Warriors' Day Off

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"Warriors' Day Off" 戦士の休日 (Senshi no Kyūjitsu)
Publisher	Kodansha
Published in	TV Magazine
First published	August 28, 2021
Cover date	October/November 2021
Manga	Haruka Oda
Editor	Minoko
Packaged with	Powerful Long Haul

The Transformers occupy their free time with a fishing contest.

Synopsis

One autumn day, Optimus Prime and Bumblebee take a walk in the woods, only to encounter Megatron! Despite their usual enmity, however, Megatron tells the pair that today's his day off; when Optimus suggests camping together the Decepticon leader refuses. Instead, the two sides agree to a fishing contest... and, as the fish start to pile up, Bumblebee hits on the idea of using Long Haul to store their catches. When Bumblebee blows a whistle and ends the contest, Megatron demands to know who's won... only for the two leaders to sheepishly realize that they never actually laid out any rules. Nevertheless, the four Transformers (and a nearby bear) settle down to enjoy an evening campfire and some freshly cooked fish.

Featured characters

(Numbers indicate order of appearance.)

Autobots	Decepticons	Others
Optimus Prime (1) Bumblebee (2)	Megatron (3) Long Haul (4)	Bear (5)

Notes

How do you do, fellow G1 characters?

• This comic was published in the October/November 2021 issue of TV Magazine and advertised the exclusive "Powerful Long Haul" toy included with the magazine.
• It was re-run as the second March 2022 issue of the bi-monthly web comic, now advertising Studio Series Revenge of the Fallen Long Haul.
• This issue was published a yet third time in the first collected edition of Transformers Go! Go!, after which Kodansha subsequently took the rather cynical step of replacing its page on the TV Magazine website with a redirect to an issue advertising the physical release.
• Presumably mandated to depict the pack-in redeco of the unambiguously movie-styled 2010 Legends Class Long Haul toy precisely, Oda maintains the comic's Generation 1 aesthetic via the incredible strategy of simply leaving Long Haul in vehicle mode for the entire comic.

Reprints

• Transformers Go! Go! (July 26, 2023) ISBN 4065320852 / ISBN 978-4065320853
  • Collects 19 select issues of Transformers Go! Go!
  • Bonus material includes character profiles and new 4-koma backup strips.
  • Tankōbon format.

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  Transformers Go! Go! - cover art by Haruka Oda

External links

• "Warriors' Day Off" at TV Magazine (archived)
• "Warrior's Day Off on Comic-Days (dead link)