Armored Trooper Votoms

Armored Trooper VOTOMS
	Cover for the third DVD Box Set, with an illustration of the ATM-09-ST Scopedog done by Kunio Okawara.
装甲騎兵ボトムズ; (Sōkō Kihei Botomuzu)
Genre	Mecha; Military sci-fi;
Created by	Hajime Yatate; Ryōsuke Takahashi;
Anime television series
Directed by	Ryōsuke Takahashi
Written by	Sōji Yoshikawa; Jinzō Toriumi;
Music by	Hiroki Inui
Studio	Nippon Sunrise
Licensed by	NA: Central Park Media (former); Maiden Japan; ;
Original network	MegaTON (TV Tokyo)
Original run	April 1, 1983 – March 23, 1984
Episodes	52 (List of episodes)
Manga
Written by	Minoru Nonaka
Published by	Kodansha
Magazine	Comic BonBon
Original run	May 1983 – April 1984
Volumes	4
Original video animation
The Last Red Shoulder
Directed by	Ryōsuke Takahashi
Written by	Sōji Yoshikawa
Music by	Hiroki Inui
Studio	Nippon Sunrise
Licensed by	NA: Maiden Japan;
Released	August 21, 1985
Runtime	50 minutes
Original video animation
The Big Battle
Directed by	Ryōsuke Takahashi
Written by	Masanori Hama
Music by	Hiroki Inui
Studio	Nippon Sunrise
Licensed by	NA: Maiden Japan;
Released	July 5, 1986
Runtime	60 minutes
Original video animation
The Red Shoulder Document: Origin of Ambition
Directed by	Ryōsuke Takahashi
Written by	Sōji Yoshikawa
Music by	Hiroki Inui
Studio	Sunrise
Licensed by	NA: Maiden Japan;
Released	March 19, 1988
Runtime	60 minutes
Original video animation
Leechers Army Merowlink
Directed by	Takeyuki Kanda
Written by	Ryōsuke Takahashi (story); Hiroshi Yamaguchi (screenplay);
Music by	Hiroki Inui
Studio	Sunrise
Released	November 21, 1988 – April 28, 1989
Runtime	25 minutes (each)
Episodes	12 (List of episodes)
Original video animation
Brilliantly Shining Heresy
Directed by	Ryōsuke Takahashi
Written by	Sōji Yoshikawa
Music by	Hiroki Inui
Studio	Sunrise
Licensed by	NA: Maiden Japan;
Released	March 21, 1994 – December 21, 1994
Runtime	25 minutes (each)
Episodes	5
Original video animation
Phantom Arc
Directed by	Ryōsuke Takahashi
Written by	Fuyunori Gobu
Music by	Yasuaki Maejima
Studio	Sunrise
Licensed by	NA: Maiden Japan;
Released	March 26, 2010 – October 27, 2010
Runtime	25 minutes (each)
Episodes	6
Original video animation
Case; Irvine
Directed by	Shishō Igarashi
Written by	Takuya Satō
Music by	Yoshihiro Ike
Studio	Sunrise
Licensed by	NA: Maiden Japan;
Released	November 6, 2010
Runtime	50 minutes
Original video animation
Votoms Finder
Directed by	Shigeta Atsushi
Written by	Masafumi Nishida
Music by	Kōtarō Nakagawa
Studio	Sunrise
Licensed by	NA: Maiden Japan;
Released	December 4, 2010
Runtime	50 minutes
Original video animation
Alone Again
Directed by	Ryōsuke Takahashi
Written by	Masashi Ikeda
Music by	Tetsuro Oda
Studio	Sunrise
Licensed by	NA: Maiden Japan;
Released	January 8, 2011
Runtime	50 minutes
Original video animation
	Armored Trooper Votoms: Pailsen Files (2007–08);
Games
	List of Armored Trooper Votoms games;
	Anime and manga portal

Armored Trooper VOTOMS (装甲騎兵ボトムズ, Sōkō Kihei Botomuzu) is a Japanese military science fiction mecha anime series produced by Nippon Sunrise, created and directed by Ryosuke Takahashi and featuring mechanical designs by Kunio Okawara. Following directly in the footsteps of Takahashi's previous series, Fang of the Sun Dougram, VOTOMS continued the trend towards hard science in the mecha anime subgenre.

