Finally finished Viz Media's "Transformers: The Manga 01" book, have questions (Spoilers)
Posted: Fri Dec 04, 2020 12:04 am
1) On page 19, Trailbreaker acts like he and the Autobots haven't seen the Stunticons and Menasor before. I thought all the G1 manga comics in Japan were in-continuity with our stuff Japanese-dubbed (except Rebirth), and Headmasters through Zone, not any separate continuity?
2) Why do some of the characters of stories pre-Headmasters have the face more looking like the toy's, than the American animation models?
3) On page 60, Kenji calls Tracks "Trucks". I'm guessing "Trucks" is the Japanese name? Why not just use "Tracks," as were using the other American names anyway. Was it a rights-issue currently with Hasbro of America?
4) On the story starting on page 77, how are Perceptor and Hound able to fly? It was established that the Autobots couldn't fly in the American cartoon, so how are they able to in Japan's stories?
5) The same story: could this still fit before Japan's Scramble City anime story?
6) On pages 80-82, why did Optimus not send Slingshot, and instead send First Aid?
7) On the story starting on page 90, could this fit with Megatron's Master Plan two-parter or Masquerade, or would it be after either of them as one kid has a Galvatron watch?
The story starting on page 125: I thought it was clear since the 2010 show that something turned Megatron into Galvatron, or was that not revealed until Headmasters, because I definitely saw it referenced there at the start on my subbed DVD set.
9) The story starting on page 135: Why call the Autobot City "Scramble City," like in Japan? It's always been Autobot City in America. Never cared for the Scramble City name.
10) The story starting on page 149: Was Gilthor a toy released in Japan during 2010? This is the first I ever heard of him.
11) Pages 170-173: How were the Omnibots able to be used? Were they also mail-order toys at the time of 2010, or sold in stores?
12) Page 186: Why isn't it referenced that Grimlock made the Technobots?
13) Finally, on page 244: Why is Blitzwing shown seeing Starscream's ghost instead of Octane? Did Japan make animation-alterations to their dub of "Starscream's Ghost"? I know it was originally to have been Blitzwing, but Hasbro of America wanted Octane instead, including in "Thief in the Night" before that, but that was shown to be Octane also.
2) Why do some of the characters of stories pre-Headmasters have the face more looking like the toy's, than the American animation models?
3) On page 60, Kenji calls Tracks "Trucks". I'm guessing "Trucks" is the Japanese name? Why not just use "Tracks," as were using the other American names anyway. Was it a rights-issue currently with Hasbro of America?
4) On the story starting on page 77, how are Perceptor and Hound able to fly? It was established that the Autobots couldn't fly in the American cartoon, so how are they able to in Japan's stories?
5) The same story: could this still fit before Japan's Scramble City anime story?
6) On pages 80-82, why did Optimus not send Slingshot, and instead send First Aid?
7) On the story starting on page 90, could this fit with Megatron's Master Plan two-parter or Masquerade, or would it be after either of them as one kid has a Galvatron watch?
The story starting on page 125: I thought it was clear since the 2010 show that something turned Megatron into Galvatron, or was that not revealed until Headmasters, because I definitely saw it referenced there at the start on my subbed DVD set.
9) The story starting on page 135: Why call the Autobot City "Scramble City," like in Japan? It's always been Autobot City in America. Never cared for the Scramble City name.
10) The story starting on page 149: Was Gilthor a toy released in Japan during 2010? This is the first I ever heard of him.
11) Pages 170-173: How were the Omnibots able to be used? Were they also mail-order toys at the time of 2010, or sold in stores?
12) Page 186: Why isn't it referenced that Grimlock made the Technobots?
13) Finally, on page 244: Why is Blitzwing shown seeing Starscream's ghost instead of Octane? Did Japan make animation-alterations to their dub of "Starscream's Ghost"? I know it was originally to have been Blitzwing, but Hasbro of America wanted Octane instead, including in "Thief in the Night" before that, but that was shown to be Octane also.