TRANSFORMERS: THE BASICS on BEAST WARS IN JAPAN

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  • Опубліковано 14 тра 2021
  • From gag dubs to theatrical movies, from beastly 'bots to car robots, from Beast Wars II to Beast Wars Neo - sponsored by patreon supporter Joel Adler, these are The Basics on the Beast Wars franchise's unique journey in Japan!
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  • @ChrisMcFeely
    @ChrisMcFeely  3 роки тому +325

    Whoops, slight correction necessary: it was Lio Convoy who sealed the Angolmois the Nemesis had sucked up into capsules, not the Nemesis itself!

    • @Gearoidmcnaught
      @Gearoidmcnaught 3 роки тому +8

      Honest mistake.

    • @pixel4064
      @pixel4064 3 роки тому +4

      Can you please do tailgate

    • @leo11lim
      @leo11lim 3 роки тому +5

      You also forgot to mentioned how the Blue big convoy comic explain the Continuity error between Beast Machines and 2.

    • @thecommander1668
      @thecommander1668 3 роки тому +4

      Plz do High tide

    • @thecommander1668
      @thecommander1668 3 роки тому +5

      @@pixel4064
      I think he did

  • @Its_Charlie_Young
    @Its_Charlie_Young 3 роки тому +325

    "So...how should we advertise the new BWII special?"
    "With *WIENERS."*

    • @carsonyeohkaisheng7542
      @carsonyeohkaisheng7542 3 роки тому +16

      That is some good advertisement

    • @Xeno-The-Wanderer
      @Xeno-The-Wanderer 3 роки тому +26

      to be fair in asia sausages bought on shelves and eaten straight out of the wrapper is a common snack so it's the equivalent to say a bag of chips having a show advertisement

    • @patrickowens4294
      @patrickowens4294 3 роки тому +5

      @@carsonyeohkaisheng7542 Agreed!

    • @jarodnole4618
      @jarodnole4618 3 роки тому +2

      They litterally do it with everything

    • @KRBrickBot
      @KRBrickBot 3 роки тому +6

      Also, Asian sausage snacks aren't necessarily pork, they're usually made of fish paste.

  • @notrod0918
    @notrod0918 3 роки тому +561

    I still love that there’s a character named BIGGGG CONVOYYYY

    • @ShinGallon
      @ShinGallon 3 роки тому +36

      Ain't he a beautiful sight?

    • @myriadmediamusings
      @myriadmediamusings 3 роки тому +60

      Big Convoy and his BIIIIIIIIIIG cannon.
      I do kinda like this setup here with the Maximal commanders: Optimus Primal is methodical, Lio Convoy is passionate, Big Convoy is uncomplicated.

    • @spencermanning9994
      @spencermanning9994 3 роки тому +18

      Yeah. You know, I've always wondered why (in-universe) the Convoys share the same face design. Did they all have different faces before changing them when they became Convoys?

    • @maximaldinotrap
      @maximaldinotrap 3 роки тому +11

      His father is Blue Big Convoy.

    • @spencermanning9994
      @spencermanning9994 3 роки тому +8

      @@maximaldinotrap Right. But Lio Convoy and Big Convoy (as far as I know) aren't related except though title. Do Convoys just happen to have that face?

  • @stephencastro4723
    @stephencastro4723 3 роки тому +356

    The advantage of Japanese BW is that because it used the traditional pen and paper approach to animation, they were able to incorporate more characters in the series. More characters means more merchandise to sell to audience.

    • @ycastro2003
      @ycastro2003 3 роки тому +76

      Ironically the Japanese Beast toys sold horribly

    • @stephencastro4723
      @stephencastro4723 3 роки тому +41

      @@ycastro2003 yeah that's the irony.

    • @michaelletherman3835
      @michaelletherman3835 3 роки тому +61

      Ironically, that’s part of what I love about OG Beast Wars that’s moved on to other series: a smaller cast you can really focus on instead of literally every toy that may get one highlight episode.

    • @OtakuUnitedStudio
      @OtakuUnitedStudio 3 роки тому +34

      Despite the fact that Beast Wars OG was CGI, it had LOTS of toys for sale. Only about a third of the toys made it into the show, if that.

    • @michaelletherman3835
      @michaelletherman3835 3 роки тому +12

      @@OtakuUnitedStudio And then the IDW comics happened.

  • @battleupsaber462
    @battleupsaber462 3 роки тому +336

    We have to give credit to Karyuudo Fansubs for finally subtitling BWll and BWNeo so we can enjoy them. I still remember back in the old days when information on these shows were scarce because no one had translated them.

    • @KaryuudoFansubs
      @KaryuudoFansubs 3 роки тому +64

      Appreciate the shout-out for our team's hard work in making this sub release a reality.

    • @michaelletherman3835
      @michaelletherman3835 3 роки тому +9

      I think there were some, just not good quality.

    • @leo11lim
      @leo11lim 3 роки тому +18

      @@KaryuudoFansubs thank for translating the blue big comic that explains the continuity error.

    • @KaryuudoFansubs
      @KaryuudoFansubs 3 роки тому +10

      @@leo11lim You're most welcome!

