It was always expected that there would be an anniversary series of toys for the Movie series in 2017, just as a marketing ploy to sell some old and new toys, but just three years after TakaraTomy had their first few Lost Age Advanced toys resemble an anniversary toyline, they are giving us another set of assorted toys from the four previous Movies.
MB-01 to MB-08 look to be coming out in February, while the other three look like having a March release... which will lead into the usual April release of Movie toys.
- MB-01 Classic Optimus Prime reissue of Age of Extinction Evasion Optimus Prime
- MB-02 Bumblebee reissue of Dark of the Moon Deluxe Bumblebee, who comes with new accessories
- MB-03 Megatron reissue of Revenge of the Fallen Voyager Megatron, in a new screen-accurate deco.
- MB-04 Shockwave reissue of Dark of the Moon Voyager Shockwave
- MB-05 Ironhide reissue of Hunt for the Decepticons Deluxe Ironhide
- MB-06 Ratchet reissue of Dark of the Moon Deluxe Ratchet, in the deco Ratchet used in the first two movies. Includes new gun accessories.
- MB-07 Soundwave reissue of Dark of the Moon Human Alliance Soundwave
- MB-08 Starscream reissue of Revenge of the Fallen Voyager Starscream
- MB-09 Grimlock with Optimus Prime reissue of Age of Extinction Voyager Grimlock with new Optimus Prime rider accessory
- MB-10 Strafe with Bumblebee reissue of Age of Extinction Deluxe Strage with new Bumblebee rider accessory
- MB-11 Optimus Prime reissue of Leader class Striker Optimus Prime, with accessories like the swords from the Dark of the Moon version of this figure and the gas tank guns from the Revenge of the Fallen Buster Optimus Prime
Each toy looks to have premium paint decos, and some will come with new accessories, including a couple of mini-riders.
I think Hasbro will do something as well to cash in on the anniversary (like they do with the 1986 movie and the start of Gen1), but I would imagine they would only do one or two "Platinum Edition" sets or figures, instead of a whole range like TakaraTomy.