yeah, generally speaking the Japanese BW figures are more showlike because Beast Wars came out in Japan in 1997, same time as the show was released so they had the opportunity to repaint their figures to make them more like the show. Hasbro's BW TFs first debuted in 1996 well before the show was made. Takara's BW reissues are even more show-like, so I would go for those if you're a real stickler for show-likeness.

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According to the wiki, but what does Henkei mean?
'Transform' or 'transformation.'

e.g.:
ブロールは戦車に変形 (Burooru wa sensha ni henkei) = "Brawl transforms into a tank"
ブロールの変形は戦車(Burooru no henkei wa sensha) = "Brawl's transformation is a tank"