Takara Tomy to Celebrate 20th Anniversary of Beast Wars in 2016

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Fellow Seibertronian Sabrblade has taken the time to give us some context surrounding new information about 2016 (it happened!) from Takara Tomy, via usual suspect Hisashi Yuki on Twitter. The short version is that it appears the Japanese company is indeed planning on celebrating the 20th anniversary of Beast Wars - find out more below!

TakaraTomy designer Hisashi Yuki has Tweeted a New Years photo featuring the Beast Wars Metals X-9 Metals Jaguar figure, which was a Japanese exclusive retool of Transmetal Cheetor released as Ravage back in 1999. The photo contains the message of ???????????????, which seems to be a typoed form of ???????????????, which means "Happy New Year".

But the real meat of this Tweet is the text that accompanies the photo, in which Yuki announces that TakaraTomy will be celebrating the 20th anniversary of Beast Wars with Beast Wars-related events and toys planned for release in 2016! As we've already seen previews of what the upcoming Masterpiece Convoy (Beast Wars)/Optimus Primal will look like, who knows what other new Beast Wars goodies Takara has in store for the year!

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Credit(s): TFYuki

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Re: Takara Tomy to Celebrate 20th Anniversary of Beast Wars in 2016 (1751339)
Posted by Deathsanras on January 1st, 2016 @ 3:12am CST

MP Beast Megatron pls.......

Re: Takara Tomy to Celebrate 20th Anniversary of Beast Wars in 2016 (1751341)
Posted by Mkall on January 1st, 2016 @ 3:23am CST

Very excited. I love Beast Wars!

Re: Takara Tomy to Celebrate 20th Anniversary of Beast Wars in 2016 (1751346)
Posted by ausbot on January 1st, 2016 @ 4:19am CST

I'm in shock Botcon did not do the boxed set as a Maximal combiner, with CW Optimus as Primal, and the rest of the crew as arms and legs.

Re: Takara Tomy to Celebrate 20th Anniversary of Beast Wars in 2016 (1751350)
Posted by ZeroWolf on January 1st, 2016 @ 5:39am CST

I wonder if it will be re-releases or perhaps new molds? Though I'm guessing more the re-releases...

Though a masterpiece Dino megatron would be awesome

Re: Takara Tomy to Celebrate 20th Anniversary of Beast Wars in 2016 (1751364)
Posted by Evil Eye on January 1st, 2016 @ 8:52am CST

This is most excellent news. Between the possibility of new Beast Wars toys, potential for reissues (Rampage please, Takara!) and the inevitable hilarious outpouring of salt from the usual suspects over TRUKK NOT MUNKY, 2016 will be a very, very good year. Yessss...

Re: Takara Tomy to Celebrate 20th Anniversary of Beast Wars in 2016 (1751376)
Posted by Tranzilla on January 1st, 2016 @ 9:34am CST

ausbot wrote:I'm in shock Botcon did not do the boxed set as a Maximal combiner, with CW Optimus as Primal, and the rest of the crew as arms and legs.

I'm thinking we'll be getting The Maximal Combiner (in BW Combiner colors of course) from the following...
Ironhide from CW Motormaster
Prowl from CW Prowl
Silverbolt from CW Air Raid

Add Tigatron using the same mold as Ravage and Airazor from another jet and viola.

Just need to add another 2-pk and the attendee.

I'd like to see Inferno, Quickstrike and Skorponok as part of the group.

Re: Takara Tomy to Celebrate 20th Anniversary of Beast Wars in 2016 (1751382)
Posted by deliciouspeter on January 1st, 2016 @ 9:46am CST

Awesome. Just when I think I'm out, they suck me right back in.

Re: Takara Tomy to Celebrate 20th Anniversary of Beast Wars in 2016 (1751390)
Posted by OptimalOptimus2 on January 1st, 2016 @ 10:54am CST

Deathsanras wrote:MP Beast Megatron pls.......

Now you're talking! You have just raised my hope for this toyline.

