Japanese themes

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The various [[Japan|Japanese]] ''Transformers'' television shows each feature one or more opening and closing [[theme song]]s to accompany the [[title sequence]]s and [[end credits]].

==Theme songs==
Each ''Transformers'' series in Japan has featured its own opening and closing theme song. Many different performers contributed over the years, giving a wide variety of different styles, from rap to pop, from serious to silly. Typically, the same artist would perform the opening and closing songs for a given series, though this became less frequent in later series. Occasionally, an artist would provide music for multiple series.

===Generation 1===
;''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (franchise)|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers]]''
*OP: "[[Transformer (song)|TRANSFORMER]]" (トランスフォーマー) by [[Satoko Shimonari]]
*ED: "[[Peace Again]]" (ピース・アゲン) by Satoko Shimonari

;''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers 2010 (franchise)|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: 2010]]''
*OP: "[[Transformer 2010|TRANSFORMER 2010]]" (トランスフォーマー2010) by [[Shō Hirose]]
*ED: "[[What's You|WHAT'S YOU]]" (ホワッツ・ユー) by Shō Hirose

;''[[Transformers: The Headmasters (cartoon)|Transformers: The Headmasters]]''
*OP: "[[The Headmasters (song)|The Headmasters]]" (ザ・ヘッドマスターズ) by [[Hironobu Kageyama]]
*ED: "[[Kimi wa Transformer]]" (君はトランスフォーマー, "You Are a Transformer") by Hironobu Kageyama

;''[[Transformers: Super-God Masterforce (cartoon)|Transformers: Super God Masterforce]]''
*OP: "[[Chōjin Masterforce no Theme]]" (超神マスターフォースのテーマ, "Theme of Super-God Masterforce") by [[Toshiya Igarashi]]
*ED: "[[Moero! Transformer]]" (燃えろ!トランスフォーマー, "Burn! Transformers") by Toshiya Igarashi

;''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Victory (cartoon)|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Victory]]''
*OP: "[[Transformer V]]" (トランスフォーマーV) by [[Kōji Kaya]] and Morinoki Children's Chorus
*ED: "[[Cybertron Banzai]]" (サイバトロンばんざい, "Hooray for the Autobots") by [[Korogi '73]]

;''[[Enter the New Supreme Commander, Dai Atlas!|Transformers: Zone]]''
*OP: "[[Transformer Z no Theme]]" (トランスフォーマーZのテーマ, "Theme of Transformers: Zone") by [[Ichirō Mizuki]]
*ED: "[[Ashita no Kimi e]]" (未来の君へ, "For the You of Tomorrow") by Ichirō Mizuki

===Beast Era===
;''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Wars ~Super Lifeform Transformers~]]''
*OP: "[[War War! Stop It|WAR WAR! STOP IT]]" by [[Banana Ice]]
*ED: "[[For the Dream|FOR THE DREAM]]" by [[Mickey]]
*ED ([[Clash! Beast Warriors|special]]): "[[Hello! Toughness]]" (Hello！タフネス) by [[Seiji Katsu]] and [[Kenzō Isurugi]]

;''[[Beast Wars II: Super Lifeform Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Wars II ~Super Lifeform Transformers~]]''
*OP 1: "[[Get My Future|GET MY FUTURE]]" by [[Cyber Nation Network]]
*OP 2: "[[Super Voyager|SUPER VOYAGER]]" by Cyber Nation Network
*ED: "[[Yume no Iru Basho]]" (夢のいる場所, "Where Dreams Are") by [[Jun Yoneya]]
*OP ([[Lio Convoy in Imminent Danger!|special]]): "[[Space Dreamer: Haruka naru Beast Wars|SPACE DREAMER ~Haruka naru Beast Wars~]]" (SPACE DREAMER ～遥かなるビーストウォーズ～, "SPACE DREAMER ~Distant Beast Wars~") by [[Hideaki Takatori|C.O.A.]]
*ED (special): "[[My Shooting Star|MY SHOOTING STAR]]" by C.O.A.

