NaN/100 votes#1 - Invaders From Outer Space (Uchuu Kara no Shinryakusha -宇宙からの侵略者)
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 6/4/1977
The Boazanian Earth Invasion Army arrived! Voltes Team Members who were still training suddenly had to go for battle. Led by Dr. Hamaguchi and Dr. Mitsuyo, they headed to Big Falcon. There, Voltes V Robot was introduced. The 5 team members had to fight the Boazanian beast fighter with Voltes V even though they didn't know how to control it.
Director: Tadao Nagahama
Writer: N/A
- 10.0/101 votes
#2 - Marching Into an Agonizing Battle (Kutou e no Senshin- 苦闘への前進)
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 6/11/1977
The bird-shaped island of Ootorajima island where Big Falcon was located on was surely attracted the Boazanian's attention. Dr. Mitsuyou was at the grave of her husband, Dr. GOU Kentarou. She had a flashback of the time when Dr. Kentarou left his family. Suddenly the beast fighter attacked Big Falcon and she was injured during the attack. When fighting the beast fighter, Voltes fell into dangerous situation. The injured Dr. Mitsuyo forced herself to fly an airplane and sacrifice herself to help her children.
Director: Tadao Nagahama
Writer: N/A
- NaN/100 votes
#3 - The Strategy Told from the Grave (Bohyou ga Oshieta Sakusen- 墓標が教えた作戦)
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 6/18/1977
When fighting the Boazanian, Ippei accidently damaged Dr. Mitsuyo's grave post. There's surely a clash between Ippei and Kenichi over that incident. Ippei's past was then revealed. Ippei thought her mother abandoned him when they were in America so he hated her and all mothers. Later on, Ippei learnt that her mother died when trying to protect him and his sick father when they were attacked by wolves.
Director: Tadao Nagahama
Writer: N/A
- NaN/100 votes
#4 - The Devilish Shadow Sword Killing Technique (Ma no Shadow Hissatsu Ken- 魔のシャドウ必殺剣)
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 6/25/1977
Daijirou was sure that Voltes cannot win against the sword expert beast fighter Gardo. They decided to run away from the battle and hide in a cave. Kenichi had to learn "catching-a-butterfly" technique from Daijirou to defeat the sword-skilled Gardo. The technique is really hard to master and Kenichi was no sword master. While they were training, the beast fighter attacked Big Falcon.
Director: Tadao Nagahama
Writer: N/A
- NaN/100 votes
#5 - Battleship Mikasa Causes a Crisis (Senkan Mikasa ga Kiki wo Yobu- 戦艦三笠が危機を呼ぶ)
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 7/2/1977
Hiyoshi joined a race of battleship model in Yokosuka, in which he made a model of battleship "Mikasa", which was the pride of Japanese Navy in the beginning of 20th century. He had spent 4 nights to make the ship and Kenichi cannot forbide him from going to the race. The enemy saw this opportunity and tried to separate Hiyoshi from the rest of Voltes team. They sent the serpent NEEGU to after Hiyoshi and his Frigate while the beast DAIGA attack Big Falcon. How can the incomplete Voltes team defeat 2
Director: Tadao Nagahama
Writer: N/A
- NaN/100 votes
#6 - Neigh! Beloved Horse Eiffel (Inanake! Aiba AIFURU- いななけ!愛馬アイフル)
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 7/9/1977
When it comes to horse then Ippei is the man. When he was in America, his only friend after her mother and father died was his horse, Eiffel. Ippei told story about his friendship with his horse, Eiffel. He was then forced to part with Eiffel when he joined Voltes Team. When Ippei lost his temper and decided to leave the team for good, Dr. Hamaguchi asked Megumi to tell him that he could fetch Eiffel at Haneda Airport.
Director: Tadao Nagahama
Writer: N/A
- NaN/100 votes
#7 - New Team Member: Takko (Shin Taiin Takko-chan- 新隊員タッコちゃん)
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 7/16/1977
Hiyoshi made an octopus robot named Takko (Octo-1 in English version). At first the team thought the robot was useless but then it saved Voltes when they were trapped in a forest infested with grabbing ivy plants and later when Hiyoshi has no choice but to disassemble Takko and use its parts to fix the damaged Volt Lander. Thus the sixth member of the Voltes Team was welcomed.
