Citation needed. Especially considering that Takara actually released G1 Laserwave in 1985. General consensus alone is not evidence (after all there is a lot of common knowledge that is actually inaccurate, like bats being blind. Bats aren't blind).Originally Posted by DELTAprime
There are a number of G1 Transformers that Takara never released because they didn't have the licensing rights; e.g. Jetfire, Roadbuster, Whirl, Sky Lynx, Omega Supreme, Chop Shop, Barrage, Venom, Ransack etc. They would not have released Laserwave in Japan if this were the case.
And if you're wondering how TakaraTOMY were able to reissue Omega Supreme and Sky Lynx, it's because those moulds were originally designed by TOMY (for ToyBox), and after Takara merged with TOMY they automatically inherited properties owned by TOMY. This allowed them to reissue Omega Supreme and Sky Lynx. Well... technically not a reissue for the Japanese market as it was the first time that those toys were ever released there as Transformers. Same with Gears, which is really odd because that mould belongs to Takara from Microman. No idea why Takara never released Gears in the 80s. The Transformers Collection Mini-Bots reissue was actually G1 Gears' toy debut in Japan.
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