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Transformers vs. Gundam: The War for Universal Peace is a 2004 Japanese American crossover war anime film directed and written by Yoshiyuki Tomino. It is a crossover between the Transformers and Mobile Suit Gundam franchises. The film stars Katsuyuki Konishi, Soichiro Hoshi, Kiyoyuki Yanada and Takehito Koyasu in the Japanese version and Kyle Hebert, Vic Mignogna, Chris Sabat and Chuck Huber in the English version.
Development[]
With the Upcoming 20th and 25th Anniversaries of Transformers and Gundam respectively and following the release of Freddy vs. Jason. Hasbro have reached out to Bandai in hopes of collaborating. With the rising popularity of Anime and Manga in the west and the wrapping up production of the anticipated Alien vs. Predator, Bandai agreed to collaborate. With Yoshiyuki Tomino directing the movie, he initially planned to create a crossover between Mobile Suit Gundam SEED and Transformers: Armada. However, editors at both Sega and Warner Bros. considered it to be too risky, as both iterations were considered contested and controversial by audiences at the time in spite of their success, so Tomino eventually settled to cross over between the original iterations of both franchises.
Plot[]
Sine their last battle with the Autobots, the Decepticons have planned their next attempt to take over Earth. However, Megatron realizes that simply attack Earth and the Autobots would end up with similar results, so he and the Decepticons try to find an isolated place out of the Autobot's reach to strike. The short search ends when the Decepticons find the Principality of Zeon and launch a full scale invasion. However, the Forces of Zeon prove to be far more resilient than the Decepticons anticipated. with Char Aznable at the helm, Zeon is able to push the Decepticons away. Realizing the Decepticons might attempt to attack the Earth Federation, Gihren Zabi suggests to counter attack them at every possible turn.
With the ensuing war across Earth. both the Earth Federation and Autobots are on high alert. Eventually, an attack on the Earth Federation is foiled by the Autobots. realizing the number of casualties is only rising, Amuro Ray and Optimus Prime join forces to minimize the damages of the conflict and repel both Zeon and the Decepticons.
Cast[]
Japanese[]
- Katsuyuki Konishi as Optimus Prime
- Soichiro Hoshi as Amuro Ray
- Kiyoyuki Yanada as Megatron
- Takehito Koyasu as Char Aznable
- Takaya Kuroda as Starscream
- Akira Ishida as Bright Noa
- Kosuke Toriumi as Bumblebee
- Naomi Shindo as Sayla Mass
- Toru Okawa as Cliffjumper
- Hikaru Midorikawa as Kai Shiden
- Susumu Chiba as Wheeljack
- Ryotaro Okiayu as Gihren Zabi
English[]
- Kyle Hebert as Optimus Prime
- Vic Mignogna as Amuro Ray
- Chris Sabat as Megatron
- Chuck Huber as Char Aznable
- Jerry Jewell as Starscream
- J Michael Tatum as Bright Noah
- Robert McCollum as Bumblebee
- Stephanie Nadolny as Sayla Mass
- Bill Jenkins as Cliffjumper
- Sonny Strait as Kai Shiden
- Phil Parsons as Wheeljack
- Dameon Clarke as Gihren Zabi
Soundtrack[]
| Song | Artist |
|---|---|
| Attack | Thirty Seconds to Mars |
| Life Burns | Apocalyptica |
| Meant to Live | Switchfoot |
| The Taste of Ink | The Used |
| Run | Snow Patrol |
| Phenomenon | Thousand Foot Krutch |
| Open Your Eyes | Alter Bridge |
| Bruises | Unloco |
| Rectifier | Ra |
| The Red | Chevelle |
| Use Me to Use You | Trapt |
| Blister | Simon Says |
| Dirty Little Secret | The All-American Rejects |
| Sweetness | Jimmy Eat World |
| The Chain | Tantric |
| Running Up that Hill | Placebo |
| Are You Ready | Three Days Grace |
| So Cold | Breaking Benjamin |
| Imaginary | Evanescence |
| Roxanne | Fall Out Boy |
| Land of Confusion | Disturbed |
| Broken Promises | Element Eighty |
| Hit the Floor | Linkin Park |
| Take Me Out | Franz Ferdinand |
Reception and Success[]
Upon release, Transformers vs. Gundam: The War for Universal Peace received mixed reviews. While the animation and voice acting received unanimous praise, the story and soundtrack were widely criticized.
Joe Morgenstern of The Wall Street Journal called the film "an obvious yet harmless cash grab".
Rating the movie two stars out of four, Roger Ebert of the Chicago Sun-Times called the film "A disappointment to both fans and non-fans of either franchise".
The film was the basis for a tie-in video game by Atari which was released 2 days after the premiere. the game has similar gameplay to Midway titles such Smash TV and The Grid. the game's soundtrack was composed by Kenji Yamamoto, best known for composing the soundtracks for several Dragon Ball video games.