Transformers Animated (cartoon)

The cartoon is produced by Cartoon Network, scripted in the United States, with character and background designs by the crews behind shows like Teen Titans and Ben 10, while animation is being provided by Japanese studios Mook, The Answer Studio (the Japanese studio who animated Super Robot Monkey Team Hyper Force Go!), and Studio 4C .

Animated is notable for the fact it sees several G1 voice actors reprise their old roles (Susan Blu, Corey Burton, John Moschitta, etc.), and for the fact this is the first Transformers show featuring David Kaye where he won't be voicing Megatron. (They made it up to him by having him voice almost everyone else.)

Series details

"Mr. Bulkhead, engage!"

The series will eschew the ever-continuing space opera storylines of the past few anime to return to the episodic approach of Beast Wars; each episode will be a standalone story, but with an overall story arc that stretches through the whole season. The focus is being put firmly on characterization, dynamic action, and humor.

The episodes will center not only on the war between the Autobots and the Decepticons, but also on the Autobots' interactions with many of Detroit's human supervillain denizens, including a maladjusted marksman, a guy who can spit acid, and a guy who looks good in a pimp suit. The idea is to present the Decepticons as more of an ongoing background threat instead of having them be repeatedly defeated each episode and look like bumbling fools. Rather, the arrival of a Decepticon in battle is supposed to be a big deal, requiring multiple Autobots working together to stop even a single one. The human villains will give the Autobots "everyday" threats--and no doubt their schemes will turn out to be the result of Decepticon treachery. Note that human adversaries are not new in Transformers continuity. However, humans as major threats is very uncommon.

Season 2 is already in the works, and seasons 3 and 4 are quite possible.

Cast

Autobots

• Optimus Prime (David Kaye)
• Bumblebee (Bumper Robinson)
• Ratchet (Corey Burton)
• Bulkhead (Bill Fagerbakke)
• Prowl (Jeff Bennett)
• Ultra Magnus (Jeff Bennett)
• Jazz (Phil LaMarr)
• Arcee (Susan Blu)
• Blurr (John Moschitta)
• Wreck-Gar ("Weird Al" Yankovic)
• Grimlock (David Kaye)
• Swoop
• Slag
• Sentinel Prime (Townsend Coleman)

Decepticons

• Megatron (Corey Burton)
• Starscream (Tom Kenny)
• Blackarachnia (Cree Summer)
• Blitzwing (Bumper Robinson)
• Lugnut (David Kaye)
• Lockdown (Lance Henriksen)
• Shockwave (Corey Burton)
• Soundwave (Jeff Bennett)
• Laserbeak

Humans

• Sari Sumdac (Tara Strong)
• Isaac Sumdac (Tom Kenny)
• Angry Archer (Jeff Bennett)
• Captain Fanzone (Jeff Bennett)
• Nanosec (Brian Posehn)
• Prometheus Black (Peter Stormare)
• Meltdown

Episode list

1. Transform and Roll Out!
2. Transform and Roll Out!
3. Transform and Roll Out!
4. Home is Where the Spark is
5. Total Meltdown
6. Blast from the Past
7. Thrill of the Hunt
8. Nanosec
9. Along Came a Spider
10. Sound and Fury
11. Lost and Found
12. Survival of the Fittest
13. Headmaster
14. Nature Calls
15. Megatron Rising, Part One
16. Megatron Rising, Part Two
17. The Elite Guard
18. Return of the Headmaster
19. Mission Accomplished
20. Garbage in, Garbage out
21. Velocity
22. Rise of the Constructicons
23. A Fistful of Energon
24. S.U.V. - Society of Ultimate Villainy
25. Autoboot Camp
26. Black Friday
27. Sari, No One's Home
28. A Bridge Too Close, Part One
29. A Bridge Too Close, Part Two
    
    
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