Transformers Go! Preview Footage from Tokyo Toy Show

Posted by El Duque Jun 18, 2013 at 2:02pm CDT 19,844 views

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Nico Nico Doga has posted footage of Takara Tomy's upcoming Transformers Go! OVA that was shown over the past weekend at the Tokyo Toy Show. The preview clip clocks in at just under 10 minutes and features the Swordbot Samurai team of Kenzan, Jinbu, and Ganoh. Sorry, no embed is availalbe, but the clip can viewed by clicking here.

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Comment by Sabrblade Jun 18, 2013

BUDORA!!!!!!!!! :KREMZEEK:

OPTIMUS!!!! IN HIS BEAST HUNTERS BODY!!!!! Drawn in the Go! art style too! Beast Hunter Optimus is going to be in this show to some extent! :michaelbay:

ALL the Predacons get screentime in this show!

Gekisomaru's voice sounds a little funny.

Hishomaru's animation model makes his toy's beat mode look somewhat decent.

All three Sanjou Gattai look AWESOME! Am sad that the Shinobi Team didn't get shown off like the Samurai Team did.

Can anyone here who hasa better understanding of Japanese note if anything particularly specific that might be worth pointing out was spoken of in this video?

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Comment by Sabrblade Jun 18, 2013

O hai, Optimus.

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Comment by Hotrodimust Jun 20, 2013

When I first seen the figures I didn't care for them but after seeing this I kinda like how the look just like they do in the show

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Comment by Sabrblade Jun 21, 2013

Brand spankin' new video for the cartoon:

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Comment by El Duque Jun 22, 2013

The Takara Tomy YouTube channel has uploaded a new clip from their forthcoming Transformers Go! DVD series, which will be split between TV Boy and TV Magazine. TheThe Swordbot Samurai team DVDs will come with TV Boy, the Swordbot Shinobi team DVD' will come with TV Magazine.

The clip features the Swordbot Samurai Team taking to the Budora (aka Takara Tomy's red repaint of Grimwing). Check out the video embedded below.

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Comment by Jelze Bunnycat Jun 22, 2013

So the series is split between the two Magazines: Samurai goes to TV Boy and Shinobi to TV Magazine. Clever.

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Comment by El Duque Jun 22, 2013

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:So the series is split between the two Magazines: Samurai goes to TV Boy and Shinobi to TV Magazine. Clever.

Thanks!

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Comment by Jelze Bunnycat Jun 22, 2013

El Duque wrote:
JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:So the series is split between the two Magazines: Samurai goes to TV Boy and Shinobi to TV Magazine. Clever.

Thanks!

You're welcome, but... You do realise my observations can't be 100% correct all the time, right? I'm just dying here waiting for someone to correct me :lol:

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Comment by Trikeboy Jun 22, 2013

so, the animation models don't have hips in their armpits? Total pass :grin:

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Comment by El Duque Jun 22, 2013

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:
El Duque wrote:
JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:So the series is split between the two Magazines: Samurai goes to TV Boy and Shinobi to TV Magazine. Clever.

Thanks!

You're welcome, but... You do realise my observations can't be 100% correct all the time, right? I'm just dying here waiting for someone to correct me

Oh I know, but if you have any knowledge of the Japanese language you're miles ahead of me! Anytime I post anything Japanese I await you and Sabrblade to let me know where I've gone astray.

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Comment by ArmadaPrime Jun 22, 2013

at 0:24 -am I the only one who could swear that old man is shigemori sumimura, from the manga/anime kekkaishi?

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Comment by Va'al Jun 28, 2013

The Takara Tomy YouTube channel has uploaded yet another video to promote the Transformers Go! animation. The clip features most of the characters we have already seen, with the addition of Autobot leader Optimus Prime, in his Beast Hunters jetpacked incarnation.

Take a look at the embedded video below!

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Comment by Triptykon Jun 28, 2013

I cant get a few of the comments pages to load, so excuse this question if it has been answered or asked already....but do we know when this series is to air? My son and I are hyped after watching this promo

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Comment by Sabrblade Jun 28, 2013

Triptykon wrote:I cant get a few of the comments pages to load, so excuse this question if it has been answered or asked already....but do we know when this series is to air? My son and I are hyped after watching this promo

It's a direct-to-DVD series with each episode being included with Japanese magazines. All episodes for the Swordbot Samurai Team come with TV-Kun Magazine, while all episodes for the Swordbot Shinobi Team come with TV Magazine. We know not how long each episode will be, how many there will be, or exactly when they will come out, IIRC.

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Comment by King Kuuga Jun 28, 2013

So the only animation in that clip was when of the Swordbot team. The rest were still frame pans and zooms. Clearly this will be a landmark achievement in animated entertainment.

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Comment by Mindmaster Jun 28, 2013

Is it just me, or does Tweedie the Derpy Bird sound female?

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Comment by optibot360 Jun 28, 2013

This could be a legit cartoon series.

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Comment by Jelze Bunnycat Jun 28, 2013

Mindmaster wrote:Is it just me, or does Tweedie the Derpy Bird sound female?

It's you, Japanese females have a much higher pitch than that. The pitches of the Shinobi Team is indeed slightly higher, which shows they're younger and more free-spirited than their Samurai counterparts.

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Comment by Mindmaster Jun 28, 2013

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:
Mindmaster wrote:Is it just me, or does Tweedie the Derpy Bird sound female?

It's you, Japanese females have a much higher pitch than that. The pitches of the Shinobi Team is indeed slightly higher, which shows they're younger and more free-spirited than their Samurai counterparts.

Okay, so it was me. Thanks, Jelze!

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Comment by Mindmaster Jun 28, 2013