Paramount Pictures Japan have teamed up with Pepsi Nex (Pepsi Max) to run a promotion of Paramount Pictures themes Be@rbrick figures which includes a Transformers Movie Bumblebee.  You can see an image of all of the Be@rbrick's below.

Credit to Snakas for the report.

The August issue of Dengeki Hobby Magazine is out now in Japan, reports Snakas. This months issue introduced the Transformers Revenge (Transformers Revenge of the Fallen) line with similar images to Figure King though it includes more images of the EX-Collection.

Again the limited edition Tokyo Toy Show Optimus Prime Revenge Edition and Toys R Us Japan limited edition Barricade are shown.

MillionHero have updated their website with some new images of the Transformers Henkei Ghost of Starscream figure that will be an exclusive mail-away toy from the 2nd part of the Generations 2009 book that they are producing.  You can view the images here.

Credit to Snakas for the report

Snakas has posted some information on the June issue of Dengeki Hobby Magazine that is now out in Japan which I have summarised below.

The Transformers Revenge of the Fallen figures are shown with the first figures due for release on the 30th May.

The distribution campaign Micron figures are shown )they are also shown in this months Figure King magazine).  To qualify for the figures you need to spend 3,000 yen or more, though Snakas points out that the information is rather sketchy.

The Design Wave concept images are shown with no character names being given.

Alternity Megatron is listed by this magazine as having a release date at the end of June, though Figure King reports the release of the toy as closer to the middle of that month.  The Super-Convoy black version is mentioned but no images were shown.

Finally a new book is announced in the magazine, Transformers / Revenge Book.

Thanks to Snakas for reporting on his site that Mamegyorai.co.jp have updated their site with two new listings and images for the Alternity Megatron figures.  The listings can be viewed here and here with the images mirrored below.

Updated with images

Snakas has a nice roundup of the information from this months Figure King hobby magazine that was recently released in Japan.  Below you will find our translation of the information that Snakas has published.

First up was an article on the Chrono Label line.  The prototype of the figure was once again shown, showing the toy in both robot and watch mode. The price of the toy is listed as "undecided" but with a current release date of June.  Its reported that the figure will be made with Stainless steel parts and is described as a car-robot item manufactured by Shehorp.

There were packaged photographs of the Transformers Alternity GT-R Convoy (red version) as well as more images of the Fairlady Z Megatron prototype.

The Disney Label Transformers Mickey Mouse (coloured version) was once again shown as was Masterpiece Grimlock who was photographed wearing an apron and bow tie.

For Transformers Henkei fans, Ratchet was once again shown as having a feb 2009 release day, with the first image of the Japanese release of Inferno (for Figure King) being published.  There are comparison images between the Henkei and Transformers Classics Ratchet version shown in the issue.  Transformers Henkei Hot Shot, Dinobot and the Minicon set are all announced as having a March 2009 release, with the photographs showing the US versions rather than the Japanese re-colours.

The Transformers Encore: "Cassette Masterpiece War Volume 1" set is introduced in the Magazine.  Figure King list the set as containing Lazerbeak rather than Buzzsaw who was originally reported as being in the set.

Finally their is an article entitled "25 years of the Transformers"

Thanks to Toys-World.com-hk we can now bring you some scans of the pages.

Japanese online retailed Love Dream Happiness has updated a listing it has for Transformers Exile Convoy, the red recolour of the MP3 speaker convoy.

The store is selling Excile Convoy for 20,000 yen, which is around 105 GBP.

Thanks to Snakas for the spot

Snakas has published his round up of the latest issue of Dengeki Hobby Magazine which you can read here in Japanese. The issue contains pretty much the same contents as the latest issue of Figure King including Transformers Encore Metroplex, Suntory Limited coffee boss campaign, Transformers Henkei, Transformers Alternity and the Transformers Marvel Crossovers.

The Henkei article confirmed that Streak is slightly recoloured from the Western release, and that Galvatron and Ironhide will be released in November in Japan.

The Alternity GT-R figure is listed as going on sale in January 2009 for 4,725 yen which is the latest source saying that the figure has slipped from a November 2008 release, back to 2009. Once again, the profile and character name were not published.

Finally, more information and images were published on the Chara-Hobby 2008 exclusive Transformers Henkei Wildrider.

The 127th issue of Figure King magazine was released today in Japan and includes article on Transformers Encore Metroplex, the Suntory Limited coffee boss campaign figures, Transformers Henkei Prowl, Sunstreaker and Galvatron, the heavily delayed Binaltech Convoy, Alternity Convoy, Transformers Crossovers and an article on the TransformArt exhibitions.

The article on Encore Metroplex covers the history of the character including pictures from Scramble City and the G1 cartoon, as well as highlighting the mould difference on the tank turrent (Slammer). The article also confirms, once again, that the toy will be the chromed legged rubber wheeled version.

The Suntory Limited coffee boss campaign figures, which we first reported on the 18th August, are highly cartoon accurate non-transforming figures, think back to the SCF toys, and like those have chase figures, the chrome toys, of which the parts will be spread over a few cans.

Images are published in the issue of the Transformers Henkei Prowl and Sunstreaker figures. The images are of the Japanese versions and not the US figures. The toys are due out in October, and the magazine announces that Galvatron will be the next Transformers Henkei toy released after these toys, with a picture of his head being published.

This issue of Figure King states that the much delayed Binaltech Convoy figure will finally be released in Japan on the 2nd October 2008. Previously the figure had been reported as being released at the end of September via he TakaraTomy Generation One website.

The article on the Alternity GT-R figure publishes the prototype image which was recently seen on the internet. It also states that the automatic transformation system has been dubbed "Synchronized Tec" in a similar way to the "Automorph Technology" Hasbro use on the Transformers Movie toys. No information was published concerning the name of the character, the retail price or the release date.

Credit goes to Snakas for the original report.

Snakas has updated his blog with some information from this months issue of Dengeki Hobby Magazine.  Below is an english summary of Snakas post.

 The magazine contains images of Transformers Henkei Hot Rodimus as well as the western version of Classics Sunstreaker and Prowl.

Much like Figure King, an article was also published on Transformers Encore Thundercracker and Skywarp, including images of the previous releases of these figures.  Images of Enore Bumblebee and the Minibots are also shown.

Transformers Alternity is mentioned in the magazine but no information or preview image was published, unlike within Figure King.

Finally, The Marvel Cross overs, and Binaltech BT-18 and B-20 are also published, with the focus being on the new Bluestreak figure rather than Meister

Snakas has updated his blog with some information from the latest issue of the Japanese hobby magazine Figure King (フィギャア王) which is issue125.

The issue contain articles on the Japanese release of the Marvel Crossover series as sell as images Henkei Prowl and Sunstreaker, though it was the US versions that were used in the photographs.  The Japanese version of Classics Ramjet (Henkei Ramjet) and Classics Skyfire were also shown.  If that was not enough, the issue contains a the "Metroplex Story" which contained the history of the figure from a dialcone concept art, through the original G1 release and onto the Encore reissue.

An article was also published on the Transformers Alternity line with a silhouette of the Convoy figure being shown along with the words "Next Transformer Coming Soon".  The line is described by the author as a series that will succeed the concept of Binaltech.

Finally images are shown of the packaging of Encore Skywarp and Thundercracker which are released in June