Images of Takara Tomy Transformers: The Last Knight TLK06-09 Speed Change Toys
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Apr 25, 2017 at 5:24am CDT
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Check out images below of the two modes and the transformation sequence, and let us know what you think of this initial Japanese offering in their striking similarity to the Hasbro version of the same toys.
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Comment by D-Maximal_Primal
Apr 25, 2017
It's still a bit hilarious and sad how little paint these guys have. Takara = Hasbro here
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That's usually the case with the initial waves. It's a bit later down the line that TakaraTomy offers "premium decos".
Comment by Jelze Bunnycat
Apr 25, 2017
D-Maximus_Prime wrote:It's still a bit hilarious and sad how little paint these guys have. Takara = Hasbro here
That's usually the case with the initial waves. It's a bit later down the line that TakaraTomy offers "premium decos".
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But their AOE line had different/superior decos to Hasbro's from the get go.
It looks like they are going back to the method of the first film where both companies released the same toys.
Comment by william-james88
Apr 25, 2017
JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:D-Maximus_Prime wrote:It's still a bit hilarious and sad how little paint these guys have. Takara = Hasbro here
That's usually the case with the initial waves. It's a bit later down the line that TakaraTomy offers "premium decos".
But their AOE line had different/superior decos to Hasbro's from the get go.
It looks like they are going back to the method of the first film where both companies released the same toys.
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Comment by Sabrblade
Apr 25, 2017
Some of the movie 1 toys had differences between the Hasbro and Takara versions. Most notably the normal Leader class Optimus Prime toy.william-james88 wrote:JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:D-Maximus_Prime wrote:It's still a bit hilarious and sad how little paint these guys have. Takara = Hasbro here
That's usually the case with the initial waves. It's a bit later down the line that TakaraTomy offers "premium decos".
But their AOE line had different/superior decos to Hasbro's from the get go.
It looks like they are going back to the method of the first film where both companies released the same toys.
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Some, sure. But not most. Which was totally reversed for AOE.
Comment by william-james88
Apr 25, 2017
Sabrblade wrote:Some of the movie 1 toys had differences between the Hasbro and Takara versions. Most notably the normal Leader class Optimus Prime toy.william-james88 wrote:JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:D-Maximus_Prime wrote:It's still a bit hilarious and sad how little paint these guys have. Takara = Hasbro here
That's usually the case with the initial waves. It's a bit later down the line that TakaraTomy offers "premium decos".
But their AOE line had different/superior decos to Hasbro's from the get go.
It looks like they are going back to the method of the first film where both companies released the same toys.
Some, sure. But not most. Which was totally reversed for AOE.
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The first few waves were generally speaking identical. It's the later redecos and retoolings that sported the differences from what I can tell. AoE and Lost Age were exceptions, I'll give you that.
Comment by Jelze Bunnycat
Apr 25, 2017
william-james88 wrote:Sabrblade wrote:Some of the movie 1 toys had differences between the Hasbro and Takara versions. Most notably the normal Leader class Optimus Prime toy.william-james88 wrote:JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:D-Maximus_Prime wrote:It's still a bit hilarious and sad how little paint these guys have. Takara = Hasbro here
That's usually the case with the initial waves. It's a bit later down the line that TakaraTomy offers "premium decos".
But their AOE line had different/superior decos to Hasbro's from the get go.
It looks like they are going back to the method of the first film where both companies released the same toys.
Some, sure. But not most. Which was totally reversed for AOE.
The first few waves were generally speaking identical. It's the later redecos and retoolings that sported the differences from what I can tell. AoE and Lost Age were exceptions, I'll give you that.
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Comment by D-Maximal_Primal
Apr 26, 2017
Thanks to the Transformers Never Die Facebook Page we have some new images of the upcoming wave 1 figures from Takara's The Last Knight toyline. The 5 figures in wave 1 are Deluxe Bumblebee, Barricade, Berserker, and Slash, along with voyager Grimlock. The figures deco differs only slightly from their Hasbro counterparts, which have started to show up across the world. Check out the Takara packaging images, or their stickers, at least, and let us know what you think in the comments section below!










