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Talk:TakaraTomy

2006-08-06T23:34:16Z

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My second attempt. Hope that's okay thus far. <i>- Nevermore</i><div id="wikia-credits"><br /><br /><small>From [http://transformers.wikia.com Teletraan I: The Transformers Wiki], a [http://www.wikia.com Wikia] wiki.</small></div>

TakaraTomy

2006-08-06T23:32:42Z

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{{disambig2|the toy company|the Generation 1 manga character|Takara (G1)}}

'''TakaraTomy''' is the producer of Transformers in Japan.

Takara was originally founded by Yasuta Satoh in 1955. One of their first successes was securing the license for releasing Mattel's "Barbie" series on the Japanese market.

In 1970, Takara secured the license for releasing Hasbro's "G.I. Joe" line on the Japanese market. Dubbed "Combat Joe", the line would soon get a spin-off named "Henshin (Transforming) Cyborg", which in turn would later lead to the original "Microman" toyline which started in 1974.

The Microman line was relaunched as "New Microman" in 1981 and would lead to spin-offs such as "Diaclone" and "MicroChange". Hasbro would later acquire the license for releasing toys from both lines on the North American market. The result, dubbed "Transformers" by Hasbro, would turn out to be a huge success.

After a first test release of the US toys to a small test market in Japan apparently turned out to be successful, Takara decided to cancel Microman and Diaclone and henceforth started to release the "Transformers" in Japan as well.

Nobuyuki Okude, one of the original Diaclone designers who oversaw the production of the modified toys for Hasbro's "Transformers" line, would later rise to become Takara's Vice President and for a brief time even held the position of the company's president.

After a series of commercial failures, May 2005 saw the public announcement that Takara would merge with rival toymaker Tomy. As of April 2006, both companies ceased to exist and made way for the new company, TakaraTomy.

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Talk:Hasbro

2006-08-06T23:21:31Z

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My first attempt at a contribution. Added a few bits about the company's history, with the focus being on the parts relevant as far as a connection to the Transformers is concerned. - <i>Nevermore</i><div id="wikia-credits"><br /><br /><small>From [http://transformers.wikia.com Teletraan I: The Transformers Wiki], a [http://www.wikia.com Wikia] wiki.</small></div>

Hasbro

2006-08-06T23:15:18Z

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'''Hasbro''' is the owner of the Transformers brand in most markets beyond the Japanese, where it is owned by [[TakaraTomy]].

Hasbro was originally founded in 1923 as "Hassenfeld Brothers" by brothers Henry and Helal Hassenfeld from Rhode Island. The company originally sold textile remnants, but soon moved into manufacturing pencil boxes and school supplies.

In 1952, Hasbro first rose to fame with the release of a toy named "Mr. Potato Head", which is still very popular today.

In 1964, Hasbro had an even greater success with the original "G.I. Joe" toy designed by Don Levine, which caused Hassenfeld Bros. to grow to be one of the largest toy companies in the USA. In 1968, the company would change its name into "Hasbro Industries, Inc."

Through a series of importing licenses and spin-offs, G.I. Joe would ultimately lead to the "Microman" and "Diaclone" toylines by Japanese toymaker Takara, which in turn would lead to Hasbro's release of the original "Transformers" toyline in 1984.

In 1984, Hasbro would also buy out a competing toy company named Milton Bradley (MB), which whould result in the merged company briefly assuming the name "Hasbro Bradley, Inc." After the merger was completed, the company changed its name into simply "Hasbro, Inc." Milton Bradley's European facilities would also be used to manufacture the initial wave of Transformers toys to be released in Europe before the merger was completed.

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Hasbro

2006-08-06T23:14:51Z

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'''Hasbro''' is the owner of the Transformers brand in most markets beyond the Japanese, where it is owned by [[TakaraTomy]].

Hasbro was originally founded in 1923 as "Hassenfeld Brothers" by brothers Henry and Helal Hassenfeld from Rhode Island. The company originally sold textile remnants, but soon moved into manufacturing pencil boxes and school supplies.

