{"id":96941,"date":"2024-09-12T00:11:46","date_gmt":"2024-09-12T07:11:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/?p=96941"},"modified":"2024-09-16T07:50:56","modified_gmt":"2024-09-16T14:50:56","slug":"triggers-transformers-40th-anniversary-animation-has-been-released","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/2024\/09\/12\/triggers-transformers-40th-anniversary-animation-has-been-released\/","title":{"rendered":"(Updated) TRIGGER&#8217;s Transformers 40th Anniversary Animation Has Been Released"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><strong>Update:<\/strong> Takara Tomy&#8217;s Transformers Intelligence Bureau X account has posted the animation.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Transformers 40th Anniversary <br>\u3000            Special Movie<br>\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u5927\u7d76\u8cdb\u516c\u958b\u4e2d<br> \u2501\u2501\u2501\u2501\u2501\u2501\u2501\u2501\u2501\u2501\u2501\u2501\u2501\u2501\u2501 <br>           \u3000BUMP OF CHICKEN<br> \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00d7<br> \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0  TRIGGER<br> \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00d7<br> \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Transformers\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/18vmfw1pYA\">pic.twitter.com\/18vmfw1pYA<\/a><\/p>&mdash; \u3010\u516c\u5f0f\u3011\u30c8\u30e9\u30f3\u30b9\u30d5\u30a9\u30fc\u30de\u30fc\u60c5\u5831\u5c40 (@TF_pr) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TF_pr\/status\/1834429279255605698?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">September 13, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><strong>Original article: Takara Tomy<\/strong>&#8216;s YouTube channel has uploaded the <strong>TRIGGER<\/strong>-produced <em>Transformers 40th Anniversary Special Movie<\/em>, which features plenty of 2D mecha animation, a <strong>BUMP OF CHICKEN<\/strong> song (&#8220;Mayday&#8221;), and (at the time of writing) region lock.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><strong>Akira Amemiya<\/strong> (<em>SSSS.Gridman<\/em>, <em>SSSS.Dynazenon<\/em>,<em> Gridman Universe<\/em>) directed the animation and also served as storyboard artist, unit director, animation director, and one of the key animators.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"ja\" dir=\"ltr\">\u3010\u304a\u77e5\u3089\u305b\ud83d\udce2\u3011<br>BUMP OF CHICKEN \u00d7 TRIGGER \u00d7 Transformers\u306b\u3088\u308b\u30c8\u30ea\u30d7\u30eb\u30b3\u30e9\u30dc\u203c\ufe0f<br>\u300e\u30c8\u30e9\u30f3\u30b9\u30d5\u30a9\u30fc\u30de\u30fc\u300f40\u5468\u5e74\u8a18\u5ff5\u30b9\u30da\u30b7\u30e3\u30eb\u30e0\u30fc\u30d3\u30fc\u3092TRIGGER\u3067\u5236\u4f5c\u3055\u305b\u3066\u9802\u304d\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002<br><br>\u76e3\u7763\u30fb\u7d75\u30b3\u30f3\u30c6\u30fb\u6f14\u51fa\u30fb\u4f5c\u753b\u76e3\u7763\u306f\u5287\u5834\u7248\u300e\u30b0\u30ea\u30c3\u30c9\u30de\u30f3 \u30e6\u30cb\u30d0\u30fc\u30b9\u300f\u76e3\u7763\u306e\u96e8\u5bae \u54f2\u304c\u62c5\u5f53\u3002\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ZPQDzVjZwi\">pic.twitter.com\/ZPQDzVjZwi<\/a><\/p>&mdash; TRIGGER Inc. (@trigger_inc) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/trigger_inc\/status\/1834112084759773319?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">September 12, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Transformers 40th Anniversary Special Movie\u30c8\u30e9\u30f3\u30b9\u30d5\u30a9\u30fc\u30de\u30fc40\u5468\u5e74\u8a18\u5ff5\u3000\u30b9\u30da\u30b7\u30e3\u30eb\u30e0\u30fc\u30d3\u30fc\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/UOfJT_Kwna8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">TRIGGER&#8217;s X (formerly Twitter) account released some stills from the nearly four-minute video and stated that not a lick of 3DCG was used.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">The<em> Transformers<\/em> anniversary animation was previously teased in late August.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">Hasbro&#8217;s <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Transformers franchise began in 1984, which saw the launch of its first toyline and animated TV series. The famous robots in disguise were originally toys from Takara Tomy&#8217;s (then called Takara) Diaclone and Microman lines. The transforming concept caught Hasbro&#8217;s eye, and to make them more attractive to an American audience, the company teamed up with Marvel Comics to come up with lore and character names to tie the products together.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><i>To keep up with our anime and anime-adjacent news stories,&nbsp;<\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/anitrendz.substack.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><i>subscribe to our newsletter<\/i><\/a><i>, where you can get updates on our&nbsp;<\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.anitrendz.com\/polls\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><i>user-voted anime chart<\/i><\/a><i>&nbsp;rankings as well.<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><strong>Source: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/TF_pr\/status\/1834109856254709941\"><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3\">@trigger_inc<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Update: Takara Tomy&#8217;s Transformers Intelligence Bureau X account has posted the animation. 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Akira Amemiya (SSSS.Gridman, SSSS.Dynazenon, Gridman Universe) directed [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":96944,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1053,137,489,10],"tags":[14,302],"class_list":["post-96941","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-daily-feature","category-feature","category-interest","category-anime","tag-anime","tag-trigger"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Trigger-Transformers-40th-Anniversary-Video-still.jpeg?fit=1920%2C1080&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p8n4QV-pdz","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/96941"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/24"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=96941"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/96941\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":97544,"href":"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/96941\/revisions\/97544"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/96944"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=96941"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=96941"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=96941"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}