    • @uberkirbeeh7954
      @uberkirbeeh7954 3 роки тому +6

      Tbh BW Second, BW Neo, the japanese BW movie and Car Robots aka RiD 2001 have been in YT for years now. I watch them all last year during lock down. But yea, it’s nice to see them getting credit and recodnizion for doing the subs. Plus they made Armada sub aswell but I a dum dum and don’t know how to download it to watch it.

  • @SleepingGroke
    @SleepingGroke 3 роки тому +162

    Honestly, Japans Beast era and the Unicron Trilogy are my favourite parts of the Transformers.
    And I seriously wish that we could get more proper figures of both eras, like what Lio Convoy has gotten.
    Because I want a decent update to BW Galvatron, that design is awesome.

    • @xmarksthespot1372
      @xmarksthespot1372 3 роки тому +3

      Mine too especially Lio Convoy! BWII Was pretty good.

    • @livium9149
      @livium9149 3 роки тому +6

      Hasbro really needs to slow down with G1 and start using designs from the Unicron Trilogy and the Beast Era! Imagine modernised figures of Beast Machines Vehicons or new versions of the Armada cast!

    • @SnugglesPrime
      @SnugglesPrime 3 роки тому +6

      @@livium9149 fr. Hasbro needs to remember that the kids who grew up watching the Unicron Trilogy are adults now too, and reminisce just as much as the people who were kids during G1.
      I hope that the Optimus Prime figure from last year(?), The one that combined the IDW Reboot look with a Power Suit that looked like TF Cybertron OP lets Hasbro know we want more.

    • @marvelousball
      @marvelousball 11 місяців тому

      Armada is great, but energon and cybertron suck ass

    • @frenchfriedbagel7035
      @frenchfriedbagel7035 10 місяців тому

      Good news.
      We’re getting Magmatron.

  • @GamerGoingGrey
    @GamerGoingGrey 3 роки тому +87

    I may have learned more new Transformers facts this single episode than the rest of the year combined. It was definitely a big hole in my Transformers knowledge.

  • @ChomeDome
    @ChomeDome 3 роки тому +165

    In hindsight, obviously, it's a bit surprising that II and Neo never got dubbed into English, especially during a time when Canada was importing and dubbing anime. Could just Gary Chalk it up to Hasbro not wanting to over saturate the market and confuse kids or anything.

    • @michaelletherman3835
      @michaelletherman3835 3 роки тому +24

      Might have also been some stuff that might not have flown with American television standards of the time too. Apache gets drunk in the first episode of II.

    • @OtakuUnitedStudio
      @OtakuUnitedStudio 3 роки тому +12

      @@michaelletherman3835 Though that's the only time he does and it never happens again. Still, the US censors would reject the whole episode outright for racial stereotyping.

    • @OtakuUnitedStudio
      @OtakuUnitedStudio 3 роки тому +18

      No, I think there a lot of legitimate reasons they didn't get localized. Like the Predacus brothers being Mexican stereotypes - lazy, drunk mariachi players - and a lot of humor that doesn't make sense outside of Japan. Especially after the fiasco that was the Japanese dub of the original Beast Wars. I bet Hasbro was expecting a toned down version of the same thing again.

    • @michaelletherman3835
      @michaelletherman3835 3 роки тому

      @@OtakuUnitedStudio Yeah, I know, but I only saw like five episodes and that was the first thing I thought of.
      Also, Kid taking a leak.

    • @michaelletherman3835
      @michaelletherman3835 3 роки тому +1

      @@OtakuUnitedStudio Also, yeah, the Jointrons.

  • @cobaltprime9467
    @cobaltprime9467 3 роки тому +112

    That Unicron toy looks amazing. I wish they’d release it today.

    • @XxAzraelGTxX
      @XxAzraelGTxX 3 роки тому +4

      There is a Unicron toy, look it up. It's huge.

    • @ShinGallon
      @ShinGallon 3 роки тому +4

      @Insecticon Bob More like $1000, if you're lucky.

    • @pious83
      @pious83 3 роки тому +12

      @@XxAzraelGTxX The OP was talking specifically about the Neo Unicron prototype, shown in this episode...

    • @pious83
      @pious83 3 роки тому +2

      I wish they would release the Neo and G1 prototypes. They would sell, without question. The G1 iteration in particular.

    • @OtakuUnitedStudio
      @OtakuUnitedStudio 3 роки тому +1

      @@XxAzraelGTxX There have been several Unicron toys, but that specific one never got released. We want THAT toy.

  • @ShaunStephens777
    @ShaunStephens777 3 роки тому +95

    I still wait and hope, for beast wars 2 and neo come to DVD. like the Japanese G1 cartoons

    • @ExiaBlade
      @ExiaBlade 3 роки тому +10

      There are free subs on UA-cam, if doesn't bother you

    • @KaryuudoFansubs
      @KaryuudoFansubs 3 роки тому +6

      Our channel hosts both series that we fansubbed. ua-cam.com/play/PL3lb98kB-PsHqreVIGQ6xZRwa2T0UzPT4.html There's also torrents available of these and other Transformers media that we've subtitled over the years via nyaa.si/?f=0&c=0_0&q=karyuudo

    • @godshand6822
      @godshand6822 3 роки тому +2

      Just watch them in UA-cam

    • @magatetus
      @magatetus 3 роки тому

      My 📺 has been programmed for english subtitles so I'm gonna buy it.

