"Transformers: Victory" (1989) TV series

User Rating:

8.5/10   

Director:

Yoshikata Arata

Release Date:

14 March 1989 (Japan)

Genre:

Animation | Family | Sci-Fi | Fantasy

Plot:

Transformers: Victory begins in the year 2025 when the Cybertron Leader Star Saber defeats the leader of the Destrons...

Plot Keywords:

Based On Toy | Anime | Transforming Robot | Kids And Family

Cast

Hideyuki Tanaka	...	Star Saber, Victory Saber
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Miyoko Aoba	...	Clipper
Takeshi Aono	...	Deathzaras
Miyako Endô	...	Jan Minakaze
Daisuke Gôri	...	Gôryû, Dinoking
Masato Hirano	...	Kakuryû, Drillhorn
Yoshikazu Hirano	...	Dashtacker, Waver
Shingo Hiromori	...	Laster, Galaxy Shuttle
Masashi Hironaka	...	Wingwaver, Wing, Landcross, Doryû, Narrator
Aya Hisakawa	...	Boarder, Joyce
Michihiro Ikemizu	...	Great Shot
Hirohiko Kakegawa	...	Braver, Yokuryû, Jarrguar
Hinako Kanamaru	...	Pîpô
Tomoko Maruo	...	Fire, Lami
Yûji Mikimoto	...	Blackshadow
Keiichi Nanba	...	Leozack, Liokaiser
Tomomichi Nishimura	...	Deathcobra
Hôchû Ôtsuka	...	Guyhawk
Osamu Saka	...	Raikul
Hiroyuki Satô	...	Machtackle, Mach, Dash, Gairyû
Masaharu Satô	...	Perceptor
Shinobu Satouchi	...	Tackle, Rairyû, Wheeljack,
Yoku Shioya	...	Hellbat
Hiroshi Takemura	...	God Jinrai, Victory Leo
Kazumi Tanaka	...	Killbison
Ryôichi Tanaka	...	Blue Bacchus
Yumi Tôma	...	Illumina
Kyôko Tongu	...	Hôrî
Kôji Totani	...	Blacker, Road Caesar

Also Known As:

"Transformers V"

Runtime:

Japan:30 min (32 episodes)

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Company:

Toei Doga

Movie Connections:

Followed by "Toransufômâ: Bîsuto uôzu metarusu" (1999)

Saying it's overrated is an understatement...

To put it short, Victory is worse than Armada. Whenever I hear people talk about how great Victory is, I'm convinced they never SAW it.

I hate to say this, but the "awful" new shows are actually better than Victory. Sure the animation is nice, but the plots are anything but. It isn't until the very last episodes when the show gets imaginative, and until then every single episode follows pretty much exactly the same plot: Decepticons attack, Autobots arrive, Star Saber goes on about he doesn't forgive the decepticons for threatening mankind/destroying nature/walking on flowers, Star Saber gives them all a major asspaddlin', decepticons run off with their tails between their legs, episode ends with autobots standing against sunset with the narrator saying how autobots' hearts burn with rage and they will fight even harder in the future.

Of course, there's no point to them fighting harder, considering they never even break a sweat (or lubricant, as Ironhide would put it) when they kick the decepticons' butts. The bad guys seem to be there just to prevent the autobots from being bored. They're about as threatening as the easter bunny...

Like I said, the last episodes are pure awesome, but what does it matter when you've grown to loathe the pompous gits that are the autobots? And the token human kid is little or no better than Daniel was. In fact, I recommend you to skip the majority of the episodes and only watch the three opening episodes, God Ginrai's recreation as Victory Leo, first appearance of Victory Saber and the last three episodes.