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***** NEWS
UPDATE 8/07 ****
Zira 28 (Yukiko)
provided more pictures and info on the upcoming Microman line.
This month Quanto magazine reveals the upcoming Lupin series (look very
nice!) along with more info on the injured version of Eva Girls Rei.
This special version of Rei will be available as Wonder Fest exclusive
(8/11/07).
Microman Wrecker
Signa is getting several new additions - two-pack Orion and Onigumu set
(both are repaint and retool from last year Assassin and XADO series),
vehicle pack set Exvern and Gran Mirror (repaint of Biomachine figure)
and two more Wrecker Signa female figures.
Kinnikuman
Series
Three new figures
MK-10 Great Kinnikuman, MK-11 Pentagon, and MK-12 Mongolia coming in
August.
Meat-Kun is
mail-away exclusive figure that can be purchase by sending in 1200 Yen
(Ouch!) along with proof of purchases from three MK figures.
EVA Girls Series
Version 2 of Asuka
and Rei in both the school uniforms and plug-suit also in August. (4 new
retool figures) Also plan for special exclusive figure of Rei
(battle damaged version).
Votoms Series
Several new items
for Votoms Series including exclusive figures.
MAP03 Vanilla +
Red Shoulder Custom Parts for Scopedog. (Used with DMZ-01 & 03)
DMZ-04 X-ATH-02DT
Rabidly Dog (Chirico Ver.) This is repaint and retool version of Strike
Dog. It comes with Chirico Cuvie figure that include two versions of the
head designs along with new pilot helmet that can be put on the figure
instead of swapping out the entire head.
Takara-Tomy also
plan two promotion figures - Aaron and Gran. This will be a mail-away
exclusive.
DMZ-05 Scopedog
with armament kits. This is plan for December of this year.
Wingman Series
and Lupin Series
Takara-Tomy is
planning several figures based on these two manga-turn-anime series from
1980's.
Wrecker Signa
Project
Series
This series is
being market as a pseudo
new core Microman line. It's a tie in with live action TV series
of the same name using Microman figures as inspiration design.
Here is what is confirm for September. There will be two set
A & B and retails for about 3700 Yen. (Way to milk more cash from
fans) DVD + 2 (of the 4) female
W-Signa figures.
There will be two
pack set for Orion and Ogumo (bad guy) for December. (This was
change from October). Another Wrecker Sigma figure Exvern will be
release in November with Gran Mirror vehicle. All three figures
are repaint / retool versions of previous Microman figures.
Not a really
exciting news but at least Takara-Tomy is determine to keep Microman
line going for at least until the end of this year. I am not sure
I am entirely please with the direction that Tomy is taking Microman
line. Yukiko told me that there were several rumors about the
tension between the two toy designing cultures (Tomy and Takara) and
that lead to many of the problem with the projects. Tomy was
hoping Takara would open up Transformers brand to Tomy division and
Takara was hoping for Star Wars licensed so they can do Microman Version
of Star Wars characters but they were un-able to resolve the turf wars
and the end result is pretty much a very boring year for Microman line.
There is really not
much news about any other Microman projects aside from these four lines
probably until Takara-Tomy resolve their internal tension the property
is pretty much in a limbo state.

2007 SERIES
Microman 2007
Microman Material Force Special New Year Edition Microman "Wild
Boar" (1/1/2007)
Microman 2007 Micro
Action Series Plus 02 - Mellowlink with Military Bike (1/25/2007) - 4725
Yen
Microman 2007 Micro
Action Series MA-38 Cuvie with Weapons Set (1/25/2007) - 1680 Yen
Microman 2007
Wonder Fest Winter 2007 Exclusive Votoms Battling Pilot (2/25/07) - 1000
Yen
Microman 2007 Micro
Action Series 1/18 Votoms Series DMZ-03 Scopedog SP with Fyana (3/8/2007)
- 15,540 Yen
Microman 2007 Micro
Action Series Kinnikuman (MKS-01 MKS-02 & MKS-03)Alternate Colors
2-packs(4/2007) - 2625 Yen each
Microman 2007 Micro
Action Series Kinnikuman Volume 3 - MK 7, 8 & 9 (5/24/2007) - 1260
Yen each
Microman 2007
Micro Action Series 1/18 Votoms Series DMZ-04 Rabidly Dog (7/06/07) -
17,640 Yen
Microman 2007
Wonder Fest Summer 2007 Exclusive EVA Girls Rei (Battle Damaged Ver.)
(8/12/2007) - 1500 Yen
Microman 2007 Micro
Action Series Kinnikuman Meat-kun Mail-away Exclusive (8/15/07) - 1200
Yen
Microman 2007 Micro
Action Plus Series Votoms Series MAP-03 Vanilla with Red Shoulder Custom
Parts (8/23/2007) - 5254 Yen
Microman 2007 Micro
Action EVA Series Rei (School Uniform Ver) (9/21/2007) - 1680 Yen
Microman 2007 Micro
Action EVA Series Asuka (School Uniform Ver) (9/21/2007) - 1680 Yen
Microman 2007 Micro
Action Microman EVA Series Rei & Asuka 2-packs (Reissued Plug-suit Ver.) (9/21/2007)
- 3675 Yen
Microman 2007 Micro
Action Series Microman Kinnikuman Volume 4 - MK 10, 11 & 12 (9/28/2007)
- 1365 Yen
Microman 2007 Micro
Action Votoms Series Aaron and Gran Mail-away Exclusive (11/2007) - 2500
Yen
Microman 2007
Microman Wrecker Sigma Microlady + DVD Set A (9/28/2007) - 3675 Yen
Microman 2007
Microman Wrecker Sigma Microlady + DVD Set B (9/28/2007) - 3675 Yen
Microman 2007
Microman Wrecker Sigma 2-packs Orion and Onigumu (10/26/2007) - 3675 Yen
Microman 2007
Microman Wrecker Sigma Exvern & Gran Mirror Vehicle (11/23/2007) -
3675 Yen
Microman 2007
Microman Wrecker Sigma Ladies 2-packs Saria & Emiri (12/12/2007) -
3675 Yen
Microman 2007 Micro
Action Series Lupin 40th Anniversary ML-SP01 Lupin (11/29/2007) - 3675
Yen
Microman 2007 Micro
Action Series Lupin 40th Anniversary ML-SP02 Fujiko Mine (11/29/2007) -
3675 Yen
Microman 2007 Micro
Action Dream Warrior Wingman Series 2-packs MA-SP04 Wingman (red) & Yume
Aoi (Dream Girl) MA-SP04 (12/21/2007) - 3675 Yen
Microman 2007 Micro
Action Plus Series Wingman MAP-04 Wingman (blue) with transforming bike
(12/21/2007) - 3675 Yen
Microman 2007 Micro
Action Series 1/18 Votoms Series DMZ-05 with Cuvie in Military Outfit
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