Transformers Generation 1

Transformers: Generation 1 (1984-1992)

The first Transformers toys were brought together from the different transforming robot toylines from Takara, notably the Diaclone and Micro Change (Microman) series.

Hasbro acquired the rights to sell them in the United States but, instead of selling them as their original names, they were rebranded as "Transformers".

The first two years consisted primarily of reusing the Diaclone/Micro Change molds.

Some of the models from the Diaclone line still have the pilot's seat in their design.

The tagline to the Transformers is "More than meets the eye!" The earliest toys had some parts made of die-cast metal, which were eventually phased out.
It was in 1986, the third year, when Takara began designing new original models specifically for the Transformers brand, which Takara had also begun to market in Japan, and Hasbro continued to market internationally.

At this time, the line expanded to include Aerialbots, Dinobots,Predacons,Constructions, and Headmasters, as well as Autobots and Decepticons.

This trend continued until the toyline's demise in 1990.
In 1989, the entire line became limited to Pretenders and Micromasters. For the first time, Transformers received a new design for their title logo.

But this was also regarded by many as a time of a death in creativity and regarded as the lowest point in the toyline's history.

1990 saw the last American burst with the release of more Micromaster characters and the introduction of the Action Masters, Transformers who cannot transform.

The Action Master line was criticized, although it had a few defenders.

This would be the last Transformers output in the US until 1992.
While Transformers ended poorly for the US market, the same can not be said for the UK, Canada and Japan markets as they went on to produce their own continuing series between 1991 to 1993, despite the UK market in particular missing a substantial amount of figures prominent in the comics and animated series throughout the line's run. Each country produced their own continuity.

The UK and Canada continued with new Action Master figures and introduced the Turbo Masters and Predators.

Japan continued with the Micromasters concept.
The 1992 and 1993 European and Canadian releases make up what is often called "Generation 1.5".

These toys are similar in design to the Generation 2 Transformers, having lightpipe eyes, and pastel colors.

The 1993 European figures used the G2 faction symbols which Hasbro UK designed because their licence on the G1 symbols had expired.

The 1993 figures were repackaged for European G2 release in 1994, and three subgroup molds got used in the US G2 line.
The term Generation 1 is a retronym; the series was simply known as "Transformers" until the release of the Generation 2 series. However, the term has become semi-official, as both Hasbro and Takara have referred to this era as "Generation 1".

New characters are still occasionally added to the line, primarily by E-hobby.

(Examples: Sunstorm,Hauler,Detritus, etc.) Large-scale production of new characters in this line ended with the onset of Generation 2.

Transformers 1

Transformers is the name of a line of toys produced largely by Takara and sold outside of Japan by Hasbro from 1984 onwards.

A Transformer is an intelligent machine that is able to "transform", reconfiguring itself into a common and innocuous form, such as a car, aircraft, or animal. The taglines "More Than Meets the Eye" and "Robots in Disguise" reflect this ability.
There have also been a number of spin-offs based on the toys including a Marvel comic book series, an animated television series that began airing in 1984 (Transformers series) and a feature-length movie, The Transfomers:The Movie.

The original series was followed by a number of spin-offs with varying levels of popularity.

An upcoming live-action movie is slated for July 4, 2007 and will be directed by Michael Bay.
Transformers originally featured two main factions battling for control of their home planet, Cyberton. The heroic Autobots (Cybertrons in the Japanese version) were led by Optimus Prime (known in the Japanese version as Convoy), and their opponents, the Decepticons (Destrons in the Japanese version), were led by Megatron, later Galvatron, a pattern which has repeated in nearly every subsequent series.

The Autobots were mainly cars in warm colors, while the Decepticons were planes in cool colors, with some exceptions.
The Transformers toyline was developed by Hasbro after they met up with Takara representatives at the 1983 Tokyo Toy Show and proposed to combine and re-brand Takara's Diaclone and Micro Change toylines into the Transformers for release in the United States.

