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'''e-HOBBY''' is a [[TakaraTomy]]-affiliated online store owned by Part One Co., Ltd. Even though the e-HOBBY Shop sells all sorts of toys manufactured by Takara and other Japanese companies, it's best known for offering [[exclusive]] [[redeco]]s of ''Transformers'' toys.
'''e-HOBBY''' is a [[TakaraTomy]]-affiliated online store owned by Part One Co., Ltd. Even though the e-HOBBY Shop sells all sorts of toys manufactured by Takara and other Japanese companies, it's best known for offering [[exclusive]] [[redeco]]s of ''Transformers'' toys.


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==History==
==History==
Part One Co., Ltd. was officially founded in Shinjuku, a district of Tokyo, on [[April 25]], 1977, originally set up as a project design production company. By December of 1979, the company was already expanding, now also including a professional photo studio. Part One has been providing various kinds of services to Takara ever since the days of the ''[[Diaclone]]'' line, among them products planning, packaging design, character design and promotional planning. Among other things, Part One is responsible for designing the packaging for the ''[[Transformers: Alternators|Binaltech]]'' toyline. Today, Part One's official company description is "Digital Design Office".
[[File:G1toy black megatron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.3]]
Part One Co., Ltd. was officially founded in Shinjuku, a district of Tokyo, on [[April 25]], 1977, originally set up as a project design production company. By December 1979, the company was already expanding, now also including a professional photo studio. Part One has been providing various kinds of services to Takara ever since the days of the ''[[Diaclone]]'' line, among them products planning, packaging design, character design and promotional planning. Among other things, Part One is responsible for designing the packaging for the ''[[Transformers: Alternators|Binaltech]]'' toyline. Today, Part One's official company description is "Digital Design Office".


The e-HOBBY Shop was officially launched in March of 2000. In August of the same year, a delivery center was set up in the city of Sango, which was later moved to Yashio in November 2002. Even though the address [http://www.e-hobby.co.jp/ e-HOBBY.co.jp] was used from the get-go, the site was temporarily also available under the (now defunct) URL <nowiki>http://e-hobby.sputniknext.com/</nowiki>, but eventually permanently moved to its current location in May 2003.
The e-HOBBY Shop was officially launched in March 2000. In August of the same year, a delivery center was set up in the city of Sango, which was later moved to Yashio in November 2002. Even though the address [http://www.e-hobby.co.jp/ e-HOBBY.co.jp] was used from the get-go, the site was temporarily also available under the (now defunct) URL <nowiki>http://e-hobby.sputniknext.com/</nowiki>, but eventually permanently moved to its current location in May 2003.


In March 2001, Takara would release the first exclusive toy through the e-HOBBY Shop, a black redeco of the original [[Megatron (G1)/toys|Megatron]] toy that was reissued by Takara at the same time. "Black" Megatron had originally been offered for pre-order at [[BotCon]] Japan 2000, since the e-HOBBY Shop hadn't been widely established yet by that time.
In March 2001, Takara would release the first exclusive toy through the e-HOBBY Shop, a black redeco of the original [[Megatron (G1)/toys|Megatron]] toy that was reissued by Takara at the same time. "Black" Megatron had originally been offered for pre-order at [[BotCon]] Japan 2000, since the e-HOBBY Shop hadn't been widely established yet by that time.


Since then, the range of exclusive product got bigger. Reissues of the original [[The Transformers (toyline)|Generation 1]] [[Ironhide (G1)/toys|Ironhide]] and [[Ratchet (G1)/toys|Ratchet]] toys that were part of Takara's store/convention exclusive "[[Collector's Edition]]" series came in 2001, followed by more same-character redecoes in new colors. With the launch of Takara's "[[The Transformers Collection]]" line of "bookbox" reissues, e-HOBBY would start to regularly offer an exclusive redeco of almost every toy released as part of the line. Many of those redecos were based on old ''[[Diaclone]]'' or ''[[Micro Change]]'' variants of the toys in question, but were given new names and identities, with extensive bio profiles for the characters written by [[Hirofumi Ichikawa]]. In cases where no ''Diaclone'' or ''Microchange'' variant of the toy existed, e-HOBBY would take obscure "extra" characters or weird errors from the cartoon series as inspirations for a redeco, or even come up with an entirely new deco.
Since then, the range of exclusive product got bigger. Reissues of the original [[The Transformers (toyline)|Generation 1]] [[Ironhide (G1)/toys|Ironhide]] and [[Ratchet (G1)/toys|Ratchet]] toys that were part of Takara's store/convention exclusive ''[[The Transformers: Collector's Edition]]'' series came in 2001, followed by more same-character redecoes in new colors. With the launch of Takara's ''[[The Transformers Collection]]'' line of "bookbox" reissues, e-HOBBY would start to regularly offer an exclusive redeco of almost every toy released as part of the line. Many of those redecos were based on old ''[[Diaclone]]'' or ''[[Micro Change]]'' variants of the toys in question, but were given new names and identities, with extensive bio profiles for the characters written by [[Hirofumi Ichikawa]]. In cases where no ''Diaclone'' or ''Micro Change'' variant of the toy existed, e-HOBBY would take obscure "extra" characters or weird errors from the cartoon series as inspirations for a redeco, or even come up with an entirely new deco.


In addition, e-HOBBY would also continue to release exclusive redecos of non-TFC reissues and even of toys that were not reissues at all, including product from ''[[Robotmasters (franchise)|Robotmasters]]'', the "[[Hybrid Style]]" line, ''[[Transformers: Kiss Players (toyline)|Kiss Players]]'' and ''Binaltech''.
[[File:Universe2003toy-Primal.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.5]]
 
In addition, e-HOBBY would also continue to release exclusive redecos of non-TFC reissues and even of toys that were not reissues at all, including product from ''[[Robotmasters (franchise)|Robotmasters]]'', ''[[Hybrid Style]]'', ''[[Transformers: Kiss Players (toyline)|Kiss Players]]'', ''[[Transformers: Alternators#Binaltech|Binaltech]]'', and even ''[[The Transformers: Masterpiece|Masterpiece]]''. These releases even sporadically included entirely original fiction in [[Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Generation 1 continuity]], usually penned by long time TakaraTomy contributor [[Hidetsugu Yoshioka]].


Furthermore, e-HOBBY also offered exclusive "[[USA Edition]]" versions of toys that were originally released by [[Hasbro]], complete with the Hasbro packaging. In all these instances, the only difference to the Hasbro versions of those toys was an additional e-HOBBY sticker on the packaging. Toys from ''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 toyline)|Universe]]'', Hasbro's [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys|20th Anniversary Optimus Prime]] version of Takara's Masterpiece Convoy and [[Transformers: Cybertron (toyline)|''Cybertron'' toys]] not part of the ''Galaxy Force'' series were all made available this way.
Furthermore, e-HOBBY also offered exclusive "[[USA Edition]]" versions of toys that were originally released by [[Hasbro]], complete with the Hasbro packaging. In all these instances, the only difference to the Hasbro versions of those toys was an additional e-HOBBY sticker on the packaging. Toys from ''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 toyline)|Universe]]'', Hasbro's [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys|20th Anniversary Optimus Prime]] version of Takara's Masterpiece Convoy and [[Transformers: Cybertron (toyline)|''Cybertron'' toys]] not part of the ''Galaxy Force'' series were all made available this way.
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Beginning in 2007, e-HOBBY also started offering limited quantities of toys that would originally be exclusively available at Japanese conventions, starting with the Wonder Festival 2007 Winter exclusive exclusive ''Binaltech'' [[Nemesis Prime (G1)#Alternators|Black Convoy]]. However, in all instances only Japanese residents were allowed to purchase the toys, unlike the other exclusives which could usually be ordered by foreigners as well.
Beginning in 2007, e-HOBBY also started offering limited quantities of toys that would originally be exclusively available at Japanese conventions, starting with the Wonder Festival 2007 Winter exclusive exclusive ''Binaltech'' [[Nemesis Prime (G1)#Alternators|Black Convoy]]. However, in all instances only Japanese residents were allowed to purchase the toys, unlike the other exclusives which could usually be ordered by foreigners as well.


In December of 2007, e-HOBBY announced that they had stopped accepting orders from international private customers altogether as of September of the same year.<ref name="internat">[http://www.allspark.com/content/view/2207/20/ e-HOBBY stop international orders The Allspark]</ref><ref name="internat2">[http://www.transformertoys.co.uk/content.php?/transformers-news/story/5655/TakaraTomy+Website+Updates+and+e-HOBBY+stop+international+orders.html e-HOBBY stop international orders Transformers @ The Moon]</ref> As a consequence, only Japanese residents are able to order toys directly from e-HOBBY now, whereas international fans have to resort to third-party sellers.
In December 2007, e-HOBBY announced that they had stopped accepting orders from international private customers altogether as of September of the same year.<ref name="internat">[http://www.allspark.com/content/view/2207/20/ e-HOBBY stop international orders The Allspark]</ref><ref name="internat2">[http://www.transformertoys.co.uk/content.php?/transformers-news/story/5655/TakaraTomy+Website+Updates+and+e-HOBBY+stop+international+orders.html e-HOBBY stop international orders Transformers @ The Moon]</ref> As a consequence, only Japanese residents are able to order toys directly from e-HOBBY now, whereas international fans have to resort to third-party sellers.


