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  • These version of the Headmasters is much better than the american "Rebirth" one.

  • this series makes me love the great sixshot. The fact he join the autobots in the final episode makes me like him even more.

  • Oh yeah great! Just enjoy the party while a helpless Whelie lies on the floor while he suffers from grille (liver) disease!

  • Hey-do-ma-su-ta! (Headmaster) LOL

  • HEAD ON apply directly to the forehead.

  • This is actually a continuation of the G1 series so...

    You'll need this set & the G1 series to continue the story line.

    Wal-mart now has this in stores [Eng.dub only] which is fine by me.

  • @quigon87yt Is this a new dub or that awful English dub from Hong Kong? If it's a new dub it may be worth a pick up.

  • @Sailorsega - What I can tell you 4 sure is that's it's a Japanese ONLY dub. in stereo 2.0 [no surprise] No bad UK dubs. here..

    I've heard of some sync issues with the Japanese dub. now & then, but it's not serious.

    Eng. ONLY subs. are also provided.

    The picture is an improvement over the TV broadcast.

    Shoutfactory is scheduling the complete release 2011.12.16. :D

  • @quigon87yt Oh I was thrown by the line in your comment that read "[Eng.dub only] " I have a box set from Madman entertainment that has the Japanese Dub with English Subtitles and an English dub that the Booklet says is from Malaysian/Singaporean TV. I have never heard of the U.K. Dub. I shall look into it.

  • @Sailorsega - This version of Headmasters from Shoutfactory is Japanese dub. ONLY since this series was made entirely in Japan anyway.

    The eng. dub. was merely an add on for us ''The American'' audience, the eng. dub. has been refered as the

    UK version,which from what I hear was a bad dub. anyway.

    Do yourself a favor just stick with the Japanese dub. with English subs. like most of us who are into Anime.

  • @quigon87yt i prefer the bad dub myself. same dubbing studio did the godzilla movies of the 70's and 80's.

  • @rakninja Same here, at least you can laugh at it. :D

  • @quigon87yt You better be including Dragon Ball (as well as Dragon Ball Z, and Dragon Ball GT).

  • @anti4kids2000 _ How can I not include them.

    I already own Dragonball Z [9_Seasons Orange_Box], Dragonball Z Kai [Parts_1-thru-4], working on the movies [One steelbook @ a time]. I still like the old [Toonami] Eng. dub Dubs. too.

    But what I will NOT include is that Dragonball live action movie abomination. LOL

  • @quigon87yt I refuse to watch the Dragon Ball Live Action. You should get the five Blue_Box as well so you could start from Dragon Ball and move on to Dragon Ball Z.

  • @anti4kids2000 - I hear you, I'm working getting Dragonball sooner or later but I don't know if I can afford it on blu-ray or maybe DVD! Argh LOL

  • I liked this version wwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwaaaaaaaaaaaaa­aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaayyyyyyyyy­yyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy Better than the US version.

  • when is the complete Japanese collection DVD box-set getting released in the United States? that includes Headmasters, Masterforce, Zone, and Victory?

  • I just bought this series on DVD It's neat, I like it.

  • Finally getting a US DVD release in July from Shout! Victory is still my favorite Japanese G1, though.

  • Honestly out of the Japanese G1 stuff I only really like Masterforce, but good god I love how wonderfully bizarre the credits are for Headmasters, and it can provide a few cheap laughs if watched with the dub.

  • Wow, Hardhead can dance!

  • wheelie will be soooo hung over!

  • It's funny when wheelie drinks energon wine lol

  • Head on!

  • God I hate Daniel.

  • 3:05 WTF!? TRansformers karaoke?! Now this is what I call a complete "japanization".

  • The song....it's ear rape. Can anyone explain what the bloody hell any of these lyrics have to do with Transformers? Apart from "Transformers" and "Headmasters" I can't find a single thing that fits with Transformers.

  • HEAD SPOON

  • arcee is hot!!!! Also, chromedome's face looks a lot like optimus.

  • They should still air this show. it was really good. it had really fun parts in it. as well as sad

  • stupendo. W i Transformers!!!!!

    

  • the Transformer designs look a lot like Bandai, like they were designed by the Japanese company Bandai

  • @nobodysperfect06 They were actually designed by Bandai's rivals Takara, now TakaraTomy.

  • but would you say Transformers owes more of it's existence, creation and thanks to Japan or America?

  • Headmasters, the dumbest idea ever since action masters, if the head robot is killed they are 100% fucked, and decepticons would do it without a second throught

  • Good point!

  • Hey Dor Ma Tze Tar!

  • Ok what episode was this karaoke bit?

  • Head on!

  • Sixshot was awesome in this series!!! He was more of a ninja in this series.  In the Rebirth episodes, he was just there to sell toys!!!

