Super God Masterforce DVD Up For Preorder
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THE GODLIKE POWER OF MASTERFORCE!
The original tales of TRANSFORMERS G1 continue in this second Japanese sequel!
In the years following HEADMASTERS, Earth has been peaceful, but hidden, living among us - are Pretenders. A small team of Autobots have watched over us, assuming human size and appearance. The sudden re-emergence of their Decepticon foes forces Earth's secret defenders to come out of hiding.
The conflict escalates and with the power of Masterforce, both sides recruit new heroes. Humans join the fray, combining with Transformer bodies to fight! Behind it all, a sinister force manipulates events, culminating in the creation of the most powerful super robot - the Godmasters!
With high octane anime action, MASTERFORCE is the long awaited favourite that takes TRANSFORMERS to a whole new level!
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DVD Special Features
Introductory booklet with episode guide
All-new cover by IDW Transformers artist Guido Guidi
Toy gallery (Taken from Seibetron.com)
Character art gallery
Japanese toy ads
Japanese toy catalogues
Making the cover gallery
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Release Information
Contains 42 episodes
Release Date: 13/02/2008
Languages: English, Japanese
Genre: Action/Adventure, Anime, Mecha, Science Fiction
Subtitles: English subtitles
Number of Discs: 5
Runtime: 1050.0 mins
Format: DVD, All Regions (PAL)
Aspect Ratio: 4:3 Original Aspect Ratio
Catalogue: MMB541
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Posted by Bumblethumper on January 2nd, 2008 @ 7:31pm CST
The figures don't fit with the same design aesthetic as the movie. There were 2 transforming mobile phones in the movie, and they were radically different from the real gear phone.
I have Spyshot 6 and the one that turns into a game controller. The biggest similarity to the movie toys is that the transformation for the game controller has an automorph.
Posted by Stormrider on January 3rd, 2008 @ 9:10pm CST
There was an interview about him a year ago, though I can't remember his name now. I remember in the interview that these designs were not originally designed for the movie. They were just added into the line (probably for marketing purposes).
Posted by Liege Evilmus on January 3rd, 2008 @ 9:16pm CST
I'd love to see more of them, and I don't mean frikkin repaints.
I was actualy looking at my LaserBeak(I'm calling him that) and started thinking that a cool new alt for SoundWave would be Panasonic ToughBook(basicly an armored laptop) and the minions could be add on items like an Ipod, Digital Camera, and so on...
That would be cool, and he'd make a nice centerpiece for this side line!
Posted by Omega Charge on January 3rd, 2008 @ 9:46pm CST
Posted by i_amtrunks on January 3rd, 2008 @ 10:01pm CST
Stormrider wrote:The interesting thing about the Real Gears is that they were all designed by one person. I believe he is an Australian designer, and also, the only nonJapanese designer that Takara has on board.
There was an interview about him a year ago, though I can't remember his name now. I remember in the interview that these designs were not originally designed for the movie. They were just added into the line (probably for marketing purposes).
I remember the same thing, but for the life of me cannot remember his name either.
The Real Gears were never made for the movie line, but they did make the perfect Scout size line to compliment the Scout-less Movie figures. The fact they have Transformer heads rather than deformed melted plastic heads is proof!
Posted by Stormrider on January 4th, 2008 @ 3:11am CST
Omega Charge wrote:The idea behind them is the movie plot, although the figures are designed differently. And are they actually popular? I thought they were a bust.
I think the original colored ones have been popular. I don't know about the repaints though.
Posted by Auto Bot on January 4th, 2008 @ 5:25am CST
To me, they're not related at all.
Didn't get any single one of them.
Posted by underwear ninja on January 4th, 2008 @ 7:01am CST
Posted by DeepWater on January 4th, 2008 @ 2:41pm CST
I have about a half-dozen of them and they're all really nice little robots who are all pretty much in scale with whatever they're supposed to be.
Posted by Auto Bot on January 4th, 2008 @ 2:52pm CST
Posted by Silent_Magnus on January 4th, 2008 @ 3:41pm CST
but some of the newer repaints are the same faction as the first version of the mold.
As for the question of weather or not they are technically part of the movie line can be answered by visiting the hasbro toy shop.
http://www.hasbrotoyshop.com/ProductsBy ... ST=SO&PG=2
Posted by Overcracker on January 4th, 2008 @ 7:27pm CST
While the don't exactly match the aesthetic of the movie designs. I think they were totally planned to be part of the movie line, while not being part of the main Movie Cast.
They are in Movie packaging, came out during the Movie where marketed as movie merchandise. And yet have a somewhat weak connection to the Movie but a connection nonetheless: "The Allspark creating TF's from everyday devices".
If they had been planned for another line, they had plenty of time to release them with Classics or Cybertron before, or wait to release them with Animated. However they really have no connection whatsoever to any of the lines. Cybertorn did not have hand held devices that transformed into robots. they have no G1 connection to speak of, so make no sense in classics. And AFAIK nothing has been said about transformable devices in Animated.
So the only logical explanation is they where made specifically for the Movie line. And are part of the Movie line since they where marketed as such.
They have the added benefit that since they don't use any Movie designs, they are 100% Hasbro property, and all profits belong to Hasbro. No need to share with Paramount or Dreamwork, however they are part of the movie line.
Posted by DeepWater on January 5th, 2008 @ 11:05am CST
They were designed earlier, put on hold, and then the movie came along which ended up being a perfect fit for them.
Posted by Bumblethumper on January 5th, 2008 @ 6:17pm CST
Stormrider wrote:The interesting thing about the Real Gears is that they were all designed by one person. I believe he is an Australian designer, and also, the only nonJapanese designer that Takara has on board.
There was an interview about him a year ago, though I can't remember his name now. I remember in the interview that these designs were not originally designed for the movie. They were just added into the line (probably for marketing purposes).
I read an interview with the same guy, I don't know if it was the same interview, but I don't recall any mention of him designing the Real Gears singlehandedly. He designed the bird/Mp3 player, and it might have mentioned another one.
Posted by Scaleface on January 11th, 2008 @ 4:39am CST
Posted by Bumblethumper on January 11th, 2008 @ 4:39pm CST
-> http://www.pingmag.jp/2007/06/29/transformers/
What impresses me the most is that he's designed some of the absolute greatest figures of recent times. Classics Mirage, Bumblebee, and Concept Camaro Bumblebee.