Beast Wars II: Super Lifeform Transformers (cartoon)

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Beast Wars II: Super Lifeform Transformers (ビーストウォーズII 超生命体トランスフォーマー Beast Wars II: Chō Seimeitai Transformer) is a Japanese-exclusive spin-off series to Beast Wars broadcast from April 1, 1998, to January 27, 1999, between Beast Wars (American season 1) and Beast Wars Metals (American seasons 2 and 3). Conventional 2D animation was used for Beast Wars II, as opposed to the 3D CGI of Beast Wars. While based on the Beast Wars series, the show had a more humorous tone which was aimed towards a younger audience.

"GET MY FUTURE" plays as the first opening song with "SUPER VOYAGER" as its second, and the ending song being "Yume no Iru Basho".

Overview

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Beast Wars II follows the Maximal crew led by Lio Convoy who have pursued Galvatron and his Predacons to the planet Gaia. There, Galvatron seeks to mine and exploit the powerful but highly unstable energy source called Angolmois Energy which rests beneath the planet's surface. As they war below, the androids Artemis and Moon watch from the moon orbiting Gaia, gathering data on all the characters and delivering factoids to the audience via an out-of-continuity segment called the "Artemis & Moon II Report".

For the first half of the series, no overarching plot is particularly evident, instead focusing on episodic adventures as the Maximals stop the Predacons from building new bases on hot-spots of Angolmois Energy. Short character arcs are focused on instead, as new groups of Maximals and Predacons are introduced in waves. The Insectrons, Autorollers, Jointrons, Seacons and Magnaboss team all receive multi-episode spotlights throughout the first half of Beast Wars II.

Once all the characters are established, a less episodic, ongoing conflict is introduced in the form of the Nemesis, an artificial planet built by Galvatron and slowly making its way toward Gaia. The objective of the Nemesis is to drain all the Angolmois Energy from the planet and become an invincible dreadnought under Galvatron's command. With the help of their comrades, the Maximals invade the Nemesis, kill Galvatron, seal the Angolmois Energy in capsules and destroy the artificial planet. The Maximals are left trapped in a wormhole at the show's conclusion, setting up the sequel series: Beast Wars Neo.

Beast Wars II is noticeably sub-par in much of its production values, no doubt due to the haste in which it had to be produced in order to fill the gap between Beast Wars and Beast Wars Metals. A number of animation studios (listed below) were utilized to produce the series and the quality very noticeably shifts from episode to episode, depending on the ability of each studio.

Though much more light-hearted and overtly comedic than the American Beast Wars series, Beast Wars II managed to dabble in some heavier material, especially in the back half of episodes when the actual plot began to kick in. One of the more ongoing dilemmas sees Lio Junior, the estranged "son" of Lio Convoy dealing with being rejected by his career-military father. Galvatron, who at first seems to be nothing more than a generic villain, shows a greater interest in molding Lio Junior into his successor than Lio Convoy, and expresses an honest yearning to bring peace to the universe (albeit by force via the Nemesis). In the conclusion, Lio Convoy and Lio Junior work together as comrades and family to stop Galvatron.

Production

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The animation was handled by Ashi Productions, although most of the in-betweening and some of the key animation/episode production was outsourced to studios throughout Asia. Some of the studios credited:<ref>テレビアニメ放映リスト</ref><ref>MEGNA'S CO-PRODUCTIONS DATABASE</ref><ref>[[wikipedia:{{#if:ja|ja:}}日本国外のアニメ制作会社|{{#if:||日本国外のアニメ制作会社}}]]</ref><ref>Beast Wars II credits - Anime News Network</ref>

South Korea
Park Young (博英), Echo, Hanil (韓一), Hee Won Entertainment (喜元), JiWoo (知遇), K-Production, Kyoe Sung (桂成), Sei Young (世映), Sung San (星山), YABES (裕振), San-Ho Studios
China
Shanghai Hongqiao Animation (上海虹橋動画), FAI
Taiwan
Far Eastern Animation (遠東動画)
Indonesia
MARSA
Japan
Studio Zain (スタジオ・ザイン), Trans Arts Co. (トランスアーツ), J.C.F (ジェイ・シー・エフ), E&G Film (イージー・フィルム)

