Talk:Getter Robo

Not The First Combining Robot

Although Getter Robo did indeed popularize the concept of robots combining, Osamu Tezuka originated the idea 12 years earlier in the Astro Boy manga story "The Snow Leopard". This was translated into anime form in both the 1960s Astro boy series (also long before Getter Robo) and again in the 1980s Astro Boy series. The original combined robot Tezuka drew up in the 1963 manga story was a rather crude combination, but it was the very first combination after all. I suggest this part of the article be corrected but I'm not sure how much needs to be stated about the Astro Boy story.

A Better Article Structure

Because so many complex divergent lines of story exist built on the getter ray mythos, it would be far better to have a Getter Robo article which covered them all broadly, and then dedicated different sections to different universes (manga, anime, the reboot, the further generations, the radio drama + OVA series, etc). The way that this article mentions the first series prominently and then poorly describes a few others leaves it too weighty at the top and wanting for info at the bottom.

Here is my proposed structure:

Getter Robo (an anime, a manga, the original series)
Getter Robo G (an anime, a manga, a sequel)
Getter Robo Go (an anime, a manga, another sequel)
Shin Getter Robo (an anime OVA series, a sequel to an audio drama series in an alternate universe)
Shin vs Neo Getter Robo (an anime OVA series, a reimagining of Getter Robo Go in an alternate universe)
New Getter Robo (an anime OVA series, a standalone complete reboot of Getter Robo)
Getter Ark (a manga series, a sci-fi future starring a new getter and Ryoma's son)
Getter Robo Hien (a manga, unknown relation to other universes, Hayato appears as an older adult)
Video Games
-Super Robot Wars
-Getter Robo Daikessen!
—Preceding unsigned comment added by 64.26.114.82 (talk) 18:37, 24 March 2008 (UTC)

I believe Getter Robo should presented in its manga form first, as its an actual continuity and provides the basis for every other Getter incarnation. So I propose splitting the article into Manga(a general description of each series, where it fits into the manga timeline, and the year it was made.) and anime/ova.

This way it doesn't seem overwhelming to people unfamiliar with Getter and it gives a solid basis of how the series was started and progressed. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.250.200.137 (talk) 19:14, 9 August 2008 (UTC)

I agree. Getter robo needs a portal page that mentions the manga (the source material, and still running to this day), and then individual/group pages for the TV Shows(Getter Robo, Getter Robo G, New Getter Robo), OVAs (Armageddon), and videogames (links to srw, daikenssen) can have their own pages. This is the best way, because everything is based on the original manga source material, which spans decades and is complex enough and important enough to warrant its place as the "base" article.69.250.117.1 (talk) 17:35, 11 August 2008 (UTC)

Here's an example I wrote up of how I think the Getter Robo article structure and direction of each series description should be: http://mwiki.miotd.com/wiki/Getter_Robo 24.250.200.137 (talk) 23:45, 19 August 2008 (UTC)

At a bare minimum, I think the list of individual series should include the start and end dates for each one. Kouban (talk) 05:13, 22 August 2008 (UTC)

Machine Weights

According to the Japanese Getter Robo page, the weights of the three forms are noted as being 220t, 200t and 250t for Getter 1, 2 and 3 respectively. It also notes that while the weights should be all the same since they're made from the same machines, they are in fact not. Earlier reference in the page point out that when the concept of the anime was still in planning, the initial idea was more transformation-based than the realistic mechanical-changing system that it turned out to be; which might be a possible reason. The English wiki page, however, simply states these weights as all 220t. Could someone clarify the matter? --White Requiem 13:02, 17 October 2007 (UTC)

I don't think the weights are relevant enough to put in the article. This isn't a fanpage. Kouban 03:55, 18 October 2007 (UTC)

Characters

The article talks a lot about the production history and such of the Getter Robo franchise but is awfully lacking in terms of the description of the original series itself and its characters. I'll do what I can to clear that up, but I'm surprised nobody else noticed before now. Gladrius 21:39, 6 November 2006 (UTC)

Number of Getter Robo G episodes?

Getter Robo G says that the series went 39 episodes. This article says it was 50. Which is it? -- Antaeus Feldspar 03:17, 20 October 2005 (UTC)

According to the list that I have, there are actually 51 episodes. I've yet to watch them all, but that's also how many episodes are on the DVD set I have. I think we can state with a fair degree of certainty that there are 51 episodes, and that both articles are in error. I'd like to submit the following link as evidence for that claim.

http://www.honya-town.co.jp/hst/HTDVDdispatch?av_cd=1050118065

That's a site selling Getter Robo on DVD, so I'd guess we can trust it up to a point. -- Soluzar 11:56, 17 September 2006 (UTC)

List of episodes

Is there any point in adding a list of the Japanese episode titles to the page? As far as I know, no summaries exist, but I'm working on some summaries which I could potentially submit at a later date, but my writing style leaves a lot to be desired. I guess someone else with a more than elementary command of Japanese could translate the titles, if I posted them, but I wouldn't want to inflict my efforts on the world. ^_^;;

I'd rather just post the info I have to the talk page and let someone else handle the editing, if that's OK. I'm motivated by a desire to get the information into Wikipedia, but I don't actually enjoy editing pages myself. -- Soluzar 11:56, 17 September 2006 (UTC)

Errors in the section on Shin Getter Robo?

