Microman Replica Command 1 & 2

Takara followed the Reissued Microman M10X with the releases of reissued Microman Command M15X and M16X. The release of these two series was not surprising since the molds had already been refurbished by Romando for their Microman 21 series. Takara wanted a lot of products on the market quickly for the new Replica line to coincide with the relaunch of new Microman line and this was the cheapest and fastest way for them. However, while this helped bring more products to the market, the two Command series were recently reissued under Microman 21 line.

Takaras replica versions of Microman Command 1 and 2 were a substantial improvement over the prior Romando releases. Takara had fixed the broken wrist and poor fitting associate with many of the Romando Microman 21 reissued. The molds appeared to be the same one used by Romando with the exception of Command 2 body which had been remold probably due to damage. (Rumor had it that Romando damaged the mold when they returned it to Takara after their licensed for Microman 21 was revoked) The Command 2 molds (aside from the new body part) were probably surviving mold used to make Mego Type 1 Pharoid as evidence by the missing "TAKARA" from the butt and "TAKARA" added back on to the back of the capsule.

Replica Microman Reissued of Command 1 and 2 benefited greatly from Takara better manufacturing capability and the new figures were very close to the vintage figures with some minor differences mainly in the colors matching. Command 1 still suffered from the loose ankle that Takara could have fixed and the remold of the Command 2 body result in much bigger collar and caused it to loose some head articulation. However there was no doubt that these were much better figures than the garage versions put out by Romando. These figures were a great welcome for fans who missed out on the Romando reissued.

Soon after the released of reissued versions, Takara announced several special versions of Command 1 and 2. Metallic versions of M152 Eric and M164 Sammy were sold as exclusives for Microman Jig-saw puzzle set produced by Central Hobby. They were followed by M159 Elias, the first new member for Microman Command 1 produced by Takara and more metallic version as part of Complete Command Set sold as Toys R Us Exclusive.

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For 2000, Takara produced more color variants for the Command 1 and 2 including the reissued of Microman Gum Premium - Microman Antonio and Microman Egypton. The glitter mode metallic versions of these two figures followed shortly as eS! Toys exclusive. Beside Antonio, Takara also released the only (so far) reissued of New Microman figure - M004 Eiji. At the end of 2000, Takara produced a set of two figures featuring M151 and M161 in their "Alpha H-7" glow as 20th Century Toys Exclusive.

By 2001, Takara had scaled back the over produced reissued Microman. This year Takara finally released the Clear Mode versions of both Microman Command 1 and Command 2. They were sold as Toys R Us exclusives just like other Clear Mode set. M:I:S clear versions of M15X and M16X rounded out the released Command 1 & 2.

Command 1 & 2 Story (as translate from catalog) Microman starts investigating the mystery surrounding the Acroyears being seen at every regional ancient ruins around the world. Microman decides to investigate the ancient ruins to determined the connection between the Acroyears, the ancient civilization and perhaps to also learn more about ancient Microman that could have visited earth thousands of years ago. The Spy Magicians discovered abnormally within the ancient ruins of the Easter Island statues. They fire MX Spectrum Ray at the stone statue. The Easter Island statues explode and human-size Microman appear inside standing within a burning pale flame. (alpha H-7 radiation) The new human size Microman then bath in sunlight and shrink to the same size as other Microman. At about the same time, in the tomb of ancient Egyptian pyramid, another Microman emerge from the sarcophagus. The two newly arrived Microman call themselves Microman Command.

Microman Replica Command 3

Takara follows the release of reissue Command 1 & 2 with the long await Command 3 M17X type. The Command 3 type was not reproduced by Romando during their brief Microman21 series. The reason was probably because, unlike the Command1 & 2, the original mold for the Command3 was either destroy or lost.

Takara recast the mold from the vintage figures and has done an exceptional job. The reissue Command 3 lost some of the fine details, common with the secondary mold process, but still is a very nice reproduction job. With the high quality reissue Takara did with this set, one can expect a very good reproduction of next type in the Command series - Lady Command, whose mold had also long disappeared.

Takara also plans to release a Special Edition of M17X which will be the clear versions of the Command3 series. This set will not be limited but rather will have a wide distribution like the regular set via Toys R Us store in Japan.

For the year 2000, Takara release two more M17X type, including two new members - M170 Takeru and M175 Toshiya. A special metallic version of M171 Takuya was released as part of Toys R Us Exclusive Complete Commands Set.

Microman Replica Lady Command

Takara reissued the much anticipated Replica Microman Lady Command in November of 1999. Lady Command M18X Type was the first and only female Microman released by Takara for Microman line. M18X series was first introduced in 1977 as the fourth type in the popular Microman Command series. Being female figures in boy toys line, Lady Command had very small production runs and they became much sought after by collectors. Microman fans and collectors had been waiting since Romando started to reissue Microman figures in 1996 for Lady Command Microman to be reproduced.

Since the original molds were long destroyed, Takara produced the Replica Series versions from brand new molds. The molds were produced using the vintage toys. The Replica versions, while they were not the exact reproduction, they were very close to the vintage versions.

Takara released several exclusive versions of Lady Command figures during the year 2000. The first exclusive figure for Lady Command series was Azone International MA-001 Microman "Azone". The figures were sold at toys shows in January. (Azone was later designated as M185).

Toys R Us (Japan) released several exclusive versions of Lady Command. The first was Metallic Mode M184 which was sold as part of the Complete Commands Set. The second exclusive set was their "trademark" Clear Mode series - Lady Command (M181-M184) done in clear plastics.

Takara also released a new member to the M18X series - M180 Maria. M180 was a white & black Microman figure patterned after Microman Gum Premium figures from 1977 mail-away promotion. M180 was sold with M170 as part of Takara Millennium Set in conjunction with the reissued of Gum Premium Microman M150 & M160.

In December of 2000, eS! Toys on-line store released "Glitter Mode" version of M180 as part of their Command Leaders set. The Glitter Mode were metallic plated figures with surface textures. Takara had designated the "0" number members as the leaders.

The most elusive of all the Lady Command exclusives was Lady Command "Arcee". Arcee was given out as prize for Kodashan Takara SF Land Book promotion contest. Only five prizes were awarded to the lucky contestants.

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Lady Command Story

Microman Command searched of Earth ancient ruins led them to sky over New York. The alpha H-7 detector unit inside their Surveyor 1 detected unknown Microman signal. Microman Commands were surprised because there were no ancient ruins in the area. They began to investigate and discovered the signal came from Statue Liberty. They switch the main cannon on Surveyor 1 to high output Spectrum MX mode and fired it at the statue. New female Microman emerged as streak of light from Statue of Liberty.

• Lady Command Cross-section

• 1 - Lady Command's Brain.
• 2 - Telepathy Amplifier - when the brain send signal to this device it's increase the signal strength by tenfold.
• 3 - CUPID PSi Device (Heart shape thing)
• 4 - Punch Device
• 5 - Photon Energy Gathering Device (Solar Panel)
• 6 - Nerve Control System - increase reflex 10 times greater than normal human being.
• 7 - Angelic Wings.
• 8 - Acceleration Device.
• 9 - Body Stabilizer. (the small taps on her arms)
• 10 - Heart Beam