Transformers Go! Go! Extra Volume
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トランスフォーマー ごー！ ごー！出張編
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| Publisher | Kodansha | ||||||||||||
| Published in | Transformers Archive | ||||||||||||
| First published | May 13, 2024 | ||||||||||||
| Cover date | 2023 | ||||||||||||
| Manga | Haruka Oda | ||||||||||||
| Editor | Minoko | ||||||||||||
Synopsis
Featured characters
(Numbers indicate order of appearance.)
| Autobots | Maximals |
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Notes
- This "extra" issue was published as a backup strip in the Transformers Archive encyclopedia released by Kodansha in commemoration of the 40th anniversary of the Transformers brand.
Transformers references
- This issue is notable for seeing the introduction of the first Go! Go! characters not from a AAA international franchise, namely Lio Convoy from the Japan-exclusive Beast Wars spin-off Beast Wars II and Big Convoy from Beast Wars Neo. This presumably comes down to both of those franchises being covered in detail in the body of the encyclopedia.
- Oda continues her usual penchant for toy accuracy as Lio Convoy displays the characteristic compressed arm kibble of his Legacy Evolution "Leo Prime" toy. Big Convoy, on the other hand, straightforwardly reproduces his Beast Wars animation model, likely due to his lack of a contemporary toy at time of publication.
- Oda creates whole cloth a flip-down panel revealing a matrix chamber for Optimus Primal in the first direct appearance of his oft mentioned in Japanese fiction but never seen Energon Matrix (itself a new Matrix design) for this story.
- Optimus Prime's retro super mode here is a very direct depiction of Missing Link C-01 Convoy, discernible from his original toy by his molded-in sticker detailing, amongst other things.
External links
- solicitation of Transformers Archive featuring a preview of Extra Volume at TV Magazine
