Takara
Takara Co., Ltd. is a Japanese toy company founded in 1955. Takara merged with another prominent Japanese toy company, Tomy Co., Ltd., on March 1, 2006 with the new company making the unusual decision to adopt two different legal corporate names. In English the legal name of the company is simply TOMY Co. Ltd. while in Japanese the legal company name is the combined name, K.K. Takara-Tomy (株式会社タカラトミー ) TYO: 7867 .
Takara is perhaps best known as the company behind the transforming toys which became Transformers, after Hasbro proposed combining Takara's Diaclone and Micro Change toylines in 1984 to create the Transformers. Takara is also the originator of the hit toy lines Battle Beasts (BeastFormers in Japan), e-kara karaoke microphone, Battle B-Daman and Beyblade, all of which Hasbro also sold or distributed internationally. Takara continues to sell Microman, the basis for the hit toy line Micronauts, sold internationally by now defunct Mego beginning in the 70s and Choro-Q a mini pullback car, which has been running since 1978 and is marketed outside Japan as Penny Racer.
Both Takara and pre-merger Tomy have had strong relationships with Hasbro, which has distributed Takara's hit products such as Transformers, Beyblade, e-Kara and Battle B-Daman and Tomy's Zoids brands internationally. Although the merged company has stated that the Transformers business with Hasbro and the OEM business in general is not as profitable as direct distribution, the relationship with Hasbro on Transformers is low risk since Hasbro assumes the inventory risk internationally. This long-term relationship will certainly continue, as both Takara and Tomy have also long held the licenses to localize and distribute many Hasbro products in Japan, including The Game of Life, Blythe dolls, and Magic: The Gathering and Duel Masters trading card games by Takara and Monopoly, Furby, Super Soaker and Play-Doh by Tomy. Hasbro has also previously distributed Tomy's Pokemon toys in the US, though eventually started selling their own versions.(wikipedia)
This page will list both Takara toys and Hasbro toys that have been jointly produced by Takara.
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Database listings may be incomplete and / or out of date and is not meant to be a complete listing of all toys. If you are on a parent topic, click on the child topic in the list above to get more concise results
Name | No. | Type | Year | |
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DX Yatter Wan | YM-DX01 | Vehicle | 2008 | |
Ortorion DX Web Knight | W-08 | Transforming Toy | 2001 | |
Kerberion DX Web Knight | W-07 | Transforming Toy | 2001 | |
Phoenikon DX Web Knight | W-06 | Transforming Toy | 2001 | |
Gradion DX Web Knight | W-05 | Transforming Toy | 2001 | |
Garyun DX Web Knight | W-04 | Transforming Toy | 2001 | |
Griffion DX Web Knight | W-03 | Transforming Toy | 2001 | |
Sharkon DX Web Knight | W-02 | Transforming Toy | 2001 | |
Jaguaon DX Web Knight | W-01 | Transforming Toy | 2001 | |
Broadcast & SteelJaw (Reissue) | TFC-21 | Transforming Toy | 2005 | |
Rodimus Convoy | Q/05 | Transforming Toy | 2001 | |
Skywarp | MP-06 | Robot Toy | 2007 | |
