Shin Getter Robo VS. Neo Getter Robo

PG-13 anime
This was done back in 2000, but is finally seeing a U.S. 2013 release. This OVA adapts more from the manga and not from Go Nagai's animation efforts. You'll see Getter Robo, in the beginning. You'll then see Neo Getter Robo, and then see why Shin Getter Robo has to be used. Also, Shin Getter Robo VS Neo Getter Robo is not set in the Getter Robo anime continuity.

If you've watched any unedited Getter Robo anime, then you know that it's an instant PG-13 rating. Like any of the Mazinger animes or the unedited Go Lion anime, the battle scenes are pretty violent and graphic. The only tame parts of the battles are when the Getter Robo prototypes are melted down.

I found the incorporation of Jack King and Mary King, who pilot Texas Mack and Hat Machine quite annoying! It must be funny to a Japanese person to hear a mix of English with Japanese, but I found the English-Japanese speaking unbearable to listen to! You might was well blank out their speaking parts...

Not Enough High Power, Man!
Five years ago, the Getter Robo put to rest the evil plans of the Dinosaur Empire. Now, they've returned and a new team is formed to fight them. But, is it enough? Or will a weapon from the past be mankind's biggest chance for survival.

Shin Getter Robo vs. Neo Getter Robo is the second of three OVAs made based on the Getter Robo franchise (following Getter Robo Armageddon and followed by New Getter Robo), but it wasn't until recently that the series finally crossed over to the States, giving everyone a chance to see all three OVAs based off of the first combining giant robot. The series is amazingly short - 4 30-minute episodes compared to the 13 in Armageddon and New. Thus, the series blazes across all of its major points in record time - introducing the first titular robot (Neo Getter), introducing the ham-tacular Jack King (and his sister, Mary, and their robot, the Texas Mack), bringing in the second titular robot (Shin Getter), and the big final battle. If you were...



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