History YMMV / VoltesV

* TheWoobie:
** The Go brothers at the start of the anime, having witnessed their mother die while their father is a DisappearedDad. Seeing them re-unite is truly heartwrenching.
** Ippei is a JerkassWoobie. His family moved from Japan to America in search of a better life, but were extremely poor and had to live on the streets. Ippei's father succumbed to a disease, and Ippei's mother took her own life to save her family from a pack of wolves. Ippei had to learn how to fend for himself at a young age. His OnlyFriend was his horse, Eiffel, and the two competed in many rodeo shows and won several awards... only for Hamaguchi to forcibly kidnap Ippei and separate him from Eiffel for ''years''[[note]]Though in Episode 6, Hamaguchi arranges for Ippei and Eiffel to reunite.[[/note]]. Ippei is a rude, melancholic, self-absorbed JerkJock pre-CharacterDevelopment, and it's not hard to see why.
** Megumi, who's usually ThePollyanna of the group, after [[spoiler: her father dies. She is seen picking flowers for him and placing them on his grave, and Ippei feels miserable being unable to help her. Not to mention that the day her father died, she was planning to gift him a sweater she had knitted, which he never got to wear.]]
** ''Gohl''. From his own family attempting to commit ''filicide'' on him due to being born hornless, to him being repeatedly degraded and abused once it was found out [[spoiler: his horns were prosthetic. Gohl's FirstLove died in childbirth and he spent a long time thinking that he never knew his firstborn son... only to find out that his firstborn son is none other than the EvilPrince that has been terrorizing him and his fellow slaves. And after Heinel acknowledges him as his father, he watches him die.]]
** Lozaria, Gohl's first wife. She was separated from the man she loved and forced to watch him become a slave, and died in childbirth. [[spoiler: Her son grew up to be a WarriorPrince who committed several atrocities in the name of "honor", and unknowingly attacked his own father]].
** Katherine, [[spoiler: who died saving Heinel. As he held her limp body, she expressed happiness that Heinel showed he cared about her, and said she wished it could be like this forever, before dying]].
** ''Prince Heinel''. [[spoiler: The Boazanian Empire runs on a Fantastic Caste System where those born with horns live as nobles and those born without them are sentenced to be slaves. When Prince Gohl was born, he was hornless, but his family couldn't bear to lose their son to slavery, and decided to mask it by giving him prosthetic horns. Gohl frequently witnessed the cruel treatment his fellow hornless Boazanians went through, and dreamed of one day creating a society where the horned and hornless co-existed peacefully. On the day of his coronation, his cousin Zambajil, who desired the throne, exposed his horns as prosthetics in front of the public. As a result, Gohl was forcibly enslaved and separated from his wife Lozaria. Gohl spent months working in labor camps, and one day, he found out that Lozaria had died a long time ago in childbirth. Enraged, he used his skill in science and technology to manufacture weapons for slave rebellions against the horned nobles of Boazania. Gohl led multiple slave rebellions before escaping to Earth, as it became too dangerous for him to stay there. Unbeknownst to Gohl, while Lozaria died in childbirth, she delivered a horned baby boy, Prince Heinel. Growing up, Prince Heinel was scapegoated for the actions of a father he never met, and received constant abuse and disdain from those around him. In one of his flashbacks, fellow children pelted him with sticks and stones and physically abused him, and other nobles of Boazania claimed that he would grow up to be a traitor just like his father. Only his maternal grandparents showed him genuine love. Wanting to clear his name, Heinel vowed to one day bring honor to Boazania. He graduated as the top cadet in the Boazanian Institute of Military Sciences and Warfare, and was selected by Emperor Zambajil to command the Boazanian invasion to Earth. In the series finale, he finds out that he's been fighting against his half-brothers and father, which causes him to have a MyGodWhatHaveIDone moment. He begs Zambajil to stop the war, but when Zambajil reveals himself to be a coward and blames Heinel for the invasion, Heinel tosses his dagger at him. This makes Zambajil drop his grenade, engulfing them both in flames. Heinel saves Kenichi from the fire, and his last words are ''"Father!"'' as he tearfully looks at La Gohl]].
** Mitsuyo, who begged her husband not to leave Earth, [[spoiler: died by the time he returned, and never got to see him retake the crown of Boazania.]]
** [[spoiler: Girion, Sakabe, Hamaguchi and all the other innocent lives taken by the Boazanians in their conquest of Earth]].
** [[BreakTheCutie The puppy]] from Episode 23, that the Voltes team temporarily befriend, had to watch it's own mother be mauled to death by a mutated monstrous dog.

