AIC To Produce an OVA of Classic Super Robot 'Atlanger'

by dtshyk
Nov 28, 2011 5:13 AM | 11 Comments

According to the official blog of Japanese toy company Aoshima Bunka Kyozai, the classic plastic model series "Atlanger" was announced to get an OVA adaptation. The 15 minute long OVA will be released at Comiket 81 in December. The production studio is AIC and the theme song singers are Kushida Akira and Watanabe Michiaki. Part of the OVA was inserted into the OP animation of Ore no Imouto ga Konnani Kawaii Wake ga Nai episode 8.

Atlanger appeared in OreImo episode 8
The original package of the Atlanger model

Atlanger is a plastic model series first released in 1975. It had not been animated but the robot has a perennial popularity among middle aged fans.

Source: Aoshima Bunka Kyozai

Atlanger on MAL

11 Comments Recent Comments

This wings is silly, but overall it's looking good, Getter-alike oldstyle. But it's not serious now, so the anime will be parody or with renewed design of robot.

Dec 2, 2011 4:01 PM by Vla

Oh, wow. That's so outta place in Oreimo. How did I not catch that??

Nov 30, 2011 8:54 AM by Forest-kun

Finly a good old super Robot again with aniki sing the OP hopfully

Nov 28, 2011 1:06 PM by DateYutaka

i like robot or gundam anime if it's interesting i'll watch it

Nov 28, 2011 8:09 AM by Mr_Gutts

How do you make an OVA about a Grendizer knock-off?

Nov 28, 2011 7:42 AM by starseeker

Yes, the robot totally looks like a shameless Mazinger rip-off.

Nov 28, 2011 7:39 AM by Nanaca

a shield without a sword ?
it's Captain America the robot ^_^

it looks really close to mazinger( just remove the bird on chest and take out the wings on it's head)

Nov 28, 2011 7:24 AM by Game_Master

Oh that thing but why would they want to do this?

Nov 28, 2011 7:04 AM by tkmeta

Interesting

Nov 28, 2011 5:59 AM by tsubasalover

Atlanger looks funny.

Nov 28, 2011 5:47 AM by AlexSadist-sama

i see what they did there.

Nov 28, 2011 5:46 AM by struden