Diaclone Toy Commercials / Adverts - Original Takara Footage Pre Transformers

Original Japanese Diaclone TV commercials. Best quality from Takara archives.

[@art-n-filmsam3844]

Even before he was Jazz, he was still the coolest one, that commercial alone emits coolness

[@eta_carithebrightlord3396]

I have a theory that in the diaclone storyline, Jazz's pilot is the main character.

[@geoffreychauvin1474]

No kidding. It was like the designs were bad ass to begin with and then giving them actual personality made them even cooler

[@superplushtiman7ti075]

@@eta_carithebrightlord3396 I do kinda agree, due to the Porsche’s commercial being an incredibly cool one, if we go lore wise, he’s probably the protagonist, but he also probably has to pilot some of the modular mecha

[@juanignaciom91]

I can't stop saying "daia-klooooooooon"

[@realmax-channel5043]

that’s the reason we come back here very often

[@MyHandle4455]

For real

[@KingCookieCat]

Diakrone*

[@somnusmortem4318]

Catchy, ain't it? 🤣

[@Gravydog316]

car-roboto!

[@WiiMan25]

9:46 It's an army of Optimus Primes. The Decepticons are screwed. But really, it's cool seeing the Transformers' origins. I feel like there should be a Diaclone OVA or something, and it could be written by the Transformers creative team.

[@budgiecat9039]

+Francis Dela Peña It's basically Microman

[@mini-conlongarm8021]

They made a few Diaclone inspired redecoes for Botcon in the form of Burn-Out (Generations Skids colored black) and Lift-Ticket (Gen. Hoist colored red). I'm kinda hoping for a four pack of Ultra Magnus, Legends Optimus and Roller, and Minimus Ambus in a Diaclone-colored set. Optimus would be colored blue and black, Roller would be the Powered Buggy, and Minimus would be the Diaclone driver that came with Powered Convoy.

[@David315842]

PutYaGunsOn and I'll bet the Micronaults (Micromen) would be the pilots of these mecha too?

[@devinleber5604]

They brought this line back last year.

[@devinleber5604]

Hasbro should reuse these toys as either generics or ancient transformers (or both) in reference to where the original transformers toys came from.

[@domtaylor1887]

Ones that became Transformers: 0:00- Ironhide, Ratchet, Sunstreaker, and Trailbreaker 0:29- Skids, Prowl, Bluestreak, and Smokescreen 0:44- Jazz, Inferno, Hound, and Hoist 5:15- Powerdashers 7:15- Trainbots/Raiden 9:00- Dinobots 9:45- Optimus Prime (plus Mirage) 10:30- Ultra Magnus (plus Tracks and Wheeljack) 12:00- Jumpstarters 12:15- Blitzwing 12:31- Constructicons/Devastator

[@WingMaster562]

Is it me, or when Ultra Magnus goes into the convoy mode at 10:50, he looks like Wingsaber from Energon?

[@Advancer-g1h]

It's Delta magnus.

[@Advancer-g1h]

The white Blitzwing is Overcharge. The Red sunny is spin out, the white sunny is cordon.

[@Advancer-g1h]

The black Ironhide is dk 2 guard.

[@skyatollah2skyharder276]

@@Advancer-g1h You realise none of these characters actually existed until recently, yes?

[@やぶちわたる]

トランスフォーマーのコピーじゃないかと言っている方がおられますが、ダイアクロンはトランスフォーマーの前身の1つです。当時のタカラのダイアクロン、ミクロマン等の企画を統合してトランスフォーマーが立ち上げられたのです。　大体は知っていましたが、デバスターや個人的に大好きなブリッツウイングまでダイアクロン時代からあったとは！！　トランスフォーマーのライデンでなく、ここに出てくるトレインロボを今でも持っている自分としては感涙もののムービーです！！！｡ﾟ(ﾟ´ω`ﾟ)ﾟ｡

[@Fahrenheit76]

マクロスのヴァルキリーもね。スカイファイアーだっけ。

[@KNIGHT-ud5mz]