-->'''Ippei''': ''"Megumi, I'd like to rest. You're welcome to stare if you'd like." (slaps his shirtless, bare chest)''
-->'''Megumi''': ''"I'm more interested in hearing about your mother!"''[[labelnote:Context]]Megumi wanted to know why Ippei hated his mother so much.[[/labelnote]]

* BilingualBonus: "Boazan" is the Japanese pronouncation of the French word "Voisin", which means "neighbour". Fittingly, Boazania is Earth's

* BrokenBase: The sequel manga, ''Manga/VictoryFive''. Some fans love it for the [[spoiler: [[AliveAllAlong renewal of Heinel]] as a [[TheAtoner reformed villain]] [[SixthRanger who helps the Voltes team]]]], while others despise it for the excessive amounts of fanservice (i.e. many naked girls and [[spoiler: [[AdaptationalWimp Megumi]] being reduced to a DamselInDistress who needs the male characters to save her). Heinel being AliveAllAlong is also considered fanservice, as he's a FanFavouriteCharacter depicted as ridiculously cool compared to the other members of the cast. ''Another'' portion of the fandom didn't like how even though he was alive again, his body was plagued by an unknown disease after he was revived, meaning that he spends most of his existence suffering.]] As a result, a large portion of the fandom would rather [[FanonDiscontinuity pretend it doesn't exist]].

* DracoInLeatherPants: [[AlienPrince Prince]] [[PeltsOfTheBarbarian Heinel]] is this big time. In spite of his long list of heinous actions[[note]]animal abuse for religious rituals, attacking un-armed civilians, attacking refugees, blackmail, capital punishment, colonialism, conspiracy, forced imprisonment, forced labour, killing children, maltreating prisoners of war, slavery, taking hostages, torture and unethical experimentation, attacking and imprisoning his own comrades, and [[TheUnfettered fighting to uphold]] a FantasticCasteSystem where anyone who isn't a [[HornedHumanoid Horned]] [[AliensAreBastards Boazanian]] is meant to live as a slave[[/note]], {{Fanon}} highlights his [[TheWoobie Woobie]] and {{PrettyBoy}} status, and many fanfictions and fanart portray him in a positive manner. The GrandFinale also elicited a huge amount of CryForTheDevil for him, furthering this trope.

** However, in its native Japan, it's been [[NeverAcceptedInHisHometown largely]] [[CondemnedByHistory forgotten]] by the current generation in favor of the [[OvershadowedByAwesome media juggernaut]] that is ''Franchise/{{Gundam}}'' or even ''Anime/{{Macross}}''. If it weren't for ''VideoGame/SuperRobotWars'', ''Voltes V'' would be a work only known to currently [[PopularityPolynomial 50-year-old and above]] Japanese people. Even hardcore SuperRobot fans favor ''Anime/CombattlerV'' over ''[[FirstInstallmentWins Voltes V]]''.

*** Due to ''Voltes V's'' popularity, several SuperRobot shows that aired alongside and after it [[ColbertBump also did well]] in the Philippines. For example, youths of the era also fondly remember ''Anime/MazingerZ''[[note]](Yes, ''Voltes V'' is more popular than ''Mazinger Z'' in the Philippines)[[/note]] and ''Anime/{{Daimos}}''[[note]]taking its StarCrossedLovers ("RICHAAARD!!!!" "ERIKAAAA!!!!") premise into consideration[[/note]]. However, [[https://imgur.com/a/KD6Gupg other shows]] that aired with ''Voltes V'' like ''Anime/UFORoboGrendizer'' and ''[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mechander_Robo Mechander Robo]]'' ended up falling through the cracks and becoming forgotten anime in the country.
*** ''Voltes V'' is to the Philippines as ''Gundam'' is to Japan, what with it getting re-aired on Philippine television from the 1980s to 2010s after it was [[CutShort cut short]] during the 1970s.[[note]]It was even re-dubbed (twice) in Tagalog in the 2000s. It even got the last four unaired episodes finally released as ''[[CompilationMovie Voltes V: The Liberation]]'' in Philippine movie theaters in 1999.[[/note]] This then culminated in Creator/GMANetwork[[note]](the station that brought the anime to the country in the first place)[[/note]] funding their own original production and live-action remake, ''Series/VoltesVLegacy'', in the 2020s, which received high audience ratings and was praised for its production value and special effects, the CGI quality previously unseen in a local production.

