Armored Trooper Votoms: Phantom Arc · review
I feel more like this is a greatest hits album of votoms. The first arc is quite literally two characters going on an anniversary reunion tour of every major location from the first series. It can only really aspire to remind me of better TV. It kills off characters I liked and muddies the legacy of others. It was a series of events that managed to even undo the controversial, but in my opinion exciting ending of the original, but replacing it with one even weirder and likely offputting to anyone who didn't like the original. The animation is serviceable but not energetic or particularly inspired.The characters were there on screen. I didn't clap when I saw them.
The conclusion feels baffling, like a story setup for the eventual reboot in another 20 or so years.
Watch this for completions sake, otherwise get your fix from the compilation movies or something.