How to answer the Takara-TOMY online feedback survey

[GoktimusPrime]

I finally got around to filling out the online survey for the MP Nissans and noticed that Q.38 offers the following choices for potential MP characters that you can vote for:

Obviously a lot of people must've been voting for Wheeljack, Bumblebee and Ultra Magnus since TakTOM's planning on releasing these as products, so I personally didn't vote for them. My choices are still based on trying to get TakTOM to release more 1984 Autobots as MPs. (I nominated "Cliffjumper" under the 'Other' option)

[MayzaPrime]

Its interesting to see G2 Grimlock on the list as well, as I thought that this would happen anyway given the success of G2 Sideswipe.

[griffin]

Obviously a lot of people must've been voting for Wheeljack, Bumblebee and Ultra Magnus since TakTOM's planning on releasing these as products, so I personally didn't vote for them.

Not necessarily... since that list was done up with the next few already being designed, they could just be getting some feedback of the upcoming MPs to better know how many thousands to produce, so that there aren't too many, or too few. Especially if they were pressured to produce Bumblebee for the western markets (just my thoughts, not backed by any evidence).
Who knows, maybe one or two of the others are already green-lit as well... and TT are also seeing if they will be popular or not.

[SuspectimusPrime]

Just came across this thread after opening eHobby Magnificus. Thanks Gok, for the very informative review and translations.

I find it really interesting that they have an individual serial code for each product and a corresponding survey.

[GoktimusPrime]

Just completed the survey for MP20 Wheeljack, and here's the current version of Q.33 regarding the character that you can vote on for upcoming MPs that you'd like to see. Understandably they've removed the option for Ultra Magnus and the to-scale Exo-Suit, since they're both coming soon.

[Sinnertwin]

Hello, Victory Leo

[GoktimusPrime]

I personally voted for / nominated all the remaining 1984 Autobots. We already have all the 1st year Decepticons as MPs, I'd like to see the rest of the Autobots done now.

[DELTAprime]

hmmmm, Movie OP and Bee. I wonder if they are thinking new moulds with a better overall design or are they just thinking of a premium redeco like the existing MPM toys?

[GoktimusPrime]

Well this sucks. I just did the online survey for MP35 and a LOT of questions have been stripped back, with virtually no questions about the toy (other than rating its RRP out of 5), and zero questions about the toy itself nor any questions about future character preferences.

This is the first time that I've done the survey since it was Brockville geoblocked 3 years ago, but judging from the fact that none of our JP based members have said anything, I assume that this is a new thing.
I've yet to do MP36's survey, but I'm not optimistic.

P.S. just looked at MP36's survey and it has more questions than MP35's!

I've been reading it off my phone and making hand written notes as I won't be able to see this when I go back to Australia. Some nice new questions too

[GoktimusPrime]

Current survey questions as per what I found on MP35's and MP36's online surveys.
Note that these are basic translations based on rough hand written notes that I took while doing these surveys on my mobile phone while I was in Japan. They may not be as comprehensive as my previous translations but it should still give you enough information to complete the surveys.

The first 13 questions are very generic - they seem to be the type of standard questions that they would put on any product survey. Unfortunately MP35's survey stops at Q13 and doesn't go on to ask more pertinent questions about the TF/MP line, althuogh MP36's survey does. So if you're interested in giving TakaraTOMY feedback about the MP line, then I recommend that you skip Grapple's entirely and go straight for Megatron's. Scroll down to MP36 QUESTIONS to get to the good stuff.

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Q1 - same as previously translated first question (select a prize or opt out)

Q2 - gender: ○M ○F

Q3 - Would you like to receive further information from TakaraTOMY?
○Yes ○No (if yes enter email address)

Q4 - DOB [YYYY年MM月DD日]

Q5 - Who is the primary user of this toy?
○ Myself ○ A child ○ Other

Q6 - Age of the primary user [input]

Q7 - School year of the primary user
○ Year 1
○ Year 2
○ Year 3
○ Year 4
○ Year 5
○ Year 6
○ Year 7
○ Year 8
○ Year 9
○ Year 10
○ Year 11
○ Year 12
○ Other

Q8 - How old is your child if s/he is under 2?
○ In utero ○ Between 0 to 11 months ○ Between age 1 to 1 & 11 months

Q9 - Gender of primary user
○ M ○ F

Q10 - How do you feel about the price of this product?
From 5-1 with 5 being best and 1 being the worst

Q11 - Who bought this toy?
○ Myself
○ Father
○ Mother
○ Grandfather
○ Grandmother
○ Uncle
○ Auntie
○ Other

Q11 - Where was this product purchase from?
○ TakaraTOMY Mall
○ Amazon
○ Online source other than TTM or Amazon
○ Toys 'R' Us
○ Camera/electronics store (in store)
○ Camera/electronics store (online)
○ Specialist toy store
○ Department store
○ AEON
○ Itoyokado
○ Uny/Apita/Piago
○ Other online source (not mentioned above)
○ Other supermarket
○ Discount store
○ General store
○ Convenience store (in store)
○ Convenience store (online)
○ Pharmacy
○ Akachan Honpo (in store)
○ Akachan Honpo (online)
○ Nishimatsuya
○ Tokyu Hands/LOFT
○ Pokémon Centre
○ Disney store
○ Trading card store
○ Branded toy store (e.g. Tomica, Lego etc.)
○ I forget/don't know