Re: Takara Tomy to Celebrate 20th Anniversary of Beast Wars in 2016 (1751396)
Posted by ScottyP on January 1st, 2016 @ 12:16pm CST

Hellscream9999 wrote:I'd still love to get my hands on the BW Metals Ravage figure - hopefully they'll re-release it this year

You know, Pete's teased that (not quoting, paraphrasing) one of the souvenir figures this year is going to be something very popular and special for US collectors. Now that I think about it, I bet it is Transmetal Ravage. All for it if so!

Re: Takara Tomy to Celebrate 20th Anniversary of Beast Wars in 2016 (1751400)
Posted by Madeus Prime on January 1st, 2016 @ 12:33pm CST

Oh this makes me happy! Sincerely hope we see some new molds on par with recent beastformers (like Waspinator)

Re: Takara Tomy to Celebrate 20th Anniversary of Beast Wars in 2016 (1751403)
Posted by Starsaber468 on January 1st, 2016 @ 12:47pm CST

Tranzilla wrote:
ausbot wrote:I'm in shock Botcon did not do the boxed set as a Maximal combiner, with CW Optimus as Primal, and the rest of the crew as arms and legs.

I'm thinking we'll be getting The Maximal Combiner (in BW Combiner colors of course) from the following...
Ironhide from CW Motormaster
Prowl from CW Prowl
Silverbolt from CW Air Raid

Add Tigatron using the same mold as Ravage and Airazor from another jet and viola.

Just need to add another 2-pk and the attendee.

I'd like to see Inferno, Quickstrike and Skorponok as part of the group.

I would think Silverbolt would be better off with using the firefly mold actually since those are the magnaboss members

Re: Takara Tomy to Celebrate 20th Anniversary of Beast Wars in 2016 (1751404)
Posted by Starsaber468 on January 1st, 2016 @ 12:50pm CST

ScottyP wrote:
Hellscream9999 wrote:I'd still love to get my hands on the BW Metals Ravage figure - hopefully they'll re-release it this year
You know, Pete's teased that (not quoting, paraphrasing) one of the souvenir figures this year is going to be something very popular and special for US collectors. Now that I think about it, I bet it is Transmetal Ravage. All for it if so!

Um I would doubt that considering the box set is having ravage as part of the main box set I doubt they would release the same character in a pre beast wars theme but in his transmetal 2 incarnation

Re: Takara Tomy to Celebrate 20th Anniversary of Beast Wars in 2016 (1751406)
Posted by Starsaber468 on January 1st, 2016 @ 12:53pm CST

ausbot wrote:I'm in shock Botcon did not do the boxed set as a Maximal combiner, with CW Optimus as Primal, and the rest of the crew as arms and legs.

They already did a box set for the maximals it was Dawn of Futures Past pretty sure thats exactly why there are too pre wars beast wars counuities too its Beast Wars Uprising and pre-Beast wars and the box set is based off pre-beast wars counuity so they didn't do another box set of maximals

Re: Takara Tomy to Celebrate 20th Anniversary of Beast Wars in 2016 (1751409)
Posted by Zeedust on January 1st, 2016 @ 1:51pm CST

At least Takara's doing something for the occasion. Words cannot express how annoyed I am that Hasbro's shown no signs of giving a crap.

Re: Takara Tomy to Celebrate 20th Anniversary of Beast Wars in 2016 (1751412)
Posted by Sabrblade on January 1st, 2016 @ 2:03pm CST

Starsaber468 wrote:They already did a box set for the maximals it was Dawn of Futures Past pretty sure thats exactly why there are too pre wars beast wars counuities too its Beast Wars Uprising and pre-Beast wars and the box set is based off pre-beast wars counuity so they didn't do another box set of maximals

Uprising isn't "Pre-Beast Wars", it's "non-Beast Wars". It's a continuity that doesn't have the characters go to Earth to get beast modes.

Re: Takara Tomy to Celebrate 20th Anniversary of Beast Wars in 2016 (1751413)
Posted by RK_Striker_JK_5 on January 1st, 2016 @ 2:15pm CST

Now this is what I'm talking about! Good on you, Takara! Let's make this the Year of the Beast!

