The 1985 series Tatakae Cho Robot Seimetai Transformers (“Fight Super Living Robots Transformers”) was a U.S.-Japanese coproduction, written in America and animated in Japan. Based on a line of robot toys from Takara–licensed to Hasbro in America–that could be reconfigured into cars, trucks, planes, etc., it spawned numerous sequels and a feature. Civil war rages on the planet Cybertron between the virtuous Autobots and the evil Decepticons. Both sides launch crews into space to find new energy sources, but the ships crash on Earth and are buried in lava. When the robots awaken four million years later, the Decepticons, led by the dictatorial Megatron, want to drain the planet of its resources, enslaving or destroying mankind. The Autobots ally with humanity and befriend oil-rig worker Spike Witwicky. The Saturday morning-style cheat of cutting to a logo, rather than animating transitions, and the frequent pauses for commercial breaks make for very choppy storytelling. The designs of the robots are interesting but lack the graphic sophistication of Yoshiyuki Tomino’s Gundam Mobile Suits. The animation is very limited, and the choreography of the battle sequences lacks the panache of Tomino and other more talented directors. Like Robotech, Transformers will appeal most strongly to adults who watched the show as kids: it’s remained popular through Web sites, role-playing games, fan fiction, and a lively trade in the original toys. Serious students of anime will find this early series of historic interest. Unrated; suitable for age 6 and up: Robot vs. robot violence. –Charles Solomon
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May 7, 2010
#1
I am very angry that they are putting this series out on DVD. How would you feel if Robots came to life and blew each other up every day. Sadists who watched the show were far removed from the front lines so they didn’t see the true carnage that was wrought on Autobots and the Deceptacons. Another sad thing is how the Deceptacons were shown in such a negative light. . . they were people too (well at least they were robots). The economic havic wreaked on earth was evident. Metal is expensive and should not be wasted on animated robots. Considering the size of the Autobots compared to the humans in the series, it isn’t hard to find that the use of that amount of metal would force the people of earth to use plastic which is bad for the environment because it isn’t bio degradable. Buying this series on DVD promotes the destruction of our environment and the release of dangerous greenhouse gasses. So if you want to destroy the earth please, be my guest, buy the first season of Transformers on DVD.
May 7, 2010
#2
COMO SE ATREVEN A LANZAR LOS TRANSFORMERS EN DVD SIN EL IDIOMA ESPANOL!!!!!!
This is one of the MOST popular cartoons in the 80′s and everybody in the world liked Transformers!!! Without the multiple languages this dvd suck’s!!! PLEASE make another DVD with multiple languages!!!! NOTHING is better to watch a saturday morning cartoon in your language!!!!!
P.S: Al menos tenemos a HE-MAN, los THUNDERCATS, NEON GENESIS EVANGELION, ROBOTECH Y FUERZA G (solo un episodio en cada dvd)
May 7, 2010
#3
most of the teenagers like the transfomers. i watch it at my mates on mondays and fridays, my mates has an upstairs and a downstairs, the toilete is on your right, i need money to travel to my mates, i watched the movie once and it had a big planet eating robot in the middle, it was really funny to watch
May 7, 2010
#4
Good, Good….Now what about He-Man??!!
May 7, 2010
#5
i love transformers long time since i was kid and my favorite love no1 is optimus prime the autobot leader he turn in semi truck and lot battle with megatron much times. and also my favorite 2nd is starscream too best than megatron. thanks i have two dvd of season 1 and 2pt1 thanks i will order more like season 2pt2,3 and season 3, 4 soon thanks very much i love it!!!!!!! thanks!!!!!