Japanese Edition of IDW More Than Meets the Eye and Robots In Disguise Arriving on September 2nd

Posted by Stargrave Aug 3, 2019 at 11:08am CDT 19,055 views

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Greetings and happy Saturday Seibertronians! We have an interesting bit of news thanks to our own captain of the TwinCast RodPod ScottyP who just received his copy of the Japanese edition of IDW's Transformers The Last Stand of the Wreckers.
Per Scotty:
"Inside back cover reveals MTMTE (More Than Meets The Eye) and RiD (Robots In Disguise) also getting an official release there on 9/2. Issue breakdown is the same as the US trade paperbacks with Death of Optimus Prime included with MTMTE v1."

Transformers News: Japanese Edition of IDW More Than Meets the Eye and Robots In Disguise Arriving on September 2nd

That's right, Japanese editions of More Than Meets the Eye and Robots In Disguise including the Death of Optimus Prime are on their way to international audiences, and soon! Per the cover note these are less than a month away but no listings are currently on Amazon Japan. You can however order your own copy of the Japanese edition of The Last Stand of the Wreckers Here.

Anyone who is collecting complete international editions of the IDW run of Transformers will no doubt be excited to learn there's more editions on the way. Check out the cover image below and let us know your thoughts in the pub forums. And as always stay tuned to Seibertron for the Ultimate in Transformers news!

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Comment by Stargrave Aug 9, 2019

Just in from amecomi on Twitter are images of the Japanese releases of More than Meets the Eye and Robots in Disguise! Both editions have regular covers and special edition covers as shown below. The regular covers for the separate editions are actually two halves of an incredibly detailed mosaic of the casts of the respective titles. Per the comments attached to the images all titles will be available on Amazon and comic shops such as Verscomics, Blister Comics, and Mametorai with pre-orders starting tomorrow (8/10). Enjoy the views and share your thoughts with the Seibertron crew in the forums. And as always stay tuned to Seibertron for the ultimate in Transformers news!

"[Regular cover] “Transformers: More Than Meets the Eye 1” “Transformers: Robots in Disguise 1” Dr. Kazumasa Ankuni (
@Kazumasa_yskn
Draw down! It is a special specification that connects illustrations with MTMTE and RID! This can be purchased at bookstores nationwide and online bookstores such as Amazon!"

"[Limited Cover Version] “Transformers: More Than Meets the i 1” Takahiro Yamada (
@YamadaxTakahiro
Draw down! This will be on sale at some stores such as Amazon, Verscomics, Blister Comics, and Mame Torai."

"[Limited cover version] "Transformers: Robots in Disguise 1"
@Hijiki_DaiXt
Draw down! This will also be available at some stores such as Amazon, Verscomics, Blister Comics, and Mametorai!"

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Comment by ScottyP Aug 9, 2019

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Comment by griftimus prime Aug 9, 2019

that anime art is sick

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Comment by Soldat_J Aug 10, 2019

I love the art! Just don't like that many of the stories panders so much to sjws.

:HEADHURTS:

I put this emoji up for no reason other then it's funny.

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Comment by Dark Ops Aug 10, 2019

Soldat_J wrote:I love the art! Just don't like that many of the stories panders so much to sjws.

I put this emoji up for no reason other then it's funny.

How does it pander?