Megatron | MP-05 | Transforming Toy | 2007 | |
Starscream | MP-03 | Action Figure, Transforming Toy, Vehicle | 2006 | |
Ultimus Prime (Anti-Convoy) | MP-01B | Transforming Toy | 2009 | |
Convoy | MP-01 | Transforming Toy | 2003 | |
Ninjalady Shina | ML2-02 | Action Figure | 2004 | |
Magneacroyear Phobos | MGA-01 | 2005 | ||
Lucchetto Robot | MC18 | Robot Toy, Transforming Toy | 1984 | |
Microman Batman and Batgirl | MA-SP01 | Action Figure | 2004 | |
Cyborg Superman | MA-37 | Action Figure | ||
Spy Magician Hudson (Reissue) | M142 | Action Figure | 1999 | |
DX GaoGaiGar | G-01 | Transforming Toy | 1997 | |
Spy Heli | DX-04 | Microman | 1999 | |
Dual Model Zwei Strikedog & Ypsilon | DMZ-02 | Action Figure | 2006 | |
Scorponok | D-93 | Action Figure, Playset, Robot Toy, Transforming Toy | 1987 | |
Galvatron (Purple Reissue) | D-62-S | Transforming Toy | 2006 | |
Black Zarak | D-311 | Action Figure, Playset, Robot Toy, Transforming Toy | 1988 | |
Masterforce Buster | D-305 | Transforming Toy | 1988 | |
Rodimus Prime Reissue | C-77 | Transforming Toy | ||
Slag | C-28 | Action Figure, Transforming Toy | 1985 | |
Grimlock | C-26 | Action Figure, Robot Toy, Transforming Toy | 1985 | |
Driller Tank | C-12 | Building Toy | 1984 | |
Super Fire Convoy | C-001 | Transforming Toy | 2000 | |
Convoy feat. Dodge Ram SRT-10 | BT-22 | Transforming Toy | 2008 | |
Microman Godoh with MachineStinger | BM-02 | Action Figure, Microman | 2004 | |
Xeku with MachineMirror | BM-01 | Action Figure | 2004 | |
Acromuzan | AX-42 | Action Figure | 2006 | |
Diving Beetle | AT-06 | Robot Toy | 1984 | |
Snapping Turtle (Ypsilon) | AT-05 | Robot Toy | 1984 | |
Scopedog Turbo Custom | AG-V08 | Robot Toy | 2006 | |
Salamalyon | A-34 | Action Figure | 2002 | |
Postman and Bicycle | 6 | Ephemera, Gashapon / Trading Figure | 2006 | |
Bigfoot HT-128 | 14 | Character Toy, Gokin | 1982 | |
Mackerel H404S (Soltic) | 13 | Gokin | 1981 | |
Blockhead T-10C (Abitate) X-Nebula | 09 | Gokin | 1981 | |
Bushman H-102 | 07 | Character Toy, Gokin | 1981 | |
Robotman Dean | 053 | Action Figure, Building Toy, Microman | 1999 | |
Micro-Zenmine: 034 Kero-charger | 034 | Transforming Toy | 1999 | |
Abitate F44A Crabgunner | 03 | Gokin | 1982 | |
Soltic H8 Roundfacer | 02 | Action Figure, Gokin | 1981 | |
Brutishdog ATM-09-GC | 02 | Action Figure | 2005 | |
Megatron feat. Nike FREE 7.0 | 02 | Transforming Toy | 2007 | |
Demon Acroyer | 018 | Microman | 1998 | |
Convoy feat. Nike Free 7.0 | 01 | Transforming Toy | 2007 | |
Convoy (Optimus Prime) | 00 | Transforming Toy | 2003 | |
Side Burn (Red Version) | Transforming Toy | 2001 | ||
Optimus Prime | Transforming Toy | 2005 | ||
Gatchaman | Microman | 2003 | ||
Acrodita | Microman | 2004 | ||
Giant Gorg Real Proportion Model | Gokin | 1984 | ||
Land Bison | Transforming Toy | 1992 | ||
Super Mach Alert | Transforming Toy | 2000 | ||
Jeeg Reissue | Character Toy | 1998 | ||
Giant Gorg | Jumbo Machinder, Machinder | 1984 | ||
Doks Guardian Manon Type | Figure | 1984 | ||
Spectron | Action Figure, Tokusatsu | 1994 | ||
Leader-class Decepticon Megatron (Earth Mode) | Action Figure, Character Toy, Transforming Toy | 2008 | ||
