USA Edition

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USA Editions are American Transformers toys that are released in Japan as exclusives through special outlets.

They are typically released in American boxes with a sticker containing Japanese legal information, possibly with the figure's name. Sometimes there are minor variations between the USA Edition and the US release, such as slightly different paint or plastic color, but this is rare. The most notable exceptions were Powerlinx Thrust, which was sold in modified packaging in a color scheme that never received an American release (but did come out in Europe), and Cryotek, which featured a new "spark pilot" figure inside the cockpit. The Japanese mass retail release of Energon Unicron, which was the Hasbro version in the original Micron Densetsu Unicron's packaging, is also officially considered a "USA Edition".

Many USA Editions are redecos that were released in the US, but not in the main Japanese line, such as Powerlinx Cyclonus, Powerlinx Jetfire, and the Armada Beast Wars redecos. Some are also indended-as-US-exclusive molds, like Energon Sharkticon and Tow-Line, while others, such as Cybertron Menasor and Quickmix, were initially planned for a regular Takara release but ultimately only saw limited release as USA Editions.

Most USA Editions are available either at e-Hobby or the Japanese branch of Toys "R" Us. Other stores carrying USA Editions in the past were Jusco, Laox, Toy's Dream Project/Toycard and selected stores participating in the "TF Station" program.

Other toys are released in similar fashion, such as Gnaw, the European Motorvators, Thunder Clash, and Skyquake.

List of USA Editions

Beast Machines

Robots in Disguise

Armada/Micron Densetsu

Universe

Masterpiece/20th Anniversary

Binaltech/Alternators

  • Prowl (Takarand, giveaway for subscribers)[1]
Note: Information about this toy is hard to come by. It was once advertized on the Takarand website, to be offered as a giveaway for new subscribers for their broadcast service; limited to 60 pieces. However, Takarand later changed owners, and since no photos of the final toy ever surfaced, it's quite likely that it was ultimately never released.

Galaxy Force/Cybertron


Footnotes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 These toys were originally also available as regular mass retail releases in Japan. The later "USA Edition" versions were of specific Hasbro variants of those toys.




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