1999
Microman Magne Power Series
Series
1 - Winter 1998
Magne
Power Microman
The debut series for the new Microman line. The
initial wave consisted of basic figures and deluxe magnemo toys.
Series
2 - Spring 1999
Magne
Titan
Second series added more magnemo toys and
introduced the Titans.
Series
3 - Summer 1999
Super
Microman
The
line greatly expanded to include Microman base, new Microman figures and
two large size Robotman toys.
Magne
Power Exclusive
Limited
Editions
Magne series line-up
also included several exclusives and limited edition figures and toys.
2000
Microman LED Powers Series
Series
4 - Winter 1999
Laser
Microman
Takara introduced a scaled down follow-up series with new
figures and new light up gimmicks.
Series
5 - Summer 2000
Secret
Breaster
Second LED series consisted of repaint figures and
more reused mold from the Transformers.
Series
6 - Fall 2000
Shining
Tector
The last of the new Microman series again
consisted mostly of redeco figures and recycle molds from the Transformers line.
LED
Powers Exclusive
Limited
Editions
Takara
continued with more exclusives and limited edition toys for the LED
series but the list was much smaller than the previous year.
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Takara
followed the initial Magne Power launch line-up with much smaller 2nd
series in spring of 1999. The second series introduced the Titans
and the Magne Animals. The new Titans shared the same magnemo
joints compatibility with the Magne Robotman series. The figures
however were quite different from the old Microman Titan line. The
Magne Animals rounded up the Titans line-up and were homage to the old
line.
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"Microman
is Super Human 8 cm tall. He came to Earth, chasing the Acroyer.
Now save the Earth from the Acroyer! Use a table as base."
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from Magne Power Package
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Beside
the Magne Titans and Magne Animals, Takara also re-released old Microman
Micro Change cassette toys from 1983 as Cassette Machine toys.
The redeco toys included two new Magne Power Microman figures - Microman
Clark and Cain, both of whom came with new head sculpts. Takara would
later used old molds to fill in the gap for the new Microman line,
especially during the LED Powers series when the budget was very
limited.
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