Voltron

Voltron is a giant composite robot warrior featured in the American cartoon series Voltron: Defender of the Universe, which was adapted from two unrelated Japanese anime by World Events Productions in the 1980s. A second, computer-animated series, Voltron: The Third Dimension aired in the late 1990s. A live-action feature film is scheduled for release in 2010.

Fast Facts

1. US Television Debut: September, 1984
2. Source Material:
   1. GoLion
   2. Dairugger XV
3. Voltron Components:
   1. Black Lion (Kuro Jishi)
   2. Red Lion (Aka Jishi)
   3. Green Lion (Midori Jishi)
   4. Blue Lion (Ao Jishi)
   5. Yellow Lion (Ki Jishi)
4. Voltron: Defender of the Universe Voice Actors:
   1. Jack Angel
   2. Michael Bell
   3. Peter Cullen
   4. Kevin Michael Richardson
   5. Neil Ross
   6. B.J. Ward
   7. Lennie Weinrib

Not Your Tokyo Penpal's GoLion

Much in the same way that Harmony Gold USA created Robotech by combining three separate Japanese anime series, World Events Productions took episodes of two anime and edited them into Voltron: Defender of the Universe. In order to be shown on television in the United States to a school-age audience and satisfy censors, scene featuring torture, death, violence, and funerals were excised. This resulted in Voltron: Defender of the Universe diverging considerably from GoLion and Dairugger XV as the series went on.

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