Thus began a long and successful collaboration between Takara and Hasbro on toy development for the Transformers line, a collaboration which has grown increasingly close.

Currently, Hasbro does the vast majority of the concept work and character creation, while the actual manufacture of the toys continues to be controlled by Takara.

Hasbro markets and sells the toys internationally, while Takara sells them in the Japanese market. The current design director for the Transformers brand is Aaron Archer.
The basic backstory of the toyline and subsequent comic books and cartoons was developed by the Marvel Comics writers Jim Shooter and Dennis O'Neil (O'Neil actually giving Optimus Prime his name).

Most of the subsequent character names and profiles throughout the original run were done by the primary Transformers US comic book writer, Bob Budiansky.

Floro Dery was primarily responsible for the look and feel of the Transformers cartoon series and was the visual creator of Transformers: The Movie. He refined some of the initial season one animated character models done in Japan, and subsequently interpreted the toy box art for further characters, creating the models that would become the visual guidelines both for the comic books and the animated cartoon.
Most Transformers come with tech specs which detail the Transformer’s characteristics.

Older Transformers come with Robot Points which could be redeemed for special Transformers which were not sold in stores, such as the Omnibots or the Deception triplets known as Reflector (which featured heavily in the early episodes of the television series, despite not being easily available as toys).

Ninpuu Sentai Hurricanger

Ninpuu Sentai Hurricanger

(忍風戦隊ハリケンジャー, Ninpū Sentai Harikenjā), translated into English as Stealth Wind Squadron Hurricanger, was Toei Company Limited's 26th production of the Super Sentai television series. Its footage was used in the Americanized Power Rangers:Ninja Storm.

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Main Characters

Hurricanger
Red: "The people don't realize…"
Blue: "The world doesn't realize…"
Yellow: "We become shadows and attack evil!"
"Ninpuu Sentai Hurricanger has appeared!"
Three Ninja Students who are the survivors of the Hayate's Way Ninja Academy.

Yousuke Shiina (椎名鷹介, Shīna Yōsuke) / Air Ninja Hurricane Red (空忍ハリケンレッド, Soranin Harikenreddo?): The leader of the team, though a bit dim-witted, Yousuke's courage and determination make up for his slow-thinking. He works at a window cleaning service.
Hurricane Weapon: Dry Gun, Hurricane Red's personal gun based weapon. It resembles a hair dryer, and can shoot flames.

"The water dances, the waves jump. Water Ninja Hurricane Blue!"
Nanami Nono (野乃七海, Nono Nanami) / Water Ninja Hurricane Blue (水忍ハリケンブルー, Mizunin Harikenburū): The only female on the team, she dreams to become a popstar. She has a semi-crazed manager who books her for everything, but when emergencies occur Nanami has to take off. While cute, the others try to stay on her good side. It is later shown she has developed feelings for Ishuu Kasumi and likewise. She is expected to appear in the 2007 team-up special "GoGo Sentai Boukenger vs. Super Sentai."
Hurricane Weapon: Sonic Megaphone, Hurricane Blue's personal weapon. Can fire sound based waves.

"The earth trembles, the flowers sing. Land Ninja Hurricane Yellow!"
Kouta Bitou (尾藤吼太, Bitō Kōta) / Land Ninja Hurricane Yellow (陸忍ハリケンイエロー, Okanin Harikenierō): The other male of the team, he's a firm believer in planning. He has a younger sister called Meiko whom he cared for when their parents died in a car accident and they ended up in an orphanage. Because of his friendly nature, Kouta works at a daycare center.
Hurricane Weapon: Quake Hammer, Hurricane Yellow's personal weapon. Can be used for a ground based attack.

HurricanRed and HurricanBlue

Hurrican Item and Hurrican magin

Bakuryuu Sentai Abaramger

Bakuryuu Sentai Abaranger

(爆竜戦隊アバレンジャー, Bakuryū Sentai Abarenjā, translated as Blastasaur Squadron Abaranger ) was Toei Company Limited's 27th production of the Super Sentai television series. Its footage was used in the Americanized Power Rangers:Dino Thunder. This series was dubbed into Korean as Power Rangers: Dino Thunder (파워레인저 다이노썬더) in South Korea.

