Tokyopop

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Tokyopop is a North American manga publisher that released a series of Cine-Manga based on the Armada and Energon television series. Cine-Manga adapt anime episodes into pocket-sized graphic novel form, laying out screen captures like comic book panels and adding dialogue bubbles and sound effects.

The term "Cine-Manga" is commonly used to refer to all sorts of tv-to-comic adaptations like this, but is actually a trademark by Tokyopop.

Armada

First Encounter

Adapts "First Encounter" and "Metamorphosis"

ISBN 159182673X

Published: October 1, 2003

• From the dramatis personæ:
• Rad is in 7th grade when the series begins.
• Leader-1 is used to represent the Mini-Con faction like Optimus Prime does the Autobots and Megatron the Decepticons.

The Mystery of the Missing Mini-cons

Adapts "Ruin" and "Prehistory"

ISBN 1591826748

Published: October 1, 2003

• Mockup covers bore the title 'Return of the Missing Minicon.' [sic]
• This is the only English-language source for the spelling of "Olyhalcons", much-mangled in the process of being translated from Greek to Japanese to English. (The original root being "[[wikipedia:{{#if:|:}}orichalcum|{{#if:||orichalcum}}]]".)

The Starsaber Dilemma

Adapts "Overmatch" and "Credulous"

ISBN 1591827590

Published: February 4, 2004

• Mockup covers bore the much funnier title 'Contains Episodes "Overmatch" & "Credulous."'

Energon

A New Threat

Adapts "Cybertron City" and "Energon Stars"

ISBN 1591828171

Published: May 11, 2004

• Demolishor's opening monologue says it's been 20 years since Armada instead of 10.
• Optimus Prime puts Desert City on "Def-Com 4," rather than Def-Con or Devcon.
• According to the dramatis personæ at the start of the book, Miranda Jones is also a scientist, like her husband.
• Alpha Q is described as "the evil Power Core of Unicron," a misunderstanding stemming from a badly translated line in the cartoon.

The Ultimate Betrayal

Adapts "Scorpinok" and "Megatron's Sword"

ISBN 159182814X

Published: July 13, 2004

• A number of errors in the dramatis personæ
• Ironhide is described transforming into a fire truck. (His profile replaced Inferno's from volume 1.)
• Carlos is incorrectly described as working in Desert City.
• Demolishor is described as transforming into a dump truck with a heavy arsenal, which he does... but not yet.
• Scorpinok [sic] is has 3 modes; a scorpion, a jet, or a construction vehicle.

• The language of Alpha Q's description of Megatron's sword as "a Star Saber" has been strengthened to "the Star Saber", which makes a lot more sense in context... but is still wrong.
• The composition of the team on Mars in "Megatron's Sword" is made more explicit: the three Energon Saber team members are Mini-Cons while the other Autobots on the surface are Omnicons.

The Rise of Megatron

Adapts "The New Cybertron City" and "Megatron Resurrected"

ISBN 1591828198

Published: September 7, 2004

The cover pictured is an early mockup, not the final one.

External links

• Tokyopop.com