Geneon Universal Entertainment
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Geneon Universal Entertainment is a Japanese home entertainment company and subsidiary of Universal that deals mostly with the distribution of music, movies and anime. They hold the domestic rights to the Generation 1 cartoon and its sequels, including The Transformers: The Movie, and the various Beast Wars series.
Geneon Universal was founded in 1981 as the Pioneer Laserdisc Company, a sub-division of the Pioneer Electronics Corporation who had recently acquired a majority share in the Laserdisc format. The company was renamed as Geneon Entertainment when it was sold to Dentsu Incorporated in July 2003, and in February 2009 was merged with Universal Pictures Japan to become Geneon Universal Entertainment.
Releases
Generation 1
Each box set came with additional special features, such as toy commercials and the occasional OVA or television special (the Generation 1 box set came with the complete Scramble City OVA as well as the original Exciting Transformer! TV special). Each set also included a booklet containing character models, bios and a trivia guide written by Hirofumi Ichikawa.
- DVD
- The Transformers — DVD BOX 1 (December 22, 2000)
- The Transformers — DVD BOX 2 (March 23, 2001)
- 'The Transformers: 2010 — DVD BOX (June 22, 2001)
- Transformers: The Headmasters — DVD BOX (Release date unknown)
- Transformers: Super-God Masterforce — DVD BOX 01 (March 21, 2003)
- Transformers: Super-God Masterforce — DVD BOX 02 (June 25, 2003)
- Transformers: V — DVD BOX 01 (September 26, 2003)
- Transformers: V — DVD BOX 02 (December 20, 2003)
Transformers: The Movie
- Laserdisc
- Transformers: The Movie (December 22, 1998)
- VHS
- Transformers: The Movie (February 25, 1999)
- DVD
- Transformers: The Movie (January 25, 2001)
Beast Wars
- VHS
- Beast Wars: Super Lifeform Transformers — Super Lifeform Transformers Introduction (December 21, 1997)
- Beast Wars: Super Lifeform Transformers — Cheetus' Crisis (December 21, 1997)
- Beast Wars: Super Lifeform Transformers — Convoy's Devotion (January 23, 1998)
- Beast Wars: Super Lifeform Transformers — Lonely Warrior Tigatron (January 23, 1998)
- Beast Wars: Super Lifeform Transformers — New Weapon of Terror (February 25, 1998)
- Beast Wars: Super Lifeform Transformers — Goodbye Rattle!? (February 25, 1998)
- Beast Wars: Super Lifeform Transformers — Deathmatch of the Floating Island (March 21, 1998)
- Beast Wars: Super Lifeform Transformers — The Destrons Make Drama (March 21, 1998)
- Beast Wars: Super Lifeform Transformers — Resurrected Beast Power (April 24, 1998)
- Beast Wars: Super Lifeform Transformers — There are 2 Dinobots? (April 24, 1998)
- Beast Wars: Super Lifeform Transformers — Farewell Tigatron (May 22, 1998)
- Beast Wars: Super Lifeform Transformers — Starscream's Invulnerability (May 22, 1998)
- Beast Wars: Super Lifeform Transformers — Peace is Protected for... (June 25, 1998)
- Beast Wars: Super Lifeform Transformers Special — Great Cybertron Army Collection (August 13, 1998)
- Beast Wars: Super Lifeform Transformers Special — Great Destron Army Collection (August 13, 1998)
- Beast Wars: Super Lifeform Transformers — Great Quiz Collection (July 23, 1999)
- DVD
- Beast Wars: Transformers — DVD BOX (Release date unknown)
Beast Wars II
- VHS
- Beast Wars II: Super Lifeform Transformers — ACT.1 (July 24, 1998)
- Beast Wars II: Super Lifeform Transformers — ACT.2 (July 24, 1998)
- Beast Wars II: Super Lifeform Transformers — ACT.3 (August 21, 1998)
- Beast Wars II: Super Lifeform Transformers — ACT.4 (August 21, 1998)
- Beast Wars II: Super Lifeform Transformers — ACT.5 (September 25, 1998)
- Beast Wars II: Super Lifeform Transformers — ACT.6 (September 25, 1998)
- Beast Wars II: Super Lifeform Transformers — ACT.7 (October 23, 1998)
- Beast Wars II: Super Lifeform Transformers — ACT.8 (November 25, 1998)
- Beast Wars II: Super Lifeform Transformers — ACT.9 (December 22, 1998)
- Beast Wars II: Super Lifeform Transformers — ACT.10 (January 22, 1999)
- Beast Wars II: Super Lifeform Transformers — ACT.11 (February 25, 1999)
- Beast Wars II: Super Lifeform Transformers — ACT.12 (March 25, 1999)
- Beast Wars II: Super Lifeform Transformers — ACT.13 (April 23, 1999)
- Beast Wars II: Super Lifeform Transformers — ACT.14 (May 28, 1999)
Beast Wars Neo
- VHS
- Beast Wars Neo — ACT.1 (July 23, 1999)
- Beast Wars Neo — ACT.2 (July 23, 1999)
- Beast Wars Neo — ACT.3 (August 25, 1999)
- Beast Wars Neo — ACT.4 (August 25, 1999)
- Beast Wars Neo — ACT.5 (September 24, 1999)
- Beast Wars Neo — ACT.6 (September 24, 1999)
- Beast Wars Neo — ACT.7 (October 22, 1999)
- Beast Wars Neo — ACT.8 (October 22, 1999)
- Beast Wars Neo — ACT.9 (November 26, 1999)
- Beast Wars Neo — ACT.10 (November 26, 1999)
- Beast Wars Neo — ACT.11 (December 22, 1999)
- Beast Wars Neo — ACT.12 (December 22, 1999)
Beast Wars Special
- VHS
- Beast Wars Special — Clash! Beast Warriors (August 1, 1999)
- Beast Wars Special — Lio Convoy in Imminent Danger! (September 24, 1999)
- DVD
- Beast Wars Special — Lio Convoy in Imminent Danger! (September 24, 1999)
Beast Wars Metals
- VHS
- Beast Wars: Super Lifeform Transformers: Metals — Convoy Great Transformation! (April 25, 2000)
- DVD
- Beast Wars: Transformers: Metals — DVD BOX 1 (March 25, 2005)
- Beast Wars: Transformers: Metals — DVD BOX 2 (March 25, 2005)
Beast Wars Returns
Each Beast Wars Returns volume was released simultaneously on VHS and DVD.
- Super Lifeform Transformers: Beast Wars Returns — Volume 1 (November 25, 2004)
- Super Lifeform Transformers: Beast Wars Returns — Volume 2 (December 22, 2004)
- Super Lifeform Transformers: Beast Wars Returns — Volume 3 (January 26, 2005)
- Super Lifeform Transformers: Beast Wars Returns — Volume 4 (February 25, 2005)
- Super Lifeform Transformers: Beast Wars Returns — Volume 5 (March 25, 2005)
- Super Lifeform Transformers: Beast Wars Returns — Volume 6 (April 22, 2005)
- Super Lifeform Transformers: Beast Wars Returns — Volume 7 (May 25, 2005)
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