Voltes V
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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Opening | Voltes V no Uta - Mitsuko Horie, Koorogi '73, and Columbia Cradle Association [Subtitled]
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Voltes V narrates the heroic exploits of the young robot pilots known as The Voltes Team and their trials against alien invaders from the planet Boazan. 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 common values, with underlying themes such as the love of family, equality, selfless sacrifice, team work, and patriotism. Voltes V is a work that has a heavy revolutionary undertone. The series ends with Voltes V's spectacular counterattack on planet Boazan to liberate the slaves from the oppression of a tyrannical ruler, Emperor Zu Zambojil. After Voltes V, Tadao Nagahama directed the TV anime version of Rose of Versailles, which leaves speculation that perhaps Voltes V was influenced by Nagahama's research on the French Revolution for his future project.[original research?] The theme of enslaved population rising up to overthrow an aristocracy lend support to theory. Voltes V's arsenal consists of variety of missiles, a bazooka, beams, and weapons such as Chōdenji Top (Similar to the Chōdenji Yo-Yo of Combattler V) and Tenkūken (天空剣 Sky Sword, "Laser Sword" in the English dub, "Excalibur" in the Italian dub). With Tenkūken, Voltes V marks the enemy's final moments with a signature "V" slash. This established it as one of the first super robots to use a sword in its finishing attack. Voltes V deviates from the robotic design of the Combattler V. Voltes V 's plot has a more serious tone than the comedic storyline of Combattler V. Voltes V also follows a formula similar to that of Daimos.
1.Invaders From Outer Space (Uchuu Kara no Shinryakusha -宇宙からの侵略者)
04-06-197724mThe Boazanian Earth Invasion Army arrived! Voltes Team Members who were still training suddenly had to go for battle. Led by Dr. Hamaguchi and Dr. Mitsuyo, they headed to Big Falco...
2.Marching Into an Agonizing Battle (Kutou e no Senshin- 苦闘への前進)
10.011-06-197724mThe bird-shaped island of Ootorajima island where Big Falcon was located on was surely attracted the Boazanian's attention. Dr. Mitsuyou was at the grave of her husband, Dr. GOU Ke...
3.The Strategy Told from the Grave (Bohyou ga Oshieta Sakusen- 墓標が教えた作戦)
18-06-197724mWhen fighting the Boazanian, Ippei accidently damaged Dr. Mitsuyo's grave post. There's surely a clash between Ippei and Kenichi over that incident. Ippei's past was then revealed....
4.The Devilish Shadow Sword Killing Technique (Ma no Shadow Hissatsu Ken- 魔のシャドウ必殺剣)
25-06-197724mDaijirou was sure that Voltes cannot win against the sword expert beast fighter Gardo. They decided to run away from the battle and hide in a cave. Kenichi had to learn "catching-a...
5.Battleship Mikasa Causes a Crisis (Senkan Mikasa ga Kiki wo Yobu- 戦艦三笠が危機を呼ぶ)
02-07-197724mHiyoshi joined a race of battleship model in Yokosuka, in which he made a model of battleship "Mikasa", which was the pride of Japanese Navy in the beginning of 20th century. He ha...
6.Neigh! Beloved Horse Eiffel (Inanake! Aiba AIFURU- いななけ!愛馬アイフル)
09-07-197724mWhen it comes to horse then Ippei is the man. When he was in America, his only friend after her mother and father died was his horse, Eiffel. Ippei told story about his friendship...
7.New Team Member: Takko (Shin Taiin Takko-chan- 新隊員タッコちゃん)
16-07-197724mHiyoshi made an octopus robot named Takko (Octo-1 in English version). At first the team thought the robot was useless but then it saved Voltes when they were trapped in a forest i...
8.A Conspiracy in the Underground Fortress (Chiteijou no Inbou- 地底城の陰謀)
23-07-197724mDuke Zaki came from Boazan to visit Prince Heinell. He harassed Heinell of his failure so far to conquer the Earth and also of his background of being a son of the traitor named La...
9.A Dream-Invited, Big Crisis (Yume ga Maneita Dai Pinch- 夢が招いた大ピンチ!)
30-07-197724mMegumi dreamt that she won when doing a duel practice with her father. Meanwhile, the Boazanians led by Jangal stormed the Defense Headquarters, took over the office and started to...
10.Voltes Combining Impossible (Voltes Gattai Fukanou- ボルテス合体不可能)
06-08-197724mZuuru used the beast fighter Bombos's X-ray eye to analyze Voltes as they were volting-in, then after he found out how the electromagnetic energy flows inside Voltes, he sent robot...
