CPM Initiates an Armored Trooper VOTOMS Pre-Order Campaign
NEW YORK, NY (December 6, 2005) Central Park Media's announced the long awaited DVD release of the anime masterpiece Armored Trooper VOTOMS as well as an exclusive pre-order campaign enabling fa...
Is this release dubbed?
The set's subtitled only. The subs are soft.
Is this the Japanese remastered video?
CPM didn't use the Japanese restored video, instead supervising a new restoration process for this release.
Will NuTech's World of VOTOMS extras...
What They SayThis review covers the entire 16 volume series of Armored Trooper Votoms. Reviews are also available for each of the individual volumes by other reviewers.The Review!Audio
Being an older show, this is entirely in mono and blasts quite solidly...
...d Trooper VOTOMS: Field Guide (a 64-page book bursting with little known VOTOMS info written by VOTOMS expert Tim Eldred,English Dubbed Version of Episode 1, Interview with VOTOMS Expert Tim Eldred, Art Gallery, Original Japanese Trailers, Episode Guid...
CENTRAL PARK MEDIA?S MECHA CLASSIC ARMORED TROOPER VOTOMS TAKES CENTER STAGE ON SPUTNIK7
On-demand broadcast of first six episodes to start April 7, 2004.
New York, NY (March 23, 2004) ? Central Park Media and sputnik7 combine efforts to bring director...
...d Trooper VOTOMS makes a return to the marketplace in a cleaned up and slick package with a presentation that only helps the show even more.
Audio:
For our primary viewing session, we listened to this show in its original language of Japanese and tha...
...d Trooper Votoms has been reviewed.
-Technical Review-
The technical ratings stay the same. The sound and picture remain high. The menu’s got great style and works fine. The subs are hard matted onto the screen for this series. So you can’...
... World of Votoms”. It’s basically character and mecha design with explanations and bios. They are divided into Character Guide, Mecha Guide, and Episode Guide (which features art for minor characters and various devices, weapons and vehicle...
... watching Votoms, but now I’m back with the start of the second half of this gritty mecha series. With this disc focusing mainly on Chirico and Fyana we could go the romance route, or we could start off with a bang (like the previous two story ar...
...d Trooper Votoms and I’m ready for some more.
-Technical Review-
The technical ratings stay the same. The sound and picture remain high. The menu’s got great style and works fine. The subs are hard matted onto the screen for this series. ...
...s disc of Votoms. Actually there is one thing you can say... I never in a million years saw that twist coming! Now things have gotten even more interesting than I hoped. How hard is it not to pop that last disc in there and finish the series right n...
The plastic mock-ups were shown at the NY ComiCon recently but the metal mock-ups of the final design have finally been revealed for the Armored Trooper VOTOMS box set.
...s disc of Votoms finally gets us to the planet of Sunsa and brings back one of the best villains introduced in the series to date. There is lots of mecha vs. Mecha action during these three episodes, so those of you starved for AT action will be very h...
We're hearing from a reliable source that there may not be much time left before VOTOMS becomes unavailable to the market beyond what is already pressed. While some may hope for a CPM remaster, I'd hazard a guess of it being very far down the line if at a...
Taking advantage of some of the downtime I had this weekend, we did a one night marathon session of the 03/07/2006 release of Armored Trooper Votoms: Stage 1 (of 4) collection from Central Park Media.
It\'s taken a few days to go through but we\'ve finished the latest set from Central Park Media with their 04/04/2006 release of Armored Trooper VOTOMS Vol. #2 (of 4).
...d Trooper Votoms Set 4 from Central Park Media!The fine print:The fine print: All entries become the property of AnimeonDVD.com and may be used in any promotional way. Contestants' email and shipping addresses will not be given out to anyone. AnimeonDV...
...rc in the VOTOMS series moves Chirico forward on his quest to figure out what the Perfect Soldier concept is all about. While it\'s origins are still a mystery he\'s finding that he may have a closer connection to all of it than he thought and he\'s gi...