In addition to Takara toys, e-HOBBY also offers toys from other Japanese manufacturers such as Tomy (who are now merged with Takara into TakaraTomy) or Bandai. This included the [[Star Wars (franchise)|''Star Wars Transformers'' toys]], who were distributed through Tomy Direct in Japan in a similar fashion as Takara's "[[USA Edition]]s".
In addition to Takara toys, e-HOBBY also offers toys from other Japanese manufacturers such as Tomy (who are now merged with Takara into TakaraTomy) or Bandai. This included the [[Star Wars (franchise)|''Star Wars Transformers'' toys]], who were distributed through Tomy Direct in Japan in a similar fashion as Takara's "[[USA Edition]]s".


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[[File:Spin Off Squad.jpg|thumb|upright=1.5]]
 
e-HOBBY's next big project came in 2014 when they partnered with TakaraTomy's other ''Transformers'' exclusive distributor, the in-house [[TakaraTomy Mall]], to produce a small franchise for the 30th anniversary of the brand, titled ''[[Transformers Cloud]]''. The line was made up of eight toys, with the four Autobots going to TakaraTomy Mall and the four Decepticons going to e-HOBBY, while the fiction, masterminded by [[Makoto Wakabayashi]], was made up of a series of pack-in comics as well as an elaborate narrative blog hosted on the websites of both shops. The content of this blog was where things got really ambitious, casting the toys as a tribe of dimension hoppers from a new continuity entirely in a cross-universe battle that doubled as a greatest hits reel of the history of the brand.
 
''Cloud'' proved something of a finale to e-HOBBY's ''Transformers'' tenure, as the following year e-HOBBY's exclusive output began being explicitly folded into the branding of TakaraTomy's retail lines in a move not dissimilar to what was happening with [[Hasbro]] and [[Fun Publications]]' output around the same time as the two companies began moving to centralize their releases. The only real continuity between these releases was a series of pack-in comics, all united under the imprint "''[[Spin Off]]''." These comics are primarily notable for the team of [[Shin Sasaki]] and [[Kazumasa Yasukuni]] kicking off e-HOBBY's second all-original setting after ''Cloud'' in a storyline that later authors dubbed the "[[Precursor World continuity|Precursor World]]."
 
''Spin Off'' and indeed e-HOBBY's exclusives as a whole went dormant in 2017, when TakaraTomy and Hasbro's efforts at brand unification expanded, leading them to bring both of their exclusive outputs in-house in the global branding "''[[Generations Selects (franchise)|Generations Selects]]''". Now it bears noting that while e-HOBBY's ''Transformers'' exclusives ran dry, their overall relationship with TakaraTomy continued to thrive, continuing to offer TakaraTomy products and even producing exclusives for other toylines such as TakaraTomy's 2016 ''[[Diaclone]]'' reboot.
 
e-HOBBY quietly returned to the ''Transformers'' brand in 2022 with a small line of exclusive merchandise, including [[bio|bio cards]] for several Generation 1 characters never before seen in Japanese markets, as well as a few original to the earlier ''Spin Off'' stories.
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==e-HOBBY exclusive fiction==
From [[2002]] through [[2017]], e-HOBBY were the primary purveyor of ''[[Transformers Timelines (fiction)|Timelines]]''-style esoteric licensed pack-in fiction in Japan. In addition to a litany of new-character [[bio]]s, these include:
 
{{stub|fiction overviews}}
===''The Transformers''===
{{main|The Transformers (franchise)}}
 
[[File:Ehobby transformers wallpaper by msipher.jpg|thumb|center|upright=5|Crisis on Infinite [[redeco|Redecoes!]]]]
 
e-HOBBY exclusive comics for a wide variety of lines was distributed with no identifiers save for the original ''The Transformers'' logo from [[2007]] to [[2013]].
 
====Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity====
{{main|Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity}}
As with most collector-oriented product in TakaraTomy markets, the bulk of e-HOBBY's fiction is set in the behemoth [[Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity]] that circumscribes nearly all Generation 1 and ''Beast Wars''-flavored product produced in Japan.
 
=====''Hybrid Style''=====
*"[[Hybrid Style Convoy Black Version]]"
 
=====''Collector's Edition''=====
{{collist|3|
*"[[64 Cybertron Urban Defense Robot GADEP]]"
*"[[Destron Leader Megatron Black Ver.]]"
*"[[Destron Aerospace Warrior Sunstorm]]"
}}
 
=====''Masterpiece''=====
{{collist|3|
*"[[MP-1B Cybertron Commander / Convoy Black Ver.]]"
*"[[MP-3G Destron Air Commander / Starscream Ghost Ver.]]"
*"[[Destron Doppelgänger Black Rodimus Convoy]]"
}}
 
=====''United''=====
*''[[Macrocosmic Seekers]]''
 
=====''Generations''=====
*"[[Badlands (issue)|Badlands]]"
 
====''Alternity''====
{{main|Transformers: Alternity}}
*"[[Nissan GT-R / Ultra Magnus (Brilliant Pearl White)]]"
 
====''Shattered Glass''====
{{main|Transformers: Shattered Glass (fiction)}}
*"[[Solar Requiem]]"
 
===''Cloud''===
[[File:Transformers Cloud GOT ep 23.jpg|right|thumb|upright=2|Infinite Redeco Crisis? Infinite Redecrisis. Infinideco Crisis??]]
{{main|Transformers Cloud}}
 
====Prose====
*The ''[[Transformers Cloud#Prose|Spacetime World: Guardians of Time]]'' text stories, hosted on the e-HOBBY website
 
====Comics====
{{collist|3|
*[[TFC-D01]]
*[[TFC-D02]]
*[[TFC-D03]]
*[[TFC-D04]]
*[[Transformers Cloud Compilation Comic]]
}}
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===''Spin Off'' imprint===
[[File:Cybertron Magna Convoy Bludgeon.jpg|thumb|upright=1.6|We didn't think this bit through. The third one.]]
{{main|Spin Off}}
*The [[Spin Off#Social Media|Profile+]] feature on the e-HOBBY Twitter account
 
====Comics====
{{collist|3|
*"[[Decepticon Dark Commander Grand Scourge]]"
*"[[Decepticon Jaeger Deadlock]]"
*[[Cybertron Convobat prequel comic]]
*"[[Cybertron Convobat]]"
*[[Cybertron Magna Convoy prequel comic]]
*"[[Cybertron Magna Convoy]]"
}}
 
===Legends EX===
{{main|Transformers Legends (comic)}}
{{collist|3|
*[[LG-EX Deadlock|Deadlock]]
*[[LG-EX Convobat|Convobat]]
*[[LG-EX Magna Convoy|Magna Convoy]]
}}
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==e-HOBBY exclusive toys==
==e-HOBBY exclusive toys==
===Reissues===
===''[[The Transformers: Collector's Edition|Collector's Edition]]''===
* [[Ironhide (G1)/toys|Ironhide]] and [[Ratchet (G1)/toys|Ratchet]] (sold as a set, but packaged separately)
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
* "New Year Special" [[Sideswipe (G1)|Lambor]] and [[Red Alert (G1)|Alert]] (sold as a set, but packaged separately)
|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''2001'''</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Ironhide (G1)/toys#Collector's Edition|Ironhide]] / [[Ratchet (G1)/toys#Collector's Edition|Ratchet]]<ref name = "CEset">Sold as a set, but packaged separately</ref>}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Starscream (G1)/toys#Collector's Edition|Starscream Black Version / Starscream Ghost Version]]<ref name = "CEset"/>}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''2002'''</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|"New Year Special" [[Sideswipe (G1)/toys#Collector's Edition|Lambor]] / [[Red Alert (G1)/toys#Collector's Edition|Alert]]<ref name = "CEset"/>}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Jazz (G1)/toys#Collector's Edition|Meister (Gold Ver.)]] / [[Bluestreak (G1)/toys#Collector's Edition|Streak (Anime Color Ver.)]]<ref name = "CEset"/>}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Road Rage (G1)#Exclusive|Road Rage]] / [[Crosscut (G1)#Exclusive|Crosscut]]<ref name = "CEset"/>}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Bluestreak (G1)/toys#Chrome|Streak (Silver Mekki Ver.)]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Megaplex#Exclusive|Megaplex]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''2003'''</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Clampdown (G1)#Toys|Clampdown]] / [[Deep Cover#Toys|Deep Cover]]<ref name = "CEset"/>}}
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Hauler#Toys|Roadhauler]] / [[Sunstorm (G1)#Toys|Sunstorm]]<ref name = "CEset"/>}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''2004'''</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Astrotrain (G1)/toys#Collector's Edition|Astrotrain (Proto Color Ver.)]]}}
{{Bp-a1d1|[[GoBot|G1 GoBots]]<br>([[Bug Bite (GoBots)#Toys|Bug Bite]], [[Bad Boy#Toys|Bad Boy]], [[Treds#Toys|Treds]], [[Small Foot#Toys|Small Foot]], [[Path Finder#Toys|Path Finder]], and [[Road Ranger#Toys|Road Ranger]])}}
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Detritus (G1)#Toys|Detritus]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Insecticon clone|Insectron Clone Army]]<br>([[Zaptrap#Toys|Zaptrap]], [[Salvo (G1)#Toys|Salvo]], and [[Shothole#Toys|Shothole]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:G1toy-SunstormeHobby.jpg|upright=1|thumb|''Collector's Edition'' Sunstorm]][[File:G1-toy GADEP.jpg|upright=1|thumb|''Collector's Edition'' GADEP]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''2005'''</u>
{{Bp-d1|[[Overcharge (G1)#Toys|Overcharge]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Cobalt Sentry|Cobalt Sentries]]<br>([[Howlback (G1)#Toys|Howlback]] & [[Garboil (G1)#Toys|Garboil]])}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Magnificus (G1)#Toys|Magnificus]] & [[Ga'mede#Toys|Ga'mede]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Collector's Edition|Orion Pax]]<br>(w/ [[Dion (G1)#Toys|Dion]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''2006'''</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Blaster (G1)/toys#Collector's Edition|Twincast]] / [[Flip Sides (G1)#Toys|Flip Sides]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''2008'''</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Guardian robot#Toys|GADEP]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''2009'''</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (G1)/toys#Collector's Edition|Megatron Black Version]]<ref name = "reissue">Second run</ref>}}
<ul class="iconlist">
</ul>
|}
{{-}}