In 1952, Hasbro first rose to fame with the release of a toy named "Mr. Potato Head", which is still very popular today.

In 1964, Hasbro had an even greater success with the original "G.I. Joe" toy designed by Don Levine, which caused Hassenfeld Bros. to grow to be one of the largest toy companies in the USA. In 1968, the company would change its name into "Hasbro Industries, Inc."

Through a series of importing licenses and spin-offs, G.I. Joe would ultimately lead to the "Microman" and "Diaclone" toylines by Japanese toymaker Takara, which in turn would lead to Hasbro's release of the original "Transformers" toyline in 1984.

In 1984, Hasbro would also buy out a competing toy company named Milton Bradley (MB), which whould result in the merged company briefly assuming the name "Hasbro Bradley, Inc." After the merger was completed, the company changed ints name into simply "Hasbro, Inc." Milton Bradley's European facilities would also be used to manufacture the initial wave of Transformers toys to be released in Europe before the merger was completed.

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Hasbro

2006-08-06T23:14:01Z

80.141.125.168:

'''Hasbro''' is the owner of the Transformers brand in most markets beyond the Japanese, where it is owned by [[TakaraTomy]].

Hasbro was originally founded in 1923 as "Hassenfeld Brothers" by brothers Henry and Helal Hassenfeld from Rhode Island. The company originally sold textile remnants, but soon moved into manufacturing pencil boxes and school supplies.

In 1952, Hasbro first rose to fame with the release of a toy named "Mr. Potato Head", which is still very popular today.

In 1964, Hasbro had an even greater success with the original "G.I. Joe" toy designed by Don Levine, which caused Hassenfeld Bros. to grow to be one of the largest toy companies in the USA. In 1968, the company would change its name into "Hasbro Industries, Inc."

Through a series of importing licenses and spin-offs, G.I. Joe would ultimately lead to the "Microman" and "Diaclone" toylines by Japanese toymaker Takara, which inturn would lead to Hasbro's release of the original "Transformers" toyline in 1984.

In 1984, Hasbro would also buy out a competing toy company named Milton Bradley (MB), which whould result in the merged company briefly assuming the name "Hasbro Bradley, Inc." After the merger was completed, the company changed ints name into simply "Hasbro, Inc." Milton Bradley's European facilities would also be used to manufacture the initial wave of Transformers toys to be released in Europe before the merger was completed.

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Transformers timeline

2006-08-06T23:02:24Z

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{{Template:Disambig2|real world events|
the 'Timelines' convention-exclusive toy and comic series|Timelines}}

''This is a timeline of Transformers-related events that occured in the "real" world, including release dates and other major occurences.

==1980s==
===1984===
* February - [[Hasbro Bradley]] unveils their new ''Transformers'' toyline at Toy Fair.
* March - [http://www.electric-escape.net/node/590 ''Marvel Age'' #17] announces the debut of the ''Transformers'' comic book.
* ''The Transformers'' launches in the US, in toy, comic and cartoon formats, forever ruining ''Transformers''.
:* April - [[The Transformers (comic issue)|Issue one of the Marvel comic]] is released.
::* May 22 - The [http://groups.google.com/group/net.comics/msg/1cdaf7df610e0376?dmode=source&hl=en first Usenet post about Transformers] is posted by Ted Nolan to net.comics.
:* Spring? - ''Transformers'' toys start filtering into stores across the United States.
:* September 17 - [[More Than Meets the Eye, Part 1]] premieres on U.S. television Saturday morning.
:* Setepmber 20 - The Marvel UK comic begins publication.
:* December - Transformers mania is in full swing, as the figures fly off store shelves, becoming the year's best seller for Hasbro.

===1985===

* Seasons 1 and 2 of the US cartoon air in Japan as ''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformer''.
* October 6 - The [http://groups.google.com/group/net.comics/msg/fce7a2ddb7e35a81?dmode=source&hl=en first Usenet post about the Transformers cartoon] is posted to net.comics by Bill Flanagan.

