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Summary: getTERRIFIC
Review: A must-have DVD for robot anime fans. Great opening theme song too. And don't expect it to be a direct continuation from the Getta Robo & Getta Robo G TV series. It's sort of an alternate darker side of the Getta Robo universe so don't let it confuse you. But if you've never seen the TV series, it's a good idea to know a little background history about the main characters. It is assumed that you know who the characters are so there wasn't enough character development in this 13-episode OVA.
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Summary: getTERRIFIC
Review: A must-have DVD for robot anime fans. Great opening theme song too. And don't expect it to be a direct continuation from the Getta Robo & Getta Robo G TV series. It's sort of an alternate darker side of the Getta Robo universe so don't let it confuse you. But if you've never seen the TV series, it's a good idea to know a little background history about the main characters. It is assumed that you know who the characters are so there wasn't enough character development in this 13-episode OVA.
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Summary: getTERRIFIC
Review: A must-have DVD for robot anime fans. Great opening theme song too. And don't expect it to be a direct continuation from the Getta Robo & Getta Robo G TV series. It's sort of an alternate darker side of the Getta Robo universe so don't let it confuse you. But if you've never seen the TV series, it's a good idea to know a little background history about the main characters. It is assumed that you know who the characters are so there wasn't enough character development in this 13-episode OVA.
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Summary: 70's Mecha Lives on!
Review: Back in the 1970's, Go Nagai made a couple of giant robot series including Getter Robo and Getter Robo G. Then, in the 1990's, he went back to all his original series from the 70's and turned them into warped anime with cursing, nudity and plenty of violents. Getter Robo Armageddon is no exception.The story takes off right after the Moon Wars (which was originally a CD drama). The three original Getter pilots have all disolved, but a new group of Invaders come back to Earth and now it's up to Ryoma, Hayato and Musashi to combat them, while at the same time fighting their mentor, Dr. Saotome. The easiest way to describe the story is just wierd and violent. Most of the stuff in these 13 episodes don't make any sense at all, but, frankly, it doesn't have to. 70's mecha shows didn't have to make a lot of sense and they did fine. Getter Robo Armageddon trully understands what 70's giant robot shows were all about before Gundam rolled along. The animation is smooth and very vivid and the soundtrack is done perfectly featuring some nice guitar. Action-wise, you should be pretty impressed with Getter Robo. There is always atleast two kick-butt fights an episodes. In fact, the last episode is nothing but action. The best part about all this is that it never gets boring. It's always insane and intense no matter how many times you watch it. ADV took great care into bringing this series to the US. There are a lot of good extras on the discs including textless openings and closings, LD covers and inserts, production sketches and interviews with the dub cast. It looks like the guys at ADV had a lot of fun working on it. And when the fans are having fun and the guys who work on it are having fun, you've got a perfect title. So should you buy it? If your a mecha fan, yes. If you like tons of action, yes. However, if you want a well told story with lots of character development, look somewhere else. This ain't no Gundam. Overall, Getter Robo is the mecha fan's ultimate anime. Especially to those who were big fans of the original 1970's series.
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Summary: GO GETTER !!!
Review: Before purchasing this power pack I was a Getter Robo virgin, I had never seen an episode. I had only seen the ADV preview, and read the reviews found on Amazon. I was willing and able, it was time for some Getter action! Day 1: My Power Pack arrived in the mail and I watched the first episode, I was confused and felt like I was missing a huge plotline. Day 2: Episode 2 was exciting and I liked the animation, but I still felt lost in plot details missing from the previous series. Day 3: All notions of loss of plot went out of the window, as I watched the remaining 11 episodes back-to-back. Plot lines began to be explained. They began yelling "GO GETTER TOMMAHAWK!" and other weapons of their choice. The excitement levels grew. By the final disc of 3 episodes I was yelling "GO GETTER RAY!" with them. It is not the most menatlly demanding anime, but is very visually intense. I was very impressed by my Getter Robo experience, and would recommend this to mecha fans. Be warned there is a lot of violence, although of the monster/fantasy variety, lots of chopping up, exploding heads etc.. It has a suggested rating of 15+ so be careful of young kids watching this. For those who crave action which never lets up this is for you!