... world of Votoms. That’s right! You get a behind the scenes look at some of the other items that came about because of the televisions series. This disc focuses on published materials (and future discs will go into other items). This is a nea...
...rc in the VOTOMS series as Chirico heads to the planet Quent in order to find out what his real history is all about. After getting hints that he\'ll find all the answers he needs there during his time on and around Sunsa, he and Fyana make their way o...
...d Trooper VOTOMS series, the show has moved through the first two arcs and made it halfway through the entire run. The series is well laid out in that there are four distinct arcs to cover with pretty strong markers where things change over which makes...
There have been a lot of questions and discussion in the forums about the VOTOMS pre-order that got announced last week and CPM\'s Peter Tatara has been answering a lot of it. To help condense things a bit, we\'ve put together a piece that covers most of ...
...d Trooper Votoms. The story progresses along at a pretty good pace. But some of the realistic feel of the series begins to fade a bit. Luckily it’s still a pretty entertaining series. Let’s take a look at this installment.
-Technical Revie...
...-lines in Votoms that I’ve seen this is weakest one. This disc is a perfect example of why. At times the episodes fly by and other times they drag slower than a three toed sloth.
-Technical Review-
The technical ratings stay the same. The s...
Not too surprisingly, the folks at Right Stuf are blowing out their stock of VOTOMS box sets. For those who've been on the edge, here's your chance to get them while they're still there.
Box Set 1: Uoodo City
Box Set 2: Kummen Jungle
Box Set 3: Deadworld ...
...s disc of Votoms.
-Technical Review-
The technical ratings stay the same. The sound and picture remain high. The menu’s got great style and works fine. The subs are hard matted onto the screen for this series. So you can’t get rid of them...
...d Trooper Votoms, look no further. Hey that was pretty good in a cheesy kinda way.
-Technical Review-
The technical ratings stay the same. The sound and picture remain high. The menu’s got great style and works fine. The subs are hard matted on...
...d Trooper Votoms gets underway in this disc. But there is a recap episode (of course). And you also get to meet 5 new supporting characters as well another character who will undoubtedly be an important part to the story. Looks like it’s time to ...
...d Trooper Votoms.
All the grades pretty much remain the same here. The animation and sound continue to be pretty good. I was hoping that there would be some more detail with the Quentian super technology, but it mostly consists of glowing lights on ...
...rector of VOTOMS. The commentary is quite nice as he explain the influences on his story, from Vietnam to Blade Runner, as well as how everything from the concept to music to voice actors came to be. There are also trailers for each of the 4 stages, ...
What They SayFugitive soldier Chirico Cuvie has not only an agenda, but also the power to carry it out after stealing priceless Jijirium from the Secret Society! Chirico wants to draw the mysterious Phantom Lady out into the open. This works, but only to ...
Closing out yet another series as several seem to be finishing out this month, we\'ve got a look at the 08/08/2006 release of VOTOMS Vol. #4 (of 4) from Central Park Media.
Jarred\'s helping us out on the anime side a bit today as he\'s taken a look at the recent two disc screener release we got of the 03/07/2006 title Votoms, Armored Trooper Stage 1 from Central Park Media.
If you want to get a taste for the re-release of the classic series coming out later this year from CPM, check out this press release that talks about the airing of a few episodes on Sputnik7.
Working through another of the mini box set collections that have come in recently, we\'ve got a look at the 06/13/2006 release of Votoms, Armored Trooper Stage 3: Deadworld Sunsa (of 4) from Central Park Media.
...D TROOPER VOTOMS in four collections throughout Spring & Summer of 2006, leading to the release of all four volumes bundled together in August. However, fans can save 50 dollars off the retail price by subscribing to the series, and the first 50 pe...
