Wataru Hoshinoumi - Revision history

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	:''Wataru Hoshinoumi is a [[human]] from the [[Henkei! Henkei! Transformers (Comic ~~Bun Bun~~)\|Comic ~~Bun Bun~~ ''Henkei! Henkei! Transformers'' manga portion]] of the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''		:''Wataru Hoshinoumi is a [[human]] from the [[Henkei! Henkei! Transformers (Comic BunBun)\|Comic BunBun ''Henkei! Henkei! Transformers'' manga portion]] of the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''
	[[File:Henkei chpt 02 - wataru.jpg\|upright=1.4\|thumb\|Can I interest you in my Super-special-awesome brand of card game themed hairspray?]]		[[File:Henkei chpt 02 - wataru.jpg\|upright=1.4\|thumb\|Can I interest you in my Super-special-awesome brand of card game themed hairspray?]]
	'''Wataru Hoshinoumi''' (星ノ海ワタル ''Hoshinoumi Wataru'') wins the "craziest hair ever" contest. He's able to eat his lunch in about a minute (without choking—yet), and doesn't bother to look both ways when running out into the street. (Cross-traffic? What cross-traffic?)		'''Wataru Hoshinoumi''' (星ノ海ワタル ''Hoshinoumi Wataru'') wins the "craziest hair ever" contest. He's able to eat his lunch in about a minute (without choking—yet), and doesn't bother to look both ways when running out into the street. (Cross-traffic? What cross-traffic?)
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	==Fiction==		==Fiction==
	===''Henkei! Henkei!'' ~~Bun Bun~~ manga===		===''Henkei! Henkei!'' BunBun manga===
	{{charstubfiction\|{{storylink\|Enter! The Transformers}} {{storylink\|The Emperor of Destruction Appears!}} {{storylink\|Kingdom of Giants}} {{storylink\|The Enemy from the Arctic}} {{storylink\|Wataru's Power}} {{storylink\|Optimus Prime's Secret}} {{storylink\|Time of Resurrection}} {{storylink\|Creation! The New Emperor of Destruction!!}} {{storylink\|The Threat of Galvatron}} {{storylink\|Revenge (Henkei)\|Revenge}} {{storylink\|A Nightmare, Once Again}} {{storylink\|To the Sea of Stars}}}}		{{charstubfiction\|{{storylink\|Enter! The Transformers}} {{storylink\|The Emperor of Destruction Appears!}} {{storylink\|Kingdom of Giants}} {{storylink\|The Enemy from the Arctic}} {{storylink\|Wataru's Power}} {{storylink\|Optimus Prime's Secret}} {{storylink\|Time of Resurrection}} {{storylink\|Creation! The New Emperor of Destruction!!}} {{storylink\|The Threat of Galvatron}} {{storylink\|Revenge (Henkei)\|Revenge}} {{storylink\|A Nightmare, Once Again}} {{storylink\|To the Sea of Stars}}}}
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	[[File:Henkei ad early Wataru & Bee.jpg\|thumb\|upright=1.66\|Let's Beybla- what? I'm in ''Transformers''? Oh.]]		[[File:Henkei ad early Wataru & Bee.jpg\|thumb\|upright=1.66\|Let's Beybla- what? I'm in ''Transformers''? Oh.]]
	*Wataru's last name, Hoshinoumi (星ノ海), literally translates to "sea of stars". With a name like that, the kid would almost ''have'' to grow up to be buddies with aliens.		*Wataru's last name, Hoshinoumi (星ノ海), literally translates to "sea of stars". With a name like that, the kid would almost ''have'' to grow up to be buddies with aliens.
	*On promoting the [[Henkei! Henkei! Transformers (Comic ~~Bun Bun~~)\|''Henkei! Henkei!'']] [[manga]], [[Naoto Tsushima]] had drawn up an unused early promo art featuring both Bumblebee and Wataru, the latter's hair being of only one color.<ref>{{citesocial\|quote=連載開始前のヘケヘケ予告用カット　ワタル君が全然違ってるｗ http://t.co/0X7VOmXfH0\|link=https://twitter.com/naototsushima/status/333301292229328897\|name=Naoto Tsushima\|site=Twitter\|year=2013\|month=05\|day=11\|(defunct=)}}</ref> Wataru's earlier design was used in an ad for the October [[2008]] issue of ''[[Comic ~~Bun Bun~~]]''.		*On promoting the [[Henkei! Henkei! Transformers (Comic BunBun)\|''Henkei! Henkei!'']] [[manga]], [[Naoto Tsushima]] had drawn up an unused early promo art featuring both Bumblebee and Wataru, the latter's hair being of only one color.<ref>{{citesocial\|quote=連載開始前のヘケヘケ予告用カット　ワタル君が全然違ってるｗ http://t.co/0X7VOmXfH0\|link=https://twitter.com/naototsushima/status/333301292229328897\|name=Naoto Tsushima\|site=Twitter\|year=2013\|month=05\|day=11\|(defunct=)}}</ref> Wataru's earlier design was used in an ad for the October [[2008]] issue of ''[[Comic BunBun]]''.
	*Although Wataru is a young boy, he uses the rough "''ore''" オレ (俺) when identifying himself. In contrast, [[Osamu Kihara]], a grown adult, uses the more boyish "''boku''" ボク (僕). "I" in Japanese can be pronounced in more than one way and the usage can sometimes identify the speaker's attitude and character - from the common "''watashi''" 私, to formal "''watakushi''", to the older "''ware''" (我) that various [[Decepticon]] leaders have used in the Japanese series/dubs (such as ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Victory (cartoon)\|Victory]]'' [[Deathsaurus (G1)\|Deathsaurus]] and ''[[Transformers Animated (cartoon)\|Animated]]'' [[Megatron (Animated)\|Megatron]]).		*Although Wataru is a young boy, he uses the rough "''ore''" オレ (俺) when identifying himself. In contrast, [[Osamu Kihara]], a grown adult, uses the more boyish "''boku''" ボク (僕). "I" in Japanese can be pronounced in more than one way and the usage can sometimes identify the speaker's attitude and character - from the common "''watashi''" 私, to formal "''watakushi''", to the older "''ware''" (我) that various [[Decepticon]] leaders have used in the Japanese series/dubs (such as ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Victory (cartoon)\|Victory]]'' [[Deathsaurus (G1)\|Deathsaurus]] and ''[[Transformers Animated (cartoon)\|Animated]]'' [[Megatron (Animated)\|Megatron]]).