Re: Takara Tomy to Celebrate 20th Anniversary of Beast Wars in 2016 (1751471)
Posted by DedicatedGhostArt on January 1st, 2016 @ 7:05pm CST

OH MY GOSH THE HYPE IS REAL!!! :KREMZEEK:

Re: Takara Tomy to Celebrate 20th Anniversary of Beast Wars in 2016 (1751490)
Posted by Corsair on January 1st, 2016 @ 8:04pm CST

Brand new figures, re-releases...whatever, I am excited.

Re: Takara Tomy to Celebrate 20th Anniversary of Beast Wars in 2016 (1751513)
Posted by Hellscream9999 on January 1st, 2016 @ 9:20pm CST

Tyberion wrote:Brand new figures, re-releases...whatever, I am excited.

This all the way, also, welcome to the boards :-D

Re: Takara Tomy to Celebrate 20th Anniversary of Beast Wars in 2016 (1751536)
Posted by Ultra Markus on January 1st, 2016 @ 9:53pm CST

i hope to see better versions of the beast wars figures like what they did with rhinox waspinator and rattrap, that would be awesome

Re: Takara Tomy to Celebrate 20th Anniversary of Beast Wars in 2016 (1751538)
Posted by Hellscream9999 on January 1st, 2016 @ 9:56pm CST

Ultra Markus wrote:i hope to see better versions of the beast wars figures like what they did with rhinox waspinator and rattrap, that would be awesome

Yeah, but some of them (terrosaur/airazor) would be really difficult to engineer. But Scorponok, Megs, o/p would be easy to update, and you could even pull some gen arcee shenanigans with black arachnia/tarantulas (hips and legs forming large parts of the alt mode, etc.)

Re: Takara Tomy to Celebrate 20th Anniversary of Beast Wars in 2016 (1751558)
Posted by Ultra Markus on January 1st, 2016 @ 11:18pm CST

Hellscream9999 wrote:
Ultra Markus wrote:i hope to see better versions of the beast wars figures like what they did with rhinox waspinator and rattrap, that would be awesome

Yeah, but some of them (terrosaur/airazor) would be really difficult to engineer. But Scorponok, Megs, o/p would be easy to update, and you could even pull some gen arcee shenanigans with black arachnia/tarantulas (hips and legs forming large parts of the alt mode, etc.)

im sure they could figure it out, also since this is from takara maybe an updated Gigastorm and God neptune as well

Re: Takara Tomy to Celebrate 20th Anniversary of Beast Wars in 2016 (1751559)
Posted by Hellscream9999 on January 1st, 2016 @ 11:26pm CST

Ultra Markus wrote:
Hellscream9999 wrote:
Ultra Markus wrote:i hope to see better versions of the beast wars figures like what they did with rhinox waspinator and rattrap, that would be awesome

Yeah, but some of them (terrosaur/airazor) would be really difficult to engineer. But Scorponok, Megs, o/p would be easy to update, and you could even pull some gen arcee shenanigans with black arachnia/tarantulas (hips and legs forming large parts of the alt mode, etc.)

im sure they could figure it out, also since this is from takara maybe an updated Gigastorm and God neptune as well

Hmmmmm

I could really get behind a re-release of some of the bwII and bw neo figures (Lio Convoy =P~

)

Re: Takara Tomy to Celebrate 20th Anniversary of Beast Wars in 2016 (1751572)
Posted by Burn on January 2nd, 2016 @ 2:00am CST

So I'm going to be the negative one ... I'm not getting excited.

The original BW figures are fantastic. The modern updates (Rhinox, Rattrap etc) didn't impress me, in fact, I prefer the originals.

So they're going to have to do something special really interest me.
(Totally behind a updated God Neptune just so we can get a G1 repaint)

Re: Takara Tomy to Celebrate 20th Anniversary of Beast Wars in 2016 (1751573)
Posted by Hellscream9999 on January 2nd, 2016 @ 2:05am CST

Burn wrote:So I'm going to be the negative one ... I'm not getting excited.