    • @magatetus
      @magatetus 3 роки тому

      @@ExiaBlade saw both.👍

  • @cyberprime9355
    @cyberprime9355 3 роки тому +62

    I gotta say, Japan putting a comedic twist on Beast sounds pretty hilarious. I wouldn't mind seeing more figures from BW II and Neo pop up in Transformers Earth Wars

    • @ndt7379
      @ndt7379 3 роки тому +15

      Still, it leaves one to wonder how popular the franchise would be if they dubbed it accurately. Would it be even more popular because it could garner a more serious fan base, instead of the more casual one it gets in Japan for being known as a comedy show?

    • @KumiChan2004
      @KumiChan2004 3 роки тому +3

      I'm sure there's an abridged version fans have done somewhere of Beast Wars.

    • @OtakuUnitedStudio
      @OtakuUnitedStudio 3 роки тому +12

      I will put it this way - the fan subs of Beast Wars are more popular in Japan than the gag dub they got officially, and there is at least one petition going around asking for a proper localization.

    • @cyberprime9355
      @cyberprime9355 3 роки тому

      @@ndt7379 We may Never know

    • @ndt7379
      @ndt7379 3 роки тому +8

      @@OtakuUnitedStudio Yeah, that sounds understandable. People don't like it when anime from Japan is mistranslated during official dubs here or turned into gag dubs like some older releases. It was one thing to take a serious franchise like Transformers and ruin it with a lazy gag dub, but hearing that they continued giving the guy in charge of this decision to ability to continue doing this with other future transformers series dubs is just sad and mind boggling. Transformers may have been a huge hit in Japan or just bigger than it is right now had things been taken more seriously there. It would be like if the American dubs for something like Dragon Ball Z turned the entire series into a romcom on our end. There's no way DBZ would have been as big as it was in the states had that happened.

  • @BunnyGirlMet
    @BunnyGirlMet 3 роки тому +37

    Fun fact: Optimus Primal, in the Japanese dub, is voiced by Takehito Koyasu.
    Takehito Koyasu also voiced Dio in Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure, Zeke in Attack On Titan and Roswaal in Re:zero.

  • @LiterallyEveryone217
    @LiterallyEveryone217 3 роки тому +52

    The fact that this man sits through every show that a character appears in to make a basics episode just goes to show how much effore he puts into these amazing videos.

  • @channel019
    @channel019 3 роки тому +183

    That moment when you realise you've been mispronouncing Lio Convoy as Leo Convoy for twenty years

    • @ChrisMcFeely
      @ChrisMcFeely  3 роки тому +88

      It's a common enough thing that I'd certainly point it out when he gets his own episode! You watch this comments section, I bet I get one or two saying I'm pronouncing it wrong! 😉

    • @JacobKaiju
      @JacobKaiju 3 роки тому +16

      Well, it's pronounced either way. It's like how most people pronounces a dinosaur's name sometimes, there is no true proper way to say it.

    • @KrytenMark
      @KrytenMark 3 роки тому +4

      Well, I personally prefer pronouncing it as Lio Convoy myself anyway. ^.^

    • @michaelletherman3835
      @michaelletherman3835 3 роки тому +4

      So you combined Lio Convoy and Leo Prime.

    • @SilverHairedFreak25
      @SilverHairedFreak25 3 роки тому +4

      I never understood that, really. It's spelled like lion, not leon, so shouldn't it be pronounced the same way?

  • @MrDoctorVK
    @MrDoctorVK 3 роки тому +43

    If you think about it, Car Robots is like Beast Wars II but reversed and set in different time period.
    But yeah, Lio Convoy aka Leo Prime is right after Optimus Primal; most famous Maximal commander while Big Convoy has been almost obscure Maximal commander.
    This was good 101 basics for Japanese Beast Era.

  • @akibasilver301
    @akibasilver301 3 роки тому +16

    I'm just amazed it was apparently quicker to create two entirely new hand-drawn animated cartoons, and associated original merchandise, than just waiting for Season 2 of Beast Wars, and how much of a knock-on effect that's had down the years.

  • @aleksisgabliks3881
    @aleksisgabliks3881 3 роки тому +32

    I just love how beast wars II still tried to make sence with their beast forms for the most part choosing strong savanna animals(and a frog) but neo just trew that out of the window and had a team consisting of Penguin, bunny, tanuki, giraffe, cobra, horse with their leader being a mammoth. And It's not like the Opposite team made much sence with dorks including witch doctor stegosaurus and the ultimate shell former nautilus

  • @rosiegratz8377
    @rosiegratz8377 3 роки тому +47

    I hope Hasbro and Takara can give us a bunch of modern updates of these characters, Japan has always had such a great imagination.

    • @jeanettewu2537
      @jeanettewu2537 2 роки тому +4

      Read Beast Wars the Gathering/The Ascending by Simon Furman. They star the non-show toy characters and include the Japanese Beast Wars characters. There's also the Transformers Universe material, that gives a starring role to Optimus Primal. Rather recently there's Beast Wars the Uprising, a super dark Beast Wars series starring Lio Convoy and reimagining plenty of classic Maximals and Predacons from both sides of the pond.

    • @rosiegratz8377
      @rosiegratz8377 2 роки тому +1

      @@jeanettewu2537 I own it , it’s great!

