E1 - Rise Up!! Pretenders

Aired: April 12, 1988

The sudden reappearance of the Decepticons on Earth forces the long-hidden Autobot Pretenders to drop their human disguises and rejoin the fight.

E2 - Terror! The Decepticons' Manhunt

Aired: April 19, 1988

The Decepticons transform human corpses into undead "Destroids", and then attack the island nation of Karin, where the Autobots must team up with the island's prince, Cab, to save the day.

E3 - Kidnapping!? The Targeted Jumbo Jet

Aired: April 26, 1988

Seeking live humans for their Destroid experiments, the Decepticons attack jumbo jets, bringing the Autobots into contact with a young girl named Minerva.

E4 - Birth! Headmaster Jrs

Aired: May 03, 1988

Shūta, Cab and Minerva become Headmaster Juniors, but the Decepticons have recruited humans to their side as well.

E5 - Rage!! Little Devils with No Need for Rules

Aired: May 10, 1988

Minerva is forced to overcome her fear of fighting when the Decepticon Headmaster Juniors cause chaos as they seek revenge on a motorcycle gang from Wilder's past.

E6 - Go, Goshooter - Showdown in the Wasteland

Aired: May 17, 1988

Wilder continues to revisit his past when he kidnaps a former member of his gang who turned against him, and Shūta has to lead the Headmaster Juniors in rescuing him.

E7 - Panic! Protect the Wild Animals!!

Aired: May 24, 1988

It's the Autobots to the rescue when the Decepticons cause animals to stampede in Africa in a scheme to destabilize the balance of nature!

E8 - Super Warriors - The Godmaster Brothers

Aired: May 31, 1988

A new element enters the Masterforce War in the form of Hydra and Buster—the Godmasters!

E9 - A Fierce Battle!! The Autobots Are in Trouble

Aired: June 07, 1988

The construction of the world's largest tidal power plant in the Karin Islands quickly attracts the attention of the Decepticons, and the Autobots are once again faced with the power of the Godmaster brothers.

E10 - A Hero Is Chosen - His Name Is Ginrai

Aired: June 14, 1988

On the day that he discovers a mysterious truck, a young man named Ginrai suddenly finds himself caught up in the war between the Autobots and Decepticons.

E11 - Ginrai: God On of Rage!!

Aired: June 21, 1988

While Ginrai debates over whether or not to join the Autobots, the Decepticons begin a series of fatal attacks on his trucker friends in an effort to draw him out.

E12 - A Strange Friendship: Cancer and Minerva

Aired: June 28, 1988

In an attempt to learn the secrets of the Godmasters, the Autobots capture Cancer, who develops the world's worst case of Stockholm Syndrome.

E13 - Friend or Foe!? The True Form of the Monster!!

Aired: July 12, 1988

The chase is on when Ginrai's Transtector activates on its own, and leads the Autobots and Decepticons to a mystery buried at a construction site.

E14 - Eliminate the Godmaster Ginrai

Aired: July 19, 1988

The command goes out for the Decepticons to utterly destroy Ginrai, and he inadvertently makes himself easy to find when he appears on television searching for the remaining Godmasters!

E15 - Heroism!! The Birth of Super Ginrai

Aired: August 02, 1988

To rescue a group of kidnapped children and defeat the menace of King Poseidon, Ginrai must discover a new transformation!

E16 - Lightfoot: A Dramatic Encounter

Aired: August 09, 1988

The search for the next Godmaster leads Ginrai to Canada, and a young man named Lightfoot!

E17 - An Enemy? The Third Godmaster, Ranger

Aired: August 16, 1988

Attempting to track down new leads on the location of the remaining Godmasters, the Autobots venture into the Rocky Mountains, where they cross paths with a forest patrolman named Ranger, but Minerva suspects that he is working with the Decepticons!

E18 - A Powerful Foe!! Sixknight the Wanderer

Aired: August 23, 1988

A new threat to the Autobots arrives from space in the form of Sixknight, a Six Changer who targets Ginrai in order to prove his worth to the Decepticons. But Sixknight is in for a shock when he discovers the true nature of his opponent...

E19 - Assemble! The Four Godmaster Gunmen

Aired: August 30, 1988

The search for the fourth Godmaster brings the Autobots and Decepticons to France, where the Headmaster Juniors attend the finale of the World Grand Prix, and meet the champion racer, Road King.

E20 - The Autobot Warrior, Sixknight?!

Aired: September 13, 1988

Both Sixknight and Cancer have been greatly affected by their experiences with the Autobots and decide to do something about their conflicted loyalties.

