversion from Robot to alt mode (as well as showing us what's underneath the car mode) and shows that the weapons can clip together (though this primarily looks to be for storage purposes rather then anything else.)

The video review is in Chinese though,so please bare that in mind. The review was created by Weibo User Tao Ge Evaluation.

What do you think of this first release of this exclusive toyline? Any of you feel the urge to hunt down Nezha? Let us know in the Energon Pub and stay tuned to Seibertron for all the latest news and reviews!

Re: Trailer for Chinese Transformers X Nezha Series (2047038)
Posted by STngAR on December 15th, 2019 @ 7:49pm CST

Seems kinda weird to me to see a robot with a human face and what looks to be flesh like body parts ( ie. hands arms, feet ). I know the boy becomes the robot somehow but it still seems off in my brain. :-?

The car reminds me of a pimped out 300.

:MAXIMAL:

Re: Trailer for Chinese Transformers X Nezha Series (2047499)
Posted by Zeedust on December 20th, 2019 @ 10:24pm CST

STngAR wrote:Seems kinda weird to me to see a robot with a human face and what looks to be flesh like body parts ( ie. hands arms, feet ). I know the boy becomes the robot somehow but it still seems off in my brain.

I can live with the fleshy color on the robot, but i do wish they hadn't used that color for the nubbins sticking off the weapons. That's the part that's weird to me.

Re: Trailer for Chinese Transformers X Nezha Series (2048548)
Posted by Kyleor on January 5th, 2020 @ 7:39am CST

So the new gimmick is 'chestmasters'?

Re: Trailer for Chinese Transformers X Nezha Series (2048558)
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on January 5th, 2020 @ 10:35am CST

Just now getting to this, but this seems weird but kinda cool

Re: Trailer for Chinese Transformers X Nezha Series (2048560)
Posted by Sabrblade on January 5th, 2020 @ 10:40am CST

Kyleor wrote:So the new gimmick is 'chestmasters'?

Re: Trailer for Chinese Transformers X Nezha Series (2048571)
Posted by Kyleor on January 5th, 2020 @ 12:04pm CST

Sabrblade wrote:
Kyleor wrote:So the new gimmick is 'chestmasters'?

Would you have preferred "Breastforce"?

:DANCE:

Re: Trailer for Chinese Transformers X Nezha Series (2061022)
Posted by ZeroWolf on April 17th, 2020 @ 4:25am CDT

Greetings Seibertronians! Fellow Seibertron user and YouTube reviewer, Chuckdawg1999, has dropped us a line, letting us know that he's done a new video review of the Nezha: Transformers toy, the Nezha Power Up Pack! This toy is part of the China exclusive series that features Chinese mythology crossing over with Transformers (which feature their Cyberverse designs).

Check out Chuck's thoughts below and watch his video review to see what you think of a toy that we're unlikely to ever see released outside of China.

chuckdawg1999 wrote:This is a rare and interesting figure from China, that's a cool transforming robot to boot. Nezha is from a 2003 cartoon based on Chinese folklore, represented by a detailed mini-figure that can fit into the chest of the larger robot, like a Brainmaster. Transformation is smooth and the robot has more articulation than any other Ultra Class figure. While these figures tend to be a little pricey, if you can find one for a price you're willing to pay I definitely recommend it.

What do you think about this toy? Will you try to track it down? Let us know in the Energon Pub and stay tuned to Seibertron for all the latest news and reviews!

Re: Trailer for Chinese Transformers X Nezha Series (2136963)
Posted by william-james88 on June 29th, 2022 @ 9:02am CDT

Remember the Transforners Nezha line? It was a China exclusive line with retools and new molds in Cyberverse style packaging. We haven't heard of this line for a while but ut seems to still be around. We have an image from Shebtutoybox of another entry in this line consisting of a Cyberverse Grimlock building set made up of Lego Technic style pieces. It has different face options and can be disassembled and rebuilt into his Dinosaur mold.

This product will most probably not be released outside of China.

Re: Trailer for Chinese Transformers X Nezha Series (2136971)
Posted by -Kanrabat- on June 29th, 2022 @ 10:13am CDT

Another one that will only be available on the secondary market for a zillion rupies. >:oP

Re: Trailer for Chinese Transformers X Nezha Series (2136973)
Posted by cloudballoon on June 29th, 2022 @ 10:21am CDT

This is a thing of beauty.

Re: Trailer for Chinese Transformers X Nezha Series (2136975)
Posted by SkyFire Prime on June 29th, 2022 @ 10:44am CDT

This should complicate the Hasbro/Lego relationship

Re: Trailer for Chinese Transformers X Nezha Series (2136978)
Posted by william-james88 on June 29th, 2022 @ 10:54am CDT

SkyFire Prime wrote:This should complicate the Hasbro/Lego relationship

No, it won't. We've had stuff like this from China for years and yet we still got Lego Optimus.

Re: Trailer for Chinese Transformers X Nezha Series (2136979)
Posted by ZeroWolf on June 29th, 2022 @ 10:55am CDT

SkyFire Prime wrote:This should complicate the Hasbro/Lego relationship

Probably doesn't count as its Chinese only, plus Prime may have only been a one off anyway

Re: Trailer for Chinese Transformers X Nezha Series (2136985)
Posted by cloudballoon on June 29th, 2022 @ 11:22am CDT

The OP Hasbro/Lego Collab is likely a case of "If you can't beat 'em, join 'em." It's a win-win either way you look at who's joining who. There's no permanent bad blood in the business world and it's all for fun and profits. Who doesn't want that, right?