Cast

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Insectrons
Jointrons
Others
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Insectrons
Jointrons
Others
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Insectrons
Jointrons
Others
Autorollers
Space Pirate Seacons
Others
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Autorollers
Space Pirate Seacons
Others
 Predacons }}{{#if:| Humans }}{{#if:;Gaian Androids
Maximal computer
Evil copies
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Main Cast
Autorollers
Space Pirate Seacons
Others
 
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Maximal computer
Evil copies
Gaian Androids
Maximal computer
Evil copies
 
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Episodes

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For further information, see: List of Beast Wars II episodes

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  1. The New Forces Arrive!
  2. White Lion, Run!
  3. Bighorn's Rage
  4. The Lake Trap
  5. Galvatron Revived
  6. Mystery of the Ancient Ruins
  7. The Insect Corps Arrive
  8. Friend or Foe? The Insect Robos
  9. The Strongest Tag Team?
  10. Autorollers Roll Out!
  11. Danger! Scissor Boy
  12. Galvatron Rampages
  13. Predacon General Offensive!{{#if:red||}}†{{#if:red||}}
  14. The Combined Giant, Tripledacus
  15. The Festive Jointrons
  16. A Fearsome Combination Plan?
  17. Who Is the Leader!?
  18. The Black Lio Convoy
  19. The Space Pirate Seacons!
  20. Who Is the Strongest Warrior!?{{#if:red||}}†{{#if:red||}}
  21. The Tentacular Scuba
  22. Megastorm's Reckoning
  23. Showdown in the Sea
  24. Face the Setting Sun
  25. The Final Battle
  26. Enter Lio Junior
  27. Megastorm Reborn
  28. The New Weapon, Tako Tank
  29. The Artificial Planet Nemesis{{#if:red||}}†{{#if:red||}}
  30. Gigastorm's Treachery
  31. The End of Starscream
  32. The Lio Convoy Assassination Plot
  33. The Great Angolmois Freezing Tactic
  34. Knock Out Nemesis
  35. Lio Junior's Revolt!?
  36. Emissary of the Fourth Planet
  37. The Crisis of Planet Gaia
  38. Fly Out! Planet Gaia
  39. Assemble, Thirty-Nine Warriors{{#if:red||}}†{{#if:red||}}
  40. Revenge of the Space Pirates
  41. Breaking into Nemesis
  42. Legend! The Green Warrior
  43. Farewell! Lio Convoy

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Beast Wars Special

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An additional animated short, "Lio Convoy in Imminent Danger!", was produced for the Beast Wars Special Super Lifeform Transformers theatrical movie. Its events take place between episodes 32 and 33.

Home video releases

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VHS

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  • Beast Wars II: Super Lifeform Transformers — ACT. 1 (1998)
  • Beast Wars II: Super Lifeform Transformers — ACT. 2 (1998)
  • Beast Wars II: Super Lifeform Transformers — ACT. 3 (1998)
  • Beast Wars II: Super Lifeform Transformers — ACT. 4 (1998)
  • Beast Wars II: Super Lifeform Transformers — ACT. 5 (1998)
  • Beast Wars II: Super Lifeform Transformers — ACT. 6 (1998)
  • Beast Wars II: Super Lifeform Transformers — ACT. 7 (1998)
  • Beast Wars II: Super Lifeform Transformers — ACT. 8 (1998)
  • Beast Wars II: Super Lifeform Transformers — ACT. 9 (1998)
  • Beast Wars II: Super Lifeform Transformers — ACT. 10 (1999)
  • Beast Wars II: Super Lifeform Transformers — ACT. 11 (1999)
  • Beast Wars II: Super Lifeform Transformers — ACT. 12 (1999)
  • Beast Wars II: Super Lifeform Transformers — ACT. 13 (1999)
  • Beast Wars II: Super Lifeform Transformers — ACT. 14 (1999)

DVD

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  • Super Lifeform Transformers: Beast Wars II (Second) — DVD BOX (2011)
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  • [[wikipedia:{{#if:ja|ja:}}ビーストウォーズII 超生命体トランスフォーマー|{{#if:Beast Wars II on the Japanese Wikipedia|Beast Wars II on the Japanese Wikipedia|ビーストウォーズII 超生命体トランスフォーマー}}]]
  • Beast Wars II on the Anime News Network

References

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