Studio TRIGGER revealed the full animated video for Transformers for its 40th anniversary. The project was announced in August, and it features the theme song “Mayday” by BUMP OF CHICKEN. The video was directed by Akira Amemiya, who previously directed both SSSS.Gridman and SSSS.Dynazenon.
The main staff for the video consists of:
- Director: Akira Amemiya
- Project Supervisor: Hayato Sakamoto
- Animation Producer: Shunsuke Shida
- Storyboard/Animation Director: Akira Amemiya
- Music: BUMP OF CHICKEN (Motoo Fujiwara)
- Editor: Masato Yoshitake
- Background Director: Taketo Gonpei
- Background Artists: Goofy Inc.
- Production Manager: Shuntaro Koike
- Production : Kazuko Hanasjiri, Masafumi Ohira
- Technical Director: Eiji Tsuchida
- Special Effects: Mutsumi Saitoh (Graphinica)
Akira Amemiya also drew a special illustration to commemorate the release:
The TRANSFORMERS franchise was created by American toy company Hasbro and Japanese toy company Takara Tomy in 1984. It began with the Transformers toy line, comprising transforming mecha toys from Takara’s Diaclone and Micro Change toy lines rebranded for Western markets. It then evolved into multiple directions, spawning anime adaptations, live-action movies, video games, comics, and more media.
Studio TRIGGER is a well known Japanese studio founded in August 2011. Some of their famous anime titles include Kill la Kill, Little Witch Academia, Darling in the Franxx (co-produced with A-1 Pictures), SSSS.Gridman and SSSS.Dynazenon, Panty & Stocking anime.
Source: Official Studio TRIGGER X (formerly Twitter)
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