Armored Trooper Votoms: Stage 1: Uoodo City

Science fiction in anime is one of the leading genres
if you think about it, largely due to the manner in which so many titles
incorporate various fantastic elements to tell what often amount to very human
stories. One series from over twenty years ago is now being re-released by
Central Park Media and that is the extensive universe of VOTOMS. The
former version was satisfying for fans in that the entire 54 episodes were
released in relatively untouched form but this new set of releases breaks the
show down into four arcs with today's review of the first one, Armored
Trooper VOTOMS: Stage 1: Uoodo City, here before you. There are some minor
spoilers in the review but I've gone out of my way to limit them in order to
facilitate the discussion but allow a whole new crop of fans to learn the
reasons why the series has such a loyal following. Here's a quick look at the
series wi...
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