January 2015 Japanese toy items

Items scheduled for January in Japan (and most released through Hasbro HK).
These monthly lists will be archived on the Toy Checklist here.

Dates are known to change - Approximate yen prices listed.


Legends
LG-08 - Legends 4-pack (Tailgate & Swerve) - January 24 (3,000 yen)
LG-09 - Brainstorm - January 24 (4,000 yen)

Q-Transformers
QT-09 - (Alternity) Optimus Prime (Nissan GT-R R35) - January 24 (1,000 yen)
QT-10 - (Gen1) Wheeljack (Lancia Stratos Turbo Gr.5) - January 24 (1,000 yen)

Lost Age
AD-32 - Stinger - January 31 (2,500 yen)

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Hasbro Hong Kong/Asia
APS-03 - Human Alliance Barricade & Soundwave (w/ Frenzy Boombox) - January 23 (US$120)

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FUTURE ITEMS - for reference, to be moved to next month's topic
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FEBRUARY

Legends
LG-10 - Arcee - February 14
LG-11 - Chromia - February 14
LG-12 - Windblade - February 14

Sega Genesis Megatron (1,000 units) - February 20 (10,000 yen)

Playstation Optimus - February 28 (10,000 yen)

Q-Transformers
QT-11 - Gen1 Jazz (new) - February
QT-12 - Gen1 Sunstreaker (new) - February
QT-13 - Gen1 Red Alert (remould Sideswipe?) - February
QT-14 - Gen1 Smokescreen (remould Prowl?) - February

Kreo Capsule Kreons (x12) - February 12
Optimus Prime (Custom version), Bumblebee (Custom version), Jazz, Ratchet, Red Alert, Mirage, Megatron (Custom version), Starscream (Custom version), Shockwave, Skywarp, Thundercracker, Soundwave.

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MARCH

Masterpiece
MP-23 - Exhaust - February 28 March 21 (7,000 yen)
MP-24 - Star Saber - March 15 March 21 (19,000 yen)

DMK-02 - Dual Model Kit TF3 Bumblebee (reissue) - March (3,700 yen)

Million Publishing Go-Shooter - Feb/Mar??

Cloud
TFC-A04 - Cloud Ironhide (redeco VOY GEN Roadbuster) (5940 yen - TakaraTomy Mall excl) - March
TFC-D04 - Cloud Hellwarp (redeco VOY GEN Sky-Byte/Gelshark) (5940 yen - Ehobby excl) - March

Q-Transformers
QT-15 - Gen1 Hound (new) - March
QT-16 - Gen1 Bluestreak (new/remould?) - March
QT-17 - Gen1 Tracks (new/remould?) - March
QT-18 - "Movie" Nemesis Prime (redeco Movie Optimus) - March

Transformers Adventure
TAV01 - Bumblebee (RID Warrior) - March 21 (2700yen)
TAV02 - Grimlock (RID Warrior) - March 21 (2700yen)
TAV03 - Strongarm (RID Warrior) - March 21 (2700yen)
TAV04 - Steeljaw (RID Warrior) - March 21 (2700yen)
TAV05 - Fixit (RID One-Step) - March 21 (1600yen)
TAV06 - Underbite (RID One-Step) - March 21 (1600yen)
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TAV07 - Roadblock (light green/purple redeco GEN DLX Scoop) - March 21 (2700yen)
TAV08 - Gurijiba/Greenjeeper (mid green/orange redeco RID Warrior Strongarm) - March 21 (2700yen)
TAV09 - Swoop (black/red/grey redeco Animated DLX Swoop) - March 21 (2700yen)
TAV10 - Slug/Slag (purple/red redeco Animated DLX Snarl) - March 21 (2700yen)
TAV11 - Bloody Knockout (grey/black/red redeco Beast Hunters DLX Knockout) - March 21 (2700yen)
TAV12 - Dreadwing (dark blue/gold redeco Beast Hunters Dreadwing) - March 21 (2700yen)
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TAVVS01 - Bumblebee Vs Steeljaw (same decos?) - March 21 (4800yen)
TAVVS02 - Grimlock Vs Greenjeeper (same decos?) - March 21 (4800yen)