The original BW figures are fantastic. The modern updates (Rhinox, Rattrap etc) didn't impress me, in fact, I prefer the originals.

So they're going to have to do something special really interest me.
(Totally behind a updated God Neptune just so we can get a G1 repaint)

So, you'd sooner take the original rhinox over the new one............ you, sure 'bout that?

Re: Takara Tomy to Celebrate 20th Anniversary of Beast Wars in 2016 (1751576)
Posted by Burn on January 2nd, 2016 @ 2:43am CST

Hellscream9999 wrote:So, you'd sooner take the original rhinox over the new one............ you, sure 'bout that?

Yes. Do you have a problem with me liking something different to you?

Re: Takara Tomy to Celebrate 20th Anniversary of Beast Wars in 2016 (1751608)
Posted by Hellscream9999 on January 2nd, 2016 @ 10:47am CST

Burn wrote:
Hellscream9999 wrote:So, you'd sooner take the original rhinox over the new one............ you, sure 'bout that?

Yes. Do you have a problem with me liking something different to you?

Not really, but owning both figures, I'm a little lost as to how anyone can 'like' it let alone prefer it over the new one. Must just have a 'charm' to it I guess...

Re: Takara Tomy to Celebrate 20th Anniversary of Beast Wars in 2016 (1751668)
Posted by shajaki on January 2nd, 2016 @ 7:44pm CST

Hellscream9999 wrote:
Burn wrote:
Hellscream9999 wrote:So, you'd sooner take the original rhinox over the new one............ you, sure 'bout that?
Yes. Do you have a problem with me liking something different to you?
Not really, but owning both figures, I'm a little lost as to how anyone can 'like' it let alone prefer it over the new one. Must just have a 'charm' to it I guess...

I can understand having a soft spot for the OG's, I love the updates but they'll never replace them.

I'll weigh in on the 20th speculation. Those thinking it'll be premium repaints, I don't see it. With Hasbro's 10th and Telemocha, there's not much to be improved upon unless they did non-show characters. But this IS Takara's thing, so it could be Neo/II characters. My guess is MP Primal with be released and another (Megatron) will be teased this year and maybe some new Generations type Beastie figures released.

Re: Takara Tomy to Celebrate 20th Anniversary of Beast Wars in 2016 (1751669)
Posted by Burn on January 2nd, 2016 @ 7:45pm CST

Hellscream9999 wrote:
Burn wrote:
Hellscream9999 wrote:So, you'd sooner take the original rhinox over the new one............ you, sure 'bout that?

Yes. Do you have a problem with me liking something different to you?

Not really, but owning both figures, I'm a little lost as to how anyone can 'like' it let alone prefer it over the new one. Must just have a 'charm' to it I guess...

I don't expect you to understand, It's just my personal preference.

Re: Takara Tomy to Celebrate 20th Anniversary of Beast Wars in 2016 (1751675)
Posted by Insurgent on January 2nd, 2016 @ 8:36pm CST

Oh I can understand how someone likes the original Rhinox figure. Heck, transform it so it's a bit closer to the show model in terms of kibble and pop off the mutant mask, he's a damn fine figure.

As for this..... Well, Beast Wars is my show. It holds a very special place in my heart and I still hold it up as one of my all time favourite shows (not cartoons, actual show in general) so anything that Takara puts out to celebrate this, I'm on board with.

Re: Takara Tomy to Celebrate 20th Anniversary of Beast Wars in 2016 (1751682)
Posted by Hellscream9999 on January 2nd, 2016 @ 10:07pm CST

Burn wrote:
Hellscream9999 wrote:
Burn wrote:
Hellscream9999 wrote:So, you'd sooner take the original rhinox over the new one............ you, sure 'bout that?

Yes. Do you have a problem with me liking something different to you?

Not really, but owning both figures, I'm a little lost as to how anyone can 'like' it let alone prefer it over the new one. Must just have a 'charm' to it I guess...

I don't expect you to understand, It's just my personal preference.

