"Armored Trooper Votoms: The Grey Witch" News Thread

[Yojimbo]

Armored Trooper Votoms returns with a new series, The Grey Witch, that is directed by Mamoru Oshii in collaboration with Sunrise and Production IG.

 

[wonderfly]

From the front page of AnimeSuperhero.com:

"New “Armored Trooper VOTOMS” Project Revealed, Kicking off 50th Anniversary for Sunrise (Bandai Namco Filmworks)"​

"Acclaimed anime studio Bandai Namco Filmworks (formerly Sunrise) has revealed a “50th Anniversary” celebration for their studio, with new projects to mark the occasion over the next 3 years (from 2026 to 2028). First up, there’s a new Armored Trooper VOTOMS project is in the works for this year! It will be titled “Armored Trooper VOTOMS: Die Graue Hexe” (which translates from German to English as “The Gray Witch”). The new series will be directed by none other than the legendary Mamoru Oshii (Director of classics like Uresei Yatsura 2: Beautiful Dreamer, Patlabor: The Movie, and the original Ghost in the Shell) with animation production from SUNRISE and production assistance from Production I.G.

The original Armored Troops Votom anime premiered in Japan in 1983, and was a pioneer of the “Real Robot” genre of mecha anime, building off of what Mobile Suit Gundam started in 1979. VOTOM’s success (along with the success of combined episodes of Gundam being edited into films and being released in theaters) lead to the revitalization of Gundam series in Japan, starting with “Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam” in 1985. The original 1983 “VOTOMS” series was never followed up with sequel series, but instead VOTOMS received numerous OVAs over the 80’s and 90′ (either stand-alone OVAs or mini-series)."

Read the full article here.

 

[Yojimbo]

Will be two films, with the first one opening on November 20. Teaser trailer, teaser visual, and more staff members revealed.