Transformers Generations (series)

The name or term "Generations" refers to more than one character or idea. For a list of other meanings, see Generations (disambiguation).

Transformers Generations (トランスフォーマー ジェネレーション) is a series of yearly guidebooks produced largely by Hero-X Publishing detailing and chronicling the Transformers franchise, especially as it pertains to Japan. While they are, unsurprisingly, primarily concerned with acting as a catalog of the year's product, they also function as the primary regular source of interviews with the TakaraTomy design team and other behind the scenes tidbits from the Japanese side of the brand.

«	Transformers Generations editions
Keibunsha: 2001 Million Publishing: 2004 (reprint) 2009 (Vol. 1) (Vol. 2) (Vol. 3) 2010 2011 (Vol. 1) (Vol. 2) 2012 2013 2014 (Vol. 1) (Vol. 2) Hero-X: 2015 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 Hobby Japan: Beast Generations

Fiction

In addition to their bevvy of real-world material, each edition of Transformers Generations typically features a small piece of fiction from a major creator on the brand. The content of these stories varies, but on balance they usually either supplement the creators' existing body of work or advertise the year's premium product. Some overachievers have even been known to do both. As of 2026 they include:

• 2009
  • Vol 1 - "Mirage's Activity" comic by Hidetsugu Yoshioka
  • Vol 2 - "Starscream's Ambition" comic by Naoto Tsushima
  • Vol 3 - "Starscream's New Body" comic written by Simon Furman and illustrated by Guido Guidi
• 2010
  • "A New Battle!" comic drawn by Naoto Tsushima and colored by Sayuri
• 2011
  • Vol 1
    • The entire "Unite for the Universe" comic by Simon Furman and Guido Guidi with new foreword by Furman
    • "The Strongest Weapon" comic written by Simon Furman and illustrated by Guido Guidi
  • Vol 2 - "The Fierce Fighting on Planet Nebulos" comic written by Simon Furman and illustrated by Guido Guidi
• 2012
  • "A Tale of the Pretenders" comic by Naoto Tsushima
• 2013
  • "Metrowars" comic by Yuki Ohshima
  • "Starscream's New Power" comic by Guido Guidi
• 2014
  • Vol 1
    • "Train Wars" comic by Yuki Ohshima
    • "Controverse" comic by Hirofumi Ichikawa
  • Vol 2 - "Train Wars 2" comic by Yuki Ohshima
• 2015
  • "Rodimus Wars" comic by Yuki Ohshima
  • "Return! The Most Evil Duo" comic by Naoto Tsushima
• 2017
  • "Reborn" comic written by Simon Furman and illustrated by Guido Guidi
  • "Headmasters VS Masterforce" comic written by Masumi Kaneda and illustrated by Ban Magami
• 2018
  • "Rescue the Monorail!" comic by Eiji Imamichi
  • "Transformers Legends Special Chapter" comic by Hayato Sakamoto
  • "Looming Threat" comic by Naoto Tsushima
• 2019
  • "Outlier" comic by Hirofumi Ichikawa
  • The entire Story of Binaltech by Hirofumi Ichikawa (including never-before-seen "deleted scene" chapters "Widow's Edge" and "Binal Time")
• 2021
  • "Scorching Heat Showdown" comic by Shōji Imaki
• 2022
  • "The Train Wars: The Origin" comic by Yuki Ohshima

Toys

The Generations series has played host to a variety of mail-away exclusives packed alongside the guidebooks themselves:

2009 Vol 1 - Henkei Electro Disruptor Ligier Vol 2 - Henkei Starscream Ghost Version Vol 3 - Skids & Screech Quantum Operative Ver.		2011 Vol 1 - United Stepper		2012 United Artfire		2013 Generations Decepticon Rebel Infiltrator Starscream
2014 Vol 1 - Generations Shouki (w/ Daniel) Vol 2 - Generations Goshooter (w/ Go Shuta)		2015 Adventure Dogfight vs Decepticon Runamuck

Merchandise

In addition to the figures listed above Generations series has included some... less exciting exclusive content along with the guidebooks over the years: