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Monster Hunter
Joined: 29 Jan 2014
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Posted: Sat Dec 27, 2014 3:38 am
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Man the designs are dumb for an anime series but dammit I may actually watch it because at least they are giving some love to my favorite Autobot Bluestreak. He has been my favorite Autobot since I first watched G1 so any love for him is awesome in my book.
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Dark Absol
Joined: 09 Dec 2009
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Posted: Sat Dec 27, 2014 6:59 am
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RIP Transformers since 2007...
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ReifuTD
Joined: 19 Sep 2009
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Posted: Sat Dec 27, 2014 7:44 am
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Wait? Transformers are coming out with two new animated series at the same time? Granted one is US and one is Japan.
Is this Japanese one suppose CGI or cartoon? The opening is CGI but the characters below are cartoon.
Another thing with simple character design is this suppose to be some kind of now toyline or kids game tie in? Makes me think of Bakugan.
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mdo7
Joined: 23 May 2007
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Posted: Sat Dec 27, 2014 10:36 am
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Is there any chance for this particular Transformers anime to get a US release (as in Shout Factory getting this), or will this be a Japan-exclusive show with no chance of a US release?
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Kenshiroh
Joined: 24 Dec 2012
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Posted: Sat Dec 27, 2014 11:17 am
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ReifuTD wrote: |
Another thing with simple character design is this suppose to be some kind of now toyline or kids game tie in? Makes me think of Bakugan. |
This is based on the new QTransformers toys, which are super-deformed versions of Transformers characters. There are some G1 characters such as Sideswipe and Prowl along with characters from other versions of the franchise. This is a spinoff from Takara's Choro-Q line of super-deformed cars, which were in turn the alt modes of the original G1 mini-cars such as Bumblebee and Cliffjumper. (Some Choro-Q toys were released in the US as Penny Racers.)
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the-antihero
Joined: 17 Aug 2010
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Posted: Sat Dec 27, 2014 11:35 am
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I hope these designs are just for the opening sequence and not the actual show. If it is, this is Japan's equivalent to Transformers Animated or the TF equivalent to SD Gundam.
Thank God Optimus Prime doesn't have flames and is instead given red stripes. That's the only good thing. F*ck you, Michael Bay!!
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Emerje
Joined: 10 Aug 2002
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Posted: Sat Dec 27, 2014 12:03 pm
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the-antihero wrote: | I hope these designs are just for the opening sequence and not the actual show. If it is, this is Japan's equivalent to Transformers Animated or the TF equivalent to SD Gundam.
Thank God Optimus Prime doesn't have flames and is instead given red stripes. That's the only good thing. F*ck you, Michael Bay!! |
More like SD Gundam Force I suppose if you were to compare it to anything.
Also, Japan is getting the new US series (RID 2015) as well.
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Kadmos1
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Posted: Sat Dec 27, 2014 12:44 pm
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the-antihero wrote: | I hope these designs are just for the opening sequence and not the actual show. If it is, this is Japan's equivalent to Transformers Animated or the TF equivalent to SD Gundam.
Thank God Optimus Prime doesn't have flames and is instead given red stripes. That's the only good thing. F*ck you, Michael Bay!! |
Regardless of what you think of the movies, they are the most financially successful of anime series getting live-action adaptations. I think that should account for something.
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the-antihero
Joined: 17 Aug 2010
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Posted: Sat Dec 27, 2014 1:21 pm
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Kadmos1 wrote: |
Regardless of what you think of the movies, they are the most financially successful of anime series getting live-action adaptations. I think that should account for something. |
What's your point? They're still sh*t. What I don't get is, why do people go to watch movies they know are sh*t? Why do people partake in this stupid thing called 'hate-watching'?
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Kadmos1
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Posted: Sat Dec 27, 2014 2:06 pm
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You think that the films are crap but I really enjoyed the 1st movie. A reason why people might go see movies that they hate is to further have things to rant about.
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the-antihero
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Posted: Sat Dec 27, 2014 2:27 pm
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Sounds like a pointless endeavor. But of course it made big money because like any major catastrophe, people have a weird morbid thing about going out and looking at roadkill.
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Lord Dcast
Joined: 07 Nov 2014
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Posted: Sat Dec 27, 2014 8:11 pm
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The sad thing is that the people on the Transformers websites are actually excited for this...
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ReifuTD
Joined: 19 Sep 2009
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Posted: Sat Dec 27, 2014 8:24 pm
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People don't watch the live action Transformers movies for the plot. They watch it for the ride. For me they are the kind of movie you only need to see once might was well pay for a theater set with pop corn and soda because that's the kind of movie is it.
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enurtsol
Joined: 01 May 2007
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Posted: Sat Dec 27, 2014 10:24 pm
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ReifuTD wrote: |
People don't watch the live action Transformers movies for the plot. They watch it for the ride. For me they are the kind of movie you only need to see once might was well pay for a theater set with pop corn and soda because that's the kind of movie is it. |
Heheheh they watch it for the action fanservice.
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Primus
Joined: 01 Mar 2006
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Posted: Sun Dec 28, 2014 7:20 pm
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mdo7 wrote: | Is there any chance for this particular Transformers anime to get a US release (as in Shout Factory getting this), or will this be a Japan-exclusive show with no chance of a US release? |
The episode length for Q Transformers is 5 minutes a piece. The series itself is just being made in promotion of a side toyline, which is a crossover between Tomy's Choro Q and Transformers.If we don't get the toys there's no real reason for us to get this, as I doubt it'll have enough meat on its bones to stand as a product people would want to buy.
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