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'''Transformers 2010''' is the title given to the 1986 ''Transformers'' line in [[Japan]]. It was a simultaneous Japanese release of [[Hasbro]]'s own 1986 product line, and was the first instance of what would become [[Takara]]'s standard method of operation{{m-}}the annual rebranding of the franchise with a new sub-title. It accompanied the fictional shift of the animated series from the present day to the 21st century, but while the original American version of the series took place over 2005/06, the Japanese version advanced the setting to 2010, hence the line's new name. | [[Image:2010_logo.jpg|center]] | ||
'''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers 2010''' is the title given to the 1986 ''Transformers'' line in [[Japan]]. It was a simultaneous Japanese release of [[Hasbro]]'s own 1986 product line, and was the first instance of what would become [[Takara]]'s standard method of operation{{m-}}the annual rebranding of the franchise with a new sub-title. It accompanied the fictional shift of the animated series from the present day to the 21st century, but while the original American version of the series took place over 2005/06, the Japanese version advanced the setting to 2010, hence the line's new name. | |||
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*A [[Generation 1 (toyline)#1986|toyline]], consisting of the toys released by Hasbro that year, except for [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]]. | *A [[Generation 1 (toyline)#1986|toyline]], consisting of the toys released by Hasbro that year, except for [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]]. | ||
*A [[Generation 1 (cartoon)#Japanese release|cartoon]], consisting of all thirty episodes | *A [[Generation 1 (cartoon)#Japanese release|cartoon]], consisting of all thirty episodes from the third season of the ''Generation 1'' animated series, plus two newly-created clip shows. | ||
*Two [[manga]]s published in [[TV Magazine]], the simplistically-titled ''[[The Transformers (manga)|The Transformers]]'' and its follow up, ''[[Big War]]''. | *Two [[manga]]s published in [[TV Magazine]], the simplistically-titled ''[[The Transformers (manga)|The Transformers]]'' and its follow up, ''[[Big War]]''. | ||
Revision as of 19:06, 27 January 2008
Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers 2010 is the title given to the 1986 Transformers line in Japan. It was a simultaneous Japanese release of Hasbro's own 1986 product line, and was the first instance of what would become Takara's standard method of operation—the annual rebranding of the franchise with a new sub-title. It accompanied the fictional shift of the animated series from the present day to the 21st century, but while the original American version of the series took place over 2005/06, the Japanese version advanced the setting to 2010, hence the line's new name.
The franchise consists of:
- A cartoon, consisting of all thirty episodes from the third season of the Generation 1 animated series, plus two newly-created clip shows.
- Two mangas published in TV Magazine, the simplistically-titled The Transformers and its follow up, Big War.
Following this, a period of much greater differentiation between Takara and Hasbro's Transformers lines set in when the series was rebranded as The Headmasters in 1987.
