AniWorthArmored Trooper Votoms: Red Shoulder Document - Roots of Treachery
Introduction
After armored trooper pilot Chirico Cuvie is given orders to transfer to Planet Odon, he and all of the other new recruits are sent into a simulated battle to test their abilities. However, this 'simulated battle' turns out to be a serious fight to eliminate those without the necessary skills. Chirico survives along with just three others, despite the fact that he fought while injured. It soon becomes apparent that this is not the first time he has survived against incredible odds, a fact that Colonel Peruzen wishes to exploit. But is Chirico truly immortal?
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Audience ratings
MyAnimeList / Tenrai : 7.2/10 · 2233
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Audience reviews
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Mulahey
This is just a strong VOTOMs entry.
The animation is really nice, with great design work as usual. Combined with great action sequences helped by a good job quickly establishing a small cast and setting for the action, with a logical and very enjoyable integration of Chirico. It should be noted the material does partly spoil the main VOTOMs anime; I don't care, but if you do you may want to watch in production order. The lore material it provides is good, however.
The setting information and politics of the Gilgamesh Confederation military are also interesting, and Pailsen is an antagonist who we get to see again in the other prequel anime.
Overall, this is a pacy and action-packed VOTOMs entry that still manages to slide in some intrigue and world building.
Read at the sourceWitchFromMercury
This OVA was much better to me than the preceding, The Last Red Shoulder. It was incredible and there was so much tension the whole time. It's actually kind of funny how when everyone learns Chirico is an abnormal survivor they all try to kill him (it's comedic how extreme the military goes to test if he really is an abnormal survivor).
This was strong from beginning to end. I can't really say I had a favorite part it was all good and the tension never ends from beginning to end.
This story takes place before The Last Red Shoulder (and is the earliest story so far in the VOTOMS franchise). This would be a good standalone OVA for someone who never saw VOTOMS before but wants to experience it without starting with the show.
I don't really have much to say about the story because there's n…
Read at the sourceFAKEANIMEGIRL
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A pretty welcome bonus prequel chapter in the Votoms saga. Seeing the same style designs as the series with much higher quality animation was a big treat. However, I felt that this didn't give me as much new information as I wanted.
At first I thought that since this came out years later that this would be even darker and more violent than the original, but if it was, it was a negligible amount. The gritty realism has always been the highlight of Votoms, and I hoped it would be realized and taken even more seriously here. I'm satisfied that they've kept this value, at the very least.
I'm also disappointed that I didn't get any more insight into Chirico's character. He seems the same as he wa…
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