Series synopsis
New Getter Robo, also known as 新ゲッターロボ is a Japanese animation action & adventure sci-fi & fantasy television series that premiered on April 9, 2004. It ended on September 10, 2004. It was created by Go Nagai, Ken Ishikawa. It stars Hideo Ishikawa, Naoya Uchida, Kiyoyuki Yanada and Kinryu Arimoto.
Humanity is under attack by demonic creatures called Oni. Unable to fight back by any other means, the scientist Dr. Saotome creates a series of giant robots that harness the mysterious power of Getter Rays, giving them the strength necessary to fight the Oni. The strongest of these is Getter Robo, and Saotome must enlist three very different men to pilot it - martial artist Ryoma Nagare, criminal leader Hayato Jin, and monk Benkei Musashibou. Together, the Getter Team fights to end the Oni mena ...
Premise
Humanity is under attack by demonic creatures called Oni. Unable to fight back by any other means, the scientist Dr. Saotome creates a series of giant robots that harness the mysterious power of Getter Rays, giving them the strength necessary to fight the Oni. The strongest of these is Getter Robo, and Saotome must enlist three very different men to pilot it - martial artist Ryoma Nagare, criminal leader Hayato Jin, and monk Benkei Musashibou. Together, the Getter Team fights to end the Oni menace forever.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Hideo Ishikawa as Ryoma Nagare (voice)
- Naoya Uchida as Hayato Jin (voice)
- Kiyoyuki Yanada as Benkei Musashibo (voice)
- Kinryu Arimoto as Professor Saotome (voice)
- Takehito Koyasu as Seimei Abe (voice)
- Takako Honda as Michiru Saotome (voice)
Episodes
This series spans 1 season with 13 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 13 | April 9, 2004 | September 10, 2004 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Ryoma Joins Dr. Saotome recruits the first Getter pilot a young martial artist by the name of Ryoma Nagare. |
April 9, 2004 |
| 2 |
Hayato is Coming Dr. Saotome and Ryoma atempt to recruit the second Getter pilot Hayato Jin the leader of a criminal gang. |
April 9, 2004 |
| 3 |
Benkei Musashibou The Oni attack monastery leaving oly one survivor a monk named Benkei Musashibou. Dr. Saotome belives Benkei to be the third Getter pilot. |
May 14, 2004 |
Production
Release
| First aired | April 9, 2004 |
|---|---|
| Last aired | September 10, 2004 |
| Runtime | 24 minutes |
| Status | Ended |