;''[[Super Lifeform Transformers: Beast Wars Neo (cartoon)|Beast Wars Neo ~Super Lifeform Transformers~]]''
*OP: "[[Love For Ever: Kimi wo Mamoru Tame ni|Love For Ever —Kimi wo Mamoru Tame ni—]]" (Love For Ever ―君を守るために―, "Love Forever —To Protect You—") by [[M.C.R.]]
*ED: "[[Te no Naka no Uchū]]" (手の中の宇宙, "The Universe in Your Hands") by [[Hitomi Yūki]]

;''[[Super Lifeform Transformers: Beast Wars Metals (franchise)|Beast Wars Metals ~Super Lifeform Transformers~]]''
*OP 1: "[[Tamashī no Evolution]]" (魂のエヴォリューション, "Evolution of the Spirit") by Hironobu Kageyama
*ED 1 "[[Ba-Bi-Bu-Be Beast Wars|BA-BI-BU-BE Beast Wars]]" (バ・ビ・ブ・べ　ビーストウォーズ) by Hironobu Kageyama and The Ba-Bi-Bu-Be Bombers
*OP 2: "[[Sennen no Soldier]]" (千年のソルジャー, "Millennium Soldier") by Hironobu Kageyama
*ED 2: "[[Halleluyah|HALLELUYAH]]" by Hironobu Kageyama, [[Mitsuko Horie]], and The Ba-Bi-Bu-Be Bombers
*OP ([[Bad Spark|special 1]]): "[[Hajimari no Uta]]" (始まりの唄, "Song of the Beginning") by Seiji Katsu and Kenzō Isurugi
*ED (special 1): "[[Hateshinai kono Sora e|Hateshinai kono (SORA) e]]" (果てしないこの宇宙(SORA)へ, "To the Never-ending Skies") by Seiji Katsu and Kenzō Isurugi
*OP ([[Cutting Edge|special 2]]): "[[Ano Yume no Kanata e]]" (あの夢の彼方へ, "Off to That Dream") by C.O.A.
*ED (special 2): "[[Wa! Wa! Wonderland|WA! WA! Wonderland]]" (WA! WA! ワンダーランド) by C.O.A.

;''[[Beast Machines: Transformers (franchise)|Super Lifeform Transformers: Beast Wars Returns]]''
*OP/ED: "[[Phat Planet]]" by [[Leftfield]]

===Car Robots===
;''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 cartoon)|Transformers: Car Robots]]''
*OP: "[[Honō no Overdrive: Car Robot Cybertron|Honō no Overdrive ~Car Robot Cybertron~]]" (炎のオーバードライブ～カーロボットサイバトロン～, "Blazing Overdrive ~Car Robot Autobots~") by [[Kōji Wada]]
*ED: "[[Marionette]]" (マリオネット) by [[Mami Nishikaku]]

===Unicron Trilogy===
;''[[Transformers: Armada (cartoon)|Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Micron Legend]]''
*OP 1: "[[Transformer: Dream Again|TRANSFORMER -Dream Again-]]" by [[Psychic Lover]]
*ED 1: "[[Never Ending Road]]" by Psychic Lover
*OP 2: "[[Transformers: Kōtetsu no Yūki|Transformers ~Kōtetsu no Yūki~]]" (Transformers ～鋼鉄の勇気～, "Transformers ~Steel Courage~") by [[Hideaki Takatori]]
*ED 2: "[[Don't Give Up!!]]" by Psychic Lover

;''[[Transformers: Energon (cartoon)|Transformers: Super Link]]''
*OP: "[[Taiyō no Transform!!|Taiyō no transform!!]]" (太陽のtransform!!, "Solar transform!!") by [[Hiroshi Kitadani]]
*ED: "[[Calling You|Calling you]]" by [[Takayoshi Tanimoto]]

;''[[Transformers: Cybertron (cartoon)|Transformers: Galaxy Force]]''
*OP 1: "[[Call You... Kimi to Boku no Mirai|CALL YOU... Kimi to Boku no Mirai]]" (CALL YOU... 君と僕の未来, "CALL YOU... The Future of You and Me") by [[Shinji Kakijima]]
*ED 1: "[[Itsumo]]" (いつも, "Always") by [[Tomoka Issei]]
*OP 2: "[[Ignition!|IGNITION!]]" (IGNITION - イグニッション!) by [[CHINO]]
*ED 2: "[[Growing Up!!|Growing up!!]]" by Shinji Kakijima

===Animated (Japan)===
;''[[Transformers Animated (cartoon)#Japanese release|Transformers Animated]]''
*OP: "[[Transformers Evo.|TRANSFORMERS EVO.]]" by [[JAM Project]]
*ED: "[[Axel Transformers]]" by [[Rey]]