...D TROOPER VOTOMS: God Planet Quent (Central Park) 2-disc set presents the final story arc in the Votoms military sci-fi saga. (O) ARMORED TROOPER VOTOMS DVD COLLECTION (Central Park) Metal ammo can containing all four volumes of ATV on eight discs, a ...
...NuTech\'s Votoms Stage Four Vol. #1 release! Today\'s prize is a copy of the Battle Angel Alita: Last Order #1 graphic novel and only a few days left and a few more prizes, so be sure to get entered!
...releasing VOTOMS in a single, massive boxset. Is it remastered? It is dub and/or sub? We\'re still working everything with the release out and a number of meetings need to be had.\"\"Animation Runner Kuromi 2, which got just a wonderful, wonderful roun...
...ding more VOTOMS 16 disc sets for $90 and some cheap hentai, among other things).They\'re also, as you can tell from the newly added banner, doing another \"Studio Sale\", this time with the folks at Dark Horse. There\'s also coupons to get ADV\'s Kima...
...D TROOPER VOTOMS Volume 3: Deadworld Sunsa (Central Park) After escaping the Kummen Jungle Wars, Chirico finds himself trapped on a space battleship bound for the war-ravaged planet Sunsa...with his arch-enemy Ypsilon hot on his heels! As Chirico hurtl...
...d Trooper VOTOMS) Yoshikawa--from Kaigi Kawaguchi`s long-running manga series, Silent Service ranks right up there with such Cold War classics as The Bedford Incident and Fail Safe. The film`s impact is not at all diminished by the fact that it`s anima...
...tles like VOTOMS and Vampire Hunter D still have a following today? Because they dont make em like they used to.
CPM understands this, and while bringing out new titles, is staying true to animes roots, releasing the time-tested Outlanders for the fir...
...saraki or Votoms here. It's all shiny and sparkly. The CG looks pretty good on it's own. The characters tend to look funky at time and at certain angles, and it makes me wonder how much time was spent working on them and how much was spent on the CG...
...Gasaraki, VOTOMS) so you know it's good.
The main character is Yugi. In the year 2009, he had a disease that could not be cured at that time. So a doctor decided to put him and a bunch of others into a cold sleep until a cure could be found. Well, Yug...
... upcoming VOTOMS dub box sets
Beyblade
Dead Leaves
and, depending on their load, 2-3 series of note.
Requirements for the position:
At least two pieces of work that show you can write.
The ability to view and write/submit a review within a week of re...
... includes Votoms. Except director cuts of stuff to be re-released by CPM.
CPM will redo La Blue Girl, and is co-producing La Blue Girl 2, which should be out around 2nd Quarter 2002.
A title announced was Yakin Byota(sp?)
Titles show on their trailer v...
...ly giving VOTOMS the respect it deserves with a dub. Some new Gall Force is slated, Black Jack rises from the depths of the catalog and Urusei Yatsura is set to become a real gem of the year, but nothing seems to rise up to the level of passion Utena g...
... Troopers Votoms and Blue Gender as it focuses on character issues while still keeping to somewhat violent settings and problems.
With the series being made up of smaller unrelated arcs, at least so far, the first volume is very interesting to watch ...
...d Trooper VOTOMS, which came out a year before, there\'s no contest. Neither is all that pretty by today\'s standards, but at least VOTOMS maintained a bare minimum level of quality and consistency. And don\'t even get me started on the ridiculous idio...
Hopefully this will help assuage some fears, a new retailer solicitation email came out this morning (5/31) talking about the planed August release of the final volume of VOTOMS from Central Park Media. No change in prices or specs, including the full col...
Yesterday\'s prize of a copy of VOTOMS has gone to Billy E. Lawrence III this afternoon. That means today\'s is already long underway, which is a copy of Ellcia from ADV Films. We\'re getting into some of the more interesting prizes as people start disapp...
...d Trooper VOTOMS\" (an early-80\'s mecha TV series, with a quality of animation typical of its time, and also some minor, but noticeable, signs of wear in the source elements - neither of which is actually bad, but both of which seem to turn off many o...
