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Transformers: Victory
North American DVD cover
GenreAdventure, Mecha, Science Fiction
Anime television series
Directed byYoshikata Arata
StudioToei Animation
Takara
Licensed by
Original networkNippon TV (1989)
English network
Original run March 14, 1989 – December 19, 1989
Episodes44 (32 regular & 12 clip shows) (List of episodes)
Manga
Written byMasumi Kaneda
Illustrated byBan Magami
Published byKodansha
MagazineTV Magazine
DemographicChildren
Original runApril 1989 – January 1990
Volumes1 (List of volumes)

Transformers: Victory (トランスフォーマー ビクトリー, Toransufōmā: Bikutorī) is an anime series produced by Toei Animation. It is a Japanese-produced spin-off of the well-known original Transformers cartoon, and the final complete animated series from the original "Generation 1" era.

Development

Following the conclusion of the American Transformers cartoon series in 1987, Takara, the Japanese producers of the Transformers toyline, opted to create unique anime for their shores to advertise their own version of the Transformers toyline, which began to grow further and further apart from its American progenitor. After Transformers: The Headmasters in 1987 and Transformers: Super-God Masterforce in 1988, Transformers: Victory was produced in 1989.

These Japanese-exclusive Transformers series had been moving further and further away from the stylistic roots of the American series, and Victory represents this divergence at its greatest. The visual style of Victory is derived heavily from the anime of the time, with the transformations of the robots being treated as more monumental, presented through more dynamic and lengthy stock footage. Still frame effects and re-used animation were used wherever possible to compensate for high levels of animation compared to previous series, possibly due to budget cuts at the time.

Despite his apparent death in The Transformers: The Movie, Wheeljack returned during the death of God Ginrai/Birth of Victory Leo saga, along with Perceptor from the original series, with God Ginrai and Minerva from Transformers: Super God Masterforce returning too. The series was released in the UK on DVD in Region 2, PAL format on December 26, 2006. In 2008, Madman Entertainment released the series on DVD in Australia in Region 4, PAL format. Transformers Victory was released with Headmasters and Super-God Masterforce in the USA, released by Shout Factory. It was released on August 28, 2012.

Story

Victory is the story of the new Autobot Supreme Commander, Star Saber, defending the Earth against the forces of Deathsaurus, the Decepticons' new Emperor of Destruction. Deszaras desires the planet's energy to reactivate his massive planet-destroying fortress, sealed away in the Dark Nebula long ago by Star Saber. The series eschews the story arc-based approach of Headmasters and Masterforce, returning to the American show's method of episodic adventures that did little to alter the status quo of the series, with a heavy emphasis on action, complemented by dynamic animation.[1] Its cast consists almost entirely of brand new characters (although there are some guest appearances from characters on earlier shows).

Victory's story is told over thirty-two original episodes. However, the broadcast series also includes six additional clip shows - bringing the total number of broadcast episodes to thirty-eight. Additionally, after the end of the series, another six additional clip shows were created by Masumi Kaneda, which were available only through home video and seldom-seen regional Japanese broadcasts, taking the total number of Victory episodes to forty-four.

Shout Factory USA release

Confirmed details due to Amazon's information reveal that only 37 episodes will be released on DVD in the USA by Shout Factory on 4 DVDs. Only 5 of the Clip shows are likely to be on the North American Release. Shout Factory wants to apparently focus on the series itself rather than put in extra features. Amazon has posted the episodes that will be in the North American release.

Adaptations

Much like the two previous seasons of Transformers, The Headmasters and Super-God Masterforce, the series was dubbed by Omni Productions into English and was aired on Malaysia's RTM-1 channel, but it was later aired on Singapore's Star TV, where it was noticed by western viewers. The 6 clip show episodes that were broadcast, were also dubbed. The opening sequence for Victory was actually used for all three exclusive Japanese Transformers series under the umbrella title of Transformers Takara. Like the other dubs, it was soon purchased by Sunbow Productions. Most of the names in the dub were unchanged, as most of these characters are unique to Japan, with a few exceptions like the Micromasters had their American names, though Stake Out (Holi)'s name was accidentally changed to Fix It, who was another member of the same patrol. The Dinoforce had the names of the Monster Pretenders, as they were the same robot molds, just in different shells and Dezarus' name was pronounced in the dub as "Deathzanrus". Additionally, 26 out of the 38 episodes of the show were dubbed into English by Transformers fans at TFCog.

