Chōdenji Machine Voltes V
Chōdenji Machine Voltes V
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(Super Electromagnetic Machine Voltes V)
Genre
Mecha, Drama, Super Robot
TV anime
Director
Tadao Nagahama
Studio
Toei co-produced by Nihon Sunrise
Network
TV Asahi
Local networks
RPN-9 (English Dubbed, 1978)
GMA-7 (English Dubbed, 1979)
MBS-4 (English Dubbed, 1986)
ABS-CBN (English Dubbed, 1987)
IBC-13 (English, then Tagalog
Dubbed, 1990)
GMA-7 (English, then Tagalog,
Cebuano and Hiligaynon dubbed,
1999)
Hero TV (Tagalog Dubbed, 2006)
GMA-7 (Tagalog, Cebuano and
Hiligaynon Dubbed, 2008)
Rede Manchete (Brazilian
Portuguese Dubbed)
Spanish dubbed, airing since
1980s.
Original
run
4 June 1977 – 25 March 1978
Episodes 40
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Chōdenji Machine Voltes V (??????? ?????,
Chōdenji Mashīn Borutesu Faibu, lit. "Super
Electromagnetic Machine Voltes Five") is a
Japanese anime television series that was
first aired on TV Asahi starting April 13,
1977. It was created by Saburo Yatsude (a
pseudonym referring to a committee within
Toei) and directed by Tadao Nagahama.
Voltes V is the second part of the Robot Ro-
mance Trilogy of the Super Robot genre
which includes Combattler V and Daimos.
Like Combattler V, the series was animated
by Sunrise and produced by Toei Company.
This super robot along with the other two
aforementioned super robots first appeared
the USA as a part of Mattel’s Shogun Warri-
ors line of import toys, released in the late
1970’s.
Description
Voltes V story narrates the heroic exploits of
the young robot pilots known as The Voltes
Team and their trials against alien invaders
from planet Bozania. Armed with the Super
Electromagnetic Machine Voltes V, the five
pilots drive back the invaders one Beast
Fighter at a time. The series is different from
typical super robot anime of the time in that
it illustrates human sentimentality and com-
mon values, with underlying themes such as
the love of family, equality, selfless sacrifice,
team work, and patriotism. Voltes V also re-
volutionized anime by introducing enemy
characters with c