Introduction
Humanity is under attack by demonic creatures called Oni. Unable to fight back by any other means, the scientist Dr. Saotome creates a series of giant robots that harness the mysterious power of Getter Rays, giving them the strength necessary to fight the Oni. The strongest of these is Getter Robo, and Saotome must enlist three very different men to pilot it - martial artist Ryoma Nagare, criminal leader Hayato Jin, and monk Benkei Musashibou. Together, the Getter Team fights to end the Oni menace forever.
(Source: ANN)
Audience reviews
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mixedmetaphor69
Being as hopelessly addicted to Super Robot Wars as I am, I really wanted a good way to get into the Getter Robo series, which unfortunately, isn't the easiest task when taking into account media that's been officially translated to English and is legally available is barely in print. Fortunately, New Getter Robo is a fun and succinct way of being introduced to the series premise.
It's a Saturday morning cartoon, the twist being that the protagonists are either morons or bloodthirsty crazies, or somewhere in between - totally unconscionable shit-heels either way. Therefore, as events escalate from dealing with the creature of the week to chilling visions of apocalypse and deicide, there's an overabundance of blood and testosterone on the way. And yes, it's plain awesome, ASSUMING that the…
Read at the sourceRealYRC
The inaugural Getter Robo anime and manga, crafted by the ingenious Go Nagai and Ken Ishikawa, indisputably reigned as the quintessential masterpieces of the 1970s. Three decades subsequent to their debut, this foundational narrative receives an alternative rendition through the advent of New Getter Robo. The pertinent inquiry arises: does this reimagining uphold the formidable legacy of the Getter moniker? Predominantly, the response is affirmative.
The narrative framework of New Getter Robo scarcely constitutes its most compelling attribute. Eschewing a meticulous emphasis on intricate storytelling, the storyline predominantly serves as a rudimentary pretext to unleash three ferocious and borderline maniacal protagonists upon a multitude of hapless adversaries. Although this approach mi…
Read at the sourcePaoL4Rt
I mean, if you get into this expecting some actual character writing or incredible plot you’re just dumb. I actually enjoyed watching this and it had the potential of being the best getter related project I’ve seen (especially since the animation in the first ep was really good). However the animation does get worse and the enemy robots character designs are ATROCIOUS ffs. The characters themselves are not written in the least but are actually not annoying to watch on screen (weird for a mecha anime if you ask me) (*cough* Armageddon was ass) and also the plot is compelling for the most part, until u think about it that is. All that being said my opinion on this is still not negative as it kept me curious and wanting to see the next episode.
As the usual getter robo anime, looked fire and…
Read at the sourceReey_Monteiro
First, this was my first experience with the Getter Robot series and I didn't read anything about the manga or the 1974 main series.
Getter Robot is one of the most popular fuses and my experience watching the anime was quite satisfactory, despite the series having only 13 episodes I think the ending was interesting.
The animation by Getter Robo reminds me a lot of the cartoon animation of The Big O, despite being inconsistent in some specific moments, the animation in the end managed to please my expectations.
The characters are the strongest point of the work and I really like how they have different personalities, that is, they are the type of characters that many people end up liking right from the start, but there are others that don't really like these types of characters.
The so…
Read at the sourceFoolness
Unlike Chag, I believe the enjoyment of this series comes not from the preference of Super Robot animes (come on, this is way way better plot-wise than most of the classic TV shows - you don't just diss and rate a show against it's genre) but rather more on how much you know and love the Getter Robo series.
As a person who only sporadically saw Getter Robo and never read the manga especially it's version of Shin Getter Robo (which I've heard was way better), what makes this OVA stand out was that it actually implemented many of the elements from Gunbuster which is one of my favorite anime.
The overall events never matched up to how Gunbuster was but at the same time the fact that this was a classic Super Robot series with a very conclusive respectful "death" of the original iconic three…
Read at the sourceChag
The original Getter Robo anime and manga by Go Nagai and Ken Ishikawa were the definitive classics of the 70's. Thirty years later, the original story gets an alternate re-telling in the form of New Getter Robo. The question is, does it live up to the hefty getter name? For the most part, yes.
The story of New Getter Robo is definitely not its forte. Rather than focusing on actual storytelling, the plot mostly just seems like an excuse to pit the three violent and near-psychotic men against legions unfortunate foes. While this may put off some viewers, it does make for plenty of screen time featuring the getter team turning its enemies into bloody smears on the ground, with or without their trusty super robot. Think of New Getter Robo as a Power Rangers series that kids were never meant t…
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