Information Administration Teletraan 15 Go! Go!
Transformers: Information Administration Teletraan 15 Go! Go! (トランスフォーマー情報管理局テレトラン15GO!GO! Transformers Jōhō Kanri Kyoku Teletraan 15 Go! Go!) (phew!) was a series of single-page comics/manga that ran for twenty-six installments in the monthly Dengeki Hobby magazine in Japan, from July 2005 to September of 2007. Existing primarily as an advertising vehicle for the latest releases in Takara's reissue series, the series mainly follows the (mis)adventures of Teletraan 15, charged by the mysterious "Kurohyō Man" ("Black Panther Man") to traverse time and space, gathering data on the Transformers. As she does, her friend Teletraan 10 provides snarky commentary on the Cybertronians she meets. Towards the end of the run, the comic took a side-trip to follow the events of the Kiss Players as they too traveled across the dimensions.
Story
Chapter 1 (untitled)
- Published: July 2005
In the year 2005, Optimus Prime has made a startling discovery... Teletraan I has been sabotaged, and a lot of valuable bio and Tech Spec data is missing! As various Autobots panic, the call goes out to the orbiting satellite-base Nana, commanded by the enigmatic "Kurohyō Man": retrieve the missing data! Kurohyō Man sends out Teletraan 15 to journey through time and space to get the missing data by researching the Transformers of various eras. Both 15 and her friend Teletraan 10 are shocked at the choice of agent.
Perceptor Volume
- Published: August 2005
- Featured toy: Transformers Collection Perceptor
Teletraan 15's first study subject is Perceptor, who she catches in the act of being super-creepy to a microchip he's examining, giggling about how it's time for the chip's "checkup". Interrupted in his work, he retracts his faceplate, his tone changing from creepazoid to clinical, demanding to know who this young girl is.
Once 15 is done recording her memo on Perceptor (and 10 provides some snark), the Autobot scientist takes 15 on a jaunt in his seldom-seen tank mode... though 15 is less than thrilled with the bumpiness of the ride.
Wheelie Volume
- Published: September 2005
- Featured toy: "Future Cybertron" Wheelie
Having traveled to the future, Teletraan 15 is looking for her next subject, when Eek! Wheelie lifts up Teletraan 15's skirt, mesmerized by the whiteness of her panties. (No, really.) Teletraan 10 comes to her partner's rescue, delivering a strong kick to Wheelie's face. 15's memo recorded, Wheelie makes his escape in vehicle mode. 15 thanks her hero, but 10 is quick to berate and kick her careless companion.
Kup Volume
- Published: October 2005
- Featured toy: "Future Cybertron" Kup
Wheelie's escape is cut short by the arrival of Kup and Recoil. Kup picks up Wheelie and scolds him as 15 looks on in thanks. Kup, thinking he recognizes the young female bot, suddenly gives her a huge spine-crushing hug and begins telling stories about their adventures together. Teletraan 10 comments on 15's memos, most notably on Kup's "musket laser"... she is absolutely baffled by it. How can something that fires acid be considered a laser? What the hell? As Kup recounts another Ick-Yak tale, he suddenly realizes he actually has no clue who Teletraan 15 is, and promptly drives off, leaving one very confused 15 behind.
Hot Rod Volume
- Published: November 2005
- Featured toy: Micro TF Hot Rodimus
Traveling to Earth in the even-further future, 15 is accosted by a hideous tentacled machine. She is saved by Hot Rod, who cuts the thing in two with his buzzsaw arm. 15 is thankful, but can't help but notice how much shorter Hot Rod is than when she last saw him. Irked, Micromaster Hot Rod accuses 15 of being the source of the transwarp wormholes that have been popping up all over the planet. When a new one erupts nearby, the Autobots decide that maybe they should take this discussion elsewhere.
Star Convoy Volume
Galvatron Volume
Galvatron Volume 2
Galvatron Volume 3
Blaster Volume
Extra Volume?!
Steeljaw Volume
Battle Convoy Volume
Volume 14 (untitled)
Starscream? Volume
Starscream? Volume 2
Starscream? Volume 3
Kiss Player Position Volume
Chapter 19
Sparkbots Volume 1
Sparkbots Volume 2
Sparkbots Volume 3
Sparkbots Volume 4
Sparkbots Volume 5
10 Volume
15 Volume
Featured characters
(Numbers indicate order of appearance.)
| Autobots/Maximals | Decepticons/Predacons | Others |
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Kiss Players
Others
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Notes
- Every character in the series is drawn in a manner based heavily on their toys. Including Primus and Unicron... but rather than the models created for the "Unicron Trilogy", they both use models based on toys from the original toyline. Primus is drawn as his contest-prize version, a gold-chrome redeco of Rodimus Prime, while Unicron is (hilariously) rendered as one of the never-produced prototypes.
Collection
The entire 15 Go! Go! series was collected in the Kiss Players/15 Go! Go! Compilation graphic novel, along with the sum of the Kiss Players manga and the packaging illustrations writer/artist Yūki Ōshima did for the associated toys.