    • @Fan-do8xy
      @Fan-do8xy Рік тому +2

      The legacy line will have lio convoy this year

    • @wyattfields5580
      @wyattfields5580 Рік тому +2

      As a matter of fact…

  • @originaluddite
    @originaluddite 3 роки тому +11

    The cel-animated alt-mode of Lio Convoy gave me flashbacks to the father of Kimba The White Lion.

  • @misterbadguy7325
    @misterbadguy7325 3 роки тому +68

    7:40 gave me flashbacks to seeing Mach Kick's transformation for the first time. God, that thing was designed to destroy the concept of fun.

    • @leo11lim
      @leo11lim 3 роки тому +1

      Voiced by ninja red

    • @JeffreyPiatt
      @JeffreyPiatt 3 роки тому +1

      He got a cameo with Battle Unicorn in My Little pony X Transformers as Autobots competing in a equestrian race with Rainbow dash. They didn't help with the decepticon attack windblade helped.
      The same comic showed that Rarity could end Starscream while making friends with Arcee

    • @SwiftpawWolffox
      @SwiftpawWolffox 3 роки тому +3

      Mach Kick, the one figure I transformed back and forth once and NEVER AGAIN. The design is impressive engineering wise, but is so fiddly and precise to get all together properly in horse mode it's a big NO FUN.

  • @ShanaReviews
    @ShanaReviews 3 роки тому +23

    I remember going to Comic-con back in 2000 and seeing all the japanese Beast Wars II and Neo Toys wondering who they were and even though Lio Convoy was Optimus Primal's Brother since they all looked like Optimus Prime.
    I also remember someone having a TV set up and playing the fansubbed Beast Wars II anime on VHS.
    it wouldn't be years later until I spotted Lio Convoy's toy at a local comic shop that I begged my dad if he could get it for me because I liked it so much.

    • @Sammytheflaaffyfan
      @Sammytheflaaffyfan 3 роки тому +1

      Yeah, honestly, something about Lio's design I like way more than Primal's.

    • @chrisclack4258
      @chrisclack4258 Рік тому

      i got A mini lio convoy toy

  • @Fuzzy_Barbarian
    @Fuzzy_Barbarian 3 роки тому +35

    I only got into Beast Wars this year and it's always great to learn about the impact it's had, and the Japanese side is something I've been really keen on learning about, so this is really well timed :)

    • @Gaia_Gaistar
      @Gaia_Gaistar 3 роки тому +4

      Beast Wars Neo has some of my favorite BW toys, so cool.

    • @Yoshoggutha
      @Yoshoggutha 3 роки тому +3

      Definitely pick up the Beast Wars graphic novels, you'll be very happy.

  • @Dragon66898
    @Dragon66898 3 роки тому +24

    25 years the Beast Era is the same age as me.
    I feel so old now.😭

    • @originaluddite
      @originaluddite 3 роки тому +2

      Imagine how old it feels to be told Beast Era is 25 and to still think of it as 'that new stuff'. ;)

    • @Dragon66898
      @Dragon66898 3 роки тому +2

      @@originaluddite shut up. I first watched the Beast Wars when I was elementary school so it’s old to me.

    • @DevinGates
      @DevinGates 3 роки тому

      All my education was behind me when it started.

    • @originaluddite
      @originaluddite 3 роки тому +1

      Oh I read the 'shut up' as playful like saying 'get out of town' or something.
      I will say this - the older you are the more relaxed you get about it. It's much harder to cope with while you're still relatively young. Like, when you realize you're older than the average check-out operator, that comes as a shock, even if you really ain't that old just then.

    • @Dragon66898
      @Dragon66898 3 роки тому

      @@originaluddite yep I felt old while in high school when I heard elementary school students full on swear

  • @Circleofcocytus
    @Circleofcocytus 3 роки тому +13

    These videos have quickly become part of my Saturday morning ritual.

  • @myriadmediamusings
    @myriadmediamusings 3 роки тому +86

    As neat as the Japanese Beast Wars stuff is and Lio Convoy is my favorite Maximal, I do gotta wonder what the hell was Takara thinking when it came to their handling of the brand starting with Beast Wars.
    It’s starting with the Japanese dub of BW that Transformers in Japan really began to be catered to a younger, younger audience, between the oddball jokes and alteration of the original scripts. That seemed to have carried over to BWII, Neo & Car Robots, and from then on the rest of the Japanese TFs alongside the Japanese dubs of Animated and Prime.
    There just seems to be this weird perception of robots with sentience & personality being treated as children’s fare in Japan, VS properties like Gundam, Evangelion & Macross where the piloted robots are treated with far more gravitas. Why is that, when Western media generally treats both types of Robot stories equally?

    • @dirckthedork-knight1201
      @dirckthedork-knight1201 3 роки тому +22

      Don't know dude i really don't know
      But transformers being turned in to a full on comedy franchise does kinda piss me off (don't get the wrong idea comedy has always been a part of the franchise but having it as the main focus just seems wrong to me)

    • @DevinGates
      @DevinGates 3 роки тому +26

      It's payback for Godzilla and other Kaiju movie redubs in English.

    • @besnikzogaj9887
      @besnikzogaj9887 3 роки тому +1

      I agree with Media.

