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''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 mi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Transformers (comics)
There have been three main publishers of the comic book series bearing the name ''Transformers'' based on the toy lines of the same name. The first series was produced by Marvel Comics from 1984 to 1991, which ran for 80 issues and produced four spin-off miniseries. This was followed by a second volume titled '' Transformers: Generation 2'', which ran for 12 issues starting in 1993. The second major series was produced by Dreamwave Productions from 2002 to 2004 with multiple limited series as well, and within multiple story continuities, until the company became bankrupt in 2005. The third and fourth series have been published by IDW Publishing with the third series starting with an issue #0 in October 2005 and a regular series starting in January 2006 to November 2018. The fourth series started in March 2019 with issue #1 and is currently still being produced. There are also several limited series being produced by IDW as well. In addition to these three main publishers, there ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Transformers Television Series
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 (toy Line)
The is a line of mecha toys produced by Japanese company Takara (now known as Takara Tomy) and American toy company Hasbro. Initially a line of transforming mecha toys rebranded from Takara's ''Diaclone'' and ''Micro Change'' toy lines, it spawned the ''Transformers'' media franchise. The premise behind the ''Transformers'' toy line is that an individual toy's parts can be shifted about to change it from a vehicle, a device, or an animal, to a robot action figure and back again. The franchise's taglines, "More Than Meets the Eye" and "Robots in Disguise", reflect this ability. The ''Transformers'' toy-line is typically divided into two main factions: the heroic Autobots and their opponents, the evil Decepticons. They are known in Japan as the Cybertrons and Destrons, respectively, although more recent releases often use the English terms. Many spin-offs are based on the toys including a comic book series, an animated television series, and the feature-length animated '' The Tra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Transformers Books
There have been many publishers of a book (some with accompanying audio cassettes) bearing the name ''Transformers'' based on the toy lines of the same name. Most common are Ballantine Books and Ladybird Books. Novels ''The Transformers Trilogy'' Live-action film series ''Transformers: Ghosts of Yesterday'' ''Transformers: Ghosts of Yesterday'' is a science fiction novel written by Alan Dean Foster. 'It is a prequel to the Michael Bay ''Transformers'' film. It is based on a story by David Cian. The story is set in 1969 and details the account of a top secret space ship called ''Ghost-1'', built by the American organization known as Sector 7. The ship was built by examining and reverse engineering the frozen remains of the Transformer Megatron. Sent into space at the same time as ''Apollo 11'' to hide its trail, the ship is sent to orbit the far side of Jupiter to look for any more alien activity. However, the ship falls into a wormhole that was apparently accidentally crea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Takara
Takara Co., Ltd. (株式会社タカラ) was a Japanese toy company founded in 1955. In March 2006, the company merged with Tomy Co., Ltd. to form Takara Tomy. The Takara motto was 遊びは文化」("playing is culture"). Products Toys In 1967, Takara produced the first generation of the Licca-chan doll, which was 21 centimeters tall and had the last name of Kayama, inspired by the musician Yuzo Kayama and actress Yoshiko Kayama. In 1975, Takara produced the Diaclone and Microman Micro Change toys. In 1984, the toy line was rebranded by Hasbro as " Transformers", which made Takara waste no time joining in. Takara continued to sell Microman and used it as the basis for the Micronauts toy line. Micronauts were sold internationally by the Mego Corporation. Other transforming toys made by Takara include Brave, Dennō Bōkenki Webdiver, and Daigunder. Both Webdiver and Daigunder toys could interact with TV screens, which proved only but a fad in the early 2000s. Takara also in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Autobot
The Autobots are the main protagonists in the fictional continuities of the Transformers multimedia franchise, and are depicted in a collection of various toys, cartoons, films, graphic novels, and paperback books first introduced in 1984. The Autobots, led by Optimus Prime, are opposed by the Decepticons, the main antagonists in the universe of the Transformers, headed by Megatron. Both Autobots and Decepticons have "sparks", which function as souls and contain their minds and personality. They can transform into machines, vehicles and other familiar mechanical objects, as well as mimic organic lifeforms (Dinobots). Autobots typically transform into cars, trucks and other road vehicles; some exceptions transform into aircraft, military vehicles, communication devices, weapons, or robotic animals. These Autobots are often grouped into special "teams" that have the suffix "-bot" at the end, such as in Dino''bot'' (Decepticon groups' names end in "-con"). In Japan, the Autobots a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Transformers Audio Releases