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Comment by william-james88
Apr 26, 2017
Holy SHIT!
Its 2007 all over again with how japan is releasing the same exact toy package and all with a sticker for the japanese text. I didnt think we would get back to that. And I didnt know that meant we were seeing the final packaging at the Tokyo toy show.
Well, technically, since Takara did the engineering on these toys and its the same deco for takara, all of us who own any The last Knight figure now owns a Takara toy and vice versa.
Its 2007 all over again with how japan is releasing the same exact toy package and all with a sticker for the japanese text. I didnt think we would get back to that. And I didnt know that meant we were seeing the final packaging at the Tokyo toy show.
Well, technically, since Takara did the engineering on these toys and its the same deco for takara, all of us who own any The last Knight figure now owns a Takara toy and vice versa.
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Comment by Carnivius_Prime
Apr 26, 2017
I just don't get how Takara can be ok releasing that Bumblebee redeco. Bad enough for Hasbro but Takara who usually go the extra mile? May as well have re-released the far more beautiful AoE version where the Hasbro version was good, the Takara version even better and both far lovelier than this TLK release.
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Comment by Sabrblade
Apr 26, 2017
Anyone else notice that the Japanese logo for the movie doesn't have any Katakana in its subheading?
Of the previous four films, all three of the sequels were given different names from the English ones for their respective Japanese releases, but whose subheadings were all still foreign word names rendered in Katakana:
ROTF: トランスフォーマー リベンジ Toransufōmā Ribenji, "Transformers: Revenge"
DOTM:トランスフォーマー ダークサイド・ムーン Toransufōmā Dākusaido Mūn, "Transformers: Darkside Moon"
AOE:トランスフォーマー ロストエイジ Toransufōmā Rosuto Eiji, "Transformers: Lost Age"
Here, however, the title's subheading is instead rendered in Kanji (along with a の Hiragana):
トランスフォーマー最後の騎士王 Toransufōmā Saigo no Kishi-ō, which means "Transformers: The Last Knight King"
This sounds to me like it could give a bit more context as to who the titular knight is. He's not just a knight, but the king of the knights.
Of the previous four films, all three of the sequels were given different names from the English ones for their respective Japanese releases, but whose subheadings were all still foreign word names rendered in Katakana:
ROTF: トランスフォーマー リベンジ Toransufōmā Ribenji, "Transformers: Revenge"
DOTM:トランスフォーマー ダークサイド・ムーン Toransufōmā Dākusaido Mūn, "Transformers: Darkside Moon"
AOE:トランスフォーマー ロストエイジ Toransufōmā Rosuto Eiji, "Transformers: Lost Age"
Here, however, the title's subheading is instead rendered in Kanji (along with a の Hiragana):
トランスフォーマー最後の騎士王 Toransufōmā Saigo no Kishi-ō, which means "Transformers: The Last Knight King"
This sounds to me like it could give a bit more context as to who the titular knight is. He's not just a knight, but the king of the knights.
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I swear we've had this conversation before.
Comment by Va'al
Apr 26, 2017
Sabrblade wrote:Anyone else notice that the Japanese logo for the movie doesn't have any Katakana in its subheading?
Of the previous four films, all three of the sequels were given different names from the English ones for their respective Japanese releases, but whose subheadings were all still foreign word names rendered in Katakana:
ROTF: トランスフォーマー リベンジ Toransufōmā Ribenji, "Transformers: Revenge"
DOTM:トランスフォーマー ダークサイド・ムーン Toransufōmā Dākusaido Mūn, "Transformers: Darkside Moon"
AOE:トランスフォーマー ロストエイジ Toransufōmā Rosuto Eiji, "Transformers: Lost Age"
Here, however, the title's subheading is instead rendered in Kanji (along with a の Hiragana):
トランスフォーマー最後の騎士王 Toransufōmā Saigo no Kishi-ō, which means "Transformers: The Last Knight King"
This sounds to me like it could give a bit more context as to who the titular knight is. He's not just a knight, but the king of the knights.
I swear we've had this conversation before.

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Comment by Sabrblade
Apr 26, 2017
Not with me.Va'al wrote:Sabrblade wrote:Anyone else notice that the Japanese logo for the movie doesn't have any Katakana in its subheading?
Of the previous four films, all three of the sequels were given different names from the English ones for their respective Japanese releases, but whose subheadings were all still foreign word names rendered in Katakana:
ROTF: トランスフォーマー リベンジ Toransufōmā Ribenji, "Transformers: Revenge"
DOTM:トランスフォーマー ダークサイド・ムーン Toransufōmā Dākusaido Mūn, "Transformers: Darkside Moon"
AOE:トランスフォーマー ロストエイジ Toransufōmā Rosuto Eiji, "Transformers: Lost Age"
Here, however, the title's subheading is instead rendered in Kanji (along with a の Hiragana):
トランスフォーマー最後の騎士王 Toransufōmā Saigo no Kishi-ō, which means "Transformers: The Last Knight King"
This sounds to me like it could give a bit more context as to who the titular knight is. He's not just a knight, but the king of the knights.
I swear we've had this conversation before.

