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Our thanks go to YouTuber shikamaru2589 who has contacted us to let us know that he has posted an English subtitled version of the opening theme for the Japanese Transformers Animated series which you can view below or by clicking here.
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Thanks to ModXToys.com, we have created a mirror gallery of the May 2010 issue of Hobby Japan magazine. The galley contains 177 scans from the magazine including two Transformers related pages.
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YouTube user MasterKurow has uploaded episode 1 of the Japanese dub of Transformers Animated which you can view below.
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The end credits from the Japanese version of Transformers Animated has been posted on YouTube. The theme played during the credits is called Axel Transformers and is performed by the band Rey.
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Months ago we reported that TakaraTomy were shifting their toy production factories away from China to Vietnam in order ot save money. Well it looks like they already have shifted some Transformers production as Actoys.net member feng423999 has a video (See below) along with some images of the upcoming Transformers Revenge of the Fallen Leader Class Starscream figure, complete with "made in Vietnam stamp. As we previously commentated, its possible that when production fully shifts away form China, that this will result it less toys being leaked from the factories and appearing for sale, at least for a while.
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Do remember a while ago there were some images shown of a non-official mini Masterpiece Convoy (Optimus Prime figure? Well now a video of a testshow has been posted on the Chinese video site tudou.com. The video can be slow to load, but you can watch it below.
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V-Nihon has subbed
the segment from the TV Boy promotion DVD that came with last months issue and had a Transformers Animated segment where Optimus Prime (Hiroki Takahashi) introduces
the premise of the show, the characters and the toys. To download the clip, just head over to TV-Nihon's tracker
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You can view the opening to the Japanese version of Transformers Animated using the YouTube video below. The theme if Transformers Evo by Jam Project
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The 2nd Botcon exclusive figure has officially been named and shown and is a recolour of the Transformers Universe Sideswipe / Sunstreaker toy as Generation 2 Breakdown. You can view images of the toy on the Botcon website here and here. This will be the third time Breakdown is an exclusive Botcon figure. The first time being in 1994 when some of the unreleased G2 toys were given away then ten years later in 2004 a non-official reproduction of Action Master Sideswipe was recoloured and remoulded into Action Master G2 Breakdown. So this is the 2nd time that a Sideswipe mold has been recoloured with a new head to make Breakdown.
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TV Aichi have updated their Transformers Animated website with short video comments by bands JAM Project, who provide the opening theme "Transformers Evo", and Rey, who provide the closing credit theme "Axel Transformers".
Also newly added are character pages for Megatron, Starscream, Blitzwing, Lugnut, Black Arachina, Sari Sumdac and Professor Issac Sumdac.
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Following on from the news we reported this morning Auto Assembly have sent out the following press release regarding Nick Roche attending the convention
Auto Assembly 2010 Confirms Nick Roche As Guest Number Ten!
People have been asking us to bring him back since his debut last year and we are now pleased to announce that IDW artist / writer Nick Roche will be making a welcome return to Auto Assembly 2010 joining our extensive line-up of guests bringing the total to ten!
Nick will be with us for the whole weekend and will be signing autographs and sketching for attendees all weekend and as well as this he will be joining all of our other comic guests on stage for a Q&A session on the Saturday and running a rather special workshop on the Sunday and - as he did last year - he will be joining our voice actors on stage on the Saturday evening taking part in our script reading. So if you want to see everything that Nick will be involved with at the convention, you will need to be with us for the full weekend.
To see the official announcement, and to see the latest episode of the Auto Assembly News Update where you can find out the latest updates on the convention, click here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fNYBqMMNuYI
Tickets are selling well for the convention and are for adults and for children, students and senior citizens, with under 5s admitted free. Family tickets (2 adults and 2 children) are available for . Reduced prices are available for the one day passes although these are limited.
Nick joins an extensive line-up off guests including Garry Chalk, Derrick J Wyatt, Simon Furman, Guido Guidi and a host of UK comic guests and the convention will be taking place between Friday 13th - Sunday 15th August 2010 at the The Holiday Inn Birmingham City Centre, Birmingham, England. There will be a massive Saturday evening programme with a party, live band, costume competition and more, and durig the whole weekend there will be a toy and art displays, dealers, comic guests, free autograph sessions, a video games area charting 25 years of Transformers games, free workshops, dedicated childrens programming, video screenings and so much more to be announced!