===Prime (Japan)===
;''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)#Japanese release|Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Prime]]''
*OP 1: "[[FEELING]]" by [[BIGBANG]]
*ED 1: "[[I Believe in All]]" by [[CLUTCHO]]
*OP 2: "[[TRANSFORMERZ]]" by [[m-flo]]
*ED 2: "[[A Little Bit]]" by [[CLUTCHO]]
*OP 3: "TRANSFORMERZ (version 2.0)" by [[m-flo]] feat. Ken Oshima
*ED 3: "[[Discord (song)|Discord]]" by [[Tokyo Girls' Style]]

===Go!===
;''[[Triple Combination: Transformers Go! (cartoon)|Triple Combination: Transformers Go!]]
*OP: "[[TRANSFORMERS-Go!]]" by [[Daiki Ise]]
*ED: "[[Sanjō Gattai! Hero!]]" by [[Voila]]

===Robots in Disguise (Japan)===
;''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 cartoon)#Japanese release|Transformers Adventure]]''
*OP: "[[Save the Future!!]]" by [[Mitsuhiro Oikawa]]
*ED: "[[Try☆Transformers Adventure↑↑↑]] by [[Ryōhei Kimura]], [[Yui Kondō]], [[Daiki Hamano]], [[Yoshiyuki Matsūra]], [[Masaomi Yamahashi]] and [[Taitem Kusunoki]]

==Song collections==
Though each ''Transformers'' series featured distinctive music, the songs were not widely available in the '80s. Some of them were collected together with non-''Transformers'' anime and sold as part of massive compilations. With the debut of ''Beast Wars'', that started to change. CD singles of most ''Beast Wars''-era songs were readily available, and eventually albums compiling many songs began to be released. By 2003, the Generation One series would see similar treatment.

===Generation 1===
The first ''Transformers'' soundtrack album was released by [[Victor Entertainment]].
*'''''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers — [[Original Soundtrack: Music Book|Original Soundtrack <Music Book>]]''''' (Release date unknown, [[1985]])
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===Beast Era===
The ''Beast Wars'' soundtracks were released by [[Columbia Music Entertainment]].
*'''''Beast Wars II: Super Lifeform Transformers — [[Cyber Music|CYBER MUSIC: Original Soundtrack]]''''' ([[August 21]], [[1998]])
*'''''Beast Wars II: Super Lifeform Transformers — [[Hyper Music|HYPER MUSIC: Original Soundtrack Vol. 2]]''''' ([[November 21]], 1998)
*'''''Beast Wars Special: Super Lifeform Transformers — [[Strongest Music Collection]]''''' ([[December 19]], 1998)
*'''''Beast Wars: Super Lifeform Transformers — [[Best Songs Special]]''''' (December 19, 1998)
*'''''Beast Wars: Super Lifeform Transformers — [[Beast Wars Transformer Songs Best|BEAST WARS TRANSFORMER SONGS BEST]]''''' ([[December 18]], [[1999]])
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===''Car Robots''===
The ''Car Robots'' soundtrack was released by [[Interchannel]], although the DVD releases for the series were handled by [[Pony Canyon]].
*'''''Transformers: Car Robots — [[Car Robots: Original Soundtrack|Original Soundtrack]]''''' ([[August 3]], [[2000]])
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===Unicron Trilogy===
The ''Micron Legend'' soundtracks were released by Columbia, ''Super Link'' by Interchannel, and ''Galaxy Force'' by Victor.
*'''''[[The Transformers Legends of the Microns: Sound of Evolution Vol. 1]]''''' ([[March 21]], [[2003]])
*'''''[[The Transformers Legends of the Microns: Sound of Evolution Vol. 2]]''''' ([[June 18]], 2003)
*'''''[[Transformer Superlink: Original Soundtrack Mission I]]''''' ([[May 26]], [[2004]])
*'''''[[Transformers Galaxy Force: Sound Pack 1]]''''' ([[April 21]], [[2005]])
*'''''[[Transformers Galaxy Force: Sound Pack 2]]''''' ([[November 23]], 2005)
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===Retrospective collections===
Columbia released these compilation albums, which collectively cover the entire ''Transformers'' franchise from ''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' up to ''Triple Combination: Transformers Go!''
*'''''[[Transformers Theme Song Collection]]''''' ([[August 20]], 2003)
*'''''[[Transformers History of Music 1984-1990]]''''' ([[March 17]], 2004)
*'''''[[Transformers Song Universe]]''''' ([[August 8]], [[2007]])
*'''''[[Transformers Music Matrix]]''''' ([[April 2]], [[2008]])
*'''''[[Transformers Theme Song DVD ~Transformers Music Matrix 30th Anniversary Ver.~]]''''' ([[September 7]], [[2014]])
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