Hasbro is the owner of the intellectual property rights, and the toys in the American cartoons and movies are produced by Hasbro.
After Hasbro made the first generation of Transformers toys, it authorized Takara to develop and produce some of the Transformers toy products, which were later reissued versions, and later the most famous MP series and PM series. Etc., the exquisite workmanship and the complexity of transformation are the highest among all previous Transformers toys. For cartoons, the MP series is also said to be closest to the design of Transformers in animation (forms before and after transformation).
The products of both companies are genuine. Targeted at different enthusiasts and collectors. If you like high-quality products, you can buy the MP series, which is of course very expensive. Hasbro now only produces and sells movie products, and the only animated toys are the 2008 remake of the 2008 animated toys. The old 1984 cartoon toys have been out of print for a long time and are now very expensive
It sounds like an injustice. In fact, Transformers was originally a toy system developed by Takara in Japan. However, it was ignored back then, so the patent was transferred to After buying Hasbro, Hasbro opened up the market with cartoons, and in a blink of an eye, Transformers became popular all over the world