A manga of the series was also produced, which included a number of plot differences, such as expanding on an element of Dezarus' toy biography that the anime discarded: a fondness for children. Playing off this, the manga introduced a young boy named Solon whose mother was killed as the result of a Decepticon attack; Dezarus thus took the young orphan in and raised him as his own son, mirroring the relationship between Star Saber and Jan; Solon also received cybernetic upgrades, armor modeled after Dezarus, and a mech called King Solon that could combine with his "father" to create King Zarus. Shuta and Cab from Masterforce were also recurring characters and allies of Jan, and the manga also featured Jan's older sister Patty, a nonexistent character in the anime; the two siblings would also don armor based on Transformers, with Jan's resembling Star Saber's while Patty's resembled Victory Leo's. Additionally, the manga has a very different conclusion from the anime: where in the cartoon Liokaiser, Dezarus, and their fortress are all destroyed, in the manga Liokaiser attempts to betray Dezarus during the final battle, and the fortress is then revealed to carry Decepticon civilians, including Dezarus' "wife" Esmeral, Leozack's sister Lyzack, and the offspring of the Dinoforce. This revelation prompts Star Saber to broker a peace with the Decepticons.

Characters

Main article: List of Transformers: Victory characters

Theme songs

  • Openings
  1. "Transformers V (Victory)" (トランスフォーマーV（ビクトリー）, Toransufōmā Bī (Bikutorī))
    • March 14, 1989 - December 19, 1989
    • Lyricist: Konosuke Fuji / Composer: Chumei Watanabe / Arranger: Katsunori Ishida / Singers: Kaya Koji, Mori no Kijido Gassho-dan
    • Episodes: 1-44
  • Endings
  1. "Long Live Cybertrons" (サイバトロンばんざい, Saibatoron Banzai)
    • March 14, 1989 - December 19, 1989
    • Lyricist: Konosuke Fuji / Composer: Chumei Watanabe / Arranger: Katsunori Ishida / Singers: Korogi '73, Mori no Kijido Gassho-dan
    • Episodes: 1-44

Episodes

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Chapters

No. Title Japanese release date Japanese ISBN
1Fight! Super Robot Life Form Transformers: The Comics
Tatakae! Chō Robotto Seimeitai Toransufōmā: Za Komikkusu (戦え！超ロボット生命体トランスフォーマー ザ☆コミックス)		October 23, 2002[2]978-4813000938
  • Chapter 1: "Cool! Our Friend, Star Saber!" (「かっこいいぞ！ぼくらのみかた、スターセイバー！」, "Kakkoī zo! Bokura Nomikata, Sutā Seibā!") (April 1989)
  • Chapter 2: "Great Turnaround! Star Saber" (「大逆転！スターセイバー」, "Dai Gyakuten! Sutā Seibā") (May 1989)
  • Chapter 3: "Leozack's Great Rampage!" (「レオザック大あばれ！」, "Reozakku Dai Abare!") (June 1989)
  • Chapter 4: "Star Saber Warrior of Love!" (「愛の戦士スターセイバー！」, "Ai no Senshi Sutā Seibā!") (July 1989)
  • Chapter 5: "Watch Out, Jean! Hurry, Star Saber!" (「あやうし、ジャン！ いそげ、スターセイバー！」, "Ayaushi, Jan! Isoge, Sutā Seibā!") (August 1989)
  • Chapter 6: "Stars of Friendship, Jean and Star Saber!" (「友情の星、ジャンとスターセイバー！」, "Yūjō no Hoshi, Jan to Sutā Seibā!") (September 1989)
  • Chapter 7: "The Strongest Combination, Unity of Victory!" (「最強コンビ、勝利の合体！」, "Saikyō Konbi, Shōri no Gattai!") (October 1989)
  • Chapter 8: "Strong! Victory Saber" (「強いぞ！ビクトリーセイバー！」, "Tsuyoi zo! Bikutorī Seibā!") (November 1989)
  • Chapter 9: "Shine! Five Stars of Victory" (「かがやけ！勝利の五つ星」, "Kagayake! Shōri no Itsutsu Hoshi") (December 1989)
  • Final Chapter: "Heroic! The Great Victory War" (「そうぜつ！ビクトリー大戦争」, "Sōzetsu! Bikutorī Dai Sensō") (January 1990)

References

  1. ^ "The History of Transformers on TV". IGN. Retrieved 2010-08-14.
  2. ^ "Transformers TV Magazine Manga collection". Retrieved 2014-04-17.

External links

Preceded by Nippon TV Friday 17:00-17:30 Timeframe
Fight! Super Robot Life-Form Transformers Victory
(March 14, 1989 - December 19, 1989) 		Succeeded by
Tsuru Hime Ja~tsu!
(1/9/1990 - 12/25/1990)
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