Cyberlink420 at 14:02, 22 August 2023

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	[[File:Henkei ad early Wataru & Bee.jpg\|thumb\|upright=1.66\|Let's Beybla- what? I'm in ''Transformers''? Oh.]]		[[File:Henkei ad early Wataru & Bee.jpg\|thumb\|upright=1.66\|Let's Beybla- what? I'm in ''Transformers''? Oh.]]
	*Wataru's last name, Hoshinoumi (星ノ海), literally translates to "sea of stars". With a name like that, the kid would almost ''have'' to grow up to be buddies with aliens.		*Wataru's last name, Hoshinoumi (星ノ海), literally translates to "sea of stars". With a name like that, the kid would almost ''have'' to grow up to be buddies with aliens.
	*On promoting the [[Henkei! Henkei! Transformers (Comic Bun Bun)\|''Henkei! Henkei!'']] [[manga]], [[Naoto Tsushima]] had drawn up an unused early promo art featuring both Bumblebee and Wataru, the latter's hair being of only one color.<ref>[https://twitter.com/naototsushima/status/333301292229328897 Naoto Tsushima~~'s tweet featuring an earlier design of Wataru.]~~</ref> Wataru's earlier design was used in an ad for the October [[2008]] issue of ''[[Comic Bun Bun]]''.		*On promoting the [[Henkei! Henkei! Transformers (Comic Bun Bun)\|''Henkei! Henkei!'']] [[manga]], [[Naoto Tsushima]] had drawn up an unused early promo art featuring both Bumblebee and Wataru, the latter's hair being of only one color.<ref>{{citesocial\|quote=連載開始前のヘケヘケ予告用カット　ワタル君が全然違ってるｗ http://t.co/0X7VOmXfH0\|link=https://twitter.com/naototsushima/status/333301292229328897\|name=Naoto Tsushima\|site=Twitter\|year=2013\|month=05\|day=11\|(defunct=)}}</ref> Wataru's earlier design was used in an ad for the October [[2008]] issue of ''[[Comic Bun Bun]]''.
	*Although Wataru is a young boy, he uses the rough "''ore''" オレ (俺) when identifying himself. In contrast, [[Osamu Kihara]], a grown adult, uses the more boyish "''boku''" ボク (僕). "I" in Japanese can be pronounced in more than one way and the usage can sometimes identify the speaker's attitude and character - from the common "''watashi''" 私, to formal "''watakushi''", to the older "''ware''" (我) that various [[Decepticon]] leaders have used in the Japanese series/dubs (such as ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Victory (cartoon)\|Victory]]'' [[Deathsaurus (G1)\|Deathsaurus]] and ''[[Transformers Animated (cartoon)\|Animated]]'' [[Megatron (Animated)\|Megatron]]).		*Although Wataru is a young boy, he uses the rough "''ore''" オレ (俺) when identifying himself. In contrast, [[Osamu Kihara]], a grown adult, uses the more boyish "''boku''" ボク (僕). "I" in Japanese can be pronounced in more than one way and the usage can sometimes identify the speaker's attitude and character - from the common "''watashi''" 私, to formal "''watakushi''", to the older "''ware''" (我) that various [[Decepticon]] leaders have used in the Japanese series/dubs (such as ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Victory (cartoon)\|Victory]]'' [[Deathsaurus (G1)\|Deathsaurus]] and ''[[Transformers Animated (cartoon)\|Animated]]'' [[Megatron (Animated)\|Megatron]]).

