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The other major category of edits was of those intended to remove all traces of Voltron's Japanese origin. Mortally-wounded characters would be reported to be recovering in the infirmary, though they would never be seen on-screen again. Enemy soldiers were described as "robot warriors", thus sidestepping concerns when they were destroyed. When scenes of death could not be cut, for instance, during large battles or when prominent characters were killed, dialog would give an alternate explanation of events. According to Marc Handler, story editor, "anything that we knew a broadcaster would cut, we had to cut,", noting that the WEP staffers did not have personal objections with the removed content they just had to satisfy broadcasters. crosses), sex, and violence were cut out.

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In transforming the original Japanese series to Voltron, scenes depicting death, religious symbology (e.g. Original American episodes were then created and aired, with Voltron III. It was not as well-received, and plans to translate Voltron II were scrapped. On Sept 10, 1984, Voltron III premiered to the world, reaching 65% of US households and was a surprise success.Īfter exhausting the run of Lion Force episodes, the series changed to Voltron I, the Vehicle Force. The pilot episode was presented at the NAB conference in spring 1984, to positive reception. This allowed Voltron to be marketed as a single show with a minimum of repeats over a year. Distributed as a single show, when the episodes of one Voltron incarnation were exhausted, the next would begin. Though the Japanese source series were all unrelated, creative editing and writing would portray all Voltron incarnations as coexisting within the same universe.

Voltron III, of the Far Universe, from GoLion (aka Lion Force).

Voltron II, of the Middle Universe, from Albegas (aka Gladiator Force).

Voltron I, of the Near Universe, from Dairugger (commonly referred to as the Vehicle Force).

Having chosen the Japanese source material, WEP's plan was to create syndication package consisting of three Voltron incarnations: Upon viewing GoLion, Ted Koplar, president of WEP, decided that it had the most promise. The Japanese production company, however, accidentally sent Beast King GoLion instead of Daltanius. Ī tentative deal was struck for WEP to examine 3 series: Daltanius, Albegas, and Armored Fleet Dairugger XV. WEP staffers, including Ted Koplar, WEP President, attended an international programming convention in Caan, France, where they saw footage of some Japanese anime series that they thought, once translated and localized, could appeal to a North American audience. Main article: List of Voltron: Defender of the Universe episodes Origin of the Series As this Japanese origin made it very difficult to include the sort of lesson-themed episodes or post-episode moral/education shorts common to many other American cartoons of the 1980s, the writers would occasionally work a very brief scientific lesson into an episode whenever it was relevant.

In addition, further edits removed any cultural indicators of the show's Japanese origin, as WEP thought this would hinder American children's' reception Besides making changes to unify the two originally unrelated series into a common universe, edits were made to comply with US children's television standards which prohibited scenes of death, religious references, and gratuitous violence. The Japanese source material endured much editing in the conversion to its American incarnation. The series' content is actually translated and edited from two Japanese anime series, Beast King GoLion (Lion Force episodes) and Armored Fleet Dairugger XV (Vehicle Force episodes). Though the Lion Force incarnation is far more well-known, the series as originally broadcast consisted of episodes featuring both the Lion Force and Voltron Vehicle Force. Voltron: Defender of the Universe is the 1984-1985 half-hour animated series produced by World Events Productions (aka WEP) that introduced Voltron to the world. For a list of other meanings, see Voltron: Defender of the Universe (franchise) (disambiguation).

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This article is about the 1984 TV series.