Combattler V

Chōdenji Robo Combattler V
Japanese DVD cover art of the first volume
超電磁ロボ コン・バトラーＶ (Super Electromagnetic Robot Com-Battler V)
Genre	Mecha, Action, Adventure, Drama, Science fiction
Anime television series
Directed by	Tadao Nagahama
Produced by	Kanetake Ochiai (TV Asahi) Kei Iijima (Toei Company)
Written by	Keisuke Fujikawa Masaki Tsuji Yoshitake Suzuki
Music by	Hiroshi Tsutsui
Studio	Nippon Sunrise Toei Company
Original network	TV Asahi
English network	ABS-CBN, IBC 13, GMA Network (Philippines)
Original run	17 April 1976 – 28 May 1977
Episodes	54

Chōdenji Robo Combattler V (超電磁ロボ コン・バトラーＶ, Chōdenji Robo Konbatorā Bui^?), also known as Super Electromagnetic Robot Com-Battler V, is a Japanese mecha anime television series produced by Toei Company (who were the producers) and Nippon Sunrise (who provided the animation work) that aired from 1976 to 1977. It is the first part of the Robot Romance Trilogy of Super Robot series created by "Saburo Yatsude" and directed by Tadao Nagahama.

The robot's name is a portmanteau of "combine," "combat," and "battle," and the V is intended both as an abbreviation for "victory" and in reference to the five component machines that form the robot, as well as its five pilots. The V is pronounced as the letter V, unlike in the spiritual successor, Voltes V, where it is pronounced "five".

The show follows the adventures and battles of the Battle Team, a group of young pilots, as they battle against the Campbell Empire from outer space.

Thousands of years ago, the people of the planet Campbell decided to leave their planet and seek out new worlds to inhabit. One group, led by the scientist Oreana, landed on Earth, but was delayed from their mission. In the early 21st century, Oreana's group reawakens and begins their plan to conquer the Earth. The only effective defense against the Campbellians' giant bio-mechanical slave beasts is the super-electromagnetic robot, Combattler V and its pilots.

The entire series follows the then-standard monster-of-the-week format, with the first season featuring Garuda sending various mecha to defeat Combattler V. His tactics range from brute force to cunningness and taking hostages. He even duels Hyouma in a sword fight with their feet chained together; though just as Hyouma is about to kill him, he is saved by Oreana. As the series moves on, his trust for Oreana lessens. Garuda eventually discovers that he is in fact a cyborg, and uncovers a robot specifically designed for him. In the final episode of the first season, he defeats Oreana, and duels Combattler V, which eventually leads to his defeat.