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Transformers: The Headmasters (1987)

Transformers: The Headmasters poster
Original title
トランスフォーマー ザ★ヘッドマスターズ
Genre
mecha, adventure anime and manga, comedy anime and manga
Country
Japan
Length
1 season, 35 episodes
Rating
7.8 of 10 from 16 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

This show is a Japanese sequel to the original Transformers cartoon. It follows the Autobots and Decepticons as they fight over a planet with new allies called Headmasters.

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What happens

Transformers: The Headmasters (トランスフォーマー ザ★ヘッドマスターズ) is a Japanese anime television series that is a part of the Transformers robot superhero franchise. It aired from July 3, 1987, to March 25, 1988, and its 17:00–17:30 timeslot was used to broadcast Mashin Hero Wataru at the end of its broadcast. It serves as the first sequel series to the Japanese dub of the original 1984 The Transformers cartoon series in the Generation 1 franchise, followed by Transformers: Super-God Masterforce. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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