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What Does the ‘U’ Stand For? “Grendizer U” Anime Announced
Every now and then, we get a good couple of years where classic super robot properties get modern treatment. In the late 2000s, we got Kotetsushin Jeeg and…
“Getter Robo” Live Action Film Project Goes to Kickstarter!
Back in 2021, I saw myself in a Getter Robo craze thanks to the premiere of the Getter Robo Arc anime, based on the manga of the same…
A New Grendizer is in the Works? Dynamic Planning Announces “Project G”
There has been a steady resurgence of Super Robot properties in the last several years. From Mazinger Z INFINITY to last year’s anime adaptation of Getter Robo Arc…
A Very GLORIO 2021: Gee’s Year in Review
2021 was an unbelievably strong year with some legitimate generational contenders. I look back on the year and for as much shit as I love to give anime…
A Very GLORIO 2021: Iro’s Year of Surprisingly Good Shows
We’ve done this for another year somehow, and Iro’s back to give a brief look at the shows he thinks are worth mentioning. There’s more than usual this…
Messy But Passionate - Getter Robo Arc Anime Review
Getter Robo Arc recently finished airing in September 2021, being my most anticipated anime of the last 5 years, it had alot riding on it for me, especially…
A Tribute of Violence and Reverence: Getter Robo Arc
Getter Robo Arc is one of the most unusual Getter Robo anime ever, doing what none of its predecessors even bothered to try: Be a generally faithful adaptation…
Mechanical Anime Reviews Episode 9: Getter Robo Arc
As with episode 8, I have started posting these podcasts onto YouTube and whatever services anchor provides before this posts. If you follow my YouTube account or wherever…
Resolving a Cliffhanger… with a Cliffhanger: “Getter Robo Arc” Series Review
The following may contain spoilers for Getter Robo Arc. Director / Jun KawagoeScreenplay / Tadashi Hayakawa (based on Ken Ishikawa’s Getter Robo Arc manga)Production / Bee Media &…
Getter Robo Arc Episode 13: Sins of the Past
Last time on Getter Robo ARc, a lot of crazy things went down. Kamui took over the Getter Empire for himself and took on humanity for all the…
One Shots / “Triple Getter Attack!”
Summer 2021 saw the release of Getter Robo Arc, the anime adaptation of what Ken Ishikawa intended as the final entry in the Getter Robo franchise, if not…
Armageddon, Getter Robo, Getter Robo Arc, Getter Robo G, New Getter Robo
Getter Robo Arc Episode 12: The New Dinosaur Empire
This show is just getting more and more insane over time. I really dig that. Last time on Getter Robo Arc, so many things happened. Space time events,…
October is Going to be Busy! Upcoming Mecha Series Promos
2021 has been good to mecha fans thanks to multiple series premieres compared to the previous years. With the Summer 2021 anime season ending and Getter Robo Arc…
Getter Robo, Getter Robo Arc, Gundam Breaker Battlogue, AMAIM Warrior at the Borderline, Musashi
Getter Robo Arc Episode 11: Finally, Revenge
Last time on Getter Robo Arc, a lot of things happened. A space war, revenge, the gigantic Getter Emperor, and the Getter Robo Arc crew feeling helpless in…
Box Art Extravaganza: September 2021
I think I skipped a month or so worth of packaging art so we’re back to cover September. And while this month didn’t have that many releases, the…
Getter Robo Arc Episode 10: A Disorientating Space War
Last time on Getter Robo Arc, Takuma, Kamui, and Baku travel through a portal created by the Dinosaur Empire with the crew of the Gettersaurus and end up…
Getter Robo Arc Episode 9: The Portal Collision
Episode 8 left Getter Robo Arc in a lot of chaos. The Andromeda Stellaration not only continued their attacks on the planet Earth, but they also started their…
Getter Robo Arc Episode 8: Chaos in the Dinosaur Empire
A lot of things to build off from last episode. The Black Shin Getter Robo flying all over the Earth fighting against Andromeda Stellaration’s insector units which still…
Getter Robo Arc Episode 7: Political Tensions
Last week’s episode set up a few things to be looked into and explored this week. The first one was the mysterious appearance of the black Shin Getter…
Summer 2021 Anime Season at the Halfway Point
Ok, this season is hard to write about. Not just because it’s a lighter season to check out. None of the shows that I’ve watched started at the…
I Went Ahead and Read the Manga: More Unsolicited “Getter Robo Arc” Thoughts
The following may contain spoilers for Getter Robo Arc. Going back to my current Getter Robo zeitgeist, I decided to read the whole of Getter Robo Arc to…
Getter Robo Arc Episode 6: A World Wide Conflict
This anime knows no rest. Usually, a slow down episode would be the name of the game for anime series because it allows animators some time to rest…
I Want to Read the Manga! “Getter Robot Arc” Unsolicited Initial Thoughts
I’ve been diligently watching Getter Robo Arc whenever an episode drops every Sunday as this is the first time I’ll be watching proper a Getter Robo story from…
Getter Robo, Getter Robo Arc, Getter Robo G, New Getter Robo
The Newtypes Episode 17: Getter Robo Arc, Milky Holmes S1, and Fate/Stay Night: Heaven's Feel
Welcome to The Newtypes podcast's 17th installment, where three beleaguered imbeciles scramble after talking about some shows and movies. 0:00 Welcome 2:50 Intro 2:59 Getter Robo Arc 15:29 Slime S2 Part 2…
Getter Robo Arc, Detective Opera Milky Holmes, Beyblade, Getter Robo
This Week in Anime - Getter in that Robo!
