Transformers: The Headmasters (1987) poster

Transformers: The Headmasters

★ 7.8 1987 · 1980s 1 season Nippon TV

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Synopsis

Following on The Return of Optimus Prime (and in place of The Rebirth), The Headmasters is the first Japanese-exclusive Transformers franchise.

Cast & Crew

Ikuya Sawaki

Ikuya Sawaki

Fortress Maximus

Tomiko Suzuki

Tomiko Suzuki

Daniel Witwicky

Hideyuki Hori

Hideyuki Hori

Chromedome

Ryoichi Tanaka

Ryoichi Tanaka

Brainstorm

Masato Hirano

Masato Hirano

Hardhead

Michitaka Kobayashi

Michitaka Kobayashi

Highbrow

Hochu Otsuka

Hochu Otsuka

Crosshairs

Masaharu Sato

Masaharu Sato

Sureshot

Kenji Yokoyama

Kenji Yokoyama

Producer

Hirohisa Sato

Hirohisa Sato

Producer

Tatsuya Yoshida

Tatsuya Yoshida

Producer

Atsushi Shimizu

Atsushi Shimizu

Producer

Trivia about Transformers: The Headmasters

Initially, Takara, the Japanese producers of the Transformers toyline, imported the American Transformers cartoon series from 1984 to 1987.

When the series came to an end with the three-part miniseries "The Rebirth" in 1987, however, Takara decided to continue the series themselves, declining to import The Rebirth and instead creating a full-length 35-episode spin-off series, Transformers: The Headmasters (two additional clips episodes were produced after the fact for direct-to-video release).