Change!! Getter Robo: Sekai Saigo no Hi

Getter Robo: Armageddon or Shin Getter Robo: The Last Day; Change!! Or Getter Robo: The Final Days of the World; or just Shin Getter Robo , is a Super Robot OVA from 90'S it's animation holds up pretty well , the characters are great , Ryoma is the best part , and of course the first episodes were done by a different director than the other episodes , the plot is the invaders alien race plan to control earth but the Getter Gang won't let them , the show is a blast from episode one to the last episode ... , pros the animation and characters, cons the plot is way different from episode 4 onwards, and it's never explained stuff like at all

I watched this when this first came out in the ate 90s. I never watched Getter Go so this was my first Getter series since G, as a fan I was ecstatic.

While I was new to learning Japanese at the time, the only part of this I didn't enjoy was the story it was very convoluted mainly because I was a reimaging including a imaging of GO. The OG characters were great especially Ryoma and Jin, the twist on Satome was also good but I just could connect with some of the newer characters.

The art design and anime were top notch then and still ... are by todays standards. SHIN Getter and Dragon are my favorite getter designs for a Mecha.

I own the soundtrack that's how good the music is. JAM project really come into prominence with HEATS one of the best OP themes for any anime let alone late 90s.

Its a great take on Getter, doesn't follow the manga that well but probably the best Getter entries.

Getter Robo Sekai Saigo no Hi (or Getter Robo Armageddon as it's usually called) is not a show that just anyone can hop in and enjoy. The only people who are going to find any true merit here and not write the show off as an absolute mess are people who are die-hard mecha fans and are an absolute sucker for hot-blooded mecha action with all the staples: yelling at the top of your lungs, announcing all of your attacks for an inane amount of time, gritty and angular character designs, yelling, exhilarating action sequences, transforming, combining, and more yelling.

The story isn't exactly nonsense, ... but it certainly seems that way given how poor of a job the show presents its plot points. Not visually, mind you: the animation of Getter Robo Armageddon is some of the best mecha action around, with every big moment having tons of great shots and ceaselessly detailed and dynamic movements, but story-wise presents its sequence of events clumsily at best, and plain not at all at worst. The writing is hyperbolic and juvenile, the acting is stilted and awkward save for a few characters, and it can be a bit of a chore to get through if you are a viewer who is actively trying to get interested in the story, and for this show that would be a mistake. Anime is a visual medium, and while your story is generally what should be the focus, and is where a lot of the deeper appreciation for any visual medium comes from, visuals are important too- doubly so since they are a method of storytelling on their own. This statement doesn't apply too well to Getter Robo Armageddon however, since it's a half and half series, one half being all of the cool shit: the character and setting design, creature effects, combination and transforming effects, mech action and battle scenes, and the adrenaline-fueled triumphant super robot schlock that mecha enthusiasts like me lap up, and the other half: the difficult to follow story, the confusing storyline decisions, poorly developed science and internal logic, poorly developed antagonists, the 1 dimensional side characters, etc., and whether or not this slapdash and clumsy approach to the show is a deal breaker for you really depends on your own preferences- are you someone who wants a compelling story AND gorgeous animation 100% of the time? Are you someone who is willing to overlook the bad aspects and focus on the good? Are you someone who goes into everything with 0 expectations? Whatever kind of viewer you are (and mind you none is better than the other) Getter Robo Armageddon is a show that will take some effort to find the good in. Even I, a trash-brain orangutan of a man who loves mecha to my dying breath 10 times more than any other anime subgenre had a rough time getting to the nuggets of gold that were in this show.

The soundtrack is absolute god tier and if you never give this show a watch at the very VERY least listen to the OST. Some of mecha's most hype orchestral arrangements combined with some disco and funk instrumentation for some of the battle tracks, and you have a diverse and stylish OST that is up there with some of the best mecha anime have to offer.

Getter Robo Armageddon is the definition of a 5/10: infinite technical competency, legendary shots and frames, influential to some of modern anime's true masterpieces, but narratively sloppy, lacking in compelling characters, repetitive, and difficult to sit through if you're not partial to mecha. I'm giving it a 6 because yes I AM a chimp and I like this show a smidge more than most people. Appreciate you reading this far.