Monday, April 16, 2007

Voltes V - Information


Voltes V (short for Choudenji machine Voltes V) is one of the first anime series released on TV Asahi, Japan. It was first released in April 6, 1977. Voltes V is a predecessor of Combattler V, one of the shows in the Robot romance trilogy.

The story revolves around the year 1997, Boazanians, a group of horned humanoid forces led by Prince Haniel (Prince Zardos in english dub), invaded the world by summoning the beast fighters. A big robot named Voltes V was built by Kentaro Go (Dr. Armstrong in other dubs) and his wife, Mitsuyo. Voltes V was piloted by Kentaro's sons, Ken'ichi, Daijiro and Hiyoshi, including their friends named Megumi Oka, and Ippei Mine. The base is held in Camp Big Falcon, located in a bird-shaped island in Japan. Voltes V is made to defeat the Boazanian forces from world domination.

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