TRANSFORMERS:ARMADA SEASON 1 PART 1 DVD REVIEW

A blurb from Rhino about Transformers: Armada Season 1 Part 1: For millions of years, the brutal civil war consuming Planet Cyberton has been locked in an uneasy truce. But all that changes the moment a young earthling named Rad stumbles upon the long-lost Mini-Cons and innocently reawakens them. For everyone involved, the epic adventures of the Transformers have only just begun!

Transformers: Armada premiered in 2004 in syndication. The show was not considered “Canon” in, as much it had nothing to do with the original Transformers. The show was criticized for being too simple and not multi-dimensional. Personally, I really liked this show and thought it was well put together. Transformers: Armada is set up in 4 story “arcs” which this set has the first 2 story arcs. The show was originally written and produced in Japan with English translation, which sometimes did not match what they said. Kids were featured mostly in this series with the Transformers at times taking a back seat to what was going on. This set consists of the first 26 episodes and is a “Vanilla” version with no extras. However the animated menus are quite neat!

VIDEO

The video quality is great! Each episode runs approx 24 minutes.

Audio

Was originally recorded in Mono. The DVD’s are in mono as well.

Disc 1- 1. “First Encounter”
2. “Metamorphosis”
3. “Base”
4. “Comrade”
5. “Soldier”
6. “Jungle”
7. “Carnival”

Disc 2- 1. “Palace”
2. “Confrontation”
3. “Underground”
4. “Ruin”
5. “Prehistory”
6. “Swoop”
7. “Overmatch”

Disc 3- 1. “Gale”
2. “Credulous”
3. “Conspiracy”
4. “Trust”
5. “Vacation”
6. “Reinforcement”
7. “Decisive Battle

Disc 4-1. “Vow”
2. “Rebellion”
3. “Chase”
4. “Tactician”
5. “Link Up

Extras

Disc 1: None

Disc 2: None

Disc 3: None

Disc 4: None

Verdict

A new wave of Transformers has arrived! This set will get you ready for Transformers: The Movie coming out on July 4th.

Rating; *****!