Saix: /* Notes */clean up, replaced: Deathsaurus (Victory) → Deathsaurus (G1)

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Notes: clean up, replaced: Deathsaurus (Victory) → Deathsaurus (G1)

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	*Wataru's last name, Hoshinoumi (星ノ海), literally translates to "sea of stars". With a name like that, the kid would almost ''have'' to grow up to be buddies with aliens.		*Wataru's last name, Hoshinoumi (星ノ海), literally translates to "sea of stars". With a name like that, the kid would almost ''have'' to grow up to be buddies with aliens.
	*On promoting the [[Henkei! Henkei! Transformers (Comic Bun Bun)\|''Henkei! Henkei!'']] [[manga]], [[Naoto Tsushima]] had drawn up an unused early promo art featuring both Bumblebee and Wataru, the latter's hair being of only one color.<ref>[https://twitter.com/naototsushima/status/333301292229328897 Naoto Tsushima's tweet featuring an earlier design of Wataru.]</ref> Wataru's earlier design was used in an ad for the October [[2008]] issue of ''[[Comic Bun Bun]]''.		*On promoting the [[Henkei! Henkei! Transformers (Comic Bun Bun)\|''Henkei! Henkei!'']] [[manga]], [[Naoto Tsushima]] had drawn up an unused early promo art featuring both Bumblebee and Wataru, the latter's hair being of only one color.<ref>[https://twitter.com/naototsushima/status/333301292229328897 Naoto Tsushima's tweet featuring an earlier design of Wataru.]</ref> Wataru's earlier design was used in an ad for the October [[2008]] issue of ''[[Comic Bun Bun]]''.
	*Although Wataru is a young boy, he uses the rough "''ore''" オレ (俺) when identifying himself. In contrast, [[Osamu Kihara]], a grown adult, uses the more boyish "''boku''" ボク (僕). "I" in Japanese can be pronounced in more than one way and the usage can sometimes identify the speaker's attitude and character - from the common "''watashi''" 私, to formal "''watakushi''", to the older "''ware''" (我) that various [[Decepticon]] leaders have used in the Japanese series/dubs (such as ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Victory (cartoon)\|Victory]]'' [[Deathsaurus (~~Victory~~)\|Deathsaurus]] and ''[[Transformers Animated (cartoon)\|Animated]]'' [[Megatron (Animated)\|Megatron]]).		*Although Wataru is a young boy, he uses the rough "''ore''" オレ (俺) when identifying himself. In contrast, [[Osamu Kihara]], a grown adult, uses the more boyish "''boku''" ボク (僕). "I" in Japanese can be pronounced in more than one way and the usage can sometimes identify the speaker's attitude and character - from the common "''watashi''" 私, to formal "''watakushi''", to the older "''ware''" (我) that various [[Decepticon]] leaders have used in the Japanese series/dubs (such as ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Victory (cartoon)\|Victory]]'' [[Deathsaurus (G1)\|Deathsaurus]] and ''[[Transformers Animated (cartoon)\|Animated]]'' [[Megatron (Animated)\|Megatron]]).