** In episode 30, the team perform the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Missing_man_formation Missing Man Formation]] in honour of [[spoiler: Dange and Girion's deaths]].

** For many, Dr. Sakonji crossed it when he threw out the Voltes team's belongings and maintained a general DrillSergeantNasty attitude towards them even though their previous mentor, [[spoiler: Professor Hamaguchi, had just died]]. Sakonji was received as cruel and callous, with many fans favouring Hamaguchi over him.

** Heinel's [[DubNameChange name in the said dub]] however, is straight-up cheese: Prince '''Zardoz'''. Other Filipino fans better not get their hands on the [[Film/{{Zardoz}} movie]] where the dubbers/translators got the name from if they want to save their sanity and/or not die from laughing.

** Ippei is a JerkassWoobie. His family moved from Japan to America in search of a better life, but were extremely poor and had to live on the streets. Ippei's father succumbed to a disease, and Ippei's mother took her own life to save her family from a pack of wolves. Ippei had to learn how to fend for himself at a young age. His OnlyFriend was his horse, Eiffel, and the two competed in many rodeo shows and won severel awards...only for Hamaguchi to forcibly kidnap Ippei and separate him from Eiffel for ''years''[[note]]Though in Episode 6, Hamaguchi arranges for Ippei and Eiffel to reunite.[[/note]]. Ippei is a rude, melancholic, self-absorbed JerkJock pre-CharacterDevelopment, and it's not hard to see why.

** ''Gohl''. From his own family attempting to commit ''filicide'' on him due to being born hornless, to him being repeatedly degraded and abused once it was found out [[spoiler: his horns were prosthetic. Gohl's FirstLove died in childbirth and he spent a long time thinking that he never knew his firstborn son...only to find out that his firstborn son is none other than the EvilPrince that has been terrorising him and his fellow slaves. And after Heinel acknowledges him as his father, he watches him die.]]
** Lozaria, Gohl's first wife. She was separated from the man she loved and forced to watch him become a slave, and died in childbirth. [[spoiler: Her son grew up to be a WarriorPrince who committed several atrocities in the name of "honour", and unknowingly attacked his own father]].

** ''Prince Heinel''. [[spoiler: The Boazanian Empire runs on a Fantastic Caste System where those born with horns live as nobles and those born without them are sentenced to be slaves. When Prince Gohl was born, he was hornless, but his family couldn't bear to lose their son to slavery, and decided to mask it by giving him prosthetic horns. Gohl frequently witnessed the cruel treatment his fellow hornless Boazanians went through, and dreamed of one day creating a society where the horned and hornless co-existed peacefully. On the day of his coronation, his cousin Zambajil, who desired the throne, exposed his horns as prosthetics in front of the public. As a result, Gohl was forcibly enslaved and separated from his wife Lozaria. Gohl spent months working in labour camps, and one day, he found out that Lozaria had died a long time ago in childbirth. Enraged, he used his skill in science and technology to manufacture weapons for slave rebellions against the horned nobles of Boazania. Gohl led multiple slave rebellions before escaping to Earth, as it became too dangerous for him to stay there. Unbeknownst to Gohl, while Lozaria died in childbirth, she delivered a horned baby boy, Prince Heinel. Growing up, Prince Heinel was scapegoated for the actions of a father he never met, and received constant abuse and disdain from those around him. In one of his flashbacks, fellow children pelted him with sticks and stones and physically abused him, and other nobles of Boazania claimed that he would grow up to be a traitor just like his father. Only his maternal grandparents showed him genuine love. Wanting to clear his name, Heinel vowed to one day bring honour to Boazania. He graduated as the top cadet in the Boazanian Institute of Military Sciences and Warfare, and was selected by Emperor Zambajil to command the Boazanian invasion to Earth. In the series finale, he finds out that he's been fighting against his half-brothers and father, which causes him to have a MyGodWhatHaveIDone moment. He begs Zambajil to stop the war, but when Zambajil reveals himself to be a coward and blames Heinel for the invasion, Heinel tosses his dagger at him. This makes Zambajil drop his grenade, engulfing them both in flames. Heinel saves Kenichi from the fire, and his last words are ''"Father!"'' as he tearfully looks at La Gohl]].

