The mysterious three-faced insectoid being, Violenjiger dispatches the nine "Great Decepticon Generals" to acquire "Zone Energy", destroying the planet Feminia to obtain the world's store, and search for the powerful Zodiac.
Practical Effects
Hand-drawn mecha animation at its most lovingly unhinged.
Direction
Matano packs feature-length spectacle into 23 breathless minutes.
Director
Hiromichi Matano
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This OVA was meant to launch a new Zone toyline that never materialized, making it a glorified commercial for products that don't exist.
Zone represents the final gasp of Generation 1 Transformers in Japan before Beast Wars rebooted everything—its obscurity is its badge of honor.