    • @GameTavern2224
      @GameTavern2224 2 роки тому +5

      My answer. Japan is filled with some bazaar stuff

    • @jeanettewu2537
      @jeanettewu2537 2 роки тому +12

      Japanese G1 was already plenty dumbed down. Just look at Cyclonus in Headmasters. In addition, some lines are dubbed so strangely than they've become memes. For example, when Cliffjumper says "I want to boot some Decepticon in his turbo charger", it's dubbed as "I want to turn the Decepticons into a bloodbath." Optimus' "I have an idea" was apparently rendered so melodramatically that it's become a huge meme, and every rendition of Optimus or Optimus-esque character will say it at least once. Megatron too had a memetic phrase: like the original, he often called Starscream "You damn fool" (kono orokamono me ga), and because he was Megatron saying "orokamono me-ga", the Japanese fandom found it hilarious. Japanese Beast Wars just took the existing trend in Japanese TF toward whacky and childish and dialed it up to the extreme, which was especially unfortunate because the original was one of the most mature and well written TF shows, as well as the first TF show to skew rather dark.

  • @MatthewCaunsfield
    @MatthewCaunsfield 3 роки тому +12

    Thanks for highlighting these little known classics!

  • @Gaia_Gaistar
    @Gaia_Gaistar 3 роки тому +61

    Man, Beast Wars Neo had the coolest toyline. I remember getting a bunch of them like a decade ago. Big Convoy and Magmatron are so cool.

    • @andrewgrant2990
      @andrewgrant2990 3 роки тому +4

      True that they were! But do you still have them? (Some of mine got lost/ stolen or sold when I needed money.) BC vs Mags is an awesome box set!

    • @Gaia_Gaistar
      @Gaia_Gaistar 3 роки тому +3

      @@andrewgrant2990 every last one of em including all my original Beast Wars stuff too. All in storage though otherwise there'd be nowhere for me to live 😔 if I ever get the space I want to get them shelves.

    • @andrewgrant2990
      @andrewgrant2990 3 роки тому +4

      @@Gaia_Gaistar That is so awesome! Thanks for the reply. A huge chunk of my BW stuff is missing, but I'm hoping to find a box. Also love the Tako tank & Heinrad. Some of the toys are kind of goofy awesome! Hopefully one day you can get the space you need.

    • @Gaia_Gaistar
      @Gaia_Gaistar 3 роки тому +4

      @@andrewgrant2990 The fact we got stuff like horses, giraffes and a time traveling tanuki is what made the line so cool. I never got the giraffe or horse unfortunately, or Lio Convoy but I did get Big Convoy and Heinrad among a few others. Heinrad has a working clock built into him, it's neat. If you ever get the chance I recommend him just because of how weird he is.

    • @muisverriet
      @muisverriet 3 роки тому +4

      I've got Big Convoy and he's awesome. So many hidden weapons.

  • @derekosoriomartinez5974
    @derekosoriomartinez5974 Рік тому +4

    What I love most is the fact that Tokehito Koyasu who voices Dio from Jojo’s Bizzare Adventure, Paradox from Yu-Gi-Oh and Sartorius in Gx and Ozymandias, Hans Andersen and Mephistopheles from Fate/ Grand Order voices Optimus Primal in the japanese

  • @KaryuudoFansubs
    @KaryuudoFansubs 3 роки тому +16

    Awesome overview as always Chris, and thank you for the link in the description to our channel!

  • @KHFMcAwesome
    @KHFMcAwesome 3 роки тому +29

    I’m still kicking myself because when I was last in Japan I had the opportunity to get an original Lio Convoy figure in Akihabara… and I forgot to buy it! 😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅

  • @Darkkrebs
    @Darkkrebs 3 роки тому +12

    I remember owning the combiner team that Lio Junior belonged to (don’t remember the other members’ names) as a kid. Didn’t know until many years later that they came from these shows.

    • @leemaster777
      @leemaster777 3 роки тому +8

      The combiner team you're thinking of is Magnaboss (ironically, they didn't change the name of the team, even though they changed the individual character's names). And it was actually released in Hasbro markets first, THEN it went to Japan, where they repurposed it for the show.

  • @cuppajj
    @cuppajj 3 роки тому +6

    Get My Future (BWII) is literally one of the hypest TF OPs, next to Transformers Evo and the Victory Theme

  • @anluzdom6086
    @anluzdom6086 3 роки тому +5

    DUDE! i cant tell how happy it made me seeing this thumbnail on my feed,
    I just finished Beast wars 2 Neo and...GOSH it's such a good series, i love it very much and i kinda wish it was aired in more places. i think the comedy&action ratio are just perfect to catch kids and adults alike

  • @RangerJackWalker
    @RangerJackWalker 3 роки тому +9

    11:29 HE MENTIONED KISS PLAYERS! We're one step closer to a full episode on it. It is inevitable.

    • @Gaia_BentosZX5
      @Gaia_BentosZX5 3 роки тому

      He hesitated giving it a honorable mention.

    • @Raziel312
      @Raziel312 3 роки тому

      WE DO NOT TALK ABOUT KISS PLAYERS IN THIS HOUSE OF PRIMUS!!