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Main Characters

Savage DinoGuts! Bakuryuu Sentai Abaranger!"
When they evoke their "Dino Guts", The Abarangers tap into the power of their Blastasaur partners, obtaining their strength and power as their own. Each also has an "Abare Mode" where the diamond pattern on their costumes become sharp blades. Ranru's gives her wings as well, but later in the show she stops having them. Colors: Red, Blue, Yellow, Black, White.


Emiri Imanaka (今中 笑里, Imanaka Emiri): Emiri is a high school student. When the Blastasaurs first came to earth, Emiri heard their call and almost became AbareYellow. Unfortunately, her body was unable to support the transformation, but Emiri contributes for the team, such as suggesting names (she came up with Bakuryu Sentai Abaranger, AbareMax and SenpuuGoraiAbarenou when the other heroes donated their Dinoguts to Abarenou in Abaranger vs. Hurricanger). She tries her hardest to become an Abaranger... she eventually does in terms of AbarePink (or "AbarePig" in the minds of some fans). One of her many mishaps are the time that Voffa tried to turn her into a Giganoid. Later in the series, Emiri creates her own AbarePink suit (of course without powers), in order to convince her parents to let her stay at the Dino Curry House, but this suit lasted for only a single episode. Emiri also nicknames herself as "Emi-pon." The epilogue of the show and Dekaranger VS Abaranger seems to imply that she is in a relationship with Yukito.

Ryuunnosuke Sugishita (杉下 竜之介, Sugishita Ryūnnosuke): Sugishita runs a curry restaurant: DinoHouse, which is the Abarangers' base of operations. When the Blastasaurs' first came to earth, Sugishita heard their call and almost became AbareBlue. Unfortunately, his body was unable to support the transformation. Kind and supporting of the Abaranger, he often gives advice and helps the team whenever possible. After the fight against the Evolians, Sugishita's curry business became extremely successful and resulted in him receiving great wealth and setting up a global chain of Dino House curry restaurants, as seen in Dekaranger VS Abaranger. However, he lost ownership to Yatsudenwani. Emiri nicknames him as "Suke-san."

Mai Hakua (伯亜 舞, Hakua Mai): Ryouga's 5-year-old niece. Ryouga's brother and sister-in-law died in a car crash, leaving Mai in Ryouga's care. Mai thinks of Ryouga as a father and always cheers him on when he fights as Abared. Starting at the end of ep. 39, Kasumi chooses Mai to be the only one to see her. In ep. 41, a virus transforms human people into Barmia and Mai was infected as well. Kasumi warns the Abaranger that the Barmia around are Mai's friends. After the events of the show, Mai stayed in California with Ryouga.

Trinoid #12: Yatsudenwani Crocodile + Japanese Fatsia + telephone (18, 21-Dekaranger vs. Abaranger): This Trinoid changed to the side of good and has a crush on Ranru. He was captured by AbareKiller and forced to be his servant for most of the series and eventually came to see him as a friend. In the end, he chose to stay behind rather than returning to Dino Earth. It's revealed that he now runs the Dinosaur restaurant with Ryuunosuke, which flourished. In Dekaranger vs. Abaranger, it's revealed that he held an artifact capable of resurrecting Dezumozorlya. In addition, he glomped Ban/DekaRed mistaking him for Ranru and easedropped on Ranru, Emiri, Umeko, and Jasmine while they were bathing resulting in a severe beating during the group's victory meal.

