![]() Upon reporting this to his teammates, he is marked for death. Working as part of a covert mission team, Chirico discovers a strange woman floating in a chamber of blue light. It is against this backdrop where Chirico Cuvie, a young Armored Trooper (or AT) pilot in Gilgamesh’s Melkian Army, finds himself. Though the war eventually ended, skirmishes, corruption, and civil unrest run rampant. ![]() Originally a simple territorial dispute, the conflict would involve more than 120 star systems, with planets practically wiped out in the crossfire. Set in a galaxy far far away, the Balarant Union and the Gilgamesh Confederation have been deadlocked in the Hundred-Year War. However, thanks to HiDive’s streaming service, this is looking to change as VOTOMS has now joined the (growing) library of classic mecha anime. In spite of all the accolades, however, it remains relatively obscure in American anime fandom. ![]() ![]() As of 2018, VOTOMS has spawned several OVAs, tabletop and video games, novels, and plastic model kits. It’s mecha anime compellingly stripped down and thrown into some of the grittiest science fiction possible. The definitive Real Robot anime of the 1980sĪrmored Trooper VOTOMS is a franchise that I wish received more love in America. ![]()
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