Transformers is a media franchise produced by American toy company
Hasbro and Japanese toy company Takara Tomy. It follows the battles of
sentient, living autonomous robots, often the Autobots and the
Decepticons, who can transform into other forms, such as vehicles and
animals. The franchise encompasses toys, animation, comic books, video
games and films.The franchise began in 1984 with the Transformers toy
line, comprising transforming mecha toys from Takara's Diaclone and
Microman toylines rebranded for western markets. The term "Generation
1" covers both the animated television series The Transformers and the
comic book series of the same name, which are further divided into
Japanese and British spin-offs, respectively. Sequels followed, such
as the Generation 2 comic book and Beast Wars TV series, which became
its own mini-universe. Generation 1 characters underwent two reboots
with Dreamwave in 2001 and IDW Publishing in 2005, with a third
starting in 2019. There have been other incarnations of the story
based on different toy lines during and after the 20th century. The
first was the Robots in Disguise series, followed by three shows
(Armada, Energon, and Cybertron) that constitute a single universe
called the "Unicron Trilogy".A live-action film series started in
2007, again distinct from previous incarnations, while the
Transformers: Animated series merged concepts from the G1 continuity,
the 2007 live-action film and the "Unicron Trilogy". For most of the
2010s, in an attempt to mitigate the wave of reboots, the "Aligned"
continuity was established. In 2018, Transformers: Cyberverse debuted,
once again, distinct from the previous incarnations.
Hasbro and Japanese toy company Takara Tomy. It follows the battles of
sentient, living autonomous robots, often the Autobots and the
Decepticons, who can transform into other forms, such as vehicles and
animals. The franchise encompasses toys, animation, comic books, video
games and films.The franchise began in 1984 with the Transformers toy
line, comprising transforming mecha toys from Takara's Diaclone and
Microman toylines rebranded for western markets. The term "Generation
1" covers both the animated television series The Transformers and the
comic book series of the same name, which are further divided into
Japanese and British spin-offs, respectively. Sequels followed, such
as the Generation 2 comic book and Beast Wars TV series, which became
its own mini-universe. Generation 1 characters underwent two reboots
with Dreamwave in 2001 and IDW Publishing in 2005, with a third
starting in 2019. There have been other incarnations of the story
based on different toy lines during and after the 20th century. The
first was the Robots in Disguise series, followed by three shows
(Armada, Energon, and Cybertron) that constitute a single universe
called the "Unicron Trilogy".A live-action film series started in
2007, again distinct from previous incarnations, while the
Transformers: Animated series merged concepts from the G1 continuity,
the 2007 live-action film and the "Unicron Trilogy". For most of the
2010s, in an attempt to mitigate the wave of reboots, the "Aligned"
continuity was established. In 2018, Transformers: Cyberverse debuted,
once again, distinct from the previous incarnations.
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