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Episode 118 – Headmasters: The Hit Song Collection

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Get your headphones on and get ready to rock out as we explore a unique piece of Transformers history – Headmasters: the Hit Song Collection. 10 tracks inspired by the cartoon series, released while the show was still on the air in Japan.
Plus, you can download the entire record at this location for free: https://archive.org/details/transformershistoryofmusic19841990
Don’t speak Japanese? No problem, our friends at TFWiki have translated a handful of the songs as well: https://tfwiki.net/wiki/The_Headmasters_Hit_Song_Collection
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Episode 117 – Headmasters episodes 7-9

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We’ll tackle another 3 episodes from this Japanese series; we’ll unveil a 4 million year old mystery, find out about a shadowy robot, and begin the first part of a battle for Cybertron!

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TFU News & Views – Episode 54 – Legacy Wave 2 Hasbro Fan Panel

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Once again we got to join the Transformers design team at Hasbro for a fun and friendly Q&A session! Listen to Ant’s thoughts about the experience chatting with the design and marketing teams and the big takeaways from the event!

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Episode 116 – Marvel US #37-39

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We’re jumping back to the US comics one more time in 1987 to chase some Throttlebots around a mall, meet the Headmasters on Earth, and elect a familiar face as the leader of the Autobots!

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Episode 115 – Headmasters for Famicom

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We return to the world of vintage video games to talk a little bit about The Headmasters game for Famicom in Japan.

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Episode 114 – Battle Beasts & Beastformers

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Wood! Fire! Water! Explore with Ant as he takes us back to a Transformers-related line from Hasbro, Battle Beasts! From its connections to the Autobots and Decepticons in Japan We’ll talk the line’s interesting connection to Transformers as well as break down how the built-in game was played with the figures and run down some of the more interesting character names!

As mentioned on the show, please check out MSipher’s Beastformers translation document: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1P1Lt0Tgm47d8GTpBwvGx32y6JqzKHVY408TwetdlHVg/edit

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Episode 113 – Headmasters Cartoon Episodes 4-6

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We meet a New Soundwave, blow up a meteorite, and head to a planet of beasts as we rejoin the adventures of the first Transformers cartoon exclusive to the nation of Japan, The Headmasters.

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News and Views 53 – Legacy Iguanus & Skywarp

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Hasbro releases official images of Core Class Iguanus & Skywarp and Ant gives his thoughts on transforming pretender shells as well as Skywarp’s lack of arm cannons. Plus, Ant reviews a host of recently opened Transformers toys, plus maybe a G.I. Joe or Power Ranger figure for good measure.
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Episode 112 – Marvel UK Issues #130-138

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Time to take a look at a Marvel UK run that plays as a greatest hits of Simon Furman’s side stories; we’ll check in with the Headmasters, go on a hunt with Death’s Head, watch Swoop pine over his original name, and hang with the ladies. Plus, we’ll get a sweet Kup one-shot!

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TFU News and Views 052 – Identity and Fandom

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This time around Ant talks about nostalgia, fandom, and how one t-shirt really aggravated dozens of people.

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