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Transformers: The Manga, Vol. 2 Masumi Kaneda

Transformers: The Manga, Vol. 2 By Masumi Kaneda

Transformers: The Manga, Vol. 2 by Masumi Kaneda


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Originally serialized in Japan's TV Magazine, these classic stories from the Generation 1 era of Transformers are now available in English for the first time!

Transformers: The Manga, Vol. 2 Summary

Transformers: The Manga, Vol. 2 by Masumi Kaneda

Originally serialized in Japan's TV Magazine, these classic stories from the Generation 1 era of Transformers are now available in English for the first time!

For eons, the Autobots and the Decepticons have been locked into a brutal civil war. The Autobots seek peace and coexistence, while the Decepticons seek power and control. Now, humans are caught in the middle as the battle between these two mighty factions comes to Earth!

This volume collects the special one-shot story The Decisive Battle of Planet Beast! in addition to the bombastic The Headmasters and Super-God Masterforce story arcs! Originally published in Japan for the burgeoning Transformers fandom in the '80s, these classic tales are presented in English for the first time, alongside an enormous art gallery!

About Masumi Kaneda

Masumi Kaneda: Born in Tokyo in 1958. Representative of KND Limited. He works as a writer, planner and organizer of publishing and broadcasting for licensed character media. The original writer for the G1 series Transformers comic, and writer of the Japanese Toei Transformers anime, and supervised production of the Japanese version of The Transformers: The Movie. Writer of Transformers TV Magazine specials and all related book media. From Super-God Masterforce to Transformers Zone, he and Ban Magami did the character designs. He created all non-toy creatures and original characters for Masterforce.

Ban Magami: Born in Kanagawa in 1957. As the apprentice of manga artist Leiji Matsumoto, he worked as an assistant on Planetary Robot Danguard Ace, Galaxy Express 999 and other works. In 1985, he debuted Fight! Super Robot Life-form Transformers and he handled all of the serialization after that as well. He worked on the Kodansha Aoi Tori chapter book The Secret of Tutankhamen, the Studio DNA anthology based on the Playstation game Space Battleship Yamato: The Far-Off Star of Iskandal, the Heibonsha book Engineer Story: The Power of Higher Education to Open the Door to the Future and many other books.

Additional information

GOR012404116
9781974711772
1974711773
Transformers: The Manga, Vol. 2 by Masumi Kaneda
Used - Like New
Hardback
Viz Media, Subs. of Shogakukan Inc
2020-06-11
344
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Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
The book has been read, but looks new. The book cover has no visible wear, and the dust jacket is included if applicable. No missing or damaged pages, no tears, possible very minimal creasing, no underlining or highlighting of text, and no writing in the margins

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