Armored Trooper Votoms Die Graue Hexe (Sōkō Kihei Votoms: Haiiro no Hexe) received a new trailer, main visual and theme song on Friday (23). The two-part film marks the classic mecha franchise’s return from Sunrise.
What happened with Armored Trooper Votoms Die Graue Hexe?
The main visual of Armored Trooper Votoms Die Graue Hexe, drawn by co-character designer Takashi Kojima, shows Ash Vamps (Miyuki Sawashiro) in a Scopedog cockpit. The pre-release trailer includes combat scenes and the theme "Na mo Naki Shijin no Yō ni", performed by Mika Nakashima with music by Toshihiko Takamizawa (THE ALFEE).
Armored Trooper Votoms Die Graue Hexe celebrates Sunrise’s 50th anniversary. Direction is by Mamoru Oshii (Ghost in the Shell, Patlabor), script by Oshii and Kei Yamamura, music by Kenji Kawai, and production by Sunrise with Production I.G assistance. Part 1 of Armored Trooper Votoms Die Graue Hexe opens in Japanese theaters on November 20, 2026; Part 2 has no date yet.
Why Armored Trooper Votoms Die Graue Hexe matters
Votoms has been one of Japan’s most influential mecha franchises since 1983. Armored Trooper Votoms Die Graue Hexe is the first completely new theatrical film in about 15 years and Oshii’s first animated feature since The Sky Crawlers (2008). The story is set near the end of a 100-year conflict between Gilgamesh and Balarant, with officer Maki Stauffenberg (Mabuki Ando) investigating penal soldier Ash Vamps, known as the "Witch" for always returning alive.
Sources: Anime News Network, Crunchyroll News and AniTrendz.
Image credit: Promotional/Sunrise — Source: AniTrendz
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