===''[[USA Edition]]''===
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 toyline)|Universe]]'''''</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Primal (BW)/toys#Universe (2003)|Optimus Primal]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Razorclaw (Universe)#Toys|Razorclaw]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Silverbolt (Fuzor)#Universe (2003)|Silverbolt]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Snarl (BM)#Universe (2003)|Snarl]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Reptilion#Toys|Reptilion]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Tankor (BM)#Universe (2003)|Tankor]] & [[Obsidian (BM)#Universe (2003)|Obsidian]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|<br>
{{Bp-d1|[[Blackarachnia (BW)#Universe (2003)|Blackarachnia]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Striker#Universe (2003)|Dinobot Striker]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Depth Charge (BW)#Universe (2003)|Depthcharge]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Ratchet (Universe)#Toys|Autobot Ratchet]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Inferno (BW)#Universe (2003)|Inferno]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|<br>
{{Bp-a1|[[Triceradon (BM)#Universe (2003|Dinobot Triceradon]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[King Atlas#Toys|King Atlas]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Skydive (BM)#Universe (2003)|Skydive]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Stockade (Universe 2003)#Toys|Stockade]] & [[Magna Stampede]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Fireflight (Universe Deluxe)#Toys|Fireflight]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|<br>
{{Bp-a1|[[Whirl (Universe)#Toys|Autobot Whirl]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Strika (BM)#Universe (2003)|Nemesis Strika]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Soundwave (G1)/toys#Universe (2003)|Soundwave]] & [[Space Case (G2)#Universe (2003)|Space Case]]}}
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Air Raid (G1)/toys#Universe (2003)|Air Raid]] & [[Wind Sheer (Universe)#Toys|Wind Sheer]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Swerve (Universe)#Toys|Swerve]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:MenasorCyb-Toy.jpg|upright=1|thumb|''Cybertron'' Menasor, released as Moledive in Japan]]
|
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''''[[The Transformers: Masterpiece|Masterpiece/20th Anniversary]]'''''</u>
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Masterpiece|Convoy / Optimus Prime]]<ref name = "usa">These toys were also available as regular mass retail releases in Japan. The e-HOBBY exclusive "USA Edition" versions were of specific Hasbro variants of those toys.</ref>}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''''[[Transformers: Cybertron (toyline)#USA Editions|Cybertron]]'''''</u>
{{Bp-d1|[[Hardtop (Cybertron)#Toys|Hardtop]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Primus#CybG1|Primus]]<br>(w/ [[Unicron/toys|Unicron head]]<ref name="usa"/>)}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|<br>
{{Bp-a1|[[Quickmix (Cybertron)#Toys|Quickmix]]<br>(w/ [[Stripmine#Toys|Stripmine]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|<br>
{{Bp-d1|[[Menasor (Cybertron)#Toys|Menasor]]<br>(w/ [[Heavy Load (Cybertron)#Toys|Heavy Load]])}}
</ul>
|}
{{-}}
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===Exclusive companions (redecos) for reissues===
===''[[Transformers Cloud|Cloud]]''===
[[File:G1toy-SunstormeHobby.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
* [[Starscream (G1)/toys|Black Starscream and Ghost Starscream]] (sold as a set, but packaged separately)
|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''Wave 1''' ([[May 29|05-29]]-[[2014]])</u>
* [[Ginrai|Fire Guts God Ginrai]]
<ul class="iconlist">
* [[Electrum|Gold chromed "Electrum"]] [[Jazz (G1)/toys|Meister/Jazz]] and [[Bluestreak (G1)|"Anime" Streak/Bluestreak]] (sold as a set, but packaged separately)
{{Bp-d1|TFC-D01 [[Megatron (Cloud)#Toys|Megatron]]}}
* [[Road Rage (G1)|Road Rage]] and [[Crosscut (Autobot)|Crosscut]] (sold as a set, but packaged separately)
|
* [[Bluestreak (G1)|Silver chromed Streak]] (Bluestreak)
|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''Wave 2''' ([[August 28|08-28]]-2014)</u>
* [[Megaplex (MW)|Megaplex]]
<ul class="iconlist">
* [[Clamp Down]] and [[Deep Cover]] (sold as a set, but packaged separately)
{{Bp-d1|TFC-D02 [[Starscream (Cloud)#Toys|Starscream]]}}
* [[Hauler|Roadhauler]] and [[Sunstorm (G1)|Sunstorm]] (sold as a set, but packaged separately)
|
* [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] in "prototype colors"
|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''Wave 3''' ([[November 27|11-27]]-2014)</u>
* "Dimension Exploration Researchers" aka "Gobots" ([[Bug Bite (G1)|Bug Bite]], [[Bad Boy]], [[Treds]], [[Small Foot]], [[Path Finder]], and [[Road Ranger]])
<ul class="iconlist">
* [[Detritus (G1)|Detritus]]
{{Bp-d1|TFC-D03 [[Shockwave (Cloud)#Toys|Shockwave]]}}
* "[[Insecticon clone|Insectron Clone Army]]" ([[Zaptrap]], [[Salvo]], and [[Shothole]])
|
* [[Overcharge (G1)|Overcharge]]
|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''Wave 4''' ([[March 21|03-21]]-[[2015]])</u>
* "Cobalt Sentries" ([[Howlback (G1)|Howlback]] and [[Garboil (G1)|Garboil]])
<ul class="iconlist">
* [[Magnificus (G1)|Magnificus]] with [[Ga'mede]]
{{Bp-d1|TFC-D04 [[Hellwarp#Toys|Hellwarp]]}}
* [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys|Orion Pax]] & [[Dion]]
|
* [[Blaster (G1)|Twincast]] (reissue) with [[Flip Sides (G1)|Flip Sides]]
|width="20%" valign="top"|[[File:Cloud-megs.jpeg|thumb|upright=1|''Cloud'' Megatron]]
* [[Galvatron (G1)/toys|"Anime" Galvatron]]
|}
* [[Galvatron II]]
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* [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/toys|Laser Ultra Magnus]]
* [[Ironhide (G1)/toys|Ironhide "Protect Black"]]
* [[Guardian robot|GADEP]]


===''[[Spin Off]]''===
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''''[[Transformers Unite Warriors|Unite Warriors]]'''''</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Grand Scourge#Unite Warriors|Grand Scourge]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''''[[Transformers Legends (franchise)|Legends]]'''''</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Deadlock (Cloud)#Legends|Deadlock]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Convobat#Legends|Convobat]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Magna Convoy#Legends|Magna Convoy]]}}
|[[File:TF-Legends-LGEX-Convobat.jpg|thumb|upright=1|''Legends'' Convobat]]
</ul>
|}
{{-}}
{{-}}