11.Reviving Voltes V! (Yomigaeru BORUTESU V- よみがえるボルテスV)
13-08-197724mVoltes could not volt-in. International Army helped Voltes by attacking the robot with missiles. The Boazanian launched the second robot, Gamenza, to destroy the army. Dr. Hamaguch...
12.Voltes Revived from the Dead (BORUTESU Kishi Kaisei- ボルテス起死回生)
20-08-197724mDr. Hamaguchi and Commander Oka visited a secret lab under a waterfall. They collected Voltes data to find solution to volt-in safely. Suddenly the Boazanians led by Heinell broke...
13.The Trick of Father Aiming at the Earth (Bouryaku no Chichi ga Chikyuu o Nerau- 謀略の父が地球を狙う)
27-08-197724mZuuru used voice machine to immitate Dr. Gou's voice and deceived Kenichi. When Kenichi was about to be kidnapped using tractor beam, Dr. Hamaguchi knocked him to the ground so it...
14.The Trap of Father and Child (Chichi to Ko no Wana- 父と子の罠)
03-09-197724mVoltes rescued an airplane piloted by a man which turned out to be a runaway slave. But after the man was brought to Big Falcon and treated, he sneaked into Voltes hangar and sabot...
15.The Present from the Emperor (Koutei Heika no PUREZENTO- 皇帝陛下のプレゼント)
10-09-197724mEmperor Zanbajir sent Dr. Gou to Heinell. Dr. Gou then went to Big Falcon and persuaded his sons to go with him to Boazan. The trio thought that her father must have been brainwash...
16.The Crisis of Falcon's Destruction (FARUKON Kaimetsu no Kiki- ファルコン壊滅の危機)
17-09-197724mWe don't have an overview translated to English (English) for episode 16.
17.Forsake Both Love and Tears!! (Ai mo Namida mo Furisuteru!!- 愛も涙もふりすてろ!!)
24-09-197724mVoltes team trained for spinning technique. Dr. Sakunji was hard to the team, especially Hiyoshi. The team couldn't accept Dr. Sakunji's hard attitude and wanted to leave Big Falco...
18.Father! The Earth is Near!! (Chichi yo! Chikyuu wa Chikai!!- 父よ!地球は近い!!)
01-10-197724mDr. Gou and some slaves managed to escape to earth but they were attacked by Zuuru and Gou was held in Sky Rook. Zuuru used him as hostage but Voltes team didn't believe he was the...
19.Cry in Father's Bosom!! (Chichi no Mune no Naka de Nake!!- 父の胸の中でなけ!)
08-10-197724mZuuru held Gou in an island and tortured him to pry secrets of Voltes. Daijirou found a huge cave in the island and decided to investigate. He got caught and was thrown into a jail...
20.The Mystery of Numbers Written in Blood (Chi de Kaita Suuji no Nazo- 血で書いた数字の謎)
15-10-197724mVoltes team tried to figure out what the numbers written on the cloth mean. The figure turned out to be a pulsating wave frequency. Dr. Gou transmitted this wave by using a mini tr...
21.The Tactic of Creating A Secret Base (Sakubou no Himitsu Kichi- 策略の秘密基地)
22-10-197724mDr. Gou was rescued by Voltes team after they infiltrated Zuuru's undersea base and then brought to Big Falcon, but Gou was suspicious. Soon he realized that all the Big Falcon, Vo...
22.The Traitor's Scheme (Uragirimono no Keikaku- 裏切り者の計画)
29-10-197724mZuuru tried to kill Heinell as he was sleeping but he failed and got caught. He was given one chance to save his life by pretending to runaway from Heinell and seeking refuge to Bi...
23.Puppy, Walk into Tomorrow! (Koinu yo Ashita he Ayume!- ( 子犬よ明日へ歩め!)
05-11-197724mKazarin killed a mother dog when testing her soon-to-be-beast-fighter wolf, Garus. The puppy who lost his mother was then kept by Daijirou. Kenichi didn't like his brother keeping...
24.Enemy. The New General's Written Challenge (Teki. Shin Shougun no Chousenjyou- 敵・新将軍の挑戦状)
12-11-197724mGeneral Bergan came from Planet Boazan along with some meteorites which contains Maxingal metal. The metal was so hard, the Tenkuu-ken wouldn't cut through it. Kazarin and Jangal w...
25.Suicide Attack!! Super Electromagnetic Ball (Jibaku!! Choudenji BOORU- 自爆!!超電磁ボール!)
9.519-11-197724mAfter collecting some Maxingal fragments from the destroyed beast fighter and doing some tests, Dr. Sakunji found out that super electromagnetic beam can weaken Maxingal strength....
26.Combining with Mysterious Flying Mechanical Eagle (Nazo no Hikou MEKA to no Gattai- 謎の飛行メカとの合体)
10.026-11-197724mVoltes V underwent a heavy repair according to the mechanical scheme dropped by the mysterious red mechanical eagle. When it tried to fire Choudenji Ball, it turned out that the en...