For more details on the convention, to see a full list of all the guests and activities taking place over the weekend, or to book your tickets, visit the website at www.autoassembly.org.uk
We hope to see you all in August 2010.
The Auto Assembly 2010 Team
Web: www.autoassembly.org.uk
Youtube: www.youtube.com/autoassembly
Twitter: www.twitter.com/auto_assembly
Forum: http://autoassembly.proboards.com
Email: autoassembly@aol.com
Tel: +44 (0)7860 948296
Auto Assembly 2010 is sponsored by www.transformertoys.co.uk and www.transformersanimated.com whose generosity have made Derrick J Wyatt's appearance at the convention possible.
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Following on from the news we reported this morning Auto Assembly have sent out the following press release regarding single day passes
Auto Assembly 2010 Releases Single Day Passes
After countless requests from people wanting to register for Auto Assembly 2010, we have finally released our limited allocation of single day passes for Auto Assembly 2010! Following the success of Auto Assembly 2009 where we set a new European attendance record for a Transformers convention of 501, bookings have been coming in at an astonishing rate for 2010. By 14th March 2010 we were already up to 182 - up from 116 at the same point last year so we are on target to not only shatter this record again but we are quite possibly looking at the convention being a total sell-out!
We are now releasing a limited number of single day tickets for the Saturday and Sunday to enable those of you who can't join us for the full weekend to be able to experience Auto Assembly 2010. We are releasing just 75 tickets for each day and once these have been sold, there will be no more released!
Single day attendees will have the same access to the convention that full weekend attendees do - all the guest panels, dealers, workshops, autograph sessions, activities, and will still get the free goodie bags so you will be able to experience everything that Auto Assembly 2010 has to offer. The only things that you won't have access to is the Friday evening programme, the Saturday night party (which will have the performance by Next Of Kin, the script reading, our cosplay show and more) and there is a possibility that weekend attendees may gain early access to the convention each day.
Details of the programme, and what activities and panels will be taking place on each day can be found on the Auto Assembly website so you can choose what day is best for you. All of our guests are joining us for the full weekend and will be signing all weekend, but will only be on stage for a panel discussion ONCE so if you want to see all the Q&A sessions, then you need to attend for the full weekend!
Because of the venue size, we are restricted to a MAXIMUM of 550 people at the convention per day which can be made up of a combination of weekend and one-day attendees and once we hit that total we will be closing registrations so if you want to attend Europe's largest Transformers convention, hurry and get your tickets now!
We have frozen the prices on these from Auto Assembly 2009 and the one day tickets for either day cost for adults, for children, students or senior citizens and under 5's as always are free. However as they are limited, if you want to come along for just the day then you need to book NOW! Because of the rate that bookings are coming in, and the popularity of the one-day passes last year, we cannot guarantee that single day tickets will be available to purchase on the door.
Full weekend tickets are also on sale through the website for for adults and for children, students and senior citizens, with under 5s admitted free. Family tickets (2 adults and 2 children) are available for .
The convention is celebrating 10 years of Auto Assembly events and will be taking place between Friday 13th - Sunday 15th August 2010 at the The Holiday Inn Birmingham City Centre, Birmingham, England. There will be AT LEAST eleven guests including three guests of honour (Garry Chalk and Derrick J Wyatt are already confirmed), a massive Saturday evening programme with a party, live band, costume competition and more, toy and art displays, dealers, comic guests, free autograph sessions, a video games area, free workshops, dedicated childrens programming, video screenings and so much more to be announced!
For more details on the convention, to see a full list of all the guests and activities taking place over the weekend, or to book your tickets, visit the website at www.autoassembly.org.uk
We hope to see you all in August 2010.
The Auto Assembly 2010 Team
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The 2nd Auto Assembly YouTube update video is now online which you can view below.
The video also includes the announcement of another guest.
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A couple of months ago I was interviewed for an article for PC Plus regarding the Transformers and in particular how the online community has helped support the brand over the last 10 years. Ryan Yzquierdo, the owner of Seibertron.com, was also interviewed for the article which by Alec Meer which you can find here.
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When reading news stories on other websites please remember that today is the 1st April and so take any news with a pinch of salt for at least 48 hours. In the past many US sites have been fooled into re-publishing April Fools jokes due to timezone differences
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