Armored Fleet Dairugger XVArmored Fleet Dairugger XV was an anime series aired in Japan from 1982 to 1983. It is also referred to as Dairugger 15, Dairugger XV, Armored Armada Dairugger XV, Armored Squadron Dairugger XV, or Machine Platoon Dairugger. In the United States, it was heavily edited to become part of the Voltron series. The Dairugger footage was the primary source for the "Vehicle Voltron" episodes, though various footage was also inserted into the more commonly known "Lion Voltron" episodes.
DirectorKouzou Morishita
WritersKeisuke Fujikawa, Saburo Yatsude
Galactic Clash
Mar 3, 1982
“Once, people staked their youth on the seas. On the Seven Seas, the flames of romanticism, ambition, adventure, and aspiration burned and clashed. Now, young people of the year AD 2200 challenge the sea of stars. What awaits them there is a world beyond our imagination.”
The Isolated Regiment
Mar 10, 1982
"Having used teamwork to barely ward-off the enemy’s attack, the Rugger Team sets about exploring the planet. But the shadow of fear still lies in wait."
Farewell, Achilles
Mar 17, 1982
"The Galactic Survey Team has found an inhabitable planet, and the enemy persistently attacks them. Will they really be able to fully protect this planet?"
Rescue Mission To Hell
Mar 24, 1982
"The Rugger Guard picks-up a distress call from an electrically unstable space region and sends Keats Team to the rescue. But there, they find a Galveston trap."
Battle For the Experiment Planet
Mar 31, 1982
"The Rugger Guard arrives at a planet where no creatures seem likely to live. But while exploring there, Walther Team discovers a strange group of plants."
Fall To the Meteor Shower
Apr 7, 1982
"A Galveston fleet mercilessly attacks the Rugger Guard, which was damaged in a meteor shower. Can Aki and the others overcome this crisis?”
Annihilation Of the Reinforcement Fleet
Apr 14, 1982
"It will be three weeks until the reinforcement fleet from Earth rendezvous with the Rugger Guard. Will Galveston just sit-back and watch?"
Specters Of the Binary System
Apr 21, 1982
"Yin and Yang, two worlds that make-up a tandem system. There we encounter a ghost fleet, eerily cruising along. Are they friend or foe?"
The Glorious Suicide Corps
Apr 28, 1982
"At space time 6:00, the Earth support fleet that is to rendezvous with the Rugger Guard is attacked by a Galveston fleet. Aki and team hear of it, and their anger explodes."
Sneak Attack On the Space Fortress
May 5, 1982
“Planet Six: an eerie swarm of bats and a city of ruins. What did Chakker see there, and why is his fever so high?”
A Momentary Truce
May 12, 1982
“A Galveston fighter crashes nearby as the Rugger Team investigates the ruined city. The young pilot’s pride clashes violently with the team.”
Legend Of the Space Forest
May 19, 1982
“Kreuz spends a short time on a planet with a long history of slow death. Here, he’s reminded of his childhood days.”
The Enemy Within the Mind
May 26, 1982
“It’s been eight months since they left Earth. Galveston has attacked them again and again. What’s the suspicion within the mind of the exhausted Commander Ise?”
The Earth Fleet’s Counterattack
Jun 2, 1982
“The Galveston Empire has caused a lot of trouble for the Rugger Guard. Earth’s government decides to send an allied fleet equipped with new weapons against them.”
Breakdown Of the Space Talks
Jun 9, 1982
“A hail of bombs falls on the fifth planet. Will the opportunity for dialogue between the Earth Federation and the Galveston Empire be destroyed in the darkness of space?”
The Two Rebellions
Jun 16, 1982
“Within Galveston, judgment has been passed on the peace-inclined Teles. Meanwhile, the Rugger Guard refuses to follow orders from Earth headquarters.”
Orders For Asimov’s Return
Jun 23, 1982
“The Rugger Guard’s Captain Asimov has been ordered to return to Earth. Will they have to fight, or is there still a peaceful solution left?”
A Touch-and-Go Situation
Jun 30, 1982
“Ise and Aki take command on the bridge, carrying-on the will of Captain Asimov. To that end, a joint planetary survey with Galveston is now underway. However....”
Red Moon Rising
Jul 7, 1982
“Planet K. There Aki and team find signs of an advanced civilization. But will it prove to be meaningless?”
Desperate Struggle For Planet K
Jul 14, 1982
“Lafitte is furious about the Earth Fleet building a base on Planet K. Drive out the Earth fleet! Lafitte launches his assault!”
Arise, Galaxy Garrison
Jul 21, 1982
“Their red moon supply base cruelly destroyed, Galaxy Garrison Headquarters chooses to fight to defend Earth’s peace. What will the Rugger Guard do?”
Ex-Commander Teles
Jul 28, 1982
“The conflict between Earth and Galveston continues to escalate. Now, Commander Teles, a peace sympathizer, is dismissed from his post.”
The Mission To Recapture Planet K
Aug 4, 1982
“Retake Planet K! Drake dies valiantly in the line of duty. How far will this war escalate?”
Riot On Galveston
Aug 11, 1982
“Drake is dead. When Teles returns alone to his homeworld he finds a ruined metropolis and a raging populace.”
Bitter Struggle On the Planet Of Light
Aug 18, 1982
“Aki Team, the galactic survey’s advance party, encounters a planet emitting a mysterious light. The planet’s already in Galveston’s clutches, however.”
