Trigger’s Transformers Anniversary Video is Cool as Hell

A fewer weeks ago, animation workplace Trigger (of Cyberpunk Edgerunners and Delicious successful Dungeon fame) teased it was moving connected thing for the Transformers franchise. With the brand’s 40th day looming ahead, determination was nary question what it was for, the existent question was if it was going to conscionable beryllium a solemnisation video oregon thing more ongoing. It is so the former, and it’s besides a beauteous damn bully solemnisation erstwhile all’s said and done.

Technically, Trigger’s video is inactive region-locked to Japan, but that fortunately didn’t halt fans from uploading region-free versions themselves. Set to Bump of Chicken’s 2007 azygous “Mayday,” it’s a expansive showcase of Transformers as a TV and movie brand. Nearly everything is featured successful immoderate mode here, from the archetypal G1 incarnation to now-classic cartoons similar Beast Wars and Transformers Animated. Even the 2 live-action movie eras get to marque an appearances, though it doesn’t look similar immoderate versions from the upcoming Transformers One show up. (If you’re curious, the franchise wiki listed each quality who appears, and successful numerical order!)

Trigger’s ne'er been shy astir its emotion of Transformers: its unit is reportedly filled with large fans, and the wiki notes cardinal animators Masaru Sakamoto and Hiroki Mutaguchi, positive manager Akira Amemiya person each done authoritative illustrations oregon helped plan the Flame Toys Furai Model kits. That emotion for the bid comes through, and it’s absorbing to spot the studio’s interpretations of Optimus Prime and Megatron’s clashes and the former’s decease successful the 1986 movie. In general, much decease and warfare featured present than you think, immoderate of which are gonna deed you successful the heart.

So here’s to Transformers: happy 40th birthday, and here’s to different 40. Keep connected Transformin’ on.

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