* BilingualBonus: "Boazan" is the Japanese pronouncation of the French word "Voisin", which means "neighbour". Fittingly enough, Boazania ''neighbours'' Earth by 14,000 light years.

** The CompilationMovie is so popular in UsefulNotes/{{Cuba}} that the official Cuban Embassy to Japan [[https://twitter.com/embacubajapon/status/1543007290130714624/video/1 tweeted about it]].

** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YBa24xZH_Ck This scene]] from ''Final Fantasy X''.

** Equating Boazania to UsefulNotes/{{France}} and the UsefulNotes/TheFrenchRevolution.

** [[spoiler: TheReveal regarding Prince Heinel at the end]] becomes even funnier when you remember that in the Korean dub, he has the same [[Creator/SeonghoShin]] voice actor as [[Franchise/StarWars Darth Vader]].

* FanWank:
** As noted in Website/{{Wikipedia}}, there has been speculation among fan circles that possible research prior to [[Creator/TadaoNagahama Nagahama]]'s then-upcoming stint as director of the ''Anime/TheRoseOfVersailles'' 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 [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking frilly dresses]]. Some SuperRobotGenre fans, who watched this show expecting pure HotBlooded 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 "[[ShoujoDemographic shojo sensibilities]]" into a super robot show that's supposed to be for young boys.
** And also, [[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/3234823/1/Voltes_V_versus_Voltron_The_Godaikin_Wars this fanfic.]] The only English language fanfic involving ''Voltes V'' that features one of the worst UltimateShowdownOfUltimateDestiny style fan wanks ever.

* BreakoutCharacter: Prince Heinel. Not only did he inspire Char Aznable, but in the ''VideoGame/SuperRobotWars'' video game series, [[spoiler: he remains one of the more prominent characters, being the SecretCharacter of ''VideoGame/ShinSuperRobotWars'' and the primary antagonist behind ''VideoGame/SuperRobotWarsAlpha'' 's ThatOneLevel. Several anime magazines of The80s[[note]]Mainly ''Animage'' and ''Out''[[/note]] also had tributes to him and featured him regularly.]]

** ''The last four episodes of Voltes V remained unaired years after it was banned by UsefulNotes/FerdinandMarcos.'' While technically true, it's actually more complicated than that.[[labelnote:Explanation]]The initial airing in the 1970s ended with Episode 26 (Voltes V getting the dedicated energy regulator and defeating the 2 beast fighters/knights). ''Voltes V'' returned on TV after the 1986 revolt (interestingly on government television PTV) then was transferred to ABS-CBN which aired till half of Episode 35. It was then brought to 2 sequestered stations (RPN and IBC) where [[https://dubbing.fandom.com/wiki/Voltes_V Episodes 35]] and 36 were eventually aired. Most Filipinos wouldn't get to see the last 4 episodes of the show until the Year 1999, when the CompilationMovie was released by Creator/GMANetwork.[[/labelnote]] Most importantly, even though many news articles claim the last four episodes were left unaired by the Marcos ban, it was actually the last ''14 episodes'' instead and it was the TV networks that held off airing the complete series for whatever reason after Marcos was gone.

** ''The last four episodes of Voltes V remained unaired years after it was banned by UsefulNotes/FerdinandMarcos.'' While technically true, it's actually more complicated than that.[[labelnote:Explanation]]The initial airing in the 1970s ended with Episode 26 (Voltes V getting the dedicated energy regulator and defeating the 2 beast fighters/knights). ''Voltes V'' returned on TV after the 1986 revolt (interestingly on government television PTV) then was transferred to ABS-CBN which aired till half of Episode 35. It was then brought to 2 sequestered stations (RPN and IBC) where [[https://dubbing.fandom.com/wiki/Voltes_V Episodes 35]] and 36 were eventually aired. Most Filipinos wouldn't get to see the last 4 episodes of the show until the Year 1999, when the CompilationMovie was released by Creator/GMANetwork.[[/labelnote]] Most importantly, even though many news articles claimed the last four episodes were left unaired by the Marcos ban, it was actually the last ''14 episodes'' instead and it was the TV networks that held off airing the complete series.

