Shout! Factory Confirms Beastwars & Headmasters
Monday, February 28th, 2011 10:20pm CST
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Transforming The Beast & Headmasters
OK, Transformers fans. This is what you’ve been waiting for. We now have officially secured the rights to bring you additional Transformers DVDs. Later this year, we’ll release two 4-disc sets: Transformers Beast Wars and Transformers Takara Collection: Headmasters.and complete series collections. This is the first time the Headmasters series is available in the U.S., and it all came together because you asked for it . . . at Comic-Con, Bot-Con and through our site. We’ll have more details as we get closer to releasing them, but we wanted to end rumor and speculation with an official confirmation here.
Great news for fans who missed out on the earlier releases.
Credit(s): Shout! Factory
This article was last modified on Saturday, April 9th, 2011 1:18pm CDT
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Posted by Supreme Convoy on February 28th, 2011 @ 10:25pm CST
Since I already own the Madman Entertainment release of the Headmasters, I probably won't double dip unless it's a major improvement (video quality, extras, etc.)
Posted by UltraPrimal on February 28th, 2011 @ 10:34pm CST
Posted by Rated X on February 28th, 2011 @ 10:36pm CST
It might have potential if we can get the original voice actors or somebody that sounds similar to the original characters.
Posted by SoundwavePrime on February 28th, 2011 @ 10:43pm CST

Posted by Thunderboomer on February 28th, 2011 @ 10:55pm CST
Posted by rpetras on February 28th, 2011 @ 11:26pm CST
Thank you Shout Factory!
I don't have either, and I'll get both.
I've never seen Headmasters in any form, so I'll be interested to see them.
I always liked Beast Wars, but was never enough of a fan to buy it.
However, I think my son will LOVE it.
It will be something great for us to watch together.
Posted by Solrac333 on February 28th, 2011 @ 11:43pm CST

Posted by Dclone Soundwave on March 1st, 2011 @ 12:06am CST
Posted by Sabrblade on March 1st, 2011 @ 12:08am CST
And even if I were to get The Headmasters DVD set, no matter what dub they put on it, I'd stick with the original voice track, as that was how it was intended to be viewed, and because no dub can ever really trump the original version of an anime.
Posted by froiking on March 1st, 2011 @ 6:20am CST
And don't forget the Latinamerican Transfans. We want spanish subtitles ! Pleassssse!
Thanks.
F.
Posted by GetRightRobot on March 1st, 2011 @ 6:35am CST
Posted by Cyber Bishop on March 1st, 2011 @ 6:59am CST
Posted by Prime Evil on March 1st, 2011 @ 7:10am CST
Posted by kirbenvost on March 1st, 2011 @ 8:44am CST
Posted by It Is Him on March 1st, 2011 @ 9:18am CST
Ha, back in the day of dial-up modems (the 90s), I remember finding an FAQ that said Japan got exclusive sequels to the original series and just FLIPPING OUT.
Sabrblade wrote:Since I already own both (Kid Rhino for Beast Wars and Metrodome for The Headmasters), unless they do something special for both that makes them wroth buying again, I'll probably pass on both.
And even if I were to get The Headmasters DVD set, no matter what dub they put on it, I'd stick with the original voice track, as that was how it was intended to be viewed, and because no dub can ever really trump the original version of an anime.
Gonna have to disagree. Disney's dubs for Studio Ghibli's films have been flawless.
Posted by Godzillabot Primal on March 1st, 2011 @ 9:25am CST
Posted by Sabrblade on March 1st, 2011 @ 9:39am CST
I'm not saying that ere are no good dubs. Why, the English dub of Gundam Wing is probably the one of the best dubs I've ever seen. Though, when I listened to the Japanese voices, despite all the praise I gave the dub voices, I still found the Japanese voices to be the more realistic and believable of the two.It Is Him wrote:Sabrblade wrote:And even if I were to get The Headmasters DVD set, no matter what dub they put on it, I'd stick with the original voice track, as that was how it was intended to be viewed, and because no dub can ever really trump the original version of an anime.
Gonna have to disagree. Disney's dubs for Studio Ghibli's films have been flawless.
Disney also does wonders with their Studio Ghibli dubs. But, again, when I compared the Japanese voices of Castle in the Sky to those of its dub, even though its dub was great, the original voices still sounded more the realistic and more emotional.
Posted by Lord Onixprime on March 1st, 2011 @ 10:31am CST
I don't know about Headmasters though. I didn't pick up G1 because I've watched them all once and really don't care about watching them again. It would be interesting to see some Transformers I've not watched before so who knows. If they have subtitles I'm all for it.
What it really gives me hope for though is US releases for Beast Wars II and Neo. I'd love to seem them get released so I can watch them. It's hard to find them with subs and so I've only seen like 5 episodes and that Beast Wars II movie.
Posted by Sabrblade on March 1st, 2011 @ 10:45am CST
As much I too would love to see those two series, I sincerely doubt that these two will be seeing any U.S. DVD releases, considering that they never even received any kind of DVD release in Japan (aside from the BWII movie). VHS tapes don't last forever either.Lord Onixprime wrote:What it really gives me hope for though is US releases for Beast Wars II and Neo. I'd love to seem them get released so I can watch them. It's hard to find them with subs and so I've only seen like 5 episodes and that Beast Wars II movie.
Posted by Bouncy X on March 1st, 2011 @ 11:26am CST
i'm very excited about Headmasters, i'm sure it'll be all sorts of terrible but it'll be fun seeing it finally after years of hearing and reading about it. i never gave into bootlegs so i've never see anything from that series. but G1 hasnt aged gracefully in the least, where it once was cool and awesome, its now laughable but in a fun way. lol. though i bought that show twice so its all good. lol