Voltes V’s Legacy in bilateral relations between Japan and the Philippines

The Japanese animation Voltes V enjoys a huge following in the Philippines, so much so that the show has been used by the Embassy of Japan in the Philippines as a means to invite online engagement. Using Mahiwo’s meta-nation state relations concept, this study looks at all posts published by the Embassy of Japan in the Philippines on Facebook, and by former ambassador of Japan to the Philippines Kazuhiko Koshikawa on X (formerly Twitter) throughout his term regarding the animation show and its live-action Philippine television adaptation, Voltes V: Legacy. In doing so, this study establishes the production itself as valid junction and important interaction point between both countries.