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Cyberlink420 at 12:57, 17 July 2019

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	'''Wataru Hoshinoumi''' (星ノ海ワタル ''Hoshinoumi Wataru'') wins the "craziest hair ever" contest. He's able to eat his lunch in about a minute (without choking—yet), and doesn't bother to look both ways when running out into the street. (Cross-traffic? What cross-traffic?)		'''Wataru Hoshinoumi''' (星ノ海ワタル ''Hoshinoumi Wataru'') wins the "craziest hair ever" contest. He's able to eat his lunch in about a minute (without choking—yet), and doesn't bother to look both ways when running out into the street. (Cross-traffic? What cross-traffic?)

	A 5th-grader living in the [[Japan]]ese town of [[Hoshinochō]], Wataru is a very excitable kid, aspiring to become a famous person one day (famous in what, exactly, we don't know), and he carries his own "X-File" (really a small notebook). Given that his hometown is nicknamed "Japan's ~~{{w\|~~Roswell~~, New Mexico\|Roswell}}~~" due to it being the crash and cover-up site of a [[Energon Cube\|very large meteorite]] years ago, his [[Fox Mulder\|Mulder]]-like attitude regarding the conspiracy theories floating about Hoshinochō comes as no surprise.		A 5th-grader living in the [[Japan]]ese town of [[Hoshinochō]], Wataru is a very excitable kid, aspiring to become a famous person one day (famous in what, exactly, we don't know), and he carries his own "X-File" (really a small notebook). Given that his hometown is nicknamed "Japan's [[Roswell]]" due to it being the crash and cover-up site of a [[Energon Cube\|very large meteorite]] years ago, his [[Fox Mulder\|Mulder]]-like attitude regarding the conspiracy theories floating about Hoshinochō comes as no surprise.

	==Fiction==		==Fiction==

Cyberlink420 at 13:43, 10 September 2018

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	'''Wataru Hoshinoumi''' (星ノ海ワタル ''Hoshinoumi Wataru'') wins the "craziest hair ever" contest. He's able to eat his lunch in about a minute (without choking—yet), and doesn't bother to look both ways when running out into the street. (Cross-traffic? What cross-traffic?)		'''Wataru Hoshinoumi''' (星ノ海ワタル ''Hoshinoumi Wataru'') wins the "craziest hair ever" contest. He's able to eat his lunch in about a minute (without choking—yet), and doesn't bother to look both ways when running out into the street. (Cross-traffic? What cross-traffic?)

	A 5th-grader living in the [[Japan]]ese town of [[Hoshinochō]], Wataru is a very excitable kid, aspiring to become a famous person one day (famous in what, exactly, we don't know), and he carries his own "X-File" (really a small notebook). Given that his hometown is nicknamed "Japan's ~~[[Wikipedia:~~Roswell, New Mexico\|Roswell]]" due to it being the crash and cover-up site of a [[Energon Cube\|very large meteorite]] years ago, his [[Fox Mulder\|Mulder]]-like attitude regarding the conspiracy theories floating about Hoshinochō comes as no surprise.		A 5th-grader living in the [[Japan]]ese town of [[Hoshinochō]], Wataru is a very excitable kid, aspiring to become a famous person one day (famous in what, exactly, we don't know), and he carries his own "X-File" (really a small notebook). Given that his hometown is nicknamed "Japan's {{w\|Roswell, New Mexico\|Roswell}}" due to it being the crash and cover-up site of a [[Energon Cube\|very large meteorite]] years ago, his [[Fox Mulder\|Mulder]]-like attitude regarding the conspiracy theories floating about Hoshinochō comes as no surprise.

	==Fiction==		==Fiction==

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Ascendron at 19:48, 11 March 2016