  • @PushanHalder
    @PushanHalder 3 роки тому +14

    I'm not very well versed with the beast era so I really learnt a lot from this video. Excellent as always!

  • @TalenLee
    @TalenLee 3 роки тому +27

    Man, Long Rack is still just such a wild trip to see treated as a like, toy that exists

  • @spencermanning9994
    @spencermanning9994 3 роки тому +14

    Very informative! I really like Lio Convoy's design, and I appreciate the fact that even though the continuity of these shows is kinda "meh", they took the time to try and tie it in with other Transformers media. Apparently, in the Japanese dub, Tigatron and Airazor had a sort of "Samurai and Ward" relationship, but when their romance REALLY began to show, the producers actually explained to the fans that they were in love. It's kind of cool and funny seeing as how many Transformers romances today (particularly in the comics) are often gay or asexual. The best part about it is that its treated as something completely normal among Transformers, and everyone is just ok with it (at least, that's how I saw it).

  • @shadowmarauder6033
    @shadowmarauder6033 3 роки тому +16

    I never watched the japanese beast wars, but I love their unique designs! Really hope they appear in western media of a significant kind!

    • @KaryuudoFansubs
      @KaryuudoFansubs 3 роки тому +2

      Our channel hosts both series that we fansubbed. ua-cam.com/play/PL3lb98kB-PsHqreVIGQ6xZRwa2T0UzPT4.html There's also torrents available of these and other Transformers media that we've subtitled over the years via nyaa.si/?f=0&c=0_0&q=karyuudo

  • @saturncrush
    @saturncrush 3 роки тому +4

    Wow 😯. There are so many aspects to this subject that can have there own “the basics”. I am glad to finally have some questions answered on this eclectic part of transformer history.

  • @diegos7337
    @diegos7337 3 роки тому +12

    I have seen all of this shows, they are not for everyone, they have tone which is aimed for kids, but I liked them Specially Lio Convoy, Big Convoy, Heinard, Starscream (Who should´ve been called Skywarp) and Gigastorm. I liked Lio Convoy the most, but I must say I liked Beast Wars Neo much more than Beastwars II.

  • @joshuabrown6016
    @joshuabrown6016 3 роки тому +54

    Well, that's just prime.

  • @KrytenMark
    @KrytenMark 3 роки тому +3

    Beast Wars II has always been my jam. Beast Wars Neo as well, but I still have a LOT to catch up with there. Good thing we've got The Basics to help us out on that. :)

  • @alexgeorge501
    @alexgeorge501 3 роки тому +12

    i wanna see a basics on "best machines" or one on "transformers VS Marvel's Avengers" one day!

    • @DevinGates
      @DevinGates 3 роки тому +2

      One of my favourite days was when I realized the Beast Machines theme song was a real full-length song, Phat Planet.

  • @Ryno-en4qp
    @Ryno-en4qp 3 роки тому +10

    Kinda crazy to think that a decade after g1 we got the beasts

  • @derekosoriomartinez5974
    @derekosoriomartinez5974 Рік тому +3

    I like how Big Convoy has his own Nemesis Counterpart in one of the comics, and that they resembled the Alters from Fate/ Grand Order

  • @javiersantanaaviles5885
    @javiersantanaaviles5885 3 роки тому +4

    Beasts Wars Neo was an amazing show that encourages the values of faith, friendship and family, a cartoon that showed how the greatest heroe can come from the must humblest place, and how the strenght of a family can stand anything

    • @user-kc9ch2lt4k
      @user-kc9ch2lt4k 9 місяців тому

      And an episode even gave the audience a warning about stranger danger

    • @javiersantanaaviles5885
      @javiersantanaaviles5885 9 місяців тому

      @@user-kc9ch2lt4kExactly, a great show

  • @Eva01-jy2qu7pu9r
    @Eva01-jy2qu7pu9r 3 роки тому +8

    I hope these shows get a remaster. I would love to see the 2D animation in awesome quality.

    • @wolfgang6442
      @wolfgang6442 2 роки тому

      Especially the 90s beast wars show

  • @pvtspoon
    @pvtspoon 3 роки тому +3

    I can’t explain why but Neo is one of my favourite TF toylines.

  • @crustypaladin
    @crustypaladin 3 роки тому +4

    Anybody still remember how good the openings of beast wars II and neo sounded like?

  • @ltb1345
    @ltb1345 3 роки тому +4

    I'm making my way through the Japanese G1 timeline now. Still on Masterforce.

  • @s4m_1223
    @s4m_1223 3 роки тому +2

    Both Beast Wars, Beast Wars Second and Neo aired in South Korea when I was like 5. So like how 70s or 80s grew up with G1, these were MY Transformers. Along with RID(2001) which also aired in South Korea.

  • @genyakozlov1316
    @genyakozlov1316 3 роки тому +6

    WAR WAR STOP IT
    and
    GET MY FUTURE
    and
    Love For Ever
    That's what this episode is about.

  • @leviroch
    @leviroch 3 роки тому +4

    I have such ridiculously fond memories of going to the sunday markets when I was a kid with my family. There was this one stall that imported all the Japanese beast era transformers, and as this was mid/late 90s they cost absolutely fuck all, so my folks always bought me one every weekend (as long as I behaved of course. . . ). Was so awesome having these way different and awesomely complicated transformers none of my mates had. Plus I don't really care for vehicular transformers, so all of a sudden having access to like 4× as many as toys r us had was damn nigh orgasmic. . .

