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[[Image:G1MangaPrologue01.jpg|right|300px|thumb|The very first ''Transformers'' manga ever.]]
[[Image:G1MangaPrologue01.jpg|right|300px|thumb|The very first ''Transformers'' manga ever.]]


'''Manga''' (漫画 or まんが) is the Japanese word for comics and print cartoons. Manga are usually black and white comic books which read from right to left. They are published in Japan by various comic magazines or packaged with toys and DVDs. There has almost always been a manga to accompany the newest ''Transformers'' toyline, sometimes taking place in the same continuity as the concurrent animated series, and sometimes presenting a different take on the story.
'''Manga''' (漫画 or まんが) is the Japanese word for [[comics]] and print cartoons.<ref>In Japan, the term is used regardless of a publication's national origin, while in English the term is primarily used to describe publications of Japanese origin specifically.</ref> Manga are usually black and white comic books which are read from right to left, published in Japan by various comic magazines or packaged with toys and DVDs. There has almost always been a manga to accompany the newest ''Transformers'' toyline, sometimes taking place in the same continuity as the concurrent animated series, and sometimes presenting a different take on the story.


To date, no ''Transformers'' manga series has ever been made available outside of Japan. Unofficial English translations by fans have been appearing online for years, most notably at the websites ''TF Pulp'' and ''TF Archive''.
Until the publication of [[Viz Media]]'s [[Transformers: The Manga|official English translation]] of the original Generation 1 [[TV Magazine]] stories in 2020, no ''Transformers'' manga series had ever been made available outside of Japan. Unofficial English translations by fans appeared online for years, most notably at the websites ''TF Pulp'' and ''TF Archive''.


The following Japanese magazines have published ''Transformers'' manga or illustrated text material:
The following Japanese magazines have published ''Transformers'' manga or illustrated text material:


*''[[Comic Bom Bom]]''
*''[[Comic BomBom]]''
*''[[Comic Bun Bun]]''
*''[[Comic BunBun]]''
*''[[Dengeki Daioh]]''
*''[[Dengeki Daioh]]''
*''[[Dengeki Hobby|Dengeki Hobby Magazine]]''
*''[[Dengeki Hobby|Dengeki Hobby Magazine]]''
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*''[[Super Robot Magazine]]''
*''[[Super Robot Magazine]]''
*''[[TV Magazine]]''
*''[[TV Magazine]]''
*''[[Square Enix|Young Gangan]]''


==Transformers manga series and specials==
==Transformers manga series and specials==
===Generation 1===
===[[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]]===
====''TV Magazine''====
====''TV Magazine''====
* ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (manga)|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers]]''
*''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (manga)|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers]]''
* ''[[The Story of Super Robot Lifeforms: The Transformers]]'' (featuring ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers 2010 (franchise)|Transformers 2010]]'' characters)
*''[[The Story of Super Robot Lifeforms: The Transformers]]'' (featuring ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers 2010 (franchise)|Transformers 2010]]'' characters)
* ''[[The Great Transformer War]]''
*''[[The Great Transformer War]]''
* "[[Great Decisive Battle of Planet Beast!]]" (''Transformers''/''[[Beastformer]]s'' special)
*"[[The Decisive Battle of Planet Beast!]]" (''Transformers''/''[[Beastformers (franchise)|Beastformers]]'' special)
* ''[[Transformers: The Headmasters (manga)|The Headmasters]]''
*''[[Transformers: The Headmasters (manga)|The Headmasters]]''
* ''[[Transformers: Super-God Masterforce (manga)|Super-God Masterforce]]''
*''[[Transformers: Super-God Masterforce (manga)|Super-God Masterforce]]''
* ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Victory (manga)|Victory]]''
*''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Victory (manga)|Victory]]''
* ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Zone (manga)|Zone]]''
*''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Zone (manga)|Zone]]''
* ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: The Battlestars (manga)|The Battlestars]]''
*''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: The Battlestars (manga)|The Battlestars]]''


*''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: The Comics]]'' (graphic novel collection)
====''Comic BomBom''====
*"[[A Birth of Planet Saybertron]]" (illustrated text story)
*"[[Full Throttle Scramble Power!]]"
*[[Famicom How-to Manga: Transformers: Mystery of Convoy]]
*''[[Transformers (Mystery of Convoy)]]'' (strategy guide)
====''[[Beastformers (franchise)|Beastformers]]''====
*"[[The Water Gem of Stillness]]"
*"[[Legend of the Three Wise Ones]]"
*"[[Beastformers VS Laser Beasts]]"


