Enter the New Supreme Commander, Dai Atlas!
Zone was an OVA (original video animation) released in Japan in 1990 following the previous animated series, Victory.
Summary
The Powered Masters, early transformer pioneers of space, founded the super-science planet Zone, which is home to many Autobot Micromasters.
The godlike Violen Jygar resurrects the most powerful fallen Decepticons as the Nine Great Demon Generals, seeking both energy, and the Zodiac Component, an artifact capable of creating new worlds. With promises of a new Decepticon homeworld, the Decpicons attack and Utterly destroy the planet Feminia, leaving the Autobot commander Victory Saber missing in action.
70 days later, the Decepticons attack Zone, stealing the super-energy Energon Z before ehading to Earth in search of the Zodiac. The Powered Master Dai Atlas returns from space, having found the badly hurt Victory Saber.
On Earth, the Autobots pet refugee Kai encounters the androgynous boy Akira, and there is much blushing and awkward holding of hands. Later they will gambol among the wildflowers and frolic in the surf, and there may even be kissing. …but for now the Deepticons are destroying everything.
Discovering the Zodiac Component buried deep under the Earth, Dai Atlas uses it to unlock a powerful battle station transformation, repelling the Decepticon from Earth.
Back on Zone, the with Victory Saber too weak to lead the Autobots, Dai Atlas is inaugurated as the new leader of the Autobots.
Zone's story continued to be told in brief summaries in TV Magazine. The remaining Decepticon Generals were destroyed, Violen Jygar split into 3 insect robots that were also destroyed, and the word 'peace' was used an earth-shattering 220 times.
Toys
The Zone toyline featured the Powered Masters, large robots that could transform into Micromaster Bases.
That, and hordes of Autobot Micromasters, many of whom had been Decepticons overseas.
The Zone toyline contained almost exclusively Autobot figures - the only Decepticons released in the line were Metrotitan and the Race Car Patrol.
