As part of the Transformers franchise’s 40th anniversary celebrations, it was revealed that Studio Trigger is working on a new Transformers anime.
Released back in 1984, the original Transformers was in fact a combination of two Japanese toy lines: Diaclone and Microman.
With both the likes of Shoji Kawamori and Shinji Aramaki penning many of the original designs, it had a legitimate mecha pedigree behind it.
The original Transformers also spawned the incredible animated film in 1986, which recently gained a stunning 4K remaster.
In the decades since, we’ve had all sorts of live-action adaptations, but the original 2D animation technique is all I can get behind.
The fact that Takara Tomy opted for Studio Trigger is also a very wise choice. His experience with mecha is on point, and Hiroyuki Imaishi is a true mecha fan.
The latter should not surprise us: Gurren Lagann also directed.
As for the reveal teaser (shown below), there’s not much to show for it other than a few fleeting flashes of genga and what looks like Masami Obari-esque Generation One designs (shown above).
What is clear is that we have a new Transformers anime to look forward to and I am entirely on board with that.
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