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1980 Diaclone catalogue translation.
“The history of Transformers has always been as interesting as the toys themselves.” (1981. Early 1982. Late 1982. 1983. 1983-84. 1985.)
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Okude Nobuyuki interviewed.
“Our main target was boys, so we really looked for what the boys have around them and what they were interested in. Then we found that they all like cars!”
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1983 Diaclone Car Robot Battle Convoy.
The toy that would become Optimus Prime. (See also.)
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2021 Diaclone Battle Convoy V-Max.
Part of the Diaclone revival. (See also.)
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1983 Tokyo Toy Fair.
Where Takara’s Microman Microchange and Diaclone Car Robot came to Hasbro’s attention. (YouTube, 24:39.)
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