ロボットベースの変形ってザブングルのベース基地(赤いやつ)と同じような気がする(-.-)y-~

[@slickstache3035]

はい、あなたが正しい！今すぐGoogle翻訳使ってます

[@williambover779]

Am I the only English guy here I just wanna know what this guy said

[@クラウン-n8g]

@@Fahrenheit76 マクロスとかはトランスフォーマーが予想以上の人気 で新商品を出すペースにタカラの商品だけでは間に合わなくなり手当たり次第に契約した結果だったはず 元はタカラの商品に目をつけたハズブロがアメリカでの販売戦略としてマーベルに依頼して作らせた物

[@minicle426]

They really should have used this type of stop motion in the western adverts. It would probably have blown the kids minds back in the 80's.

[@Asher_Tye]

9:45 Megatron's nightmare.

[@LS-jk3fk]

LOL

[@pastadinnertheater8657]

10:52 galvatrons nightmare

[@rayvenkman2087]

He craps Brown Cubes when he sees an army of Optimus Primes.

[@theflyingdropbear2009]

it scared Megatron so much, that he will give Starscream command of the Decepticons.

[@youcansendme-a-letter]

Now I know why the Japanese called him Convoy.

[@wonderwaffle93]

Right at 0:45 That theme Perfectly matches the cool groove of a personality that Jazz has

[@222aloof]

Wonder Waffle so cool

[@austinreed7343]

I now wonder what that music is?

[@johntruttero]

Turbo power I understood that 😂

[@codevoid4238]

The stopmotion is top notch.

[@naturesfinest4871]

Almost as if there was no stop-motion...as if they could actually move on their own...

[@xavieracuna7001]

Good Time Charlie B 🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔

[@naturesfinest4871]

@@xavieracuna7001 I love the 3rd commercial where they introduce the car robot that would come to be known as Jazz.

[@cycl0nnus]

@@naturesfinest4871 yup agreed. dope commercial

[@ChinatownGhoul69696]

Yep 2 tru a+ stop motion (in this case not stop motion ) looool

[@6672rock]

The Japanese always made the coolest robot toys!

[@Cromper]

+6672rock Clever, but certainly NOT cool!

[@otaking3582]

As Marty McFly once said, "All the best stuff is made in Japan"

[@thekaijumaster200x3]

6672rock and the coolest toy and motel kit commercials

[@thekaijumaster200x3]

sorry I mean model

[@rjc7289]

Japanese robots were cool since the Shogun Warriors debuted in the mid 1970's.

[@mwells219]

Wow. It's amazing how well designed these toys were back in the 80s.

[@gobotimus8449]

Actually this was the 70's not the 80's

[@MrSafior]

+Luke Drake Damn.

[@kryten39]

actually it is the 80's for these

[@nua1913]

dream on man...

[@rhuttrho88]

Yeah so imagine a kid when Transformers finally came out in 84!🤯

[@Tchalla670]

so thats why optimus is called convoy in japan. because the original diaclone toy is a convoy unit.

[@jamesperkins191]

It's also because of that film

[@WingMaster562]

Yep, plus they figured that Japanese kids would probably find it hard to pronounce "Optimus"

[@RhetoricalGamer]

The production quality on these commercials is insane. We owe the Japanese for the creation of the Transformers.

[@rexdamage]

That deep voice saying DI-A-CLOOOONEEEE is EPIC! 😁

[@nuqjatrh]

FRFR 🤣💯

[@silverfang1648]

*"DIACLONEEE!!"*

[@deustaitan]

DAIA-KLOOOOOOONNNN

[@grongy6122]

Richard Coffman Or DAIA-KUROOOOONNNN

[@microbusss]

sounds more like dia-klum to me XD

[@xavieracuna7001]

DDDHHHIIIIAA-KKHONe

[@JiraiyaPlaysRetroGames]

DIABETES

[@spoonyluv19]

As I lay on my death bed those will be my last words

[@robtimuscron1126]

10:31 A convoy of Powered Convoys. Powered Convoy was released in Transformers as Ultra Magnus, with the truck molded in white instead of blue.

