Updated JP toy release dates

[griffin]

Just noting upcoming release dates on Amazon Japan and elsewhere, for upcoming toys.
Some didn't have exact dates yet, and some may have had a recent date change (because the date didn't match what I previously had noted on the checklist).

LA-14 - Battle Command Optimus Prime w/ (One Step) High Octane Bumblebee - October 18
LA-15 - (Power Battler) Battle Attack Grimlock - October 18
LA-16 - (Power Battler) Battle Attack Slug - October 18
LA-17 - (Power Battler) Battle Attack Snarl - October 18
LA-18 - (Power Battler) Battle Attack Galvatron - October 18
LA-SP - (4-pack One Step) Silver Knight Optimus Prime, Galvatron, Slug, Air Drift - October 18

Prime Axe (TRU excl freebie) - October 18?
Tricera Mace (unknown excl freebie) - Octoboer 18th?
Spino Hammer (various excl freebie) - October 18th?
Ptera Spear (various excl freebie) - October 18th?

LG-01 - Rattle - October 25
LG-02 - (Beast) Convoy - October 25

Mega Drive Megatron - October 31 November 20


QT wave 1 (QT-01 - QT08) - November December 26th
Micron Steeljaw (unknown excl freebie) - November
Dark Knight Slug (various excl) - November
Dark Knight Scorn (various excl) - November

Movie EZ (6 figures - none appear to be new) - November 10

AD-31 - Armor Optimus Prime - November 15

ToysRUs excl Rollbar (same as Hasbro version but with sparkly plastic) - November 16

Nanoblock Gen1 Convoy (not by TakaraTomy) - November 22
Nanoblock Gen1 Bumble (not by TakaraTomy) - November 22

LG-03 - Tankor - November 29
LG-04 - Roadbuster - November 29
LG-05 - Whirl - November 29
MP-21 - Bumble - November 29


Black Knight Strafe - December
Kabaya wave 10 (Kenzan, Jinbu, Ganoh) - December
QT wave 2

ToysRUs excl Rusty VOY Optimus (reissue) - December 8

LG-06 - Gelshark - December 27
LG-07 - Jetfire - December 27
MP-22 - Ultra Magnus - December 27
DMK-03 - Dual Model Kit TF4 Optimus - December 27


LG-08 - Legends 4-pack - January 24
LG-09 - Brainstorm - January 24


LG-10 - Arcee - February 14
LG-11 - Chromia - February 14
LG-12 - Windblade - February 14

MP-23 - Exhaust - February 28
Playstation Optimus - February 28


MP-24 - Star Saber - March 15
DMK-02 - Dual Model Kit TF3 Bumblebee (reissue) - March
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[DELTAprime]

Thanks for giving an update on the Nanoblocks, tho HLJ says they are made by Takara. Also do you have information on AD31 Optimus? HLJ says it is released today, but theres no sign of it.

[griffin]

Thanks for giving an update on the Nanoblocks, tho HLJ says they are made by Takara. Also do you have information on AD31 Optimus? HLJ says it is released today, but theres no sign of it.

AD-31 on Amazon has a November 15th release. They must have only just added it.

Maybe HLJ just automatically put the two Transformers Nanoblocks down as from TakaraTomy, as all the rest are listed as from Kawanda... or maybe Kawada are producing them for TakaraTomy to release.

The Amazon listing has both Kawada and Tomy as copyright, so I guessed that it was like Revoltech, the Sentinel Pens or the Toei figures - Tomy have licensed someone else to produce and sell official products, which ends up having both with copyright.

I guess we have to wait until they are released and see what the packaging says who produced them.

[griffin]

The October movie gimmick items are now out, and a small gallery can be seen here.

And in March next year, there will be a reissue of the first Dual Model Kit Bumblebee.