Getter Robo Arc

Getter Robo Arc is a faithful adaptation of the manga by the same name.
The animations isn't that great but the show deserves a chance.
It tells the story of humans and dinosaur people working together to fight an alien civilization to save the Earth but one of them realized that they can't co-exist as long as Getter posing a threat to the entire universe.

Pros:
- Faithful to the manga
- The added backstory and lore segments were nice, which weren't in the manga
- Black Shin Tarak and the new getters that appeared were hype as fuck
- Seeing animated segments from Go and Shin mangas were great
- Using old ... songs is a nostalgia ride
- (Hopefully) revived the interest of Getter Robo and classic mecha genre so we might get more anime in the future
- Overall fun to watch

Cons:
- You need to read 4 mangas (Getter Robo, GR G, GR Go, Shin GR) before watching this (5 if you include its base material, Getter Arc manga) so it's not accessible for newcomers
- Some characters didn't get much story and development
- left too much for desire. e.g a certain Getter appeared again but we still don't to know much about it
- We didn't get to see the climax of the battle that happened in the end of the manga. the ending got abrupted in both the manga and the anime for some reason.
- The animation is rough and really terrible in some scenes but It was manageable to watch
- The ending will leave you with so many questions but maybe it's for a 2nd season

Overall: 8/10
It's a treat for Getter fans (especially the manga readers). Those however who only watched the 70s shows or the OVAs might be either super confused or disappointed as Arc have different art and style.

If you are new to getter, then most likely you won't be able to enjoy this. If it still tickles your interest, read the mangas then watch Getter Arc.

Getter Robo Arc is based on the last chapter in the Getter Robo Saga by Ken Ishikawa. It is an adaptation of the manga of the same name into Anime form, keeping the aesthetics and character designs as close as possible to the Manga, making it the most faithful Anime adaptation of Getter Robo. Jun Kawagoe and BeeMedia have made a show for Getter Robo fans, and offer a conclusion to the Getter Robo saga.

The first thing you need to know about Getter Robo Arc anime, it's not for people who have never seen Getter Robo, You will need to read the manga in ... this order to understand the anime.

Getter Robo (1974)
Getter Robo G (1975)
Getter Robo Go (1991)
Shin Getter Robo (1996)
Getter Robo Arc (2002)



If you're looking to start with Getter Robo, Read the mangas or watch rather of the previous OVA such as Getter Robo: Armageddon, New Getter Robo, and Shin Getter Robo vs Neo Getter Robo which don't require you to know much about the franchise.






You see, much like Kentaro Muira, Ken Ishikawa could not finish the original story and it was left in a Cliffhanger, the anime does offer a satisfactory ending, but more on that later on in this review.

Now let's talk about the Pros and Cons of this show starting with its faithful adaptation to the manga and brand new additions. The animation style was purposely made in Ken Ishikawa's style, some people may be thrown off by this, but overall it's well done and captures perfectly a lot of the manga moments. The staff did a fantastic job adding to the story without hurting its main narrative, the voice acting in both Dub and original Japanese were phenomenal. The dub was well done and added some spice into the dialog as well. The overall care and respect for the source material can be felt throughout this show. The musical arrangements of classic songs add, even more, injecting you with more serotonin and nostalgia at the same time, as to be expected from Jam Project. Character development was improved over the manga, for certain characters like Hayato, Takuma, Kamui, and not so much for others.

But like everything else nothing is perfect, the show does suffer from some animation inconsistencies and poorly done storyboards in the first 3 episodes afterward it becomes more consistent and where I thought that the CGI/3D mech would feel out of place, they did a great job with the tone, shading, and lightning effects of the CGI animation so it doesn't look out of place. Another con was the use of video game-like sound effects, clearly taken from Super Robot Wars, it just didn't felt good and some scenes felt flat because of this.



**** SPOILERS ****

It gives us the same conclusion as the manga, Getter Dragon shows up in its evolved form, The Saint Dragon, after the ending credits we get a bonus scene where we travel to Mars, here we see Takuma, Baku freeing Kamui from jail, giving us an indication that with the help of Saint Dragon, they defeated Bug and Kamui. Now on Mars, they need Kamui's help and together they will now carve a brand new future, the scene ends with Getter Robo Arc Fighting, a new form that Shin getter has taken, which will eventually lead to Getter Emperor.


As a long-time fan of Getter Robo, the anime did what it was set out to do. Give us a conclusion to the Getter Robo saga, and the form that it did was an open ending where Takuma, Kamui, and Baku will carve a new future. Will there be a sequel? Who knows but as a fan I am content and pleased with the ending.


Final Rating : 8 out of 10

This is a Nightmare for Getter Fans
Original story from Go Nagai and Opening song and Ending song is the best part of this series. But Art of Getter Arc every ep. is pathetic like a burning work. The plot that should end in the manga But the staff put in the end credit that made the story more confusing than before. This is the most disappointing and worst series in the Getter franchise in terms of art and story. Even 3D works don't look as beautiful as they should be. Many points are quite strange in 3D models. Some scenes where 3D models are supposed ... to look good don't look good. Only the key scenes work well with the visuals and 3D models. But the part that really needs to be seen is the soundtrack for both op and ed. which is the best part of the series