Transformers Adventure (Gimmick)
TED01 - Bumblebee (RID Hyper-Change - same deco?) - March 21 (3800yen)
TED02 - Grimlock (RID Hyper-Change - same deco?) - March 21 (3800yen)
TED03 - Sideswipe (RID One-Step - minor redeco) - March 21 (1600yen)
TED04 - Prowl (AOE One-Step - minor redeco) - March 21 (1600yen)
TED05 - Junkion (AOE Power Battler - blue/grey redeco) - March 21 (1900yen)

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APRIL

Transformers Adventure
TAV13 - Nemesis Prime (black/aqua redeco RID Warrior Optimus) - April (2,500yen)
TAV14 - Ultra Magnus (Beast Hunters VOY - minor redeco) - April (4,300yen)

Transformers Adventure (Gimmick)
TED06 - Big Optimus Prime - April (3,600yen)

Q-Transformers
QT-19 Gen1 Convoy - April (999yen)
QT-20 (??) Megatron (grey Lamborghini Neno) - April (999yen)

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MAY

Transformers Adventure
TAV15 - Lockdown (Animated DLX redeco?) - May (3,500yen)
TAV16 - Bombshell (GEN Legends redeco?) - May (1,300yen)
TAV17 - Shrapnel (GEN Legends redeco?) - May (1,300yen)

Transformers Adventure (Gimmick)
TED07 - Bumblebee (RID One-Step?) - May (1,500yen)

Legends
LG-13 - Gen1 Megatron (Leader) - May

Masterpiece
MP-10 Convoy reissue - May (20,000 yen)

Q-Transformers
QT-21 (??) Skids (sky blue Suzuki Hustler) - May (999yen)
QT-21 (??) Drift (white Mazda RX-7 FD3S) - May (999yen)

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JUNE

Unite Warriors
UW-01 - Superion boxset (Silverbolt, Firefly, Slingshot, Airraid, Skydive) - June (14,000yen)

Transformers Adventure
TAV18 - Drift (RID Warrior - redeco?) - June (2,500yen)
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TAV19 - Powerglide (GEN Legends redeco?) - June (1,300yen)
TAV20 - Adams (Cosmos) (GEN Legends redeco?) - June (1,300yen)
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TAVVS03 - Strongarm Vs Snarl (same decos?) - June (4,500yen)

Transformers Adventure (Gimmick)
TED08 - Steeljaw (RID One-Step?) - June (1,500yen)
TED09 - Grimlock (RID One-Step?) - June (1,500yen)

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JULY

Masterpiece
MP-21G - Gen2 Gold Bumble - July (4,400yen)

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2 items for me in January - Legends Brainstorm and the Four Pack

Images of the Brainstorm and 4-pack toys, showing the colour differences to the Hasbro versions (a lot of darker colours on the 4-pack toys).
One of the photos includes the Masterpiece Star Saber toy, showing just how massive it is next to Brainstorm (for anyone who has Brainstorm - it is the tallest Voyager of the 2014 Generations toys).

There doesn't appear to be a QT Gen1 Optimus Prime? Or at least not yet...

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Originally Posted by griffin

One of the photos includes the Masterpiece Star Saber toy, showing just how massive it is next to Brainstorm (for anyone who has Brainstorm - it is the tallest Voyager of the 2014 Generations toys).

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I'd say so, the wings and guns definitely add a bit to the height though.

http://40.media.tumblr.com/d75de23ee...guy1o1_500.jpg

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Originally Posted by Megatran

There doesn't appear to be a QT Gen1 Optimus Prime? Or at least not yet...

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I don't think so, but a transformable G1 Optimus was made as part of 'Choro Q Robo' series a few years back if you don't already have one.

BBTS has the first 18 listed... which for some reason, I haven't included in the first post yet. (they are on the Checklist though).