  • Arcee sounds like that Kasumi bitch from Ranma 1/2

  • hedomasta!

  • So....can someone tell me. Generally speaking, how does this one fair against the orignal G1 series. Better worse, not as good but still alright. I wanna know in case I watch it

  • i want to hear you guys speak one word japanese! but making fun about others.. that's typical!

  • Yes, but is it ok if I can do both?

  • cmon guys, at least have some respect that they came up with something everlasting.. this song is unique :D and i bet that alot would like it when there isnt any subs available..

  • Ugly!!!!!

  • headtomasta..

  • HEIDOMASTARRRRRRRRRRRRR!!

  • its like,,,

    Heidomasutaaaaa xD

  • I was trying to get to this but I'm not too knowledgeable on the subject, thanks for your reply though.

  • so when are they going to be put in english. it's about time.

  • @HotRodakaMadMax Supposedly an American and UK release are in teh works for later this year.

  • @S0ryiu that would be fantastic i love to see them with the voices we all known to love for this release.

  • @HotRodakaMadMax they did an english version in 2005

  • Wow, the guy singing the opening credits, really butchered the pronunciation of "Transformers" and "Headmasters".

  • This is how the Japanese are with nearly every English word. When they're used to something completely different, you can't really expect them to do it perfectly. It's essentially just a slowed down pronunciation.

  • Dude, it's called an accent, and I think it sounds pretty cool.

  • I'm not flaming or anything, just sayting.

  • Tbh Megatron in Transformers Animated is the most sinister and threatening version of Megatron to date.

  • uhhhh no the most sinister megatron is from war within my friend

  • why can't they do this in english it drives me mad having to read subtitles coz i can't concentrate on the show

  • oh god...drunken autobot karaoke

  • heli coppa taaaaa! lmfao. what the fuck i just stumbled on to this in the midst of an ambien trip on my way to bed and this physcedlic craziness hits me. who. wtf is thisshit. is this are real show or dids one of you guys mask it up? i promise i wont tell. laters yll

  • no it's a real show it was the follow up serise to g1

  • cool...

  • Jeez why couldn't we have gotten these missing series instead of that transformers animated stuff?

  • What's wrong with Transformers Animated?

  • Way too kiddyfied for me and I don't see the continuity. But I suppose it's like New Coke and New Trek, an acquired taste.

  • Trust me, Animated isn't as kiddified as it looks.

  • Come on people, they're all cartoons.

    That being said, Animated has much better writing and stronger characters. Just because it's stylized doesn't make it any kiddier than what we grew up with.

  • @wutonchu youre right. i like this new generation (if you can call it a new generation)

    it has all the same old characters, even Rodimus Prime! in the old style, just stylized, the most different character than it looks on g1, is prowl.

  • @wutonchu Well the difference is that Transformers Animated is created by the same team that did BEN 10, while Transformers G1, Robots in Disguise, Armada, Energon, and Cybertron are all animated by the Japanese.

  • what part of Transformers originated in Japan and what part originated in the United States?

  • @nobodysperfect06 The original toys originated in Japan, where imported to the U.S., and were rebranded Transformers. Japan then imported them back into Japan. The cartoon is of U.S. origin (animed in Japan, South Korea, and the Phillipines). It was imported into Japan and dubbed into Japanese. They then continued to make their own series after it was canceled over here.

  • so Optimus Prime and Megatron, Starscream, Soundwave, and the majority of the characters from the first season of the original G1 cartoon, their designs originated in Japan right? so the people who designed those characters were Japanese people right?

  • yea it is im pretty sure a guy dressed up as pter pan fighting robots is kiddie

  • Oh don't hold the human villains against me. They're supposed to be comedy relief. (Except Meltdown) Yeah it looks kiddy but the episodes Predacons Rising and Fistful of Energon prove that it's not just for kids.

  • im sorry my friend ive watched alot of them and there just not tformers i mean crap storys they ruin the characters and too goofy i mean dont get me wrong your alowed to have your own opinion I just hate it

  • Hasbro should have let another studio animate Transformers Animated instead of the guys that did Super robot monkey.

  • Yes! I strongly agree! Cuz believe me; I don't care how modern that style is. it's too simplistic, it's too abstract, and it does not fit Transformers! Plus, the moving quality isn't that good anyway.

  • they atleast should do it so it sounds better

  • Why don't they simply get some guy to teach em to pronounce it right? It would only take em like 2 minutes.

  • Not in Japan, they never had a Season 2 of Transformers. But had the Headmasters instead.

    The reason for that was because the states got the Movie before Japan, and when the states were into season two. Japan still hadn't got the movie dubbed, so basically the Japanese made the Headmasters to fill in the gap and wait.

  • Wait, that can't be right. Hot Rod still becomes Rodimus Prime in Headmasters, doesn't he? So is it just coincidence that it also happens in the Movie or something?

