My thoughts on Headmasters

[primatives]

I've bought this a while ago and have failed to actually sit down and watch it properly because I thought the English was crap. Anyways manage to get my hands on some Headmasters so I wanted to see them in the cartoon. So I watched it with jap language and english subtitles.

Its not bad at all has a lot of Transformers u dont get to see much from american g1 like terrorcons, predacons which is really good. There are also some other characters a well which is really nice

There is a lot of action which I like ONLY problem I have is I wish there was some way u could remove the cheesy music and added the same shooting noisees. The Autobots had their own sound from their guns and same with the decepticons. Also I dont know about you guys but all the voice actors sound the same to me apart from galvatron, soundwave, zarak. I guess becaues I'm not Japanese so I can't distinguish them but yeah maybe i need to watch it more to get use to it.

Also I think the story line isn't that well written compared to the American series but maybe it
ll get better I'm only up to disc 2.

I also watched Rebirth and that was awesome with english voice actors and good music and sound effects. One thing that does annoy me with Japanese cartoons is when they transform they always have to say it instead of just doing it and when they use a weapon they have to say the name of the weapon or move they are doing.

I think they also have very similar names for the planets, I do believe their planets Athenia or some ship is the same name from Gundam not 100% sure could be from Masterforce or something.

If only there was somehow we can edit the sound then it would be fantastic to watch and tweek the subtitle here and there would be good

Anyone care to add their opinion???

[mightyant]

Cyclonus and Scourge! They're like comic relief now! Pretty funny though.
Yes the english is crapola, and some of it doesn't match what was in the jap version. I'm on the 3rd disc atm and enjoying it. It's a heap more lighthearted than the original g1 stuff.

[canofwhoopass_87]

I tried watching the jap g1 animated series as soon as I found out about it on the boards, but man... can't stand it. Personally, you pretty much summed up the crappy points about it already, so no need to reiterate. US G1 for me man.

[snaketales]

I found it interesting to see previously unanimated Transformers in action, but didn't find the series itself to be particularly good.
My kids lapped it up though.

I've started watching Super God Masterforce - seen only one episode so far (the first one) and it does not bode well.

I love the TV commercials and toy galleries in the extras, though.

[dirge]

Headmasters is more substantial than Rebirth, and while you enjoyed that, it's too short since it's little more than a toy ad. I like that Headmasters gives more time to some of the characters which Rebirth only briefly showed.

My main gripe with Headmasters is how peripheral the Trainbots are - they barely even talk, let alone contribute anything ):

I agree that the callouts get annoying - but at least Headmasters doesn't have the long Transformation sequences like Armada onwards.

Masterforce is probably the best written of the Japanese G1 cartoons (and possibly all the G1 cartoons, so if you can through Headmasters, I'd recommend going for another series (:

[heroic_decepticon]

One thing that does annoy me with Japanese cartoons is when they transform they always have to say it instead of just doing it and when they use a weapon they have to say the name of the weapon or move they are doing.

You said it. This is one of my pet hates for the Jap G1 series. Them saying Transform only gets more frequent as you watch the series towards Victory.

While calling out actions and names of weapons are common in anime and in many asian films, it just doesnt sit well in Transformers. Like I said, one of my pet hates of the G1 Jap series.

[Ode to a Grasshopper]

I liked it, though how much of that comes down to a distaste for Rebirth is debatable...Either way the Odieverse has drawn a surprising amount of influence from Headmasters.

[Gutsman Heavy]

Hate it sooo much. Rebirth was crappy, but at least it only was 3 eps and didn't kill prime again. Plus Hun-Gurr going NOM-NOM on Daniel, awesome!

[mightyant]

Some of the later episodes are very random with the storytelling. They tend to skip alot of bits, and sometimes you just have to take it for granted that Fortress guns were repaired before heading to the planet. But I don't care I'm loving it! The advertising works, it's making me crave headmasters now. And the clonebots!

Does Masterforce follow on directly?

[Sky Shadow]

Does Masterforce follow on directly?

Chronologically it does, but - with the exception of Chromedome having a webcam chat with the Masterforce Autobots along the lines of "sry GTG fighting Decepticons BRB" and then sending them some stuff for their acquisitions thread, and then Scorponok getting a new body - Masterforce is pretty much its own self-contained story. Which is part of its brilliance - it takes Transformers in a totally new direction and creates its own mythos.