The movie is titled Armored Trooper VOTOMS: Die Graue Hexe Part 1.
A few months ago, it was revealed that the upcoming VOTOMS anime project is a two-part movie titled “Armored Trooper VOTOMS: Die Graue Hexe” (Armored Troopers VOTOMS: The Grey Witch) Part 1 and 2. The first part will be released across Japanese theatres on 20 November. Ahead of the premiere, the movie revealed a new trailer, which unveiled new characters, cast, and staff details.
Armored Trooper VOTOMS: Die Graue Hexe Part 1
Premiere date: 20 November, 2026
Studio: Sunrise, Production I.G.
Streaming platform: TBA
What do we know about Armored Trooper VOTOMS: Die Graue Hexe Part 1 so far?
The anime movie will premiere on 20 November, 2026.
The newly-announced characters and their voice actors include:
- Miyuki Sawashiro as Ash Vamps (a notorious and dangerous AT pilot known as the Gray Witch)
- Mabuki Andou plays Maki Stauffenberg (an officer secretly looking into Ash’s life)
Other cast members of the anime movies include: Shinichirō Miki, Yūki Kaji, Yūichi Nakamura, Satoshi Tsuruoka, Tomokazu Sugita, Kenta Miyake, Chafurin, Hōchū Ōtsuka, Daisuke Ono, Takayuki Sugō, Takahiro Sakurai, and Sumire Uesaka. Their characters in the films have not been revealed yet.
Sunrise, the studio behind the original VOTOMS mecha anime series is creating the Die Graue Hexe movies as a commemorative project to celebrate their 50th anniversary. Sunrise is collaborating with Production I.G. (Haikyu!!, Kaiju No. 8) for the movies. Mamoru Oshii (Angel’s Egg, Ghost in the Shell movie) is directing the movies with Ryosuke Takahashi, the creator and director of the Armored Trooper VOTOMS anime, serving as the supervisor.
Shinobu Tsuneki (Legend of the Galactic Heroes: Die Neue These) and Yoshihiro Sono (Armored Trooper Votoms: AT Stories manga illustrator) are both working on the films’ mecha designs. Kenjii Kawai, Mamoru Oshii’s longtime collaborator, is composing the music.
The newly announced staff members of the anime include:
- Original Character Design Concepts: Kazuchika Kise
- Character Designer: Shingo Ogiso, Takashi Kojima, Tetsuya Nishio
- Original Mechanical Designer: Kunio Ōkawara
- Mechanical Design: Jū Ishiguchi, Wataru Inada
- Costume Design Assistance: Katsuya Terada
- Art Design: Satoshi Takabatake, Yasumitsu Suetake, Kazushige Kanehira
- Art Director: Yūshi Honjō
- Colour Key Artist: Nagisa Abe
- Compositing Director of Photography: Yūki Kawashita
- CG Directors: Yōta Tasaki, Toshihisa Yokoshima, Jō Nakajima
- Editing: Aya Hida
- Sound Director: Kazuhiro Wakabayashi
What is Armored Trooper VOTOMS about?
The original Armored Trooper VOTOMS anime came out in 1983 and had 52 episodes. Since then, many spin-offs and sequels have adorned fans’ screens over the years. However, the last VOTOMS project, an OVA titled Alone Again came out in 2011, which means fans have been waiting for 15 years for something new.
The original 1983 VOTOMS anime is set in a war between the Gilgamesh Confederation and the Balarant Union. The unit which dominates the battles is known as VOTOMS (Vertical One-man Tank for Offense & Maneuvers). The protagonist Chirico Cuvie is a member of the elite Gilgamesh VOTOMS unit. But things change when he is betrayed by his comrades and branded as a traitor. Cuvie crosses paths with a mysterious woman who can change his life.