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'''Manga''' (漫画, まんが) is the Japanese word for comics and print cartoons. Manga is usually black and white comic book which read from right to left. They are published in Japan by various comic magazines, such as [[TV Magazine]] and [[Comic Bom Bom]]. 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.
[[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.<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.
 
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:
 
*''[[Comic BomBom]]''
*''[[Comic BunBun]]''
*''[[Dengeki Daioh]]''
*''[[Dengeki Hobby|Dengeki Hobby Magazine]]''
*''[[Figure Ō]]''
*''[[Hyper Hobby Magazine]]''
*''[[Kerokero Ace]]''
*''[[Super Robot 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 [[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 Beest!]]" (Transformers/[[Beastformers]] special)
*"[[The Decisive Battle of Planet Beast!]]" (''Transformers''/''[[Beastformers (franchise)|Beastformers]]'' special)
* [[The Headmasters (manga)|The Headmasters]]
*''[[Transformers: The Headmasters (manga)|The Headmasters]]''
* [[Super-God Masterforce (manga)|Super-God Masterforce]]
*''[[Transformers: Super-God Masterforce (manga)|Super-God Masterforce]]''
* [[Victory (manga)|Victory]]
*''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Victory (manga)|Victory]]''
* [[Zone (manga)|Zone]]
*''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Zone (manga)|Zone]]''
* [[The Battlestars]]
*''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: The Battlestars (manga)|The Battlestars]]''
 
====''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]]"
 
====''[[Robotmasters (franchise)|Robotmasters]]''====
*''[[Robotmasters (comic)|Robotmasters]]'' (online and catalog manga)
*''[[Robotmasters (3D diorama comic)|Robotmasters]]'' (3D diorama manga)
 
====''[[The Transformers: Binaltech Asterisk|Binaltech Asterisk]]''====
*''[[Asterisk Story]]''
 
====''[[Transformers: Kiss Players (franchise)|Kiss Players]]''====
*''[[Transformers: Kiss Players (manga)|Kiss Players]]''
*''[[Information Administration Teletraan 15 Go! Go!|15 Go! Go!]]''
 
====[[e-HOBBY]]====
*"[[Hybrid Style Convoy Black Version]]"
*"[[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]]"
*"[[Badlands (issue)|Badlands]]"
*"[[Decepticon Dark Commander Grand Scourge]]"
 
====''[[Transformers United|United]]''====
*"[[A New Battle!]]"
*"[[The Fierce Fighting on Planet Nebulos]]"
*''[[Transformers United EX]]'' (illustrated text stories)
 
====''[[Transformers Generations (series)|Generations]]''====
*"[[A Tale of the Pretenders]]"
*"[[Metrowars]]"
*"[[Metrowars 2]]"
*"[[Starscream's New Power]]"
*"[[Train Wars]]"
*"[[Controverse]]"
*"[[Train Wars 2]]"
*"[[Rodimus Wars]]"
*"[[Reborn]]"
*"[[Headmasters VS Masterforce]]"
*"[[Rescue the Monorail!]]"
 
====''[[Transformers Unite Warriors|Unite Warriors]]''====
*''[[Unite Warriors Offshot]]'' (illustrated text stories)
*''[[Transformers Unite Warriors|Unite Warriors]]'' (manga)
 
====Other Generation 1 publications====
*''[[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]]"


*[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: The Comics]] (graphic novel collection)
===''[[Generation 2 (franchise)|Generation 2]]''===
*''[[Transformers: G-2 (pack-in manga)|G-2]]'' (pack-in manga)
*"[[The New Battle!!]]"


====Other G1 publications====
===''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (franchise)|Beast Wars]]''===
* "[[Full Throttle Scramble Power!]]"
*"[[The Maximal Brainwashing Operation]]"
* [[Transformer PD Type]]
*''[[Beast Wars II: Super Lifeform Transformers (manga)|Beast Wars II]]''
* [[The Stargate Battles]]
*''[[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)


===Generation 2===
===[[Unicron Trilogy]]===
* [[Generation 2 (manga)|Generation 2]] (within the instruction manuals)
*''[[Linkage (comic)|Linkage]]''
* "[[Generation 2: The New Battle!!]]"
*[[Energon Volume 4]]
*"[[Optimus Prime VS Mysterious Supreme Commander Scourge"|Optimus Prime VS Scourge]]"
*''[[Transformers: Galaxy Force (manga)|Galaxy Force]]''


===Beast Wars===
===[[Live-action film series|Live action movie series]]===
* [[Beast Wars II (manga)|Beast Wars II]]
*"[[Keroro Gunsō × Transformers]]"
* [[Beast Wars Neo (manga)|Beast Wars Neo]]
*''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen: Unite for the Universe]]''
* [[Beast Wars Metals (manga)|Beast Wars Metals]]
*"[[The Creation Revoltech!]]"
*''[[Movie Trilogy]]''


===Unicron Trilogy===
===''[[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Animated]]''===
* [[Linkage (comic)|Linkage]]
*''[[Transformers Animated: The Cool|The Cool/The Cool Extra]]''
* [[Galaxy Force (manga)|Galaxy Force]]


===Omniverse===
===[[Aligned]]===
* [[Robot Masters (mini-comic)|Robot Masters]] (mini-comic)
*"[[Birth! Black Knight Bumblebee]]"
* [[Robot Masters (online comic)|Robot Masters]] (online comic)
*"[[Return! The Most Evil Duo]]"
* [[Q-Robo Transformer]]
*"[[Decepticon Jaeger Deadlock]]"
* [[Tondemo Legend Transformers]]


===Henkei! Henkei!===
===Prominent [[continuity]]-hopping publications===
* [[Henkei! Henkei! (pack-in comic)|Henkei!  Henkei!]] (pack-in comics)
====Alternity====
* [[Henkei! Henkei! (Comic Bun Bun)|Henkei!  Henkei!]] (Comic Bun Bun series)
*''[[Transformers: Alternity]]''
====[[Transformers Legends (franchise)|Legends]]====
*''[[Transformers Legends (comic)|Transformers Legends]]''
====[[Generations Selects (franchise)|Generations Selects]]====
*''[[Generations Selects Special Comic]]''


===Miscellaneous===
===Miscellaneous===
* [[Kiss Players (manga)|Kiss Players]] (set in 2006, between [[The Transformers: The Movie]] and [[Transformers 2010|2010]])
====''[[Go-Bots continuity family|Go-Bots]]''====
* [[15 Go! Go!]]
*''[[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]]''
====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]]''
 
==Collected editions==
*''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: The Comics]]'' (graphic novel collection)
*''[[Transformers: The Manga]]'' (English-language translation series)


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


==External link==
==References==
*[[wikipedia:Manga|Manga at wikipedia]
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==External links==
*{{w|Manga|Manga at Wikipedia}}
*[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.
 


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Latest revision as of 12:15, 26 December 2025

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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