The Iron Man of Repair

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"The Iron Man of Repair" 修理の鉄人 (Shūri no Tetsujin)
Publisher	Kodansha
Published in	TV Magazine
First published	October 29, 2021
Cover date	December 2021/January 2022
Manga	Haruka Oda
Editor	Minoko

Here's Ratchet to help everybody.

Synopsis

In the midst of a pitched battle against the Decepticons, Bumblebee takes a hit... meaning that it's Ratchet's time to shine! In a jiff, the friendly doctor patches up Grimlock's broken tooth, repairs Bumblebee's arm, and straightens Optimus Prime's bad back... but won't make time for Jazz's broken guitar. When Ratchet spies another downed combatant, he quickly leaps in to fix up the mystery 'bot... only to realize, too late, that he's actually fixed Starscream! Although Ratchet takes his mistake in stride, an irate Optimus snaps that no, it's not okay.

Featured characters

(Numbers indicate order of appearance.)

Autobots	Decepticons
Grimlock (1) Optimus Prime (2) Jazz (3) Bumblebee (4) Ratchet (5)	Starscream (6)

Notes

• This comic was published in the December 2021/January 2022 issue of TV Magazine and advertised Studio Series '86 Gnaw and War for Cybertron Trilogy Optimus Primal and Rattrap.
• It was re-run as the first April 2022 issue of the bi-monthly web comic, now advertising Studio Series Bumblebee Ratchet.
• 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.
• In a series first, no attempt is made to tie the toy selection of the print issue into the world of Go! Go! whatsoever. This pattern will continue moving forward: the print comic selects product basically at random, while the web comic re-run does its best to approximate the focus character of the issue.

Transformers references

• Given free reign, Oda depicts Ratchet as the Galactic Odyssey exclusive Earthrise Ratchet toy.

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

• "The Iron Man of Repair" at TV Magazine (archived)
• "The Iron Man of Repair" on Comic-Days (dead link)