The series was supplemented by numerous original video animation releases and also inspired several spin-off works whose media ranges from serialized light novels to video games. The TV anime was originally licensed by the now-defunct Central Park Media, which released the series on DVD and VHS. Currently, it is licensed by Maiden Japan, a unit of Section23 Films,^[3] which has also released all OVAs other than Leechers Army Merowlink.

Plot

In the Astragius Galaxy, the Gilgamesh and Balarant nations had until recently been locked in a century-old galactic war whose cause was long ago forgotten. Now, the war is ending and an uneasy truce has settled. The main weapon of the conflict is the common Armored Trooper, a mass-produced humanoid combat vehicle piloted by a single soldier. Both the Armored Troopers and their pilots are also known as VOTOMS (Vertical One-man Tank for Offense & Maneuvers). However, since Armored Troopers have extremely thin armor, and use a highly combustible liquid in their artificial muscle, their pilots have a very low chance of survival and are commonly referred to instead as "Bottoms", the lowest of the low ("Votoms" and "Bottoms" are written and pronounced the same way in Japanese).

The series follows a main character named Chirico Cuvie, a special forces Armored Trooper pilot and former member of the Red Shoulder Battalion, an elite force used by the Gilgamesh Confederation in its war against the Balarant Union. Chirico is suddenly transferred to a unit engaged in a suspicious mission, unaware that he is aiding in the theft of secrets from what appears to be his side. Chirico is betrayed and left behind to die, but he survives, is arrested by the Gilgamesh military as a traitor, and is tortured for information on their homeworld. He escapes, triggering a pursuit extending across the entire series, with Chirico hunted by the army and criminals alike as he seeks the truth behind the operation. He is especially driven to discover the truth of one of the objects he was assigned to retrieve in that operation: a mysterious and beautiful woman who would become his sole clue to unraveling the galactic conspiracy.

Development

Ryōsuke Takahashi conceived of VOTOMS after watching the film Junior Bonner, in which the main character travels across towns performing rodeo shows, which gave Takahashi the idea of creating a story in a post-war setting, with mechs fighting each other for sport.^[4] Although several authors have noted similarities between Chirico and Steve McQueen,^[5]^[6] who played the main character in Junior Bonner, Takahashi stated that Chirico was not modeled after anyone in particular.^[4]

Anime

Armored Troopers VOTOMS (TV series)

A 1983 52-episode anime television series.

Cast

Hozumi Gōda as Chirico Cuvie
Kazuko Yanaga as Fyana
Kōsei Tomita as Bouleuse Gotho
Yōko Kawanami as Coconna
Shigeru Chiba as Vanilla Vartla
Issei Masamune as Ru Shako
Kyonosuke Kami as Ypsilon
Yūsaku Yara as Maj. Gimual Iskui
Kenichi Ogata as Maj. Serge Borough, Albert Killy
Akio Nojima as Aaron Schmittel
Issei Futamata as Gurran Schmittel
Shunji Yamada as 2nd Lt. Kudal Conin
Banjō Ginga as Cap. Jean-Paul Rochina

The Last Red Shoulder

Armored Trooper Votoms: The Last Red Shoulder (装甲騎兵ボトムズザ・ラストレッドショルダー) is a 50-minute OVA released on August 21, 1985.^[7] The storyline takes place after the Woodoo storyline in the TV series.^[5] It details Chirico meeting with his old comrades in his old military unit, and their plan to get revenge on General Pailsen.

The Big Battle

A 1986 60-minute OVA. Takes place near the end of the series. The storyline features Chirico and his comrades participating in a mecha gladiatorial match.

The Red Shoulder Document - Origin of Ambition

Armored Trooper VOTOMS: The Red Shoulder Document - Origin of Ambition (装甲騎兵ボトムズレッドショルダードキュメント野望のルーツ, Sōkō Kihei Botomuzu Reddo Shorudā Dokyumento Yabō no Rūtsu), released as just Origin of Ambition by Maiden Japan, is a 60-minute OVA released in 1988.^[8] The storyline serves as a prequel to the main series and especially The Last Red Shoulder. It details Chirico's time in the Red Shoulder elite military unit and his encounters with General Pailsen.