===Other exclusive redecos===
===Miscellaneous exclusives===
[[File:Ehobby black rm starsaber.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb]]
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
* [[Star Saber (Victory)|Black Victory Saber]] ([[Robotmasters (franchise)#Toys|Robotmasters]])
|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (toyline)|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers]]'''''</u>
* [[Mirage (G1)|Clear "Rijie"/Ligier/Mirage]] ([[Transformers: Alternators#Binaltech|Binaltech]])
<ul class="iconlist">
* [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys|G1 Black Convoy]] (Hybrid Style Series)
{{Bp-a1|[[Megatron (G1)/toys#BlackG1|Megatron Black Version]] (first run)<ref>Originally available for pre-order at [[BotCon Japan 2000]], finally released through e-HOBBY in 2001</ref>}}
* Kiss Players Position ([[Rosanna (KP)|Rosanna]], [[Sundor]] and [[Glit (KP)|Glit]])
{{Bp-a1|[[Ginrai (human)#FireGuts|Fire Guts Godginrai]] {{sic}} ([[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (toyline)#Toys 9|''Super-God Masterforce'']])}}
* [[The Transformers: Masterpiece|Masterpiece]] [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys|Convoy]] Black Version
{{Bp-d1|[[Galvatron II#G1|Galvatron II]] (''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (toyline)#Toys 9|Scramble City]]'')}}
* [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/toys|Ultra Magnus Brilliant White Pearl]] ([[Alternity]])
|
* Autobot Set, containing [[Hot Rod (G1)/toys#United|Hot Rod Clear Blue Version]], [[Kup (G1)#United|Autobot Kup Damage Version]] and [[Scrapheap (G1)#United|Scrapheap]] ([[Transformers United|United]])
|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''''[[Robotmasters (franchise)#Toys|Robotmasters]]'''''</u>
*Decepticon Set, containing [[Galvatron (G1)/toys#United|Galvatron Purple Clear Version]], [[Cyclonus (G1)/toys#United|Cyclonus Purple Clear Version]] and [[Scourge (G1)#United|Decepticon Scourge Purple Clear Version]] (United)
<ul class="iconlist">
* Masterpiece [[Dark Hot Rod|Black Rodimus Convoy]]
{{Bp-a1|[[Star Saber (G1)#Robotmasters|Victory Saber Limited Black Version]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (toyline)#Post-Generation 2 releases|G-2]]'''''</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Ultra Magnus (G1)/toys#G2|Laser Ultra Magnus]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''''[[Hybrid Style]]'''''</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#THS02B|G1 Black Convoy]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=4|[[File:Firegutsginrai toy.jpg|upright=1|thumb|''Masterforce'' Fire Guts God Ginrai]][[File:G2toy-LaserUltraMagnus.jpg|upright=1|thumb|''G-2'' Laser Ultra Magnus]][[File:Solarbottoy.jpg|upright=1|thumb|''Shattered Glass'' Solarbot]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''''[[Transformers: Alternators#Binaltech|Binaltech]]'''''</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Mirage (G1)/toys#Binaltech|Clear Ligier]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Nemesis Prime (G1)#Binaltech|Black Convoy]]<ref name="convention">These toys were originally exclusive to various Japanese conventions until additional stock was made available through e-HOBBY.</ref>}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''''[[Transformers: Kiss Players (toyline)#2007|Kiss Players]]'''''</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-multi|Casettron Set<br>([[Rosanna (KP)#Toys|Rosanna]], [[Sundor#Toys|Sundor]], and [[Glit (KP)#Toys|Glit]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''''[[Transformers (2007 toyline)|Transformers]]'' (2007)'''</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|"Fusion Cluster Edition" [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Fusioncluster|Protoform Optimus Prime]]<ref name="convention"/>}}
{{Bp-d1|"Fusion Cluster Edition" [[Starscream (Movie)/toys#Fusioncluster|Protoform Starscream]]<ref name="convention"/>}}
{{Bp-a1|"G1 Color Edition" [[Arcee (Movie)#PinkArcee|Arcee]]<ref name="convention"/>}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''''[[Transformers Encore|Encore]]'''''</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Ironhide (G1)/toys#black|Ironhide Protect Black]]}}
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''''[[Henkei! Henkei! Transformers (toyline)|Henkei! Henkei!]]'''''</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#HenkeiClear|Convoy]] "clear version"<ref name="convention"/>}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Wildrider (G1)#Gentei|Stuntron Wildrider]] (''[[Henkei! Henkei! Transformers (toyline)#Gentei! Gentei!|Gentei! Gentei!]]'')<ref name="convention"/>}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''''[[The Transformers: Masterpiece|Masterpiece]]'''''</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Eldedroid#Toys|Convoy Black Version]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Black Rodimus Convoy#toys|Black Rodimus Convoy]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''''[[Transformers: Alternity|Alternity]]'''''</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Ultra Magnus (G1)/toys#Alternity|Ultra Magnus Brilliant White Pearl]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (toyline)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'''''</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#ROTFvoyager|Optimus Prime Revenge Edition]]<ref name="convention"/>}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Soundwave (ROTF)/toys#BlackVersion|Soundwave Black Version]]<ref name="convention"/>}}
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''''[[Transformers United|United]]'''''</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|Autobot Set<br>([[Hot Rod (G1)/toys#United|Hot Rod Clear Blue Version]], [[Kup (G1)/toys#United|Autobot Kup Damage Version]], and [[Scrapheap (G1)#United|Scrapheap]])}}
{{Bp-d1|Decepticon Set<br>([[Galvatron (G1)/toys#United|Galvatron Purple Clear Version]], [[Cyclonus (G1)/toys#United|Cyclonus Purple Clear Version]], and [[Scourge (G1)/toys#United|Decepticon Scourge Purple Clear Version]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''''[[Transformers: Shattered Glass (toyline)|Shattered Glass]]'''''</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-sad|"[[Soundwave (SG)#SGSoundwave|SG Soundwave]] vs [[Blaster (SG)#Toys|SG Blaster]]" set<br>(with [[Ramhorn (SG)#Toys|SG Ramhorn]], [[Ratbat (SG)#Toys|SG Ratbat]], [[Rewind (SG)#Toys|SG Rewind]],
[[Slugfest (SG)#Toys|SG Slugfest]], and [[Solarbot_(individual)#Shattered_Glass|Solarbot]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]]'''''</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Magnificus (G1)#Generations (Japan)|Magnificus]]}}
</ul>
|}
{{-}}
{{-}}


===Convention exclusives later available at e-HOBBY===
==e-HOBBY exclusive merchandise==
{{Collist|2|
{{toystub|Other pre-2022 merchandise}}
* [[Nemesis Prime (G1)#Alternators|Black Convoy]] ([[Transformers: Alternators#Binaltech|Binaltech]])
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
* "Fusion Cluster Edition" [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys|Protoform Optimus Prime]] ([[Movie (toyline)|Movie]])
|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''Miscellaneous exclusive merchandise'''</u>
* "Fusion Cluster Edition" [[Starscream (Movie)/toys|Protoform Starscream]] (Movie)
<ul class="iconlist">
* "G1 Color Edition" [[Arcee (Movie)|Arcee]] (Movie)
*[[Transformers Tapestry|Transformers Chronicle Tapestry]] ([[June]], [[2007]])
* [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys|Convoy]] "clear version" (Henkei! Henkei!)
|
* [[Wildrider (G1)|Stuntron Wildrider]] (Henkei! Henkei!) [or "Gentei! Gentei!"]
|[[Image:TransformersTapestry.jpg|right|upright=0.8|thumb|The Transformers Chronicle Tapestry]]
* [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys|Optimus Prime Revenge Edition]] ([[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (toyline)|Revenge]])
|}
* [[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave Black Version]] (Revenge)
{{--}}
}}
 
