Masumi Kaneda
Director
Transformers: Super-God Masterforce (1988)
Season 1
Transformers: Super-God Masterforce aired on Japanese television from 1988 to 1989. Taking place after Transformers: Headmasters, it is the story of how Metalhawk and his small team of Autobots must protect Earth from the mysterious Devil Z and his Decepticon forces. Humans play many prominent roles in Masterforce, from the Decepticon husband-wife team of Giga and Mega to the Autobot's Junior Headmasters and the reluctantly-recruited Ginrai. Masterforce is often considered second only to Transformers: Victory as a fan favorite.
Released April 12, 1988
Episode 24 min
None+
Genres: Adventure, Animation, Anime, Family, Science Fiction
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Production Companies: Toei Animation, TakaraTomy
Network: Nippon TV
S1E1 - 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.
April 12, 1988, midnight
S1E2 - 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.
April 19, 1988, midnight
S1E3 - 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.
April 26, 1988, midnight
S1E4 - Birth! Headmaster Jrs
Shūta, Cab and Minerva become Headmaster Juniors, but the Decepticons have recruited humans to their side as well.
May 3, 1988, midnight
S1E5 - 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.
May 10, 1988, midnight
S1E6 - 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.
May 17, 1988, midnight
S1E7 - 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!
May 24, 1988, midnight
S1E8 - Super Warriors - The Godmaster Brothers
A new element enters the Masterforce War in the form of Hydra and Buster—the Godmasters!
May 31, 1988, midnight
S1E9 - 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.
June 7, 1988, midnight
S1E10 - 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.
June 14, 1988, midnight
S1E11 - 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.
June 21, 1988, midnight
S1E12 - 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.
June 28, 1988, midnight
S1E13 - 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.
July 12, 1988, midnight
S1E14 - 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!
July 19, 1988, midnight
S1E15 - 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!
Aug. 2, 1988, midnight
S1E16 - Lightfoot: A Dramatic Encounter
The search for the next Godmaster leads Ginrai to Canada, and a young man named Lightfoot!
Aug. 9, 1988, midnight
S1E17 - 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!
Aug. 16, 1988, midnight
S1E18 - 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...
Aug. 23, 1988, midnight
S1E19 - 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.
Aug. 30, 1988, midnight
S1E20 - 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.
Sept. 13, 1988, midnight
S1E21 - 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.
Sept. 20, 1988, midnight
S1E22 - 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.
Sept. 27, 1988, midnight
S1E23 - Expose the Decepticons' Dark Trap!
The Decepticons prove that you shouldn't believe everything you see on TV.
Oct. 4, 1988, midnight
S1E24 - Super Ginrai Gets Blown Away in the Desert!?
Ginrai faces his greatest challenge yet when Mega and Giga reveal their true power.
Oct. 11, 1988, midnight
S1E25 - Will the Bomber Project Be Destroyed!?
With Ginrai out of commission, the Decepticons initiate an all-out attack on the Bomber Project.
Oct. 18, 1988, midnight
S1E26 - God Ginrai - Into the Sky!!
With the Bomber Project completed, Ginrai heads for the moon, and the battle of his life!
Oct. 25, 1988, midnight
S1E27 - 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!
Nov. 1, 1988, midnight
S1E28 - 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!
Nov. 8, 1988, midnight
S1E29 - Escape!! The Underwater Volcano Erupts
When Lightfoot investigates the eruption of an underwater volcano, he discovers the site of a new Decepticon base.
Nov. 15, 1988, midnight
S1E30 - 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.
Nov. 22, 1988, midnight
S1E31 - 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...
Nov. 29, 1988, midnight
S1E32 - 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.
Dec. 6, 1988, midnight
S1E33 - Disaster! The Autobot Base Explodes
With God Ginrai trapped in battle with Overlord and Decepticon forces swarming the Autobots' base, catastrophe seems unavoidable.
Dec. 13, 1988, midnight
S1E34 - 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.
Dec. 20, 1988, midnight
S1E35 - 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!
Jan. 10, 1989, midnight
S1E36 - God Ginrai - Save Cancer!?
Learning that BlackZarak is about to attack China, Cancer attempts to go to the rescue of his friends and countrymen.
Jan. 17, 1989, midnight
S1E37 - 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!
Jan. 24, 1989, midnight
S1E38 - 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!
Jan. 31, 1989, midnight
S1E39 - 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.
Feb. 7, 1989, midnight
S1E40 - 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.
Feb. 14, 1989, midnight
S1E41 - 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.
Feb. 21, 1989, midnight
S1E42 - 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!
Feb. 28, 1989, midnight
Network: Nippon TV
Episode Runtime: 24 min.
Season Runtime: 1008 min.
Released: April 12, 1988
Last Air Date: Feb. 28, 1989, midnight
Status: Ended
Certification: NR
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