* CompleteMonster: [[PlanetBaron Emperor Zu Zambajil]] is the ruler of [[Characters/VoltesVTheBoazanianEmpire the Boazanian Empire]], where the horned upper classes are the rulers and the hornless are little better than slaves. Zambajil engineered the overthrow of his elder brother when he discovered his good-hearted sibling was actually hornless, and proceeded to hold Boazan in his grip with the FantasticCasteSystem, manipulating his brother's son [[Characters/VoltesVPrinceHeinel Prince Heinel]] into becoming his pawn and puppet. By manipulating Heinel, Zambajil is responsible for his actions, including his war of conquest on Earth with all the atrocities and death that resulted, all so that the Boazan Empire could gain more slaves. Eventually fearing Heinel's potential, Zambajil tried to have him killed. When Boazan is taken in the war and the hornless have won their revolt, Zambajil tries to flee and when confronted by [[Characters/VoltesVBigFalconAndAssociates the Voltes team]], he tries to pin everything on Heinel and let his nephew take the fall for his own war crimes.

** [[spoiler: Giligan, Sakabe, Hamaguchi and all the other innocent lives taken by the Boazanians in their conquest of Earth]].

*** ''Voltes V'' is to the Philippines as ''Gundam'' is to Japan, what with it getting re-aired on Philippine television from the 1980s to 2010s after it was [[CutShort cut short]] during the 1970s.[[note]]It was even re-dubbed (twice) in Tagalog in the 2000s. It even got the last four unaired episodes finally released as ''[[CompilationMovie Voltes V: The Liberation]]'' in Philippine movie theaters in 1999.[[/note]] This then culminated in Creator/GMANetwork[[note]](the station that brought the anime to the country in the first place)[[/note]] funding their own original production and live-action remake, ''Series/VoltesVLegacy'', in the 2020s, which recieved high audience ratings and was praised for its production value and special effects, the CGI quality previously unseen in a local production.

*** ''Voltes V'' is to the Philippines as ''Gundam'' is to Japan, what with it getting re-aired on Philippine television from the 1980s to 2010s after it was [[CutShort cut short]] during the 1970s.[[note]]It was even re-dubbed (twice) in Tagalog in the 2000s. It even got the last five unaired episodes finally released as ''[[CompilationMovie Voltes V: The Liberation]]'' in Philippine movie theaters in 1999.[[/note]] This then culminated in Creator/GMANetwork[[note]](the station that brought the anime to the country in the first place)[[/note]] funding their own original production and live-action remake, ''Series/VoltesVLegacy'', in the 2020s, which recieved high audience ratings and was praised for its production value and special effects, the CGI quality previously unseen in a local production.

** The plot of Episode 5, ''Battleship Mikasa Calls For Crisis''. While the episode originally aired on July 2, 1977, it has uncanny similarities with [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_Titan_submersible_incident#Incident The 2023 Titan submersible incident]], and further ironic as the remake ''Voltes V:Legacy'' was airing at the time it happened.[[labelnote:Explanation]]In the start of the episode, Kenichi and Hiyoshi are arguing because Hiyoshi wants to go the annual ship racing competition but Kenichi orders him to stay in case the Boazanians attack again. Despite being warned of the risk, Hiyoshi attends the competition anyway. Coincidentally, a Beast Fighter attacks during the race, which results in Hiyoshi's vehicle sinking into the ocean after taking heavy damage, while the Big Falcon personnel desperately try to regain contact with it. Luckily, Ippei finds Hiyoshi and sends him underwater so that he can repair the Volt Frigate.[[/labelnote]]

** The Beast Fighter from the second episode is called ''[[Series/TheBigBangTheory Baizanga]]''.[[note]][[https://youtu.be/qH1VOy7HKRs?t=73 *laugh track*]][[/note]]
*** Amusingly, ''Voltes V: Legacy'' renames Baizanga as "Vaizanger", which sounds like the original name spoken with a very thick accent.

** Kenichi/Megumi being the FanPreferredCouple of the ''Voltes V'' fanbase, after [[https://ibb.co/7xhvrJY this]] piece of dialogue from ''VideoGame/SuperRobotWars30''. Even more so that ''Voltes V: Legacy'' makes it canon.

