Kiss Players (toyline)

With the Galaxy Force franchise having ending on a whimper rather than a bang in Japan, Takara opted to go with a smaller, more collector-oriented line in 2006, resulting in the controversial Kiss Players toyline. The series spins out of the Alternators toyline, re-using the intricate, 1:24 scale moulds from that series, and - apparently taking their cue from the short-lived Japanese subline, Binaltech Asterisk - pairing them with PVC figurines of cute anime girls. The fiction of the line establishes that these girls are the eponymous "Kiss Players," who power-up the Transformers and merge with them by kissing them. Each toy comes packaged with an audio CD that collects several chapters of the radio drama which accompanies the line.

In 2007, Kiss Players moved into is second phase, Kiss Players Position, which featured only two sets of toys, both exclusives.

2006

 * Convoy X Melissa (redeco of Alternators Optimus Prime)
 * Hot Rodimus X Syao Syao (redeco of Alternators Mirage)
 * Autrooper X Atari (remold of the Alternators Jazz/Shockwave mould)
 * Kiss Players Figure Collection Atari X Autrooper (a reverse of the standard Kiss Players format, featuring a larget PVC figure of Atari, and a Smallest Transforming Transformers-style version of the Autrooper model)

2007

 * Sparkbot x3 (Angela, Zangetsu and Star Dust, available only at "Toy Festival" convention in March 2007)
 * Cassettron Set (Rosanna, Sundor and Glit, available only through eHobby in March 2007)