{{-}}
===''Transformers Character Card''===
{{main|Transformers Character Card}}
 
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''Wave 1''' ([[January 25]], [[2022]])</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Optimus Prime (G1)/merchandise#TCC G1|Convoy]] and [[Megatron (G1)/merchandise#TCC G1|Megatron]] Set}}
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Convobat#Transformers Character Card|Convobat]] and [[Megalligator#Transformers Character Card|Megal<!--spelling on card-->igator]]{{sic}} Set}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''Wave 2''' ([[March 14]], 2022)</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Hot Rod (G1)/merchandise#Transformers Character Card|Rodimus Convoy]] and [[Galvatron (G1)/toys#Transformers Character Card|Galvatron]] Set}}
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Blaster (G1)/toys#Transformers Character Card|Broadcast]] and [[Soundwave (G1)/merchandise#Transformers Character Card|Soundwave]] Set}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Bludgeon (G1)#Transformers Character Card|Bludgeon]] and [[Stranglehold#Transformers Character Card|Stranglehold]] Set}}
{{Bp-a2d2|[[Optimus Prime (G1)/merchandise#TCC Laser|Battle Convoy]] and [[Megatron (G1)/merchandise#TCC G2|Megatron]] Set}}
</ul>
|
|width="30%" valign="top"|<u>'''Wave 3''' ([[April 14]], 2022)</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Magna Convoy#Transformers Character Card|Magna Convoy]] and [[Straxus (G1)#Transformers Character Card|Straxus]] Set}}
{{Bp-m1p1|[[Optimus Primal (BW)/toys#TCC Ape|Convoy (''Beast Wars'')]] and [[Megatron (BW)/toys#TCC Trex|Megatron (''Beast Wars'')]] Set}}
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Longtooth#Transformers Character Card|Longtooth]] and [[Octopunch (G1)#Transformers Character Card|Octopunch]] Set}}
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Jazz (G1)/toys#Transformers Character Card|Meister]] and [[Banzai-Tron (G1)#Transformers Character Card|Banzai-Tron]] Set}}
</ul>
|
|width="30%" valign="top"|<u>'''Wave 4''' ([[August 29]], 2022)</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Drift (G1)#Transformers Character Card|Drift]] and [[Deadlock (Cloud)#Transformers Character Card|Deadlock]] Set}}
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Crossblades (G1)#Transformers Character Card|Crossblades]] and [[Thunderwing (G1)#Transformers Character Card|Thunderwing]] Set}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Grand Scourge#Transformers Character Card|Grand Scourge]] and [[Lockdown (Cloud)#Transformers Character Card|Lockdown]] Set}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Sideswipe (G1)/toys#Transformers Character Card|Lambor]] and [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/merchandise#Transformers Character Card|Ultra Magnus]] Set}}
</ul>
|
|width="30%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:Transformers Character Card Full Series.jpg|upright=1.6|thumb|The Transformers Card Binder and the entire ''Transformers Character Card'' series up through Wave 4]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''Wave 5''' ([[November 1]], 2022)</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-m1p1|[[Optimus Primal (BW)/toys#TCC Bat|Convobat]] and [[Megatron (BW)/toys#TCC Gator|Megal<!--spelling on card-->igator]]{{sic}} Set<br>(''Beast Wars'' version)}}
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Grimlock (G1)/toys#Transformers Character Card|King Grimlock]] and [[Starscream (G1)/merchandise#TCC Coronation|Starscream]] Set}}
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Metroplex (G1)#Transformers Character Card|Metroflex]] and [[Trypticon (G1)#Transformers Character Card|Dinosaurer]] Set}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Carnivac (G1)#Transformers Character Card|Carnivac]] and [[Starscream (G1)/merchandise#TCC Pretender|Starscream]] Set}}
{{Bp-a1d1|Transformers Card Binder<br>(with [[Optimus Prime (G1)/merchandise#TCC Black|Convoy Black Version]]<br>and [[Megatron (G1)/merchandise#TCC Black|Megatron Black Version]])}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''Wave 6''' ([[February 6]], [[2023]])</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Superion (G1)#Transformers Character Card|Superion]] and [[Menasor (G1)#Transformers Character Card|Menasor]] Set}}
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Broadside (G1)#Transformers Character Card|Broadside]] and [[Astrotrain (G1)/toys#Transformers Character Card|Astrotrain]] Set}}
{{Bp-a2d2|[[Jhiaxus (G2)#Transformers Character Card|Jhiaxus]] and [[Optimus Prime (G1)/merchandise#TCC Hero|Convoy Missile Trailer]] Set}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Bruticus (RID)#Transformers Character Card|Bruticus]] and [[Iguanus (G1)#Transformers Character Card|Iguanus]] Set}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''Wave 7''' ([[April 22]], 2023)</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Prowl (G1)/toys#Transformers Character Card|Prowl]] and [[Shockwave (G1)/toys#Transformers Character Card|Laserwave]] Set}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Pincher (G1)#Transformers Character Card|Pincher]] and [[Vroom (G1)#Transformers Character Card|Vroom]] Set}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (G1)/merchandise#TCC Matrix|Convoy]] and [[Alpha Trion/toys#Transformers Character Card|Alpha Trin]] Set}}
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Thunder Clash#Transformers Character Card|Thunder Clash]] and [[Skyquake (G1)#Transformers Character Card|Skyquake]] Set}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''Wave 8''' ([[August 14]], 2023)</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Magnificus (G1)#Transformers Character Card|Magnificus]] and [[Eagle Eye (G2)#Transformers Character Card|Eagle Eye]] Set}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Omega Supreme (G1)#Transformers Character Card|Omega Supreme]] and [[Devastator (G1)/toys#Transformers Character Card|Devastor]] Set}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Thundercracker (G1)/toys#TCC Full Size|Thundercracker]] and [[Skywarp (G1)/toys#TCC Full Size|Skywarp]] Set}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (G1)/merchandise#TCC Orion|Orion Pax]] and [[Hot Rod (G1)/merchandise#TCC Hot Rod|Hot Rodimus]] Set}}
</ul>
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''Wave 9''' ([[October 17]], 2023)</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d2|[[Smokescreen (G2)#Transformers Character Card|Smokescreen]] and [[Dreadwing (G2)#Transformers Character Card|Dreadwing]] Set}}
{{Bp-a2d2|[[Pyro (G1)#Transformers Character Card|Pyro]] and [[Clench (G1)#Transformers Character Card|Clench]] Set}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Red Alert (G1)/toys#Transformers Character Card|Alert]] and [[Inferno (G1)/toys#Transformers Character Card|Inferno]] Set}}
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Blaster (G1)/toys#TCC Twincast|Twincast]] and [[Soundwave (G1)/merchandise#TCC Soundblaster|Soundblaster]] Set}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''Wave 10''' ([[December]], 2023)</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Deathsaurus (G1)#Transformers Character Card|Deszaras]] and [[Star Saber (G1)#Transformers Character Card|Victory Saber]] Set}}
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Defensor (G1)#Transformers Character Card|Guardian]] and [[Bruticus (G1)#Transformers Character Card|Bruticus]] Set}}
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Catilla (G1)#Transformers Character Card|Catilla]] and [[Gutcruncher (G1)#Transformers Character Card|Gutcruncher]] Set}}
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Mirage (G1)/toys#Transformers Character Card|Rijie]] and [[Reflector (G1)#Transformers Character Card|Refraktor]] Set}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''Wave 11''' ([[March 19]], [[2024]])</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Optimus Prime (Animated)/toys#Transformers Character Card|Optimus Prime]] and [[Megatron (Animated)#Transformers Character Card|Megatron]] Set}}
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Roller (G1)#TCC UW|Wandering Roller]] and [[Tarn (G1)#Transformers Character Card|Tarn]] Set}}
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Springer (G1)/toys#Transformers Character Card|Sprung]] and [[Octane#Transformers Character Card|Octone]] Set}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Arcee (G1)/toys#Transformers Character Card|Arcee]] and [[Windblade (G1)#Transformers Character Card|Windblade]] Set}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''Wave 12''' ([[June]], 2024)</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Star Saber (G1)#TCC Star Saber|Star Saber]] and [[Victory Leo#Transformers Character Card|Victory Leo]] Set}}
{{Bp-m1p1|[[Cheetor (BW)/toys#Transformers Character Card|Cheetus]] and [[Waspinator (BW)/toys#Transformers Character Card|Waspeeter]] Set}}
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Optimus Primal (BW)/toys#TCC Throne|Throne Of The Primes]] and [[The Fallen/toys#Transformers Character Card|Fallen]] Set}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Ricochet (Headmasters)#Transformers Character Card|Stepper]] and [[Artfire#Transformers Character Card|Artfire]] Set}}
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''Wave 13''' ([[December]], 2024)</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Optimus Prime (G1)/merchandise#TCC Action|Convoy (Action Master)]] and [[Megatron (G1)/merchandise#TCC Action|Megatron (Action Master)]] Set}}
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Ultra Magnus (G1)/merchandise#TCC Laser|Laser Ultra Magnus]] and [[Galvatron II#Transformers Character Card|Galvatron II]] Set}}
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Sentinel Prime (G1)#Transformers Character Card|Sentinel Prime]] and [[Ratbat (G1)/toys#TCC Senator|Ratbat]] Set}}
{{Bp-multi|[[Decepticon#Transformers Character Card|Destron Army]] and [[Unicron/toys#Transformers Character Card|Unicron]] Set}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''Wave 14''' ([[February]], [[2025]])</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-multi|[[Primus#Transformers Character Card|Primus]] and [[Autobot#Transformers Character Card|Cybertron Army]] Set}}
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Optimus Prime (Armada)/merchandise#Transformers Character Card|Convoy Super Mode]] and [[Megatron (Armada)/merchandise#Transformers Character Card|Megatron]] Set}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Crosscut (G1)#Transformers Character Card|Crosscut]] and [[Road Rage (G1)#Transformers Character Card|Road Rage]] Set}}
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Impactor (G1)#Transformers Character Card|Impactor]] and [[Snarler#Transformers Character Card|Snarler]]<ref name="SetNoMore">Beginning partway through Wave 14, e-HOBBY began dropping the word "set" from its listings for whatever reason.</ref>}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''Wave 15''' ([[August]], 2025)</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Optimus Prime (Cloud)#Transformers Character Card|Optimus Prime]] and [[Megatron (Cloud)#Transformers Character Card|Megatron]]<ref name ="SetNoMore"/>}}
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Brawn (Cloud)#Transformers Character Card|Brawn]] and [[Starscream (Cloud)#Transformers Character Card|Starscream]]<ref name ="SetNoMore"/>}}
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Hot Rodimus#Transformers Character Card|Hot Rodimus]] and [[Shockwave (Cloud)#Transformers Character Card|Shockwave]]<ref name ="SetNoMore"/>}}
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Roadbuster (Cloud)#Transformers Character Card|Roadbuster]] and [[Hellwarp#Transformers Character Card|Hellwarp]]<ref name ="SetNoMore"/>}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''Wave 16''' ([[September]], 2025)</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1d1|Transformers Card Binder<ref>A new design distinct from the 2022 binder.</ref><br>(with [[Ginrai (human)#Transformers Character Card|Fire Guts God Ginrai]] and [[Sunstorm (G1)#Transformers Character Card|Sunstorm]])}}
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''Wave 17''' ([[January]], [[2026]])</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Optimus Prime (Armada)/merchandise#Transformers Character Card|Grand Convoy Super Mode]] and [[Megatron (Armada)/merchandise#Transformers Character Card|Galvatron]]}}
{{Bp-a2d2|[[Road Rocket (G2)#TCC Laser|Road Rocket]] and [[Hooligan (G2)#Transformers Character Card|Hooligan]]}}
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Optimus Prime (WFC)/merchandise#Transformers Character Card|Optimus Prime]] and [[Megatron (WFC)/toys#Transformers Character Card|Megatron]]}}
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Nightbeat (G1)#Transformers Character Card|Nightbeat]] and [[Fangry#Transformers Character Card|Fangry]]}}
|}