I do get it, I know Thew has a 'different' taste in what he defines as 'awesome' (like G1 bricks, cw longhaul, and gripper, and such) so I can totally get that angle, but whatever >:oP

Re: Takara Tomy to Celebrate 20th Anniversary of Beast Wars in 2016 (1751685)
Posted by Hellscream9999 on January 2nd, 2016 @ 10:22pm CST

shajaki wrote:
Hellscream9999 wrote:
Burn wrote:
Hellscream9999 wrote:So, you'd sooner take the original rhinox over the new one............ you, sure 'bout that?
Yes. Do you have a problem with me liking something different to you?
Not really, but owning both figures, I'm a little lost as to how anyone can 'like' it let alone prefer it over the new one. Must just have a 'charm' to it I guess...
I can understand having a soft spot for the OG's, I love the updates but they'll never replace them.

I'll weigh in on the 20th speculation. Those thinking it'll be premium repaints, I don't see it. With Hasbro's 10th and Telemocha, there's not much to be improved upon unless they did non-show characters. But this IS Takara's thing, so it could be Neo/II characters. My guess is MP Primal with be released and another (Megatron) will be teased this year and maybe some new Generations type Beastie figures released.

I don't need premium paint jobs, if I didn't buy the figure the first time 'round, nor the second or third (or fourth or fifth in some cases) nor during the 15th anniversary, I certainly won't pay premium prices to import them now.

What I want are new molds, or re-releases of bw/bwII/bw neo figures I wasn't able to get when they were out.

Short list:

Rampage
Lio Convoy
Magmatron
Metals Ravage/Tigatron
TM Scavenger (I know, I know...)
Dinobot Saberback (gotta be the evil color scheme) ;)^

God Neptune
Max-B, Dirgegun, Thrustol
TM2 Blackarachnia
TM2 Scourge

Re: Takara Tomy to Celebrate 20th Anniversary of Beast Wars in 2016 (1751900)
Posted by Supreme Convoy on January 4th, 2016 @ 1:09am CST

Great teaser poster!

Re: Takara Tomy to Celebrate 20th Anniversary of Beast Wars in 2016 (1751904)
Posted by Burn on January 4th, 2016 @ 4:05am CST

Hellscream9999 wrote:
Burn wrote:
Hellscream9999 wrote:
Burn wrote:
Hellscream9999 wrote:So, you'd sooner take the original rhinox over the new one............ you, sure 'bout that?

Yes. Do you have a problem with me liking something different to you?

Not really, but owning both figures, I'm a little lost as to how anyone can 'like' it let alone prefer it over the new one. Must just have a 'charm' to it I guess...

I don't expect you to understand, It's just my personal preference.

I do get it, I know Thew has a 'different' taste in what he defines as 'awesome' (like G1 bricks, cw longhaul, and gripper, and such) so I can totally get that angle, but whatever

oooo a whatever.

G1 bricks ARE awesome. So put that in your pipe and smoke it!

Magmatron
God Neptune

Yes and yes!

Re: Takara Tomy to Celebrate 20th Anniversary of Beast Wars in 2016 (1752108)
Posted by Va'al on January 5th, 2016 @ 8:26am CST

Continuing the stream of teasers about the upcoming 20th Anniversary, the Takara Tomy Twitter account has linked to a video combining Q Transformers and Beast Wars into an introduction (in Japanese, of course) to ..something. Check it out below, and let us know if you can make more of it than we currently do!

Re: Takara Tomy to Celebrate 20th Anniversary of Beast Wars in 2016 (1752118)
Posted by Soraboo1030 on January 5th, 2016 @ 9:34am CST

Arcee is just talking a lot of nonsense and making bad jokes in Japanese. She mentions an event coming up in May though. She also says to stay tuned until next week!

Re: Takara Tomy to Celebrate 20th Anniversary of Beast Wars in 2016 (1752166)
Posted by Whifflefire on January 5th, 2016 @ 1:50pm CST

The only thing I understood was "Beast wars" and "Convoy"...Curse my inability to speak other languages!