===1986===
* August 8 - ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'' is released in theatres in the United States. International releases follow, except for Japan and Germany.

===1987===

===1988===

===1989===
* August 9 - ''The Transformers: The Movie'' finally is released in Japan, where it is not actually called "Matrix Forever".

==1990s==
===1990===
*The last year of Generation 1 toys are released in North America, while the franchise continues in Japan and Europe.

===1991===
* (Cover date of July) - The Marvel Comic ends in the United States with [[End of the Road|issue 80]].

===1992===
*[[Operation Combination]] comes to an end, signalling the end of the original ''Transformers'' series in Japan.

===1993===
*''[[Generation 2]]'' attempts to revive the ''Transformers'' franchise in North America.
* The last year of Generation 1 toys are released in Europe.

===1994===
* July 16 - The first [[BotCon]] is held, in Fort Wayne, Indiana.
* ''Generation 2'' is released in Europe.

===1995===
* ''Generation 2'' begins in Japan, the first ''Transformers'' series there in years.
* ''Generation 2'' craps out in every market, including Japan.
* August 5-6 - [[BotCon 1995]] is held in Dayton, Ohio.

===1996===
* ''[[Beast Wars]]'' is launched. The fandom declares it will forever destroy ''Transformers'' and nobody will ever like it ever, certainly not ten years into the future.
* ''Beast Wars'' revives the franchise.
* ''Beast Wars'' is the best ''Transformers'' anything ever.
* July 12-14 - [[BotCon 1996]] is held in Rosemont, Illinois.

===1997===
* July 18-20 - [[BotCon 1997]] is held in Rochester, New York, by the newly-formed [[3H Enterprises]].

===1998===
* June 19-20 - [[BotCon 1998]] is held in Anaheim, California.

===1999===
* July 16-18 - At [[BotCon 1999]] in Saint Paul, Minnesota, the first episode of ''[[Beast Machines]]'', "[[The Reformatting]]" is previewed, to overwhelming fan enjoyment.

==2000s==
===2000===
* Everyone hates ''[[Beast Machines]]''.
* July 28-30 - [[BotCon 2000]] is held in Fort Wayne, Indiana.

===2001===
* Everyone loves [[Transformers 2000]], but they hate ''[[Robots in Disguise]]''.
* July 13-15 - [[BotCon 2001]] is held in Durham, North Carolina.

===2002===
* April 3 - [[Dreamwave Productions]] begins publishing Transformers comics with [[Prime Directive, Part 1|Transformers Generation 1 #1]]. There is much rejoicing.
* [[Aaron Archer]] does his best to kill ''Transformers'' through incredible sales; ''[[Armada]]'' kicks off the [[Unicron Trilogy]], the toys appear on store shelves in mid-July, the cartoon premieres in August.
* July 26-28 - [[BotCon 2002]] is held in Fort Wayne, Indiana.

===2003===
* July 25-27 - [[OTFCC 2003]] is held in Chicago, Illinois.

===2004===
* June 19-20 - Although no longer the official convention, [[BotCon 2004]] is held in Pasadena, California.
* July 30-August 1 - [[OTFCC 2004]] is held in Chicago, Illinois.

===2005===
* January 4 - [[Dreamwave Productions]] goes bankrupt. Many artists complain about being unpaid for their work and/or being stuck with FedEx fees. [[Pat Lee]] gives them the finger and drives off in his Porsche.
* May 19 - [[IDW Publishing]] acquires the ''Transformers'' comic book license.
* September 22-25 - [[BotCon 2005]] is held in Frisco Texas, for the first time by [[Fun Publications]]. It's the official convention again.
* October 19 - [[Infiltration]] #0, IDW's first ''Transformers'' comic, is released in comic book stores.

===2006===
* January 18 - ''[[Infiltration|Transformers Infiltration]]'' #1 is released in comic book stores.<div id="wikia-credits"><br /><br /><small>From [http://transformers.wikia.com Teletraan I: The Transformers Wiki], a [http://www.wikia.com Wikia] wiki.</small></div>