E21 - Save the Little Girl! The Chōjin Warriors, the Godmasters

Aired: September 20, 1988

Cab's return home is an unhappy one thanks to the latest scheme by the Decepticons, which puts the life of his childhood friend Copo in danger.

E22 - Life? Death? The Desperate Lightfoot

Aired: September 27, 1988

As the Decepticons' newest plan slowly begins, Lightfoot finds himself alone against the Decepticons with his father's life at stake.

E23 - Expose the Decepticons' Dark Trap!

Aired: October 04, 1988

The Decepticons prove that you shouldn't believe everything you see on TV.

E24 - Super Ginrai Gets Blown Away in the Desert!?

Aired: October 11, 1988

Ginrai faces his greatest challenge yet when Mega and Giga reveal their true power.

E25 - Will the Bomber Project Be Destroyed!?

Aired: October 18, 1988

With Ginrai out of commission, the Decepticons initiate an all-out attack on the Bomber Project.

E26 - God Ginrai - Into the Sky!!

Aired: October 25, 1988

With the Bomber Project completed, Ginrai heads for the moon, and the battle of his life!

E27 - God Ginrai - Showdown on the Surface of the Moon

Aired: November 01, 1988

On the lunar surface, God Ginrai fights a desperate battle against Overlord and BlackZarak, with the fate of the world at stake!

E28 - Overlord - Terror of the Chōkon Tornado

Aired: November 08, 1988

Overlord formulates a plan for revenge against Ginrai, but Godbomber is about to unveil a surprising new power that will thwart his evil scheme!

E29 - Escape!! The Underwater Volcano Erupts

Aired: November 15, 1988

When Lightfoot investigates the eruption of an underwater volcano, he discovers the site of a new Decepticon base.

E30 - Destroy Godbomber!!

Aired: November 22, 1988

In the heartland of America, the Decepticons spring a trap that puts Godbomber in danger, forcing the Headmaster Juniors to discover a new power that will save the day.

E31 - Appearance!! The Final Godmaster

Aired: November 29, 1988

The final Godmaster Transtector turns up in possession of a young man named Clouder. But this particular Godmaster has a special ability which could spell the downfall of the Autobots...

E32 - Secret Orders! Destroy the Autobot Base!!

Aired: December 06, 1988

Installed as a double-agent within the Autobot ranks, Clouder begins a sabotage scheme that sets up their base for an all-out Decepticon attack.

E33 - Disaster! The Autobot Base Explodes

Aired: December 13, 1988

With God Ginrai trapped in battle with Overlord and Decepticon forces swarming the Autobots' base, catastrophe seems unavoidable.

E34 - BlackZarak - Destroyer from Space

Aired: December 20, 1988

At last, BlackZarak arrives on Earth, and chaos follows in his wake, as Decepticon attacks spread thin the Autobot forces on Earth, and Ginrai and Grand Maximus fall victim to a deadly trap in space.

E35 - Crisis! The Day of Human Extinction

Aired: January 10, 1989

With construction of a new Decepticon weapon occurring in the shadow of the Moon, time is against the Autobots as they race into space in an attempt to stop the destruction of all life on Earth!

E36 - God Ginrai - Save Cancer!?

Aired: January 17, 1989

Learning that BlackZarak is about to attack China, Cancer attempts to go to the rescue of his friends and countrymen.

E37 - God Ginrai: Showdown at the Decepticon Base

Aired: January 24, 1989

When Shūta and Clouder are captured while attempting to infiltrate the Decepticon base and used as bait to lure Ginrai into a trap, things look grim for the Autobots... until help comes from a most unexpected source!

E38 - The Ultimate Combination!! BlackZarak, the New Lifeform

Aired: January 31, 1989

In the midst of an all-out attack on the Decepticon base, Devil Z finally stands revealed, and the Autobots are faced with their deadliest enemy yet!

E39 - Battle to the Death!! God Ginrai VS Darkwings Reborn

Aired: February 07, 1989

Hydra and Buster turn to Devil Z in a final attempt to gain the power they need to destroy Ginrai.

E40 - Autobots! Desperate Attack!!

Aired: February 14, 1989

As BlackZarak's Devil Power throws America into chaos, Overlord seeks to prove the power of the flesh to Devil Z, and he engages Ginrai in their final, decisive confrontation.

E41 - Malevolent and Inhuman! The True Form of Devil Z

Aired: February 21, 1989

The Autobots track the Decepticons to the Matterhorn, and the final battle between the two factions begins.

E42 - A Battle... and Then...

Aired: February 28, 1989

It's BlackZarak versus God Ginrai—the power of evil against the power of man, and the winner will decide the fate of Earth!