GMA just dropped the mega trailer of the much awaited Voltes V: Legacy. The mega trailer is a 5 mins clip showing the evil alien empire Boazanians invading the world. It also gives us a glimpse of Camp Big Falcon, the Voltes team in their iconic uniform and Voltes V Robot fighting Boazania beast robot.
Chōdenji Machine Voltes V or just Voltes V, follows the story of the Armstrong brothers and their two friends as they defend the world against the evil alien invaders the Boazania lead by Prince Zardoz.
Three brothers Steve (Miguel Tanfelix), Big Bert (Matt Lozano), and Little Jon Armstrong (Raphael Landicho), and their friends Jamie Robinson (Ysabel Ortega) and Mark Gordon (Radson Flores) join forces to defend the Earth from humanoid aliens, known as Boazanians, who plans to invade the planet and launch their beast fighters all over the world.
“Voltes V: Legacy” is directed by Mark Reyes and written by Suzette Doctolero. The series features actors Miguel Tanfelix, Matt Lozano and Raphael Landicho as the Armstrong brothers, Steve, Big Bert and Littke Jon; Radson Flores as Mark Gordon and Ysabel Ortega will play Jamie Robinson, to complete the Voltes Team. Dennis Trillo will play as their missing Boazanian Scientist Father Ned Armstrong and Carla Abellana as Mary Ann, the human mother of the Armstrong siblings.
Martin del Rosario will play Prince Zardoz, leader of the Boazanian force invading world with Liezel Lopez as Zandra, Epi Quizon as Zuhl and Carlo Gonzales will play as Draco. Also in the series are Gabby Eigenmann as Commander Robinson, Albert Martinez, Christian Vasquez, Carlos Siguion Reyna, Jamie Wilson and Max Collins.
Voltes V: Legacy is reportedly consist of 80 episodes and will start airing on GMA Network in the second quarter of 2023.
The original Voltes V anime was first broadcast in the Philippines in 1978, on GMA Network with English dubbing. It was later banned by then-President Ferdinand Marcos on August 27, 1979, citing “harmful effects on children” with four remaining episodes being unaired. After the 1986 People Power Revolution that resulted to Marcos’ removal from office, the anime was reaired on Philippine television in the 1980s to 2010s.
