Votoms Video, US Releases

This collection is a particularly fun one for me, because I helped to get them rolling and was invited to help produce them. Pretty much a dream come true, wouldn’t you say? Subtitled VHS Releases Central Park Media, 1997 The four-arc structure of the series allowed us to market it...

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Votoms hub 4 temp

I’ve been extraordinarily lucky in my various exploits, capers, thrills and spills as an anime fan. I found my top two favorites early on and made them a part of my life in ways few others did. Those two favorites are Space Battleship Yamato and Armored Trooper Votoms. In both...

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Armor Hunter Merowlink merch catalog

The merchandising for Merowlink isn’t as extensive as we might all like it to be. The series presented us with at least as many A.T. variants as any Votoms story that followed in its wake, but not a single one got turned into a standard model kit or even a...

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Armor Hunter Merowlink staff interviews

Introduction from the DVD box set (released by VAP in 2006) Explanation Armor Hunter Merowlink is an OVA series that was released in 6 volumes (12 episodes) from November 1988 to April of the following year. As the title indicates, it was planned as a side story to Armored Trooper...

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Armored Trooper Votoms music catalog

The “main man” of Votoms music was Hiroki Inui. Born in 1949, he graduated from Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music, and was an arranger and keyboard player since the 1970s. He was also active in the field of broadcast music for television and radio dramas. Votoms was...

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Designer interviews, 1997

Both of these interviews were recorded during a Votoms event held at Sunrise Studio on November 14, 1997 Character Designer Norio Shioyama It was a difficult character whose subtle nuances varied depending on my physical condition that day Interviewer: What kind of orders did the director give you? Shioyama: At...

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