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The Voltron Volume 4 DVD collects episodes 46 to 59 of the 1980s Voltron: Defender of the Universe on 3 discs, packed in a collectible Red Lion metal tin from Media Blasters. Keith, Lance, Pidge, Hunk and Princess Allura keep defending Arus from King Zarkon’s Robeasts. This Region 1 set is in stock and dispatched within 2 business days. Add it to your cart today.
| Format | DVD |
|---|---|
| Discs | 3 |
| Studio | Anime Works |
| Released | September 25, 2007 |
| Run time | 5 hours and 50 minutes |
| Condition | Not specified |
| Availability | In stock |
The Voltron Volume 4 DVD continues the classic Lion Force saga with episodes 46 through 59 of Voltron: Defender of the Universe, presented on three discs in a collectible metal tin. This Media Blasters set is often listed as Collector's Edition 4 or the Red Lion collection.
The set was released in the US on September 25, 2007 and is a Region 1 DVD, so it plays in standard US and Canadian DVD players as well as Blu-ray players. Standard US shipping is $4.99, and orders over $50 ship free.
Voltron: Defender of the Universe is a 1984 animated series produced by World Events Productions. It was made by dubbing and re-editing the Japanese super robot anime Beast King GoLion, and the full series runs 124 episodes, 72 of them in the Lion Force season.
Five pilots, Keith, Lance, Pidge, Hunk and Princess Allura, fly robot lions that combine into Voltron to defend the planet Arus. Princess Allura rules Arus, and the team's enemies are King Zarkon and Haggar, whose monstrous Robeasts terrorize the planet.
The English voice cast includes Neil Ross as Keith and Pidge, Michael Bell as Lance, Lennie Weinrib as Hunk, B.J. Ward as Allura and Haggar, Peter Cullen as Coran and Jack Angel as King Zarkon.
Voltron: Defender of the Universe Volume 4 mixes stand-alone adventures with longer arcs. One stand-alone episode puts the mice in the spotlight, and a multi-part story involves Coran's son. DVD Talk notes that the episodes follow the American edit and are not in broadcast order.
According to DVD Talk's review, the Media Blasters release uses masters from Toei Animation, restores the original stereo track and adds a 5.1 remix. Extras include a 1984 image gallery, an interview with voice actors Neil Ross, Michael Bell and B.J. Ward, an "on the street" fan video and a featurette on the American-made episodes.
Start the story from the beginning with Voltron Collection One, then continue with Collection Two and Collection Three. Browse our anime on DVD or read our list of the best anime on DVD. For the full history of the show, see the Voltron: Defender of the Universe article on Wikipedia.
Voltron Volume 4 DVD: Questions Buyers Ask
Which episodes are in this set?
Episodes 46 through 59 of the Lion Force series, spread across 3 discs.
Will the Voltron Volume 4 DVD play in my US player?
Yes. It is a Region 1 DVD for US and Canadian players, and it also plays in Blu-ray players.
Is this the tin case edition?
Yes. This is Voltron Collector's Edition 4 from Media Blasters, packaged in a metal Red Lion tin.
Is this the original 1980s English dub?
Yes. It features the American Voltron version voiced by Neil Ross, Michael Bell, B.J. Ward and the rest of the classic cast.
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Anton Jinkerson –
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iansomniak –
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“Call off your Robeast, detestable old Witch!”
The fourth Voltron collection starts off with an epic five-part story, which was originally intended to be the conclusion of the series. Fortunately, because of the show’s incredible popularity with American audiences, World Events partnered with Toei (the largest producer of animation in Japan) to create still more exciting Voltron adventures. These additional programs begin on the second disc, and you will undoubtedly notice a difference. At this point, the overused Haggar/Robeast formula is downplayed in favor of richer and more diverse storytelling, making the Red Lion Collection the best Voltron set yet! The newer shows also contain more narration by the legendary Peter Cullen (a.k.a. Optimus Prime) as well as some different background music. Unfortunately, although the artwork in these tacked-on episodes is just as good, if not better than before, the colors are way too dark, the characters look flat due to a lack of shading, and the picture is as grainy as a bowl of Grape Nuts. Princess Allura’s famous golden locks are now as orange as a Halloween pumpkin. Pidge’s traditional lime-green jumpsuit has an ugly olive hue, and his Voltron uniform is almost black…but at least he’s finally done away with that girly hairband, and that’s certainly a good thing.
This Defender of the Universe volume contains a total of fourteen dramatic episodes; among them are classic tales like these:
“Mighty Space Mouse”: In an effort to divert the attention of the Voltron Force’s ever-present mouse friends away from the activities of her new underground Robeast, Witch Haggar orders her blue-furred feline to patrol the fields surrounding the Castle of Lions. Little does the elderly evildoer know that main mouse, Cheesy, has recently obtained a tiny whistle and a saucepan helmet and become the designated drill sergeant of the space mouse kingdom. The red-eyed rodent has been working day and night to whip his verminous troops into shape, and, armed only with sharpened twigs, the fearless little critters are now ready–in fact, eager–to tangle with the crafty crone’s cantankerous kitty. Pidge (who is naturally fond of the space mice because they’re small and squeaky, like himself) is so impressed by Cheesy’s `Scat Squad’, that he builds them their very own Voltron-inspired bomb-shooting aircraft!
