{"rewrite":{"id":"r_c2a0e02848092dbb81b9c120","clusterId":"c_e6a57968ba2c20e23ae85524","slug":"new-votoms-films-trailer-reveals-cast-more-staff","model":"deepseek-v4-flash:free","headline":"New Votoms Films Trailer Reveals Cast, More Staff","summary":"Sunrise and Production I.G revealed the full trailer and character visual for the two new Armored Trooper Votoms films, Soko Kihei Votoms Haiiro no Hexe. The trailer introduces Miyuki Sawashiro as Ash Vamps, the feared AT pilot called the Grey Witch, and Mabuki Andou as Maki Stauffenberg, an officer investigating Ash's past. Additional cast and staff were also announced.","whyItMatters":"The trailer confirms the voice cast and expanded staff for the two-film project, with Mamoru Oshii directing and original creator Ryosuke Takahashi supervising, signaling a major new entry in the long-running real robot franchise.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe two-film project, produced by Sunrise and Production I.G, now has its full trailer and a character visual. Miyuki Sawashiro voices Ash Vamps, a notorious AT pilot known as the Grey Witch, and Mabuki Andou plays Maki Stauffenberg, an officer secretly assigned to investigate Ash\u0026#39;s past.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe cast also includes Shinichiro Miki, Yuki Kaji, Yuichi Nakamura, Satoshi Tsuruoka, Tomokazu Sugita, Kenta Miyake, Chafurin, Hochu Otsuka, Daisuke Ono, Takayuki Suga, Takahiro Sakurai, and Sumire Uesaka. New staff include Kazuchika Kise on original character design concepts, Shingo Ogiso, Takashi Kojima, and Tetsuya Nishio on character design, and Kunio Okawara as original mechanical designer.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMamoru Oshii directs, with Ryosuke Takahashi, creator of the original 1983 series, supervising. Kenji Kawai composes the music.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Armored Trooper Votoms' new films center on Ash Vamps, a pilot called the Grey Witch, and an officer investigating her past. The trailer frames the story as a hunt, not a war.","twitterPost":"Armored Trooper Votoms' new films pair the Grey Witch with an officer investigating her. The trailer pitches a character study, not a war.","threadsPost":"Armored Trooper Votoms' new films hinge on Ash Vamps, the Grey Witch, and the officer digging into her past. The trailer frames the conflict as an investigation, not a battle, which shifts the series' usual war narrative toward a personal mystery.","newsletterBlurb":"Sunrise and Production I.G released the full trailer for the two new Armored Trooper Votoms films, revealing the cast and additional staff. Miyuki Sawashiro voices the feared AT pilot Ash Vamps, with Mabuki Andou as the officer investigating her. Mamoru Oshii directs, and original creator Ryosuke Takahashi supervises.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Anime News Network\",\"url\":\"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-08-20/new-votoms-anime-films-trailer-unveils-cast-more-staff/.240769\",\"title\":\"New Votoms Anime Films' Trailer Unveils Cast, More Staff\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4821,"outputTokens":694,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1787278911,"createdAt":"2026-08-21T02:12:25.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-08-21T02:16:44.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-08-21T02:12:25.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_e6a57968ba2c20e23ae85524","canonicalTitle":"News\nNew Votoms Anime Films' Trailer Unveils Cast, More Staff","representativeArticleId":"a_01ef212e99484adff3894cdb","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[\"Armored Trooper Votoms\"],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[\"Miyuki Sawashiro\",\"Mabuki Andou\"],\"type\":\"announcement\",\"domain\":\"anime\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-08-21T01:33:43.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-08-21T01:33:43.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-08-21T02:16:44.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Anime News Network","url":"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-08-20/new-votoms-anime-films-trailer-unveils-cast-more-staff/.240769","title":"News\nNew Votoms Anime Films' Trailer Unveils Cast, More Staff"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":["Armored Trooper Votoms"],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":[],"studios":[],"people":["Miyuki Sawashiro","Mabuki Andou"],"type":"announcement","domain":"anime","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}