# EPISODE 439: What if GIJOE was BIG in Japan

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Podcast: [GI Joburg](https://stenobird.com/podcast/gi-joburg-1025103)
Published: 2026-08-10T13:42:03+00:00
Episode link: https://gijoburg.podbean.com/e/episode-439-what-if-gijoe-was-big-in-japan/
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## Resource

Transformers took its own tangent with the lore in Japan so we ask the question. How would Japan have owned and changed GIJOE if they took it down a similar tangent as Transformers. Thanks to the awesome folks at Quality Joes for my Mountain Howitzer! Quality Joes eBay store: https://www.ebay.com/str/qualityjoes GI Joburg is grateful to 3DJoes.com for all the good looking pics. The amatuerish ones are most likely taken by us! Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0W3wPhykE4Z6NDF5WgdGe w/join Got something to say to GI Joburg? We can be reached at arealsouthafricanhero@gmail.com We have an official Patreon page! Go to https://www.patreon.com/GIJOBURG?fan_landing=true Want some of the most unique GI Joe apparel out there? Check out our official GI JOBURG merch at: https://teespring.com/stores/gi-joburg-the-merch

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