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"Voltron: Defender of the Universe" (1984): Season 1: Episode 1 -- A team of pilots uncover the secret of a weapon used in ancient times - Voltron.
"Voltron: Defender of the Universe" (1984): Season 1: Episode 45 -- Sick of his son's failures, king Zarkon himself steps in and puts all his resources behind a huge plan to wipe out planet Arus.
"Voltron: Defender of the Universe" (1984): Season 1: Episode 45 -- Romelle escapes the slave dungeons of planet Doom.
"Voltron: Defender of the Universe" (1984): Season 1: Episode 38 -- Lotor sends his special forces to planet Arus under the cover of night.
"Voltron: Defender of the Universe" (1984): Season 1: Episode 37 -- An ambitious pilot with a deadly reputation as a loose cannon confronts King Zarkon.

Overview

User Rating:
7.8/10   574 votes
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Director:
Franklin Cofod
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Seasons:
1 full episode list
Plot:
This series focuses on 5 lion robots and their pilots as they fight vs. the evil forces of king zarkon and prince lotor. full summary
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The best of the giant robot animes. more

Cast

 (Series Cast [6])
Jack Angel ... King Zarkon (34 episodes, 1984)
Michael Bell ... Lance / ... (34 episodes, 1984)
Peter Cullen ... Narrator / ... (34 episodes, 1984)
Neil Ross ... Keith / ... (34 episodes, 1984)
B.J. Ward ... Haggar / ... (34 episodes, 1984)
Lennie Weinrib ... Hunk / ... (34 episodes, 1984)
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
"The New Adventures of Voltron" (USA) (reissue title)
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Country:
USA | Japan
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Certification:
Australia:PG | Iceland:L (some epiosodes) | Iceland:LH (some epiosodes) | USA:TV-Y7

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Pidge, who was a member of the Lion Voltron Force, had a brother named Chip, who was part of the Vehicle Voltron Force. However, the two Japanese inspirations for the show, "Hyakujû ô Gô-Rion" (1981) and "Kikô Kantai dairugger XV" (1982) are not related, up to and including these characters. more
Goofs:
Continuity: In order to activate the lions, each team member had to insert a special key. In many instances when Keith is starting the Voltron forming sequence, his key can still be seen on his tunic, but then is also seen on the panel of his lion. more
Quotes:
[first lines]
Narrator: From days of long ago, from uncharted regions of the universe, comes a legend; the legend of Voltron, Defender of the Universe, a mighty robot, loved by good, feared by evil. As Voltron's legend grew, peace settled across the galaxy. On Planet Earth...
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Movie Connections:
Spoofed in "Megas XLR: S-Force S.O.S. (#2.5)" (2004) more

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The best of the giant robot animes., 23 November 2006
10/10
Author: montagrappa from United States

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Another one of my favorite cartoons growing up that I still enjoy immensely. It's also my 2nd favorite anime, next to Sailor Moon. I remember the first time I stumbled across this show. I was in a rental store & I saw a video of it. I got it without reading the back because I thought it looked cool(as I often did when I was a kid), & after watching the 4 episodes on that tape was instantly hooked. Later I enjoyed watching it on Toonami & the CGI sequel(which I loved just as much) somewhere else. Now I own the original on DVD(except for the Black Lion collection), & have 3 tapes of the CGI series & watch them a lot(as I do with only my favorite cartoons now, unless it's something at least one of my family enjoys). Okay, so it's the most repetitive of my favorite shows, but there was a LOT under the surface. The comedy was funny, the characters & plots were interesting. My favorite was Lance. I thought his smart-alecky remarks were hilarious The animation wasn't the best, but it got the job done, & the designs made up for it. The Robeasts are the coolest giant monsters I have seen in an anime. There are little goofs, but nearly all of them were in the animation & not the plot. But this is still one of the very best cartoons around. BOTTOM LINE: ***** - This & Voltron: The Third Dimension combine to form the 7th best cartoon ever.

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