[@Rassenomatjutut]

Yeah, but I wonder if Powered Convoy is just Battle Convoy rebuilt like Megatron resurrected as Galvatron or they are two separate units like Optimus and Magnus?

[@jamesperkins191]

@@Rassenomatjutut They are piloted mechs, so they are distinct units, not the 'same' character in a new body.

[@GodzillaLordofallMonsters]

The deceptions would have lost if the Autobots had that army

[@Rassenomatjutut]

@@jamesperkins191 I mean, I wonder if Powered Convoy is an unit separate from Battle Convoy (Optimus & Magnus), or Battle Convoy rebuilt into stronger unit, like how Dino Megazord was updated into Thunder Megazord?

[@jamesperkins191]

@@Rassenomatjutut I'm not completely sure, but I think since they have different serial numbers / callsigns, they are separate machines that could be seen side by side.

[@nocturnal7345]

9:45 Idk, but the music and the barrage of Optimus Primes just make me laugh.

[@jianxiongRaven]

same haahha

[@titanic_monarch796]

They're predicting the future lineup

[@Gigas0101]

The chorus saying "DIACLONE!" is the best part every time.

[@Gshadow007]

I wish commercials were as entertaining as the ones like these nowadays.

[@Davethe3rd]

Imagine, if you will, an alternate universe where Hasbro and Marvel didn't come up with the back stories for The Transformers and instead, played the Diaclone idea of mech suits straight, leaving the Autobot cars and Decepticon planes as simply transforming mecha...

[@budgiecat9039]

+Davethe3rd I feel like Diaclone was the next evolution of Microman (aka Micronauts) since it used the same Micromen figures, only much smaller than the original ones. I guess thats why there was the name change of "Diaclone". Well, I think by then, the U.S. toy distributor for Takara's Microman (aka Micronauts) Mego, had already gone out of business or whatever, and I'm not sure if they kept the Micronauts toy license or Hasbro refused to buy it off them... so perhaps Marvel could have tied Micronauts into Diaclone...but probably felt it better to make a new story and more interesting to make them sentient. And its not like Diaclone or Microman had existing Anime at the time. (Microman would get one but much later on).

[@budgiecat9039]

***** also Takara tried to bring some of them over to the U.S. before signing with Hasbro, but they failed. One of them was a wearable robot watch forget its name

[@guymann3711]

Shuraking Dino it would be american's answer to gundam. But i'd prefer my transformers sentient tbh

[@DaimosZ]

Budgie Cat the robot watch was Kronoform

[@DaimosZ]

Budgie Cat Takara held the rights to the molds and some of the Micronauts branding. They allowed several companies (Gig in Italy, Lion Rock in the UK and parts of the US, Joustra in France, El Greco in Greece, Hour Toys, M&D Toys and Palisades in the US) to use their/Mego molds and modify them if they wanted to under various names after Mego went under. Hasbro didn't buy the rights to the brand till 2009 iirc Also Microman and Diaclone had manga's and story pages in magazines that were pretty popular so they could have easily made animes off of those if they wanted to back then. I'm sure Marvel would have wanted toys closer to their Micronauts characters though.

[@karda009]

9:47 And this, my friends, is when you get fuckin' HYPED.

[@JoseMartinez-df2db]

This is amazing!! It's great to see where the Transformers legacy began!!

[@naturesfinest4871]

0:46 it's Jazz! 1:02 it's Jazz's head!

[@connormclernon26]

It’s almost a shame there was never a diaclone show based on the original premise

[@Gojira-ch5bx]

at least we got the diaclone in botcon comic and generations selects manga

[@mwells219]

The detail and design of these toys was exceptional.

[@SMAXZO]

You know, in the infinite number of universes, there's one universe where Diaclone's the series that took off instead of Transformers and Takara's the one that released it to the world rather than Hasbro.

