Voltes V/YMMV: Difference between revisions

* [[Fan Wank]]: As noted in [[The Other Wiki]], there has been speculation among fan circles that possible research prior to Nagahama's then-upcoming stint as director of the ''[[Rose of Versailles]]'' anime may have influenced some themes and plot ideas for this show, such as those of revolution, social class upheaval, the medieval-esque setting of Boazan, the dramatic approach and the [[Arson, Murder, and Jaywalking|frilly dresses]]. Some [[Super Robot]] fans, who watched this show expecting pure [[Hot -Blooded|hot-blooded]] action and are openly put-off with what they deem as excessive [[Melodrama]] and [[Angst]], took things further by holding this theory to be the only explanation on why Nagahama would dare try to write "[[Shojo]] sensibilities" into a [[Super Robot]] show that's supposed to be for young boys.

* [[Germans Love David Hasselhoff|Filipinos Love Voltes V]]: The show has a decent old-school following in Japan, but the Philippines has adopted the mecha as a cultural icon thanks to the aforementioned banning, which ironically turned it one of the symbols of the [http://en.[wikipedia.org/wiki/People_Power_Revolution:People Power Revolution|EDSA Revolution]]. The show still sees reruns up to this day in multiple dialects. Everything with the name "Ultraelectromagnetic" (Choudenji) means ''awesome technology'' in the Philippines, and this show was so ''insanely'' popular in the Philippines that the Filipinos consider ''Combattler V'' as Voltes V's spinoff (or parody). Which is understandable, if not justified, since Combattler aired in the Phillipines ''twenty years'' after Voltes, when the latter had already entrenched itself deeply into Filipino pop culture.