BEST MECHA ANIME EVER? - Armored Trooper VOTOMS (1983) | TitanGoji Anime Review (PATREON COMMISSION)

[@zchen358]

Votoms is definitely top tier of Real Robot anime, and Chirico is one BAMF.

[@damonx99]

Always knew of Votoms but never really got a chance to watch it. Being a fan mecha in general, I am happy that its coming up more now. I also am noticing just how much Heavy Gear is inspired by this, (in terms of the mechs).

[@GinraiPrime666]

Since Votoms is getting a new blu-ray release in Japan next month, along with Mellowlink in HD for the very first time, as it was believed the master for it was lost for years which thankfully seems to be proven false now, more than likely we'll either get a standalone release of Mellowlink in the west at some point or knowing Sentai Filmworks, under their Maiden Japan label, they'll re-release the entire series again just with Mellowlink included. All in all, good video and summary of one of my absolute favourite anime series!

[@Cagliostro81]

Hopefully we eventually get all the OVAs in HD as well with any potential rerelease.

[@rai_harn98]

Chirico: The Granddaddy of Stoic Mecha Pilots

[@frankjaeger2565]

That would be Tetsuya Tsurugi from Great Mazinger

[@rai_harn98]

@@frankjaeger2565 Wouldn't exactly call Tetsuya "stoic". He's more like "Older, mature version of Koji who at the very least keeps his hot bloodedness in check."

[@GinraiPrime666]

Chirico might be stoic for the most part but he certainly has more character than alot of stoic heroes you see nowadays. That said its funny seeing characters like Chirico, Setsuna, Heero and Sousuke meet eachother in SRW, their first words are usually just ".....". Can't say it isn't accurate! XD

[@arx3516]

@@frankjaeger2565 or Duke Fleed.

[@shieldwallofdragons]

I had the great opportunity to see this series as it debuted in Japanese...this show is my favorite anime with fist of the North Star a close second.

[@rayva1]

Armored Trooper Votoms could definitely crossover as an action movie film played by real actors. The story not only encompasses human versus machines and fighting in a war, but it also holds a good love story between two unlikely characters with a very strong sexual chemistry, but are forcefully always being separated.

[@hiroshinishida2712]

I watched the TV series when I was a high school kid, and VOTOMS is still my most favorite anime. I still sing the op song in a bathroom at least twice a week.

[@garbodude4365]

Love this anime!! Somebody recommended it to me in college years ago, and I fell for it hard

[@frankjaeger2565]

Amuro Ray+John Rambo=Chirico Cuvie

[@shauqiharris2772]

This Mecha anime is one of the best 80's masterpiece!!

[@Oni639]

One of the best shows ive ever watched

[@wither5673]

re watching it rn with another old school anime enjoyer and man....im having more fun watching it a second time, this show is fucking phenomenal.

[@TheDutchGhost]

The Bloodsucker is also my favorite Armored Trooper variant. It must be the black armor. I wish the action figures of it were not so expensive.

[@discipleofsound4565]

I watched the "Last Red Soulder" OVA recently, and fell in love. It's a really gritty, but grounded setting.

[@jbones2099]

The burns in on the footage are melting my eyes 🫠

[@shaider1982]

The robots here look similar to the Heavy Gear mecha.

[@lornbaker1083]

The company behind heavy gear took huge inspiration from this anime series. They even admitted in an interview which I think is still on the original website dreampod 9

[@UltraTitanZ]

I’m considering getting the VOTOMS complete collection but I’m not sure yet because the ending of a story can greatly affect my opinion of it as a whole. I don’t want to know the ending but I wanted to know if you or anyone else here would consider the ending sad. I can handle bittersweet and even some cliffhangers but I’m not a fan of sad stuff. I don’t care if there is anything sad that happens in between, I’m just talking about the ending because I know this is a long franchise and I don’t want to get invested in something I’m not satisfied with in the end.

[@TheBigHaloFreak]

The overarching story in Votoms is...grand to say the least. There is a lot of stuff which enhances and builds on the original TV anime. I think getting the complete collection is worth it for the TV series alone, especially since the ending of the TV Anime is very self contained. I also wouldn't describe it as sad, still a bit bittersweet though.

[@whiskeycorridor90]

I loved this show up until the final arc when Wiseman showed up. Its not really that theres mysticism, but that it came too late and way out of left field. Other mecha involving stuff like this like Gundam, Evangelion, and Full Metal Panic made the mystic/psychic power stuff evident pretty early on. In VOTOMS it feels contrived. It also feels cheap for Chirico because you would think the reason he's so powerful is because war has made him into a killing machine that can stand toe-to-toe with a genetically enhanced super soldier. But no, he's actually just the chosen one by "god".

[@whiskeycorridor90]

@MadMatt it just jumped the shark for me

[@PhilipAJones]

I agree. I did appreciate the change in status quo at that point though.

[@whiskeycorridor90]

New subscriber. I posted your video on r/anime and it was taken off immediately because your footage had a kissanime logo on it. I hope Wiseman sends an AT straight into r/anime HQ.

[@TitanGoji]

Thank you so much! And wow, didn't expect r/anime to be so picky

[@whiskeycorridor90]

@@TitanGoji idk. They don't even let you say "kissanime" on it. Your comment gets deleted immediately. I've spoken to a mod and its like they don't want people to know it exists. I'm starting to wonder if Crunchyroll and/or Funimation is paying them to silence anyone talking about pirate sites.

[@TitanGoji]

@@whiskeycorridor90 Probably so, considering how big of a community it is. Pretty ironic, considering that lots of anime are popular solely because of pirating.

[@AsTrOPlaNZ]

it's top teir like Patlabor Mobile Police

[@captainsternn7684]

How did you not mention Soukou Kihei Votoms: Pailsen Files? I feel like that one deserves at least a minute. That's the only one I watched so far and it's amazing!

