Beast Wars

Takara Tomy has revealed the next set in its Beast Wars Again series: Airazor versus Inferno!  Airazor is a redeco of Kingdom Airazor while Inferno is redeco of Legacy Inferno.  Both figures feature premium decos based on their animated counterparts from the 90's cartoon!  The set as an MSRP of 10,450 Yen (about $70.70 USD) with a release date of Late February 2024.  For now, check out the images and info below from Takara Tomy Mall and translated via

It has been a few years since actor Scott McNeil has attended a convention, so it made perfect sense for Botcon 2023 to give him his own panel where fans could ask him questions directly.  McNeil brought his patented brand of talent and humor together for a unique and fun panel.

Hasbro's Transformers display at San Diego Comic-Con 2023 isn't just about current and upcoming items.  With Rise of the Beasts in theaters, Hasbro decided to pay homage to Beast Wars and dug into the archives to display some classic Beast Wars Transformers toys!  Fun note: I lent several items from my own collection for this display and they will be rotated throughout the weekend.  The puzzle you will see in the gallery below is one of those items!  Enjoy the gallery below:

Video: At Botcon 1998 I had the honor of being a small part of a special "Beast Wars" themed script reading. Recently I dug up my VHS of the event and had it digitized. I've posted this online for all to enjoy (with an intro by yours truly). Check it out below!

General Information:
Release Date: March 2023
Price Point: $54.99 (3 Pack Price)
Retailer: Target Exclusive (boxed set)
Accessories: Tail/weapon, Blaster

Rise of the Beasts is a fun movie with action sequences that move at a rapid pace.  During the climactic battle towards the end of the film the Maximals transform into their robot modes to battle Unicron's Predacon and Terrorcon forces.  While Rhinox does appear in robot mode in a couple scenes, we never really get a good look at him.  Now thanks to concept artist Furio Tedeschi on Instagram we have a look at his concept art for Rhinox!  According to his description, he used Beast Wars Rhinox as a starting point and i

Rise of the Beasts introduces the Maximals into the live action movie universe, but how does it reference Beast Wars itself?  Find out in this article.

HOW "RISE OF THE BEASTS" CALLS BACK TO "BEAST WARS"

Warning:  This article contains SPOILERS for Transformers: Rise of the Beasts.  I highly recommend you watch the movie before reading this piece.

Super 7 has posted official images of the upcoming Beast Wars "ReAction" series of figures online along with product information.  These retro-style figures are based on the animation models from the 90's cartoon and each features five points of articulation.  Each figure retails for about $20 USD and they are due to ship between June-July 2023.

The first wave features five figures.  Here's the list with sponsor links to pre-order your figures and support BWTF:

Takara Tomy Mall has posted a new listing for the third entry in their Beast Wars Again series.  These previously released figures from the Kingdom series and giving them premium decos based on the how the characters appeared in the Beast Wars Transformers cartoon series.  The third set features Cheetus (aka Cheetor) vs Waspeter (aka Waspinator) in beautiful decos that go way beyond what was released in Kingdom!  This set has an MSRP of 7700 Yen (about $57.39 USD