Leechers Army Merowlink

Leechers Army Merowlink (機甲猟兵メロウリンク, Kikō Ryōhei Merourinku) is a twelve episode anime science fiction action OVA series spinoff of Armored Trooper Votoms. It premiered on November 21, 1988.^[9] It takes place in the same universe (and time, and in some episodes, almost the same places) as Votoms, but the two stories are entirely independent of each other.

Merowlink is the story of a soldier whose unit is sacrificed on the battlefield for reasons unknown. Although he was not meant to survive, the main character, Merowlink Ality, manages to survive only to be framed for a crime he did not commit. Merowlink escapes his captors and begins hunting down his former commanding officers, both to avenge his dead platoon members and to find out the nature of the conspiracy that led to their deaths.

While the official English title of the series is Leechers Army Merowlink according to the text seen on multiple video and music software releases, it is commonly referred to as Armor Hunter Mellowlink in English. This translation dates from issue 5 of the now-defunct English-language anime magazine Animag and has been repeated in various fan sources over the years. However, the Mellowlink spelling is contradicted by text appearing in the animation itself. The meaning of "Leechers Army" is explained by how the armor hunters depicted in the series are soldiers who have lost their Armored Trooper combat vehicles and must depend on traps and tricks in order to survive, even going so far as to boobytrap the corpses of their own comrades. For this reason, they're considered "leeches of the battlefield", sucking on the blood of soldiers. "Armor Hunter" reflects a more faithful translation of the Japanese 機甲猟兵 (Kikō Ryōhei, lit. "Armor Hunter")

The series is available for download on Bandai Visual's official website and the Japanese DVD box set was released on December 6, 2006. The series was previously issued twice on laserdisc, once as six individual volumes, and once as a three-disc box set along with the two soundtracks. It was released on Blu-ray as part of the Perfect Soldier Box on February 25, 2021.

Brilliantly Shining Heresy

Armored Trooper VOTOMS: Brilliantly Shining Heresy (装甲騎兵ボトムズ赫奕たる異端, Sōkō Kihei Botomuzu Kakuyakutaruitan) is a 5-episode OVA series released in 1994.^[10] It is a sequel to the original TV series.

Pailsen Files

Armored Trooper VOTOMS: Pailsen Files (装甲騎兵ボトムズペールゼン・ファイルズ, Sōkō Kihei Botomuzu Pēruzen Fairuzu) is a 12-episode OVA series that was released from October 26, 2007 to August 22, 2008.^[11] It was also released as a feature film on January 17, 2009.^[12] It is a prequel to the main series and a sequel to Origin of Ambition.

Phantom Arc

Armored Trooper VOTOMS: Phantom Arc (装甲騎兵ボトムズ幻影篇, Sōkō Kihei Botomuzu Gen'ei-hen), released as Genei ~ Phantom Arc by Maiden Japan, is a six-part OVA series that was released from March 26, 2010 to October 27, 2010. It is a sequel to the original TV series and Shining Heresy.

Case; Irvine

Armored Trooper VOTOMS Case;Irvine (ケース;アービン), an OVA that follows the story of Irvine Lester, a repairer of the tank-like robotic Armored Trooper (AT) mecha in the VOTOMS story world.

Votoms Finder

Votoms Finder (ボトムズファインダー), an "alternate universe" OVA that centers around Aki Tesuno, a Bottoms guard for scrap salvagers and a pilot of a robotic mecha called an At or Altro (as opposed to VOTOMS' trademark Armored Trooper mecha).

Alone Again

Armored Trooper VOTOMS: Alone Again (装甲騎兵ボトムズ孤影再び, Sōkō Kihei Botomuzu Koei Futatabi), released as Chirico's Return by Maiden Japan, is a 2011 50-minute OVA that serves as sequel to the Shining Heresy and prequel to the Phantom Arc.

