VOLTES V
Chou Denji Machine Voltes V / Cho Denji Machine Voltes V / Super Electromagnetic Machine Voltes V / Super Electron Machine Voltes V / Ultra Electromagnetic Machine Voltes VSummary
From out of nowhere, a mysterious alien race known as the Boazan Forces has invaded the Earth. A group of individuals specially trained to handle this kind of situation has been unleashed. Kenichi, Ippei, Daijirou, Hiyoshi & Megumi are the pilots of the Choudenji Machine Voltes V (5), Earth's defense against the Boazan and their terrible Beast Warriors. The plot thickens as the Go Brothers discover their true heritage and the truth behind their father's disappearance. Conflicts and mixed emotions hinder the Go Brothers at times but due to their unwavering desire to find their dad, they must go to the place where it all started. With the help of the rebels based on Earth and on the aliens' homeworld, the Voltes Team has another mission, remove the tyrant Zu Zanbajil and liberate the people of Boazan.
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Details
- Format
- TV series
- Number of Episodes
- 40
- Episode length
- 23 min
- Estimated total length
- ≈ 15 h 20 min (40 × 23 min)
- Season
- Summer 1977
- Start date
- June 4, 1977
- End date
- March 25, 1978
- Status
- Finished
- Source
- Original
- Country of origin
- Japan
- Studios
- Sunrise
- Romaji title
- Chou Denji Machine Voltes V
- English title
- VOLTES V
- Native title
- 超電磁マシーン ボルテスV
- Other titles
- Cho Denji Machine Voltes V · Super Electromagnetic Machine Voltes V · Super Electron Machine Voltes V · Ultra Electromagnetic Machine Voltes V
Characters 21
Main characters
- Daijirou Gou剛 大次郎Main
- Megumi Oka岡めぐみMain
- Hiyoshi Gou剛日吉Main
- Prince Heinelプリンス・ハイネルMain
- Ippei Mine峰 一平Main
- Kenichi Gou剛健一Main
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- Berganド・ベルガンSupporting
- Jangal Ruiルイ・ジャンギャルSupporting
- Professor Sakunji左近寺博士Supporting
- Duke Zakiザキ侯爵Supporting
- Professor Hamaguchi浜口博士Supporting
- General Doirドイル将軍Supporting
- Katherine Riiリー・カザリーンSupporting
- General Dangeダンゲ将軍Supporting
- General Okaド・ズールSupporting
- Zuhlド・ズールSupporting
- Kentarou Gouラ・ゴール＝剛健太郎（ごうけんたろう)Supporting
- Emperor Zu Zambajil皇帝ズ・ザンバジルSupporting
- Mitsuyo Gou剛 光代Supporting
- General Gururuグルル将軍Supporting
- NarratorナレーターBackground
Staff and studios
Studios
Key staff
- Tadao NagahamaDirector
- Yuki HijiriOriginal Character Design
- Tadao NagahamaOriginal creator
- Saburou YatsudeOriginal creator
- Yuki HijiriCharacter design
- Tadao NagahamaChief animation director
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- Yoshiyuki TominoProducer
- Yuki HijiriMechanical Design
- Ichirou MizukiTheme Song Performance (ED)
- Yoshinori KanadaKey Animation (OP)
- Moriyasu TaniguchiAnimation (eps 3, 8, 14, 18, 21, 26, 29, 34, 28)
- Yoshitake SuzukiScript (eps 1, 4, 8, 12, 16, 17, 21, 26, 28, 32, 33)
- Tadao NagahamaTheme Song Lyrics (ED)
- Masakazu HiguchiStoryboard (ep 7)
- William RossADR Director (English; Frontier Enterprises)
- Mitsuko HorieTheme Song Performance (OP)
- Koorogi'73Theme Song Performance (OP, ED)
- Columbia Yurikago KaiTheme Song Performance (OP)
- Asei KobayashiTheme Song Composition (OP, ED)
- Saburou YatsudeTheme Song Lyrics (OP)
- Hiroshi TakadaTheme Song Arrangement (OP, ED)
- Saburou SakamotoAnimation (eps 6, 11, 21, 26, 34, 38)
- Machiko OosoneAnimation (eps 3, 6, 14, 22, 33)
- Hironori NakagawaProduction Assistant (eps 2, 7, 12, 15, 17, 20, 22, 25, 27, 32, 37)
- Kazutoshi SatouSound Effects