Season 1 (1988)
Release date: 1988-04-12
Writers: Masumi Kaneda, Toyohiro Andō, Yoshihisa Araki
Episodes (42):
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1. Rise Up!! Pretenders
The sudden reappearance of the Decepticons on Earth forces the long-hidden Autobot Pretenders to drop their human disguises and rejoin the fight.
Release date: 1988-04-12
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2. Terror! The Decepticons' Manhunt
The Decepticons transform human corpses into undead "Destroids", and then attack the island nation of Karin, where the Autobots must team up with the island's prince, Cab, to save the day.
Release date: 1988-04-19
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3. Kidnapping!? The Targeted Jumbo Jet
Seeking live humans for their Destroid experiments, the Decepticons attack jumbo jets, bringing the Autobots into contact with a young girl named Minerva.
Release date: 1988-04-26
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4. Birth! Headmaster Jrs
Shūta, Cab and Minerva become Headmaster Juniors, but the Decepticons have recruited humans to their side as well.
Release date: 1988-05-03
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5. Rage!! Little Devils with No Need for Rules
Minerva is forced to overcome her fear of fighting when the Decepticon Headmaster Juniors cause chaos as they seek revenge on a motorcycle gang from Wilder's past.
Release date: 1988-05-10
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6. Go, Goshooter - Showdown in the Wasteland
Wilder continues to revisit his past when he kidnaps a former member of his gang who turned against him, and Shūta has to lead the Headmaster Juniors in rescuing him.
Release date: 1988-05-17
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7. Panic! Protect the Wild Animals!!
It's the Autobots to the rescue when the Decepticons cause animals to stampede in Africa in a scheme to destabilize the balance of nature!
Release date: 1988-05-24
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8. Super Warriors - The Godmaster Brothers
A new element enters the Masterforce War in the form of Hydra and Buster—the Godmasters!
Release date: 1988-05-31
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9. A Fierce Battle!! The Autobots Are in Trouble
The construction of the world's largest tidal power plant in the Karin Islands quickly attracts the attention of the Decepticons, and the Autobots are once again faced with the power of the Godmaster brothers.
Release date: 1988-06-07
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10. A Hero Is Chosen - His Name Is Ginrai
On the day that he discovers a mysterious truck, a young man named Ginrai suddenly finds himself caught up in the war between the Autobots and Decepticons.
Release date: 1988-06-14
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11. Ginrai: God On of Rage!!
While Ginrai debates over whether or not to join the Autobots, the Decepticons begin a series of fatal attacks on his trucker friends in an effort to draw him out.
Release date: 1988-06-21
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12. A Strange Friendship: Cancer and Minerva
In an attempt to learn the secrets of the Godmasters, the Autobots capture Cancer, who develops the world's worst case of Stockholm Syndrome.
Release date: 1988-06-28
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13. Friend or Foe!? The True Form of the Monster!!
The chase is on when Ginrai's Transtector activates on its own, and leads the Autobots and Decepticons to a mystery buried at a construction site.
Release date: 1988-07-12
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14. Eliminate the Godmaster Ginrai
The command goes out for the Decepticons to utterly destroy Ginrai, and he inadvertently makes himself easy to find when he appears on television searching for the remaining Godmasters!
Release date: 1988-07-19
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15. Heroism!! The Birth of Super Ginrai
To rescue a group of kidnapped children and defeat the menace of King Poseidon, Ginrai must discover a new transformation!
Release date: 1988-08-02
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16. Lightfoot: A Dramatic Encounter
The search for the next Godmaster leads Ginrai to Canada, and a young man named Lightfoot!
Release date: 1988-08-09
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17. An Enemy? The Third Godmaster, Ranger
Attempting to track down new leads on the location of the remaining Godmasters, the Autobots venture into the Rocky Mountains, where they cross paths with a forest patrolman named Ranger, but Minerva suspects that he is working with the Decepticons!
Release date: 1988-08-16
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18. A Powerful Foe!! Sixknight the Wanderer
A new threat to the Autobots arrives from space in the form of Sixknight, a Six Changer who targets Ginrai in order to prove his worth to the Decepticons. But Sixknight is in for a shock when he discovers the true nature of his opponent...
Release date: 1988-08-23
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19. Assemble! The Four Godmaster Gunmen
The search for the fourth Godmaster brings the Autobots and Decepticons to France, where the Headmaster Juniors attend the finale of the World Grand Prix, and meet the champion racer, Road King.
Release date: 1988-08-30
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20. The Autobot Warrior, Sixknight?!
Both Sixknight and Cancer have been greatly affected by their experiences with the Autobots and decide to do something about their conflicted loyalties.
Release date: 1988-09-13
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21. Save the Little Girl! The Chōjin Warriors, the Godmasters
Cab's return home is an unhappy one thanks to the latest scheme by the Decepticons, which puts the life of his childhood friend Copo in danger.
Release date: 1988-09-20
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22. Life? Death? The Desperate Lightfoot
As the Decepticons' newest plan slowly begins, Lightfoot finds himself alone against the Decepticons with his father's life at stake.