Games

Video games

VOTOMS has appeared in numerous video games since the series' original airing.

X68000: Dead Ash
PC8801: Black Unicorn
PC-9801: Votoms: The Real Battle
Super Famicom: Votoms - The Battling Road
PlayStation: Blue Sabre Knights
PlayStation: Armored Trooper Votoms - Uoodo and Kummen
PlayStation: Brave Saga (as a guest character)
PlayStation: Armored Trooper Votoms Lightning Slash
PlayStation: Armored Trooper Votoms Steel Force
PlayStation: Brave Saga 2 (as a guest character)
Dreamcast: Sunrise Eiyuutan (as a guest character)
PlayStation 2: Sunrise Eiyuutan 2 (as a guest character)
WonderSwan: Harobots (as a guest character)
Game Boy Color: GB Harobots (as a guest character)
Game Boy Color: Brave Saga Shinsou Astaria (as a guest character)
PlayStation 2: Soukou Kihei Votoms / Armored Trooper Votoms
PlayStation Portable: Super Robot Wars Z2: Hakai-Hen (as a guest character)
PlayStation Portable: Super Robot Wars Z2: Saisei-Hen (as a guest character)
PlayStation Portable: Super Robot Wars OE (as a guest character)
PlayStation 3/PlayStation Vita: Super Robot Wars Z3: Jigoku-Hen (as a guest character)
PlayStation 4/Nintendo Switch: Super Robot Wars T (as a guest character)

For a limited time, the Armored Trooper Votoms - Uoodo and Kummen game included a Red Shoulder Custom model. Chirico also figures in the Sunrise Eiyuutan (Sunrise Heroes) game for the PlayStation 2.

Role-playing

VOTOMS was a direct inspiration for the Heavy Gear role-playing game.^[5] VOTOMS also has its own official role-playing game, Armored Trooper VOTOMS: The Roleplaying Game, developed by R. Talsorian Games and using the Fuzion system.

References

^ Barder, Ollie (February 28, 2019). "'Armored Trooper VOTOMS' Blu-Ray Review: One Of The Most Influential Mecha Anime Ever Made". Forbes. Archived from the original on February 19, 2021. Retrieved February 19, 2021.
^ "The Top 7 Classic Anime on HIDIVE". HIDIVE. January 7, 2021. Archived from the original on February 19, 2021. Retrieved February 19, 2021.
^ Hodgkins, Crystalyn (July 5, 2018). "Maiden Japan Licenses Maria Watches Over Us, Hataraki Man, Basquash!, Yumeiro Pâtissière, Votoms, Ideon, Xabungle, Human Crossing Anime". Anime News Network. Retrieved July 5, 2018.
^ ^a ^b Anime Interviews: The First Five Years of Animerica Anime & Manga Monthly (1992–97). Caddence Books. 1997. pp. 165–166.
^ ^a ^b ^c The Anime Encyclopedia: A Guide to Japanese Animation Since 1917, Revised and Expanded Edition. Stone Bridge Press. 2006. pp. 712–713.
^ Anime Interviews: The First Five Years of Animerica Anime & Manga Monthly (1992–97). Caddence Books. 1997. p. 170.
^ "メディア芸術データベース". Mediaarts-db.jp. 2017-03-31. Retrieved 2017-07-11.
^ "メディア芸術データベース". Mediaarts-db.jp. 2017-03-31. Retrieved 2017-07-11.
^ 機甲猟兵メロウリンク (1988～1989) (in Japanese). allcinema. Retrieved September 29, 2014.
^ "メディア芸術データベース". Mediaarts-db.jp. 2017-03-31. Retrieved 2017-07-11.
^ "メディア芸術データベース". Mediaarts-db.jp. 2017-03-31. Retrieved 2017-07-11.
^ "メディア芸術データベース". Mediaarts-db.jp. 2017-03-31. Retrieved 2017-07-11.

External links

Official website (in Japanese)
Episode Synopses
Armored Trooper Votoms (anime) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia

[1] Barder, Ollie (February 28, 2019). "'Armored Trooper VOTOMS' Blu-Ray Review: One Of The Most Influential Mecha Anime Ever Made". Forbes. Archived from the original on February 19, 2021. Retrieved February 19, 2021.

