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Beast Wars II: Lio Convoy's Close Call!
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Beast Wars II: Lio Convoy's Close Call!

1998-12-19 · 47 min · ★ 7.3

Action · Adventure · Animation · Science Fiction

A spaceship carrying a Dimentional Warp Gate crashes on Planet Gaea. Galvatron tricks Lio Junior into handing over the control of the gate. With the power to cross time and space, Galvatron intends to bring Megatron to Gaea. But Gigastorm mistakenly brings the behemoth Majin Zarak instead. The Maximals are overpowered by this Predacon giant, so Magnaboss using the gate to call in Optimus Primal...

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Directors
Akira Nishimori
Production companies
Ashi Productions, NAS, Toei Company, Tomy, Aeon Entertainment, TV Tokyo, Pioneer LDC
Countries
Japan
Status
Released
Revenue
USD 2,600,000

Top Cast

Hozumi GodaHozumi GodaLio Convoy (Voice)
Tetsuo KomuraTetsuo KomuraGalvatron (voice)
Takehito KoyasuTakehito KoyasuBurning Convoy / Optimus Primal (Voice)
Katashi IshizukaKatashi IshizukaTasmania Kid (voice)
Yumiko KobayashiYumiko KobayashiLio Junior / Magnaboss (Voice)
Nakano KenjiNakano KenjiDiver (voice)
Mantaro IwaoMantaro IwaoSkywarp (voice)
Masami IwasakiMasami IwasakiBighorn (voice)
Sanryo OdakaSanryo OdakaApache (Voice)
Takashi MatsuyamaTakashi MatsuyamaGigastorm (voice)
Yuji KishiYuji KishiScuba (voice)
Eiji TakemotoEiji TakemotoDirgegun (voice)
Haruhi NanaoHaruhi NanaoComputer (voice)
Hiroki TakahashiHiroki TakahashiHellscream (voice)
Junji SanechikaThrustor (voice)
Kazuhiko NishimatsuKazuhiko NishimatsuHalfshell / God Neptune (voice)
Ryou NaitouRyou NaitouD.J. / Tripledacus (voice)
Takeshi WatanabeBig Mos / Max B (voice)

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