Art Storm
Art Storm Co., Ltd. is a Japanese manufacturer of licensed hobby products, focusing on action figures and statues of robots and vehicles from 70's-80's super robot and hero anime. Their range includes products from Mazinger Z, Getter Robo, Gatchaman, Saint Seiya, Guyver and Special Armored Battalion Dorvack, among others.
Having acquired the license to Transformers from TakaraTomy, Art Storm began releasing a number of Transformers products in 2014 to coincide with the franchise's 30th anniversary.
Product lines
EX Gōkin Transformers Series
A Transformers-centric spinoff of Art Storm's main line, EX Gōkin, this line is made up of non-transforming action figures ranging from 15-18 cm/6-7 inches in height.
- Alpha Trin (August 2014)
- Grimlock (October 2014)
- Convoy (December 2014)
- Arcee (2015)
- Elita One (2015)
ES Gōkin
A line of super deformed figures from various franchises, including Mazinger, Saint Seiya and Dorvack, produced in cooperation with Hong Kong-based company Action Toys. Some even transform!
- ES-14 Roadbuster (April 2014)
- Convoy (December 2014)
- Rodimus Convoy (December 2014)
EM Gōkin
Another line produced in cooperation with Action Toys, EM Gōkin is made up of full-size articulated figures from Dorvack and Machine Robo: Revenge of Cronos.
- EM-04 Roadbuster (February 2014)
Ultimetal
Ultimetal is a line of huge, extremely well-detailed and expensive figures with lots of removable panels and electronic features. So far it consists only of a single Transformers character, standing at 43 cm/17 inches tall.
- UM-01 Optimus Prime (Spring 2014)
Other products
- Magnetic Autobot emblem (July 2014)
- Magnetic Decepticon emblem (July 2014)
- Unicron Head (2014)
