Transformers Animated (cartoon)/home video
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Aside from the pack-in disc, DVD releases of the Transformers Animated series are handled by the home entertainment division of Paramount Pictures. They are all out of print.
Paramount releases
United States
The American releases feature full-screen video and stereo sound in both English and Spanish.
- Transformers Animated — Transform and Roll Out (June 22, 2008)
- A single DVD containing the feature-length premiere "Transform and Roll Out".
- Also includes the first two unaired shorts, "Career Day" and "Evel Knievel Jump".
- A Target exclusive version came with a second disc containing the follow-up episode "Home Is Where the Spark Is".
- Transformers Animated — Season One (August 19, 2008)
- A Two-disc set containing the complete first season, from "Home Is Where the Spark Is" to "Megatron Rising - Part 2".
- Also includes a season 2 "sneak peek" photo gallery.
- Transformers Animated — Season Two (January 6, 2009)
- A Two-disc set containing the entirety of season 2, from "The Elite Guard" to "A Bridge Too Close, Part II", with audio commentary on selected episodes.
- Also includes the shorts "Starscream Heckles Megatron" and "Explosive Fist" and a photo gallery.
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Season One -
Season Two
Australia / UK
For the Australian and UK markets, each season is split across three single-disc "volumes". These discs also feature full-screen video, but have audio and subtitles in English and German.
- Contains the feature-length premiere "Transform and Roll Out" and the shorts "Career Day" and "Evel Knievel Jump".
- Transformers Animated — Volume One: Blast from the Past (AU September 4, 2008 / UK October 20, 2008)
- Contains season 1 episodes 1-4: "Home Is Where the Spark Is" through to "The Thrill of the Hunt".
- Contains season 1 episodes 5-8: "Nanosec" through to "Lost and Found".
- Transformers Animated — Volume Three: Megatron Rising (AU June 18, 2009 / UK June 15, 2009)
- Contains season 1 episodes 9-13: "Survival of the Fittest" through to "Megatron Rising - Part 2"
- Transformers Animated — Volume Four: Mission Accomplished (AU July 2, 2009 / UK June 15, 2009)
- Contains season 2 episodes 1-4: "The Elite Guard" through to "Garbage In, Garbage Out"
- Transformers Animated — Volume Five: Fistful of Energon (AU September 3, 2009 / UK November 30, 2009)
- Contains season 2 episodes 5-8: "Velocity" through to "SUV: Society of Ultimate Villainy"
- Transformers Animated — Volume Six: Black Friday (AU November 5, 2009 / UK November 30, 2009)
- Contains season 2 episodes 9-13: "Autoboot Camp" through to "A Bridge Too Close, Part II"
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Volume One:
Blast from the Past -
Volume Two:
Lost and Found -
Volume Three:
Megatron Rising -
Volume Four:
Mission Accomplished -
Volume Five:
Fistful of Energon -
Volume Six:
Black Friday
Germany
Germany saw the same releases as the UK. The covers are the same as above, only predictably with the German titles in place of the English text.
- Transformers Animated — Transformieren und Abfahrt (Transform and Roll Out) (September 10, 2008)
- Contains the feature-length premiere "Transform and Roll Out" and the shorts "Career Day" and "Evel Knievel Jump".
- Transformers Animated — Volume Eins: Drachenkämpfer (Dragon Fighter(s)) (October 13, 2008)
- Contains season 1 episodes 1-4: "Home Is Where the Spark Is" through to "The Thrill of the Hunt".
- Transformers Animated — Volume Zwei: Die Alten Waffen (The Old Weapons) (March 12, 2009)
- Contains season 1 episodes 5-8: "Nanosec" through to "Lost and Found".
- Transformers Animated — Volume Drei: Megatrons Auferstehung (Megatron's Resurrection) (June 4, 2009)
- Contains season 1 episodes 9-13: "Survival of the Fittest" through to "Megatron Rising - Part 2"
- Transformers Animated — Volume Vier: Mission Erfüllt (Mission Accomplished) (August 20, 2009)
- Contains season 2 episodes 1-4: "The Elite Guard" through to "Garbage In, Garbage Out"
- Transformers Animated — Volume Fünf: Der Doppelte Starscream (The Double Starscream) (October 15, 2009)
- Contains season 2 episodes 5-8: "Velocity" through to "SUV: Society of Ultimate Villainy"
- Transformers Animated — Volume Sechs: Schwarzer Freitag (Black Friday) (December 3, 2009)
- Contains season 2 episodes 9-13: "Autoboot Camp" through to "A Bridge Too Close, Part II"
Japan
DVDs of the Japanese dub are being released in a 16:9 aspect ratio, though most likely with the letterboxed 4:3 picture as broadcast.
- Transformers Animated — Vol. 1 (August 6, 2010)
- Contains episodes 1-4: "A New Chapter! Transformers" through to "The Great Sound Wave Operation". Early pre-order bonus was the Sega card P-001f featuring Optimus on a gold background.
- Transformers Animated — Vol. 2 (September 10, 2010)
- Contains episodes 5-8: "Unwipeable Memories", "The Immortal Megatron", "Challenge of the Burning Giant", and "Birth of the Dinobots!".
- Transformers Animated — Vol. 3 (October 8, 2010)
- Contains episodes 9-12: "Trapped Time", "Shadow of the Spider-Woman", "Fierce Battle at the Bottom of the Lake", and "Showdown! Dinobots".
- Transformers Animated — Vol. 4 (November 5, 2010)
- Contains episodes 13-16: "Rein in the Headmaster!", the unaired "The Space Monster That Invokes Death!" as episode 14, "Megatron's Resurrection, Part 1", and "Megatron's Resurrection, Part 2".
- Transformers Animated — Vol. 5 (November 26, 2010)
- Contains episodes 17-21: "Elite Guard", "Headmaster, Once Again!", "Blast-Extinguishing Complete!", "Wreck-Gar's Rampage", and "Ratings Race!".
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Vol. 2 -
Vol. 3 -
Vol. 4 -
Vol. 5
Pack-in disc
- Transformers Animated — The Battle Begins
- This DVD was included with the Optimus Prime vs. Megatron deluxe toy twin-pack.
- It includes the first part of "Transform and Roll Out", but features a longer title sequence that uses the full uncut version of the theme song and showcases the stock transformation footage of each of the main Autobot cast.
- Also on the disc is a photo gallery of the first wave of Animated toys; Cybertron mode Optimus, Bumblebee, Lockdown and Prowl, as well as the Voyager class Megatron, Bulkhead and Starscream.
Notes
- According to Hasbro, there are no current plans to release the third season of Animated on DVD. This was said in answer to a question specifically regarding the American season sets, so whether this also applies to the individual Volume discs released in the PAL territories is unclear.
