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I know im a little late to the party, but man, this show is sooo freaking good! I havent been this hyped by a show in such a long time! I just wish there was a way to watch season 3 (please release the rest of season 3 on YouTube soon, SAMG, some of us are still waiting to see it).

I also found it interesting how they continued to utilize the season 1 characters in season 2 in some meaningful way, and not just completely discard them like a lot of other "made-to-sell-toys" shows tend to do. It shows that the creators still see them as characters in some way, and not just "old product that's no longer on store shelves." It's quite refreshing to see.

So, I'm new to Tobot in general, I discovered it years ago through toy reviews on YouTube and I always thought about giving the franchise a go, but I never got around to it.

I discovered through some digging online that the OG series apparently had some issues where the Canadian English dub cut certain scenes and changed dialogue to fit a Western audience, but can anyone tell me if the same happened to Tobot V/Galaxy Detectives?

I've been trying to Google about it since that series is available on Netflix in my country, and I thought I'd give it a try since I already like some of the toys from that line, but after discovering that most people hate that show, I can't get any definitive answers through Google Searches as to whether or not the English dub of that series has censorship issues as well.

Also, are there any original Korean dubs of any of the shows with English subtitles available anywhere online?

Thanks in advance :)

So, I did a bit of research after making my post earlier looking through the various places the toys are available, and I discovered a few things that I thought may be worth noting for anyone else first getting into the line.

At the time of this post, there are 3 different toylines in 3 different countries.

• Those being: the original South Korean toyline, the Chinese toyline, and the US toyline (which is still in its infancy). Because of this, there are 3 different localized variants of some of the figures released so far.
• While there are a few minor paint differences between each version and maybe some differences in QC, the main standout change between companies are the card images. The Korean ones feature English text, the Chinese ones feature Chinese text, and some of the US ones I've seen online appear to ignore the text altogether. I find this is particularly worth noting if you're a stickler for these kinds of details and can't live with the knowledge that, if you purchased each figure from a different source, you're likely to have a mismatched collection of cards.
• Also, all 3 toylines cover Season 1 in its entirety.
• The Korean and Chinese toylines both also cover Season 2 (The US toyline is likely to cover this in the future as well).
• The Korean toyline is the only one so far that has covered Season 3, as the US line hasn't even reached Season 2 yet, and the Chinese line has spent more of its focus on their exclusive toylines focusing on their live-action TV series. Speaking of which...

The Chinese toyline includes exclusive toys that tie-in to their exclusive live-action TV series.

• The first is the "Beast Energy" line, which introduces a series of animal card partners for the Season 1 characters. Some of these appear to be packaged as both a pack-in with the mainline Season 1 toys, and as standalone releases, while the rest are standalone (though, still featuring the respective motif of the other Season 1 characters).
• The sequel season to Beast Energy, "Zerg Crisis," also utilizes the Season 1 characters, but with some minor retooling to accommodate their new insect/bug card partners that form armour for the respective bot they're packaged with. At the time of writing this, the bug partners are only available as pack-ins and aren't sold separately.
• There is also an additional role-play gimmick featured in the Chinese releases, à la Super Sentai, which revolves around the wrist-mounted "Chinese Metal Breath" toy, which is able to scan NFC chips found in the animal cards to activate different sounds (I'm not entirely sure if the NFC chips can only be found in the animal cards or whether they're present in all of the cards found in the Chinese line, feel free to let me know if you know more).

Which retailer sells which toyline?

• If you're buying from Amazon: Those are generally the Korean versions of the figures.
• If you're buying from AliExpress: Those are more likely to be the Chinese releases... unless you're buying from an independent seller rather than a store, then you may come across some Korean figures as well (basically, just look at the packaging in the images. The Chinese and Korean alphabets have very different looking characters, so if you have any familiarity with what either alphabet looks like at a glance, even without being able to read them, you should be able to tell the difference).
• Also, some AliExpress stores sell KOs and try to pass them off as the real thing, so just be mindful of that, and check the store feedback if/when making purchases, as some of the negative feedback I've seen has called out with photographic proof when a store has done this.
• If you're buying from Agabyss or BBTS: Those are the US releases (I mean, the packaging is in full English, it's pretty obvious).
• If you're buying from eBay: Those can either be the Korean or the Chinese releases, just check where the seller is located. Korean stores typically sell the Korean versions, and the Chinese stores the Chinese versions (go figure).

Which is the cheapest option for where I live?

• That is entirely up to your preferences and how much you're willing to spend on some chonky robot toys. If you live in the US, I would probably say the US versions would be your best bet, however -- as stated above -- the US line only covers Season 1 so far, so if you're impatient, you'll have to go with one of the alternate routes.
• As for the rest of the world, I've seen a lot of people gravitate towards AliExpress with the Chinese versions as the next cheapest option, especially if you can get in during a sale. Some sellers can also offer free shipping, which may make it a little more appealing to some (given your country doesn't have strict import tax laws, of course).
• That being said, the Chinese line doesn't cover Season 3, so you'll likely have to either go with either eBay or Amazon for the rest.

Phew. I know that is a lot of information to process, but I think it's worth knowing the differences between each of the toylines and which seasons each of them cover. I'm still new to the Metal Cardbot line myself, so feel free to add any additional information below, as I think this may be a useful post for people to come back to if they feel as overwhelmed as I did a few hours ago looking to buy my first figure and not knowing where to even start lol.

Hey everyone, I know this question has likely been asked a lot, but where can I find the toys to buy? (For context, I live in New Zealand).

I've been looking around online (BBTS, Amazon, Agabyss, etc.), and AliExpress appears to be the cheapest place for me to get them, but I'm unsure on whether or not they are the official releases? I'm aware that AliExpress is essentially just a Chinese Amazon, but because they also sell a lot of KO product as well, it's hard to tell which store is selling authentic items... Or if any of them are.

I've also already checked all of my local online retailers, and as I expected, nothing carries them here (I'm already used to this with some of my other niche interests like Super Sentai, which I tend to buy the toys for through Amazon JP or eBay where I can).

Thanks in advance :)

Hi all, I was wondering what the Tobot toy quality is like? Specifically, Tobot V/Galaxy Detectives (I like chonky transforming gimmicky toys).

Are there differences in build or plastic quality between the Korean and official Chinese releases or any other country the lines have released in? (I'm fairly new to Tobot, and last I looked the toys were only released in Korea and China, so idk if that has changed since or not).

(For added context, I'm quite familiar with Transformers and 2010s-2020s Super Sentai toys, so I'm wondering if the quality is on par with anything from Hasbro/TakaraTomy and/or Bandai).

Thanks in advance :)

Are there audiobook versions of all (or at least most) of the EU novels?

EDIT 1: Just so everyone knows what it is I want to check out, Darth Bane, Darth Plagueis, the CWMMP novels (Shatterpoint, Republic Commando, etc.), The Thrawn Trilogy, any of the other post-ROTJ era stuff like NJO and so on. Maybe later down the line I'll branch out to more, but for now those are the main stories I want to check out.

EDIT 2: I just started listening to the unabridged version of Heir to the Empire on Audible! I love the inclusion of music and sound effects to help immerse you in the story! Also, Marc Thompson does a pretty good job of replicating the OT voices, just based on what I've heard so far (I'm on chapter 2 atm)