« My Toys Part 3
This is the face of a toy who's been told "trukk not munky" one too many times.
Publisher	Gangan Comics
Published in	Young Gangan
First published	August 18, 2017
Manga	Dōdō Yamasaki
Page count	8

The super of Kahori's apartment building tries desperately to connect with her and her Transformers obsession.

Synopsis

An apartment building's superintendent happily waters the flowers outside, pleased with how they're growing. Out of the corner of his eye, he notices a young woman taking pictures of the flowers, something he's seen her do many times before. Intrigued, he walks over to say hello and ask about her pictures, but a surprised Kahori sheepishly admits it's not the flowers she's photographing...revealing they're merely a backdrop for the photo's she's taking of her Transformers toys. The super is dumbstruck, wondering why someone her age is still playing with toy robots, but senses her nervousness and does his best to be polite.

Looking closer, he recognizes one of the robots as Optimus Prime. Kahori is excited to have met a fellow fan, and the super tries to play along, claiming he can recognize any Transformer on sight. Kahori asks who his favorite character is, and he immediately panics internally, as he hasn't seen anything Transformers since he got married. He awkwardly claims his favorite character is that one crazy guy played by Shia LaBeouf. Kahori is a bit disappointed that he only seems to know the movies, as she thought someone his age would be more familiar with Beast Wars. Despite his confusion as to why she is now holding a toy of a gorilla that turns into a robot, the super worries that the divide between then is only widening, and racks his brain for any Transformers knowledge he can use to establish a connection.

In a last desperate attempt, the super recalls a Transformers toy he got handed down from his older brother when he was little: a robot that turned into a base, with an elevator in the back for tiny dolls to enter its torso. A shocked Kahori tells him that the toy was not a Transformer...but rather Robot Base from its predecessor, Diaclone! Kahori begins geeking out, telling the super how cool he is, while the confused super is just relieved that they've finally found a point of connection.

Later, Kahori happily tells Satoko about all the time she spent talking with her new friend the building super. Satoko is baffled, supposing that all men must like robots.

Featured characters

(Numbers indicate order of appearance.)

Notes

Wait until she finds out her mail carrier had a Microman toy once.

Real-life references

• The super mentions Shia LaBeouf has been "in trouble lately", referencing some then-current controversies surrounding the actor.

Trivia

• This chapter was released simultaneously with Part 2; as such, it features a reduced length of only 8 pages, compared to the 20 of Part 1.
• Toys seen in Kahori's collection include The Last Knight Voyager Optimus Prime, Masterpiece MPM-3 Bumblebee, and Legends Optimus Primal.
• Toys seen in the Diaclone lineup include the original Robot Base, Reboot Dia-Battles, and some Reboot Powered Suits and Dianauts.

References

• Transformers × Dialect Girl: My Toys translation by Mohair Translations