The ending video of the film "Voltes V Legacy", a live-action adaptation made in the Philippines of "Voltes V", a robot anime popular mainly in the 1970s, has been released on YouTube. The ending video pays homage to the original anime's opening video. It recreates the unpredictable bouncing movements of the five main characters of the Voltes Team, one of the characteristics of the animation by Yoshinori Kaneda, who created the anime's opening.
Kiddo Hanakura, who voiced Big Bert Armstrong, one of the Voltes Team members, said about the ending during a stage greeting on the opening day, "The level of reproduction was so good that I thought, 'That's too much!' I couldn't help but laugh when I was recording it." The video is full of respect and love for the original anime. The opening video of the anime can be seen in the first and second episodes currently available on YouTube.
"Voltes V Legacy" is a "Chodenji edited version" that has been re-edited with additional scenes that were not included in the Philippine version of the film "Voltes V Legacy". It was released on October 18th. The live-action version was produced by Philippine terrestrial television station GMA Network. A film and a 90-episode TV series were produced. All episodes of the TV series were broadcast in the Philippines in 2023. The "Chodenji Respect TV Version", which has been re-edited from the 90-episode TV series to 20 episodes, will be broadcast on TOKYO MX every Tuesday at 8 pm from November 12th.
"Chodenji Machine Voltes V" is a legendary robot anime that was broadcast in Japan from 1977 to 1978. The story depicts the five characters, the main character Kenichi, the brothers Gozo, Ippei Mine, and Megumi Oka, piloting the combined robot Chodenji Machine Voltes V and fighting the invading army of the planet Boazan led by Prince Heinel, who has come to Earth. The film was highly praised overseas for its dramatic portrayal of parent-child separation, shocking events surrounding the protagonist, confrontation with half-brothers, resistance to oppression and revolution, and more. It also became a hot topic in the Philippines, where the song "Voltes V no Uta" sung by Horie Mitsuko was also popular.
