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Unicron Trilogy
Launched in 1984, the Transformers toyline by Takara and Hasbro was promoted through both a comic book by Marvel Comics and an animated series produced by Sunbow Productions and Marvel Productions with Toei Animation. Although the comic outlived the animated series by a number of years, the animated series is more widely recognised. With the original show's conclusion in 1987, original series exclusive to Japan were created which ran until 1990, and the franchise was later re-imagined with the fully CGI ''Beast Wars'' in the late 1990s. The 21st century saw a total reboot of the Transformers universe (first being Takara's produced ''Car Robots'', imported and retitled for Western release as '' Transformers: Robots in Disguise''), as Hasbro collaborated with Japanese Transformers producers Takara to create a new storyline with '' Transformers: Armada'' and its sequels, produced in Japan and then dubbed for English-speaking audience. In 2008, ''Transformers Animated'' saw Hasbro take ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Transformers
''Transformers'' is a media franchise produced by American toy company Hasbro and Japanese toy company Takara Tomy. It primarily follows the Autobots and the Decepticons, two alien robot factions at war that can transform into other forms, such as vehicles and animals. The franchise encompasses toys, animation, comic books, video games and films. As of 2011, it generated more than () in revenue, making it one of the highest-grossing media franchises of all time. The franchise began in 1984 with the ''Transformers'' toy line, comprising transforming mecha toys from Takara's '' Diaclone'' and ''Micro Change'' toylines rebranded for Western markets. The term " Generation 1" covers both the animated television series '' The Transformers'' and the comic book series of the same name, which are further divided into Japanese, British and Canadian spin-offs, respectively. Sequels followed, such as the '' Generation 2'' comic book and '' Beast Wars'' TV series, which became its own ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Transformers (TV Series)
''The Transformers'' is an American animated television series that originally aired from September 17, 1984, to November 11, 1987, in syndication based upon Hasbro's ''Transformers'' toy line. The first television series in the ''Transformers'' franchise, it depicts a war among giant robots that can transform into vehicles and other objects. The series was produced by Marvel Productions and Sunbow Productions in association with Japanese studio Toei Animation for first-run syndication. Toei co-produced the show and was the main animation studio for the first two seasons. In the third season, Toei's involvement with the production team was reduced and the animation services were shared with the South Korean studio AKOM. The show's supervising producer (Nelson Shin) was also AKOM's founder. The fourth season was entirely animated by AKOM. The series was supplemented by a feature film, '' The Transformers: The Movie'' (1986), taking place between the second and third seasons. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Animated
Animation is a method by which still figures are manipulated to appear as moving images. In traditional animation, images are drawn or painted by hand on transparent celluloid sheets to be photographed and exhibited on film. Today, most animations are made with computer-generated imagery (CGI). Computer animation can be very detailed 3D animation, while 2D computer animation (which may have the look of traditional animation) can be used for stylistic reasons, low bandwidth, or faster real-time renderings. Other common animation methods apply a stop motion technique to two- and three-dimensional objects like paper cutouts, puppets, or clay figures. A cartoon is an animated film, usually a short film, featuring an exaggerated visual style. The style takes inspiration from comic strips, often featuring anthropomorphic animals, superheroes, or the adventures of human protagonists. Especially with animals that form a natural predator/prey relationship (e.g. cats and mice, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cybertron
Cybertron may refer to: *A fictional planet, the homeworld of the Transformers and the planet form of their creator Primus *The English dub name for "Tobikage", a small robotic ninja in the TV series '' Ninja Senshi Tobikage'' *The Japanese name for the Autobot faction from various Transformers series *The Japanese name for the Maximal faction from ''Beast Wars: Transformers'' *The name of a fictional robot in the TV series '' SWAT Kats: The Radical Squadron'' *The original title for the show ''VR Troopers'' cybertron not existing See also * Cybotron (other) *''Cybertron Mission ''Cybertron Mission'' is a multidirectional shooter released by Micro Power in 1983 for the BBC Micro and Acorn Electron and ported to the Commodore 64 in the same year. The game is heavily influenced by the 1982 Atari 8-bit family game '' Sha ...'', a 1984 video game *'' Transformers: Cybertron'', a Transformers series known as ''Transformers: Galaxy Force'' in Japan * Transformers: War fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Energon
Energon may refer to: * Transformers: Energon, an anime series named after a power source in the Transformers stories * Phospho-Energon, a medicinal concoction produced in Sweden {{Disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beast Machines
''Beast Machines: Transformers'' is an animated television series produced by Mainframe Entertainment as part of the Transformers franchise. Hasbro has the full distribution rights to the show as of 2011. It was a direct sequel to ''Beast Wars'', taking place within the continuity of the original ''Transformers'' series. The show ran for two seasons, airing on YTV and Fox Kids from 1999 to 2000. Of the Transformers animated series produced in North America, ''Beast Machines'' was the only one to have been completely conceptualized and outlined in advance, lending it a more serialized and linear storyline than the others. Prior to '' Transformers: Prime'' in 2010, ''Beast Machines'' was also the last, and second only entirely computer-animated ''Transformers'' series produced, along with its predecessor ''Beast Wars''. The ''Beast Machines'' intro theme was "Phat Planet", by Leftfield. It is also the final installment in the ''Generation 1'' cartoon era. Synopsis Following thei ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