[@TheYamatoSushi]

Not bad , man, good review.

[@itsdantaylor]

I stumbled upon Votoms after watching footage for a Super Robot game and was curious. The series is probably one of the best Real Robot shows ever. I think the one thing that even puts it above, say, the OG mobile suit gundam, in some areas is that it's a real even playing field for most of the show. No one has a 'super advanced prototype' machine. Most pilots are using the same tools as their oponents so it boils down to their individual skills and strategies.

[@ironnerd8898]

I have always really liked Votoms. I started watching without sub/dub it on a pirated VHS tape. Some of the art was ...meh... but it has a really solid story and fantastic mecha and vehicles. Chirico is a BAMF, but Coconna, Vanilla, and Gotho are a great supporting cast. I even had the RPG (very 90's, but it had a lot of great background information)

[@PhilipAJones]

I JUST finished this series. I really liked the first arc with the ragtag team of characters but Vanilla, Cocona and Gotho take a back seat in later arcs and without them I felt Chirico didn't have a foil to play off of. Epsilon didn't interest me that much as a rival and I don't feel like Fyana was really developed all that much. She literally existed for Chirico. I also liked the third arc as it contained my favorite episode in the series with that one woman who wanted revenge on the Red Shoulders stalking Chirico and Fyana. I loved the soundtrack (I eventually started singing along with the OP and ED) but I felt like some tracks were used in spots where they didn't fit the mood. I also feel like this series must have had an influence on METAL GEAR and to a lesser extent CODE GEASS but I can't find any proof. Though as a Sonic The Hedgehog fan I was pleasantly surprised to see that the Death Egg Robot's landing animation comes from the VOTOMS in this series. Overall, even though I felt the pacing was slow sometimes (especially in arc 2), I'm glad I watched it.

[@TheDutchGhost]

I agree with you. With Ypsilon who I think was kept longer around than was necessary, just constantly obsessing about Chirico an Fyana. And Fyana whose only role after the Kummen arc was to worry about Chirico most of the time. I felt that Chirico had some positive character development in the Kummen arc before becoming a d*** again. Maybe this is a Japanese thing, that this makes a strong man. The opening track had to grow on me but now I rather like listening to it from time to time even if I can not understand a single word without the translation. I think the series could have been a bit tighter by removing some unnecessary plot. I also think that the AT's influenced the design of Metal Gear though both mechs serve such different roles. The AT are basically mechanized Infantry while the Metal Gears are more highly mobile artillery with anti vehicle and some ant Infantry weapons attached to it. Heh, now that you mention the similarities between the Death Egg robot and the ATs such as that piece of animation I also see it, though I had to watch Votoms to learn about it.

[@KaijuCommander]

Would you say that the Maiden Japan blu ray set for Votoms is better than the old dvd releases we had here in the States? I only ask because I’ve heard some say that the quality of the blu rays isn’t as good as the old dvds surprisingly enough.

[@minhduc3335]

Please review more classic, hidden gem mecha anime. I've been getting into them lately and would want to watch more of them

[@lornbaker1083]

The palisen files wear my favourite because it gave our boy a group of Misfits just like him. That ending now was so freaking strange and also so damn sad. Especially after watching the Quint Ark. I did watch the palisen ova before the original. And just warning for everyone it doesn't really explain the single damn thing.

[@brayanargandonaflorentino548]

R.I.P. Hige Oyagi

[@ryuusaki7309]

yea I finished the Anime today yea its the best Mecha Anime ive ever seen and i love it ! before that i watched Gundam zeta which was great but i liked Votoms way better

[@randywatson8347]

It's a more realistic lowtech approach. Love the grittiness . I'm amazed this concept is still not translated into a AAA open world RPG game. I also like Armor hunter Mellowlink series, same Votoms universe but different characters and story.

[@radiokunio3738]

Honestly I feel like panzer dragoon saga has a similar set up. Edge is the last survivor member of a group of mercenaries that were killed by Crayman in his search for Azel. Azel is a genetic modified human like Fyana, and edge is the first to find her like Cherico. Crayman also has Azel try to kill Edge, but over time they both fall in love. There's also a focus on religion, but it starts much earlier on, and I think it was better developed than Votoms. Then again PDS had the gift of hindsight compared to Votoms. And this is obvious, but there's little Mecha in PDS, Edge rides a dragon and only the Exterminator Boss really resembles a Mecha.

[@freshboy3968]

6:18 A typical Valorant player

[@bardssinisterstories2607]

Where can I watch the show?

[@TitanGoji]

I believe it's on HiDive

[@itsdantaylor]

If I had to give one criticism for Votom it would be that.......it's almost too grounded in terms of the mech design. By that i mean, with the limited visible optics of the machines, I can see why they have to have the pilots wear masks that seem to give them direct feed from the cameras.......the problem is then during the cockpit scenes your just seeing a mask all the time. You don't get to see a lot of the pilots visible emotions during the fights.

[@peterhammes8321]

Good rec, but maybe don't spoil the mystery in the first 3 minutes of your spotlight video.

[@mrtuber8207]

Can you speak japanese?

[@masterdeere]

IT IS THE BEST MECHA ANIME OF ALL TIME

[@TheDannyg1311]

It's pronounced VO-Toms There is no A in the word. They are not Vatoms as you say it they'r Votoms

[@Devilman6066]

Votoms has some decent twists and turns. Chirico's PTSD is depicted pretty well in the later episodes, deepening his character. However, it has annoying side characters, and the "rival" of the series, Ypsilon, is a pretty tired and contrived antagonist. Even for the time. The Kummen Jungle Wars felt like a bit of a slog too. In my personal opinion, the best mecha anime ever, is Zeta Gundam.