  • Wait nevermind I was wrong my bad. The japanese decided to continue the series as opposed to ending it like the americans did.

  • Yeah, the American G1 Continuity Ends with "The Rebirth".

    The Japanese Skipped it and made 3 more series (Headmasters, Masterforce and Victory) and a OVA.

  • The rebirth is out of continuity (japanase continuity only)

    Also Old show and crappy dub (but hasbro seems to want to give us a DVD realese)

  • Head On!

  • Wheelie is quite the lush. HEAD ON!

  • when i first heard headmasters i thought it was the name for some porn

  • Well the Singapore dub DOES have a bunch of bad dialog that could be taken as unintentional sex jokes. "Fortress Maximus has come himself." is the first example that comes to mind.

  • Ah Yeah!

    Head On!

  • during the bumpers did they say "transform" or "head-on"?

  • Head-on

  • Apply it to the forehead!

  • I love this into song.

  • Head On! Apply directly to the forehead.

    ...wtf? Seriously. Then again, it's STILL better than the Cartoon Network stuff. Why's Blaster blue, though?

  • He was killed by Soundwave (Even though Blaster killed him too), he was rebuilt as Twincast. He was called Broadcast in Headmasters.

  • In other words, Blaster and Soundwave killed each other, and were both rebuilt with different names.

  • Yep, exactly.

  • WHY JAPAN.

    WHY

  • G1 season 4?

  • 0:00-1:20 and 1:45-2:41 A generation of japanese parents were tramatized by bad Karaoke thanks to transformers.

  • Check it out; Arcee "blushes" when Chromedome asks her to dance!

  • this is a kickass intro

  • ..i'm about 2 puke....wtf did the Jap do to this wonderful series!? wtf!? i justed 2 love them jap!

  • My opinion on both "The Headmasters" and "The Rebirth" (I demand a remake!):1. The Headmasters was actually a cool concept. 2. Sadly, Hasbro had to call it quits when they could not have the funds to continue the series, thus creating "The Rebirth" to finish it off. 3. Japan had the funds to continue the series so they were stuck on their own and did NOT have the proper communication with Hasbro to remain consistant with some ideas of the Headmasters, thus having different origins of them.

  • sri, tu, vaan, zero....hahaha

  • *rotflamo*

    HEAD ON!!! Apply directly to you head!

    HEAD ON!!! Apply directly to you head!

    HEAD ON!!! Apply directly to you head!

    HEAD O... (*gets shot*)

  • dam we should have seen this in the U.S back in 1987!!!!!!!

  • No kidding!

  • @rcredit You're right,But I can't wait til they bring it out on DVD this July even though it will be in japanese.

  • they are releasing this series in DVD? will it have English Subtitles?

  • @nobodysperfect06 Yes it will and I can't wait to add it to my collection.

  • and the Japanese Transformers series were produced by Toei right? thats awesome sick, because Toei produced the Dragon Ball franchise as well, and the Tokusatsu shows Super Sentai and Kamen Rider, and I believe Beast King Go-Lion as well, which is Voltron in the Western World

  • @nobodysperfect06 I never seen any of those shows except for Voltron but I guess you're right.News flash I just found out that they are planning to release an ultimate transformers japanese DVD collection that has HEADMASTERS,MASTERFORCE AND VICTORY. I tryin to decide to buy that or buy one at a time when they come out.

  • Super Sentai is the original Japanese version of Power Rangers, all of the Power Ranger shows were adapted using Super Sentai footage, and it's been going on in Japan since the 1970's!!!, I believe since 1975, Kyoryu Sentai Zyuranger, which footage was used to create the first season of Mighty Morphin Power Rangers in the Western World, was the 16th Sentai Show in Japan, Kamen Rider was used to create Footage for the short-lived Masked Rider series on Fox Kids in the 1990's

  • @nobodysperfect06 Boy, you sure know alot about this stuff. By the way I remember Masked Rider started on an episode of Power Rangers then they started the series pilot right after that.

  • and VR Troopers and Beetleborgs used footage from the Tokusatsu franchise "Metal Heroes series", which is also part of Toei, but that franchise is cancelled in Japan now

  • Almost sorta, reminds me of Gundam...lol.

  • what the hell are you on about

  • Lol, hardly a song to waltz to.

  • Jajaja, someboy should take Hardhead to AA.

    And yes, hope Wheelie choked in his vomit.

  • lol at spike using dan as a helicopter choper.

  • Just listening to the Opening Lyrics makes me want to apply the directly to my Forehead...

  • LOL!

    Laying back there, I wonder if Wheelie choked on his own vomit while Arcee was dancing?

  • Somehow I doubt that Transformers can vomit.

  • Far as I'm concerned, if they can drink, they can puke!

