MAY 2015 Japanese (and HK excl) toy items

[griffin]

These are TakaraTomy toys (and maybe some significant licensed items) currently known from official sources, scheduled for release in MAY in Japan, as well as in Asia (most JP toys are also released through Hasbro Hong Kong).

These monthly lists are archived on the Transformers Checklist here if you need to refer to a completed, more-accurate list later (if anything is found out later, these monthly lists won't be updated after their month ends).

Dates and details can change at any time - Approximate yen prices listed are just a rough guide to their retail price in Japan.
(posting corrections or additions are greatly appreciated - I will try to update as often as I can)

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MAY

Kabaya D-Collection - Optimus, Megatron, Starscream (& transparent chase of each) - May 19 (350yen EACH)

Transformers Adventure
TAV15 - Lockdown (grey redeco Animated DLX) - May 30 (3,500yen)
TAV16 - Bombshell (GEN Legends minor redeco?) - May 30 (1,300yen)
TAV17 - Shrapnel (GEN Legends minor redeco?) - May 30 (1,300yen)

Transformers Easy Dynamic Series
TED07 - Bumblebee (minor redeco RID One-Step) - May 30 (1,500yen)

Legends
LG-13 - Gen1 Megatron (Leader) - May 30 (7,000yen)

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JUNE

Unite Warriors
UW-01 - Superion boxset (Silverbolt, Firefly, Slingshot, Airraid, Skydive) - June 27 (14,000yen)

Masterpiece
MP-10 Convoy reissue - June 27 (was May 31) (20,000 yen)

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? (?????) - June (4,500yen)

Transformers Easy Dynamic Series
TED08 - Steeljaw (RID One-Step?) - June (1,500yen)
TED09 - Grimlock (RID One-Step?) - June (1,500yen)

Q-Transformers
QT-17 - (Gen1) Tracks (remould Crosshairs - Chevrolet Corvette C7) - June 27 (was March 21) (1000yen)
QT-21 (??) Skids (redeco Hound - blue Suzuki Hustler) - June 27 (1000yen)
QT-22 (??) Drift (remould Sunstreaker - white Mazda RX-7 FD3S) - June 27 (1000yen)

D-Style (licensed product - not from TakaraTomy)
- Black Convoy (redeco Convoy) (June 30 - 3,000yen)

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JULY

Masterpiece
MP-21G - Gen2 Gold Bumble - July 25 (5,000yen)

Adventure
- TAV21 (RID Big) Optimus Prime (new & electronic - it is not the Mega 1-step or transforming Titan) (July?)
- TAV22 (RID Warrior) Sideswipe (July 25th - 2500yen)
- TAV23 (RID Warrior) Jazz (July 25th - 2500yen)

Easy Dynamic
- TED10 (RID 1-step) Strongarm (July 25th - 1500yen)

Q-Transformers
- QT23 redeco Movie Optimus (in QT episode colours) (Mid July?)
- QT24 redeco Movie Bumblebee (in QT episode colours) (Mid July?)
- QT25 redeco Movie Lockdown (in QT episode colours) (Mid July?)

QT Crossovers
- QTC01 Hello Kitty (as an Optimus truck) (Mid July?)

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AUGUST

Masterpiece
MP-18B - Bluestreak - August 1 (8000yen)

Adventure
- TAV24 (RID Deployer) Micron Shooter Fracture & 2 Minicons (August 29th - 3200yen)
- TAV25 (GEN Legends) Runabout (redeco Blackjack) (August 29th - 1300yen)
- TAV26 (GEN Legends) Override (redeco Groove) (August 29th - 1300yen)

Easy Dynamic
- TED11 (RID 3-step) Steeljaw (August 29th - 3600yen)

Lost Age - Black Knight Optimus Prime (AD-31) - ToysRUs Excl - Aug 3 (8000yen)

Unite Warriors
UW-02 - Menasor boxset (Motormaster, Dragstrip, Breakdown, Deadend, Wildrider) - Aug 22 (14000yen)

Legends
LG-10 - Arcee (DLX GEN) - Aug (reissue)

Q-Transformers
- QT26 Shockwave/Laserwave? (Late August?)
- QT27 Soundwave (Late August?)
- QT28 Cliffjumper/Cliff? (redeco "G1" Bumblebee) (Late August?)