The Snare Of the Hell Planet
Aug 25, 1982
“During its travels, the Rugger Guard discovers a Galveston missile base on Planet L. But what awaits the Rugger Team when they go to investigate?”
Storming the Space Fortress
Sep 1, 1982
“In the wake of Teles’s dismissal, Galveston is now launching a direct attack on Earth’s space fortress. Will Earth be able to hold-back the fierce attack?”
Eldora's Plea
Sep 8, 1982
“As the Rugger Guard continues its advance, confronting it is the mysterious planet Eldora. Queen Xuneau suddenly attacks Aki Team.”
Uprising At the Space Fort
Sep 15, 1982
“The men of Eldora have been working at a Galveston space fort. But when they learn of the death of Queen Xuneau, their anger explodes.”
Earth’s State Of Emergency
Sep 22, 1982
“On its way to the enemy’s front line base, the Rugger Guard receives word of a crisis on Earth. Aki and the others are powerless to stop the enemy fleet as it invades above the megalopolis.”
Locate Enemy Headquarters
Sep 29, 1982
“The Rugger Team has survived increasingly violent attacks by Galveston. What do they see when they emerge from the asteroid belt?”
Destruction Of the Front Line Base
Oct 6, 1982
“After a tough fight, the Rugger Team finally succeeds in destroying the front line base. The price they pay, though, is much too great.”
The New Allied Fleet To the Rescue
Oct 13, 1982
“The Rugger Guard crushed the enemy front line base. Now, a new allied fleet has been dispatched to her with former Rugger Guard captain Dick Asimov in command.”
Planet Of the Burning Cave
Oct 20, 1982
“Teles was relieved of his post as Galveston front-line commander. In order to find an inhabitable planet, he and his adjutant, Sirk, have been building a new survey base.”
Get Yourself Together, Mutsu
Oct 27, 1982
“The Rugger Team gets some long-awaited letters from Earth. But Mutsu is the only one who doesn’t get any, and he can’t bring himself to deploy with the others.”
A Desperate Undersea Combining
Nov 3, 1982
“Ise goes alone to a primeval planet to negotiate a truce with Galveston. But behind it all lurks Captain Raucher’s devious trap.”
Air Rugger Vanishes
Nov 10, 1982
“On Planet J, the people have advanced science. Aki and the team try to survey this planet that Galveston considers Evil.”
Emma, the Female Captain
Nov 17, 1982
“The great pilot Emma sets-out personally with a scouting party. Now begins a counter-offensive to win back the loss at Planet J with her pride on the line.”
The Tears Of a Rugby Player
Nov 24, 1982
“The Rugger Team enjoys a momentary bond through rugby with captured Galveston soldiers. But then, a Galveston fleet attacks.”
The Boy Denon and the Elk
Dec 1, 1982
“On a planet brimming over with green, we meet Denon. The Rugger Team enjoys a brief peaceful respite. But the clutches of evil seize this place, too.”
Discovery Of the New World
Dec 8, 1982
“Galveston nears the time of its collapse. Teles receives word about an inhabitable planet. However, Raucher harbors his own ambitions.”
Impending Crisis On the Inhabitable Planet
Dec 15, 1982
“The Galveston and Earth fleets continue their survey of the third planet as they keep each other in check. But Teles’s wishes are in vain, as the first shots are fired.”
Teles and Asimov
Dec 22, 1982
“With the survival of his people depending upon migrating to the third planet, Teles holds peace talks with Asimov. But a report comes in about native people already living there.”
Aki Team Gets Caught
Dec 29, 1982
“Galveston dismisses Teles for abandoning the third planet. In order to destroy the Earth fleet, the new commander, Raucher, lays a trap for the Rugger Team.”
Defend the Third Planet
Jan 5, 1983
“The Rugger Team is on its way to the Galveston homeworld, but contact between them and the garrison on the third planet is completely cut-off. Aki goes back there immediately, and what does he find?”
The Fall Of the Survey Base
Jan 12, 1983
“New commander Raucher won’t abandon his ambition to invade the third planet. The Rugger Team finally launches a general offensive against the Galveston planetary survey base.”
The Invisible Super Weapon
Jan 19, 1983
“Now that the Earth fleet has located the Galveston homeworld, it prepares for its final battle. Meanwhile, Galveston launches its newest weapon, the Space Impulse.”
Get Past the Tenth Planet
Jan 26, 1983
“The Rugger Team finally infiltrated the Galveston star system. This encourages Aki, but a fierce Galveston counter-attack is in his way.”
Entering the Final Zone Of Defense
Feb 2, 1983
“The Earth fleet finally succeeded in getting past the tenth planet. Aki, your target lies beyond the asteroid belt: Planet Galveston!”
The Struggle For Galveston
Feb 9, 1983
“The Earth fleet finally brings the fight to Galveston itself. In the midst of the fierce battle, Sirk’s group rises-up in an attempt to rescue Teles.”
Fierce Battle In the Underground City
Feb 16, 1983
“Its back against the wall, Galveston Headquarters vows to go down fighting. But the flames of revolution are ignited by the hands of citizens led by Teles.”
Galactic Dawn
Feb 23, 1983
“The Galveston Empire has finally collapsed. Who will save the inhabitants of this dying planet? Aki’s left with only one choice.”
