History Trivia / TransformersZone

* NoExportForYou: Originally, ''Shout! Factory'' was originally going to release the OVA for North American distribution. But Creator/ToeiAnimation, being one of the most notorious anime companies difficult to deal with, outright refused to release the episode as they did with Scramble City. The reason still remains unknown.

* UnintentionalPeriodPiece: Devastator destroys the World Trade Center almost two decades after it would be destroyed in real life.

* CreatorKiller: While both Toei and Takara are still active to this day, the failure of the Zone OVA pretty much ruined the relationship between the two companies forever. They haven't worked togheter on any project ever since, with Toei partnering with Bandai to make merchandise based on their properties and Takara working with various different animated studios in Japan to make new Transformers projects.

* {{Defictionalisation}}: Devastator's destruction of the World Trade Center becomes this after the real thing was destroyed in the September 11 attacks.

* HarsherInHindsight: Devastator's destruction of the World Trade Center becomes this after the real thing was destroyed in the September 11 attacks.

* RoleReprise: Creator/KeiichiNoda reprises his roles as Overlord and the narrator from ''Anime/TransformersSuperGodMasterforce''.

* RoseReprise: Creator/KeiichiNoda reprises his roles as Overlord and the narrator from ''Anime/TransformersSuperGodMasterforce.

* CreatorKiller: While both Toei and Takara are still active to this day, the failure of the Zone OVA pretty much ruined the relationship between the two companies forever. They haven't worked togheter on any project ever since, with Toei partnering with Bandai to make merchandise based on their properties and Takara working with various different animated studios in Japan to make new Transformers projects

** Creator/BanjoGinga who played [=BlackZarak=] in ''Masterforce'', is played by Hirohiko Kakegawa.
** Creator/MinoruInaba who played Predaking in the original ''WesternAnimation/TheTransformers'', is played by Yukimasa Kishino.

** Devastator who was voiced by Seizō Katō is replaced by Hirohiko Kakegawa.

** The legendary Creator/DaisukeGori (already voicing the BigBad Volen Jiger) replaced Masato Hirano (from Headmasters) who replaced Yutaka Shimaka (original G1) as Trypticon.

** KeepCirculatingTheTapes: The OVA can be easily found on YouTube, both fansubbed, and even with a fandub.

* NoExportForYou: Originally, ''Shout! Factory'' was originally going to release the OVA for North American distribution. But ToeiAnimation, being one of the most notorious anime companies difficult to deal with, outright refused to release the episode as they did with Scramble City. The reason still remains unknown.

** The legendary Creator/DaisukeGori replaced Masato Hirano (from Headmasters) who replaced Yutaka Shimaka (original G1) as Trypticon.

** KeepCirculatingTheTapes: The OVA can be easily found on Wikipedia, both fansubbed, and even with a fandub.

* NoExportForYou: Originally, ''Shout! Factory'' was originally going to release the OVA for North American distribution. But ToeiAnimation, being one of the most notorious anime companies difficult to deal with, outright refused to release the episode as they did with Scramble City.