Originally released on 07/17/2001, Roman Martel has now entered the final arc of the Votoms series by sending in his latest review on Armored Trooper Votoms Vol. #13 today.
Finishing out the series, Armored Trooper Votoms Vol. #16 brings Roman Martel's review of it to a close. And he comes to an amusing conclusion about himself with it as well.
Every time I think they\'ve gotten as low as they can, Right Stuf surprises both me and a number of other people with some of their bundles and other discs. We\'ve mentioned the various VOTOMS deals over the past year, getting each of the four blocks for ...
...undam and Votoms, I’ve collected them all. But I’ve never seen anything quite like TOMY’s i-Sobot, easily the most sophisticated robot toy ever made.
Standing about 7” tall, the i-Sobot is capable of movements, which dwarf...
... stash of VOTOMS sets. That\'s right, you can now get all sixteen volumes of VOTOMS, which normally lists for $480, for just $90. They\'ve also got Gasaraki sets on sale, some hentai and some art boxes to clear out. This is where your tax refund should...
...l Midage. VOTOMS 1-13 is yet another anime release from Digital Versatile Disc. This one offers four episodes per video (for a total of 52 in the series), all of which involve armored trooper Votoms and his adventures in the corrupt Uoodo City also a...
...16 volume VOTOMS series, and they dropped the price even more! Retailing at $480, you can get all sixteen DVDs for just $105! That\'s like $6.50 a disc! And there\'s even some new coupons you can try out. Be sure to use our affiliate link!
Central Park Media has unleashed their 2004 Catalog on their site and there\'s some noteworthy things to mention:Armored Trooper VOTOMS is returning, in a series of \"stages\" box sets. The Uoodo City Collection will be out this fall, no price, with a run...
...nd gritty Votoms. However, my issues with them are minor nitpicks that ultimately don\'t affect my enjoyment of the series much, but do make the series fall just short of absolute perfection.
Summary: Layzner really excels by placing its characters in...
...ond half. Votoms has so much to offer but is weighed down by the lengthy arcs that had so much fluff to them. But just like Blue Gender, each of the series had a hook to them that kept me coming back for more to see where it was going to go.
The first...
...say, A.T. VOTOMS, but I was getting frustrated with the series' action scenes up to now.) Also, we finally get to see the violence of armed warfare, instead of having it all go on off screen. Moreover, there\'s a general improvement in frame rate duri...
...labor and Votoms, but we've only subbed these - what would your readers feel about DVD's which only have the subtitles, but not English language tracks?
5) With the multiple languages and subtitles being a large draw for DVD, anime especially, does th...
...orks from VOTOMS to Lain to Big O, his style made much more of an impression on me this time as I could see some of his trademark bits more easily. This show is easily recommended, especially over the Polymatrix movie of a few years ago, as this is the...
...(directed VOTOMS/GALLIENT/LAYZNER before GAOGAIGAR and GASARAKI after GAOGAIGAR). The series is featuring the battle of super-robots against biomechanical aliens who use the \"negative\" emotion of human as their energy source.
8 years ago, a mech lio...
The daily deals section from Right Stuf has been updated today and it includes a chance to get the new Votoms first set from CPM for almost 50% off if you\'re a GotAnime member.
The CPM site has updated with some new information today; in addition to their VOTOMS announcement previously, they\'ve added a new collectors edition today with some first time on DVD material as well:Wrath of the Ninja Collectors Series Edition - 225 mi...
It may be the weekend but we still have goodies to give away. Anthony Varnado is walking away with a copy of Moon Phase from yesterday while today\'s prize is a copy VOTOMS from Central Park Media!
..., such as Votoms and a few series I've had Andrew and Luis review. Below there are ongoing series for the next three shelves. They've got open room for new volumes to slide in easily while the new ones are released. The remainder of the shelves are for...