The two-part film series Armored Trooper Votoms: The Grey Witch (Soko Kihei Votoms Haiiro no Hexe), directed by Mamoru Oshii with original creator Ryosuke Takahashi as supervising director, opens its first part nationwide on November 20, 2026. Merchandise lines from Bandai Spirits and MegaHouse are tied to the films or draw on other Votoms mecha, with several pieces shipping in February 2027.
The biggest change in the Votoms picture is the new film project. Sunrise and Production I.G are producing Soko Kihei Votoms Haiiro no Hexe, also referred to as Armored Trooper Votoms: The Grey Witch, as a two-part theatrical series. The first film opens nationwide in Japan on November 20, 2026. Mamoru Oshii directs, Ryosuke Takahashi supervises, and Kenji Kawai composes the score. Mechanical design is handled by Yoshihiro Sono and Shinobu Tsuneki. Miyuki Sawashiro voices Ash Vamps, the feared AT pilot called the Grey Witch, and the cast includes Mafumi Ando, Shinichiro Miki, Yuki Kaji, Yuichi Nakamura, Tomokazu Sugita, Takahiro Sakurai, and Sumire Uesaka. A 30-second trailer and character designs are out. The second film has no date.
Merchandise has moved in two directions. Bandai Spirits and MegaHouse are making items tied to the films, and both companies are also working the older Votoms machine catalog. MegaHouse opened reservations for the VAKIT Platoon line's first entry, a six-mecha set based on The Grey Witch, priced at 11,880 yen with tax and scheduled to ship in February 2027. Bandai Spirits is adding the Quentian H-Class AT Berserga (WP) to its HI-METAL R line with an all-new sculpt and a Le Shaco figure, priced at 31,900 yen and shipping February 2027. Wave will release a 1/35 scale Balarant Army AT Fatty under its ST Version line in February 2027 for 5,280 yen, and schedules a January 2027 reissue of the 1/35 Berserga DT [PS Version] at 6,380 yen.
Archive access widened on September 1, when the Sunrise official YouTube channel launched a paid membership tier. Its first full-series streams are Armored Trooper Votoms and Future GPX Cyber Formula, including OVAs and films, with badges, stamps, and a making-of video for the new Votoms film. The project was first revealed in January 2026.
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Wave will release a 1/35 scale plastic model of the Balarant Army AT "Fatty" under its ST Version line in February 2027, priced at 5,280 yen. The kit is a snap-fit, poseable model with polycaps at each joint, standing about 12cm tall. Wave also schedules a January 2027 reissue of the 1/35 Berserga DT [PS Version], priced at 6,380 yen, which includes a Fyana figure and a leg-stored landing gimmick.
Bandai Spirits opened preorders for HI-METAL R Berserga (WP) on the Tamashii Web Shop on September 11 at 4:00 PM. The Quentian-exclusive H-Class AT from Armored Trooper Votoms gets a new sculpt with movable gimmicks in its pile bunker and swan-peak claw, plus a newly sculpted Le Shaco figure that can board the unit. It costs 31,900 yen and ships in February 2027.
BANDAI SPIRITS is adding the Quentian-exclusive H-Class AT Berserga (WP) from Armored Trooper Votoms to its HI-METAL R action figure line, with an all-new sculpt. The figure carries movable gimmicks in the pile bunker and swan-pick clang, and the set includes an all-new sculpted figure of Ru Shako. Preorders open on Premium Bandai at 16:00 on Friday, September 11, 2026, priced at 31,900 yen with shipping scheduled for February 2027.
The official website for Sunrise and Production I.G's Sōkō Kihei Votoms Haiiro no Hexe revealed the cast, character designs, and a 30-second trailer for the two new Armored Trooper Votoms films. Shinichirō Miki, Yūki Kaji, Yūichi Nakamura, and others join the cast. Miyuki Sawashiro plays the feared AT pilot Ash Vamps, known as the Grey Witch.
Sunrise's 50th anniversary Armored Trooper Votoms film The Grey Witch, directed by Mamoru Oshii, revealed its full main cast. Shinichiro Miki, Yuki Kaji, Yuichi Nakamura, Tomokazu Sugita, Takahiro Sakurai, and Sumire Uesaka join previously announced Miyuki Sawashiro and Mafumi Ando. Set at the end of the Hundred Years War, the film opens nationwide November 20, 2026, and a 30-second trailer was shown.
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.
Bandai Namco Filmworks announced a paid membership tier for the Sunrise official YouTube channel, launching September 1. The first offerings are full series streams of Armored Trooper Votoms and Future GPX Cyber Formula, including OVAs and films. Members get badges and stamps, plus a making-of video for the new Votoms film.
MegaHouse has opened reservations for the first entry in its VAKIT Platoon collectible plastic kit line, a six-mecha set based on the upcoming film Armored Trooper Votoms: The Gray Witch. The set, priced at 11,880 yen including tax, is scheduled to ship in February 2027, ahead of the film's theatrical release in November 2026. Each of the six kits stands about 80mm tall and features articulated joints, with pre-painted camera lens parts. The kits come in closed packaging, and purchasing one box includes all six types. A single-item purchase is also available at 1,980 yen including tax. The set is being sold through Premium Bandai, with reservations currently open. The kits are designed for easy assembly and diorama display, and can be painted freely for additional customization. The line is published by MegaHouse under the VAKIT brand, with the film credited to Sunrise.
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.