Voltes V English Complete Episodes
Iris Lopez
One day, a massive horde of flying saucers appears out of the depths of space and launches an invasion of the planet Earth. Despite the best efforts of the world's militaries and the Earth Defense Force under the Japanese Commander Oka, simultaneous deployments of the invaders' fleets of well-armed and highly mobile flying saucers devastate key strategic targets around the world and completely overwhelm the defenders. The invaders are aliens from the imperial planet Boazan, fighting under the command of the Boazanian emperor's ruthless nephew, Prince Heinel. With their victory all but assured, the Boazanian commanders retire to Castle Heinel, a secret underground citadel constructed by their agents in preparation for their conquest, and deploy the massive bio-mechanical "Attack Beast Knight Dokugaga" to destroy humanity's last bastion of resistance.
The final draft of the series was completed in March 1977, with the first episode was broadcast on June 4 of the same year.[12] Shinya Sadamitsu and Yoshiyuki Tomino were brought to the staff by Nagahama for their roles as producer and art director. Kazuo Tomizawa was also brought in as one of the staff until he decided to focus more on Invincible Super Man Zambot 3.
Another English dub, written and directed by William Ross, was produced in Tokyo, Japan by Frontier Enterprises and released in North America in 1983 by 3B Productions as Voltus 5.[citation needed] It was a compilation of selected episodes (from episode 1 to 18).[citation needed]
Voltes V is notable for its cultural impact in several countries like Indonesia, Cuba,[8] and the Philippines.[31] In the case of the latter, it had a major impact in the country during the period of martial law under President Ferdinand Marcos, who banned the series along with other "violent" Japanese animated series on August 27, 1979, for their "harmful effects on children".[32][33] However, popular speculation was that the series was banned because of the anime's underlying themes of rebellion and revolution.[34][35] The remaining four episodes were never aired and Filipino children angered by the sudden ban have sometimes been referred to as the "Voltes V generation".[36] After the success of the 1986 People Power Revolution, Voltes V was re-aired on Philippine television from the 1990s to 2010s with a Filipino dub.[34] In March 1999, however, Davao Oriental congressman Mayo Almario filed a bill seeking to remove Voltes V from the air once again, proposing to give the Movie and Television Review and Classification Board (MTRCB) the authority to remove programming deemed too violent for children.[37]
How to Watch Voltes V: Legacy?
GMA Network looks to be uploading full episodes to their official YouTube channel:
However, the episodes will likely be geoblocked and limited to the Philippines only. Hopefully the series will be made available to a wider, worldwide audience soon.
I think if they cut out episodes 2-4, they would have had a very strong start. The acting of 2-4 is a tad bit wooden, so is the writing. But to be honest, I starting with 5, I find myself more and more looking forward to the next show to the point that I cant wait for the next episode!