Hasbro has updated the official Transformers website with another Animated press release. The release gives a US shelf date of June 22 for Animated’s Deluxe and Voyager assortments and the Battle Begins Optimus/Megatron 2-pack. The other Animated assortments, Supreme, Leader, Activators, Battle Blaster and Bumper Battlers, will be available beginning in August.
jdre_124
Argh too long for me!!
Shin Densetsu
The fact that Activators Bumblebee resembles the G1 version so much proportion wise impresses me a lot. So bought! Phew, deluxes/voyagers only on june 22 saves me a lot of money! I can take my time with this line now.
NGW
Really would rather have the figures out like…before June, but I digress.
Also, no leaders until August? Poo….
Johnator
Meh I don't really care for the animated toys at all. Good show but lousy looking for Transformers. Hope all of you who want them get them though.
Railguard
As of yet I have yet to see anything on the shelves where I live so whether or not anything new comes out I will probably have to hit ebay to get anything new. And no I don't really care for the animated stuff…sorry.
microclone
despite anihaters really playing down this line there are some interesting possibilities.
Imagine the kids really get into animated over the next few months and start really wanting the toys esp on the back of the movie line. fans are going to be almost rabid by august for 2 reasons 1)because they want the toys anyway 2)because as is typical with the somewhat addictive nature of collectors they will simply want something different and new over movie repaint ( we really have to have another 6 months of movie toys!! i didnt like them anyway) and as an extra the inevitable images of later waves which i hope are amazing will turn more to animated generally.
are we going to see these thing flying of the shelves like hot cakes?
Silent_Magnus
13-16 episodes is a good amount for a cartoon network series.
dmc2008
There will only be 13-16 episodes out by then, making a series cycle every three weeks.. I think building up anticipation for the show and for the toys is a very wise move. Don't think we'll be the only ones lining up that morning in June to get the first wave…
Hasbro is doing everything right with this series IMO.
MPollard
Easter is only a month from now, March 23. Three months, a quarter year, almost a school semester, before the earliest figures are out.
shibamura_prime
So does this mean all the initial cases will have "On shelf no earlier than June 22" stamped on them?
Let the customer service scandals commence!
Smokescreen
Well, looks like I'll be up at the crack of dawn at my local Walmart on June 22nd to spend more money. At least I'll have more time to save for the Leader figures.
Foster
That's the size of it. Toy sales are dead until Easter anyway. If I were Hasbro I'd be pushing Cartoon Network to move to weekday afternoon reruns of Animated this summer. It also makes sense to put the Deluxe and Voyager out before the Supreme and Leaders, considering they are the same characters. You'll sell the twerp Bulkhead, Prime and Megatron, then debut much bigger versions and hook your customers all over again.
MPollard
When do we get Prime with a trailer?
docbenspock
so wait earth mode megs is just releasing in leader size? thats not cool, i have small shelves man!
MPollard
So, the show premiers in December 2007 and goes regular in January 2008…and the toys don't even start coming out until June and many of them not until August?!?
airfox
So I guess I should schedule a trip to the U.S. for August ….
-airfox
Kaijumaster
darn shame Blitzwing isn't in Wave 1
Ktulu
Cool. It'll be hear before we know it. Hope I get some more income soon so I can save up for them
Ravenxl7
Good news about the release date, and about the Leaders being released in August. I've already got enough money saved up for what I plan to get from the first wave, so this'll give me some more time to save up for the Leaders.
jcard2005
Well, now we have date for the release. I do see many getting up early that morning and heading out to aquire these gems