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QT-01 Optimus Prime (Movie)
QT-02 Bumblebee (Movie)
QT-03 Lockdown (Movie)
QT-04 Crosshairs (Movie)
QT-05 Lambor (Gen1)
QT-06 Prowl (Gen1)
QT-07 Rodimus (Gen1)
QT-08 Bumblebee (Gen1?)
- - Wave 2 (JAN 24)
QT-09 - Alternity Convoy/Optimus (new)
QT-10 - Gen1 Wheeljack (new)
- - Wave 3 (FEB)
QT-11 - Gen1 Jazz (new)
QT-12 - Gen1 Sunstreaker (new)
QT-13 - Gen1 Red Alert (remould Sideswipe?)
QT-14 - Gen1 Smokescreen (remould Prowl?)
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QT-15 - Gen1 Hound (new)
QT-16 - Gen1 Bluestreak (new/remould?)
QT-17 - Gen1 Tracks (new/remould?)
QT-18 - "Movie" Nemesis Prime (redeco Movie Optimus)

I was going to wait till February's items come out to ship my Private Warehouse but I can't wait to get a Brainstorm any longer. I'll be shipping him right away.

And now MP Exhaust has been pushed back, to the same date of MP Star Saber (March 21st)... who was already pushed back about a month ago.

Also added in the new list of April-June items for Japan. Names and details are from the source and will be adjusted when confirmed.

Just a suggestion, but it might be an idea to rename/repurpose the thread into just 'Upcoming Japanese Transformers' or something similar, and keep it as the default 'stuff that's coming out in Japan soon' thread/list.

Also, cheers muchly @griffin for making/updating this thread, it's incredibly convenient.:)

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Originally Posted by Ode to a Grasshopper

Just a suggestion, but it might be an idea to rename/repurpose the thread into just 'Upcoming Japanese Transformers' or something similar, and keep it as the default 'stuff that's coming out in Japan soon' thread/list.

Also, cheers muchly @griffin for making/updating this thread, it's incredibly convenient.:)

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I'm happy to hear that someone else is getting use from it.
It started out mostly to make my job easier posting news and updating resource topics (and give me somewhere for minor JP toy news postings that didn't need or have existing topics), but I was hoping it might also benefit others budgeting or looking out for items as soon as they know they are released.

I had thought of making it a "future items" topic when I decided to include the non-January items in this topic (because I was getting annoyed searching for the items beyond the current month every few days).... but having a monthly topic makes it easier to search, and it gets messy updating a single topic beyond a few months (which is why I have annual topics like the Toy Checklist).

For now, what I plan to do is, at the turnover of a month I will move over all future items into the next month and then pin it (and unpin the old month). And as of this year, I'm adding the chronological ordering of release to the Toy Checklist in Post #6 so that people can later look there instead of searching for past Month topics. (which I will note in the first post of this topic)

If Hasbro had more reliable release info, I'd do the same with Hasbro toys. :(

Sweetarama, that's a good plan. Should make the discussion about JP TFs a bit easier to manage too.
It really is super handy...living over here means TakTom releases are my 'normal' TFs, and there's not that many easily accessible release date sources. Until you put this up I was having to do regular web searches to figure out budget- and shopping-trip stuff, which can get to be sort of a pain.

One thing that may be relevant is that Amazon Japan still has Exhaust listed for a Feb 28th release. I'm not sure if that means the Amazon listing just hasn't been updated yet or if RobotKingdom (IIRC it was RK who announced the delay) et al are covering themselves just in case.

Sounds like all the January items are now out, even Stinger, which was supposed to be out next week, but some are noting HK sources just got it in.

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Originally Posted by Megatran

There doesn't appear to be a QT Gen1 Optimus Prime? Or at least not yet...

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Finally showing up as Series 4 QT-19 as pre-order on BBTS for March release. (sorry for going off topic).

Updated list with the Transformers Adventure items that were revealed in the last day, and the Unite Warriors Superion.

Heaps of photos of AD-32 Stinger (redeco of Bumblebee), which is supposed to be released here in a month or so.