The Super Festival 66 is currently taking place in Japan, and via Taghobby, where some exclusive Japanese Transformers have been shown off

First up are the Million Publishing exclusives, Shouki and GoShooter, who are mail in exclusives for Transformers Generations 2014 Volumes 1 and 2 respectively. They are homages to characters from Headmasters and Masterforce, the Japanese Generation 1 shows, and both feature Mini-Con / Targetmaster partners.

Next up are a couple of new images of the fourth set of Transformers Cloud releases. For the fourth releases in the Transformers Cloud line, Generations Roadbuster is getting a repaint as Energon Ironhide aka Super Link Roadbuster, while Generations Sky-Byte is sporting a Skywarp redeco as Hellwarp.

TakaraTomy have published the 3rd chapter in their Transformers Cloud story which you can find on their website. The story contains an illustration by Nagi Miyako.

The Tokyo Toy Show is on in Japan and TakaraTomy are showing off their 2014 releases including the Transformers: Lost Age figures, Transformers Cloud, Transformers Legends as well as the Masterpiece line.  PHotographs from the event are hitting the internet and so we have mirrored some which can be viewed by clicking on the headline.

The show highlights include Masterpieces Ultra Magnus and Evangelion Convoy as well as Transformers Cloud Rodimus and Shockwave.

Autobase Aichi have published details on the May 2014 issue of Hyper Hobby Magazine.  Below you will find a list of the main features of this months issue

1. Introduction of the Premier Edition Optimus Prime which shows the giant Optimus Prime illustration that is currently outside of the TakaraTomy headquarters.
2. Generations News. The "Mini-con Assualt Team" will be released in March along with Armada (Micron Legend) Starscream who is recoloured from the Western release.
3. MP-13B Sound Blaster is shown but with very little product details though some of the addtional parts such as the Megatron blaster and Energon cube have been recoloured. For example the energon cube is red rather than purple.
4. Transformers Cloud Brawn and Starscream are introduced within the current publication.
5. There is a report from the Winter Wonder Festival including a separate report on Mega Drive Megatron and Uni-Metal Optimus Prime.
6. Finally a short showcase on the new Transformers iPhone 5 case is also published.

Snakas has a summary of the latest issue of Figure Oh (Figure King)

◆ 1 page Transformers cloud-related products (Starscream / Brawn)

◆ Introduction of Masterpiece MP-13B Sound Blaster.  Included are images of Masterpiece Ratbat and some of the accessories due with the figure which include a red Megatron gun (strangely) and red energon cubes

◆ Introduction of the March releases of Transformers Generations Minicons Assault Team, Armada Starscream.

◆ Optimus Prime Premier Edition with comparisons to the standards toy

◆ iPhone 5/5s Transformers case

◆Winter WOnderfest coverage

◆ interview of Hasui AkiraSatoru Mr. TF developer of Takara Tommy Page 1.

The contents includes information on Transformers Masterpiece Wheeljack.  

* When transforming Wheeljack you do not need to remove the wings
* Negotiations with car manufactures are easier due to another Tomy toy range, similar to Matchbox
* Color of the car mode is closer to the actual vehicle.
* Thanks to sales of MP Prowl / Streak, Wheeljack's mold may not have to be reused in order to break even
* The first three MPs were meant to be super cars

Thanks to Snakas for pointing out he new information and images of the Transformers Cloud toys which were annouced yesterday,　Brawn and Starscream.

Releelease Informmation

1. Brawn - Release due 28th August, orders go online for 7 days in April for ¥ 5,940 direct fromom Takara-Tomy
2. Starscream - Release dduee late August, orders available from 4th April ¥ 5,940via e-Hobby Shop
   

Details

1. Brawn - based on  first edition Bulkhead from Transformers Prime with a new head sculpt.  The figures' colourrs are based on the original Generation One toy ratehr than the unreleased Asia Excluisve figure (from which the head is taken from.
2. Starscream - Baed on thehe Generations One beturinng Double Dealers head (previousllyy not  released in Japan).  The toy also comes with null rays which came with the Masterpiece MP3 Starscrem figure.

TakaraTomy have published a image of the next two Transformers Cloudo figures and they do not include the expected Rodimus toy. Instead the image has revealed the 2nd and 3rd release for Transformers Cloud to be Starscream, a remold from Generations Blitzwing, and Brawn a remold from the First Edition Transformers Prime Bulkhead figure.

Brawn will be released exclusively through the TakaraTomy Mall with Starscream being an e-Hobby exclusive

The Takara-Tomy Mall and eHobby websites have both been updated with the first official "in-packaging" images of the Transformers CloudOptimus Prime and Megatron figures.  The toys are, of course, exclusive to the  Takara-Tomy Mall and eHobby, respectively. Both packages feature the same character art that has been shown before as well as Takara's version of the 30th Anniversary symbol.

TakaraTomy have pubilshed the first chapter of their "Guardians of Time" story which is being published under the Transformers Cloud banner.  The story is accompanied by an image showing the characters which, if you look close, appears to show Rodimus (Hot Rod) using the Springer Thrilling 30 mold which suggests that a repaint is on the way from TakaraTomy.  You will also spot Blaster, Jazz, SWindle, Soundwave and Thundercracker

e-Hobby have updated their website with more information on their Transformers Cloud partnership with TakaraTomy Mall as they announce a new "Guardians of Time" fiction that will become the new banner underwhich the Generations figures are released.

The first two toys within the line will be redcos of previous figures, first up Transformers Cloud Optimus Prime is a recolour of the Classics / Henkei Optmius Prime wihlst Cloud Megatron is a recolour of the GDO Megatron figure in Generation One colours.

You can view a the preview comic image below.

The figure will be released with one (Optimus Prime) available from the TakaraTomy Mall (their online store) whilst the Megatron will be an e-Hobby exclusive.  Both figures retail at 5940yen with more information due later today.

eHobby have sent out an e-mail announcing a new partnership with TakaraTomy mall and the launch of a new Transformers project called "Transformers Cloud". More information will be available on the 15th of November so until then start speculating on what this could be.