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Armored Fleet Dairugger XV

  • FINISHED
  • TV
  • 65
  • 1982
  • 52 EP

In the original storyline as aired in Japan, Dairugger XV was simply an exploration robot, as well as an intended peace-keeping force. The Earth is in a time of prosperity. The president of the Terran League (the "Galaxy Alliance" in Voltron) launches a mission to explore beyond the galaxy. After commencing its mission of exploration, the starship Rugger-Guard is attacked by a ship of the Galbeston Empire. Dairugger, the super robot, is deployed in order to defend the Earth. It is somewhat by fate that they must help the people of Galbeston find a new planet before it explodes, and liberate it from its despotic Emperor. In the Japanese version, it does not have anything to do with King of the Beasts GoLion, as opposed to the U.S. version, Voltron: Defender of the Universe.

There are three assault team units: Land, Air, and Sea. There are a total of 15 parts referred to as "Rugger," which can combine together to form the super-robot Dairugger. The design of the 15 separate Rugger units came from the sport of rugby, since 15 players are required to form a rugby union. The U.S. version would rename the "Galbeston Empire" to "Drule Empire," along with editing a fair amount of violence and sexual content to keep the show safe for general audience broadcast.

  1. Armored Fleet Dairugger XV episode 1 01

    Galactic Clash

  2. Armored Fleet Dairugger XV episode 2 02

    The Isolated Regiment

  3. Armored Fleet Dairugger XV episode 3 03

    Farewell, Achilles

  4. Armored Fleet Dairugger XV episode 4 04

    Rescue Mission to Hell

  5. Armored Fleet Dairugger XV episode 5 05

    Battle for the Experiment Planet

  6. Armored Fleet Dairugger XV episode 6 06

    Fall to the Meteor Shower

  7. Armored Fleet Dairugger XV episode 7 07

    Annihilation of the Reinforcement Fleet

  8. Armored Fleet Dairugger XV episode 8 08

    Specters of the Binary System

  9. Armored Fleet Dairugger XV episode 9 09

    The Glorious Suicide Corps

  10. Armored Fleet Dairugger XV episode 10 10

    Sneak Attack on the Space Fortress

  11. Armored Fleet Dairugger XV episode 11 11

    A Momentary Truce

  12. Armored Fleet Dairugger XV episode 12 12

    Legend of the Space Forest

  13. Armored Fleet Dairugger XV episode 13 13

    The Enemy Within the Mind

  14. Armored Fleet Dairugger XV episode 14 14

    The Earth Fleet's Counterattack

  15. Armored Fleet Dairugger XV episode 15 15

    Breakdown of the Space Talks

  16. Armored Fleet Dairugger XV episode 16 16

    The Two Rebellions

  17. Armored Fleet Dairugger XV episode 17 17

    Orders for Asimov's Return

  18. Armored Fleet Dairugger XV episode 18 18

    A Touch and Go Situation

  19. Armored Fleet Dairugger XV episode 19 19

    Red Moon Rising

  20. Armored Fleet Dairugger XV episode 20 20

    Desperate Struggle for Planet K

  21. Armored Fleet Dairugger XV episode 21 21

    Arise, Galaxy Garrison

  22. Armored Fleet Dairugger XV episode 22 22

    Ex-Commander Teles

  23. Armored Fleet Dairugger XV episode 23 23

    The Mission to Recapture Planet K

  24. Armored Fleet Dairugger XV episode 24 24

    Riot on Galveston

  25. Armored Fleet Dairugger XV episode 25 25

    Bitter Struggle on the Planet of Light

  26. Armored Fleet Dairugger XV episode 26 26

    The Snare of the Hell Planet

  27. Armored Fleet Dairugger XV episode 27 27

    Storming the Space Fortress

  28. Armored Fleet Dairugger XV episode 28 28

    Eldora's Plea

  29. Armored Fleet Dairugger XV episode 29 29

    Uprising at the Space Fort

  30. Armored Fleet Dairugger XV episode 30 30

    Earth's State of Emergency

  31. Armored Fleet Dairugger XV episode 31 31

    Locate Enemy Headquarters

  32. Armored Fleet Dairugger XV episode 32 32

    Destruction of the Front Line Base

  33. Armored Fleet Dairugger XV episode 33 33

    The New Allied Fleet to the Rescue

  34. Armored Fleet Dairugger XV episode 34 34

    Planet of the Burning Cave

  35. Armored Fleet Dairugger XV episode 35 35

    Get Yourself Together, Mutsu

  36. Armored Fleet Dairugger XV episode 36 36

    A Desperate Undersea Combining

  37. Armored Fleet Dairugger XV episode 37 37

    Air Rugger Vanishes

  38. Armored Fleet Dairugger XV episode 38 38

    Emma, the Female Captain

  39. Armored Fleet Dairugger XV episode 39 39

    The Tears of a Rugby Player

  40. Armored Fleet Dairugger XV episode 40 40

    The Boy Denon and the Elk

  41. Armored Fleet Dairugger XV episode 41 41

    Discovery of the New World

  42. Armored Fleet Dairugger XV episode 42 42

    Impending Crisis on the Inhabitable Planet

  43. Armored Fleet Dairugger XV episode 43 43

    Teles and Asimov

  44. Armored Fleet Dairugger XV episode 44 44

    Aki Team Gets Caught

  45. Armored Fleet Dairugger XV episode 45 45

    Defend the Third Planet

  46. Armored Fleet Dairugger XV episode 46 46

    The Fall of the Survey Base

  47. Armored Fleet Dairugger XV episode 47 47

    The Invisible Super Weapon

  48. Armored Fleet Dairugger XV episode 48 48

    Get Past the Tenth Planet

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