fˈɑːloʊɪŋ ðə kəŋklˈuːʒən ʌvðɪ ɐmˈɛɹɪkən tɹænsfˈoːɹmɚz kɑːɹtˈuːn sˈɪɹiz ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi sˈɛvən, tækˈɑːɹɹə, ðə dʒˌæpənˈiːz pɹədˈuːsɚz ʌvðə tɹænsfˈoːɹmɚz tˈɔɪlaɪn, ˈɑːptᵻd tə kɹiːˈeɪt juːnˈiːk ˈænɪmˌeɪ fɔːɹ ðɛɹ ʃˈoːɹz tʊ ˈædvɚtˌaɪz ðɛɹ ˈoʊn vˈɜːʒən ʌvðə tɹænsfˈoːɹmɚz tˈɔɪlaɪn, wˌɪtʃ bɪɡˈæn tə ɡɹˈoʊ fˈɜːðɚ ænd fˈɜːðɚɹ ɐpˈɑːɹt fɹʌm ɪts ɐmˈɛɹɪkən pɹoʊdʒˈɛnɪɾɚ.
Following the conclusion of the American Transformers cartoon series in 1987, Takara, the Japanese producers of the Transformers toyline, opted to create unique anime for their shores to advertise their own version of the Transformers toyline, which began to grow further and further apart from its American progenitor.