[2] "The Top 7 Classic Anime on HIDIVE". HIDIVE. January 7, 2021. Archived from the original on February 19, 2021. Retrieved February 19, 2021.

[3] Hodgkins, Crystalyn (July 5, 2018). "Maiden Japan Licenses Maria Watches Over Us, Hataraki Man, Basquash!, Yumeiro Pâtissière, Votoms, Ideon, Xabungle, Human Crossing Anime". Anime News Network. Retrieved July 5, 2018.

[:1-4] Anime Interviews: The First Five Years of Animerica Anime & Manga Monthly (1992–97). Caddence Books. 1997. pp. 165–166.

[:0-5] The Anime Encyclopedia: A Guide to Japanese Animation Since 1917, Revised and Expanded Edition. Stone Bridge Press. 2006. pp. 712–713.

[6] Anime Interviews: The First Five Years of Animerica Anime & Manga Monthly (1992–97). Caddence Books. 1997. p. 170.

[7] "メディア芸術データベース". Mediaarts-db.jp. 2017-03-31. Retrieved 2017-07-11.

[8] "メディア芸術データベース". Mediaarts-db.jp. 2017-03-31. Retrieved 2017-07-11.

[9] 機甲猟兵メロウリンク (1988～1989) (in Japanese). allcinema. Retrieved September 29, 2014.

[10] "メディア芸術データベース". Mediaarts-db.jp. 2017-03-31. Retrieved 2017-07-11.

[11] "メディア芸術データベース". Mediaarts-db.jp. 2017-03-31. Retrieved 2017-07-11.

[12] "メディア芸術データベース". Mediaarts-db.jp. 2017-03-31. Retrieved 2017-07-11.