  • @rollout1984
    @rollout1984 3 роки тому +4

    I've always been fascinated by the Japanese beast series but I still don't understand why the 'bots needed beast modes but the 'cons didn't.

  • @jackbutler6606
    @jackbutler6606 2 роки тому +1

    Honestly there's something hilarious about the thought that every Transformers series since has basically had nothing but gag dubs for the last 20 years. It would be an interesting look at the shows though, especially something as grim as Beast Machines

  • @ryaquaza3offical
    @ryaquaza3offical 3 роки тому +6

    Femboy Air razor is something I didn’t know I needed until now

  • @treebotreviews
    @treebotreviews Рік тому

    I owe my mist viewed video to this video. Thanks for letting me use the clips Chris!!

  • @Megamanlanprime
    @Megamanlanprime 3 роки тому +1

    Don’t forget that Longrack actually has gotten a “new” figure since BWII - specifically as a repaint of Armada Hoist in Transformers Cybertron. He even had an appearance in the anime.

  • @rustymiller9555
    @rustymiller9555 3 роки тому

    Great vid. I always love watching any of your videos on the Japanese transformers.

  • @LowellLucasJr.
    @LowellLucasJr. 3 роки тому +4

    I'm still sad & disappointed we never got these series to the states ( especially since the animators were behind Gundams/ Gow Gaigar at the time) but maybe in time, that'll change! ❤

  • @drythrones7034
    @drythrones7034 11 місяців тому +1

    I remember loving the intros and outros to the Japanese Beast Wars, and Beast Wars Metals when I was a kid, and I still do! And it's through the Japanese Beast Wars I found two of my favorite Transformers robots. Beast Wars 2 Dirge and Powerpinch!

  • @UltraMatt
    @UltraMatt 3 роки тому +2

    I really enjoyed this video as I actually have two figures from the Japanese Beast Wars line (Stampy from BWN and Apache from BW2) so it was cool to see it explained more on where they actually came from.

  • @sisandbrofuntimes2333
    @sisandbrofuntimes2333 3 роки тому +1

    This is the best basics video you have ever done.

  • @kyledamron
    @kyledamron 3 роки тому

    I'm a g1 guy but I'm watching this since I can learn something and wanna support you chris. Gave it a like too

  • @gbalfour9618
    @gbalfour9618 3 роки тому +1

    Love Beast Wars. And this is an amazing video for my Monday. Thank you 😁👍

  • @dkleung
    @dkleung 7 місяців тому

    very late on this, really appreciate this history!! Thanks for creating this

  • @SwiftpawWolffox
    @SwiftpawWolffox 3 роки тому +2

    One other Japanese Beast Wars character did get a homage in the American toys. There is a version of the Armada steam shovel retooled and repainted for Cybertron in homage to Longrack (the giraffe in Neo) including a new headsculpt resembling his. It actually works pretty well, since the extendable shovel-arm punch in robot mode is similar to the extending claw arm the original Longrack had as a gimmick.

  • @meganvincent5381
    @meganvincent5381 3 роки тому +4

    2:10 cuuuuute

  • @brandonandcharlene9527
    @brandonandcharlene9527 3 роки тому +2

    I really enjoyed these shows. Saw the first 4 episodes of BWII at Botcon 98, and had bootleg VHS for years until the fansubs came out. But I'd definitely support any physical media release of II and Neo in North America. The movie in particular is pretty awesome

  • @michaellombardi1620
    @michaellombardi1620 3 роки тому +3

    A topic I know little about! Thank you!

  • @BlamoStramo
    @BlamoStramo 3 роки тому +3

    They HAVE to release these in an updated japanese collection

  • @maguffle
    @maguffle 3 роки тому

    Thank you for this! I was always confused by the Japanese beast era storylines/ continuity.

  • @mohammadhusnain4704
    @mohammadhusnain4704 3 роки тому +5

    Hi Chris McFeely, What is your favourite Transformers Series in the Franchise?

  • @gavo7911
    @gavo7911 3 роки тому +4

    The day we get an official CHUG Leo Prime is the day I can finally die in peace

  • @donovandelaney3171
    @donovandelaney3171 Рік тому +2

    Beast Wars Second is now available on DVD.

  • @liamwilliams1794
    @liamwilliams1794 3 роки тому +1

    I like the idea that the unused characters from the toyline were adopted by the Japanese series, and that it was supposed to be in the same continuity but at a different period in time. Suppose it was kind of like a shared universe a bit like the mcu or arrowverse

  • @zishan366
    @zishan366 3 роки тому

    Great video as always we love watching your videos. How did you get such a clear format for the original Beast wars? My kids and I were watching your video and our jaws just dropped at the clarity. Beast Wars is our favorite show of all time, where can we get this from in such great quality as we already have the regular DVDs.

  • @phillipjohnson8903
    @phillipjohnson8903 3 роки тому

    I've been waiting for a proper dub for so long. It's almost criminal they haven't done anything with it.

  • @redthree603
    @redthree603 3 роки тому

    What an interesting part of the franchise! Good video McFeely!