[@superplushtiman7ti075]

And the series made it big as a story of an Earth Defence Command fighting against alien invaders?

[@dreamlandnightmare]

Wonder what the Japanese kids thought when these were all rebranded and sold as "Transuffomas" in Japan. (We Western kids had no idea we were getting rebranded toys.)

[@creekandseminole]

Importing American toys to Japan was probably expensive back then I'm guessing. It's pretty expensive nowadays. They might not have seen them that much.

[@thegoodmudkip3652]

@@creekandseminole Well you see, the toys were imported from Japan to the US, not the other way around. So no, Transformers was not a rarity in Japan as you were suggesting.

[@jackharpe3rd233]

So what was the first Pokemon before Pokemon was called Pokemon @@thegoodmudkip3652? 😆

[@thegoodmudkip3652]

@@jackharpe3rd233 Uhhh, Pocket Monsters? What does this have to do with Transformers?

[@jackharpe3rd233]

Well for one, I hear GameFreak does alot business with Takara Tomy @@thegoodmudkip3652. Whenever I look them up on Google images, I usually find Transformers, (of course) Bayblade, but also Alot of Pokemon Merchandise! So I wondered how long have GameFreak and Takara worked together? Also you're a Mudkip, so I was hoping you would know.

[@pacershark452]

Everything is Clear to me now. America may have been OF the 80's But japan WAS the 80's Their influence on Everything from Electronics to design to Music was is undeniable. And still Present TODAY in japan if you know WHERE and WHAT to look for.

[@TI1_TeKDADDi]

As much as I hate to admit it, this is very true though. 😮😮😑😑

[@budgiecat2885]

Japan was on fire in the 80's they couldnt be touched. They had the best toys, the best musical equipment, their cars were outselling all the domestics, they had the Walkman, they had the CD player, motorcycles, lawnmowers (lol), RC cars, model kits, etc. All during that Showa bubble era. Now China's on top (ugh)

[@monster-mecha_enthusiast_2002]

True, and I'm also glad I preferred Beast Wars and the Transformers anime's in the 2000's over that overrated Western toyline and cartoon that gave Diaclone a bad name callled Transformers G1 because that fanbase was driving me hella crazy lol.

[@pacershark452]

@@monster-mecha_enthusiast_2002 All too true. I am going to hunt down everything i can find of the japanese transformers anime's

[@yuk1466]

｢君の手の中でダイアクロンの世界が広がる！｣ ｢パワーを秘めた車体が武者震いする！｣ めっちゃかっこいいやん…。 声もだけど、動かしてる感じがたまんないCMだ。

[@Cromper]

In the days before rules and regulations forced advertisers to include kids hands holding the toys in every shot for fear that the ads would not represent real life.

[@src175]

Edward Smith Japan never had those laws though. Sentai toys, as an example, continued to instead have rather amazing "gattai" sequences for their commercials well into the present day, rather than showing a bunch of kids playing with toys.

[@saarj]

I wish American toy commercials had alot more effort and love put into them instead of regurgitating down our throats that special effects are being used.

[@sarnobat2000]

What are you suggesting? That my Toyota will not turn into a robot and kill everyone in my apartment complex? :D

[@kastreya]

13:00 devastator before hired by decepticons lol

[@fricklet7210]

Meow

[@peter_samer]

Pgy 3831 They are just redecoed.....

[@rayvenkman2087]

He figured the gig he had before just wasn't doing it for him.

[@stingysmailbox8209]

@@Mr.SM2939OLD They're literally the same toy.

[@ZekeITS]

They were always just contractors.

[@soundwavegamer2321]

12:29 now is my life’s mission to find the second original tripe changer that actually turned into to airborne vehicles instead of one one airborne and one land based one.

[@superplushtiman7ti075]

Good luck Just for additional information that figure never made it to the Transformers line

[@captainsinclair7954]

that Diaclone jingle is just sooooo satisfying sounding

[@greendecepticon6148]

so this is where the magic began.

