These Super Robot
stickers became so popular from 1978 up to the early 80's. Every kid during
those days would know very well these robot cartoons that were televised after
school hours. Who would forget - Voltes
V, Mazinger Z, Mekanda, Grendizer, Dangard Ace, Star Rangers, Balatak, and
G-Force?
During my childhood days, I would buy them from Mang Ruben the
vendor near the front gates of our school in St. James Academy, Malabon. A whole
sticker was cut into smaller pieces and depending on size it was sold for 20 - 35 centavos for the small ones, 50 - 90 centavos for the average sized
stickers and 3-4 pesos for a whole
page. The more popular stickers like
Voltes V and Mazinger Z would command a higher price than the unknown robot
stickers.
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Voltes V Sticker |
There are many strange looking robots and characters which
were new to me because I am only familiar with the ones shown on TV. Looking at these stickers I would wonder what
is the relations of Great Mazinger with
Mazinger Z … are they brothers or the latter’s father? What is the
relationship Voltes V with Combattler V?
They look the same and their individual spaceship looks alike. Then the dreaded
thing happened, Pres. Marcos, the
dictator of the Philippines, cancelled all these shows. I have so many questions then that were left
unanswered. By looking at these stickers, all I can do is imagine a story on
what happened with my favorite robots.
I was lucky enough that a friend shared these and sold it to
me. These stickers are great and fan
reminder of my past and I would like to share them with you.