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'''Manga''' are typically black and white comic books which read from right to left. They are published in Japan by various Shonen (boys) magazines, such as [[TV Magazine]] and [[Comic Bom Bom]]. The Transformers have almost always had a consistent manga series in every line.
'''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|TV Magazine]] and [[Comic Bom Bom|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.


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


*[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (manga)|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers]]
*[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: The Comics|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: The Comics]] (graphic novel collection)
*[[Full Throttle Scramble Power!]]
*[[The Transformers (manga)|The Transformers]] (featuring [[Transformers 2010]] characters
*[[Transformers Big War]]
*"[[Great Decisive Battle of Planet Beest!]]" (Transformers/[[Beastformers]] special)
*[[The Headmasters (manga)|The Headmasters]]
*[[Super-God Masterforce (manga)|Super-God Masterforce]]
*[[Victory (manga)|Victory]]
*[[Zone (manga)|Zone]]
*[[Battlestars (manga)|Battlestars: The Return of Convoy]]
*[[Transformer PD Type]]
 
====Generation 2====
 
*[[Generation 2 (mini-manga)|Generation 2]] (mini-manga)
*[["The Earth is in Danger"]] (Generation 2 special)
 
====Beast Wars====


*[[Beast Wars II (manga)|Beast Wars II]]
====Other G1 publications====
*[[Beast Wars Neo (manga)|Beast Wars Neo]]
* "[[Full Throttle Scramble Power!|Full Throttle Scramble Power!]]"
*[[Beast Wars Metals (manga)|Beast Wars Metals]]
* [[Transformer PD Type|Transformer PD Type]]
* [[The Stargate Battles|The Stargate Battles]]


====Kiss Players====
===Generation 2===
* [[Generation 2 (manga)|Generation 2]] (within the instruction manuals)
* "[[Generation 2: The New Battle!!|Generation 2: The New Battle!!]]"


*[[Kiss Players (manga)]] (set in 2006, between [[The Transformers: The Movie]] and 2010)
===Beast Wars===
* [[Beast Wars II (manga)|Beast Wars II]]
* [[Beast Wars Neo (manga)|Beast Wars Neo]]
* [[Beast Wars Metals (manga)|Beast Wars Metals]]


===Unicron Trilogy===
===Unicron Trilogy===
* [[Linkage (comic)|Linkage]]
* [[Galaxy Force (manga)|Galaxy Force]]


*[[Armada (manga)|Transformer Micron Legend]]
===Omniverse===
*[[Energon (manga)|Transformer Superlink]]
* [[Robot Masters (mini-comic)|Robot Masters]] (mini-comic)
*[[Cybertron (manga)|Transformer Galaxy Force]]
* [[Robot Masters (online comic)|Robot Masters]] (online comic)
 
* [[Q-Robo Transformer|Q-Robo Transformer]]
==Continuity==
* [[Tondemo Legend Transformers|Tondemo Legend Transformers]]
 
The Generation 1 manga acts as both a suppliment to the television series as well as an alternate telling, depending on the line.  "Fight!  Super Robot Lifeform", "2010", "Headmasters", "Zone", "Battlestars", "Generation 2", and "Kiss Players" take place in the animated universe, expanding and continuing its story.


Conversely, "Masterforce" and "Victory" are alternate tellings of the storyline and do not take place in the same animated universe.
===Henkei! Henkei!===
* [[Henkei! Henkei! (pack-in comic)|Henkei!  Henkei!]] (pack-in comics)
* [[Henkei! Henkei! (Comic Bun Bun)|Henkei!  Henkei!]] (Comic Bun Bun series)


"Headmasters" is somewhat unusual, with a relationship to the cartoon that would best be described as being similar to the relationship between the US [[Marvel Comics]] and their UK counterpart - it is a universe in which the majority of events from the animated series take place, but with some extra stories and some differences... most notably, an alternate depiction of the beginning of [[Daniel Witwicky|Daniel]] and [[Sixshot (G1)|Sixshot]]'s friendship and the presence of [[Stepper]] and [[Artfire]].  Stepper and Artfire's appearances were later [[retcon|retconed]] via toy bios to avoid contradiction, though the wackiness with Daniel and Sixshot still remain.
===Miscellaneous===
* [[Kiss Players (manga)|Kiss Players]] (set in 2006, between [[The Transformers: The Movie|The Transformers: The Movie]] and [[Transformers 2010|2010]])
* [[15 Go! Go!|15 Go! Go!]]


"Generation 2" is also a bit strange.  The story pages and mini-comics by [[Hidetsugu Yoshioka]] take place within the confines of the animated universe, continuing the storyline after Battlestars and Operation Combination.  The ''Comics Bom Bom'' manga special, "The Earth is in Danger", is a separate continuity from the Hidetsugu Yoshioka-produced works.  It takes place in its own universe with the events happening in the year 199X (basically, some time in the 1990's).
==See also==
*[[Story page|Story pages]]


The ''Beast Wars'' mangas are all alternate timelines from the television series, although the events of Season 1 of Beast Wars took place in the Beast Wars Metals Manga.
==External link==
*<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manga" class="extiw" title="wikipedia:Manga">Manga at wikipedia</a>




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[[Category:Manga]]
[[Category: Generation 2]]
[[Category: Beast Wars]]
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Revision as of 07:07, 19 March 2009

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.

Transformers manga series and specials

Generation 1

TV Magazine

Other G1 publications

Generation 2

Beast Wars

Unicron Trilogy

Omniverse

Henkei! Henkei!

Miscellaneous

See also

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