Q13 - how did you find out about this product (multiple options OK)
○ Saw it in store
○ Saw it on a TV show (free to air)
○ Saw it on a TV commercial (free to air)
○ Saw it on a Kids Station programme
○ Saw it on a Kids Station commercial
○ Saw it in a newspaper article
○ Saw it in a newspaper advertisement
○ Saw it in a magazine article
○ Saw it in a magazine advertisement
○ Saw it on a store-displayed advertising poster
○ Saw it in an advertising leaflet/flyer (inserted in a newspaper, magazine, book etc.)
○ Saw it in a TakaraTOMY catalogue
○ From a friend
○ Saw it at a convention
○ Saw in on TakaraTOMY's online video
○ Saw it on someone else's online video
○ Saw it in a men's magazine
○ Saw it in an app banner
○ Saw it on an online store's site (e.g. Rakuten, Amazon etc.)
○ Saw it online (guh, can't read my handwriting after this )
○ Saw it on a blog
○ Saw it on social media
○ Saw it on online video site (e.g. YouTube)
○ Saw it on online advertisement
○ Other

Then there's a bunch of unnumbered questions which ask for additional personal information like what device you're using blah blah boring blah...

MP36 QUESTIONS - questions pertaining to Masterpiece

Q14 - Why did you buy this toy? (you may select more than one choice)
○ I like Transformers
○ It is the best line out of all TFs
○ G1 accuracy
○ The high level of design
○ I like the character
○ The transformation is intuitive and challenging
○ High level of poseability
○ I had the original as a child
○ I am collecting the series
○ I want to display this toy
○ I want to recreate battle scenes with this toy
○ Fun to transform and play with
○ My friends also have this toy
○ Other

MP15 - What other MPs do you own? (you may select more than one answer)
○ MP10
○ MP11
○ MP12
○ MP13
○ MP14
○ MP15
○ MP16
○ MP17
○ MP18
○ MP19
○ MP20
○ MP21
○ MP22
○ MP23
○ MP24
○ MP25
○ MP26
○ MP27
○ MP28
○ MP29
○ MP30
○ MP31
○ MP32
○ MP33
○ MP34
○ MP35
○ MP36
○ MP37
○ MP38

Q16 - Why did you get MP36?
○ Scales with MP10
○ High level of articulation and poseability
○ To recreate/re-enact scenes
○ The transformation engineering is of a high standard and intuitive
○ G1 cartoon accuracy
○ Other

Q17 - How do you feel about the pacing of the MP line?
○ Fast
○ Just right
○ Slow

Q18 - How do you feel about the recent numbering of new MPs?
○ Too many
○ Just right
○ Too few

Q19 - What would you like to see (more of) in future MPs?
○ Finer details
○ Just looks good
○ Greater cartoon accuracy in the robot mode
○ Greater cartoon accuracy in the vehicle mode
○ Just keep up what you're doing now
○ Other

Q20 - Comment about your expectations for upcoming MP products (write up to 200 characters)

Q21 - Which TF series have you purchased in the past year?
(including pre-orders)
○ TAV
○ UW
○ Metal Collection (メタコレ)
○ MP
○ Movie - the Best series
○ The Last Knight
○ None of the above

Q22 - How much have you spent on TFs in the past year?
○ ￥10,000 (AU$125) or less
○ Between ￥20,000~50,000 (AU$245-$610)
○ Between ￥60,000~100,000 ($735-$1220)
○ Between ￥110,000~150,000 ($1350-$1825)
○ Between ￥160,000~200,000 ($1950-$2435)
○ Between ￥210,000~200,000 ($2555-$3045)
○ Between ￥160,000~200,000 ($1950-$2435)
○ Between ￥260,000~300,000 ($3165-$3655)
○ Over ￥310,000 ($3775)

Q23 - How many times have you purchased TFs in the past year?
○ Once
○ 3 times
○ 6 times
○ 9 times
○ 12 times
○ Over 20 times

Q24 - How many TF (toys) have you purchased in the past year?
○ 1
○ 2-5
○ 6-10
○ 11-15
○ 16-20
○ 21-25
○ 26-30
○ 31-35
○ 36-40
○ Over 50

Q25 - What has been your monthly budget/limit on TF spending in the past year?
○ Don't have one
○ ￥5000 (AU$63)
○ ￥10,000 ($125)
○ ￥20,000 ($245)
○ ￥30,000 ($370)
○ ￥40.000 ($495)
○ ￥50,000 ($610)
○ Other

Q26 - How often did you acquire TFs in the past year?
○ Once a month
○ 2-3 times a month
○ Once ever half-year
○ Once a year