This is a list of audio releases in the '' Transformers'' media franchise. '' The Transformers: The Movie'' music Original Motion Picture Soundtrack ''Til All Are One'' ''Til All Are One'' is a soundtrack that contains musical compositions from ''The Transformers: The Movie''. The release is a 2-CD set, the first contains tracks from Stan Bush ''Call to Action'' album. The second CD contains the whole music score of ''The Transformers: The Movie'' (minus the three score pieces featured in the Motion Picture soundtrack release). It was released by 3H Enterprises as a BotCon '97 exclusive but after the album sold out in a short few months the album was reissued for BotCon '98. The song "Ground Zero" was rewritten and re-recorded by Bush as "Till All Are One" for his 2007 album ''In This Life''. This newer version was used as the ending theme of the 2010 video game '' Transformers: War for Cybertron''. Disc One (Stan Bush: ''Call to Action''): # The Touch (1997 Remix) # Never Su ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Battle Beasts
is a line of small 2" tall action figure toys, in the form of an anthropomorphised animals with body armor and a unique weapon. Several figures have their left hand replaced by a weapon of some kind. Battle Beasts were created and largely produced by Takara and distributed by Takara in Japan (under the name BeastFormers) and by Hasbro outside Japan, beginning in 1987. History Battle Beasts were created by Takara of Japan in 1986. Tomy Co., Ltd., aka ''K.K. Takara-Tomy'', still owns the worldwide rights to the property. The heyday for the toyline came during the period in which it was licensed to Hasbro for distribution outside Japan when Hasbro marketed the toys in America and many other parts of the world. Although in the Japanese market Takara branded the toys as a spin-off of Transformers and even named the toys "BeastFormers", their tie-in to the Transformers universe was not part of the Hasbro story or marketing. As part of the Takara strategy, many of the Battle Beasts appe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Media Franchise
A media franchise, also known as a multimedia franchise, is a collection of related media in which several derivative works have been produced from an original creative work of fiction, such as a film, a work of literature, a television program or a video game. Bob Iger, chief executive of the Walt Disney Company, defined the word ''franchise'' as “something that creates value across multiple businesses and across multiple territories over a long period of time.” Transmedia franchise A media franchise often consists of cross-marketing across more than one medium. For the owners, the goal of increasing profit through diversity can extend the commercial profitability of the franchise and create strong feelings of identity and ownership in its consumers. Those large groups of dedicated consumers create the franchise's fandom, which is the community of fans that indulge in many of its mediums and are committed to interacting with and keeping up with other consumers. Large fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tomy
is a Japanese entertainment company that makes children's toys and merchandise. It was created from a merger on March 1st 2006 of two companies: Tomy (founded in 1924 as Tomiyama, changing the name to Tomy in 1963) and long-time rival Takara (founded in 1955). The company has its headquarters in Katsushika, Tokyo. History and corporate name Before the merger The company was named Tomy as an abridgement of Tomiyama, which was the founder's surname. Starting as a manufacturer, Tomy had the largest product development team in the toy industry and plaudits for its technology. Nonetheless, by its third generation, president Mikitaro Tomiyama decided to streamline the company to be more competitive with wholesaler Bandai. Bandai developed its products more quickly, which was more appealing to television properties that required a fast turnaround. Despite internal and external opposition, Tomiyama was determined to aggressively pursue TV licenses such as Akakage, Giant Rob ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Highest-grossing Media Franchises
This article lists notable highest-grossing media franchises. Due to companies and corporations rarely reporting the total revenue(s) figures of their franchises, the list uses estimated figures based on publicly available data and includes the total estimated revenue figure(s) and their breakdown. List See also * List of best-selling comic series **List of best-selling manga ** List of best-selling light novels * List of best-selling video game franchises *List of highest-grossing mobile games * Lists of multimedia franchises *Lists of highest-grossing films ** List of best-selling films in the United States ** List of films by box office admissions **List of highest-grossing films ** List of highest-grossing animated films **List of highest-grossing Japanese films Films made in Japan produce revenue through various sources; the lists below only consider box office earnings at cinemas, not other sources of income such as merchandising or home video. The lists include b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Decepticon
The Decepticons are the main antagonists in the fictional continuities of the ''Transformers'' multimedia franchise. They are depicted as a faction of sentient robotic lifeforms led by Megatron, identified by a purple face-like insignia. Capable of transforming into alternate forms, these are often high tech or powerful vehicles; including aircraft, military vehicles, heavy equipment, ground combat vehicles, expensive luxury cars, sports cars and even smaller-than-human-sized objects. In the Japanese version of the franchise, the Decepticons are called Destron or Deathtron ( ja, デストロン ''Desutoron''). The only exception to this naming convention is ''Car Robots'', where the sub-group referred to as "Decepticons" in the '' Robots in Disguise'' adaptation, is known in Japan as the Combatrons (the Japanese name of the G1 subgroup known as the Combaticons). As opposed to the Autobots' Supreme Commander, the Primes, the Decepticons' highest ranking leader is often given t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
