Transformers: Armada (cartoon)
Armada was the first Transformers cartoon to be co-developed in the United States and Japan. However, it was produced in Japan and aired there first. It was then dubbed into English for the North American market. The cartoon served as a media tie-in for the overall Transformers Armada franchise.
Production
Armada was plagued with translation errors, particularly the repeated misnaming of characters in dialog, and as far as writing quality it was not nearly up to the standards Beast Wars had set six years before, often containing juvenile dialog and stock science-fiction plots. Still, after the failure of Beast Machines (cartoon) and lukewarm reception to Robots In Disguise, many welcomed the freshness of Armada, as well as the new features it brought to both the Transformers toyline and its greater story as a whole.