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I swear this conversation has been had on the site before.
Comment by Va'al
Apr 26, 2017
Sabrblade wrote:Not with me.Va'al wrote:Sabrblade wrote:Anyone else notice that the Japanese logo for the movie doesn't have any Katakana in its subheading?
Of the previous four films, all three of the sequels were given different names from the English ones for their respective Japanese releases, but whose subheadings were all still foreign word names rendered in Katakana:
ROTF: トランスフォーマー リベンジ Toransufōmā Ribenji, "Transformers: Revenge"
DOTM:トランスフォーマー ダークサイド・ムーン Toransufōmā Dākusaido Mūn, "Transformers: Darkside Moon"
AOE:トランスフォーマー ロストエイジ Toransufōmā Rosuto Eiji, "Transformers: Lost Age"
Here, however, the title's subheading is instead rendered in Kanji (along with a の Hiragana):
トランスフォーマー最後の騎士王 Toransufōmā Saigo no Kishi-ō, which means "Transformers: The Last Knight King"
This sounds to me like it could give a bit more context as to who the titular knight is. He's not just a knight, but the king of the knights.
I swear we've had this conversation before.
I swear this conversation has been had on the site before.

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Comment by D-Maximal_Primal
Apr 27, 2017
The Planet Iacon Facebook Page has found some new images of the upcoming Limited Edition The Last Knight Voyager Prime! This version of Prime, teased about 2 weeks ago features some new paint decals, purple eyes, a purple sword, and the title "Dark Optimus Prime." This figure is available as part of a deal with advanced tickets to see the movie in Japan. Check out the images, and let us know what you think in the comments section below!






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Comment by Autobot Roadburn
Apr 27, 2017
Well dang, that looks near perfect as far as this mold goes! I'd hope there'll be a way to get him stateside, but I doubt he'll come cheap.
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Comment by Carnivius_Prime
Apr 27, 2017
That is very nice. Reckon I can get the regular Hasbro release looking almost as nice with a bit of paint with flames provided by Toyhax/Reprolabels who I hope are working on a sticker set.
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Good point, I honestly completely forgot about Reprolabels! I'll probably start painting my Prime in a couple days, I'm excited to see how accurate I can make him.
Comment by Autobot Roadburn
Apr 27, 2017
Carnivius_Prime wrote:That is very nice. Reckon I can get the regular Hasbro release looking almost as nice with a bit of paint with flames provided by Toyhax/Reprolabels who I hope are working on a sticker set.
Good point, I honestly completely forgot about Reprolabels! I'll probably start painting my Prime in a couple days, I'm excited to see how accurate I can make him.
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Yeah me too (when I get my figure). Hm, that Dark Optimus Prime's truck flames are much better than the ones Hasbro actually did bother do to. That might be a harder thing to 'fix'. But the robot mode shouldn't be too difficult.
Comment by Carnivius_Prime
Apr 27, 2017
Autobot Roadburn wrote:Carnivius_Prime wrote:That is very nice. Reckon I can get the regular Hasbro release looking almost as nice with a bit of paint with flames provided by Toyhax/Reprolabels who I hope are working on a sticker set.
Good point, I honestly completely forgot about Reprolabels! I'll probably start painting my Prime in a couple days, I'm excited to see how accurate I can make him.
Yeah me too (when I get my figure). Hm, that Dark Optimus Prime's truck flames are much better than the ones Hasbro actually did bother do to. That might be a harder thing to 'fix'. But the robot mode shouldn't be too difficult.
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Comment by Diem
Apr 28, 2017
Me: Alright, I can probably skip all the recurring characters and just grab any new characters or any figures that get exemplary reviews.
Also me, noticing that Barricade comes with a 5mm-compatible truncheon: ffffffffffffffff
Also me, noticing that Barricade comes with a 5mm-compatible truncheon: ffffffffffffffff
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Comment by Va'al
Apr 28, 2017
Via Dengeki Hobby once more, we have some new official photography of a Takara Tomy Transformers: The Last Knight (King) toyline figure: TLK-02 Deluxe Barricade! Check out the images below, and compare to our various in-hand takes of the Hasbro Decepticon toy to spot the differences - which doesn't seem many at all.