Transformers: Car Robots

Transformers: Robots in Disguise / トランスフォーマー・カーロボット
Transformers: Car Robots
Genres: Adventure, Comedy, Mecha, Sci-Fi
Themes: Mecha
Studios: Dongwoo A&E, Gallop
Producers: NEC Interchannel, TV Tokyo
Licensors: Hasbro, Saban Entertainment
Rating: 6.53 / 10
Rank: #7054
Popularity: #8593
Users Listed: 5,916
Users Scored: 2,820
NSFW: No
Last Updated: 11/23/2022
Aired: April 5, 2000 – December 27, 2000 (Spring)
Type: tv
Source: other
Age Rating: PG
Episodes: 39
Broadcast: Wednesday at 18:30 (JST)

Synopsis:

A looming threat descends upon Earth as the malevolent Gigatron launches an assault, deploying a relentless force of Destrongers to exploit the planet's energy reserves. The Destrongers' objective is clear: to fuel their ongoing war against the Autobots and ultimately conquer the universe. Central to their strategy is the abduction of Dr. Ohnishi, Earth's foremost expert in energy and natural resources.

Driven by a desperate plea from Fire Convoy, Koji, Dr. Ohnishi’s son, joins the Autobots in a perilous mission to retrieve his father. Facing overwhelming odds, the team must navigate treacherous landscapes and confront formidable enemies. The narrative explores themes of familial responsibility alongside a struggle for global preservation, emphasizing teamwork and ingenuity in the face of planetary devastation. It offers a grounded portrayal of conflict, focusing on strategic action within a world teetering on the brink.

Characters:

  • Brave Maximus (Main) - Voice Actors: Blum, Steven, Matsuyama, Takashi, Yosefsberg, Yoram
  • Fire Convoy (Main) - Voice Actors: Kaplan, Neil, Hashimoto, Satoshi, Briggs, Guilherme
  • Gigatron (Main) - Voice Actors: Kobiyama, Youichi, Riordan, Daniel, Moreno, Antônio, Persy, Luiz Carlos
  • Oonishi, Yuuki (Main) - Voice Actors: Kimura, Akiko, Spisak, Jason, Drummond, Felipe
  • Sky-Byte (Main) - Voice Actors: Spellos, Peter, KONTA, Shwarzberg, Zvika, Guerrieri, Vittorio
  • Speedbreaker (Main) - Voice Actors: Wingert, Wally, Destez, Jorge
  • Ultra Magnus (Main) - Voice Actors: Matsuyama, Takashi, Strauss, Kim
  • X-Brawn (Main) - Voice Actors: Shibahara, Masahiro, Juarez, Ricardo, Joles, Bob
  • Ai (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Higuchi, Chieko, Fox, Sandy, Menezes, Ana Lúcia, Bar shalom, Maya
  • Armorhide (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Epcar, Richard, Kondou, Takayuki
  • Black Convoy (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Kusunoki, Taiten, Stigler, Barry, Ron, Nir
  • Counter Arrow (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Naitou, Ryou, Wingert, Wally
  • Crosswise (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Woren, Dan
  • Dark Scream (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Blum, Steven, Takahashi, Hiroki, Ron, Nir, D'Ângelo, Romeu
  • Gas Skunk (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Imamura, Norio, Mendelman, Ami, Seong, Wan Gyeong, Muniz, Sérgio
  • Grimlock (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Takahashi, Hiroki, Wyner, Tom
  • Heavy Load (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Norris, Daran, Nagano, Yoshikazu
  • Hightower (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Iwasaki, Masami, Ochman, Joe
  • Hot Shot (Supporting) - Voice Actors: McConnohie, Michael, Takemoto, Eiji
  • Ironhide (Supporting)
  • Junko (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Higuchi, Chieko, Sampler, Philece, Alexandre, Vânia
  • Mach Alert (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Garcia, Marcelo
  • Mega-Octane (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Papenbrook, Bob, Friedlander, Yehoyahin
  • Midnight Express (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Lodge, David, Matamura, Naomi, Atkin, Efron
  • Movor (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Axelrod, Robert
  • R.E.V. (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Kramer, Steve, Mendelman, Ami, Cantú, Sérgio
  • Railspike (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Reynolds, Mike, Kenneth, Giora, Júnior, Malta
  • Rapid Run (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Takemoto, Eiji
  • Ro-Tor (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Harada, Masao, Kaplan, Neil
  • Rollbar (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Lindsay, Michael, Yosefsberg, Yoram
  • Skid-Z (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Lindsay, Michael, Nishimura, Jin
  • Slapper (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Naitou, Ryou, Lurie, Peter, Kenneth, Giora, Marques, Carlos
  • Tow-Line (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Lang, Lex, Iwasaki, Masami
  • W.A.R.S. (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Blum, Steven, Kitazawa, Riki, Atkin, Efron, Barros, Gutemberg
  • Wedge (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Tamaki, Yuuki, Segal, Yuval

Staff:

  • Simone, Jamie (Producer)
  • Sekita, Osamu (Director, Storyboard)
  • Takahashi, Hideo (Sound Director)
  • Katou, Akira (Episode Director)
  • Hayakawa, Tadashi (Script)
  • Kramer, Steve (Script)
  • Oohashi, Yukiyoshi (Script)
  • Takegami, Junki (Script, Series Composition)
  • Wyner, Tom (Script)
  • Fujimoto, Yoshitaka (Storyboard)
  • Hishikawa, Naoki (Storyboard)
  • Iijima, Masakatsu (Storyboard)
  • Kikuchi, Kazuhito (Storyboard)
  • Tsuji, Hatsuki (Storyboard, Character Design)
  • Wada, Koji (Theme Song Performance)
  • Watanabe, Cheru (Theme Song Arrangement, Theme Song Composition)
  • Abe, Munetaka (Layout, Key Animation)
  • Hiramitsu, Takuya (Recording)
  • Komatsu, Eiji (Key Animation)
  • Nanba, Hiroyuki (Music)
  • Sugiyama, Yutaka (Planning)
  • Tabe, Shinichi (Assistant Director)
  • Taiga, Hiroyuki (Character Design)
  • Yamada, Takahiro (Mechanical Design)
  • Yamane, Masahiro (Animation Director)

Reviews:

  • User Haneken2086 (Score: 7/10):
    The Transformers saga – thirty years of a war between shapeshifting alien robots, the heroic Autobots and the evil Decepticons – has had many iterations in its history. It's gone from a fun adventurous cartoon in the 1980s, to a live-action series of brutal war films. This particular show is perhaps the most little-known chapter of the whole saga, but is able to stand on its own as an enjoyable work in its own right. This show was one of the first Japanese TF shows to be brought over to the US; it was part of the anime boom that occurred in the 1990s and 2000s. It features all the trademarks of the anime genre: power- ups, a rival to the hero, a ton of goofy comedy from both the heroes and villains, and gradual escalation into a climactic final battle. However, these trademarks are scripted fairly well and generally provide maximum entertainment, and the characters acquire enough screen time and development to stand out as basic but distinct. Two of the most memorable characters in the show are the evil clone Scourge and the bumbling henchman Sky-Byte; one is a legitimately menacing threat to all around him, and the other is a lovable oaf that endears himself with his comic antics.nnHowever, because the show is basic anime it can come off as predictable and dull, and also Transformers (which is basically robots beating up each other) is an acquired taste that only a specific group of people (generally fans who grew up with the TF cartoons/toys) can enjoy. Still, if you are able to overlook these issues, you will be able to greatly enjoy yourself with this show.nnAll In all, this was a truly underrated part of Transformers, and one that deserves more love.

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