Henkei! Henkei! Transformers (toyline)

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Henkei! Henkei! Transformers (変形!ヘンケイ!トランスフォーマー, "Transform! Transform! Transformers") is the name of the Japanese version of the Classics toyline (and part of the 2008 Universe toyline). Like the Beast Wars Returns toyline before it, this line features several redecoes of existing figures to make them look more like the original character models than their American counterparts. For example, Megatron is silver and black instead of gray, purple and neon green, Starscream and Grimlock are colored closer to their show models, Convoy/Optimus Prime and Bumble/Bumblebee have less white paint, and Astrotrain has a more show-inspired deco of dark gray and purple instead of white and violet. In addition to these tweaks, every toy has various areas cast in vacuum metalized plastic, very likely as an homage to the common use of chromed weapons and parts in the early waves of the G1 toyline it emulates. In one further difference from the Hasbro version of this line, the Henkei! Henkei! toys came with a mini-manga. The line ran from 2008 to 2009 and was succeeded by the Transformers United line.

Toys

Henkei! Henkei!

Wave 1 (3-13-2008) C-01 Convoy C-02 Bumble C-03 Grimlock		C-04 Ligier D-01 Megatron D-02 Starscream		Wave 2 (4-24-2008) D-03 Astrotrain		Wave 3 (6-26-2008) C-05 Hot Rodimus		Megatron Ratchet
Wave 4 (7-17-2008) C-06 Skyfire D-04 Ramjet		Wave 5 (9-19-2008) C-07 Sunstreaker C-08 Prowl		Wave 6 (10-23-2008) C-09 Lambor C-10 Cybertron Streak D-05 Destron Octone		Wave 7 (11-20-2008) C-11 Ironhide D-06 Galvatron
Wave 8 (12-27-2008) C-12 Cybertron Cheetus C-13 Hound (w/ Jaguar)		Wave 9 (1-22-2009) D-07 Cyclonus (w/ Nightstick)		Wave 10 (2-26-2009) C-14 Ratchet C-15 Cybertron Inferno		Wave 11 (3-12-2009) C-16 Dinobot C-17 Cybertron Hot Rod (w/ Jolt)
Wave 12 (3-26-2009) C-18 Minibot Attack Team (Beachcomber, Gong, Cliff) C-19 Minibot Spy Team (Adams, Warpath, Wheelie)		Wave 13 (4-25-2009) C-20 Alert C-21 Smokescreen

Exclusives

Cybertron Con 2013 Jetfire		Tokyo Toy Show 2008 Convoy Clear Version		Toys"R"Us Skyglide		TV Magazine Convoy (gold)		Visa-exclusive Micron Sling
Visa Micron Sling Micron Vorter

Gentei! Gentei!

Gentei! Gentei! Transformers (限定!ゲンテイ!トランスフォーマー, "Exclusive! Exclusive! Transformers") started as a Henkei! sub-line of exclusive limited-release toys, which ultimately lasted longer than the line that spawned it. And yes, it's a pun on "Henkei! Henkei!".

Chara Hobby 2008 Stuntron Wildrider		Ganbo Thrust Thundercracker		Toy Hobby Market Dirge Dark Skyfire Skywarp		Transformers Basecamp Strafe (w/ Rocketbot)		Electro Disruptor Ligier
Transformers Generations 2009 Volume 1 Electro Disruptor Ligier		Transformers Generations 2009 Volume 2 Ghost Starscream		Canceled Convoy black version

See also

Henkei! served as the predominant release venue for the new Deluxe, Voyager, and Legends molds developed for Classics and Universe, but when it came to the latter line's three Ultra Class toys, TakaraTomy opted to instead release them as "USA Editions". These were released at mass retail in unchanged Universe packaging, save for a sticker on the front window showing each toy's Japanese name and stock photos of its new deco. The three USA Edition toys are often lumped in with the Henkei! line by fans due to their deco changes, which similarly attempted to bring each character more in line with their cartoon appearance, though said changes are less slavish than in Henkei!, and the toys do not feature the line's characteristic chrome parts.

USA Editions (10-2-2008)

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