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Summary: Fight. Flashback. Exposition. Repeat.
Review: If there's one thing that must be said about Getter Robo, it's that this show moves. If not for the fact that you can hear the audio, you'd think you were watching on fast forward. Fight, flashback, fight in flashback, fight now, rush to save someone, fight, non-sensical explanation, fight. That's about how this show goes. But is it bad? Not really. It's quite retro, with the robots and character designs straight out of the 70s. It's clearly the sequel to an older series from that era, and the source of some of its incoherence is the expectation that the viewer has seen that show (I haven't and would have been scratching my head if the show left enough time to ponder over things). There is one issue I had: the English dub is probably the worst ADV dub I've heard in a while. The characters yell all the time, and more than a few have particularly annoying voices. It all eventually blends into the show, so as to become almost (but not quite) unnoticeable--if you were rushing around this much, you'd probably yell all the time, too. Despite its problems, the dub's not really the reason for my 3 star rating. Ultimately, the lack of coherence is what prevents this from being a great, or even particularly good, show. Getter Robo does achieve its obvious goal: action. It doesn't do *anything* else at all--it doesn't even try. If all that hasn't scared you off, the version I'm reviewing, the Power Pack, contains all 4 DVDs at a hefty discount, so Getter Robo is a good value if you appreciate pure, inexplicable action.
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Summary: Fight. Flashback. Exposition. Repeat.
Review: If there's one thing that must be said about Getter Robo, it's that this show moves. If not for the fact that you can hear the audio, you'd think you were watching on fast forward. Fight, flashback, fight in flashback, fight now, rush to save someone, fight, non-sensical explanation, fight. That's about how this show goes. But is it bad? Not really. It's quite retro, with the robots and character designs straight out of the 70s. It's clearly the sequel to an older series from that era, and the source of some of its incoherence is the expectation that the viewer has seen that show (I haven't and would have been scratching my head if the show left enough time to ponder over things). There is one issue I had: the English dub is probably the worst ADV dub I've heard in a while. The characters yell all the time, and more than a few have particularly annoying voices. It all eventually blends into the show, so as to become almost (but not quite) unnoticeable--if you were rushing around this much, you'd probably yell all the time, too. Despite its problems, the dub's not really the reason for my 3 star rating. Ultimately, the lack of coherence is what prevents this from being a great, or even particularly good, show. Getter Robo does achieve its obvious goal: action. It doesn't do *anything* else at all--it doesn't even try. If all that hasn't scared you off, the version I'm reviewing, the Power Pack, contains all 4 DVDs at a hefty discount, so Getter Robo is a good value if you appreciate pure, inexplicable action.
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Summary: Physics? We don't need no stinking physics......
Review: OK, first of all, this movie is really only for fans of giant robots, and definitely NOT FOR CHILDREN. This is not Gundam Wing!! The cast isn't really all that well developed, and apparently leans heavily on you knowing them from the original series.
However, if you liked the old "Force Five" cartoons as a kid, then this will be right up your alley. The action is incredible, and the new Shin Getters are soooooo phat. The story is really hard to follow, but I get the impression that it's not because of the dub. The visual style may freak you out a bit at first as it has a definite retro feel, but I found myself loving it by the end of the series. The interviews with the voice actors are a nice touch as well. In short, just sit back, and enjoy the chaos!
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Summary: Physics? We don't need no stinking physics......
Review: OK, first of all, this movie is really only for fans of giant robots, and definitely NOT FOR CHILDREN. This is not Gundam Wing!! The cast isn't really all that well developed, and apparently leans heavily on you knowing them from the original series.
However, if you liked the old "Force Five" cartoons as a kid, then this will be right up your alley. The action is incredible, and the new Shin Getters are soooooo phat. The story is really hard to follow, but I get the impression that it's not because of the dub. The visual style may freak you out a bit at first as it has a definite retro feel, but I found myself loving it by the end of the series. The interviews with the voice actors are a nice touch as well. In short, just sit back, and enjoy the chaos!
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