Kotobukiya reveals a wildly different take on the leaders of the Autobots and Decepticons for its popular bishoujo line of statues.

Optimus Prime and Megatron get an anime makeover in Kotobukiya's new line of Transformers statues.

As revealed on Kotobukiya's website, the formerly boxy and angular Cybertronian leaders have been redesigned to fit into the Japanese figure manufacturer's "Bishoujo" line of anime girl statues. Optimus Prime has been reimagined by artist Shunya Yamashita as a human woman who is wearing a jacket and boots that recall design elements of the Autobot commander's original Generation 1 appearance. The new Prime carries a suitcase reminscent of the original truck's trailer. The new statue comes complete with a Matrix of Leadership necklace, a base featuring a metallic Autobot logo and an optional face mask piece that makes the statue resemble the original Prime's appearance even more. The figure will retail for $149.99 USD and will be available in Japan next January.

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In addition to the new Optimus Prime figure, Kotobukiya also showed off concept art of the next figure in the series, which also transforms Megatron into an anime girl. The megalomaniacal hand cannon has been reimagined as a woman in a military-inspired outfit, who carries the Decepticon's signature fusion canon over her shoulder like some kind of oversized rocket launcher. A release date and a price for Megatron have not been announced at this time. A teaser image for the line's third figure, Bumblebee, was also shown.

During this year's Anime Expo, which was held from July 1 – 4 in Los Angeles, Kotobukiya asked fans which Transformer they would like to see as the fourth entry in the series. The treacherous Starscream won the vote, beating out fellow Decepticon Soundwave and the Autobot Jazz.

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Kotobukiya first launched its "Bishoujo" line in 2009. The collection is dedicated to producing figures based around the most popular female characters from anime and video games, and previously collaborated with franchises such as Tekken and Street Fighter. In recent years, the line has expanded to cover a number of non-Japanese properties, including DC and Marvel superheroes, as well as creating anime girl versions of iconic slasher-film stars, including the Texas Chainsaw Massacre's Leatherface and It's Pennywise.

Fans looking for more traditional Transformers collectibles should look forward to Hasbro's panel at this year's San Diego Comic-Con, which will be held on the first day of the annual convention, July 1 at 1:00 P.M. PST. The toy manufacturer is promising to reveal new figures in the Transformers: Legacy line and will give fans a chance to ask questions directly to the team behind the figures.

Michael is one of CBR's Anime News Editors, a Link main in Smash Bros., and once tried to eat 100 tacos in one sitting (He tapped out after about thirty.) After working for several years as a writer and copy editor for companies like an advertising agency and a music label, Michael has come to CBR to pursue his true passion: sharing his love for giant robots and collectible monsters.

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