“Zarkon Becomes a Robeast”: The foul-tempered King of Doom throws his infuriatingly incompetent son, Lotor, in the dank dungeon of Devil’s Castle for allowing the awesome Energy Cannon to fall into the hands of the indomitable Voltron Force. Meanwhile on Planet Arus, Princess Allura hosts a meeting of the Denubian Galaxy Alliance, where she informs the diminutive Prince Bandor and his contemporaries of Coran’s ingenious plan to use the captured Cannon to disrupt the protective screen of electronic charges surrounding Planet Doom so the almighty Voltron can reach the savage planet’s vile surface and eradicate Zarkon’s abundant supply of weapons and ammo. But before the conference of galactic luminaries adjourns, the odious oppressor’s robot ships descend on Arus with lasers blazing! Can Lance and Keith reach the Energy Cannon before Zarkon’s fleet obliterates it?
“Dinner and a Show”: A peaceful afternoon in the picturesque pastures of Planet Pollux is rudely interrupted by the horn-hatted Cossack the Terrible and his army of sky sled riding robots. With electro-lash in hand, the fiendish periwinkle-faced tyrant rounds up the hard-working Polluxian farmers and loads them onto his boxy brown transport ship. One fortunate farm boy escapes the steely clutches of Cossack’s mechanoids and dashes off to inform Princess Romelle of the nightmarish invasion. Romelle immediately radios her identical Arusian cousin, Allura, and the Voltron Force flies to the rescue. Tragically, before our heroes reach Arus’ sister planet, the hapless pink-clad pilot of Blue Lion is sucked into a deep trench in the center of a giant asteroid near the dreaded Aurora Quasar!
“Envoy from Galaxy Garrison”: Despite the impeccable job Keith and company have been doing battling the devilish King Zarkon and his minions thus far, Galaxy Garrison inexplicably decides to send a crusty old General to Arus to take over command of the Voltron Force. The curmudgeonly interloper even goes so far as to declare our beloved Voltron obsolete! Can the five young Lion pilots defeat Witch Haggar’s indestructible moonstone-powered Robeast without forming Voltron…or will the portly General’s senseless meddling spell ultimate victory for the hated forces of Doom?
“The Shell Game”: Just as life in the towns and cities of Arus is finally returning to some degree of normalcy, Haggar the heartless hag has to spoil it all by unleashing a gargantuan crab-shaped monstrosity to topple the newly-erected houses as if they were mere stacks of children’s building blocks. As always, the ever-reliable Voltron Force is on the scene in two shakes of a space mouse’s tail; but while they’re busy battling one overgrown crustacean, a second is tearing through the walls of Lion Castle’s basement and making it very difficult for Nanny to get her laundry done.
“The Traitor”: In what is probably the finest episode of this collection, we meet Joran. Once a soldier in the loathsome armies of Doom, Joran saw more of Zarkon’s cruelty than he could stomach, and at last reached out to help the villain’s persecuted prisoners. As punishment for his disloyalty to the pitiless King, the one-time slave driver became a slave. Now he takes abuse not only from the disciples of Doom, but also from his fellow captives, who will always see him as one of Zarkon’s cold-blooded henchmen. Eventually, Joran and the other despondent hostages are dispatched to Planet Zahl to mine for the lazon that will allegedly make Haggar’s Robeasts invincible. There, the scar-faced former Zarkon follower encounters the beautiful and compassionate Omnia, who offers him a chance at redemption.
Volume Four’s extras include a Season 3 featurette, an art gallery, and some man-on-the-street interviews. Best of all, we finally get to see the voice actors: Neil Ross (Keith/Pidge), BJ Ward (Allura/Haggar), and Michael Bell (Lance/Sven). So don’t delay, grab a groovy Red Lion tin today! Mega-thrusters are GO!
David B. Minter –
Originally posted on Amazon.com · not a MarioShroomed purchase
Junk Disc 1
These discs are about 17 years old at the time of ordering and they have all died on the shelf. I ordered 1 set and Disc 1 would not play at all. So, I exchanged it for a replacement set. Same problem. Someone else I know ordered THREE different sets from various outlets. All 3 sets had the same problem where Disc 1 would not play.
Media Blasters obviously didn’t care. They released this set on inferior materials. While these discs may have worked 17 years ago when they were released new, they obviously don’t work now.
Don’t waste your time and money on Collection Four. The other 4 Collections appear to be all fine, so Media Blasters just released junk media for Collection Four.