{"site":"Yomimono","license":"CC BY 4.0 (citation required)","generated_at":"2026-05-22T20:46:21.482Z","story":{"id":"r_5b35957a64fb4b0ab3b33134","slug":"new-votoms-anime-confirms-staff-and-two-film-release","url":"https://yomimono.id/new-votoms-anime-confirms-staff-and-two-film-release","headline":"New Votoms Anime Confirms Staff and Two-Film Release","summary":"Bandai Namco Filmworks announced that Armored Trooper Votoms: Die Graue Hexe will reach Japanese theaters as a two-part film series. The first part opens on November 20, 2026. The date arrived with a new trailer and key visuals. Original Votoms creator Ryōsuke Takahashi returns as supervising director. Kenji Kawai, known for his work on Mobile Suit Gundam 00, is composing the score. Mechanical design duties go to Yoshihiro Sono, who worked on Votoms: AT Stories, and Shinobu Tsuneki, whose credits include Legend of the Galactic Heroes: Die Neue These. The project was first revealed in January 2026. The second film does not yet have a date. Bandai Spirits and Megahouse, two Bandai Namco subsidiaries, will produce merchandise tied to the films. Bandai Spirits plans a High Grade model kit and a Hi-Metal R figure of the Scopedog in a desert color scheme. Megahouse will release 8cm model kits in its VA-KIT Platoon line. More merchandise details are expected at the 64th Shizuoka Hobby Show, which runs May 16 and 17 at Twin Messe Shizuoka.","why_it_matters":"The rollout splits a new Votoms entry across two theatrical films, a structure that gives the franchise its first multi-part cinema release since the original 1980s run.","published_at":"2026-05-16T05:15:54.000Z","source_count":3,"sources":["Anime News Network","Siliconera","Niche Gamer"],"citations":[{"source":"Anime News Network","title":"New Votoms Anime Unveils Main Staff, 2-Film Rollout With 1st Opening on November 20","url":"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-05-11/new-votoms-anime-unveils-main-staff-2-film-rollout-with-1st-opening-on-november-20/.237256"},{"source":"Siliconera","title":"Votoms: Die Graue Hexe Launch Date and Merchandise Shown","url":"https://www.siliconera.com/votoms-die-graue-hexe-launch-date-and-merchandise-shown/"},{"source":"Niche Gamer","title":"Armored Trooper Votoms: Die Graue Hexe gets release date in new trailer","url":"https://nichegamer.com/armored-trooper-votoms-die-graue-hexe-gets-release-date-in-new-trailer/"}],"license_url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","entities":{"anime_titles":["Armored Trooper Votoms","Votoms: Die Graue Hexe"],"manga_titles":[],"studios":["Bandai Namco Filmworks"],"people":["Ryōsuke Takahashi","Kenji Kawai"],"type":"announcement","domain":"anime","is_roundup":false}}}