Re: Trailer for Chinese Transformers X Nezha Series (2136987)
Posted by MeGrimlock78 on June 29th, 2022 @ 11:28am CDT

Judging by some of those pieces, this guy is BIG. I'd love to see comparisons with Lego Op, and even Kreo Grimmy in dino mode.

Re: Trailer for Chinese Transformers X Nezha Series (2137006)
Posted by william-james88 on June 29th, 2022 @ 7:35pm CDT

MeGrimlock78 wrote:Judging by some of those pieces, this guy is BIG. I'd love to see comparisons with Lego Op, and even Kreo Grimmy in dino mode.

Yeah, he'd be about as big as the previous Optimus they did

Re: Trailer for Chinese Transformers X Nezha Series (2137022)
Posted by Emerje on June 30th, 2022 @ 1:14am CDT

william-james88 wrote:
MeGrimlock78 wrote:Judging by some of those pieces, this guy is BIG. I'd love to see comparisons with Lego Op, and even Kreo Grimmy in dino mode.

Yeah, he'd be about as big as the previous Optimus they did

That kid has way too many parts left over... >:oP

The two seem to share weird fists but they look smaller on Optimus to me.

Emerje

Re: Trailer for Chinese Transformers X Nezha Series (2137038)
Posted by Sabrblade on June 30th, 2022 @ 10:14am CDT

Emerje wrote:
william-james88 wrote:
MeGrimlock78 wrote:Judging by some of those pieces, this guy is BIG. I'd love to see comparisons with Lego Op, and even Kreo Grimmy in dino mode.

Yeah, he'd be about as big as the previous Optimus they did

That kid has way too many parts left over...

The two seem to share weird fists but they look smaller on Optimus to me.

Emerje

Went looking for more info on this Optimus and struck gold on this order page. While it's no longer in stock, the page has tons on pictures and details on the set. Scroll down the page to seem them all.

Re: Trailer for Chinese Transformers X Nezha Series (2137052)
Posted by william-james88 on June 30th, 2022 @ 3:03pm CDT

This is not technically a breaking news style article, but more to inform fans who have been asking where to get these officially licensed building block sets of Transformers Cyberverse characters. The questions came about when we revealed the Grimlock building set the other day since it looked cool and completionists wanted to add these official sets to their collection. It turns out that Grimlock is just the latest in a series of officially licensed sets within the Chinese exclusive Transformers Nehza subline. We had a Cyberverse Optimus Prime, Megatron, Bumblebee and Starscream sets before that. While the sets are officially licensed, they are not of actual Lego bricks but by Xiaomi which imitate the Lego Technic bricks (similar to how Kreo-O imitated the standard Lego building system).

They can be purchased on Ali Express. Fans were saying that this would effect a partnership with actual Lego, but as we now know, this is not the case, since after Kre-O and while these technic style sets are being released, Lego still partnered with Hasbro to make a Lego Optimus Prime. All these sets can be disassembled and rebuilt into the alt modes.

The Technic style sets range between $60-$100 USD, here are the purchase links:

Optimus Prime: https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005004 ... 31d92jbuiN

Megatron: https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005004 ... 31d92jbuiN

Bumblebee: https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005004 ... 31d9mEg5SU

Starscream: https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005004 ... 31d92jbuiN

Re: Trailer for Chinese Transformers X Nezha Series (2137053)
Posted by -Kanrabat- on June 30th, 2022 @ 3:05pm CDT

Wait... those are non-transformable?

Boooooooooooooh! :-x

Re: Trailer for Chinese Transformers X Nezha Series (2137058)
Posted by ashe5k on June 30th, 2022 @ 3:40pm CDT

Prime Sold Out already.

Ooof.

Re: Trailer for Chinese Transformers X Nezha Series (2137061)
Posted by william-james88 on June 30th, 2022 @ 3:45pm CDT

-Kanrabat- wrote:Wait... those are non-transformable?

Boooooooooooooh!

they at least have 2 modes to build

Re: Trailer for Chinese Transformers X Nezha Series (2137063)
Posted by william-james88 on June 30th, 2022 @ 3:47pm CDT

ashe5k wrote:Prime Sold Out already.

Ooof.

There are other sellers on that same site, slightly more expensive though

Re: Trailer for Chinese Transformers X Nezha Series (2137079)
Posted by primalxconvoy on June 30th, 2022 @ 4:41pm CDT

You forgot to mention ShowZ, which is a well-known site that carries (some) of these figures:

- https://showzstore.com/search/?Keyword=Nezha (Only Bumblebee now available)

Re: Trailer for Chinese Transformers X Nezha Series (2137090)
Posted by MaximalNui on June 30th, 2022 @ 5:44pm CDT

Been a while since we heard from this line! Now all we need are images of the other original characters/deities.

Weren't these pseudo-Technic figures tied to an app of some kind too?

Re: Trailer for Chinese Transformers X Nezha Series (2137101)
Posted by william-james88 on June 30th, 2022 @ 6:25pm CDT

MaximalNui wrote:Been a while since we heard from this line! Now all we need are images of the other original characters/deities.

Weren't these pseudo-Technic figures tied to an app of some kind too?

Yes, they are, we can see it in the listing links

Re: Trailer for Chinese Transformers X Nezha Series (2137103)
Posted by -Kanrabat- on June 30th, 2022 @ 6:30pm CDT

william-james88 wrote:
-Kanrabat- wrote:Wait... those are non-transformable?

Boooooooooooooh!

they at least have 2 modes to build

Just like Kreo and they weren't extraordinary.
At least Lego Optimus Transform solidly.

Anyway, all of this give me the desire to try out one of those horrible Built To Rule sets. Too bad they are so expensive on eBay.