Release date: 1988-09-27
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23. Expose the Decepticons' Dark Trap!
The Decepticons prove that you shouldn't believe everything you see on TV.
Release date: 1988-10-04
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24. Super Ginrai Gets Blown Away in the Desert!?
Ginrai faces his greatest challenge yet when Mega and Giga reveal their true power.
Release date: 1988-10-11
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25. Will the Bomber Project Be Destroyed!?
With Ginrai out of commission, the Decepticons initiate an all-out attack on the Bomber Project.
Release date: 1988-10-18
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26. God Ginrai - Into the Sky!!
With the Bomber Project completed, Ginrai heads for the moon, and the battle of his life!
Release date: 1988-10-25
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27. God Ginrai - Showdown on the Surface of the Moon
On the lunar surface, God Ginrai fights a desperate battle against Overlord and BlackZarak, with the fate of the world at stake!
Release date: 1988-11-01
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28. Overlord - Terror of the Chōkon Tornado
Overlord formulates a plan for revenge against Ginrai, but Godbomber is about to unveil a surprising new power that will thwart his evil scheme!
Release date: 1988-11-08
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29. Escape!! The Underwater Volcano Erupts
When Lightfoot investigates the eruption of an underwater volcano, he discovers the site of a new Decepticon base.
Release date: 1988-11-15
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30. Destroy Godbomber!!
In the heartland of America, the Decepticons spring a trap that puts Godbomber in danger, forcing the Headmaster Juniors to discover a new power that will save the day.
Release date: 1988-11-22
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31. Appearance!! The Final Godmaster
The final Godmaster Transtector turns up in possession of a young man named Clouder. But this particular Godmaster has a special ability which could spell the downfall of the Autobots...
Release date: 1988-11-29
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32. Secret Orders! Destroy the Autobot Base!!
Installed as a double-agent within the Autobot ranks, Clouder begins a sabotage scheme that sets up their base for an all-out Decepticon attack.
Release date: 1988-12-06
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33. Disaster! The Autobot Base Explodes
With God Ginrai trapped in battle with Overlord and Decepticon forces swarming the Autobots' base, catastrophe seems unavoidable.
Release date: 1988-12-13
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34. BlackZarak - Destroyer from Space
At last, BlackZarak arrives on Earth, and chaos follows in his wake, as Decepticon attacks spread thin the Autobot forces on Earth, and Ginrai and Grand Maximus fall victim to a deadly trap in space.
Release date: 1988-12-20
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35. Crisis! The Day of Human Extinction
With construction of a new Decepticon weapon occurring in the shadow of the Moon, time is against the Autobots as they race into space in an attempt to stop the destruction of all life on Earth!
Release date: 1989-01-10
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36. God Ginrai - Save Cancer!?
Learning that BlackZarak is about to attack China, Cancer attempts to go to the rescue of his friends and countrymen.
Release date: 1989-01-17
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37. God Ginrai: Showdown at the Decepticon Base
When Shūta and Clouder are captured while attempting to infiltrate the Decepticon base and used as bait to lure Ginrai into a trap, things look grim for the Autobots... until help comes from a most unexpected source!
Release date: 1989-01-24
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38. The Ultimate Combination!! BlackZarak, the New Lifeform
In the midst of an all-out attack on the Decepticon base, Devil Z finally stands revealed, and the Autobots are faced with their deadliest enemy yet!
Release date: 1989-01-31
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39. Battle to the Death!! God Ginrai VS Darkwings Reborn
Hydra and Buster turn to Devil Z in a final attempt to gain the power they need to destroy Ginrai.
Release date: 1989-02-07
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40. Autobots! Desperate Attack!!
As BlackZarak's Devil Power throws America into chaos, Overlord seeks to prove the power of the flesh to Devil Z, and he engages Ginrai in their final, decisive confrontation.
Release date: 1989-02-14
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41. Malevolent and Inhuman! The True Form of Devil Z
The Autobots track the Decepticons to the Matterhorn, and the final battle between the two factions begins.
Release date: 1989-02-21
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42. A Battle... and Then...
It's BlackZarak versus God Ginrai—the power of evil against the power of man, and the winner will decide the fate of Earth!
Release date: 1989-02-28
Cast
Hiroshi Takemura
as Ginrai / Super Ginrai / God Ginrai (Autobots - Godmasters)
Hochu Otsuka
as Ranger (Autobots - Godmasters)
Kaneto Shiozawa
as Road King (Autobots - Godmasters)
Takeshi Kusao
as Clouder (Autobots - Godmasters)
Keiichi Noda
as Professor Go (Humans) / Overlord (Decepticons - Godmasters)
Isamu Tanonaka
as Donq (Humans)
Hidekatsu Shibata
as Devil Z (Decepticons - Super Energy Beings)
Rest of the cast - click here to expand
Tsutomu Kashiwakura - Lightfoot (Autobots - Godmasters)
Crew - click here to expand
Masumi Kaneda - Writer, Koh Meguro - Producer, Toyohiro Andō - Writer, Yoshihisa Araki - Writer, Katsunori Ishida - Music, Toshiya Igarashi - Theme Song Performance