It has been announced that the "Choudenji Respect TV Version", a re-edited version of the Philippine live-action version of the robot anime "Choudenji Machine Voltes V", which was popular mainly in the 1970s, will be broadcast on TOKYO MX every Tuesday at 8pm starting November 12th. The live-action version was produced as a movie and a TV series, and the "Choudenji Respect TV Version" has been re-edited from the 90-episode TV series into 20 episodes. Prior to the broadcast of the "Choudenji Respect TV Version", it was also announced that the same station will broadcast a selection of episodes from the HD remastered version of the anime "Choudenji Machine Voltes V" every Tuesday at 8pm starting October 1st.
The "Choudenji Respect TV Version" will be broadcast with a new story structure, depicting the upbringing of the main characters, the circumstances of the enemy Boazan Empire, and the Beast Fighters that are deployed one after another to conquer the Earth, which are not revealed in the movie that will be released in theaters in Japan on October 18th. As in the film, voice-over work will be provided by Kobayashi Chiaki as the protagonist Steve Armstrong and Suwabe Junichi as Prince Zal.
"Voltes V" is a legendary robot anime that aired in Japan from 1977 to 1978. It depicts the five characters - protagonist Kenichi, the brothers Gozo, Mine Ippei, and Oka Megumi - piloting the combined robot Voltes V, the Voltes V, and fighting against the invading forces of the planet Boazan, led by Prince Heinel, who has come to Earth. It depicts the separation of parents and children, shocking developments surrounding the protagonist, confrontations with half-brothers, resistance to oppression and revolution, and was highly praised overseas for its high level of drama. It was also a hot topic in the Philippines, where the song "Voltes V Song" sung by Horie Mitsuko also became popular.