==="USA Editions"===
{{collist|3|
* [[Optimus Primal/toys|Optimus Primal]] (Universe)
* [[Razorclaw (Universe)|Razorclaw]] (Universe)
* [[Silverbolt (BW)|Silverbolt]] (Universe)
* [[Snarl (BM)|Snarl]] (Universe)
* [[Reptilion]] (Universe)
* [[Tankor (BM)|Tankor]] & [[Obsidian (BM)|Obsidian]] (Universe)
* [[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]] (Universe)
* [[Striker|Dinobot Striker]] (Universe)
* [[Depth Charge (BW)|Depthcharge]] (Universe)
* [[Ratchet (Universe)|Autobot Ratchet]] (Universe)
* [[Inferno (BW)|Inferno]] (Universe)
* [[Triceradon (BM)|Dinobot Triceradon]] (Universe)
* [[King Atlas]] (Universe)
* [[Skydive (BM)|Skydive]] (Universe)
* [[Stockade (Universe 2003)|Stockade]] & [[Magna Stampede]] (Universe)
* [[Fireflight (Universe)|Fireflight]] (Universe)
* [[Whirl (G1)|Autobot Whirl]] (Universe)
* [[Strika (BM)|Nemesis Strika]] (Universe)
* [[Soundwave (G1)/toys|Soundwave]] & [[Space Case (G2)|Space Case]] (Universe)
* [[Air Raid (G1)|Air Raid]] & [[Wind Sheer (Universe)|Wind Sheer]] (Universe)
* [[Swerve (Universe)|Swerve]] (Universe)
* [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys|Convoy/Optimus Prime]] (Masterpiece/20th Anniversary) <ref name="usa">These toys were also available as regular mass retail releases in Japan. The e-HOBBY exclusive "USA Edition" versions were of specific Hasbro variants of those toys.</ref>
* [[Hardtop (Cybertron)|Hardtop]] (Cybertron)
* [[Primus]] with [[Unicron/toys|Unicron head]] (Cybertron) <ref name="usa"/>
* [[Quickmix (Cybertron)|Blender/Quickmix]] (Cybertron)
* [[Menasor (Cybertron)|Moledive/Menasor]] (Cybertron)
}}
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==Notes==
{{comingsoontoy|Wave 15, 16}}
* e-HOBBY is ''not'' directly owned by [[TakaraTomy]], but merely an affiliated store. TakaraTomy's own online store is [[Toy Hobby Market]].
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* Because e-HOBBY is mostly known for exclusive toys and many Western fans aren't aware that e-HOBBY also offers regular mass retail toys like most online stores, pre-orders for new mass retail toys listed at the e-HOBBY website are occasionally mistaken as a confirmation that a toy is either exclusive to e-HOBBY, or that an e-HOBBY exclusive redeco is planned.
===Logo acrylic stand series===
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''Wave 1''' ([[January]] 2022)</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
*[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (franchise)|''Transformers'']] ([[Autobot|Cybertron]] Ver.)
*[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (franchise)|''Transformers'']] ([[Decepticon|Destron]] Ver.)
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''Wave 2''' ([[April]] 2022)</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
*[[The Transformers (franchise)|''Transformers'']] (English/Cybertron Ver.)
*[[The Transformers (franchise)|''Transformers'']] (English/Destron Ver.)
*[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (franchise)#Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers 2010|''Transformers 2010'']]
*[[Beast Wars: Super Lifeform Transformers|''Transformers: Beast Wars'']]
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''Wave 3''' ([[June]] 2022)</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
*[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (franchise)#Transformers: The Headmasters|''Transformers: The Headmasters'']]
*[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (franchise)#Transformers: Super-God Masterforce|''Transformers: Super-God Masterforce'']]
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''Wave 4''' ([[September]] 2022)</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
*[[Autobot|Cybertron]] [[Insignia|Emblem]]
*[[Decepticon|Destron]] [[Insignia|Emblem]]
*[[The Transformers: MPG|''MPG'']]
*[[Scene transition|Cybertron & Destron Emblem]]
</ul>
|
|width="30%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:E-Hobby logo flip stand.gif|upright=1.4|thumb|Acrylic stand of the [[Autobot|Cybertron]] & [[Decepticon|Destron]] [[Insignia|Emblem]] [[scene transition]]<ref>The [http://www.e-hobby.co.jp/shopdetail/000000003493/ Cybertron & Destron Emblem product listing] specifically calls out the stand as based on the "{{w|Bumper_(broadcasting)#Japan|eyecatch}}" of the Generation 1 cartoon.</ref>]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''Wave 5''' ([[May]] 2023)</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
*[[The Transformers (franchise)|''Transformers'']] (English/Cybertron Ver.)<ref name = "reissue"/>
*[[The Transformers (franchise)|''Transformers'']] (English/Destron Ver.)<ref name = "reissue"/>
*[[Beast Wars: Super Lifeform Transformers|''Transformers: Beast Wars'']]<ref name = "reissue"/>
*[[Scene transition|Cybertron & Destron Emblem]]<ref name = "reissue"/>
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''Wave 6''' ([[June]] 2023)</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
*[[:File:Scramble city packaging mural.jpg|Key Visual A]] (w/ Mini Emblem Set)
*[[:File:G1 1984 backofboxbattle.jpg|Key Visual B]] (w/ Mini Logo English Ver. Set)
*[[:File:1985 G1 packaging mural Japan.jpg|Key Visual C]] (w/Mini Logo Set)
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''Wave 7''' ([[January]] [[2024]])</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
*[[:File:Scramble city packaging mural.jpg|Key Visual A]]<ref name = "reissue"/>
*[[:File:G1 1984 backofboxbattle.jpg|Key Visual B]]<ref name = "reissue"/>
*[[:File:1985 G1 packaging mural Japan.jpg|Key Visual C]]<ref name = "reissue"/>
*[[:File:Box battle 89 japan.jpg|Key Visual D]]
*[[Transformers: Energon (franchise)|''Super Link'']]
*[[Transformers: Cybertron (franchise)#Galaxy Force|''Galaxy Force'']]
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''Wave 7''' ([[March]] 2024)</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
*[[:File:Box battle 87.jpg|Key Visual E]]
*[[:File:Box battle 86.jpg|Key Visual F]]
*[[:File:Box battle 88.jpg|Key Visual G]]
*[[Transformers: Energon (franchise)|''Super Link'']] Large and Small Set<ref name = "reissue"/>
*[[Transformers: Cybertron (franchise)#Galaxy Force|''Galaxy Force'']] Large and Small Set<ref name = "reissue"/>
*[[Autobot|Cybertron]] [[Insignia|Emblem]] Large and Small Set<ref name = "reissue"/>
*[[Decepticon|Destron]] [[Insignia|Emblem]] Large and Small Set<ref name = "reissue"/>
</ul>
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''Wave 7''' ([[July]] 2024)</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
*[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (franchise)#Victory|''V (Victory)'']] Large and Small Set
*[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (franchise)#Zone|''Z (Zone)'']] Large and Small Set
</ul>
|}


* Another common misconception among fans is that e-HOBBY "makes" the exclusive toys. While e-HOBBY ''is'' presumably responsible for creating the color scheme and decos, the ''toys'' are still produced by Takara. After all, [[Toys"R"Us]] doesn't manufacture its own exclusive ''Transformers'' toys either.
{{comingsoontoy|Wave 7}}
{{--}}


* Occasionally, fans also mistakenly believe other store, convention or magazine exclusive redecos of toys reissued by Takara to be e-HOBBY exclusives, such as the [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/toys|Generation 1 Ultra Magnus]] redecos, [[Hot Rod (G1)/toys|Crystal Rodimus]] and [[Dark Hot Rod|Black Rodimus]], [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys|Nucleon Quest Super Convoy]], [[Tigertrack]] or [[Ratchet (G1)/toys|Ratchet Emergency Green]].
===Acrylic keychain series===
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''Wave 1''' ([[October]] 2022)</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (G1)/merchandise#Acrylic keychain series|Convoy]] and [[Bumblebee (G1)/merchandise#Acrylic keychain series|Bumble]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Hot Rod (G1)/merchandise#Acrylic keychain series|Hot Rodimus]] and [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/merchandise#Acrylic keychain series|Ultra Magnus]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (G1)/merchandise#Acrylic keychain series|Megatron]] and [[Starscream (G1)/merchandise#Acrylic keychain series|Starscream]]}}
</ul>
|
|[[File:E-Hobby Optimus Prime and Bumblebee keychains.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|Keychain set for Optimus Prime and Bumblebee]]
|
|}
{{--}}
===Rubber strap series===
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''Wave 1''' (January 2023)</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Bludgeon (G1)#Rubber strap series|Bludgeon]] and [[Stranglehold#Rubber strap series|Stranglehold]] and [[Octopunch (G1)#Rubber strap series|Octopunch]] Set}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Starscream (G1)/merchandise#Rubber strap series|Starscream]] and [[Soundwave (G1)/merchandise#Rubber strap series|Soundwave]] and [[Shockwave (G1)/toys#Rubber strap series|Laserwave]] Set}}
</ul>
|
|width="40%" valign="top"|<u>'''Wave 2''' (June 2023)</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Drift (G1)#Rubber strap series|Drift]] and [[Deadlock (Cloud)#Rubber strap series|Deadlock]] and [[Grand Scourge#Rubber strap series|Grand Scourge]] Set}}
{{Bp-d1|Sound System Set<br>([[Soundwave (G1)/merchandise#Rubber strap series|Soundblaster]], [[Laserbeak (G1)/toys#Rubber strap series|Condor]], [[Ravage (G1)/toys#Rubber strap series|Jaguar]], and [[Soundwave (G1)/merchandise#Rubber strap series|Soundwave boombox mode]])}}
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Vroom (G1)#Rubber strap series|Vroom]] and [[Crossblades (G1)#Rubber strap series|Crossblades]] and [[Thunderwing (G1)#Rubber strap series|Thunderwing]] Set}}
</ul>
||[[File:E Hobby rubber keychain Stranglehold.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|Rubber keychain of Stranglehold]]
|
|}
{{--}}


