The following is my personal opinion.
Before season 3 there is the Intermediate Season which includes the Japanese manga that has been released in English my Viz media. The Japanese OVA scramble city, with an unofficial continuation as a fan made video and an official continuation as a Japanese Manga posted online, I have added a link to a fan translation. Finally, of course Transformers the movie.
M = Must watch: Major plot event and introduction of character/s.
N = New Characters: Not a major plot event but introduces new character/s.
F = Fun Episode: A fun episode to watch.
S = Skip: Boring and or bad episode.
| Title | Importance | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| Prologue (Manga) | S | Not bad but is a recap |
| Chapter 1 (Manga) | M | Decepticons Attack japan / Introduction of Kenji and Autobot communication Helmet |
| Chapter 2 (Manga) | F | Decepticons corner bumblebee in japan |
| Chapter 3 (Manga) | F | First Mention scramble city and Trypticon |
| Chapter 4 (Manga) | N | Introduction of Ultra Magnus / Autobot Road |
| Chapter 5 (Manga) | S | Just a combiner teams battle. |
| Chapter 6 (Manga) | N | Introduction of Trypticon / Metroplex (Only as a hologram) |
| Chapter 7 (Manga) | F | |
| Chapter 8 (Manga) | S | Has animal cruelty. |
| Scramble City: Mobilization | N | Introduction of Metroplex. Ends on cliffhanger. |
| Scramble City 2 | F | Fun made continuation |
| Scramble City 2 Manga | F | Official continuation made years later |
| Transformers the movie | M | Just watch it, if you have not seen it. It's fun. Introduction of too many new characters to list and the introduction of the Matrix of leadership and evil Unicron. |
