Transformania

Which boy growing up in the 80s did not love the cartoon Transformer? It has cars and airplanes that transform into robots! (Still wonder why airplanes are bad while cars are good) Check out Tranformers: A History and also Japanese Transformers Cartoons Guide(similar info in Chinese) (if you enjoyed the Japanese version like I did. My friend used to ask me why there are 2 different versions and how they are related back when I was in high school and I was totally clueless. With this FAQ, finally the mystery is solved!)


My favourite character is the leader of the good guys (Autobots): Optimus Prime
His archrival is, of course, the leader of the bad guys (Decepticons): Megatron

Apparently this cartoon still has a lot of followers. I guess a lot of them is from my generation. So what's the appeal of it? A reviewer at Amazon sums it up the best: got to relive the childhood favorite!

BTW, 2004 marks the 20th anniversary of Transformers (yeah, that shows my age >:)