Preview Pages Of Transformers Beast Wars Beast Generations Mook Shared

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Greetings Seibertronians! Following from the reveal of the Transformers Beast Wars Beast Generations Mook, a user by the name of Liumeiwang from the Chinese social media site, Weibo has posted 16 pages from the mook and breakdown of the content featured. Be advised though this their post has been machine translated and thus, is not reliable.

Liumeiwang wrote:The
Japanese version of " Beast Generations" "Monthly Hobby Japan" is a column serialized between January and August of 2020. It describes all aspects of the Beast Wars series from 8 topics.
The first round: the initiation of the Beast War; the
second round: the Convoy; the
third round: the poisonous spider; the
fourth round: the difficult metamorphosis; the
fifth round: the Japanese beast; the
sixth round : The Return of the Beast War; Chapter
Seven: Questionnaire for TF Group Staff of TT;
Final Chapter : Mecha Sergeant.
In the final time, it was announced that there was a plan to release an increased volume of "Beast Generation" (refer to "Transformers Generation" (commonly known as Transformers Encyclopedia) series).

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From the images it looks like it'll be covering Car Robots as well as the various Beast Wars series.

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Comment by Immortal Starscream Oct 20, 2020

I spy a random animorph in there =P

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Comment by angtre Oct 20, 2020

I was just wondering who the intruder was, thank you!

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Comment by Sabrblade Oct 20, 2020

Oh man, this mook is covering way more than I was expecting. I know it's not likely to happen, but it's enough to really make me wish that this would get an English version, even one that still focused on the Japanese side of things.

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Comment by ZeroWolf Oct 20, 2020

Sabrblade wrote:Oh man, this mook is covering way more than I was expecting. I know it's not likely to happen, but it's enough to really make me wish that this would get an English version, even one that still focused on the Japanese side of things.

I'm the same, though at least the pictures will look good :lol:

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Comment by o.supreme Oct 20, 2020

Immortal Starscream wrote:I spy a random animorph in there =P

Is that was that nightmarish thing is to the left of the Diver/Niagra set? I asked on another forum yesterday, but I guess it got buried. I only remember the few kids/animals Animorph toys, nothing like that. My kids actually watched the show when it was on Netflix a few years back. I fully admit it was desperate on Hasbro's part to slap the TF brand on Animorphs. In the end it didn't really help, but I guess it probably didn't hurt either. Were they actually released in Japan? Or is this book just trying to cover everything from that time period?

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Comment by Immortal Starscream Oct 20, 2020

o.supreme wrote:
Immortal Starscream wrote:I spy a random animorph in there =P

Is that was that nightmarish thing is to the left of the Diver/Niagra set? I asked on another forum yesterday, but I guess it got buried. I only remember the few kids/animals Animorph toys, nothing like that. My kids actually watched the show when it was on Netflix a few years back. I fully admit it was desperate on Hasbro's part to slap the TF brand on Animorphs. In the end it didn't really help, but I guess it probably didn't hurt either. Were they actually released in Japan? Or is this book just trying to cover everything from that time period?

ya, that is the main villain, whos name I had to google to remember (visser three). thats the Mega version, which had 3 modes.* edit: looking closer that is not the mega, that is the smaller figure. I forgot that the mega version was skittles colored. Technically, one of the few decent toys from the line. Though they did set the bar pretty low. I liked the trex trio, and the mega scale tobias is easily one of the best bird transformers ever made imho, except for his floppy falls off hands.

as for them in Japan, idk. I know according to the afore mentioned google search, there are 2 toys that are listed as non U.S. only.

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Comment by Sabrblade Oct 20, 2020

o.supreme wrote:
Immortal Starscream wrote:I spy a random animorph in there =P

Is that was that nightmarish thing is to the left of the Diver/Niagra set? I asked on another forum yesterday, but I guess it got buried. I only remember the few kids/animals Animorph toys, nothing like that. My kids actually watched the show when it was on Netflix a few years back. I fully admit it was desperate on Hasbro's part to slap the TF brand on Animorphs. In the end it didn't really help, but I guess it probably didn't hurt either. Were they actually released in Japan? Or is this book just trying to cover everything from that time period?

I think it's covering everything. There's a lot of Hasbro-only stuff in the above pics as well as Takara stuff.

As for the Animorphs line, the human toys were bad. Very bad. Which is why I only got the four non-human toys that changed from aliens into monsters:

Mega class Ax/Scorpion
Mega class Visser Three/Inferno Creature
Ultra class triple changer Visser Three/Inferno Beast/Hork-Bajir
And even the uber-rare European-only Deluxe class Taxxon/Alien

Their construction, engineering, molded details, and gradient coloring make them feel like lost Transmetal 2 toys.