** For many, Dr. Sakonji crossed it when he threw out the Voltes team's belongings and maintained a general DrillSergeantNasty attitude towards them even though their previous mentor, [[spoiler: Professor Hamaguchi, had just died]]. Sakonji was received as cruel and callous, with many fans favouring Hamaguchi over him. This is somewhat alleviated in ''Voltes V: Legacy'', where Dr. Hook (Sakonji) starts out a DrillSergeantNasty at first, but gradually warms up to the Voltes Team once they prove their worth to him.

** ''Ferdinand Marcos banned the show during Martial Law because it might encourage the citizens to rebel against him.'' The ban allegedly came about because the show's BigBad reminded the dictator too much of himself. Both Ferdinand's son, Bongbong Marcos, and one of the Filipino dub actors have since claimed that it was actually [[ThinkOfTheChildren parents' groups]] or a [[MoralGuardians Catholic women's group]] that pressured Ferdinand to ban the show.[[labelnote:Explanation]]According to historian [[https://philstarlife.com/news-and-views/746701-why-did-marcos-ban-voltes-v-during-martial-law Xiao Chua]], he first heard of the "''Voltes V'' was banned due to Marcos Dictatorship parallels" claim from a diehard ''Voltes V'' fan named [[https://xiaochua.net/2012/09/19/xiaotime-18-september-2012-bakit-na-ban-ang-voltes-v/ Redante dela Cruz]], during a lecture about Martial Law at the University of the Philippines in 2004. No such claims about the cult classic on record came before that. Chua then noted that Marcos was actually reluctant to ban the show. Instead, the censorship happened at the behest of the Catholic Church, which is based on an account of one of the show's original voice actors, [[https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10151215299312437&set=a.10150109438062437.311025.582402436&type=1&relevant_count=1 Celina Cristobal]] (the English voice of Hiyoshi and Katherine).[[/labelnote]]

** Heinel/Katherine is known as "Heinkath" or "Heinarine".

** The show has a decent [[CultClassic old-school following]] in Japan, but '''[[http://ghostlightning.wordpress.com/2008/11/05/only-in-the-philippines-a-love-affair-with-a-combining-super-robot/ it's virtually worshiped]] in the UsefulNotes/{{Philippines}}.''' In fact, ask any Filipino who was a seventies kid what was their favorite show on TV, more often than not, they will say ''Voltes V''. It has become an adopted [[IconOfRebellion cultural icon]] in the Philippines for multiple generations of Filipinos.

*** ''Voltes V'' is to the Philippines as ''Gundam'' is to Japan, what with it getting re-aired on Philippine television from the 1980s to 2010s after it was [[CutShort cut short]] during the 1970s.[[note]]It was even re-dubbed (twice) in Tagalog in the 2000s. It even got the last five unaired episodes finally released as ''[[CompilationMovie Voltes V: The Liberation]]'' in Philippine movie theaters in 1999.[[/note]] This then culminated in Creator/GMANetwork[[note]](the station that brought the anime to the country in the first place)[[/note]] funding their own original production and live-action remake, ''Series/VoltesVLegacy'', in the 2020s.

** The plot of Episode 5, ''Battleship Mikasa Calls For Crisis''. While the episode originally aired on July 2, 1977, it has uncanny similarities with [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_Titan_submersible_incident#Incident The 2023 Titan submersible incident]].[[labelnote:Explanation]]In the start of the episode, Kenichi and Hiyoshi are arguing because Hiyoshi wants to go the annual ship racing competition but Kenichi orders him to stay in case the Boazanians attack again. Despite being warned of the risk, Hiyoshi attends the competition anyway. Coincidentally, a Beast Fighter attacks during the race, which results in Hiyoshi's vehicle sinking into the ocean after taking heavy damage, while the Big Falcon personnel desperately try to regain contact with it. Luckily, Ippei finds Hiyoshi and sends him underwater so that he can repair the Volt Frigate.[[/labelnote]]

** Kenichi/Megumi being the FanPreferredCouple of the ''Voltes V'' fanbase, after [[https://ibb.co/7xhvrJY this]] piece of dialogue from ''VideoGame/SuperRobotWars30''.

** For many, Dr. Sakonji crossed it when he threw out the Voltes team's belongings and maintained a general DrillSergeantNasty attitude towards them even though their previous mentor, [[spoiler: Professor Hamaguchi, had just died]]. Sakonji was received as cruel and callous, with many fans favouring Hamaguchi over him.