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	==Fiction==		==Fiction==
	~~{{charstubfiction}}~~
	===''Henkei! Henkei!'' Bun Bun manga===		===''Henkei! Henkei!'' Bun Bun manga===
	{{storylink\|Enter! The Transformers}}		{{charstubfiction\|{{storylink\|Enter! The Transformers}} {{storylink\|The Emperor of Destruction Appears!}} {{storylink\|Kingdom of Giants}} {{storylink\|The Enemy from the Arctic}} {{storylink\|Wataru's Power}} {{storylink\|Optimus Prime's Secret}} {{storylink\|Time of Resurrection}} {{storylink\|Creation! The New Emperor of Destruction!!}} {{storylink\|The Threat of Galvatron}} {{storylink\|Revenge (Henkei)\|Revenge}} {{storylink\|A Nightmare, Once Again}} {{storylink\|To the Sea of Stars}}}}
	{{storylink\|The Emperor of Destruction Appears!}}
	{{storylink\|Kingdom of Giants}}
	{{storylink\|The Enemy from the Arctic}}
	{{storylink\|Wataru's Power}}
	{{storylink\|Optimus Prime's Secret}}
	{{storylink\|Time of Resurrection}}
	{{storylink\|Creation! The New Emperor of Destruction!!}}
	{{storylink\|The Threat of Galvatron}}
	{{storylink\|Revenge (Henkei)\|Revenge}}
	{{storylink\|A Nightmare, Once Again}}
	{{storylink\|To the Sea of Stars}}
	{{-}}		{{-}}
			===''Kre-O'' comic===
			{{charstubfiction\|{{storylink\|Kre-O Micro-Changers Combiners comic}}}}

	==Notes==		==Notes==

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2016-01-03T06:48:53Z

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Pikawil at 01:00, 29 May 2014

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	'''Wataru Hoshinoumi''' (星ノ海ワタル ''Hoshinoumi Wataru'') wins the "craziest hair ever" contest. He's able to eat his lunch in about a minute (without choking—yet), and doesn't bother to look both ways when running out into the street. (Cross-traffic? What cross-traffic?)		'''Wataru Hoshinoumi''' (星ノ海ワタル ''Hoshinoumi Wataru'') wins the "craziest hair ever" contest. He's able to eat his lunch in about a minute (without choking—yet), and doesn't bother to look both ways when running out into the street. (Cross-traffic? What cross-traffic?)

	A 5th-grader living in the [[Japan]]ese town of [[Hoshinochō]], Wataru is a very excitable kid, aspiring to become a famous person one day (famous in what, exactly, we don't know), and he carries his own "X-File" (really a small notebook). Given that his hometown is nicknamed "Japan's [[Wikipedia:Roswell, New Mexico\|Roswell]]" due to it being the crash and cover-up site of a [[Energon Cube\|very large meteorite]] years ago, his [[~~Wikipedia:~~Fox Mulder\|Mulder]]-like attitude regarding the conspiracy theories floating about Hoshinochō comes as no surprise.		A 5th-grader living in the [[Japan]]ese town of [[Hoshinochō]], Wataru is a very excitable kid, aspiring to become a famous person one day (famous in what, exactly, we don't know), and he carries his own "X-File" (really a small notebook). Given that his hometown is nicknamed "Japan's [[Wikipedia:Roswell, New Mexico\|Roswell]]" due to it being the crash and cover-up site of a [[Energon Cube\|very large meteorite]] years ago, his [[Fox Mulder\|Mulder]]-like attitude regarding the conspiracy theories floating about Hoshinochō comes as no surprise.

	==Fiction==		==Fiction==

SanityOrMadness at 23:41, 18 February 2014

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	:''Wataru Hoshinoumi is a [[human]] from the [[~~Generation 1~~ (~~franchise~~)\|~~Generation 1~~]] [[continuity family]].''		:''Wataru Hoshinoumi is a [[human]] from the [[Henkei! Henkei! Transformers (Comic Bun Bun)\|Comic Bun Bun ''Henkei! Henkei! Transformers'' manga portion]] of the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''
	[[File:Henkei chpt 02 - wataru.jpg\|~~250px~~\|thumb\|Can I interest you in my Super-special-awesome brand of card game themed hairspray?]]		[[File:Henkei chpt 02 - wataru.jpg\|upright=1.4\|thumb\|Can I interest you in my Super-special-awesome brand of card game themed hairspray?]]
	'''Wataru Hoshinoumi''' (星ノ海ワタル ''Hoshinoumi Wataru'') wins the "craziest hair ever" contest. He's able to eat his lunch in about a minute (without choking—yet), and doesn't bother to look both ways when running out into the street. (Cross-traffic? What cross-traffic?)		'''Wataru Hoshinoumi''' (星ノ海ワタル ''Hoshinoumi Wataru'') wins the "craziest hair ever" contest. He's able to eat his lunch in about a minute (without choking—yet), and doesn't bother to look both ways when running out into the street. (Cross-traffic? What cross-traffic?)

