Heroes Phantasia (Anime)

Transformers: Shogun Warriors is an upcoming animated series based on the shape-changing robot toy line, Transformers and the Marvel Super Hero Squad action figure line from Hasbro and the Shogun Warriors toyline by Mattel. It will be the first North American-produced Transformers series since Beast Wars (and by extension, its sequel Beast Machines, both of which were produced in Canada) and is a modern take on the Marvel universe. Formerly known by the working title, Transformers: Heroes, its simplified new title—first revealed in Broadcast magazine — seems designed to specifically distinguish it from the live-action film, released in July 2007. The series is currently scheduled to debut on the Cartoon Network in Spring 2008. There have been 26 episodes ordered so far. The series' animation is produced by Cartoon Network Studios, Bones, Production I.G., Studio 4°C, and Toei Animation.

Storyline
Autobots, the Avengers and the rest of the noble heroes battle the Masters of Evil, the Decepticons and more in the near-future Earth.

Characters

 * Autobots
 * Optimus Prime - Transforms into a fire truck, and wields an ax.
 * Bumblebee - The smallest member.
 * Ratchet - Seasoned Autobot, legitimate combat, Cybertronian version of the military.
 * Bulkhead - Will be like the Fantastic Four's Thing.
 * Prowl - A ninja.
 * Grimlock - A Tyrannosaurus Rex. There will be two other Dinobots in the show.
 * Jazz
 * Arcee
 * Ultra Magnus
 * Wreck-Gar
 * Avengers
 * Iron Man

Villains

 * Decepticons
 * Megatron - A gun in his Cybertronian mode; also wields a sword.
 * Starscream - Resembles Cyclonus in jet mode.
 * Blackarachnia - Different origin story than in Beast Wars. Starts out as a different character entirely, flashbacks, one of the more complicated Decepticons.
 * Shockwave
 * Masters of Evil
 * Dr. Doom

Cast

 * Charlie Adler - Doctor Doom
 * Jeff Bennett – Prowl
 * Susan Blu – Arcee
 * Corey Burton – Ratchet, Megatron, Shockwave
 * Peter Cullen - Ultra Magnus
 * Bill Fagerbakke – Bulkhead
 * David Kaye – Optimus Prime, Grimlock
 * Tom Kenny - Iron Man, Starscream
 * Phil LaMarr – Jazz
 * Bumper Robinson – Bumblebee
 * Cree Summer - Blackarachnia
 * "Weird Al" Yankovic – Wreck-Gar

Production
The show's supervising director will be Matt Youngberg (Teen Titans, The Batman), with Cartoon Network vice-president Sam Register, Alan Fine, Simon Philips, and Eric Rollman as executive producer and Vincent Aniceto as line producer with Joe Quesada as co-executive producer. Cort Lane is supervising producer. Additionally, Beast Machines writer Marty Isenberg is returning to Transformers as the head writer for this series with Matt Wayne. Mitch Schauer, creator of the Nickelodeon series The Angry Beavers, is the show's co-supervising director and character designer. Other writers include Michael Ryan, Nicole Dubuc, Eugene Son, James Krieg, and Mark Hoffmeier. Art director/lead character designer Derrick Wyatt (Teen Titans, Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends, Legion of Super Heroes) is creating a "brand new look" unlike anything seen in Transformers before. The series is being distributed internationally by Entertainment Rights.