Old school mecha fan Jean-Karlo introduces Steve to the world of Getter Robo Arc, subterrainian dinos, insect troops, and how it's all one big metaphor for nuclear power.
Getter Robo Arc Episode 5: Legacy
Last episode was a good introduction a lot of themes and concepts. The danger of the Getter Rays, the legacy of the current generation of the main Getter…
Summer 2021 First Impressions – Getter Robo Arc
Streaming: HIDIVE Episodes: 13 Source: Manga Episode Summary: 19 years ago, a disaster destroyed cities and infrastructure all over the world. Now people struggle to afford food and…
The Speakeasy #127: Demon Slayer Movie, Heaven’s Feel 3, Sonny Boy, Kageki Shojo, + More Summer 2021 Anime
We discuss the new shows of the 2021 summer season: The Detective is Already Dead Getter Robo Arc D_CIDE TRAUMEREI Peach Boy Riverside Sonny Boy The Aquatope on…
Getter Robo, Getter Robo Arc, Kageki Shojo!!, Peach Boy Riverside, Sonny Boy
Getter Robo Arc Episode 4: Ghosts Of Our Past
This episode starts with a quick recap of the previous episode and a little bit more. The Andromeda Stellaris’ attack has been defeated for now. I mean, of…
Summer 2021 Schedule
Sunday Love Live! Superstar!! 19:00 NHK-E (07/11) Getter Robo Arc 21:00 AT-X (07/04) Tantei wa Mou, Shindeiru. 21:30 AT-X (07/04) Tian Guan Ci Fu 21:30 Tokyo MX (07/04) Shinigami…
Mother of the Goddess’ Dormitory, My Hero Academia Season 5, Remake Our Life!, Genji, The Idaten Deities Know Only Peace
Getter Robo Arc Episode 3: A Personal Matter
As another small recap over how the last episode ended, The Saotome Laboratory was invaded by a large army of what the Lab called insects. A portal opened…
Getter Robo Arc Episode 2: Setting The Stage
Last episode was the small bit of an introduction to Getter Robo Arc’s world. Especially around the Getter Robo or the Saotome Base. It’s a dog eat dog…
Summer 2021 First Impressions: Getter Robo Arc, Tantei wa Mou Shindeiru, Genjitsu Shugi Yuusha
Getter Robo Arc Short Synopsis: An irradiated human being teams up with a part-dinosaur pilot to defend Earth from an alien invasion. Wooper: Arc is the fifth installment…
First Look: Getter Robo Arc
It’s been years since Ryoma Nagare, Hayato Jin, and Musashi Tomoe saved the planet from the Dinosaur Empire. Things have taken a turn for the worse as insectoid…
Weekly Seasonal Watches: Spring 2021 Anime Week 13/Summer 2021 Week 0
For this season only, unless I found another thing to write an episode review of, these recap posts will appear on Tuesdays now. I want to main post…
Getter Robo ARC Episode 1: It has begun
This season, I wanted to try episodic reviews once again. I don’t usually do these because everyone usually watches and does episodic review for most of the shows…
Ju-shin Ly-ger: Ogiue Maniax Status Update for July 2021
Summer 2021 anime is just beginning, and there are plenty of shows I’m looking forward to. Chief among them is Getter Robo Arc, bringing the classic giant robot…
No Mazingers Here! Soul of Chogokin GX-100 Project
When it first started 1997, no one knew that the Soul of Chogokin line would be the definitive high-end collector mecha brand. It also led to the eventual…
Animecast: Summer 2021 Anime Season Preview
With Summer 2021 Anime Season just around the corner, the hosts of the Otaku Spirit Animecast are here to give their rundown on the up coming titles for…
Shin Getter Robo vs Neo Getter Robo: When Dinosaur Mecha Attack
In celebrating the appearance of Getter Robo Arc next season, hopefully in a place that it can easily be streamed, here is Shin vs Neo Getter Robo! It’s…
It’s Not Infinitism: HG Getter Arc
This ain’t exactly the newest of news as Bandai Spirits has teased this previously, but we’re now getting more details of the upcoming HG Getter Arc kit as…
Believe In Getter - A Complete Retrospective on Getter Robo and The Legacy of Ken Ishikawa
Getter Robo is one of the greatest manga of all time and its creator and artist, the late great Ken Ishikawa was an industry legend who deserves a…
Getter Robo, Getter Robo Arc, Getter Robo G, Getter Robo Go, New Getter Robo
Getter Robo Arc and the True Ishikawa Style?
When I was first really getting into anime, it seemed as if the classic 1970s giant robot franchise Getter Robo was in the middle of some sustained renaissance.…
Getter Robo: Armageddon, New Getter Robo, Shin Getter Robo vs. Neo Getter Robo, Armageddon, Getter Robo
Rebirth!! Dynamic Pro Scanlations
I have returned and with me I bring the first of things to come! Giant Robo Volume 1 Giant Robo Volume 2 Mars Volume…
Getter Robo Arc, Great Mazinger, Mazinger Z, Gargantia on the Verdurous Planet, Blade of the Immortal