	A 5th-grader living in the [[Japan~~\|Japanese~~]] town of [[Hoshinochō]], Wataru is a very excitable kid, aspiring to become a famous person one day (famous in what, exactly, we don't know), and he carries his own "X-File" (really a small notebook). Given that his hometown is nicknamed "Japan's [[Wikipedia:Roswell, New Mexico\|Roswell]]" due to it being the crash and cover-up site of a [[Energon Cube\|very large meteorite]] years ago, his [[Wikipedia:Fox Mulder\|Mulder]]-like attitude regarding the conspiracy theories floating about Hoshinochō comes as no surprise.		A 5th-grader living in the [[Japan]]ese town of [[Hoshinochō]], Wataru is a very excitable kid, aspiring to become a famous person one day (famous in what, exactly, we don't know), and he carries his own "X-File" (really a small notebook). Given that his hometown is nicknamed "Japan's [[Wikipedia:Roswell, New Mexico\|Roswell]]" due to it being the crash and cover-up site of a [[Energon Cube\|very large meteorite]] years ago, his [[Wikipedia:Fox Mulder\|Mulder]]-like attitude regarding the conspiracy theories floating about Hoshinochō comes as no surprise.

	==Fiction==		==Fiction==
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	==Notes==		==Notes==
	[[File:Henkei ad early Wataru & Bee.jpg\|thumb\|~~300px~~\|Let's Beybla- what? I'm in ''Transformers''? Oh.]]		[[File:Henkei ad early Wataru & Bee.jpg\|thumb\|upright=1.66\|Let's Beybla- what? I'm in ''Transformers''? Oh.]]
	*Wataru's last name, Hoshinoumi (星ノ海), literally translates to "sea of stars". With a name like that, the kid would almost ''have'' to grow up to be buddies with aliens.		*Wataru's last name, Hoshinoumi (星ノ海), literally translates to "sea of stars". With a name like that, the kid would almost ''have'' to grow up to be buddies with aliens.
	*On promoting the [[Henkei! Henkei! Transformers (Comic Bun Bun)\|''Henkei! Henkei!'']] [[manga]], [[Naoto Tsushima]] had drawn up an unused early promo art featuring both Bumblebee and Wataru, the latter's hair being of only one color. <ref>[https://twitter.com/naototsushima/status/333301292229328897 Naoto Tsushima's tweet featuring an earlier design of Wataru.]</ref> Wataru's earlier design was used in an ad for the October [[2008]] issue of ''[[Comic Bun Bun]]''.		*On promoting the [[Henkei! Henkei! Transformers (Comic Bun Bun)\|''Henkei! Henkei!'']] [[manga]], [[Naoto Tsushima]] had drawn up an unused early promo art featuring both Bumblebee and Wataru, the latter's hair being of only one color.<ref>[https://twitter.com/naototsushima/status/333301292229328897 Naoto Tsushima's tweet featuring an earlier design of Wataru.]</ref> Wataru's earlier design was used in an ad for the October [[2008]] issue of ''[[Comic Bun Bun]]''.
	*Although Wataru is a young boy, he uses the rough "''ore''" オレ (俺) when identifying himself. In contrast, [[Osamu Kihara]], a grown adult, uses the more boyish "''boku''" ボク (僕). "I" in Japanese can be pronounced in more than one way and the usage can sometimes identify the speaker's attitude and character - from the common "''watashi''" 私, to formal "''watakushi''", to the older "''ware''" (我) that various [[Decepticon]] leaders have used in the Japanese series/dubs (such as ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Victory (cartoon)\|Victory]]'' [[Deathsaurus (Victory)\|Deathsaurus]] and ''[[Transformers Animated (cartoon)\|Animated]]'' [[Megatron (Animated)\|Megatron]]).		*Although Wataru is a young boy, he uses the rough "''ore''" オレ (俺) when identifying himself. In contrast, [[Osamu Kihara]], a grown adult, uses the more boyish "''boku''" ボク (僕). "I" in Japanese can be pronounced in more than one way and the usage can sometimes identify the speaker's attitude and character - from the common "''watashi''" 私, to formal "''watakushi''", to the older "''ware''" (我) that various [[Decepticon]] leaders have used in the Japanese series/dubs (such as ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Victory (cartoon)\|Victory]]'' [[Deathsaurus (Victory)\|Deathsaurus]] and ''[[Transformers Animated (cartoon)\|Animated]]'' [[Megatron (Animated)\|Megatron]]).

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