Hello.
In a reversal of the path which other Transformers series have taken across the Pacific,
Transformers: Animated, which has already had its main broadcast run in the West, will be starting up in Japan from the 3rd of April onwards.
According to the
ANN page, the first casting selections have been made - not least with
Norio Wakamoto signed on as
Megatron!
Also,
Hiroki Takahashi will be
Optimus Prime (or
Convoy, as he is traditionally known in Japan),
Daisuke Kishio will be
Bumblebee, with
Satomi Akesaka as
Sari Sumdac.
Plus, over at
TFW2005, word is that
JAM Project will be performing the as-yet-unnamed new OP!
Might be interesting.