[@Armaron06]

Not a flying toy. It's hilarious how today's toy ads like to remind you with small print that toys do not fly/move/talk/etc

[@Therizinosaurus]

Because there are dummies who think that they really can fly, talk, etc. Not knowing it's just dramatization.

[@Telus-ball]

It's actually people wearing a green screen costume. And it's their hands who make the toys fly

[@6672rock]

I'll bet the vintage Diaclone robots must sell for a mint if they're in good condition with the original boxes. A friend of mine has a vintage toy store, and one of the items he has for sale is a Diaclone-era Megatron. All original in the box, and I think he was asking $800 for it.

[@naturesfinest4871]

@@The_Dark_Master you can get the Takara reissues for $120-300...you don't have to spend $800 for a Diaclone version.

[@robtimuscron1126]

Megatron wasn't a Diaclone figure. He was a Microman Micro-Change figure. Althouhg both Diaclone & Microman were owned by Takara.

[@jesusramirezromo2037]

@@naturesfinest4871 Depends if it was one of the other guns There where other guns other than the one megatron is based on

[@naturesfinest4871]

@@jesusramirezromo2037 there's only one G1 Megatron figure....pre-rub symbol or otherwise.

[@naturesfinest4871]

@@jesusramirezromo2037 there was also the Microman Gun Robo figure.

[@davethesamuraichef5205]

Diaclone was such a awesome toy line. What awesome features. My old Transformers have functionality I didn’t even know about. I want to get some Diaclone figures to pilot my Autobots now. Japanese toys so awesome.

[@thomaslumpkin4162]

In 9:45 we would see the truck bot that was fated to become "Optimus Prime."

[@thecianinator]

0:45 I really need this to be a synthwave song and music video

[@CP-sg9qk]

DIAAAAAA.....CLONEEEEEE

[@Victor4815]

jaja

[@nua1913]

a shud up man noone cares dude...

[@markellzey4714]

It's DIAAAA.....CRONEEEEE

[@darodextro3748]

D yah cronnn

[@Gregory_ferrandis]

⁠@@nua1913DIAAAAA CLONEEEE

[@austinreed7343]

I’m trying to identify all the music used in these. So far I have: “Hobson’s Choice” (Powered Convoy) “Perpetum” (Kyoryu Robo)

[@EternityKingdomsHeadHoncho]

Ironically, almost everyone in these commercials who didn’t become a Transformers character back in 1984 is now a Transformers character. Powered Convoy became Delta Magnus. Red Sunstreaker and Yellow Sideswipe became Spin-Out and Tigertrack. Police deco Sideswipe and Sunstreaker became Clampdown and Cordon. The infamous “Blue Bluestreak” became Silverstreak. Black Ironhide became the blandly named “DK 2 Guard”. Red Hoist became Lift-Ticket. Silver, black and red versions of Skids became Crosscut, Burnout, and Reboost. The “train robo” combiner became the Japan exclusive Trainbots. Red Tracks became Road Rage.

[@Advancer-g1h]

What about Exhaust, deep Cover, dk 3 breaker and loudpedal?

[@gabrielchee8470]

@@Advancer-g1h dk 3 probably isn't really,

[@aljongreat1900]

If i had these toys back in the days i probably stop sleeping for 3 days straight playing this, this is like my most desired dream when i was a kid

[@ヒロヒロ-k3c]

大体が1000円前後で買える物で、しかも一つで色々な遊びが出来るから、TV番組とか放送していないオリジナルの物でも、この当時は実際に玩具屋で誕生日プレゼントに買って貰えた。 もちろんウルトラマンや、仮面ライダー、スーパー戦隊、アニメのオモチャが本当は欲しいけど、この当時は、 貧困の落差が激しくてそんな事を言えない事は子どもでもわかっていたしミクロマンはダイアクロンよりも少し高くて、 トミカに少し高いくらいで変形してロボットになるとか新幹線がロボットになるのが良くて、カーロボットやダッシュシリーズなどを買って貰いました。 丈夫で長持ちしました。 この当時の子どもたちは誕生日かクリスマスでしかオモチャを買ってもらえない子どもがほとんどで、 もっと兄弟が多い家とかで貧しい家では、クリスマスでしかオモチャを買って貰えず誕生日はケーキだけとか もっと貧しい家ではオモチャなんて買えないから、普段は兄弟の着れなくなったお古をもらって着ていて、 誕生日やクリスマスに新年用の新しい服を買ってもらっていましたよ。