====''Comic Bom Bom''====
====''[[Robotmasters (franchise)|Robotmasters]]''====
* "[[A Birth of Planet Saybertron]]" (illustrated text story)
*''[[Robotmasters (comic)|Robotmasters]]'' (online and catalog manga)
* "[[Full Throttle Scramble Power!]]"
*''[[Robotmasters (3D diorama comic)|Robotmasters]]'' (3D diorama manga)
* [[Famicom How-to Manga: Transformers: Mystery of Convoy]]
* ''[[Transformers (Mystery of Convoy)]]'' (strategy guide)


====e-Hobby====
====''[[The Transformers: Binaltech Asterisk|Binaltech Asterisk]]''====
* "[[Hybrid Style Convoy Black Version]]"
*''[[Asterisk Story]]''
* "[[64 Cybertron Urban Defense Robot GADEP]]"
* "[[Destron Leader Megatron Black Ver.]]"
* "[[Destron Aerospace Warrior Sunstorm]]"
* "[[MP-1B Cybertron Commander / Convoy Black Ver.]]"
* "[[MP-3G Destron Air Commander / Starscream Ghost Ver.]]"
* "[[Nissan GT-R / Ultra Magnus (Brilliant Pearl White)]]"
* "[[Destron Doppelgänger Black Rodimus Convoy]]"
* "[[Solar Requiem]]"
* "[[Badlands (issue)|Badlands]]"
* "[[Decepticon Dark Commander Grand Scourge]]"


====''Generations''====
====''[[Transformers: Kiss Players (franchise)|Kiss Players]]''====
* "[[A Tale of the Pretenders]]"
*''[[Transformers: Kiss Players (manga)|Kiss Players]]''
* "[[Metrowars]]"
*''[[Information Administration Teletraan 15 Go! Go!|15 Go! Go!]]''
* "[[Metrowars 2]]"
* "[[Starscream's New Power]]"
* "[[Train Wars]]"
* "[[Controverse]]"
* "[[Train Wars 2]]"
* "[[Rodimus Wars]]"


====Other Generation 1 publications====
====[[e-HOBBY]]====
* ''[[Transformers PD Type]]''
*"[[Hybrid Style Convoy Black Version]]"
* ''[[The Transformers (MC Axis manga)|The Transformers]]'' ([[MC Axis]] pack-in manga)
*"[[64 Cybertron Urban Defense Robot GADEP]]"
* ''[[Transformers: The Battle of the Star Gate|The Battle of the Star Gate]]''
*"[[Destron Leader Megatron Black Ver.]]"
* ''[[Transformers: All Spark]]''
*"[[Destron Aerospace Warrior Sunstorm]]"
* "[[Yokohama Decepticon Secret Base]]"
*"[[MP-1B Cybertron Commander / Convoy Black Ver.]]"
* ''[[Unite Warriors Offshot]]'' (illustrated text stories)
*"[[MP-3G Destron Air Commander / Starscream Ghost Ver.]]"
* "[[Grand Galvatron Chapter]]"
*"[[Nissan GT-R / Ultra Magnus (Brilliant Pearl White)]]"
* "[[Lynxmaster Chapter]]"
*"[[Destron Doppelgänger Black Rodimus Convoy]]"
*"[[Badlands (issue)|Badlands]]"
*"[[Decepticon Dark Commander Grand Scourge]]"


====''Beastformers''/''Laser Beasts''====
====''[[Transformers United|United]]''====
*"[[The Water Gem of Stillness]]"
*"[[A New Battle!]]"
*"[[Legend of the Three Wise Ones]]"
*"[[The Fierce Fighting on Planet Nebulos]]"
*"[[Beastformers VS Laser Beasts]]"
*''[[Transformers United EX]]'' (illustrated text stories)


===''Generation 2''===
====''[[Transformers Generations (series)|Generations]]''====
* ''[[Transformers: G-2 (pack-in manga)|G-2]]'' (pack-in manga)
*"[[A Tale of the Pretenders]]"
* "[[The New Battle!!]]"
*"[[Metrowars]]"
*"[[Metrowars 2]]"
*"[[Starscream's New Power]]"
*"[[Train Wars]]"
*"[[Controverse]]"
*"[[Train Wars 2]]"
*"[[Rodimus Wars]]"
*"[[Reborn]]"
*"[[Headmasters VS Masterforce]]"
*"[[Rescue the Monorail!]]"


