This is literally an anime for those who want to watch robots fight every episode, with the enemy of the week.
Getter Robo is a classic from the 70's produced by Toei Animation, which made many other classics based on the manga by Go Nagai (exemple: Cutey Honey, which is also the enemy of the week).
Since this anime is the formula for the enemy of the week, I don't expect anything more than this, because I know it won't be.
For many, just being the enemy of the week is a defect. Well, I can understand it, because at some point it gets boring to watch, because it is very repetitive. If those who watch it can adapt to the formula, they can enjoy this kind of anime very well, because it has many good episodes.
And you have to take into consideration that it is an anime from 1974. In the 70s it was common anime with this enemy of the week formula.
Since it is a mecha anime, we expect good fights. Well, in Getter Robo there are plenty of fights, and most of them are good and even creative, even if they are limited to the same attacks that the main characters do.
Taking advantage of the fact that there are fights every episode, I can briefly talk about the animation.
The animation is not bad. Yes, it is dated and quite limited because of the budget, which probably wasn't much. Well, the fights don't have static frames, and there is always animation when you need it. You can enjoy it a lot if you just want to see robot fights, considering the standard of the 70s.
The characters in this Getter series are good.
Ryouma in this Getter Robo series is not as "badass" as in others. For example: he is afraid of heights (there is an episode where he does everything to overcome this), and he also has compassion for others.
I want to highlight him in episode 9, where he doesn't let the enemy die because he is not armed. And this is used for a message about a little bit of human nature (of course, we all know it's not quite like that in all cases in real life).
Hayato in this Getter Robo series is still "badass", but not that badass.
He has his background in one episode, and I confess it was unexpected for me, because of his personality.
Musashi in this series is very fearful, but I like the way he is. He is very spiteful (and fearful), but he is a good person.
I honestly don't have much to say about him.
Michiru doesn't get much of a spotlight, because the highlight is Ryouma, Hayato and Musashi piloting the robots and fighting the enemy of the week. Even without much emphasis, I like her.
The other characters are not even worth mentioning.
Well, when I finish watching it, I will edit this review with my final conclusion. So far the anime is ok.
