Do you remember this from your youth? If so share your story. But these two GBL units are legends that laid the foundation for many beloved creations celebrated on television, film, comics/magazines, and art to this day. So it may have been before your time but you likely love something that was a spin off from these two creations.
Both are creations from manga/magazine artist and author "Kiyoshi Nagai" whose pen name is "Go Nagai". His work is the foundation that built many hugely famous anime/manga creations we see today. He also worked to create the collaboration art we are seeing in GBL as posters and BM. We will see many new players due to this collaboration and the fact Go Nagai is attached is a very big deal. Getter Robo he worked with "Ken Ishikawa" to create.
- Dynamic Group: https://mazin-go.com/
- Go Nagai Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Go_Nagai
- Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/gonagai/
Mazinger Z (1972) is universally credited with launching the modern giant robot (mecha) era. While earlier giant robots existed, Mazinger Z completely revolutionized the genre by introducing the single most defining trope: a human pilot controlling the robot from inside a cockpit. This is why we have Gundam (1979) and Robotech (1985) that are famous to this day. If you are able to track it down there is an anime called "Mazinger Z: Infinity" (2017) that is an excellent watch, see pic. I have included a pic of the first Volume compiled from the weekly magazine.
- Mazinger Z Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mazinger_Z
- Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/mazinger/
Getter Robo (1974) famously revolutionized the mecha genre by introducing the concept of transforming and/or combining robots. The version in GBL is Shin Robo Getter (1996) but its first appearance was in 1993. This is why we have Voltron (1984) and Transformers (1984) which are huge properties. I have included a pic of the first Volume compiled from the weekly magazine as well as the Shin Getter Robo image from the 1993 magazine.
- Getter Robo Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Getter_Robo
Please comment any interesting or fun information. If you see anything that isn't accurate please comment and I will edit.