Takara (information from wikipedia)
Takara Co., Ltd was a Japanese company founded in 1955. They were the originator of the Transformers as well as other lines. They merged with Tomy in 2006. They produce figure series for Japanese candy companies such as Furuta and are the makers of the Ania series.For chocolate egg figures made by Kaiyodo to Takara see ChocoQ Animatales.
In 1967, Takara produced the first generation of the Licca-chan doll, which was 21 centimeters tall and had the last name of Kayama, inspired by the musician Yuzo Kayama and actress Yoshiko Kayama.
In 1975, Takara produced the Diaclone and Microman Micro Change toys. In 1984, the toy line was rebranded by Hasbro as "Transformers", which made Takara waste no time joining in. Takara continued to sell Microman and used it as the basis for the Micronauts toy line. Micronauts were sold internationally by the Mego Corporation. Other transforming toys made by Takara include Brave, Dennō Bōkenki Webdiver, and Daigunder. Both Webdiver and Daigunder toys could interact with TV screens, which proved only but a fad in the early 2000s.
照片來自於 (photos from TAKARA & COMPANY LTD.)
