I was looking at a Toyfire magazine price guide & saw this long list of these toys under transformers. I think I remember the battlebeasts, is it the same thing?
and most importantly how or why are they considered TFs?
And they were also made by Takara, and were marketed as a spin-off toyline in Japan. The first batch had Autobot/Decepticon rubsigns, rather than the wood/fire/water stuff.