Director: Tadao Nagahama
Writer: N/A
- NaN/100 votes
#8 - A Conspiracy in the Underground Fortress (Chiteijou no Inbou- 地底城の陰謀)
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 7/23/1977
Duke Zaki came from Boazan to visit Prince Heinell. He harassed Heinell of his failure so far to conquer the Earth and also of his background of being a son of the traitor named La Gour. The Duke then made a plan to kill Heinell in a fight with Voltes by forcing Heinell to pilot the beast fighter Gargo. But Zaki's plan was shattered to pieces as Kazarin eavesdropped the plan and leaked it to Prince Heinell.
Director: Tadao Nagahama
Writer: N/A
- NaN/100 votes
#9 - A Dream-Invited, Big Crisis (Yume ga Maneita Dai Pinch- 夢が招いた大ピンチ!)
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 7/30/1977
Megumi dreamt that she won when doing a duel practice with her father. Meanwhile, the Boazanians led by Jangal stormed the Defense Headquarters, took over the office and started to bombard Big Falcon with tons of missiles. Commander Oka and his troops were outnumbered and forced to defend themselves in the basement. Megumi then deserted her team and came to rescue her father and Big Falcon.
Director: Tadao Nagahama
Writer: N/A
- NaN/100 votes
#10 - Voltes Combining Impossible (Voltes Gattai Fukanou- ボルテス合体不可能)
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 8/6/1977
Zuuru used the beast fighter Bombos's X-ray eye to analyze Voltes as they were volting-in, then after he found out how the electromagnetic energy flows inside Voltes, he sent robot Namazungo to disrupt the volting-in sequence with super electromagnetic wave that can neutralize Voltes' super electromagnetic field generated during volt-in sequence. With Voltes unable to combine, how could they beat the Boazanian beast fighter?
Director: Tadao Nagahama
Writer: N/A
- NaN/100 votes
#11 - Reviving Voltes V! (Yomigaeru BORUTESU V- よみがえるボルテスV)
Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 8/13/1977
Voltes could not volt-in. International Army helped Voltes by attacking the robot with missiles. The Boazanian launched the second robot, Gamenza, to destroy the army. Dr. Hamaguchi uncovered his secret weapon, "Ultra Falcon Beam System" canon, or known as "The Ultra Magucon". When Namazungo tried to disrupt the Volt-in sequence again, Hamaguchi fired the beam canon into Voltes formation. But after that single shot, the canon exploded.
Director: Tadao Nagahama
Writer: N/A
- NaN/100 votes
#12 - Voltes Revived from the Dead (BORUTESU Kishi Kaisei- ボルテス起死回生)
Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 8/20/1977
Dr. Hamaguchi and Commander Oka visited a secret lab under a waterfall. They collected Voltes data to find solution to volt-in safely. Suddenly the Boazanians led by Heinell broke into the secret lab. The duo managed to escape, made "Ultra Magucon" device and implanted it in Volt Crewzer.
Director: Tadao Nagahama
Writer: N/A
- NaN/100 votes
#13 - The Trick of Father Aiming at the Earth (Bouryaku no Chichi ga Chikyuu o Nerau- 謀略の父が地球を狙う)
Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 8/27/1977
Zuuru used voice machine to immitate Dr. Gou's voice and deceived Kenichi. When Kenichi was about to be kidnapped using tractor beam, Dr. Hamaguchi knocked him to the ground so it was Dr. Hamaguchi what was hit by tractor beam and held hostage in Sky Rook. Voltes cannot do much as their attack could mean Hamaguchi's death. Dr. Hamaguchi then managed to escape, but he got shot and crashed his airplane into the beast fighter.
