The Southeast Asian video streaming service iFlix has added on Friday new anime titles on their streaming line-up, which was acquired from the Philippine-based licensor Telesuccess Productions.
The service has started streaming popular classic shows Voltes V, Daimos, Tenjou Tenge, as well as the anime adaptations of Hunter × Hunter and the first four seasons of Fairy Tail.
The titles are available exclusively in the Philippines, which can be viewed only in Filipino dubbing. Except for Voltes V, which is available in both English and Filipino dubbing.
A representative of the streaming service has told Anime Pilipinas that more titles from Telesuccess Productions would be added on their line-up soon.
Voltes V
超電磁マシーン ボルテスV
From out of nowhere, a mysterious alien race known as the Boazan Forces has invaded the Earth. A group of individuals specially trained to handle this kind of situation has been unleashed. Kenichi, Ippei, Daijiro, Hiyoshi & Megumi are the pilots of the Cho Denji Machine Voltes V (5), Earth’s defense against the Boazan and their terrible Beast Warriors. The plot thickens as the Go Brothers discover their true heritage and the truth behind their father’s disappearance. Conflicts and mixed emotions hinder the Go Brothers at times but due to their unwaivering desire to find their dad, they must go to the place where it all started. With the help of the rebels based on Earth and on the aliens’ homeworld, the Voltes Team has another mission: remove the tyrant Zu Zanbajil and liberate the people of Boazan. (Synopsis from Anime News Network)
Voltes V was first aired in the Philippines in 1979 on terrestrial network GMA Channel 7, but was pulled off-air the same year on orders by the Marcos administration together with 13 other robot shows for allegedly having themes that are “warlike in nature” and may create “unwholesome attitude among children toward violence.”
The anime series returned to television screens in 1986, after Marcos was ousted, which was then aired in multiple broadcasters like PTV-4, RPN-9 and IBC 13.
The popular program returned to its original broadcaster in January 1999, which was aired weekly in English dubbing. The Filipino dubbed version was first aired on the network in December 1999, which had been aired multiple times on the network.
Filipino-language anime channel HEROtv has aired the program in May 2006 under the title “Voltes V: Evolution, which was voiced by Filipino celebrities including actors Dennis Trillo, Michael de Mesa and the current K-pop group 2NE1 member Sandara Park.
Daimos
闘将ダイモス
The survivors of Planet Baam and the Earth people want to sign a peace treaty, so General Lion and the renowned scientist Dr. Ryuzaki head out to have a reunion. But Lion dies in odd circumstances, his vengeful son Richter kills Dr. Ryuzaki—and war starts. Dr. Ryuzaki’s son, young martial artist Kazuya, decides to defend Earth with Dr. Izumi’s powerful robot: Tosho Daimos… (Synopsis from Anime News Network)
Daimos, like Voltes V, was also aired on terrestrial network GMA Channel 7 in 1979, but was also pulled off-air the same year on orders by the Marcos administration together for allegedly having themes that are “warlike in nature” and may create “unwholesome attitude among children toward violence.”
The anime series returned to television screens in 1986, after Marcos was ousted, which was then aired in multiple broadcasters like PTV-4, RPN-9 and IBC 13.
The popular program returned to its original broadcaster in January 1999, which was aired in English dubbing. The Filipino dubbed version was first aired on the network in March 2000, which had been aired multiple times on the network, as well as HEROtv in 2011.
Tenjou Tenge
天上天下
Souchirou Nagi and Bob Makihara are two delinquents who arrive at Toudou Academy with the objective of ruling over the school with their strength. But on their first day, they encountered the Jyuukenbu, a martial arts group of the school. Members of the group, Maya Natsume, her sister Aya, and Masataka Takayanagi easily overpowered Souchirou and Bob. And what’s more, due to what was assumed to be their “connections” with the Jyuukenbu, the two were attacked by members of the Enforcement Group, which oversees the martial arts groups of the school. Drawn into the personal conflicts between the Jyuukenbu and the Enforcement Group, Souchirou and Bob have no choice but to join up with Maya Natsume’s group and to hone their skills to become even stronger. (Synopsis from Anime News Network)
Tenjou Tenge first aired in the Philippines in June 2005 on terrestrial network GMA Channel 7 in Filipino dubbing, which was also aired late-nights on HEROtv in October 2006.
Hunter × Hunter
ハンターｘハンター
Twelve-year-old Gon Freecss one day discovers that the father he had always been told was dead was alive and well. His Father, Ging, is a Hunter—a member of society’s elite with a license to go anywhere or do almost anything. Gon, determined to follow in his father’s footsteps, decides to take the Hunter Examination and eventually find his father to prove himself as a Hunter in his own right. But on the way, he learns that there is more to becoming a Hunter than previously thought, and the challenges that he must face are considered the toughest in the world. (Synopsis from Anime News Network)
The first anime adaptation of Hunter × Hunter series was first aired in the Philippines in January 2002 on GMA Channel 7, which was dubbed in Filipino. The network eventually dubbed its original video animation (OVA), “Greed Island” and “Greed Island Final”, in 2003 and 2009 respectively.
The anime was also aired on HEROtv in December 2010, as well as the now-defunct entertainment channel TeleAsia Filipino in September 2014.
The second anime adaptation was first aired on ANIMAX Asia in April 2012 in Original Audio with English subtitles, while GMA Channel 7 aired in Filipino dubbing in September 2014.
Fairy Tail
フェアリーテイル
Lucy is a 17-year-old girl, who wants to be a full-fledged mage. One day when visiting Harujion Town, she meets Natsu, a young man who gets sick easily by any type of transportation. But Natsu isn’t just any ordinary kid, he’s a member of one of the world’s most infamous mage guilds: Fairy Tail. (Synopsis from Anime News Network)
Fairy Tail was first aired in the Philippines on ANIMAX Asia in September 2010, which was dubbed in English.
The popular anime premiered in Filipino dubbing on GMA Channel 7 in October 2011, which was also aired on TeleAsia Filipino channel in August 2013.
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