===''Beast Wars''===
====''[[Transformers Unite Warriors|Unite Warriors]]''====
* "[[The Maximal Brainwashing Operation]]"
*''[[Unite Warriors Offshot]]'' (illustrated text stories)
* ''[[Beast Wars II: Super Lifeform Transformers (manga)|Beast Wars II]]''
*''[[Transformers Unite Warriors|Unite Warriors]]'' (manga)
* ''[[Super Lifeform Transformers: Beast Wars Neo (manga)|Beast Wars Neo]]''
* ''[[Super Lifeform Transformers: Beast Wars Metals (manga)|Beast Wars Metals]]''
* ''[[Beast Wars Reborn]]'' (illustrated text stories)


===''Rescue Hero Go-Bots''===
====Other Generation 1 publications====
*''[[Kids' Transformers: Rescue Hero Go-Bots (manga)|Rescue Hero Go-Bots]]''
*''[[PDTF Comic]]''
*''[[The Transformers (MC Axis manga)|The Transformers]]'' ([[MC Axis]] pack-in manga)
*''[[Transformers: The Battle of the Star Gate|The Battle of the Star Gate]]''
*''[[Transformers: All Spark]]''
*"[[Yokohama Decepticon Secret Base]]"


===Unicron Trilogy===
===''[[Generation 2 (franchise)|Generation 2]]''===
* ''[[Linkage (comic)|Linkage]]''
*''[[Transformers: G-2 (pack-in manga)|G-2]]'' (pack-in manga)
* [[Energon Volume 4]]
*"[[The New Battle!!]]"
* "[[Optimus Prime VS Scourge]]"
* ''[[Transformers: Galaxy Force (manga)|Galaxy Force]]''


===''Robotmasters''===
===''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (franchise)|Beast Wars]]''===
* ''[[Robotmasters (pack-in manga)|Robotmasters]]'' (pack-in manga)
*"[[The Maximal Brainwashing Operation]]"
* ''[[Robotmasters (online manga)|Robotmasters]]'' (online manga)
*''[[Beast Wars II: Super Lifeform Transformers (manga)|Beast Wars II]]''
* ''[[Robotmasters (3D diorama manga)|Robotmasters]]'' (3D diorama manga)
*''[[Super Lifeform Transformers: Beast Wars Neo (manga)|Beast Wars Neo]]''
*''[[Super Lifeform Transformers: Beast Wars Metals (manga)|Beast Wars Metals]]''
*''[[Beast Wars Reborn]]'' (illustrated text stories)


===''Binaltech Asterisk''===
===[[Unicron Trilogy]]===
*''[[Asterisk Story]]''
*''[[Linkage (comic)|Linkage]]''
*[[Energon Volume 4]]
*"[[Optimus Prime VS Mysterious Supreme Commander Scourge"|Optimus Prime VS Scourge]]"
*''[[Transformers: Galaxy Force (manga)|Galaxy Force]]''


===''Kiss Players''/''15 Go! Go!''===
===[[Live-action film series|Live action movie series]]===
* ''[[Transformers: Kiss Players (manga)|Kiss Players]]''
* ''[[Information Administration Teletraan 15 Go! Go!|15 Go! Go!]]''
 
===''Henkei! Henkei!''===
* ''[[Henkei! Henkei! Transformers (pack-in manga)|Henkei!  Henkei!]]'' (pack-in manga)
* ''[[Henkei! Henkei! Transformers (Comic Bun Bun)|Henkei!  Henkei!]]'' (''Comic Bun Bun'' series)
* ''[[Henkei! Henkei! Transformers -Visualize-|Visualize]]'' (illustrated text stories)
 
===Live action movie series===
*"[[Keroro Gunsō × Transformers]]"
*"[[Keroro Gunsō × Transformers]]"
*''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen: Unite for the Universe]]''
*''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen: Unite for the Universe]]''
*"[[The Creation Revoltech!]]"
*"[[The Creation Revoltech!]]"
*''[[Movie Trilogy]]''


===''Animated''===
===''[[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Animated]]''===
*''[[Transformers Animated: The Cool|The Cool/The Cool Extra]]''
*''[[Transformers Animated: The Cool|The Cool/The Cool Extra]]''


===Alternity===
===[[Aligned]]===
*''[[Transformers: Alternity|Alternity]]''
*"[[Birth! Black Knight Bumblebee]]"
*"[[Return! The Most Evil Duo]]"
*"[[Decepticon Jaeger Deadlock]]"


===''United''===
===Prominent [[continuity]]-hopping publications===
*"[[A New Battle!]]"
====Alternity====
*"[[The Fierce Fighting on Planet Nebulos]]"
*''[[Transformers: Alternity]]''
*''[[Transformers United EX]]'' (illustrated text stories)
====[[Transformers Legends (franchise)|Legends]]====
*''[[Transformers Legends (comic)|Transformers Legends]]''
====[[Generations Selects (franchise)|Generations Selects]]====
*''[[Generations Selects Special Comic]]''