27.The Revelation of Mysterious Mechanical Eagle (Nazo no Taka MEKA no Shoutai- 謎の鷹メカの正体)
9.503-12-197724mThe mysterious red mechanical eagle was piloted by General Dange who, together with Dr. GOU Kentarou, ran the secet rebel base in Alpine mountains. When a mother and a baby in thei...
28.Our Father, Gou Kentarou's Secret (Chichi Gou Kentarou no Himitsu- 父・剛健太郎の秘密)
10-12-197724mThe injured General Dange told stories about Dr. GOU Kentarou's past when he lived in Planet Boazan. Gou was known as La Gour in Boazan and he was the son of Emperor's brother. Unf...
29.A Hero from Planet Boazan (Boazan Sei no Yuushi- ボアザン星の勇士)
9.517-12-197724mA Boazanian fighter Giron was ordered by Prince Heinell to catch the traitor, General Dange. Dange was actually an aristocrat but he cut his own horns and willfully become slave. G...
30.One Combat that is Risking the Earth (Chikyuu wo Kakete Ikki Uchi- 地球を賭けた一騎打ち)
24-12-197724mPrince Heinell conducted a Boazanian ritual of drinking a golden eagle's blood and taking an oath to fight until death. Kazarin wanted to protect Prince Heinell by taking initiativ...
31.Chief Defense Oka Falls into the Sky!! (Oka Bouei Chokan Sora ni Chiru!!- 岡防衛長官空に散る!!)
31-12-197724mJangal sent a robot that can transform itself to become a ring that can control the mind of whoever wears it to Big Falcon. Megumi found and wore the ring and soon the ring took ov...
32.Jyangyaru's Pursuit (JYANGYARU no Tsuiseki- ジャングルの追跡)
07-01-197824mJangal did a test on his robot in Popolonesia islands but unfortunately for him, his activities were sighted and reported to the Voltes team. Voltes attacked the robot and Jangal's...
33.The Attack of Devil Germ (Ma no Saikin Kougeki- 魔の細菌攻撃)
14-01-197824mJangal's mind was occupied with Kenichi's saying that he's Boazanian too. To test Kenichi's claim, Jangal made a robot that could spray Voltes team with Boazanian germ that can cau...
34.The Flame of Hatred Causing A Crisis (Nikushimi no Honoo ga Kiki wo Yobu- 憎しみの炎が危機を呼ぶ)
28-01-197824mA sentiment of anti-Boazanian caused a crisis in Big Falcon after the Boazanians attacked a city and captured some of its people to be made slaves. Nakamura, a staff in Big Falcon...
35.Requiem for A Starfighter (Hoshi no Senshi e no Chinkonkyoku- 星の戦士への鎮魂曲)
04-02-197824mBernard, the husband of Nina, the woman who was brought together with her baby to Big Falcon by General Dange (episode #27), decided to visit his family in Big Falcon as well as te...
36.The Attack on The Underground Castle Begins!! (Chiteijyou Kougeki Kaishi!!- 地底城攻撃開始!)
18-02-197824mGeneral Gururu came to Earth from Boazan to evaluate Prince Heinell's efforts in conquering the Earth. Meanwhile, the rebel slave's base in Alpine mountains was discovered and atta...
37.Farewell, My Enemy Commander Heinell (Saraba! Teki Shireikan HAINERU- さらば!敵総司令官ハイネル)
25-02-197824mVoltes attacked Heinell's fortress. General Bergan betrayed Heinell and went to Gururu's side. Jangal defended the Underground Castle alone and committed suicide when he was corner...
38.Commence Sortie into the Universe!! (Dai Uchuu he Shutsugeki Seyo!!- 大宇宙へ出撃せよ!!)
11-03-197824mGeneral Doir piloted Solar Bird to save the Earth from Magmait bomb. The secret of Big Falcon was then revealed. Solar Bird docked with Big Falcon to become the flying fortress Sol...
39.Planet Boazan's Big Battle (BOAZAN Sei no Dai Koubousen- ボアザン星の大攻防戦)
10.018-03-197824mVoltes arrived in Boazan after successfully escaping Sodom and Gomorrah and the double-ring storm. Rebel slaves began the revolution causing civil war in Boazan. A fight with Zanta...
40.The Crumbling Tower of Evil!! (Kuzureyuku Jyaaku no Tou!!- 崩れゆく邪悪の塔!!)
25-03-197824mAn attemp to murder Prince Heinell was disrupted by Kazarin, but she was shot and died in Heinell's arms. The trio Gou brothers finally met their father. The Boazanian legend said...
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