I liked the song at the end though.

Re: Takara Tomy to Celebrate 20th Anniversary of Beast Wars in 2016 (1752215)
Posted by Hellscream9999 on January 5th, 2016 @ 3:01pm CST

Hype train; full steam ahead!

:michaelbay:

Re: Takara Tomy to Celebrate 20th Anniversary of Beast Wars in 2016 (1752389)
Posted by shajaki on January 5th, 2016 @ 8:15pm CST

I saw that promo pic hours ago and I'm still walkin funny. How excited am I for this?

Re: Takara Tomy to Celebrate 20th Anniversary of Beast Wars in 2016 (1752402)
Posted by Hellscream9999 on January 5th, 2016 @ 8:41pm CST

shajaki wrote:I saw that promo pic hours ago and I'm still walkin funny. How excited am I for this?

I'd say appropriately so :michaelbay:

Re: Takara Tomy to Celebrate 20th Anniversary of Beast Wars in 2016 (1752418)
Posted by durroth on January 5th, 2016 @ 9:04pm CST

shajaki wrote:I saw that promo pic hours ago and I'm still walkin funny. How excited am I for this?

We're on ur desktop, snoopin your pic folder thumbnails.

Seriously though, that promo pic makes a sweet desktop

Re: Takara Tomy to Celebrate 20th Anniversary of Beast Wars in 2016 (1752429)
Posted by Zeedust on January 5th, 2016 @ 9:37pm CST

All I'm getting is "The uploader has not made this video available in your country." Grrr.

Re: Takara Tomy to Celebrate 20th Anniversary of Beast Wars in 2016 (1752514)
Posted by Madeus Prime on January 6th, 2016 @ 9:04am CST

Just a cool little video of an old classic!

Re: Takara Tomy to Celebrate 20th Anniversary of Beast Wars in 2016 (1752648)
Posted by Sabrblade on January 6th, 2016 @ 5:11pm CST

Madeus Prime wrote:Just a cool little video of an old classic!

Old? It came out only a little over 14 months ago.

Re: Takara Tomy to Celebrate 20th Anniversary of Beast Wars in 2016 (1752744)
Posted by DeadCaL on January 6th, 2016 @ 8:48pm CST

"The uploader has not made this video available in your country"

Can anyone else view it?

Re: Takara Tomy to Celebrate 20th Anniversary of Beast Wars in 2016 (1752846)
Posted by Madeus Prime on January 6th, 2016 @ 11:55pm CST

Sabrblade wrote:
Madeus Prime wrote:Just a cool little video of an old classic!
Old? It came out only a little over 14 months ago.

OH was that this figure?! My bad, the Primal remolds blend for me :oops:

DeadCaL wrote:"The uploader has not made this video available in your country"

Can anyone else view it?

Odd, it is coming through fine here

Re: Takara Tomy to Celebrate 20th Anniversary of Beast Wars in 2016 (1752849)
Posted by Hellscream9999 on January 7th, 2016 @ 12:07am CST

Madeus Prime wrote:
Sabrblade wrote:
Madeus Prime wrote:Just a cool little video of an old classic!
Old? It came out only a little over 14 months ago.

OH was that this figure?! My bad, the Primal remolds blend for me

That's because they're all supposed to look the same - apart from the headsculpts, which also look nearly identical; I don't blame you, I would never be able to tell which came out when 8-}

Re: Takara Tomy to Celebrate 20th Anniversary of Beast Wars in 2016 (1758907)
Posted by william-james88 on January 23rd, 2016 @ 9:03pm CST

You have to give it to Takara, they know how to be ready for an occasion. They are really taking the Beast Wars 20th Anniversary seriously and this latest action of theirs speaks volumes. Takara has just launched its own site for the celebration of the 20th Anniversary of Beast Wars. Of course, there is not much there yet aside from links to previous articles, such as the line drawings for Masterpiece Beast Convoy (Optimus Primal).

Also, it goes without saying that the site is in Japanese and features a lot of text in photos which cannot be translated. The videos are also region locked.