===''Transformers GT''===
===Miscellaneous===
====''[[Go-Bots continuity family|Go-Bots]]''====
*''[[Kids' Transformers: Rescue Hero Go-Bots (manga)|Rescue Hero Go-Bots]]''
====''[[Henkei! Henkei! Transformers (franchise)|Henkei! Henkei!]]''====
*''[[Henkei! Henkei! Transformers (pack-in manga)|Henkei! Henkei!]]'' (pack-in manga)
*''[[Henkei! Henkei! Transformers (Comic BunBun)|Henkei! Henkei!]]'' (''Comic BunBun'' series)
*''[[Henkei! Henkei! Transformers -Visualize-|Visualize]]'' (illustrated text stories)
====''[[Transformers GT: Mission GT-R (franchise)|Transformers GT]]''====
*''[[Transformers GT: Mission GT-R (comic)|Transformers GT: Mission GT-R]]''
*''[[Transformers GT: Mission GT-R (comic)|Transformers GT: Mission GT-R]]''
====Comedy manga====
*''[[Ridiculous Legend Transformers]]''
*''[[Q-Robo Transformer]]''
====[[Kre-O]]====
*''[[Kre-O Transformers (comic)|Kre-O Transformers]]''
====[[Transformers: Shattered Glass (franchise)|Shattered Glass]]====
*"[[Solar Requiem]]"
====Cloud====
*''[[Transformers Cloud|Spacetime World: Guardians of Time]]'' (illustrated text stories)
====[[Primus Vanguard]] storyline====
*"[[Cybertron Convobat prequel comic]]" (online manga)
*"[[Cybertron Convobat]]" (pack-in manga)
*"[[Cybertron Magna Convoy prequel comic]]"
*"[[Cybertron Magna Convoy]]"
*"[[Blue Big Convoy comic]]"
====Dialect Girl====
*''[[Transformers × Dialect Girl: My Toys]]''
====[[Mazinger Z]] versus Transformers====
*''[[Mazinger Z versus Transformers]]''


===Aligned===
==Collected editions==
*"[[Birth! Black Knight Bumblebee]]"
*''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: The Comics]]'' (graphic novel collection)
 
*''[[Transformers: The Manga]]'' (English-language translation series)
===Miscellaneous===
* ''[[Q-Robo Transformer]]''
* ''[[Ridiculous Legend Transformers]]''
* ''[[Kre-O Transformers (comic)|Kre-O]]''
* ''[[Transformers Cloud|Spacetime World: Guardians of Time]]'' (illustrated text stories)
* ''[[Transformers Legends (comic)|Legends]]''


==See also==
==See also==
*[[Comics|An overview of Transformers comics in all languages]]
*[[Story page]]s
*[[Story page]]s
==References==
{{reflist}}


==External links==
==External links==
*[[wikipedia:Manga|Manga at Wikipedia]]
*{{w|Manga|Manga at Wikipedia}}
*[http://www.allspark.com/content/blogsection/5/37/ TF Pulp] - Contains translations of Transformers manga from various generations.
*[http://www.allspark.com/content/blogsection/5/37/ TF Pulp] - Contains translations of Transformers manga from various generations.
*[http://tfarchive.com/comics/japanese/ TF Archive] - Contains translations of Transformers manga from various generations.
*[http://tfarchive.com/comics/japanese/ TF Archive] - Contains translations of Transformers manga from various generations.


[[Category:Manga]]
 
[[Category:Manga| ]]

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The very first Transformers manga ever.

Manga (漫画 or まんが) is the Japanese word for comics and print cartoons.[1] Manga are usually black and white comic books which are read from right to left, published in Japan by various comic magazines or packaged with toys and DVDs. There has almost always been a manga to accompany the newest Transformers toyline, sometimes taking place in the same continuity as the concurrent animated series, and sometimes presenting a different take on the story.

Until the publication of Viz Media's official English translation of the original Generation 1 TV Magazine stories in 2020, no Transformers manga series had ever been made available outside of Japan. Unofficial English translations by fans appeared online for years, most notably at the websites TF Pulp and TF Archive.

The following Japanese magazines have published Transformers manga or illustrated text material:

Transformers manga series and specials

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Generation 1

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TV Magazine

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Comic BomBom

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Beastformers

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Robotmasters

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Binaltech Asterisk

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Kiss Players

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e-HOBBY

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United

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Generations

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Unite Warriors

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Other Generation 1 publications

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Generation 2

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Beast Wars

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Unicron Trilogy

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Live action movie series

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Animated

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Aligned

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Prominent continuity-hopping publications

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Alternity

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Legends

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Generations Selects

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Miscellaneous

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Go-Bots

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Henkei! Henkei!

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Transformers GT

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Comedy manga

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Kre-O

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Shattered Glass

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Cloud

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Primus Vanguard storyline

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Dialect Girl

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Mazinger Z versus Transformers

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Collected editions

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See also

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References

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  1. ↑ In Japan, the term is used regardless of a publication's national origin, while in English the term is primarily used to describe publications of Japanese origin specifically.
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  • Manga at Wikipedia
  • TF Pulp - Contains translations of Transformers manga from various generations.
  • TF Archive - Contains translations of Transformers manga from various generations.
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