Armored Trooper VOTOMS: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

The series followed a main character named Chirico Cuvie (Kiriko Kyuubi), a former special forces Armored Trooper pilot and former member of the Red Shoulder Battalion, an elite mecha force used by the Gilgamesh Confederation in its war against the Balarant Union—both interstellar nations within the distant Astragius Galaxy. Gilgamesh and Balarant 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. Chirico Cuvie is suddenly transferred to a unit engaged in a suspicious mission, unaware that he is aiding to steal secrets from what appears to be his own side. Chirico is betrayed and left behind to die, but he survives, is arrested by the Gilgamesh military as a traitor, and tortured for information on their homeworld. He escapes—triggering a pursuit extending across the entire series

Series details

• Title: Armored Trooper VOTOMS
• Format: Animation
• Language: Japanese
• Genres: Action, Anime, Science-Fiction, War
• Premiere date: 1983-04-01
• Final broadcast date listed: 2010-10-27
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: TV Tokyo
• Network country: Japan
• Typical episode runtime: 25 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 10879
• IMDb ID: tt0085092
• TVDB ID: 90521

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1983-04-01; final listed air date 1984-03-23; episode order: 52.
• Season 2: premiered 1994-03-21; final listed air date 1994-12-01; episode order: 5.
• Season 3: premiered 2007-10-26; final listed air date 2008-08-22; episode order: 12.
• Season 4: premiered 2010-03-26; final listed air date 2010-10-27; episode order: 6.

Source and licence

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