Fan2Fan Updates with Info from Figure Oh! and Dengeki Hobby Magazines

Thursday, February 23rd, 2006 8:41AM CST

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Fan2Fan has updated with a lot of news from Figure Oh! and Dengeki Hobby Magazines. Here is what Fan2Fan is reporting:

Figure Oh!

1. "This issue special was on "Koeda-chan & friends" , a classic line from Takara, inside the special there was an article on interviews with all the developers from all the lines Takara carries, under the Transformers section, it was stated that 2006 is the year where the Transformers line will be "officially" aimed towards grown-up market. Currently new releases are planned on an almost bi-monthly frequency, focusing on quality than quantity.The team hinted that while they are unable to give away anything yet at this time, they promised "big suprises" to come from Summer to end of the year..."

2. The Transformer section features Reissue Battle Convoy with pictures of the packaging and comic which was also released with the original Battle Convoy.

3. TF Collection 21 Broadcast was also featured.

4. There was also a pictures of T.H.S.-02 G1 Convoy.including pictures of T.H.S.-02 G1 Convoy in package.

5. There is a picture of WST Hot Rod that is part of the Toys "R" Us Japan T.H.S.-02 G1 Convoy giveaway.

6. Cover images of Galaxy Force DVD vol.10 cover are shown. Also the final Galaxy Force DVD volume (13)will come with Noisemaze Mass Production version.

7. "Beginning this issue, Figure Oh will be running an official original story on Beast Wars Reborn, yep, BWR-01 is not just a reissue, there is an official storyline behind approved by Takara, and features illustration by none other than Ichikawa Hirofumi, the writer of Binaltech story that fans have been enjoying so far. Chapter 1 was titled "The Mysterious Space Temple", out of respect to Figure Oh! we will not post the scans of the story here. The password to unlock more features in the CD-Rom (not DVD) that came with BWR-01 was in the magazine as well."

Dengeki Hobby Magazine

1. A size comparison of T.H.S.-02 G1 Convoy and the original G1 Convoy was shown here. Along with a package image.

2. "New images of Battle Convoy are also featured. The tank trailer part will be chrome as a grade up feature."

3. There were more images of WST Hot Rod.

(All images are from Fan2Fan)

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