Director: Tadao Nagahama
Writer: N/A
- NaN/100 votes
#14 - The Trap of Father and Child (Chichi to Ko no Wana- 父と子の罠)
Season 1 Episode 14 - Aired 9/3/1977
Voltes rescued an airplane piloted by a man which turned out to be a runaway slave. But after the man was brought to Big Falcon and treated, he sneaked into Voltes hangar and sabotaged Tenku-ken, he betrayed Voltes because he was promised by Heinell if he did so, his daughter will be given to him. Heinell lied and Voltes had to face the enemy with the mighty sword, Tenku-ken, nailed to his chest.
Director: Tadao Nagahama
Writer: N/A
- NaN/100 votes
#15 - The Present from the Emperor (Koutei Heika no PUREZENTO- 皇帝陛下のプレゼント)
Season 1 Episode 15 - Aired 9/10/1977
Emperor Zanbajir sent Dr. Gou to Heinell. Dr. Gou then went to Big Falcon and persuaded his sons to go with him to Boazan. The trio thought that her father must have been brainwashed, so they took him to be treated in Big Falcon. Soon, Dr. Gou ran amok and tried to take over Big Falcon. Kenichi and Commander Oka tried to overpower him. It turned out that this Dr. Gou was just a robot. Not only the trio Gou brothers were deceived but also Heinell.
Director: Tadao Nagahama
Writer: N/A
- NaN/100 votes
#16 - The Crisis of Falcon's Destruction (FARUKON Kaimetsu no Kiki- ファルコン壊滅の危機)
Season 1 Episode 16 - Aired 9/17/1977
We don't have an overview translated to English (English) for episode 16.
Director: Tadao Nagahama
Writer: N/A
- NaN/100 votes
#17 - Forsake Both Love and Tears!! (Ai mo Namida mo Furisuteru!!- 愛も涙もふりすてろ!!)
Season 1 Episode 17 - Aired 9/24/1977
Voltes team trained for spinning technique. Dr. Sakunji was hard to the team, especially Hiyoshi. The team couldn't accept Dr. Sakunji's hard attitude and wanted to leave Big Falcon. Suddenly, the beast fighter Zaizarusu attacked and it slammed into Voltes formation so Voltes cannot volt-in. They used spinning technique taught by Dr. Sakunji with Volt Crewzer switched on its Crew Cutter. They managed to cut Zaizarusu's wings thus the Volt-in could proceed.
Director: Tadao Nagahama
Writer: N/A
- NaN/100 votes
#18 - Father! The Earth is Near!! (Chichi yo! Chikyuu wa Chikai!!- 父よ!地球は近い!!)
Season 1 Episode 18 - Aired 10/1/1977
Dr. Gou and some slaves managed to escape to earth but they were attacked by Zuuru and Gou was held in Sky Rook. Zuuru used him as hostage but Voltes team didn't believe he was the real Dr. Gou as they had been tricked many times and thought he was just another dummy robot (see episode #15). Things got complicated when Kenichi spotted tears in the suspectedly Dr. Gou dummy robot just before he was going to slash Sky Rook with Tenku-ken. What robot can shed tears?
Director: Tadao Nagahama
Writer: N/A
- NaN/100 votes
#19 - Cry in Father's Bosom!! (Chichi no Mune no Naka de Nake!!- 父の胸の中でなけ!)
Season 1 Episode 19 - Aired 10/8/1977
Zuuru held Gou in an island and tortured him to pry secrets of Voltes. Daijirou found a huge cave in the island and decided to investigate. He got caught and was thrown into a jail and met his father. When they tried to escape, Gou got caught again by Zuuru, but he managed to throw a piece of cloth with numbers written in blood to Daijirou.
Director: Tadao Nagahama
Writer: N/A
- NaN/100 votes
#20 - The Mystery of Numbers Written in Blood (Chi de Kaita Suuji no Nazo- 血で書いた数字の謎)
Season 1 Episode 20 - Aired 10/15/1977
Voltes team tried to figure out what the numbers written on the cloth mean. The figure turned out to be a pulsating wave frequency. Dr. Gou transmitted this wave by using a mini transmitter and by tracking the wave, Voltes can trace his whereabouts. Meanwhile Zuuru created Zoru Geru, an amoeba-like robot that can heal itself or even change form. When he failed to defeat Voltes, Zuuru was tortured by Heinell as punishment.
