The Transformers is a half-hour American animated

television series which originally aired from

September 17, 1984 to November 11, 1987.
The first of many series in
the Transformers franchise, it was based
upon Hasbro's Transformers toy line (itself based
upon the Diaclone and Microman toy lines
originally created by Japanese toy
manufacturer Takara[3]) and depicts a war
among giant robots that can transform into
vehicles and other objects.[4]
Co-produced between Marvel Productions and Sunbow
Productions for first-run syndication, animation for
the series was predominantly done by Toei
Animation in Japan, and AKOM in South Korea. The
series was supplemented by a feature film, The
Transformers: The Movie (1986), taking place
between the second and third seasons.
This series is also popularly referred to as
"Generation 1", a term originally coined by fans
in response to the re-branding of the franchise
as Transformers: Generation 2 in 1992, which
eventually made its way into official use.[citation
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