From what I can gather, over the years, Getter Robo has had many re-incarnations. So many that I get quite lost wondering how everything may connect or even if the stories do connect. With all that being said, I will just talk about the toy I am reviewing today and not its background......

The Battleship Arcadia was a popular cartoon series, captained by the Space Pirate Captain Harlock and ingrained in all our hearts.

In the world of scifi fandom, there're the ship-lovers. Most folks who partake in this particular fetish get down with popular icons like the USS Enterprise from Star Trek or the Star Destroyers from Star Wars. On the more Japanese side, the Space Battleship Yamato or SDF-1 Macross are a common favorites. Me? I'll take the Gotengo over those ships any day!

From "Change! Getter Robo: Sekai Saigo no Hi" (a.k.a. "Getter Robo Armageddon")

The damaged Getter 1 replicates the final scene in the OVA and Manga, where the Getter Core is ripped out and exposed! This is a limited edition, EXCLUSIVE item from Anime-Export.

THUNDERBIRDS...are go! Thunderbird 2 is made of die cast and high quality plastic manufactured by Aoshima. It is has nice paint works, metal stilt legs, and removable container car.

Shin Getter 2 (Anime-Export Weathered Version) improves on an already fantastic piece.

Terminator 2 Judgment Day - 1/6 Scale T-800 made by Aoshima; and like its ventures into Thunderbirds and Getter Robo, the Chogokin is well crafted and full of die cast.

The Neo Getter 1 Black Version is an Anime-Export Exclusive item - they brought a toy to life that Aoshima never produced. It's a great piece of gokin, and it GLOWS IN THE DARK. Read on, with video.

Part 2 of my Aoshima double-header...straight from HobbyLink Japan, comes the sharp Maser Cannon from the 1966 film, War of the Gargantuas. Note that this is NOT the pricier remote-controlled version Aoshima released later (after I preordered this one! *grumble-grumble*).

Gads...Sanjeev's reviewing an actual Japanese robot toy! ;)

Courtesy of HobbyLink Japan, we bring you Aoshima/Miracle House's Shin Getter 2!

It’s taken nearly 30 years for an accurate, high quality, readily available representation of this vessel to be released, and boy, it was worth the wait.

Besides it's massive size, I'm immediately drawn to the fact that it is a diecast version of a villain character.

One of the most intriguing robots from the Shin Getter Robo OVA series has finally made it to toy form. Aoshima brings us the Shin Seki Gokin Black Getter