[@稲穂鈴]

今やDX超合金なんか万単位だし親が買い与えづらいし

[@fanstfs7661]

The commercial itself is gold

[@dgray3771]

When Japanese commercials still made sense... don't try watching them now, 50% are creepy and the other 50% are weird as hell.

[@monster-mecha_enthusiast_2002]

@@dgray3771 ._. What are you talking about? Beast Wars 2nd and Galaxy Force weren't creepy, they're cool in my book.

[@Akagi_cos]

コンボイ司令官をはじめとするサイバトロン、トレインボット、ダイノボット、ウルトラマグナス、デバスターetc.....の元ネタはこれだったのか

[@XMattingly]

35 years after the fact, I’m finding out that the American version of Grimlock didn’t come with a built in real life flamethrower and I feel totally gipped 😐

[@knytrydr73]

Mine didn't roar either

[@superplushtiman7ti075]

Just movie magic

[@felipev8927]

The born of Transformers !!! This AWESOME and coolest toy commercials, THX Diaclone and Takara !!!

[@chichiboypumpi]

"All the best stuff is made in Japan" - Marty McFly

[@starcalx9726]

4:49 good T-pose

[@TheChoujinVirus]

ME GRIMLOK NO JAPANESE ROBOT, ME GRIMLOK KING!

[@samoneill6733]

You did not just do that m8!

[@triforceninja13]

GRIMLOCK NOT “KYORYU ROBO”, GRIMLOCK DINOBOT!

[@wrathfirex]

Wow! So many Optimus Primes and Ultra Magnus. Jazz is still awesome!

[@zimzimzalabim]

DAI - YA - KRONNNNN! Now I can't get that out of my head hahahah

[@markuyehara7880]

My first "Transformer" was a Diaclone Wheeljack.

[@martinlutherking6550]

The special effects used in these ads are done in the exact same fashion as Japanese sci-fi shows from that era. Look up Ultraman, Dinosaur Corps Koseidon

[@myriadmediamusings]

Seriously considering wanting a Sunstreaker or Sideswipe now despite not caring whatsoever about either of these characters, because of how they hold the distinction of being the first Diaclone Car Robots.

[@LeeONardo]

You can pick up "Spinout" for the masterpiece line who is the red version of Sunstreaker, commemorating the first transforming car robot and his backstory even has him as being a diaclone effectively joining it's universe to the Transformers officially.

[@deustaitan]

That robot base would have been an awesome super sentai toy

[@mini-conlongarm8021]

Or a base for Mini-Cons.

[@Ragalo100]

They done that in Dekaranger.

[@davecharles8497]

These were by far the best transformers

[@anderson9244MLG]

The production quality of this commercials reminds me of 80's tokusatsu shows

[@cville991]

Those stop motion scenes are so impressive back then. 😀

[@DrPhoenixJKZ]

Hmm…… So, originally, Ultra Magnus is Optimus Prime’s upgraded version? Interesting.

[@DarkAnon100]

Actually that was never confirmed, since in Diaclone, they were Mechs instead of living Robots, they could very well designed Powered Convoy as a New Version of Battle Convoy or at least a new model (which, considering how many Convoy Models they have released since then, is probably the case)

[@DrPhoenixJKZ]

@@DarkAnon100 Anyway, Japanese version of Optimus Prime is Convoy, and Ultra Magnus looks too much like Powered Convoy.