** Heinel's [[DubNameChange name in the said dub]] however, is straight-up cheese. Other Filipino fans better not get their hands on the [[Film/{{Zardoz}} movie]] where the dubbers/translators got the name from if they want to save their sanity and/or not die from laughing.

** ''The last four episodes of Voltes V remained unaired years after it was banned by UsefulNotes/FerdinandMarcos.'' While technically true, it's actually more complicated than that.[[labelnote:Explanation]]The initial airing in the 1970s ended with Episode 26 (Voltes V getting the dedicated energy regulator and defeating the 2 beast fighters/knights). ''Voltes V'' returned on TV after the 1986 revolt (interestingly on government television PTV) then was transferred to ABS-CBN which aired till half of Episode 35. It was then brought to 2 sequestered stations (RPN and IBC) where [[https://dubbing.fandom.com/wiki/Voltes_V Episodes 35]] and 36 were eventually aired. Most Filipinos wouldn't get to see the last 4 episodes of the show until the Year 1999, when the CompilationMovie was released by Creator/GMANetwork.[[/labelnote]] Most importantly, even though many news articles claimed the last four episodes were left unaired by the Marcos ban, it was actually the last ''14 episodes'' instead and it was TV networks that held off airing the complete series.

** ''Ferdinand Marcos banned the show during Martial Law because it might encourage the citizens to rebel against him.'' The ban allegedly came about because the show's BigBad reminded the dictator too much of himself. Both Ferdinand's son, Bongbong Marcos, and one of the Filipino dub actors have since claimed that it was actually [[ThinkOfTheChildren parents' groups]] or a [[MoralGuardians Catholic women's group]] that pressured Ferdinand to ban the show.[[labelnote:Explanation]]According to historian [[https://philstarlife.com/news-and-views/746701-why-did-marcos-ban-voltes-v-during-martial-law Xiao Chua]], he first heard of the "''Voltes V'' was banned due to Marcos Dictatorship parallels" claim from a diehard ''Voltes V'' fan named [[https://xiaochua.net/2012/09/19/xiaotime-18-september-2012-bakit-na-ban-ang-voltes-v/ Redante dela Cruz]], during a lecture about Martial Law at the University of the Philippines in 2004. No such claims about the cult classic came before that. Chua then noted that Marcos was actually reluctant to ban the show. Instead, the censorship happened at the behest of the Catholic Church, which is based on an account of one of the show's original voice actors, [[https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10151215299312437&set=a.10150109438062437.311025.582402436&type=1&relevant_count=1 Celina Cristobal]] (the English voice of Hiyoshi and Katherine).[[/labelnote]]

** Belgan broke it when he showed Nakamura his parents' corpses to stoke the flames of hatred towards the Go brothers. He broke it again when he had Bernard tortured, with the poor man succumbing to his injuries afterwards. Him and Gurul really jump over it when [[spoiler: they use a Magnemite Bomb to blow up the Earth]].

** In episode 13, [[spoiler: Heinel, Jangal and Katherine burst out laughing when Zuhl tells them humans are capable of love. Even though they don't believe him at first, Zuhl insists that they can use humans' ability to love against them. In the next episode, Heinel holds a little girl hostage and threatens to kill her if her father doesn't pose as a slave and sabotage Voltes V. It turns out he ''did'' comprehend that humans are capable of love]].

* FanonDiscontinuity: Good luck finding a ''Voltes V'' fan who acknowledges, or even likes, the [[Manga/VictoryFive sequel manga]]. However, this could be a case of AmericansHateTingle as in Japan, the manga was received rather positively, despite being loathed worldwide.

** Gurul and Belgan cross it when [[spoiler: they use a Magnemite Bomb to blow up the Earth]].

** Episode 4: After Gardo destroys pledges allegiance to the Boazanian Empire, Prince Heinel grants him two horns. However in the episode's first shot, he already has two horns, which suddenly disappeared during his duel with Gladiator.

** The Gou brothers at the start of the anime, having witnessed their mother die while their father is a DisappearedDad. Seeing them re-unite is truly heartwrenching.

