william-james88 wrote:Is it any good? Real question: is any of the JG1 cartoon stuff better than the Sunbow cartoon seasons 1-3? Like miles better?
Skritz wrote:I'd argue when people mean 'G1' most of the time they mean the Cartoon from season 1 to 3. Late G1 (post-cartoon) doesn't get the same amount of eye-rolls because it's far less re-threaded ground than yet another Optimus Prime and Megatron.
I think thats a winning argument. Most people (including people that worked at Hasbro) knew nothing of the JG1 stuff. I myself knew very little until joining this site. And I know for a fact that when Peter Cullen uses the word G1 (which he uses A LOT) its basically shorthand for whatever he was in.
@ William- The Japanese series is very much a case of YMMV. To me, these *were* the continuing episodes (basically season 5-7) that we never got in North America, but should have, especially since I'd known about them since their inception thanks to a friend I had way back in 1988 who's father traveled back and forth to Japan frequently. These were not something I found out about years or decades later.
But for some, there definitely is something lost in Translation. I hear many find them boring or silly. I think they fit right in with Sunbow's stuff. Though if you jump straight into Zone it can be jarring. But if you start with Scramble City and Headmasters (which have designs and concepts very much like the Sunbow series), and progress form there, the culture shock is not that bad. I think these series are great, and they are one of the most underrated treasures Transformers has to offer.
@Skirtz- As I'm sure you know I find the term "G1" overall to be demeaning, but I don't tell anybody how to act/post on these forums, and I know not everyone uses it in a derogatory way...However. - To ME Anything released from 1984-1992 is considered
The Transformers. PERIOD. Whether it be toys, in print, or animated, and no matter what country it originated in, it's all part of the same great era that started it all. At times of course I will be more specific depending on what forum, and point I'm trying to make, but it's all the Original Series.
@Sabr- Thanks for posting those links, Ill definitely get into those soon. All I had was the Zone mini booklet which basically was a retelling of the single animated episode. I had seen individual designs and pages before, but never thought I'd be able to read the whole thing. Much Obliged
--I just kind of wish IDW (or perhaps letting them subliscense to a company like Viz, and produce an official translation in print and make them available for purchase in North America
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