To the best of my knowledge, Shin Getter Robo: The Last Day isn't a sequel to the original, but to the radio Drama (and possible manga series) 'The Moon Wars'. The opening of the series seems to bear this out (it recaps in fighting aliens from the moon, and shows 3 fully combined Getter Robo - there was only ever one Getter in the original TV series.--Gunbuster 09:05, 24 December 2005 (UTC)

That's correct as far as I know; the 'recap' at the beginning of the first episode is in complete conflict with the Getter Robo TV series in pretty much every particular, including an origin for the Getter robots that doesn't mention the TV series' conflicts. It's definitely an alternate-universe story. I don't have any firsthand knowledge of 'The Moon Wars,' so I'll leave that detail for someone else. I also changed the parts about 'conflicts' between the OVA and TV series plots, since it's hard to consider them changes if it's not even pretending to be the same continuity. --ShaleZero 00:54, 20 May 2006 (UTC)

Also, usage of the Japanese/American titles of Shin Getter Robo to refer to the show is inconsistent throughout the article. One should be decided upon and used consistently. --68.44.249.97 (talk) 20:02, 13 April 2008 (UTC)

New Getter Robo

The current plot summary is plagarized from the summary at http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=3868 - which I wrote, incidentally. I don't mind the lift much, but it doesn't fit at all with the tone of an encyclopedic article, so I'm rewriting it. --ShaleZero 17:52, 20 May 2006 (UTC)

Other Countries

As it currently stands, this article has a bit of misplaced information regarding Getter's treatment in America and other countries. I think a discrete section should be created for this information. Kouban 02:32, 5 June 2007 (UTC)

Robo Formers

Can anyone confirm how many Robo Formers VHS tapes were released, and whether they all contained Getter Robo G episodes or not? I have two and they both have the Force Five dub with different credit sequences, but I've heard that some of the other Robo Formers tapes were actually dubs of other old Japanese robot animes. It also may be worth mentioning them (albeit extremely briefly) in the entry as another English version, if for nothing else but informational purposes--I've met hardly anyone who realized it was anime, the tapes just lead you to believe it was some domestic Transformers/Go-Bots ripoff fare.

Centurions

Could Getter Robo be an influence on Centurions? Luis Dantas (talk) 13:05, 27 January 2008 (UTC)

Merger

I don't think the New Getter Robo article should be merged into this article. Perhaps if there were an article covering the various Shin Getter OVAs, it would fit there. Kouban (talk) 19:27, 26 February 2008 (UTC)

It makes no sense merge the OVA series articles and the anime\manga articles, they are different things. Still, the New Getter article needs some love Sirtao (talk) 23:19, 6 March 2008 (UTC)

Our MOS calls for them to be covered in one article unless the OVA is significantly different from the anime/manga. AnmaFinotera (talk) 01:23, 7 March 2008 (UTC)

The OVA series of Getter ARE significantly different from the anime and the manga. Sirtao (talk) 20:11, 10 March 2008 (UTC)

Shouldn't be merged, as the OVAs are very different. I really wish people wouldn't try to edit articles about things they know nothing about. Considering the length of time and the consensus here, I'm removing the merge notice. 146.201.133.75 (talk) 23:16, 11 April 2008 (UTC)

Robo or RoboT?

As far as I know, the official spelling is RoboT, as seen in Getter Hien logo. Therefore we should use that spelling. Sirtao (talk) 21:35, 14 April 2008 (UTC)

This is true, but imports of the 90s series use "robo" for some reason. I think wikipedia has some rule about using the US imported nomenclature as the standard (see DBZ pages/character names). I definitely think the page should mention that the Japanese simply use "robot" most of the time.69.250.117.1 (talk) 17:49, 11 August 2008 (UTC)

Official Height?

Does anyone know the size of the New Getter Robos? They seem to be a lot smaller. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Little Miss Desu (talk • contribs) 01:11, 24 June 2008 (UTC)

Ark/āḥ

Is there any official website for this manga, so that the question of which is the correct reading of the title can be put to rest? Kouban (talk) 22:13, 4 August 2008 (UTC)

http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/manga.php?id=6439 The cover can be seen here. As you can see, the sanskrit symbol āḥ is clearly on the cover. The Japanese write it as アーク but it is not pronounced as such. Here is a site on the symbol: http://visiblemantra.org/aah.html —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.250.200.137 (talk) 06:52, 6 August 2008 (UTC)

I think this article needs to be semi-protected against the army of people who keep this pointless edit war going. Kouban (talk) 00:30, 22 January 2009 (UTC)

This line in the article is wrong: "Unfortunately, Ishikawa passed away before Āḥ was finished, thus leaving it incomplete." Super Robot Magazine, the magazine that featured Āḥ, was canceled and that's why the manga ended abruptly. Ishikawa went out to write a few more comics before his death. Look here: http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~wx5h-ktb/kenfo/getter11.html Notice how all three volumes were released by 2004? Ishikawa died in 2006. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.250.197.127 (talk) 18:01, 12 August 2009 (UTC)

DASH

The article states that DASH will start in July 2008. Apart from the obviously correcting this to past tense can anyone confirm this date? I thought the first chapter was in the September Issue of Magazine Z which would have been released in August. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 78.86.105.48 (talk) 00:09, 18 September 2008 (UTC)

Italian

I removed this from the external links:

• (ita) Getter Robot in Anime Mundi

The link did not bring up anything for me and it's indicated as Italian. Ranze (talk) 04:31, 3 March 2013 (UTC)

The page should be manga centric.

There are a lot of mentions of the anime and its adaptations yet there are sections of the manga still missing, the plot has certain details about the media itself which are not relevant to the plot at all, and other parts of the page are not objective but very subjective opinions, it has to be modified to be manga centric.