  • @TheNynjspider
    @TheNynjspider 3 роки тому +2

    Those are some wild plotlines

  • @MrGojira95
    @MrGojira95 9 місяців тому +2

    I came back to say Legacy United Magmatron and Big Convoy are coming!!!!

  • @sebfolgero
    @sebfolgero 3 роки тому +6

    I don’t know if you forgot him or just chose not to mention him, but longrack got a new figure or at least an homage in tf cybertron.

    • @Gaia_Gaistar
      @Gaia_Gaistar 3 роки тому

      Yeah, I have that version. Never got the original giraffe. I should have grabbed him when he was more available back in the day and I was collecting the other BWN figures.

    • @OtakuUnitedStudio
      @OtakuUnitedStudio 3 роки тому

      I have the Cybertron figure because I thought it looked cool. Finding out it was an homage to a BWII character surprised me. Finding out he had a similar personality as General Armstrong surprised me even more.
      "This technique has been passed down the Lockrack line for GENERATIONS!"

    • @kirbyfanprime
      @kirbyfanprime 3 роки тому

      I have the OG Longrack, and it's definitely a bizarre piece. Pushing on the giraffe's tongue makes the eyes roll back, for some reason I still can't quite discern. I'd love to get Stampy or Break for the dumb weapon mode hookups.

  • @jackrucinsky6205
    @jackrucinsky6205 3 роки тому

    Neat, I was curious as to this particular continuity!

  • @zemox2534
    @zemox2534 3 місяці тому

    Beast Wars 2 and Neo are great additions to the Beast era of Transformers.

  • @jamarmiller
    @jamarmiller 3 роки тому

    love the JPN exclusive series that tie into the g1 cartoon. Good memories of when I was a kid and when I got to share the toys and the cartoon with my kids .

  • @darrenheideman2546
    @darrenheideman2546 3 роки тому

    What remarkable timing. I was just conversing with an artist on Twitter, telling her about the connections between The Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog, the original dub of Dragon Ball Z, and Beast Wars/Machines via the voice casts. I had just started explaining how Beast Wars was handled in Japan, I can share this with her. More information in less time.

  • @gispyprime1017
    @gispyprime1017 3 роки тому +3

    I recently download and watch the first episode of BW the second and now I'm more excited to watch the show and neo if I can find neo

    • @KaryuudoFansubs
      @KaryuudoFansubs 3 роки тому

      Our channel hosts both series that we fansubbed. ua-cam.com/play/PL3lb98kB-PsHqreVIGQ6xZRwa2T0UzPT4.html There's also torrents available of these and other Transformers media that we've subtitled over the years via nyaa.si/?f=0&c=0_0&q=karyuudo

    • @NeglectedNormie
      @NeglectedNormie 3 роки тому

      They got all the BW Neo episodes here on UA-cam for free lol

  • @lowellmartens6135
    @lowellmartens6135 3 роки тому

    Thanks for that. I really learnt a lot about this. I knew pretty much nothing about the Japanese spin offs.

  • @jayglenn837
    @jayglenn837 3 роки тому

    I loved Beast Wars: the Gathering's take on this part of the franchise. Still looking to get them on my shelf :)

  • @tiouine
    @tiouine 3 роки тому

    Thanks! Would be interresting a basic on the various convoys!

  • @alastor-yw7og
    @alastor-yw7og 3 роки тому

    Well thank primus for kyuudo fansubs for making beast wars 2 and neo and some of the other Japanese transformers material possible to view

  • @matteomascaropennacchi2220
    @matteomascaropennacchi2220 3 роки тому

    I love Beast wars 2, it’s my favorite series and besides I love every anime of transformers that you mentioned including the beast wars neo 🦭🧡💙❤️💚💞💕💜💝🤎🥰💖💖💜💜💜🥰

  • @SleepyDullahan
    @SleepyDullahan 2 роки тому +1

    So that's where Lio Prime came from, I came across a pre order for a model and was curious. Really like his design.

  • @supermax1451
    @supermax1451 3 роки тому +1

    Thanks man hoping this will come out after that Copy Convoy video

  • @christianbrown2471
    @christianbrown2471 3 роки тому

    Great video as always. Gotta get myself a Big Convoy figure....Hello Ebay!!

  •  3 роки тому +1

    I have quite the soft spot for Japanese Beast Wars! It deserves official english releases!

  • @random_gamer_guy82
    @random_gamer_guy82 3 роки тому

    Chris the light our darkest hour with the quality of content!!!! I love nothing more than watch everything you do ASAP please please please will you consider doing a video on the transformers after life, like when a prime dies in g1 and so on and what happens to a prime or another former and why does some formers turn black/gray when dying and some do not.

  • @NotBoringFilms
    @NotBoringFilms 3 роки тому

    i knew i was gonna love this episode!

  • @QuanjayNon-ie5yx
    @QuanjayNon-ie5yx 7 днів тому

    even tho i never was born in japan nor did i ever go there but i did grow up with the japanese transformers including beast wars
    the reason how is me finding out what beast wars ii was when i was 10 years old and i was a huge transformers fan tbh and
    i watched it for the first time and i loved the show and i liked lio convoy so much

  • @flynprime
    @flynprime 3 роки тому

    Great video. I am sure Longrack from Beast Neo got a new toy in the energon toy line.