Getter Robo Arc on April 9 revealed a new trailer and key visual for its anime adaptation, announcing its release date - the cast and staff were detailed as well - Getter Robo is back in animation for the joy of young and old mecha fans around the world.
Getter Robot Arc anime release date, cast
The anime adaptation of Getter Robo Arc has been confirmed to be a TV series, and will start airing starting July 2021.
Next, here's the cast revealed so far. First we have the new Getter Team pilots: Yuuma Uchida will voice protagonist Takuma Nagare. Arihiro Mukaino will voice Kamui Sho from the Dinosaur Empire. And Kazuhiro Sunseki will voice Baku Yamagishi.
Naoya Uchida, who voiced Hayato Jin in the Getter Robo Armageddon 1998 OVAs, will reprise the role.
As several Japanese fans noted on Twitter, it's fun to mention the Mecha Musume series Robot Girls Z featured Gecchan, the girl version of Getter Robo, voiced by Maaya Uchida; The big sister of Yuuma Uchida.
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Getter Robo Arc staff, trailer, key visual
- Director: Jun Kawagoe
- Planning: Dynamic Planning
- Original Work: Ken Ishikawa, Go Nagai
- Series Composition, Scripts: Tadashi Hayakawa
- Character Concept: Kazuya Hoshi
- Character Design: Hideyuki Motohashi
- Music: Yoshichika Kuriyama, Shiho Terada
- Robot Concept Design: Toshiyuki Horii
- Prop and Mechanical Design: Goichi Iwahata, Yasuhiro Moriki, Noritaka Suzuki
- Art Director: Daisuke Negishi
- Background Art: Katsuhisa Takiguchi
- CGI Director and CG Design: Yuichi Goto
- Sound Director: Toru Nakano
- Music Production: Lantis
The new trailer features the JAM Project song Storm 2021, a remake of the theme song of the Shin Getter Robo vs Neo Getter Robo OVA from 2000.
Getter Robo Arc is the final part of the original Getter Robo series of manga. The story takes place in a post-apocalyptic earth, with Hayato Jin leading the Saotome Research Institure. It features a new Getter Robo team, piloting the titular Getter Robo Arc, a stable version of Shin Getter.
It's important to note that Ken Ishikawa, the original author of Getter Robo with Go Nagai, passed away on November 15, 2006, aged 58. Getter Robo Arc was started in 2002, but was left unfinished. It'll be interesting to see how the anime adaptation deals with that, and if we'll get an exclusive continuation and ending. Several stories have already brought ther own part to the puzzle, such as the Getter Robo Devolution manga.
A special talk show stream is also coming April 17. Bandai Spirits also simultaneously announced a new HG of Getter Robo Arc. Additional details will be coming through the Getter Robo Arc official Twitter.