The Animated series launched with a cartoon at the end of 2007, lasting 3 seasons but was barely a year on TV. The cartoon ended in the second quarter of 2009, due to Hasbro starting up their HUB cable TV channel and wanting new cartoons of their main brands to spearhead its launch later that year.The axing was so abrupt, that an official DVD release of the 3rd season is still yet to occur, because at the time, all marketing and merchandise was directed at the next series.
We are now finally expecting a DVD release in the next few months.

Details of the Animated era can be read about here.

A total of 42 episodes were produced, using traditional animation and recording techniques.
- 3-part introductory story
- 13 episode 1st Season
- 13 episode 2nd Season
- 13 episode 3rd Season

Each Season incorporated cliffhangers, or at least in the case of Season 3, a number of loose ends to allow for a 4th Season. (it was already planned out, but the writers were aware of it not being likely before they finished the last episode of Season 3)

A number of shorts were also produced, and the cartoon was dubbed for Japanese release.


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