Princess Freesia (フリージャ姫, Furīja-hime): Appears in the Abaranger Movie. When the gang are having a fun summer party at the beach, she appears in front of Ryouga and HanaBinkiVenus literally drops from the sky to capture her. There is a great myth through the Dragon People in DinoEarth that a princess guards the two evil Blastasaurus' on an arctic island. Asuka was surprised that the legend he grew up with was true. The Bakulaser had been broken in half. The other piece was excavated by humans and put in a museum. Ryouga and Freesia sneak in and steal it. He uses his Dino GUTS to merge it together. Turns out she really was Garuvuidei in disguise and used the fully formed Bakulaser to call upon the Blastasaurus'. The real Freesia was inside of the Bakulaser and wasn't able to come out. She also expressed affection for Ryouga. She commended the Abaranger for their bravery and went off with the Bakulaser.

Kasumi: Kasumi was Asuka and Mahoro's unborn daughter, but was chosen to be the host for Dezumozorlya, forming Lije. Fortunately, Kasumi's soul was not gone, but when Lije turned into Lijewel, she was forced to leave and chose Mai to be the one who could see her. Kasumi would later be born and re-named Mikoto, after Dr. Mikoto Nakadai/AbareKiller.

AbaRed and AbaBlue

Aba Item and Aba magin

Tokusou Sentai Dekaranger

Tokusou Sentai Dekaranger

(特捜戦隊デカレンジャー, Tokusō Sentai Dekarenjā), translated into English as Special Investigation Squadron Dekaranger, was the 2004 Super Sentai Japanese TV series. Deka is Japanese colloquial slang for "detective" and has no direct translation, but is sometimes written over the kanji for "Keiji" (a more formal term for detective); it is also a Greek prefix "deca", meaning "ten", and a total of ten Dekarangers appear in the series and movie combined. The footage from the show was used to create the American series Power Rangers:S.P.D. This series was dubbed into Korean as Power Rangers: SPD (파워레인저SPD) in South Korea.

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Main Characters

Special Police Dekaranger, or S.P.D., has advanced extraterrestrial technology at its disposal, giving its officers armor made out of DekaMetal, and making them Dekarangers.

Hikaru (7-8): A young ESPer with the ability to teleport inanimated objects. Originally a street wanderer, he hated humans because they mistreated him due to his powers, and wanted to leave the planet as soon as possible. This was taken in advantage by an Alienizer named Dagonail, who used him for his crimes. However, Jasmine managed to convince him to trust in her, and after Dagonail's defeat, Hikaru left the planet to join the SPD training academy.

Flora (15-16): A android designed after a young woman, her original purpose was serving as the brain of a monster called Gigas, as the intent of her creator Meteus, who refered to her as Meria. However, she met Sen and befriended him. During the time being, Sen helped her to develop "a heart", so she could be more than just machine. She was later captured by Meteus, but saved by DekaMaster, who killed Meteus. Flora was accepted as human and joined SPD central HQ on another planet.

Zoinaian Bettonin (Zoinaseijin Bettonin) (18): A alien from Planet Zoina who crashed landed in Kyoto during the Feudal Era Japan. A samurai taught him the ways of bushido and samurai conduct. Beetonin ended up in present-day Kyoto, confused by the changes and Aburera made him believe the Dekarangers were invaders with bad intentions. But after Ban defeated him with Doggie's D-Sword Bega, Beetonin realized the truth and helped them.

Shinnooian Hakutaku (Shinnooseijin Hakutaku) (25, 34, 48): A wise woman who has knowledge of all space herbs and changed herself into a human girl. She has a third eye in the shape of a small red jewel. Tetsu and the other five dekaranger are under her care but Houji is the one who needed the most of her guidance. She had a thing for Sen-Chan, remaining on Earth to gather enough money for their wedding.

Chanbenarian Gin (Chanberaseijin Gin) (34, 48): A cat-like alien child who tried to steal medicine from Hakutaku for his sick mother after he was unable to buy it with the pearl he found, but was stopped and befriended by Sen-Chan. Gin later learn that the pearl he found was a tool Gineeka uses to mark his prey, though he survived thanks to stealing a spatula that sheilded him from the shot. In the end, his mother receieved medicine from Hakutaku at Sen-Chan's request.

