Chōdenji Robo Combattler V
Combattler V, full name Chōdenji Robo Combattler V (超電磁ロボ コン・バトラーV, Chōdenji Robo Konbatorā Bui, lit. Super Electromagnetic Robot Combattler V), is a Japanese mecha anime television series produced by Toei Company and animated by Soeisha (later renamed as Nippon Sunrise) that aired from 1976 to 1977. It is the first part of the Robot Romance Trilogy of super robot series created by Saburo Yatsude and directed by Tadao Nagahama.
| Combattler V | |
Japanese DVD cover art of the first volume | |
| 超電磁ロボ コン・バトラーＶ (Chōdenji Robo Combattler Bui) | |
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| Genre | Mecha |
| Created by | Saburo Yatsude |
| Anime television series | |
| Directed by | Tadao Nagahama |
| Produced by | Kanetake Ochiai Kei Iijima |
| Written by | Keisuke Fujikawa Masaki Tsuji Yoshitake Suzuki |
| Music by | Hiroshi Tsutsui |
| Studio | Soeisha Toei Company |
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| Original network | ANN (TV Asahi) |
| Original run | 17 April 1976 – 28 May 1977 |
| Episodes | 54 |
The robot's name is a portmanteau of "combine", "combat", and "battle", and the V is intended both as an abbreviation for "victory" and in reference to the five component machines that form the robot, as well as its five pilots. The V is pronounced as the letter V, unlike in the spiritual successor, Voltes V, where it is pronounced "five".
The show follows the adventures and battles of the Battle Team, a group of young pilots, as they battle against the Campbell Empire from outer space.