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The Original Voltron, Defenders of the Universe - Fleet of Doom, The Alliance Strikes Back (Vol. 1) [VHS]

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This 2 hour made-for-television "Voltron" movie debuted near the end of Voltron's original run in late 1986 (it even aired on primetime where I lived!). In this sequence, (animated for American audiences) both the Lion and Vehicle Force Voltrons are featured, and they join up to battle King Zarkon and Prince Lotor's "Fleet Of Doom". In my humble opinion, the animation and music from this special (along with the 2nd season of the Lion Force Voltron) does not measure up to the original animation of Golion and Dairugger XV, the anime that the Voltron series was based on.

However, it is very cool to see the casts of both versions of the Voltron series interacting for the first time onscreen. For those who want to discover the magic of the Voltron series for the first time, I highly recommend starting with the original five episodes of the Lion Force Voltron, sometimes available as "Castle Of Lions", or on Amazon you will find at least the four of the first five episodes on "Vol 2: Space Explores Captured" and "Vol. 3: A Ghost & Four Keys".

Thanks for reading!

Knyte.

P.S. I was wondering if any other Amazonians out there would be interested in buying a Voltron Television Soundtrack (like the "Robotech" one) if one were made available...if so, let me know. Thanks much in advance for your time!

Before "Anime" was a household word, kids were tuning in to see the ultimate mecha, Voltron:Defender of the Universe every afternoon. A sort of Holy Grail of an episode is the "Fleet of Doom" installment, in which the the Golion (Lion Voltron)team and the DairuggerXV (vehichle Voltron)team up to battle an evil alliance between their respective nemesis, King Hazar, and the Drule Empire. I caught part of it once when I was a kid, and was never able to catch it again.I recently got this tape, however, and it does not dissapoint. Cheesy? Sure.Dated? You bet. Fun? YOU BETTER...BELIEVE IT!I could vege in front of this wonderful escapist fare for hours right now, just as easily as I did all those years ago. In fact, I think I'll order a few more tapes and do just that.

Great to see good anim. again, with a PLOTLINE! None of the dumb lack-of-plotlines that you find in the ... "Mighty Morphin Power Rangers"(how I hated that show!)
Voltron is right up there with He-Man and ThunderCats.
A must buy for anyone who loves 80's stuff!

When you watch Voltron you get transported back to a time when cartoons were truly fantastic and yet had a realism to them. The bad guys were not just laughing buffoons (although there were some of those as well), but were truly out to harm and yes even kill (good heavens!) the good guys or innocent by-standers.
The good guys were often outnumbered and out-gunned but were willing to sacrifice themeselves anyway inorder to save innocent lives. In other words they were hero's in the classic sense. This was a very simple plot line by today's standards (which are basically soap-opera's), and yet I could not but feel uplifted at the end of each episode. These were also excellent examples of good role model behavior for young developing minds. Not to mention that it encouraged a interest in science education and space exploration.

Voltron is the hero of my brother who is 21 years old. Now that I have gotten a chance to see this wonderful hero in action, he is now my hero as well. Voltron has tought me that working together in a team brings out the best but kicking action that can be witnessed on TV. The world of Voltron is beautiful, and distant from anything familier here on earth. "Go Voltron force."

Voltron Defenders of the Universe was one of my all time favorite programs when growing up. This show was so OG that it was anime before most of us even knew what that word meant! I was thrilled that I got a chance to pick up this VHS tape. THANKFULLY, this tape has the first few episodes of the show (none of that random episode junk) and the tracking was good (luckily for me, the seller did a good job in preserving their tapes). Since Voltron is currently off Cartoon Network and has yet to be released in DVD in the US (keeping fingers crossed about a imminent DVD release) do yourself a favor and pick up this tape so you can see how this timeless classic all began. Thumbs up!

Summery:
An anime made in the early 80s that has a very strong 70s Shoujo look to it. No matter how much of an a-hole Prince Shinkurain (Shinclyn aka LOTOR) is, the girls always pick him as favorite character. Princess Faara (Phahra aka Allura) has a bit more girl-power thing going for her than most girls in a fighting series. The actual Golion (Voltron) piolots are rather irritating.

SUGGESTION: Wait a few more months untill it comes out on DVD format or just get the Australian DVD & an all-reag. player, not only will you get to watch it in both languages (there are more eppisodes in Japanese) but pricewise, you get alot more for the DVD.

I watched Voltron as a child. Even when they show it on the Cartoon Network, I still like the show. This was the best anime cartoon ever. I miss those days when you could sit down and watch some good cartoons. Some of these cartoons they air are sickening in graphics and illustration. Artists need to look to the past and recreate their cartoons.

I am so excited to see the origional voltron eps available on tape-they are so much better than the 3d ones. and it makes me so nostolgic (sp) to watch them again