** ''The last four episodes of Voltes V remained unaired years after it was banned by UsefulNotes/FerdinandMarcos.'' While technically true, it's actually more complicated than that.[[labelnote:Explanation]]The initial airing in the 1970s ended with Episode 26 (Voltes V getting the dedicated energy regulator and defeating the 2 beast fighters/knights). ''Voltes V'' returned on TV after the 1986 revolt (interestingly on government television PTV) then was transferred to ABS-CBN which aired till half of Episode 35. It was then brought to 2 sequestered stations (RPN and IBC) where [[https://dubbing.fandom.com/wiki/Voltes_V episodes 35]] and 36 were eventually aired. Most Filipinos wouldn't get to see the last 4 episodes of the show until the Year 1999, when the CompilationMovie was released by Creator/GMANetwork.[[/labelnote]] Most importantly, even though many news articles claimed the last four episodes were left unaired by the Marcos ban, it was actually the last ''14 episodes'' instead and it was TV networks that held off airing the complete series.

** ''The last four episodes of Voltes V remained unaired years after it was banned by UsefulNotes/FerdinandMarcos.'' While technically true, it's actually more complicated than that.[[labelnote:Explanation]]The initial airing in the 1970s ended with Episode 26 (Voltes V getting the dedicated energy regulator and defeating the 2 beast fighters/knights). ''Voltes V'' returned on TV after the 1986 revolt (interestingly on government television PTV) then was transferred to ABS-CBN which aired till half of Episode 35. It was then brought to 2 sequestered stations (RPN and IBC) where [[https://dubbing.fandom.com/wiki/Voltes_V episodes 35]] and 36 were eventually aired. Most Filipinos wouldn't get to see the last 4 episodes of the show until the Year 1999, when the CompilationMovie was released by Creator/GMANetwork.[[/labelnote]] Most importantly, even though many news articles claimed the last four episodes were left unaired by the Marcos ban, it was actually the last ''14 episodes'' instead.

** ''The last four episodes of Voltes V remained unaired years after it was banned by UsefulNotes/FerdinandMarcos.'' While technically true, it's actually more complicated than that.[[labelnote:Explanation]]The initial airing in the 1970s ended with Episode 26 (Voltes V getting the dedicated energy regulator and defeating the 2 beast fighters/knights). ''Voltes V'' returned on TV after the 1986 revolt (interestingly on government television PTV) then was transferred to ABS-CBN which aired till half of Episode 35. It was then brought to 2 sequestered stations (RPN and IBC) where [[https://dubbing.fandom.com/wiki/Voltes_V episodes 35]] and 36 were eventually aired. Most Filipinos wouldn't get to see the last episodes of the show until the Year 1999, when the CompilationMovie was released by Creator/GMANetwork.[[/labelnote]] Most importantly, even though many news articles claimed the last four episodes were left unaired by the Marcos ban, it was actually the last ''14 episodes'' instead.

** ''The last four episodes of Voltes V remained unaired years after it was banned by UsefulNotes/FerdinandMarcos.'' It's actually more complicated than that.[[labelnote:Explanation]]Episode 26 was incidentally the last episode aired before ''Voltes V'' was originally banned from Philippine television by President Marcos in the late 1970s. Although ''Voltes V'' did eventually get re-aired on Philippine TV in the 1980s, it only reached up until [[https://dubbing.fandom.com/wiki/Voltes_V episode 35]] this time around. Most Filipinos wouldn't get to see the last episodes of the show until the Year 1999, when the CompilationMovie was released by Creator/GMANetwork.[[/labelnote]] Most importantly, even though many news articles claimed the last four episodes were left unaired, it was actually the last ''five episodes'' instead.

** Heinel/Katherine was popular long before it became canon, mainly because many enjoyed Katherine's status as a MoralityPet bringing out another side of Heinel.

* FanonDiscontinuity: Good luck finding a ''Voltes V'' fan who acknowledges, or even likes, the [[Manga/VictoryFive sequel manga]]. However, this could be a case of AmericansHateTingle as in Japan, the manga was received rather positively.

** As shown by ''Anime/IsabelleOfParis'', this isn't the [[Anime/VoltesV first time]] Creator/OsamuIchikawa would voice a [[CaptainPatriotic die-hard Patriotic]] French[[note]]Or French-inspired[[/note]] Military Commander MasterSwordsman who's the [[spoiler: older brother of one of the main characters]].