Robot anime Choudenji Machine Voltes V. debuted on Japanese television in the late 1970s. Now, decades later, a live-action television show is being shown in the Philippines.
Called Voltes V: Legacythe series is directed by Mark A. Reyesand when the teaser has something to do, it looks cool:
The program will be broadcast on the GMA network. (Not a word on an international publication.)
Voltes V. has an interesting history in the Philippines. President Ferdinand Marcos banned the anime in 1979, claiming it was violent and harmful to children. However, there is speculation that the motivation rains deeper.
“The show’s formula took the Philippines by storm and apparently hit not only Filipino children but adults as well,” wrote Tony Montemayor in The Filipino star. “The show also had a strong revolutionary undertone at a time when Filipino student activism was bubbling back to the surface.”
After this non-violent revolution in February 1986Voltes V returned to Filipino television with new localized dubs in the decades that followed.
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“[Voltes V] is not just a funny story, “explained Montemayor,” it is also something that can truly be considered a cultural milestone in modern Filipino history. “And now a new generation can discover it through the upcoming live action customization.
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