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They're baaaaaaack! Due to popular demand, the Animated lineup will begin an encore appearance. Toys R Us is the first to bring in fresh new stock with 2 exclusive figures. Scalpers seem to be having a field day with Arcee, but we did manage to find a younger Ratchet still in his Cybertronian guise. The following review delves into the figure.

Remember that interview in the pages of Figure King No 144 that featured an interview of Shog Hasui in Japanese? The page also revealed two early prototypes from the Transformers Animated toyline and reveal the partnership between Takara and Hasbro. Thanks to Sol Fury and SydneyY of Transformers World 2005, we now have a translation of that interview! Jump through for the recap of the interview.

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If you haven't checked out your local Toys R Us store yet, you might want to peek in. The Animated exclusives are starting to crop up on shelves as this is posted. Although Arcee has eluded us so far, we were able to snag Cybertronian Mode Ratchet and refresh his profile. You can check the updated profile, along with fresh images, by checking out the Animated Database.

The guys talk with Jim Sorenson about AllSpark Almanac Volume 2! They also discuss the news including War for Cybertron Shockwave, Japanese Transformers Animated and a lot more! Visit tfradio.net!

Jim Sorenson has let the cat out of the bag - well Amazon did it first but, anyway - that the second volume of the Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac book that he co-wrote with Bill Forster is going to be printed. The book will focus on the third and final season of the television series and is currently set for a June 29, 2010 release date. The book is 220 pages and will is currently available for pre-order on Amazon.com for $19.99.

After some misleading timeframes and some whether or not they will be exclusives, we have finally learned from Hasbro, Inc.'s mouth that Transformers Animated Arcee and Cybertron Ratchet will be out in February! The figures are indeed Toys R Us store exclusives despite previous listings. As we learned before, Arcee will feature two swords and clip-on wings and Ratchet will have detachable shock paddles.

Thanks to HK-TF member mythbee who has posted a large number of new images of the Transformers Animated deluxe class Arcee action figure that is slated for release sometime this year. Lets hope this is a sign this figure is in production now and soon to be hitting the stores.

Thanks to Collection Station who have posted official Hasbro images of the Transformers Animated Voyager class Mudbuster Bulkhead and Thundercracker action figures. These new images give us new looks at the robot modes, vehicle modes and the packaged images. The character bio summary has been posted for each figure as well.

KMart's official store website has revealed the official shots of Transformers Animated Deluxe Cybertron Ratchet. Does this mean that when we saw images of this figure, along with Arcee, emblazoned with Toys R Us exclusive stickers, it was just wrong, or outdated? We're not exactly sure right now, but since KMart posted a product page of the figure for $12.99 each, it would seem like the Toys R Us is a bust. Take a look at the official shots after the jump.

Deja vu perhaps? No, no, Peaugh has posted two more reviews today, and one of them just happens to compliment GenZhao's video review. The first one is of course, Transformers Animated Deluxe Arcee and the second one is Cybertron Ratchet, another one of those ever-elusive figures that most of you have wanted all year. How to watch them and to learn of Peaugh's thoughts? Jump through!

One of the video reviews you've waited for all year! GenZhao has posted a video review of the figure, which is probably one of the most anticipated figures. While he doesn't show Arcee without her wings in robot mode, she does have wings that come off. Also a size comparison of Deluxe Cybertron Ratchet.

A lot of news is better than no news on these guys, I suppose. A little after we told you that Transformers Animated Arcee and Cybertron Ratchet would be Toys R Us store exclusives, GenZhao has provided us some out-of-package shots of the figures, too. Since up until now we have only seen official and random proto and test shots here and there, this is a welcome change. Devour the pics in the gallery.

If you haven't checked out your local Toys R Us store yet, you might want to peek in. The Animated exclusives are starting to crop up on shelves as this is posted. Although Arcee has eluded us so far, we were able to snag Cybertronian Mode Ratchet and refresh his profile. You can check the updated profile, along with fresh images, by checking out the Animated Database.

Thanks to Collection Station who have posted official Hasbro images of the Transformers Animated Voyager class Mudbuster Bulkhead and Thundercracker action figures. These new images give us new looks at the robot modes, vehicle modes and the packaged images. The character bio summary has been posted for each figure as well.

A lot of news is better than no news on these guys, I suppose. A little after we told you that Transformers Animated Arcee and Cybertron Ratchet would be Toys R Us store exclusives, GenZhao has provided us some out-of-package shots of the figures, too. Since up until now we have only seen official and random proto and test shots here and there, this is a welcome change. Devour the pics in the gallery.

Ebay seller TFctoy has posted a lot of new ebay auctions for upcoming and one prototype / test shot action figures. The first item of interest is a test shot colored version of the leader class Animated Megatron in silver, red and yellow color. Another Animated figure makes the grade with an auction for Voyager Mudbuster Bulkhead in and out of box. From ROTF we get a look at deluxe Strike Mission Sideswipe and Tuner Mudflap.

Thanks again to GenZhao, we have images of the upcoming Transformers Animated Deluxe Electrostatic Soundwave. The gallery finally shows off the Keytar Ratbat. GenZhao says that the wave (along with Freeway Jazz) is due out next year, but BBTS currently has a pre-order for November 2009 along with other previously-released figures.

We just received some high resolution official shots of Transformers Animated Deluxe figures Freeway Jazz and Electrostatic Soundwave. We have uploaded them to the respective figure's database entries. Take a look by clicking on each figure's name. As originally reported, these figures are slated to ship together in Deluxe Wave 3 in November.

Thanks to "chenkofs," we have new images the green and black Voyager Bulkhead repaint (previous images here) as well as Deluxe Freeway Jazz. These images mark the first time we have seen Freeway Jazz since BotCon 2009. Take a look at the shots in the gallery!

GenZhao has provided a gallery of a new Transformers Animated repaint of Voyager Bulkhead. The figure is painted with more of a puke-ish green, but now has a bolder grill, thanks to the bottom half of the vehicle being dominated by black (oddly enough, the front wheel wells are green like the upper body). The back-half of the vehicle now has more designs and an Autobot logo before it. Read more.

Thanks to GenZhao, we have our first in-depth gallery of the Transformers Animated Deluxe Electrostatic Soundwave figure. This figure is an homage to Soundblaster and is based off of the dream sequence in the series. The figure comes with Ratbat, but GenZhao did not receive that half of the figure, so he has put in Laserbeak as a substitute. Take a look at the gallery of the figure in the database entry.

On his blog, A Delightful Tedium, Transformers: Animated character designer Derrick Wyatt recently posted this awesome TF: Animated style version of Revenge of the Fallen's Scalpel (The Doctor). Sadly, due to the untimely demise of Animated, this image is just for fun and probably not a harbinger of things to come.