Director: Tadao Nagahama
Writer: N/A
- NaN/100 votes
#21 - The Tactic of Creating A Secret Base (Sakubou no Himitsu Kichi- 策略の秘密基地)
Season 1 Episode 21 - Aired 10/22/1977
Dr. Gou was rescued by Voltes team after they infiltrated Zuuru's undersea base and then brought to Big Falcon, but Gou was suspicious. Soon he realized that all the Big Falcon, Voltes team, and even Sakunji were just fake dummies planned by Zuuru to get Voltes secret from him.
Director: Tadao Nagahama
Writer: N/A
- NaN/100 votes
#22 - The Traitor's Scheme (Uragirimono no Keikaku- 裏切り者の計画)
Season 1 Episode 22 - Aired 10/29/1977
Zuuru tried to kill Heinell as he was sleeping but he failed and got caught. He was given one chance to save his life by pretending to runaway from Heinell and seeking refuge to Big Falcon and finally leading Voltes V into a trap. He succeeded in gaining Voltes team's trust and brought Voltes team into the planned trap and he tried once more to kill Heinell again. He failed and was shot to death.
Director: Tadao Nagahama
Writer: N/A
- NaN/100 votes
#23 - Puppy, Walk into Tomorrow! (Koinu yo Ashita he Ayume!- ( 子犬よ明日へ歩め!)
Season 1 Episode 23 - Aired 11/5/1977
Kazarin killed a mother dog when testing her soon-to-be-beast-fighter wolf, Garus. The puppy who lost his mother was then kept by Daijirou. Kenichi didn't like his brother keeping a pet dog. When Voltes was fighting Garus, the puppy recognized the beast fighter as the former wolf who killed his mother.
Director: Tadao Nagahama
Writer: N/A
- NaN/100 votes
#24 - Enemy. The New General's Written Challenge (Teki. Shin Shougun no Chousenjyou- 敵・新将軍の挑戦状)
Season 1 Episode 24 - Aired 11/12/1977
General Bergan came from Planet Boazan along with some meteorites which contains Maxingal metal. The metal was so hard, the Tenkuu-ken wouldn't cut through it. Kazarin and Jangal were irritated with Bergan's attitude as Bergan boasted his superiority of making better beast fighter and being a special assistant to Prince Heinell. Surely Voltes cannot defeat Maxingal-plated robot Okozenia because the sword Tenkuu-ken cannot cut the robot but suddenly a mechanical red eagle came to the rescue.
Director: Tadao Nagahama
Writer: N/A
- 9.5/101 votes
#25 - Suicide Attack!! Super Electromagnetic Ball (Jibaku!! Choudenji BOORU- 自爆!!超電磁ボール!)
Season 1 Episode 25 - Aired 11/19/1977
After collecting some Maxingal fragments from the destroyed beast fighter and doing some tests, Dr. Sakunji found out that super electromagnetic beam can weaken Maxingal strength. To get enough electromagnetic power, Voltes had to gather it from thunder that strikes Voltes' sword, Tenkuu-ken, then Voltes have to throw the energy to the enemy to weaken the Maxingal metal. This way of attack is called "Choudenji Ball" (Super Electromagnetic Ball). The problem arose as Voltes energy became overloaded as the thunders stroke. Once again, the red mechanical eagle came to the rescue, and it dropped a tube containing Voltes mechanical scheme.
Director: Tadao Nagahama
Writer: N/A
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Season 1 Ratings Summary
"Invaders From Outer Space (Uchuu Kara no Shinryakusha -宇宙からの侵略者)" is the best rated episode of "Voltes V" season 1. It scored N/A/10 based on 0 votes. Directed by Tadao Nagahama and written by N/A, it aired on 6/4/1977. This episode is rated NaN points higher than the second-best, "Marching Into an Agonizing Battle (Kutou e no Senshin- 苦闘への前進)".