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Toei Studios animated the entirety of season 1 of the Generation 1 cartoon, including the three-part pilot episode [[More Than Meets the Eye, Part 1|More Than Meeths the Eye]]. Following that, season 2 got split up between Toei, [[AKOM]] and an unnamed studio from the Philippines<ref>[http://cybertronchronicle.freewebspace.com/60-astrominutes/paul_davids_3.html Interview with production coordinator Paul Davids at the Cybertron Chronicle, confirming the use of a studio from the Philippines]</ref>, with Toei animating 39 episodes<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20030106085836/www.toei-anim.co.jp/oldies/collabo2.html Archived version of Toei's resume for joint productions, confirming their share in seasons 2 and 3]</ref> (the highlights in terms of quality being [[Atlantis, Arise!]] and [[Auto Berserk]]), whereas the other two studios would handle the remaining ten episodes. Toei also animated [[The Transformers: The Movie (1986)|Transformers: the Movie]] and the [[Scramble City]] OVA (which contained 15 minutes of all-new footage) as well as all the animated television commercials and episode [[wikipedia:Commercial_bumper|bumpers]]. Season 3 ("Transformers 2010" in Japan) saw a decline in Toei's participation, as they were gradually outsourced by AKOM's more cost-efficient animation, thus only producing 13 episodes for this season. The short-lived Season 4 (the three-part [[The Rebirth, Part 1|The Rebirth]] series finale) was then handled entirely by AKOM. | Toei Studios animated the entirety of season 1 of the Generation 1 cartoon, including the three-part pilot episode [[More Than Meets the Eye, Part 1|More Than Meeths the Eye]]. Following that, season 2 got split up between Toei, [[AKOM]] and an unnamed studio from the Philippines<ref>[http://cybertronchronicle.freewebspace.com/60-astrominutes/paul_davids_3.html Interview with production coordinator Paul Davids at the Cybertron Chronicle, confirming the use of a studio from the Philippines]</ref>, with Toei animating 39 episodes<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20030106085836/www.toei-anim.co.jp/oldies/collabo2.html Archived version of Toei's resume for joint productions, confirming their share in seasons 2 and 3]</ref> (the highlights in terms of quality being [[Atlantis, Arise!]] and [[Auto Berserk]]), whereas the other two studios would handle the remaining ten episodes. Toei also animated [[The Transformers: The Movie (1986)|Transformers: the Movie]] and the [[Scramble City]] OVA (which contained 15 minutes of all-new footage) as well as all the animated television commercials and episode [[wikipedia:Commercial_bumper|bumpers]]. Season 3 ("Transformers 2010" in Japan) saw a decline in Toei's participation, as they were gradually outsourced by AKOM's more cost-efficient animation, thus only producing 13 episodes for this season. The short-lived Season 4 (the three-part [[The Rebirth, Part 1|The Rebirth]] series finale) was then handled entirely by AKOM. | ||
Toei | After [[Hasbro]] stopped funding further Transformers cartoon episodes, [[Takara]] would hire Toei again, to animate all of the Japanese-exclusive cartoons: [[Headmasters (cartoon)|Headmasters]] (35 episodes using all-new footage), [[Masterforce (cartoon)|Masterforce]] (43 episodes), [[Victory (cartoon)|Victory]] (38 episodes) and the [[Zone (animation)|Zone]] OVA. | ||
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Revision as of 13:02, 26 September 2007
Toei Studios is an animation studio based in Japan. They are responsible for most of the animation produced for the Generation 1 television series. They are known for animating many American and Japanese cartoons, such as G.I. Joe, Devilman, Sailor Moon, Digimon and a ton of others.
Toei Studios animated the entirety of season 1 of the Generation 1 cartoon, including the three-part pilot episode More Than Meeths the Eye. Following that, season 2 got split up between Toei, AKOM and an unnamed studio from the Philippines[1], with Toei animating 39 episodes[2] (the highlights in terms of quality being Atlantis, Arise! and Auto Berserk), whereas the other two studios would handle the remaining ten episodes. Toei also animated Transformers: the Movie and the Scramble City OVA (which contained 15 minutes of all-new footage) as well as all the animated television commercials and episode bumpers. Season 3 ("Transformers 2010" in Japan) saw a decline in Toei's participation, as they were gradually outsourced by AKOM's more cost-efficient animation, thus only producing 13 episodes for this season. The short-lived Season 4 (the three-part The Rebirth series finale) was then handled entirely by AKOM.
After Hasbro stopped funding further Transformers cartoon episodes, Takara would hire Toei again, to animate all of the Japanese-exclusive cartoons: Headmasters (35 episodes using all-new footage), Masterforce (43 episodes), Victory (38 episodes) and the Zone OVA.
