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Sadly, it does not have a 1:1 ratio minovsky particle generator.

Hasbro did not buy out Takara. It's a mutual liscensing agreement. In the 80s, Takara sold Hasbro's G.I. Joe line in Japan (as Action Force). And Takara was bought out by Tomy recentely.

Gundam for Japan is more of a cultural icon. It would be like a Mickey Mouse statue in America or something...wait that's a bad analogy. I can't really think of any American analogues. Maybe a John Wayne statue. Most of Gundam actually sucks with lame storytelling and crappy animation and is only good in the memories of the kids who grew up in that era. There's a few good ones here and there (0080, 08th MS Team are virtually the only good parts of Gundam).