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Comment by Immortal Starscream Oct 20, 2020

Sabrblade wrote:
o.supreme wrote:
Immortal Starscream wrote:I spy a random animorph in there =P

Is that was that nightmarish thing is to the left of the Diver/Niagra set? I asked on another forum yesterday, but I guess it got buried. I only remember the few kids/animals Animorph toys, nothing like that. My kids actually watched the show when it was on Netflix a few years back. I fully admit it was desperate on Hasbro's part to slap the TF brand on Animorphs. In the end it didn't really help, but I guess it probably didn't hurt either. Were they actually released in Japan? Or is this book just trying to cover everything from that time period?
I think it's covering everything. There's a lot of Hasbro-only stuff in the above pics as well as Takara stuff.

As for the Animorphs line, the human toys were bad. Very bad. Which is why I only got the four non-human toys that changed from aliens into monsters:
Mega class Ax/Scorpion
Mega class Visser Three/Inferno Creature
Ultra class triple changer Visser Three/Inferno Beast/Hork-Bajir
And even the uber-rare European-only Deluxe class Taxxon/Alien

Their construction, engineering, molded details, and gradient coloring make them feel like lost Transmetal 2 toys.

I still say retool this guy to have decent hands, a cool robot face, chest and crotch and you would have had an awesome beastwars figure. sadly, mine eventually broke, but he may still get a kitbash/repair job

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Comment by Sabrblade Oct 20, 2020

Immortal Starscream wrote:I still say retool this guy to have decent hands, a cool robot face, chest and crotch and you would have had an awesome beastwars figure. sadly, mine eventually broke, but he may still get a kitbash/repair job

Errgh, retool Tobias's chest and waist to lose the school clothes too.

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Comment by Immortal Starscream Oct 20, 2020

Sabrblade wrote:
Immortal Starscream wrote:I still say retool this guy to have decent hands, a cool robot face, chest and crotch and you would have had an awesome beastwars figure. sadly, mine eventually broke, but he may still get a kitbash/repair job
Errgh, retool Tobias's chest and waist to lose the school clothes too.

thats what I said =P make him into a completely new cybertronian character and just forget animorphs were ever a thing =P

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Comment by Razorbeast88 Oct 20, 2020

Those animorphs kinda remind me of beast machines noble/savage lol

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Comment by AllNewSuperRobot Oct 21, 2020

Sabrblade wrote:

Their construction, engineering, molded details, and gradient coloring make them feel like lost Transmetal 2 toys.

Curious. To my eye, this guy seems to share some more overt engineering, tying it in with TM2 (and beyond?).

If this mook ever gets an English language release, I'd have the pre-order same day.

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Comment by Sabrblade Oct 21, 2020

AllNewSuperRobot wrote:
Sabrblade wrote:

Their construction, engineering, molded details, and gradient coloring make them feel like lost Transmetal 2 toys.

Curious. To my eye, this guy seems to share some more overt engineering, tying it in with TM2 (and beyond?).

The Taxxon definitely has the same walking legs gimmick as the Megatron Megabolt mold, yes.

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Comment by AllNewSuperRobot Oct 21, 2020

Plus, the bipedal mode definitely has TM2 Scourge's legs.

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Comment by Sabrblade Oct 21, 2020

AllNewSuperRobot wrote:Plus, the bipedal mode definitely has TM2 Scourge's legs.

Sort of. The double knees can actually straighten out, unlike Scourge's legs.

The Taxxon's legs just look better bent like that since straightening them out looks more silly, what with how tiny and thin they are compared the rest of its much larger and bulky upper body, which would thus make it look like it's walking on sticks for legs.

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Comment by AllNewSuperRobot Oct 21, 2020

Oh I see, they straighten?? Silliness aside, it looks like the figure would be far too top heavy if that were the default.

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Comment by Grahf_ Oct 21, 2020

Razorbeast88 wrote:Those animorphs kinda remind me of beast machines noble/savage lol

The Beast Wars Mutants were cancelled Animorphs figures. Similar concept to Savage/Noble.

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Comment by Razorbeast88 Oct 21, 2020

Grahf_ wrote:
Razorbeast88 wrote:Those animorphs kinda remind me of beast machines noble/savage lol
The Beast Wars Mutants were cancelled Animorphs figures. Similar concept to Savage/Noble.

Makes sense! I appreciate the info!

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Comment by Sabrblade Nov 19, 2020

Cover art - https://twitter.com/HobbyJapan_MAG/status/1329059785501622282