Transformers: Robots in Disguise, originally known as Transformers: Car Robots (トランスフォーマー カーロボット), is a Japanese anime television series based on the Transformers franchise. The series was produced by Nihon Ad Systems and Studio Gallop, in cooperation with Korean company Dongwoo Animation, aired in Japan in 2000.
Conceived as a reboot to the franchise, with a self-contained continuity separate from any previous incarnation,[1][2] a localized English adaptation aired as part of the Fox Kids programming block in the United States from September 8, 2001 to March 30, 2002.[3]
Plot
While attempting to stop the Predacons from stealing Earth's energy, the Autobots ally themselves with Koji Onishi after Predacon leader Megatron captures the boy's father, Dr. Kenneth Onishi.