Investigates the reason for its national popularity in the Philippines! ”Voltes V: Legacy”, in which Mitsuko Horie and Megumi Nakajima also participate in Japanese dubbing, opens in theaters on Saturday, October 18!

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”Super-Electromagnetic Machine Voltes V” is one of the milestones of Japanese robot animation.
When “”Super-Electromagnetic Machine Voltes V” began broadcasting in 1977, it captivated the children of the time, and its popularity was not limited to Japan, but it became a national animation in other countries, especially in the Philippines.
However, it has already been 47 years since its start of broadcast. Since there are many people who do not know about it, we have once again looked into what kind of work it is, why it is so popular in the Philippines, and the circumstances leading up to the release of the live-action version.
I will also focus on the dubbed voice actors for both the original work and the live-action version. We will also pay attention to the casting of people with connections to the Philippines!

What is “VOLTES V”? Synopsis of the work

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”Super-Electromagnetic Machine Voltes V” is the story of five young men who fight against an earth invasion force led by Prince Heinel, who comes from the planet “Boazan” in the far reaches of space.
The National Defense Force has been devastated, and it seems as if there is no longer any way for the Earth to defend itself, but Dr. Tsuyoshi and his team, foreseeing the invasion, have secretly developed a countermeasure.
Five pilots, including Dr. Tsuyoshi’s sons (the three Tsuyoshi brothers ), each board five exclusive machines and combine to form the giant robot “VORTES V” to confront the beastmen of the planet Boazan.

When they combine, they call out “Let’s Bolt in!“

Here are the voice actors for ”Super-Electromagnetic Machine Voltes V” !

Character Name	Voice Actor Name
Kenichi Gô	Yukinaga Shiraishi
Ippei Mine	Kazuyuki Sogabe
Daijirô Gô	Tessho Genda
Hiyoshi Gô	Noriko Ohara
Megumi Oka	Miyuki Ueda
Professor Hamaguchi/Doyle	Seizo Kato
Prince Heinel	Osamu Ichikawa

You have Tessho Genda, who is also known for dubbing Arnold Schwarzenegger!
In anime, he has played roles as he is imagined, such as Kaidou, the Four Emperors and Hundred Beasts in “One Piece” and Isao Shinomiya in “Kaiju No. 8”, as well as comical roles such as Action Mask in “Kureyon Shinchan”.
He had been on a leave of absence due to health problems since July, but in the October 8 broadcast of “Matsuko no Shiranai Sekai” (The World Matsuko Doesn’t Know), ” he said, “I, Genda, am back!” He just reported his return as a narrator for the first time in about two months in his own voice.
All the fans were waiting for his return, and it became a hot topic of conversation on X as well.

Tessho Genda

Office Profile (with voice samples)

1978 – The highest ratings in the Philippines were as high as 58%! Why did it become a national favorite?

(Citation source) [Japanese Subculture x Philippines] Why “Voltes V” became a national anime | Navimanila (navimanilaph.com)