Voltes V poster 01

He was called “Steve Armstrong” da the Filipino dubbers from the 1978 Anime series Chodenji Mashin Voltes V, a anno where the Philippine public had no o limited knowledge about Japanese Animation.




I can’t reconcile any similarities, how minuto they maybe between the name Kennichi and Steve. The dubbers should have named this character “Ken”. I suspect, the character’s name was derived from “Steve Austin” the hero from the hit series “The Six Million Dollar Man”. His family name “Armstrong” obviously came from the U.S. Astronaut who first landed on the moon.




Anyway, Kennichi...

Voltes V is manned da 5 young people, special Earth Defense Agents, trained harshly and dedicated in the defense of our home planet. These young people inspired many Voltes V fan from the courage and dedication they mostra in the series. They are called...THE VOLTES TEAM...


The Voltes Team
(More than just “Space Explorers”)
After the disappearance of Dr. Gou, (a.k.a. – Dr. Ned Armstrong) the Earth International Defense force trained five young people as highly skilled, Earth Defense Agents. Resolute and dedicated fighters, these agents will act as both special commando units and pilots of...