Armored Fleet Dairugger XV 1982
What is Armored Fleet Dairugger XV?
Armored Fleet Dairugger XV is an anime series that originally aired in Japan between 1982 and 1983. The production is known by several alternative titles, including Dairugger 15, Dairugger XV, Armored Armada Dairugger XV, Armored Squadron Dairugger XV, and Machine Platoon Dairugger.
- Type
- TV series
- Year
- 1982
- Status
- Ended
- Episodes
- 52
- Runtime
- 25 minutes
- First aired
- Mar 3, 1982
- Last aired
- Feb 23, 1983
- Original language
- JA
- Origin
- JP
- Networks
- TV Tokyo
- Genres
- Animation, Action & Adventure, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
- Updated
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Estimate the schedule using 52 episodes and an average 25-minute runtime.
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Armored Fleet Dairugger XV is an anime series that originally aired in Japan between 1982 and 1983. The production is known by several alternative titles, including Dairugger 15, Dairugger XV, Armored Armada Dairugger XV, Armored Squadron Dairugger XV, and Machine Platoon Dairugger. Following its initial broadcast run, the series was exported to the United States. In the American market, the program underwent significant editing to be incorporated into the Voltron series. The original footage from Armored Fleet Dairugger XV served as the primary source material for the episodes featuring Vehicle Voltron. Additionally, portions of the footage from the series were utilized as inserts within the episodes of the more widely recognized Lion Voltron. This archival overview relies exclusively on the provided production history and distribution details regarding the series' transition from its Japanese broadcast to its integration into the Western Voltron franchise. The series remains a notable example of Japanese animation being adapted and repurposed for international television syndication during the early 1980s.
Should you watch it?
“A Japanese anime series featuring a massive armored fleet that serves as the basis for Vehicle Voltron.”
- historical significance to the Voltron franchise
- original source material for Vehicle Voltron
- heavily edited for United States television
Watch it if you are interested in the original Japanese source material for the Vehicle Voltron series.
This is an animated action and adventure series produced in Japan.
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Episode guide
Season 1 · 52 episodes
- E1 Galactic Clash Mar 3, 1982
- E2 The Isolated Regiment Mar 10, 1982
- E3 Farewell, Achilles Mar 17, 1982
- E4 Rescue Mission To Hell Mar 24, 1982
- E5 Battle For the Experiment Planet Mar 31, 1982
- E6 Fall To the Meteor Shower Apr 7, 1982
- E7 Annihilation Of the Reinforcement Fleet Apr 14, 1982
- E8 Specters Of the Binary System Apr 21, 1982
- E9 The Glorious Suicide Corps Apr 28, 1982
- E10 Sneak Attack On the Space Fortress May 5, 1982
- E11 A Momentary Truce May 12, 1982
- E12 Legend Of the Space Forest May 19, 1982
- E13 The Enemy Within the Mind May 26, 1982
- E14 The Earth Fleet’s Counterattack Jun 2, 1982
- E15 Breakdown Of the Space Talks Jun 9, 1982
- E16 The Two Rebellions Jun 16, 1982
- E17 Orders For Asimov’s Return Jun 23, 1982
- E18 A Touch-and-Go Situation Jun 30, 1982
- E19 Red Moon Rising Jul 7, 1982
- E20 Desperate Struggle For Planet K Jul 14, 1982
- E21 Arise, Galaxy Garrison Jul 21, 1982
- E22 Ex-Commander Teles Jul 28, 1982
- E23 The Mission To Recapture Planet K Aug 4, 1982
- E24 Riot On Galveston Aug 11, 1982
- E25 Bitter Struggle On the Planet Of Light Aug 18, 1982
- E26 The Snare Of the Hell Planet Aug 25, 1982
- E27 Storming the Space Fortress Sep 1, 1982
- E28 Eldora's Plea Sep 8, 1982
- E29 Uprising At the Space Fort Sep 15, 1982
- E30 Earth’s State Of Emergency Sep 22, 1982
- E31 Locate Enemy Headquarters Sep 29, 1982
- E32 Destruction Of the Front Line Base Oct 6, 1982
- E33 The New Allied Fleet To the Rescue Oct 13, 1982
- E34 Planet Of the Burning Cave Oct 20, 1982
- E35 Get Yourself Together, Mutsu Oct 27, 1982
- E36 A Desperate Undersea Combining Nov 3, 1982
- E37 Air Rugger Vanishes Nov 10, 1982
- E38 Emma, the Female Captain Nov 17, 1982
- E39 The Tears Of a Rugby Player Nov 24, 1982
- E40 The Boy Denon and the Elk Dec 1, 1982
- E41 Discovery Of the New World Dec 8, 1982
- E42 Impending Crisis On the Inhabitable Planet Dec 15, 1982
- E43 Teles and Asimov Dec 22, 1982
- E44 Aki Team Gets Caught Dec 29, 1982
- E45 Defend the Third Planet Jan 5, 1983
- E46 The Fall Of the Survey Base Jan 12, 1983
- E47 The Invisible Super Weapon Jan 19, 1983
- E48 Get Past the Tenth Planet Jan 26, 1983
- E49 Entering the Final Zone Of Defense Feb 2, 1983
- E50 The Struggle For Galveston Feb 9, 1983
- E51 Fierce Battle In the Underground City Feb 16, 1983
- E52 Galactic Dawn Feb 23, 1983
Frequently asked questions
What is Armored Fleet Dairugger XV?
It is an anime series that aired in Japan from 1982 to 1983.
Is this series related to Voltron?
Yes, footage from this series was used to create the Vehicle Voltron episodes in the United States.
What are other names for this series?
It is also known as Dairugger 15, Dairugger XV, Armored Armada Dairugger XV, Armored Squadron Dairugger XV, or Machine Platoon Dairugger.
Was the footage edited for American audiences?
Yes, the series was heavily edited to become part of the Voltron series in the United States.
What genres are associated with this show?
The series is categorized as animation, action and adventure, and sci-fi and fantasy.