IDW Transformers Comics in Japanese Translation - Chaos Theory and Police Action

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The latest update in the ongoing translation process of the IDW Publishing Transformers comics into Japanese, post All Hail Megatron, sees the volume collecting Space Opera, the Chaos Theory arc and Police Action (all following last volume's Revenge of the Decepticons) - specifically, the issues from The Transformers #19-23, #25, #27, #29 from 2011, which saw regular writer Mike Costa partner up with newcomer James Roberts.

The volume, currently listed on Amazon Japan, will be released at the end of February, and features a new Rodimus-centric cover from artist Kazumasa Ankin, which you can view mirrored below and also featuring the likes of Wheelie, Garnak, Galvatron, Bumblebee, Bob, Sunstreaker and more. Check it out, and let us know what you think!

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Re: IDW Transformers Comics in Japanese Translation - Chaos Theory and Police Action (1934689)
Posted by ZeroWolf on January 30th, 2018 @ 3:21am CST

That is an awesome cover, IDW need to get more covers like that.

Re: IDW Transformers Comics in Japanese Translation - Chaos Theory and Police Action (1934734)
Posted by Scrounge1984 on January 30th, 2018 @ 8:13am CST

That cover looks awesome.

Re: IDW Transformers Comics in Japanese Translation - Chaos Theory and Police Action (1934740)
Posted by Hydrargyrus on January 30th, 2018 @ 8:23am CST

Aay! That’s what I’m reading now!

While I wait for collection 7

Re: IDW Transformers Comics in Japanese Translation - Chaos Theory and Police Action (1934773)
Posted by zodconvoy on January 30th, 2018 @ 10:27am CST

Poster when? Oh, never? That's cool too. :-(

Re: IDW Transformers Comics in Japanese Translation - Chaos Theory and Police Action (1934903)
Posted by primalxconvoy on January 30th, 2018 @ 9:57pm CST

zodconvoy wrote:Poster when? Oh, never? That's cool too.

You could download and print out the pic from this site?

Re: IDW Transformers Comics in Japanese Translation - Chaos Theory and Police Action (1934904)
Posted by Sabrblade on January 30th, 2018 @ 10:02pm CST

primalxconvoy wrote:
zodconvoy wrote:Poster when? Oh, never? That's cool too.

You could download and print out the pic from this site?

He might want a clean version without the logos or text.

Re: IDW Transformers Comics in Japanese Translation - Chaos Theory and Police Action (1934907)
Posted by primalxconvoy on January 30th, 2018 @ 10:59pm CST

Sabrblade wrote:
primalxconvoy wrote:
zodconvoy wrote:Poster when? Oh, never? That's cool too.

You could download and print out the pic from this site?
He might want a clean version without the logos or text.

As would we all! That's a lovely cover. Any port in a storm, though...

Re: IDW Transformers Comics in Japanese Translation - Chaos Theory and Police Action (1959931)
Posted by Va'al on May 17th, 2018 @ 3:14am CDT

Via a listing over on online retailer Amazon Japan, we have news of another IDW Publishing collection of Transformers comics to be released in Japanese translation, continuing the publication of stories after the All Hail Megatron an Chaos Theory volumes a while back.

The new listing shows a collected edition - with a new cover by Kei Zama, according to Autobase Aichi, but not yet shown - of the comics originally published in the US as Megatron Origin 1-4, Spotlight: Shockwave, and Spotlight: Soundwave. A true rogues gallery of the Transformers comics universe. Check out more info below, and stay tuned for the new Zama cover reveal soon!

Introduction

Road to the birth of destroyed Great Megatron!

It was a time when Cybertron still wanted peace and prosperity. But its prosperity was built upon the sacrifices of some.
Transformers were divided by occupation by their characteristics, there was no freedom of choice.
However, the system which seemed to be a stone stone starts to fail even if it is fragile by a certain incident. The stage of the incident is the marginal Energon mine.

The name of the man who became the key ... ... Megatron.
In addition to the secret origin story of Megatron, Japanese original edition version which simultaneously Shockwave, and Soundwave appeared!

◆◆ Japanese original cover art: Zama Kei

単行本（ソフトカバー）: 152ページ (pages)
出版社: ヴィレッジブックス (2018/6/29)
言語: 日本語 (Japanese)
ISBN-10: 4864913838
ISBN-13: 978-4864913836
発売日： 2018/6/29

Re: IDW Transformers Comics in Japanese Translation - Chaos Theory and Police Action (1959953)
Posted by Sabrblade on May 17th, 2018 @ 7:50am CDT

Odd time for Japan to be receiving pre-AHM issues, after they've gotten all the way through the Costa run. Makes one wonder how the -ations will be released.

Re: IDW Transformers Comics in Japanese Translation - Chaos Theory and Police Action (1959983)
Posted by Rodimus Prime on May 17th, 2018 @ 10:10am CDT

For some reason I thought they were further ahead than this...? :-?

Re: IDW Transformers Comics in Japanese Translation - Chaos Theory and Police Action (1960000)
Posted by Sabrblade on May 17th, 2018 @ 11:04am CDT

Rodimus Prime wrote:For some reason I thought they were further ahead than this...?

They were. The last volume they got contained the end of the Costa run. This is the first volume to go backward to issues released before All Hail Megatron.

Re: IDW Transformers Comics in Japanese Translation - Chaos Theory and Police Action (1964976)
Posted by Va'al on June 14th, 2018 @ 8:27am CDT

In the previous news story about the latest translation of an IDW Publishing Transformers comic into Japanese - which you can see again here - we did not have a cover image to share with you all. Thanks to artist Kei Zama, who collaborated with Josh Burcham on this, and an updated Amazon listing, we now do!

Check out below the miner from Kaon, towering over this collected volume featuring Megatron: Origin, Spotlight: Shockwave, and Spotlight: Soundwave, and join the discussion in the Energon Pub!

Introduction

Road to the birth of destroyed Great Megatron!

It was a time when Cybertron still wanted peace and prosperity. But its prosperity was built upon the sacrifices of some.
Transformers were divided by occupation by their characteristics, there was no freedom of choice.
However, the system which seemed to be a stone stone starts to fail even if it is fragile by a certain incident. The stage of the incident is the marginal Energon mine.

The name of the man who became the key ... ... Megatron.
In addition to the secret origin story of Megatron, Japanese original edition version which simultaneously Shockwave, and Soundwave appeared!

◆◆ Japanese original cover art: Zama Kei

単行本（ソフトカバー）: 152ページ (pages)
出版社: ヴィレッジブックス (2018/6/29)
言語: 日本語 (Japanese)
ISBN-10: 4864913838
ISBN-13: 978-4864913836
発売日： 2018/6/29