Detective Chou (35): He was a retired detective and was seeking revenge on Raja because he killed his daughter 13 years ago, but was never able to proove it. DekaYellow shows him his errors of his ways while confirming his theory.

DekaRed and DekaBlue

Deka Item and Deka Magin

Go Go Sentai Boukenger

GoGo Sentai Boukenger

(轟轟戦隊ボウケンジャー, GōGō Sentai Bōkenjā, translated as Rumbling Squadron Boukenger 1) is a Japanese tokusatu televison series. The series is produced by Toei, and is the 30th installment in their Super Sentai series. It premiered on February 19,2006 at 7:30 AM on tv asahi. Footage from this show will be used for the 2007 installment of Power Rangers.


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Main Characters

The Search Guard Successor (S.G.S.) Foundation (サージェス財団, Sājesu Zaidan) collects the Precious with help from the Boukengers.
The Boukengers are comprised of:

BoukenRed
The Fiery Adventurer, as BoukenRed he drives GoGo Dump and leads the team with a calm expression and a fire in his heart. He mostly battles against Ryuuwon of the Jaryuu Tribe.

BoukenBlack
The Fast Adventurer, as BoukenBlack he drives GoGo Formula, a racecar-like vehicle, and is only part of the Boukengers to pay his debt back to Akashi for saving his life. He has a personal vendetta against Yaiba of Darkness of Dark Shadow.

BoukenBlue
The High-Up Adventurer, as BoukenBlue he drives GoGo Gyro, an airplane-like vehicle, and serves as the team's information specialist. He finds himself fighting Shizuka of the Wind of Dark Shadow.

BoukenYellow
The Strong Adventurer, as BoukenYellow she drives GoGo Dozer, a giant bulldozer, and is the most childish of the group. Her main reason to adventure was to discover more about her own past. It is later revealed that she is the last survivor of the Lemurian civilization.

BoukenPink
The Deep Adventurer, as BoukenPink she drives GoGo Marine, a giant submarine, and is the most serious member of the team when it comes to work. She often appears to be cold and emotionless, but cares for her teammates.

BoukenSilver
The Dazzling Adventurer, as BoukenSilver he drives GoGo Fire and serves as the spiritually strongest of the team because his father, the Áshu Watcher Kando wed with the Áshu Demoness Kei, making Eiji half-Áshu Demon.

BoukenBlack and BoukenRed

Bouken Item and Bouken Magin

Mahou Sentai Magiranger

Mahou Sentai Magiranger

Mahou Sentai Magiranger (魔法戦隊マジレンジャー, Mahō Sentai Majirenjā), translated into English as Magic Squadron Magiranger, was Toei's 2005-2006 production of the Super Sentai television series. Its footage was used in the American series Power Rangers:Mystic Force. This series was dubbed into Korean as Power Rangers: Magic Force (파워레인저 매직포스) in South Korea.

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Main Characters
Ozu Family
These five children (three brothers and two sisters) lived peacefully with their mother, believing that their father died in an expedition in Antarctica. Upon learning the truth, their mother revealed to them their family legacy. Over time, they learn their father was a Heavenly Saint. The five siblings later receive the power to turn into Legend Mode. By the end of the series, the siblings were reunited with their parents.

MagiRed
The youngest of the Ozu Family, he is the Red Mage, MagiRed. He uses his proficiency with alchemy and his power over the element of fire to fight evil.

MagiYellow
The middle son of the Ozu Family, he is the Yellow Mage, MagiYellow. His specialties are potions and the element of thunder.

MagiBlue
The youngest daughter and middle child of the Ozu Family, she is the Blue Mage, MagiBlue. Her specialties are fortune telling and the element of water. She later marries Hikaru.

MagiPink
The eldest daughter and the second oldest child of the Ozu Family, she is the Pink Mage, MagiPink. Her specialties are transformations and the element of wind.

MagiGreen
The eldest son of the Ozu Family, he is the Green Mage, MagiGreen. His specialties are herbology and the element of earth.MagiRed and MagiGreen

Magi Item and Magi Magin