If an Original Cartoon movie was made at the time?

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Originally Posted by ZariusTwo

TF The Movie is a cult classic these days and is actually the most coherent and accessible out of the three you listed. Critics are allergic to it, but it's embraced by the fans. GI Joe is divisive and virtually all of MLP G1 is trash let alone the movie.

When it comes to Transformers the Movie, technically... Yes? It's worth noting however, that much of what happens in it was only given retroactive context. Even you had watched the first two seasons of the show, you still wouldn't have context for what the Matrix or Unicron are, nor does the movie really provide any.

Even assuming you skipped ahead to later TF material, the movie is still pretty weird plotted and things just kind of happen. The art design is pretty cool though, and the higher quality Toei style really brings an edge. It's total garbage if I'm honest, but at least it's visually interesting garbage that I like watching. A bit of a guilty pleasure.