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From ComingSoon.net's "On the Transformers Set":
In 1984, Japanese toy company Takara launched a new line of toys called 'Transformers," which was sold outside of Japan by Hasbro. The toy robots had the ability to convert themselves into cars, animals or aircrafts. The Takara toyline proved to be such a huge phenomenon that there have been Marvel comic books, animated series and a feature-length film based on the popular toys. And now, director Michael Bay is in the midst of shooting a live action Transformers film.
A similiar story to the He-Man cartoon series, produced by the now defunct Filmation Studios, which was created solely to promote/advertise Mattel's toy line.
Here's a bit of trivia: Mattel originally intended it to be a Conan-related toy line but decided against it after carefully reviewing the adult content of the Conan movies.