* "[[USA Edition]]" is not a term limited to imported Hasbro toys sold through e-HOBBY either. In the past, Takara have released exclusive "USA Editions" through stores such as [[JUSCO]], Laox, Toy's Dream Project/Toycard or even selected stores participating in the "TF Station" program. A few "USA Editions" weren't even exclusive to any specific store at all. The most frequently used store to carry "USA Editions" other than e-HOBBY, however, was the Japanese branch of Toys"R"Us.
==Notes==
*e-HOBBY is ''not'' directly owned by [[TakaraTomy]], but merely an affiliated store. TakaraTomy's own online store is [[TakaraTomy Mall]].
*Because e-HOBBY is mostly known for exclusive toys and many Western fans aren't aware that e-HOBBY also offers regular mass retail toys like most online stores, pre-orders for new mass retail toys listed at the e-HOBBY website are occasionally mistaken as a confirmation that a toy is either exclusive to e-HOBBY, or that an e-HOBBY exclusive redeco is planned.
*Another common misconception among fans is that e-HOBBY "makes" the exclusive toys. While e-HOBBY ''is'' presumably responsible for creating the color scheme and decos, the ''toys'' are still produced by Takara. After all, [[Toys"R"Us]] doesn't manufacture its own exclusive ''Transformers'' toys either.
*Occasionally, fans also mistakenly believe other store, convention, or magazine exclusive redecoes of toys reissued by Takara to be e-HOBBY exclusives, such as the [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/toys|Generation 1 Ultra Magnus]] redecos, [[Hot Rod (G1)/toys#Crystal Rodimus|Crystal Rodimus]] and [[Dark Hot Rod|Black Rodimus]], [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#NucleonQuest|Nucleon Quest Super Convoy]], [[Tigertrack]], or [[Ratchet (G1)/toys#EmergencyGreen|Ratchet Emergency Green]].
*"[[USA Edition]]" is not a term limited to imported Hasbro toys sold through e-HOBBY either. In the past, Takara have released exclusive "USA Editions" through stores such as [[JUSCO]], Laox, Toy's Dream Project/Toycard, or even selected stores participating in the "TF Station" program. A few "USA Editions" weren't even exclusive to any specific store at all. The most frequently used store to carry "USA Editions" other than e-HOBBY, however, was the Japanese branch of Toys"R"Us.
*The ''Spin Off'' imprint would persist for a single release beyond e-HOBBY's exclusives: namely [[Blue Big Convoy#Legends|''Legends'' Blue Big Convoy]] and the [[Blue Big Convoy comic]].


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==References==
{{reflist|2}}


==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.e-hobby.co.jp/ e-HOBBY website]
*[http://www.e-hobby.co.jp/ e-HOBBY website]
*[https://twitter.com/eHOBBY_SHOP e-HOBBY Twitter account]
*[http://www.part-one.jp/ Part One website]
*[http://www.part-one.jp/ Part One website]
*[http://www.transformertoys.co.uk/content.php?/transformers-gallery/corporate-companies/197/corporate-companies/e+Hobby+Shop+++Oct+2003.html Interview with Ootuka Makoto, President of Part One, Inc., about the e-HOBBY Shop at Transformers @ The Moon]


*[http://www.transformertoys.co.uk/content.php?/transformers-gallery/corporate-companies/197/corporate-companies/e+Hobby+Shop+++Oct+2003.html Interview with Ootuka Makoto, President of Part One, Inc., about the e-HOBBY Shop at Transformers @ The Moon]


==Footnotes==
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Latest revision as of 05:15, 23 February 2026

e-HOBBY is a TakaraTomy-affiliated online store owned by Part One Co., Ltd. Even though the e-HOBBY Shop sells all sorts of toys manufactured by Takara and other Japanese companies, it's best known for offering exclusive redecos of Transformers toys.

History

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Part One Co., Ltd. was officially founded in Shinjuku, a district of Tokyo, on April 25, 1977, originally set up as a project design production company. By December 1979, the company was already expanding, now also including a professional photo studio. Part One has been providing various kinds of services to Takara ever since the days of the Diaclone line, among them products planning, packaging design, character design and promotional planning. Among other things, Part One is responsible for designing the packaging for the Binaltech toyline. Today, Part One's official company description is "Digital Design Office".

The e-HOBBY Shop was officially launched in March 2000. In August of the same year, a delivery center was set up in the city of Sango, which was later moved to Yashio in November 2002. Even though the address e-HOBBY.co.jp was used from the get-go, the site was temporarily also available under the (now defunct) URL http://e-hobby.sputniknext.com/, but eventually permanently moved to its current location in May 2003.

In March 2001, Takara would release the first exclusive toy through the e-HOBBY Shop, a black redeco of the original Megatron toy that was reissued by Takara at the same time. "Black" Megatron had originally been offered for pre-order at BotCon Japan 2000, since the e-HOBBY Shop hadn't been widely established yet by that time.

Since then, the range of exclusive product got bigger. Reissues of the original Generation 1 Ironhide and Ratchet toys that were part of Takara's store/convention exclusive The Transformers: Collector's Edition series came in 2001, followed by more same-character redecoes in new colors. With the launch of Takara's The Transformers Collection line of "bookbox" reissues, e-HOBBY would start to regularly offer an exclusive redeco of almost every toy released as part of the line. Many of those redecos were based on old Diaclone or Micro Change variants of the toys in question, but were given new names and identities, with extensive bio profiles for the characters written by Hirofumi Ichikawa. In cases where no Diaclone or Micro Change variant of the toy existed, e-HOBBY would take obscure "extra" characters or weird errors from the cartoon series as inspirations for a redeco, or even come up with an entirely new deco.

In addition, e-HOBBY would also continue to release exclusive redecos of non-TFC reissues and even of toys that were not reissues at all, including product from Robotmasters, Hybrid Style, Kiss Players, Binaltech, and even Masterpiece. These releases even sporadically included entirely original fiction in Generation 1 continuity, usually penned by long time TakaraTomy contributor Hidetsugu Yoshioka.

Furthermore, e-HOBBY also offered exclusive "USA Edition" versions of toys that were originally released by Hasbro, complete with the Hasbro packaging. In all these instances, the only difference to the Hasbro versions of those toys was an additional e-HOBBY sticker on the packaging. Toys from Universe, Hasbro's 20th Anniversary Optimus Prime version of Takara's Masterpiece Convoy and Cybertron toys not part of the Galaxy Force series were all made available this way.

Beginning in 2007, e-HOBBY also started offering limited quantities of toys that would originally be exclusively available at Japanese conventions, starting with the Wonder Festival 2007 Winter exclusive exclusive Binaltech Black Convoy. However, in all instances only Japanese residents were allowed to purchase the toys, unlike the other exclusives which could usually be ordered by foreigners as well.

In December 2007, e-HOBBY announced that they had stopped accepting orders from international private customers altogether as of September of the same year.[1][2] As a consequence, only Japanese residents are able to order toys directly from e-HOBBY now, whereas international fans have to resort to third-party sellers.

In addition to Takara toys, e-HOBBY also offers toys from other Japanese manufacturers such as Tomy (who are now merged with Takara into TakaraTomy) or Bandai. This included the Star Wars Transformers toys, who were distributed through Tomy Direct in Japan in a similar fashion as Takara's "USA Editions".

e-HOBBY's next big project came in 2014 when they partnered with TakaraTomy's other Transformers exclusive distributor, the in-house TakaraTomy Mall, to produce a small franchise for the 30th anniversary of the brand, titled Transformers Cloud. The line was made up of eight toys, with the four Autobots going to TakaraTomy Mall and the four Decepticons going to e-HOBBY, while the fiction, masterminded by Makoto Wakabayashi, was made up of a series of pack-in comics as well as an elaborate narrative blog hosted on the websites of both shops. The content of this blog was where things got really ambitious, casting the toys as a tribe of dimension hoppers from a new continuity entirely in a cross-universe battle that doubled as a greatest hits reel of the history of the brand.