  • Consegui la cancion para todos los que la quieran. I've got the song if anyone wants it

  • great!

  • Kageyama Hironobu is the greatest! LOL!

  • HEAD ON!

  • Apply directly to the forehead!

  • OK???

    The ending theme has Spike and Daniel doing some 'Ambiguously Gay Duo' poses as they fight on evil 'cum' what may!

  • Great animation for its time! Great story arc compared to the other generations!

    But the music????

    'More than Meets the Eye!' music theme versus this j-pop crap back when it was mostly crap. Your pick!

    Let's hear more otakus bitch and whine!

  • Give the song a chance, it actually brings something new to the table. It seems pretty blasphemous, but these songs have such a strong humanity to them that I can't help but love 'em.

  • You do realize that the Japanese dub for the Transformers has NEVER had the 'More Than Meets The Eye' theme that we got, even during G1, right? In that regard, it's not really that bad because Japan never had the true theme to start with. I kinda like the song, it's got a nice upbeat feel to it.

  • alguien sabe como se llama el ed?

  • Kimi wo transformer ó Ore wa no transformer, como quien dice tu eres un transformer. Ay un wey en Headmasters ending theme que dice que tiene la canion. Deberias contactarlo. Saludos, HEAD ON!

  • toma mi mssgr asi hablamos de esto, consegui el op pero me falta el ending theme!

    simao38@hot...

  • Wheelie that's engergon wine! lol thats funny and hardhead doing karoke is sooo funny too

  • Apparently, living in Japan is sort of like a musical. Get enough people together and they will start singing...

  • karaoke,transformer!

  • MOMMY I'M SCARED XO hide me from the bad non robtic voices please

  • lol... the transformers move to japan...hahah sweet xD

  • The Combinding train, thats Raiden. I know a lot because i visit a toy review site.

  • Autobot Karaoke...something is wrong here....

  • This was the show that I used to watch with my brother when I was still a kid! I really enjoyed watching it, though. Can someone tell me what's the latest Transformer series from Japan produced recently?

  • HEAD On! APPLY DIRECTLY TO THE FOREHEAD

    Now we know where the Head On commercials got their inspiration from.

  • That is what I was saying. Chromodome was made to be the next Optimus Prime. In the Rebirth Chromodome played a minor part. What would you change about the series?

  • I still think that Maguns was the toughest of all transformers and Chromedome was just a soilder, a good one though. Also I don't see how Chromedome and Hardhead could take on Preadaking (5 warriors), Cyclonus and Scourge, and defeat them with ease. It was crazy !!

  • I said stronger than NORMAL Transformers, not Magnus.

  • The biggest fault in this series was to focus the whole series on Chromdome and not on Fortress Maximus. Also that Chromodome can take out Sixshot, but Ultra Magnas was slaughtered in mins.

  • (1)The Headmasters were suppost to be stronger than normal transformers

    (2)I agree. That's ok for a couple of episodes, but not the bulk of the series.

  • (1)Yes

    (2)No

    (3)2010

  • By yes I mean he is not the leader of the Headmasters.

  • OH NO! Autobot karaoke!? HOVERING HER-I-COP-U-TAAAH! Scary.

  • It is funny, but this series could have been so much better. The stories were great and using the old characters. They just needed to cut out the emphasis on Daniel and Wheelie. Also unrealistic things like Chromdome defeating Preadaking and the 3 decepticon headmaster beating the Throttlebots and 3 Autobot triplechangers at once. Apart from that it was a good series, with Scorponok being defeated by the combined forces of the Autobots.

  • I watched the old Transformers till end of the season three. Japanese had to continue this on their own ignoring American three episodes of season four. They replaced the old transformers with some new ones and even killed Optimus Prime right in the third episode.

    But anyway I like the opening theme.

  • i totally agree with Livewire150 T_T omg they fuked everything :/ jezus christ what a pity...

  • The Japanese have thouroughly raped my childhood, do they have to fuck everything up?

  • There fuck the orignal up. That why I sold masterforce and victory on ebay. But I kept headmaster only because the old bots were there.

  • If I was a Japanese kid I would of rather played monopoly than watch cartoons.

  • Head on! Apply directly to the forehead... Head on! Apply directly to the forehead... Head on! Apply directly to the forehead...

    Sorry, I had to. Cool series though, seriously. I really must get it on DVD...

    Head-mat-suuuu-da!

  • i had six shot. he was a bitch to transform

  • You lucky I always wanted six shot.

  • same, after i knew about the original series

  • Man, Arcee is such a slut.  Wasn't she going out with Springer? And now she's letting Chromedome hit on her.

  • Now I know why these never made it to North America. We have Autobots singing karaoke, getting drunk off energon and last but not least, asking another Autobot to dance like a junior kid.