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.
Paramount releases
United States
The American releases feature full-screen video and stereo sound in both English and Spanish.
- 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.
- 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 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"
- Transformers Animated: Season One Collection (AU November 20, 2013)
- Contains all 13 episode from Season One.
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Volume Five:
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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 were released in a 16:9 aspect ratio with the letterboxed 4:3 picture as broadcast. The DVD versions of the episodes were identical to those broadcast on television; the 3 minutes of footage cut from each episode were not restored, nor was the proper episode order. The three episodes skipped in broadcast, however, were included in their proper narrative sequence.
- 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) PPAB200002
- Contains episodes 5-8: "Unwipeable Memories", "The Immortal Megatron", "Challenge of the Burning Giant", and "Birth of the Dinobots!". Early pre-order bonus was the Sega card P-025 featuring Grimlock on a gold background.
- Transformers Animated — Vol. 3 (October 8, 2010) PPAC200002
- Contains episodes 9-12: "Trapped Time", "Shadow of the Spider-Woman", "Fierce Battle at the Bottom of the Lake", and "Showdown! Dinobots". Early pre-order bonus was the Sega card P-026 featuring Lugnut on a gold background.
- Transformers Animated — Vol. 4 (November 5, 2010) PPAD200002
- 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". Early pre-order bonus was the Sega card P-010a featuring Earth-mode Megatron on a gold background.
- Transformers Animated — Vol. 5 (November 26, 2010) PPAE200002
- Contains episodes 17-21: "Elite Guard", "Headmaster, Once Again!", "Blast-Extinguishing Complete!", "Wreck-Gar's Rampage", and "Ratings Race!". Early pre-order bonus was the Sega card P-005a featuring Bulkhead on a gold background.
- Transformers Animated — Vol. 6 (January 21, 2011) PPAF200002
- Contains episodes 22-25: The unaired "Scrapper and Mixmaster" as episode 22, "Increasing Enemies", "Swindle's Scheme", and "Double Agent". Early pre-order bonus was the Sega card P-027 featuring Hothead Blitzwing on a gold background.
- Transformers Animated — Vol. 7 (February 25, 2011) PPAG200002
- Contains episodes 26-29: "Heart of the Spider-Woman", the unaired "House-sitter Sari" as episode 27, "Respective Expectations", and "The Enormous Power". Early pre-order bonus was the Sega card P-004a featuring Starscream on a gold background.
- Transformers Animated — Vol. 8 (March 25, 2011) PPAH200002
- Contains episodes 30-33: "Sari's Secret", "Sari, Transform!?", "Megatron's Raid", and "The Tough Dirt Boss".
- Transformers Animated — Vol. 9 (April 28, 2011) PPAI200002
- Contains episodes 34-37: "Wasp's Revenge", "Memento of the Master", "Sorrowful Life-form", and "The Autobots Became Humans".
- Transformers Animated — Vol. 10 (May 27, 2011) PPAJ200002
- Contains episodes 38-42: "The Virtual Reality Trap", "Chase the Spaceship", "Fanzone Goes to the Planet Cybertron", "Take Off! Optimus Prime", and "The Final Decisive Battle! Suppress Megatron".
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Vol. 10
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.