[@acceltrial5790]

こういった実物を使ったCMは良いですね。 変身サイボーグ、小さな巨人ミクロマンに通ずる素晴らしい作品だと思います。 カーロボットのCMでのレスキュー隊員というワードが出てくるのがしびれます。

[@Therizinosaurus]

Licensing Diaclone to the US market was probably the best business decision ever, for without it we wouldn't have Transformer.

[@alexojideagu]

Yes, it was so good that Diaclone in Japan changed too

[@monster-mecha_enthusiast_2002]

Not to me tho, since Transformers G1's fanbase was not a happy place for me at all lol.

[@Therizinosaurus]

@@monster-mecha_enthusiast_2002 ?

[@monster-mecha_enthusiast_2002]

@@Therizinosaurus There was some G1 purists that bashed alot of the new TF era's, so that's why I had to pick Diaclone over G1 now.

[@Peter_Morris]

Oh man that’s painful seeing Bluestreak in that beautiful blue and silver that we never got. Damn you, Hasbro!

[@LeeONardo]

He was finally released in the Masterpiece line a few years ago and he looks every bit as good.

[@Advancer-g1h]

He's sometimes known as silverstreak.

[@LatitudeSky]

Gutsblocker was sold in the US as DiaclonMan, if I remember right. It wasn't even expensive. I bought one at Zayre without any idea it was related to Transformers. But I did wonder why the little Diaclon figures fit the cockpit of my Autobots.

[@CainNuke]

I cant believe the dinobots... well, damn, even Ultra Magnus already existed way before the first Transformers series were aired here. This only proves Japanese are always many steps ahead of the whole world!

[@josephochoa9861]

Cain Nuke well yea since hasbro gain the license for diaclone to make them the transformers we know and love

[@Hektols]

@@josephochoa9861 Takara made the toys but Hasbro knew how to sell them.

[@josephochoa9861]

@@Hektols ah okay thanks for that

[@jupiterlair4968]

Such a weeabo

[@eligonzales186]

After watching the episode at THE TOYS THAT MADE US, I gained some new appreciation about the toy robot industry.

[@Mr.Boglin]

i LOVE These old Diaclone "Cah Robatou" Commericals so much :D

[@darthwinsor]

Hasbro Pulse has been killing it with the Diaclone Repaints.

[@zairealexander7642]

Nagare Ryouma is that true?

[@blues0807]

12:40 この射撃音！もはや実家 メガ様の「デストロン軍団！アターック！」が聞こえてきそうなくらい

[@icd11559]

トランスフォーマーの先祖だね

[@fabianrocha9924]

9:45 Every Decepticon's worst nightmare

[@superplushtiman7ti075]

Yep, an army of Primes

[@Quadrolithium]

That 12:15 is just pure horror show for the bad guys, a jet, a tank, and a mech all in one And it's mass produced

[@SecchanOG003]

Blitzwing

[@superplushtiman7ti075]

@@SecchanOG003 I seem to recall reading that in some continuities Blitzwing was one of many

[@kevinnelson66]

Diaclone was a spinoff line from Microman beginning in 1980. The Transformers human characters would have been awesome as Microman/Microlady/Microsister figures.

[@男性宝井祐也]

お父さんの胸を熱くするおもちゃ。

[@tararann2gou]

なんかこの昭和みたいな感じめっちゃ好きなんやけどわかる人いません？

[@wonderwaffle93]

Ok that jam at 0:46 is just rad as hell

[@vortexthecomplex5369]

9:10 WHAT! Pre-Grimlock uses Jirass's roar

[@HarutoNeneno]

現在、タカラトミーモール専売でひそかにシリーズが続いている「ダイアクロン」。今度は、ロボットベースもリファインして帰ってくるのだろうか？

[@かくしか]

なんだかトランスフォーマーの影に隠れてしまっている気がする

[@KamenRiderSeiryuXV0]

懐かしいな・・・・。 オオゥ…ジャズ

[@makotokanari5684]

何と懐かしい…。パワードコンボイは持ってたなぁ。

[@crapengine1990]

Makoto Kanari つまり、ウルトラマグナス？

[@ms06clyde]

@@crapengine1990 パワードコンボイの方が希少価値ありそうだけどね。 トイコレクターの世界だと初版か再版かで大きく価値が変わるみたいだから

[@SwordAgainstChaos]

My favorite video on KZbin. The golden pre-Transformer age.