Voyager-class Autobot Grimlock | Action Figure, Character Toy, Transforming Toy | 2008 | ||
Autobot Jazz (Deluxe-class Premium Series) | Action Figure, Character Toy, Transforming Toy | 2008 | ||
Deluxe-class Decepticon Soundwave | Action Figure, Character Toy, Transforming Toy | 2008 | ||
Deluxe-class Autobot Jazz | Action Figure, Character Toy, Transforming Toy | 2008 | ||
Voyager-class Autobot Optimus Prime (Earth Mode) | Action Figure, Character Toy, Transforming Toy | 2008 | ||
Dump Truck | Transforming Toy | 1986 | ||
Great Might Gaine Perfect Mode | Action Figure, Character Toy, Transforming Toy, Vehicle | 1994 | ||
King Exkaiser | Action Figure, Character Toy, Robot Toy, Transforming Toy, Vehicle | 2001 | ||
Sludge | Action Figure, Robot Toy, Transforming Toy | 1985 | ||
King Kong | Monsters | 1977 | ||
Multi-Force 14 Robot | Robot Toy | 1984 | ||
Twin Combat | Robot Toy, Transforming Toy | 1982 | ||
Godzilla | Character Toy, Kaiju | 1988 | ||
King Exkaiser | Gokin, Robot Toy, Transforming Toy | 2005 | ||
Dragon Kaiser | Gokin, Robot Toy, Transforming Toy | 2006 | ||
Great Exkaiser Combination | Gokin, Robot Toy, Transforming Toy | 2006 | ||
Reissue Microman Rescue Team 25X Set B | Action Figure | 1999 | ||
Space Traveler Timanic 2 and Time Machine 2 | Action Figure, Building Toy, Metal Hero, Robot Toy, Transforming Toy, Vehicle | 1978 | ||
Super Jumbo Jeeg | Jumbo Machinder, Machinder | |||
Breakdown | Action Figure, Character Toy, Robot Toy, Transforming Toy | 2006 | ||
Tetsujin 28 | Character Toy | 2001 | ||
Ultraman | Character Toy | 1999 | ||
Magnetype Dougram | Action Figure | 1981 | ||
Dougram Sofubi Set | Character Toy | 1981 | ||
Dai Attacker | Transforming Toy | 1981 | ||
Swoop | Robot Toy, Transforming Toy | 1985 | ||
Beast Wars II Lio Convoy | Action Figure, Transforming Toy | 1998 | ||
Jetfire | Transforming Toy | 2014 | ||
JAFCON Convoy | Transforming Toy | 2000 | ||
R2-D2 Missile-firing Diecast | Gokin, Robot Toy | 1978 | ||
C-3PO Diecast | Action Figure, Gokin, Robot Toy | 1978 | ||
Darth Vader Diecast | Action Figure | 1978 | ||
Race Car | Transforming Toy | 1986 | ||
Sumilidon | Character Toy | 1999 | ||
Nin Ninja | Character Toy | 1999 | ||
Magnemo Arcadia | Vehicle | 1979 |
Title | Publish date |
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3 Zoid releases for late January | 02.26.24 |
TakaraTomy Cool Girl Asuka from Evangelion | 02.23.24 |
TakaraTomy DX Yattaman Ankou | 02.23.24 |
10th Anniversary Zoids Shield Tiger (Van Spec) | 02.23.24 |
ZOIDS RCZ-6 GURANTULA | 02.23.24 |
Disney Transformers Mickey Mouse? | 02.23.24 |
1/6 Scale Space Invaders game table may be the greatest toy ever. | 02.23.24 |
Kerberos Saga (Tetsuo Kai) in GENX CORE from Takara Tomy | 02.23.24 |
Oh my god, it's full of zoids... | 02.22.24 |
Transformers Henkei Ironhide and Galvatron | 02.21.24 |
CDX toy news bulletin 8/29/2007 | 02.08.24 |
CDX toy news bulletin 7/25/2007 | 02.08.24 |
CDX toy news bulletin 7/13/2007 | 02.08.24 |
CDX toy news bulletin 7/11/2007 | 02.08.24 |
CDX toy news bulletin 6/27/2007 | 02.08.24 |
CDX Toy News Bulletin 6/6/2007 | 02.07.24 |
Color Masterpiece Megatron Photos | 02.07.24 |
CybCon 200805.07.19 |