Armor Hunter Merowlink (1988): cast, story & where to watch

Released in 1988, Armor Hunter Merowlink is a sci-fi & fantasy, animation and action & adventure series.

What it’s about. Armor Hunter Merowlink was a twelve episode anime OVA spinoff of Armored Trooper VOTOMS. It takes place in the same universe as VOTOMS, but the two stories are entirely independent of each other. Merowlink is the story of a soldier whose unit is sacrificed on the battlefield for reasons unknown. Although he was not meant to survive, the main character, Merowlink Ality, manages to survive only to be framed for a crime he did not commit. Merowlink escapes his captors and begins hunting down his former commanding officers, both to get revenge for his dead platoon members and to find out the nature of the conspiracy that led to their death.

Who’s in it. Armor Hunter Merowlink stars Sakiko Tamagawa as Lulusy Ramone, Yasunori Matsumoto as Cpl. Merowlink Ality, Akio Otsuka as Lt. Keik Carradine and Ichiro Nagai as Captain Dockman, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 6.8/10, Armor Hunter Merowlink has drawn a solid, mixed-to-positive response.

Where to watch. Streaming options change often. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch Armor Hunter Merowlink page.

If you liked it. Fans of Armor Hunter Merowlink tend to enjoy Rick and Morty, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba, Attack on Titan and Attack on Titan: No Regrets.