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1980s	VIFAM: News from Kachua (1984) VIFAM: The Gathered 13 (1984) VIFAM: The Missing 12 (1985) VOTOMS: The Last Red Shoulder (1985) VIFAM: Kate's Memory (1985) Dirty Pair: Affair of Nolandia (1985) GALIENT: Chapter of Ground (1986) GALIENT: Chapter of Sky (1986) VOTOMS: The Big Battle (1986) GALIENT: Crest of Iron (1986) LAYZNER: Eiji 1996 (1986) LAYZNER: Le Caine 1999 (1986) LAYZNER: Engraved 2000 (1986) L-GAIM: Pentagona Window + Lady Gablae (1986) L-GAIM: Farewell My Lovely + Pentagona Dolls (1987) Dirty Pair: With Love from the Lovely Angels (1987–1988) Dougram vs. Round-Facer (1987) L-GAIM: Fullmetal Soldier (1987) Dirty Pair 2 (1987–1988) VOTOMS: Origin of Ambition (1988) New Story of Aura Battler Dunbine (1988) Mobile Suit SD Gundam (1988–1990) Starship Troopers (1988) Armor Hunter Mellowlink (1988–1989) Crusher Joe: The Ice Prison (1989) Mobile Suit Gundam 0080: War in the Pocket (1989) Ronin Warriors Gaiden (1989) Crusher Joe: The Ultimate Weapon: Ash (1989) Wataru Majinzan (1989) Ronin Warriors: Legend of the Inferno Armor (1989–1990)
1990s	Dirty Pair: Flight 005 Conspiracy (1990) SD Gundam Gaiden (1990–1991) Obatarian (1990) City Hunter: Bay City Wars (1990) City Hunter: Million Dollar Conspiracy (1990) GRANZORT: The Final Magical Battle (1990) GRANZORT: Non-Stop Rabi (1990) Patlabor: The New Files (1990–1992) Mobile Suit SD Gundam Scramble (1991) Ronin Warriors MESSAGE (1991) Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: Stardust Memory (1991–1992) GRANZORT: The Mado Stone (1992) Raijin-Oh FINAL (1992–1993) Future GPX Cyber Formula 11 (1992–1993) Mashin Hero Wataru: The Endless Story (1993–1994) Dirty Pair Flash (1994–1996) VOTOMS: Brilliantly Shining Heresy (1994) Future GPX Cyber Formula ZERO (1994–1995) Ryū Knight: Adeu's Legend (1994–1995) Iron Leaguer: Under of The Banner of Silver Light (1994–1995) Ryū Knight: Adeu's Legend II (1995–1996) City Hunter: The Secret Service (1996) Mobile Suit Gundam: The 08th MS Team (1996–1999) The Silent Service (1996–1998) Future GPX Cyber Formula EARLY DAYS RENEWAL (1996) Gundam Wing: Operation Meteor (1996) Ryū Knight: Adeu's Legend Final - Onsen Dungeon no Kettō (1996) Future GPX Cyber Formula SAGA (1996–1997) Gundam Wing: Endless Waltz (1997) City Hunter: Goodbye My Sweetheart (1997) DAGWON: The Boy with Crystal Eyes (1997) Dinozone (1998–2000) Future GPX Cyber Formula SIN (1998–2000) Z-Mind (1999) City Hunter: Death of the Vicious Criminal Ryo Saeba (1999)
2000s	The King of Braves GaoGaiGar Final (2000–2003) Passage of the Stars - Birth (2000) G-Saviour (2000) Zone of the Enders: 2167 Idolo (2001) Kanzen Shouri Daiteioh (2001) Gundam Evolve (2001–2007) Argento Soma: Alone and by myself (2002) Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Astray (2004) Mobile Suit Gundam SEED AFTER PHASE (2004) Mobile Suit Gundam MS IGLOO: The Hidden One Year War (2004) Banner of the Stars III (2005) Gintama (2005–2014) The Wings of Rean (2005–2006) Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny: FINAL PLUS (2005) Mobile Suit Gundam MS IGLOO: Apocalypse 0079 (2006) Mobile Suit Gundam SEED C.E. 73: Stargazer (2006) Cluster Edge Specials (2006) My-Otome Zwei (2006–2007) Freedom Project (2006–2008) Armored Trooper Votoms: Pailsen Files (2007–2008) Code Geass: Black Rebellion (2008) My-Otome 0: S.ifr (2008) Mobile Suit Gundam MS IGLOO: The Gravity Front (2008–2009) Urusei Yatsura: The Obstacle Course Swim Meet (2008) Code Geass: Zero Requiem (2009) Mobile Suit Gundam 00 Special Edition (2009–2010) Black God: Tiger and Wings (2009)
2010s	My-HiME: The Black Dance/The Last Supper (2010) My-Otome: The Holy Maiden's Prayer (2010) VOTOMS: Phantom Arc (2010) Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn (2010–2014) Model Suit Gunpla Builders Beginning G (2010) VOTOMS: Case;Irvine (2010) Votoms Finder (2010) VOTOMS: Alone Again (2011) Coicent (2011) Five Numbers! (2011) Code Geass: Nunnally in Wonderland (2012) Code Geass: Akito the Exiled (2012–2016) Accel World (2012–2013) Mobile Suit Gundam: The 08th MS Team: Battle in Three Dimensions (2013) Mobile Suit Gundam AGE: Memory of Eden (2013) Love Live! (2013) Japan Animator Expo (2014) Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin (2015–2016) Mobile Suit Gundam Thunderbolt (2015–2017) Gundam Build Fighters Try: Island Wars (2016) Mobile Suit Gundam: Twilight AXIS (2017) Gundam Build Fighters: Battlogue (2017) Gundam Build Fighters: GM's Counterattack (2017) Mobile Suit Gundam The Origin: Loum Arc (2017–2018) Gundam Build Divers: Prologue (2018) Isekai Izakaya ~Koto Aitheria no Izakaya Nobu~ (2018) Gundam Build Divers Re:Rise (2019–2020) SD Gundam World Sangoku Soketsuden (2019–2021)
2020s	Mashin Hero Wataru: The Seven Spirits of Ryujinmaru (2020) Gundam Build Divers: Battlogue (2020) Amaim Warrior at the Borderline: UltraSteel Ogre-Gear (2023) Gundam Build Metaverse (2023) Gundam: Requiem for Vengeance (2024)
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