Voltes V
Super Electromagnetic Machine Voltes V (Japanese: 超電磁マシーン ボルテスV, Hepburn: Chōdenji Mashīn Borutesu Faibu), popularly known as simply Voltes V (pronounced as "Voltes Five") is a Japanese anime television series produced by Toei Company and animated by Nippon Sunrise (now known as Bandai Namco Filmworks and formerly known as Soeisha). It is the second installment of the Robot Romance Trilogy, which also includes Chōdenji Robo Combattler V and Tōshō Daimos. It is directed by Tadao Nagahama and produced by Yoshiyuki Tomino. It aired on TV Asahi and its affiliates from June 1977 to March 1978.
| Voltes V | |
Japanese DVD (2015 release) cover art of the first volume | |
| 超電磁マシーン ボルテスＶ (Chōdenji Mashīn Borutesu Faibu) | |
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| Genre | Mecha |
| Created by | Saburo Yatsude |
| Anime television series | |
| Directed by | Tadao Nagahama |
| Produced by | Yoshiyuki Tomino |
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| Music by | Hiroshi Tsutsui |
| Studio | Nippon Sunrise Toei Company |
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| Original network | ANN (TV Asahi) |
| Original run | June 4, 1977 – March 25, 1978 |
| Episodes | 40 |
| Anime film | |
| Voltes V: The Liberation | |
| Produced by | Carlos Agustin |
| Written by | Earl Palma |
| Studio | GMA Films |
| Released | June 9, 1999 |
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Voltes V grew into a cultural phenomenon in the Philippines since its airing in the country in 1978, and had achieved popularity as well in Indonesia and Cuba. A Philippine live-action adaptation, Voltes V: Legacy, premiered on GMA Network in May 2023.