ricemazter wrote:So does this count as "THE" Japanese transformers continuity as far as most fans over there are concerned?
This is indeed the Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity proper, yes. It was the primary Transformers continuity for Japan from 1985-2002 before the creation of the Japanese Unicron Trilogy cartoon continuity (or as it is known to Japan, the Micron Trilogy), which took center stage from 2003-2005. The JG1 cartoon would continue to pop back up in Japan through Japanese comic materials both during the Micron Trilogy and afterward during other new continuities that have kept appearing and continue to come about in Japan, such as the movies, Animated, Prime/Go!/Adventure, etc. But even then, I'm pretty sure that the JG1 cartoon continuity is considered the most important one to longtime Japanese fans, as it keeps getting the most new additions to itself.
ricemazter wrote:Aside from Regeneration One and War for Cybertron, before the aligned continuity absorbed it that is,
Not that again.
ricemazter wrote:Does Beast Wars, the RiD cartoon, or the Unicron trilogy fit in anywhere?
I already mentioned that the Unicron Trilogy is a separate continuity from G1 in Japan, just as it is in the English-speaking world, so I'll skip that.
For Beast Wars, yes, the Japanese dub is part of the JG1 cartoon continuity.
By "the RiD cartoon" I presume you mean the 2001 one and not the current 2015-present one, yes? If so, only the original Japanese version of the 2001 RiD cartoon, Car Robots, is part of the JG1 cartoon continuity. The English dubbed version is a completely non-G1 continuity on its own. There are enough differences between the Japanese and English versions of that show that allow one to view them as separate entities.
JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:but Unicron is linked to all continuities at once
Not anymore.
Emerje wrote:Sabrblade wrote:Then Megaempress shoves both Grand Scourge and Galvatron II's ghost off of Cybertron and into a rift in space-time, leading to parts unknown.
Back to the eHobby universe I would assume, they clearly still had plans for Grand Scourge and now they get to play around with Galvatron II again. Maybe this will help setup their next series of exclusives?
Emerje
You mean e-HOBBY had its own single universe?