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SEPTEMBER

Legends
- LG-14 (Leader) Ultra Magnus (September 19th - 7,500yen)

Adventure
- TAV27 (RID Deployer) Drift & 2 Minicons (September 19th - 3200yen)
- TAV28 (TFPrime DLX 2nd land version) Grand/Ground Vehicon General (redeco?) (September 19th - 2500yen)
- TAV29 (RID Warrior) Bumblebee Supreme mode (redeco?) (September 19th - 2500yen)

Adventure Verses 2-packs
- TAVVS04 (RID Warrior) Sideswipe (repack?) & Stepper (redeco Jazz?) (September 19th - 2500yen)

Easy Dynamic
- TED12 (RID 1-step) Thunderhoof (September 19th - 1500yen)

Masterpiece
MP-25 - Tracks - Sept 26 (7,500yen)

Ehobby excl - Unite Warriors Grand Scourge (redeco GEN Voy Optimus) - Sept (6500yen)

Q-Transformers
- QT29 Starscream (Late September?)
- QT30 Thundercracker (Late September?)
- QT31 Skywarp (Late September?)

QT Crossovers
- QTC02 Evangelion Transformers (3-pack) (Late September?)
(Unit 1 as purple Optimus truck, Unit 0 as yellow Optimus truck, Unit 2 as red Optimus truck)

D-Style (licensed product - not from TakaraTomy)
- Starscream (September 30th - 3,000yen)
- Skywarp & Thundercracker (redeco 2-pack) (September 30th - 5,500yen)

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MP-12 Lambor (reissue) - September

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OCTOBER

MP-26 - Road Rage (remoulded Tracks) (October 24th - 7,000yen)

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UNKNOWN DATE (at time of posting)

Unite Warriors
- Devastator
- Defensor

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[ampoldj]

Was the MP10 Convoy Reissue moved a couple of weeks and now it will be released May 31st?

[griffin]

Not that I'm aware of. It's been May 31st for as long as it's been on the list. (I always note a change in date next to it for people who were keeping track of an item)

[ComicGuy89]

Wow, LG-14 Leader Ultra Magnus in June? That's great, but if you don't mind me asking, where was this hinted at?

[griffin]

Wow, LG-14 Leader Ultra Magnus in June? That's great, but if you don't mind me asking, where was this hinted at?

When they were first revealed, there was a May pre-order date on the images, and those particular images usually have a pre-order date of a month before release.
But at this stage it is still an estimate until an official date is released. (which is why it has the question mark after the month)

[Megatran]

Kabaya D-Collection - Optimus, Megatron, Starscream - May 19 (350yen)

That price is either extra generous or wrong (perhaps missing another zero).

[griffin]

That price is either extra generous or wrong (perhaps missing another zero).

The Kabaya model kits are very small and always only about AU$3-4 each whenever I've imported them before.

The case of eight at the link in the listing above has them at about 2,800 yen, which is about 350 yen each.

[ComicGuy89]

When they were first revealed, there was a May pre-order date on the images, and those particular images usually have a pre-order date of a month before release.
But at this stage it is still an estimate until an official date is released. (which is why it has the question mark after the month)

Ah thank you, fingers crossed your prediction comes true.

[griffin]

Sigh... TFW front-paged my list as if it was news, and included the whole lot instead of just the May items, which now scrolls like the Seibertron sponsor "news" posts.
I don't post the lists in their news section, as I'm just sharing the list that I post here with other collectors who could benefit from it.

Ah thank you, fingers crossed your prediction comes true.

Someone has pointed out that BBTS has September as their release date, so it is now more likely to be August (as they often have a month delay).
So I've changed it to "June-August" and put it at the bottom of the list until we get a better release date, or month from a Japanese source.

[DELTAprime]

HLJ is getting stock of some of the E-Hobby Cloud Transformers for only 6450JPY in June. Much better pricing than BBTS. I preordered Hellwarp and I'm trying to find Rodimus in their system.