Machine RoboJapanese media franchise Machine RoboCreated byBandaiOwnerBandaiYears1982–presentFilms and televisionFilm(s)See belowTelevision seriesSee belowMiscellaneousToy(s)ChogokinDX ToysSuper MiniPla / Shokugan Modelling ProjectGenreScience fictionMecha Machine Robo (マシンロボ, Mashin Robo) is a Japanese transforming robot toyline first released in 1982 by Popy, a division of Bandai, then later by Bandai proper.
Challenge of the GoBotsChallenge of the GoBots (or GoBots for short) is an American animated series produced by Hanna-Barbera, based on the GoBots toyline released from Tonka. The show was first broadcast in syndication on September 8, 1984, then the show joined the weekday/weekend programming block The Funtastic World of Hanna-Barbera on September 15, 1985. It was later rerun on the USA Cartoon Express.
TransformersJapanese–American media franchiseTransformers is a mechamedia franchise produced by American toy company Hasbro and Japanese toy company Takara Tomy. It primarily follows the heroic Autobots led by Optimus Prime and the villainous Decepticons led by Optimus Prime's arch-enemyMegatron, the 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.
TonkaTonka is an American brand and former manufacturer of toy trucks. The company was founded in 1946 and operated as an independent manufacturer of popular steel toy construction-type trucks and machinery, until its sale to Hasbro in 1991. HistoryTonka began as "Mound Metalcraft", a gardening tools company, in 1946 in Mound, Minnesota. Lynn Everett Baker (1898–1964), Avery F. Crounse, and Alvin F. Tesch created the company in an old schoolhouse.
HasbroHasbro, Inc. (; a syllabic abbreviation of its original name, Hassenfeld Brothers) is an American multinational toy manufacturing and media company headquartered in Pawtucket, Rhode Island. Founded on December 6, 1923, by Henry, Hillel, and Herman Hassenfeld, the company develops and sells toys, games, and entertainment properties.PopyPopy (Japanese: ポピー) was a Japanese toy manufacturer of the 1970s and early 1980s. The company was owned by Bandai. It was founded in 1971 and merged back into the parent company in 1983. The company is best known for its groundbreaking Chogokin robot figures.
Transformers: Generation 1Transformers: Generation 1 (also known as Generation One or G1) is a toy line from 1984 to 1990, produced by Hasbro and Takara Tomy. Inaugurating the successful Transformers toy and entertainment franchise, the line of toy robots could change into an alternate form (vehicles such as cars and planes, miniature guns or cassettes, animals, and also dinosaurs) by moving parts into other places.GoBots: Battle of the Rock LordsGoBots: Battle of the Rock Lords is a 1986 American animated science fiction action film based on the GoBots line of toys. It was produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions (also responsible for the Challenge of the GoBots television series) and released to theaters in 1986 by Clubhouse Pictures, the last film the company released. It featured the first appearance of the Rock Lords, who were given their own toy line after the film.
BandaiBandai Co., Ltd. is a Japanese multinational toy manufacturer and distributor headquartered in Taitō, Tokyo, including many international branches around the world. Since 2005, Bandai is the toy production division of Bandai Namco Holdings, which, in 2017, was the world's second largest toy company measured by total revenue. Between 1981 and 2001, Bandai was a manufacturer of video game consoles.Transforming robotsA transforming robot is a robot that can change to take on the appearance or form of another object. This type of robot was a very popular toy concept in the 1980s; such toy robots could typically morph from a humanoid form to that of a vehicle, animal, or commonplace object.
Intellectual propertyIntellectual property (IP) is a category of property that includes intangible creations of the human intellect. There are many types of intellectual property, and some countries recognize more than others. The best-known types are patents, copyrights, trademarks, and trade secrets. The modern concept of intellectual property was developed in England in the 17th and 18th centuries.
Parallel universes in fictionA parallel universe, also known as an alternate universe, world, or dimension, is a plot device in fiction which uses the notion of a hypothetical universe co-existing with another, typically to enable alternative narrative possibilities. The sum of all potential parallel universes that constitute reality is often called the "multiverse". The device serves several narrative purposes.gestaltRelated word or term.*As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.