Takara TOMY Missing Link listings for the C-07 Prototype Arcee and C-08 G1 Arcee are now online. It is confirmed they do have different head sculpts and some remolding. Read on to see the official images for more details. These sets are expected to come up for USA preorders soon as well.
Retail Price: ¥13,200 JPY / $89 USD
Release Date: September 27, 2025
Lost dreams link together beyond time! The phantom Arcee (prototype) appears in the "Missing Link" series, a virtual reprint of what may have existed in that era. What if the unreleased Arcee was commercialized with a fully poseable specification? This product is a completely new design that preserves the size, texture, and nostalgia of the time!
In 1986, product development had progressed to a non-transforming styrofoam prototype, but the phantom Arcee ended up unreleased. What if product development had continued as it was? Based on the assumption that the size and basic structure using some die-cast alloys were newly implemented with a transformation mechanism to match the toy from 1986, and the ideal Arcee toy has finally been released, incorporating movable joints for posing and gimmicks drawn in the anime. The phantom piece that Transformers fans around the world have been waiting for is finally filled.
This product reproduces the initial version color based on pink/orange, the same as the styrofoam prototype at the time. The head design is also based on the initial version.
While thoroughly pursuing the styling of the time read from existing materials, each joint is constructed in a modern style. It can be posed freely. A small laser gun used in "The Movie" and other works is included as a reproduction of an anime scene, and in vehicle mode it can be attached to the bottom or rear of the body.
The familiar "secret emblem" is also attached to the robot body, and when you warm it with your fingers, the army mark will appear.
Foil stickers with the image of the design of the time are also included, and you can stick them on as you like.
The back is equipped with a joint hole for a stand (sold separately), so you can display it in an action pose.
The package illustration is a new drawing with the image of the time, and a collection card with the same illustration is also included.
A thorough homage to the time, from the package to the styrofoam tray, is made, reviving the excitement of opening a Transformers product in the 1980s.
Set contents
Arcee (prototype) (1), small laser gun (1), secret film (1), collection card (1), sticker (1), instruction manual (1), leaflet (1)
Retail Price: ¥13,200 JPY / $89 USD
Release Date: September 27, 2025
Lost dreams link together across time! The anime color version of Arcee appears in the "Missing Link" series, a virtual reprint of what may have existed in that era. What if the unreleased Arcee was commercialized in a fully poseable specification? This product is a completely new design that preserves the size, texture, and nostalgia of the time!
In 1986, the product development of the phantom Arcee, which was not released even though it was a non-transforming styrofoam prototype, was continued as it was. Based on the assumption that the product development would continue as it was, the size and basic structure using some die-cast alloys were newly implemented with a transformation mechanism to match the toy of 1986, and the ideal Arcee toy was finally released with movable joints for posing and gimmicks drawn in the anime. The phantom piece that Transformers fans around the world have been waiting for is finally filled.
This product is based on the C-07 Arcee (prototype) and reproduces the familiar pink/white color scheme from the anime. The head design is also different from C-07, and is based on a mid-stage draft drawn in some episodes of the anime and overseas comics. While thoroughly pursuing the style of the time read from existing materials, each joint is configured in a modern style. It can be posed freely.
A small laser gun used in "2010", which has a different shape from C-07, is included as a reproduction of the anime scene, and can be attached to the rear of the vehicle in vehicle mode.
The familiar "secret emblem" is also attached to the robot body, and the army mark appears when you warm it with your fingers. A foil sticker with the image of the design of the time is also included.
The back is equipped with a joint hole for the stand sold separately, so you can display it in an action pose.
The package illustration is a new drawing with the image of the time, and a collection card with the same illustration is also included.
A thorough homage to the time is paid to the package and styrofoam tray, bringing back the excitement of opening a Transformers product in the 1980s.
Set contents
Arcee (1), small laser gun (1), secret film (1), collection card (1), sticker (1), instruction manual (1), leaflet (1)