Getter Robo

Getter Robo
First aizōban volume cover
ゲッターロボ
(Gettā Robo)
GenreSuper robot[1]
Created by
Anime television series
Directed byTomoharu Katsumata
Written byShun'ichi Yukimuro
Music byShunsuke Kikuchi
StudioToei Animation
Original networkFuji TV
Original run April 4, 1974 May 8, 1975
Episodes51
Manga
Written byGo Nagai
Illustrated byKen Ishikawa
Published by
MagazineWeekly Shōnen Sunday
DemographicShōnen
Original runApril 7, 1974August 24, 1975
Volumes6
Anime film
Great Mazinger vs. Getter Robo
Directed byMasayuki Akehi
Written byKeisuke Fujikawa
Music by
StudioToei Animation
ReleasedMarch 21, 1975
Runtime30 minutes
Anime television series
Getter Robo G
Directed by
  • Akinori Orai
  • Osamu Kasai
  • Yasuo Yamaguchi
  • Yoichi Kominato
Written by
  • Susumu Takaku
  • Shozo Uehara
  • Tatsuo Tamura
  • Mitsuru Majima
Music byShunsuke Kikuchi
StudioToei Animation
Original networkFuji TV
Original run May 15, 1975 March 25, 1976
Episodes39
Manga
Shin Getter Robo
Written byKen Ishikawa
Published byFutabasha
MagazineWeekly Manga Action
DemographicShōnen
Original run19961998
Volumes2
Manga
Getter Robo Go
Written byKen Ishikawa
Published by
English publisher
MagazineMonthly Shōnen Captain
DemographicShōnen
Original runFebruary 1991May 1993
Volumes7
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Getter Robo (Japanese: ゲッターロボ, Hepburn: Gettā Robo) is a Japanese mecha media franchise created by Ken Ishikawa and Go Nagai. An anime television series produced by Toei Animation was broadcast on Fuji TV from April 4, 1974, to May 8, 1975, with a total of 51 episodes. The manga was serialized in Shogakukan's Weekly Shōnen Sunday from April 7, 1974, to August 24, 1975,[2] and was compiled in six volumes by Shogakukan and three volumes by Futabasha.

  1. ^ Freisthler, Scott (August 30, 2021). "The History of Getter Robo and What It Influenced". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on October 27, 2022. Retrieved October 27, 2022.
  2. ^ ゲッター・ロボ. Media Arts Database (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Archived from the original on October 27, 2022. Retrieved October 27, 2022.