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Sentai Reviews: VOLTRON: DEFENDER OF THE UNIVERSE
Episode One

(Written while Watching)

The first thing you should know is that I'm putting this here because Voltron didn't exist in Japan the same way it existed here. What we know as Voltron: Defender of the Universe is actually a combination of two anime. Beast King GoLion (Voltron) and Dairugger XV (Vehicle Voltron). And it's not a direct translation of either. The producers at the time created all new plots, all new dialouge, making Voltron a very American production using Japanese footage. Like an animated Season One MMPR.

Okay. We start episode one with our intrepid space explorers.. and I think Hunk might be a moron. "Looks like the planet's being hit my meteors!" "It could be volcanic!" .. Yes, because we all know Volacos launch rocks out of the atmosphere and into empty space.
The thing is though that you never actually see them. I think what they did is take the original footage that didn't have dialouge, and dub the V-Team over, so us stupid american kids would know wtf is happening.

And that is the single worst swedish accent I have ever heard xD It sounds like Mike Myers "We will *Claps hands* PUMP YOU UP!"

Honestly, I do love the designs in this show. The ships, the weapons, the computers, it all had a very clean look. Even the gothic look of Zarkon's fleet fit in so beautifully. They do kind of look like someone slapped a skull on a Zentradi cruiser though. Not that that's a bad thing for a Robotech fanboy like me.

Speaking of voices.. Pidge. It sounds like someone shoved sausages up his nose. This show has the most random assortment of VO since I last watched 4Kids dub of One Piece. For serious.

And now the prison break. Without explination Pidge leaps, what seems to be a good thirty feet, and then they all land with a makeshift sheet parachute.. And it all somehow works. Like them escaping and stealing a ship, and ending up back on Arus.

Episode 2 tomorrow.