| Genre: | Adventure, mecha, science fiction |
| Creator: | Masumi Kaneda, Ban Magami |
| Type: | tv series |
| Director: | Yoshikata Nitta |
| Music: | Katsunori Ishida |
| Studio: | Toei Animation |
| Network: | NNS (NTV) |
| First: | March 14, 1989 |
| Last: | December 19, 1989 |
| Episodes: | 32 (+12 clip shows) |
| Type: | manga |
| Author: | Masumi Kaneda |
| Illustrator: | Ban Magami |
| Publisher: | Kodansha |
| Demographic: | Children |
| Magazine: | TV Magazine |
| First: | April 1989 |
| Last: | January 1990 |
| Volumes: | 1 |
is an animated series produced by Toei Animation. It is a Japanese-produced spin-off of the well-known original Transformers animated series, and the final complete animated series from the original "Generation 1" era.
Victory is the story of the new Autobot Supreme Commander, Star Saber, defending the Earth against the forces of Deszaras (though commonly in the English fandom is known by "Deathsaurus"), the Decepticons' new Emperor of Destruction. Deszaras desires the planet's energy to reactivate his massive planet-destroying fortress, sealed away in the Dark Nebula long ago by Star Saber. The series eschews the story arc-based approach of Headmasters and Masterforce, returning to the American show's method of episodic adventures that did little to alter the status quo of the series, with a heavy emphasis on action, complemented by dynamic animation.[1] Its cast consists almost entirely of brand new characters (although there are some guest appearances from characters on earlier shows).
Victory's story is told over thirty-two original episodes. However, the broadcast series also includes six additional clip shows - bringing the total number of broadcast episodes to thirty-eight. Additionally, after the end of the series, another six additional clip shows were created by Masumi Kaneda, which were available only through home video and seldom-seen regional Japanese broadcasts, taking the total number of Victory episodes to forty-four.
The series was released in the UK on DVD in the United Kingdom by Metrodome Distribution on December 26, 2006, as Vol. 3 of "The Takara Collection". Beforehand, the episodes "Star Saber, Hero of the Universe!" and "Muiltiforce, Combine!" were included on Metrodome's Cult Sci-Fi Legends compilation DVD, released on June 5, 2006.[2] The DVDs contain the original Japanese voice track with English subtitles.
In 2008, Madman Entertainment released the series on DVD in Australia in Region 4, PAL format.
The series was released with The Headmasters and Super-God Masterforce in the United States by Shout! Factory on August 28, 2012. The boxset contains 37 episodes on 4 DVDs.
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