Voltes V: Legacy ‘Volts In’ to a New Era

Director Mark Reyes reboots the bots in a cross-cultural confluence of the iconic and the innovative

When you think of legendary robots in anime pop culture, chances are you think of Super Electromagnetic Machine Voltes V; more simply and popularly known as Voltes V. Even just the first few chords of the easily recognizable theme song are enough to elicit a strong emotional response — ask any fan who grew up with the beloved series. Produced by Toei Company and animated by Nippon Sunrise, which now goes by the name Bandai Namco Filmworks, Voltes V debuted in Japan on TV Asahi on June 4, 1977. In the Philippines, an English-dubbed version first aired on television network GMA-7 on May 5, 1978,...


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