List of Japanese Generation 1 comics

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While nothing on the western franchise's soaring epics, the Japanese Generation 1 franchise has nonetheless generated a respectable body of comics over the course of its lifetime, largely concentrated in one continuous run in TV Magazine written by cartoon showrunner Masumi Kaneda and illustrated by character designer Ban Magami. They include:

TV Magazine

Original run

"Volume 1" - Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers

Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers 2010

Japanese Generation 1 continuity « Transformers 2010 » Toyline Cartoon Commercials Story Pages Manga 1 Manga 2

For whatever reason, Transformers 2010 was the sole sub-franchise of Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers to receive multiple TV Magazine installments:

"Volume 4" - Transformers: The Headmasters

Japanese Generation 1 continuity « The Headmasters » Toyline Cartoon Commercials Game Story pages Manga Beastformers

"Volume 5" - Transformers: Super-God Masterforce

Japanese Generation 1 continuity « Super-God Masterforce » Toyline Cartoon Commercials Manga Story Pages

"Volume 6" - Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Victory

Japanese Generation 1 continuity « Victory » Toyline (Japan) Toyline (China) Cartoon Manga Story Pages Commercials

"Volume 7" - Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Zone

Japanese Generation 1 continuity « Zone » Toyline Cartoon Commercials Manga Story Pages

"Volume 8" - Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: The Battlestars

Japanese Generation 1 continuity « Return of Convoy » Toyline Manga Story Pages Commercials

Collections

• Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: The Comics (October 23, 2002)
• Transformers: The Manga Volume 1 (March 10, 2020)
• Transformers: The Manga Volume 2 (May 12, 2020)
• Transformers: The Manga Volume 3 (October 13, 2020)

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  Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: The Comics; art by Ban Magami
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  Transformers: The Manga Volume 1; art by Ban Magami
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  Transformers: The Manga Volume 2; art by Ban Magami
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  Transformers: The Manga Volume 3; art by Ban Magami

Post-series releases

• Headmasters VS Masterforce

Transformers Go! Go!

Transformers Go! Go! is a currently ongoing 2020 comic for young readers written and drawn by Haruka Oda published both in print and on the TV Magazine website. It chronicles the light-hearted misadventures of the Autobots and Decepticons in a setting strongly resembling the original Generation 1 cartoon for a young audience while somewhat bafflingly promoting various collector aimed exclusives in the international Generations mega-brand.

Collections

• Transformers Go! Go! (July 26, 2023)

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  Transformers Go! Go!; art by Haruka Oda

Other publishers

Transformers: The Battle of Star Gate (Super Robot Magazine)

Collections

• Transformers: The Battle of Star Gate (2009)

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  Transformers: The Battle of Star Gate; art by Naoto Tsushima

Transformers: Allspark (KeroKero Ace)

Collections

• Transformers: All Spark (2017)

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  Transformers: All Spark; art by Naoto Tsushima

Post-series releases

• Looming Threat

Miscellaneous short comics

1980s

• Full Throttle Scramble Power!
• Transformers: The Mystery of Convoy

1990s

• PDTF Comic
• The Transformers (MC Axis)

2000s

• Q-Robo Transformer
• Ridiculous Legend Transformers

2010s

• A Tale of the Pretenders
• Starscream's New Power
• Mazinger Z versus Transformers
• Transformers × Bump of Chicken EX Episode