[@kummer45]

The Japanese are and will be great toy makers.

[@荒和幸奇四十一]

日本で忘れ去られた玩具がアメリカで花開き、 長く愛されるようになるなんて考えもしなかった。

[@市村雄基-w9n]

それな

[@Naminski1a]

Battle Convoy is Optimus Prime.

[@dorourke105]

Also the robot car from the second advert is Jazz

[@jamesperkins191]

So, we have humans, in power armour, in transforming vehicles, that then combine into a super Robot... That’s quite a rabbit hole!

[@TeamMutuallyAssuredDestruction]

i hope we get subtitles for these some day. ive watched these like a million times and id love to know what the narrator is saying

[@Gaming4871]

A legend was born...

[@great159]

DIE-YA- CRUMMMMMMMMB!💯 I love that voice!👍🏻 At 9:45 Megatron would be like "ohhhhhh shit"😨

[@coloradobrad6779]

Amazing , they are more than meets the eyes.

[@thomaslumpkin4162]

To think there were toy characters that never made it into the "Transformers" toys, cartoon, & comic books.

[@senordd]

Of course Jazz gets the slickest commercial and with Jazz music no less.

[@nickzilla20]

And these toys would soon come to America and become the transformers we know.

[@大龍芳埼]

ダイアクロンは日本トランスフォーマーの先輩です

[@okami75]

1:49 so after 30 year now i know what was that robot that i have when i was a kid!!

[@HarryFA1]

Y'know, I think the problem with Diaclone is, aside from the ones that eventually became Transformers, all the big robot designs look kind of generic.

[@Rassenomatjutut]

That's what I like in Armada and Bayformers I grew up with; the robots have somekind of variety such as Mini-Cons, Armada Sideways, Bay Demolishor, Allspark-spawns and Infernocons. And no, I don't care about "fuck Michael Bay and everyone who like him" bullshit that Geewunners say. After all, it's hard to be G1 fan you haven't lived in 80's, isn't it?

[@jesusramirezromo2037]

@@Rassenomatjutut The bayformers all look alike tough...... Even as a kid, i couldn't tell any of the decepticons apart

[@zafool4997]

Rassenomatjutut okay okay settle down bayformers has some neat designs, I think. The Constructicons’ invidual robot modes were very very varied.

[@nitromenace1424]

They look generic now, but these designs, along with Gundam and Super Sentai would go on to influence pretty much any humanoid robot design afterwards in some way.

[@monster-mecha_enthusiast_2002]

No, it's because you're a hater. Go back to Transformers G1, Diaclone hater.

[@xXSoulGeoXx]

it would have been amazing that Hasbro and Takara used the Robot Base in the cartoon or the new toy line they made after Diaclone It thing it would have fit perfectly

[@shako4907]

That s where cityformers come though(the idea)

[@macrick]

This vid should be in the hall of frame for Transformers & recognised as the world's 8th wonder! Yata!!

[@cujoedaman]

Ratchet, Ironhide, where are your heads!? Oh wait... Interesting how the big robot at the beginning looks like the original Megazord, especially the chest, but it looks like it has bits of Voltron, the one that was vehicles instead of lions. I've always wondered if some of the robot forms were intended to roll on the wheels instead of being able to walk, but Hasbro adapted them to walking for Transformers cartoons. And I love that Devastator is more traditional colors :D

[@AlphaCustomsTF]

Interesting. Despite the fact that I knew the diaclone series was before transformers and Japanese, I feel stupid that I never put the pieces together to find that takara tomy made the diaclone series which became transformers. Damnit.. My bad

[@budgiecat9039]

+Xcylonian Minecraft I knew because Grimlock still had the pilot seat lol. Plus my friend had GunRobo, aka Megatron.