Cloud proved something of a finale to e-HOBBY's Transformers tenure, as the following year e-HOBBY's exclusive output began being explicitly folded into the branding of TakaraTomy's retail lines in a move not dissimilar to what was happening with Hasbro and Fun Publications' output around the same time as the two companies began moving to centralize their releases. The only real continuity between these releases was a series of pack-in comics, all united under the imprint "Spin Off." These comics are primarily notable for the team of Shin Sasaki and Kazumasa Yasukuni kicking off e-HOBBY's second all-original setting after Cloud in a storyline that later authors dubbed the "Precursor World."

Spin Off and indeed e-HOBBY's exclusives as a whole went dormant in 2017, when TakaraTomy and Hasbro's efforts at brand unification expanded, leading them to bring both of their exclusive outputs in-house in the global branding "Generations Selects". Now it bears noting that while e-HOBBY's Transformers exclusives ran dry, their overall relationship with TakaraTomy continued to thrive, continuing to offer TakaraTomy products and even producing exclusives for other toylines such as TakaraTomy's 2016 Diaclone reboot.

e-HOBBY quietly returned to the Transformers brand in 2022 with a small line of exclusive merchandise, including bio cards for several Generation 1 characters never before seen in Japanese markets, as well as a few original to the earlier Spin Off stories.

e-HOBBY exclusive fiction

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From 2002 through 2017, e-HOBBY were the primary purveyor of Timelines-style esoteric licensed pack-in fiction in Japan. In addition to a litany of new-character bios, these include:



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The Transformers

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Main article: The Transformers (franchise)
Crisis on Infinite Redecoes!

e-HOBBY exclusive comics for a wide variety of lines was distributed with no identifiers save for the original The Transformers logo from 2007 to 2013.

Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity

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Main article: Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity

As with most collector-oriented product in TakaraTomy markets, the bulk of e-HOBBY's fiction is set in the behemoth Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity that circumscribes nearly all Generation 1 and Beast Wars-flavored product produced in Japan.

Hybrid Style
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Collector's Edition
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Masterpiece
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United
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Generations
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Alternity

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Main article: Transformers: Alternity

Shattered Glass

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Main article: Transformers: Shattered Glass (fiction)

Cloud

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Infinite Redeco Crisis? Infinite Redecrisis. Infinideco Crisis??
Main article: Transformers Cloud

Prose

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Comics

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Spin Off imprint

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We didn't think this bit through. The third one.
Main article: Spin Off
  • The Profile+ feature on the e-HOBBY Twitter account

Comics

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Legends EX

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Main article: Transformers Legends (comic)

e-HOBBY exclusive toys

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Collector's Edition

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2001 2002 2003 2004
Collector's Edition Sunstorm
Collector's Edition GADEP
2005
  • Overcharge
  • Cobalt Sentries
    (Howlback & Garboil)
  • Magnificus & Ga'mede
  • Orion Pax
    (w/ Dion)
    		•  2006 2008 2009


    USA Edition

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    Universe
  • Blackarachnia
  • Dinobot Striker
  • Depthcharge
  • Autobot Ratchet
  • Inferno
    		•
  • Dinobot Triceradon
  • King Atlas
  • Skydive
  • Stockade & Magna Stampede
  • Fireflight
    		•
  • Autobot Whirl
  • Nemesis Strika
  • Soundwave & Space Case
  • Air Raid & Wind Sheer
  • Swerve
    		•
    Cybertron Menasor, released as Moledive in Japan
    Masterpiece/20th Anniversary
  • Convoy / Optimus Prime[5]
    		•  Cybertron
  • Hardtop
  • Primus
    (w/ Unicron head[5])
    		•
  • Quickmix
    (w/ Stripmine)
    		•
  • Menasor
    (w/ Heavy Load)


    • Cloud

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    Wave 1 (05-29-2014) Wave 2 (08-28-2014) Wave 3 (11-27-2014) Wave 4 (03-21-2015)
    Cloud Megatron

    Spin Off

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    Unite Warriors Legends
    Legends Convobat


    Miscellaneous exclusives

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    Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers Robotmasters G-2 Hybrid Style
    Masterforce Fire Guts God Ginrai
    G-2 Laser Ultra Magnus
    Shattered Glass Solarbot
    Binaltech Kiss Players Transformers (2007) Encore
    Henkei! Henkei! Masterpiece Alternity Revenge of the Fallen
    United Shattered Glass Generations


    e-HOBBY exclusive merchandise

    [edit]


    If you build it, they will play.

    This toys & merchandise-related article is a stub.
    You can help MediaWiki by expanding it.

    What's needed: Other pre-2022 merchandise
    Miscellaneous exclusive merchandise
    The Transformers Chronicle Tapestry

    Transformers Character Card

    [edit]
    Main article: Transformers Character Card
    Wave 1 (January 25, 2022) Wave 2 (March 14, 2022) Wave 3 (April 14, 2022) Wave 4 (August 29, 2022)
    The Transformers Card Binder and the entire Transformers Character Card series up through Wave 4
    Wave 5 (November 1, 2022) Wave 6 (February 6, 2023) Wave 7 (April 22, 2023) Wave 8 (August 14, 2023)
    Wave 9 (October 17, 2023) Wave 10 (December, 2023) Wave 11 (March 19, 2024) Wave 12 (June, 2024)
    Wave 13 (December, 2024) Wave 14 (February, 2025) Wave 15 (August, 2025) Wave 16 (September, 2025)
    Wave 17 (January, 2026)


    Or you could pick... WHAT'S IN THE BOX.
    Or you could pick... WHAT'S IN THE BOX.

    This item is currently scheduled for release, but is not yet available at mass retail.

    Wave 15, 16

    Logo acrylic stand series

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    Wave 1 (January 2022) Wave 2 (April 2022) Wave 3 (June 2022) Wave 4 (September 2022)
    Acrylic stand of the Cybertron & Destron Emblem scene transition[10]
    Wave 5 (May 2023) Wave 6 (June 2023) Wave 7 (January 2024) Wave 7 (March 2024)
    Wave 7 (July 2024)


    Or you could pick... WHAT'S IN THE BOX.
    Or you could pick... WHAT'S IN THE BOX.

    This item is currently scheduled for release, but is not yet available at mass retail.

    Wave 7

    Acrylic keychain series

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    Wave 1 (October 2022)
    Keychain set for Optimus Prime and Bumblebee

    Rubber strap series

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    Wave 1 (January 2023) Wave 2 (June 2023)
    Rubber keychain of Stranglehold

    Notes

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    • e-HOBBY is not directly owned by TakaraTomy, but merely an affiliated store. TakaraTomy's own online store is TakaraTomy Mall.
    • Because e-HOBBY is mostly known for exclusive toys and many Western fans aren't aware that e-HOBBY also offers regular mass retail toys like most online stores, pre-orders for new mass retail toys listed at the e-HOBBY website are occasionally mistaken as a confirmation that a toy is either exclusive to e-HOBBY, or that an e-HOBBY exclusive redeco is planned.
    • Another common misconception among fans is that e-HOBBY "makes" the exclusive toys. While e-HOBBY is presumably responsible for creating the color scheme and decos, the toys are still produced by Takara. After all, Toys"R"Us doesn't manufacture its own exclusive Transformers toys either.
    • Occasionally, fans also mistakenly believe other store, convention, or magazine exclusive redecoes of toys reissued by Takara to be e-HOBBY exclusives, such as the Generation 1 Ultra Magnus redecos, Crystal Rodimus and Black Rodimus, Nucleon Quest Super Convoy, Tigertrack, or Ratchet Emergency Green.
    • "USA Edition" is not a term limited to imported Hasbro toys sold through e-HOBBY either. In the past, Takara have released exclusive "USA Editions" through stores such as JUSCO, Laox, Toy's Dream Project/Toycard, or even selected stores participating in the "TF Station" program. A few "USA Editions" weren't even exclusive to any specific store at all. The most frequently used store to carry "USA Editions" other than e-HOBBY, however, was the Japanese branch of Toys"R"Us.
    • The Spin Off imprint would persist for a single release beyond e-HOBBY's exclusives: namely Legends Blue Big Convoy and the Blue Big Convoy comic.

    References

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    1. ↑ e-HOBBY stop international orders The Allspark
    2. ↑ e-HOBBY stop international orders Transformers @ The Moon
    3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 Sold as a set, but packaged separately
    4. ↑ 4.00 4.01 4.02 4.03 4.04 4.05 4.06 4.07 4.08 4.09 4.10 4.11 Second run
    5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 These toys were also available as regular mass retail releases in Japan. The e-HOBBY exclusive "USA Edition" versions were of specific Hasbro variants of those toys.
    6. ↑ Originally available for pre-order at BotCon Japan 2000, finally released through e-HOBBY in 2001
    7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.5 7.6 7.7 These toys were originally exclusive to various Japanese conventions until additional stock was made available through e-HOBBY.
    8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 Beginning partway through Wave 14, e-HOBBY began dropping the word "set" from its listings for whatever reason.
    9. ↑ A new design distinct from the 2022 binder.
    10. ↑ The Cybertron & Destron Emblem product listing specifically calls out the stand as based on the "eyecatch" of the Generation 1 cartoon.
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