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Takara Co, Ltd. was a Japanese toy and entertainment company founded in 1955. Originally the company was settled in the toy manufacturing business and its first successful franchises were Microman and Diaclone; in 1984 American company Hasbro rebranded these toys as Transformers with Takara retaining the Japanese rights to the franchise. Other famous franchises by Takara include Battle Beasts, Choro-Q (internationally known as Penny Racers) and Beyblade. Since the early 1990s Takara branched out to the videogame business working with different publishers such as Tamsoft, then soon in the 2000s purchased publishing stakes with Atlus. During 2005 the company would decide to merge with its rival Tomy, forming Takara Tomy.

1st Logo (November 27, 1992)

Visuals: On a blue background, we see the text "TAKARA AMUSEMENT CO., LTD." in an italicized stylized font.

Technique: None.

Audio: None.

Availability: Only seen on the Super Famicom game of Garou Densetsu.

2nd Logo (December 11, 1992-June 25, 1998)

Visuals: We see an oval with the text "TAKARA" inside the oval.

Variant: There are several animated variants.

Technique: Depends on the variant.

Audio: Depends on the variant.

Availability: Seen on any Takara game from the era.

3rd Logo (Still variants) (February 1993-September 22, 2004)

Visuals: We see the red text "TAKARA", in a bold interconnected font with circles forming the inside part of the A's, along with the registered mark.

Variant: The logo is normally seen over a white background, while a black background variant is often less used.

Technique: None.

Audio: None.

Availability: Seen in multiple videogames from Takara's licensed franchises including Choro-Q and Metal Fighter Beyblade - many of them were only released in Japan.

4th Logo (Animated variants) (October 5, 2000-December 18, 2003)

Visuals: On a white or black background, the Takara logo from before appears in different animated versions.

Technique: Depends on the variant.

Audio: Depends on the variant.

Availability: Seen on many Takara games from the period.

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 === 1st Logo (November 27, 1992) ===
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-'''Logo:''' On a {{color|blue}} background, we see the text "{{font|Arial Narrow|'''''TAKARA AMUSEMENT CO., LTD.'''''}}" in an italicized stylized font.
+'''Visuals:''' On a {{color|blue}} background, we see the text "{{font|Arial Narrow|'''''TAKARA AMUSEMENT CO., LTD.'''''}}" in an italicized stylized font.
 '''Technique:''' None.
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 Takara (1995) (Taken from Chibi Maruko-chan - Maruko Deluxe Gekijou, SGB).png
 </gallery>
-'''Logo:''' We see an oval with the text "{{font|Times New Roman|'''TAKARA'''}}" inside the oval.
+'''Visuals:''' We see an oval with the text "{{font|Times New Roman|'''TAKARA'''}}" inside the oval.
 '''Variant:''' There are several animated variants.
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 Takara (2003, v1).png
 </gallery>
-'''Logo:''' We see the red text "TAKARA", in a bold interconnected font with circles forming the inside part of the A's, along with the registered mark.
+'''Visuals:''' We see the red text "TAKARA", in a bold interconnected font with circles forming the inside part of the A's, along with the registered mark.
 '''Variant:''' The logo is normally seen over a white background, while a black background variant is often less used.
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 Takara (2003, v2).png
 </gallery>
-'''Logo:''' On a white or black background, the Takara logo from before appears in different animated versions.
+'''Visuals:''' On a white or black background, the Takara logo from before appears in different animated versions.
 '''Technique:''' Depends on the variant.