Getter Robo

Getter Robo
First aizōban volume cover
ゲッターロボ
(Gettā Robo)
GenreSuper robot
Created by
Anime television series
Directed byTomoharu Katsumata
Written byShun'ichi Yukimuro
Music byShunsuke Kikuchi
StudioToei Animation
Original networkFNS (Fuji TV)
Original run April 4, 1974 – May 8, 1975
Episodes51
Manga
Written byGo Nagai
Illustrated byKen Ishikawa
Published by
MagazineWeekly Shōnen Sunday
Original runApril 7, 1974 – August 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
Manga
Shin Getter Robo
Written byKen Ishikawa
Published byFutabasha
MagazineWeekly Manga Action
Original run1996 – 1998
Volumes2

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, and was compiled in six volumes by Shogakukan and three volumes by Futabasha.