Underplayed Gems

Voltes V (1977)

Voltes V poster
Original title
超電磁マシーン ボルテスV
Directed by
Tadao Nagahama
Genre
mecha, Adventure, Drama, Mecha, Sci-Fi
Country
Japan
Length
1 season, 40 episodes
Rated
TV-PG
Rating
7.1 of 10 from 8 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A team of five siblings pilots a giant super robot called Voltes V to defend Earth from alien invaders. They fight against the forces of the Boazan Empire using the robot's sword and other weapons.

action-packeddramaticepisodicnostalgiccourageousintense1970s styleteam-oriented

What happens

Super Electromagnetic Machine Voltes V (Japanese: 超電磁マシーン ボルテスV(ファイブ), Hepburn: Chōdenji Mashīn Borutesu Faibu), popularly known simply as Voltes V (pronounced as "Voltez Five"), is a Japanese anime television series produced by Toei Company and animated by Nippon Sunrise (now known as Bandai Namco Filmworks and formerly known as Soeisha). It is the second installment of the Robot Romance Trilogy. It is directed by Tadao Nagahama and produced by Yoshiyuki Tomino. It aired on TV Asahi and its affiliates from June 4 1977 to March 25 1978. Voltes V grew into a cultural phenomenon in the Philippines since its airing in the country in 1978, and had achieved popularity as well in Indonesia and Cuba. A Philippine live-action adaptation, Voltes V: Legacy, premiered on GMA Network in May 2023; it was preceded by the film Voltes V: Legacy – The Cinematic Experience, which compiled its initial few episodes, in April 2023. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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