Editing Transformers (section)

===Japanese G1===
In the West, The Transformers ended after season 3, save for a failed 3-episode season 4 multi-part pilot episode called "The Rebirth". In Japan, however, the series was continued on into three more seasons, each with their own unique title. A defining characteristic of Japan's G1 is that it's much more influenced by mecha anime of the time, which wasn't always a ''good'' thing. All three were dubbed into English, with the attempt being '''legendarily''' awful, which has contributed to their obscurity.

The first season of Japanese G1 is '''Transformers: Headmasters'''. Taking the basic concept from "The Rebirth" as its basis, this series sees the war between Autobot and Decepticon continued with the introduction of a new faction; the "Masters", an offshoot race of miniature Cybertronians who have learned to compensate for their stature by building mindless giant mecha bodies called ''Transtectors'' that they can interface with and control. Whilst the animation was generally better, continuity was more solid and the story was overall darker and more serious, the series also had a notorious tendency towards Dragon Ball Z-esque overly complicated and flashy fight scenes. They also killed off Optimus Prime, AGAIN!

The second season of Japanese G1 is '''Transformers: Super-God Masterforce'''. Officially, this is the sequel series to Headmasters, but continuity is a ''mess''. This series revolves around a long-lost Cybertronian subrace, the "Pretenders", who can disguise themselves as organic beings and who have been living on Earth for eons - the monstrous Decepticons, who were sealed away in ancient monoliths, and the faux-human Autobots. When the Decepticons escape captivity, the Autobots rise up to battle them. Both forces begin recruiting human children, who can fuse with Transtectors (mindless, non-living Cybertronian bodies) as either Headmasters or Powermasters (called "Godmasters" in the Japanese) to become powerful new warriors for their respective sides. Built upon ''Headmasters'' efforts at developing the continuity and character development angle.

Lastly, there's season three: '''Transformers: Victory'''. No gimmicks here, just straight up Autobot vs. Decepticon conflict, albeit featuring a brand new cast of heroes and villains, Including the fabulous Star Saber. Why, if it weren't for the fact the Autobot leader has an adopted human ward whose parents were killed by Decepticons, you'd hardly tell this was a Japanese G1 series! Unfortunately, it's noted for having some of the flattest, most boring characters of the Japanese G1 shows.