Manga like Getter Robo

What is Getter Robo about?

Status: Finished

The first Getter Robo series chronologically. Published 15 years before the rest of the manga, Getter Robo pioneered the idea of the combining and transforming robot.

Millions of years ago, the dinosaurs were driven deep underground due to the sudden arrival of "Getter Rays" on Earth. After evolving into sentient beings, they grew bitter and vengeful at the humans who replaced them on the surface and began plotting their attack on humanity.

Fighting against them is Getter Robo, a machine built by Professor Saotome which uses the mysterious Getter Rays as its power source. Piloting it are three strong-willed young men - the violent martial artist Nagare Ryoma, the psychopathic yet highly intelligent revolutionary Jin Hayato, and the hot-blooded Judo master Tomoe Musashi. Each controls one of three specially designed combat jets which can be combined together in different forms to form three different kinds of giant robots: the flying, axe-wielding Getter-1, the quick, drill-wielding Getter-2, and the tough, tank-like Getter-3.

Tags: Super Robot , Kaiju , Dinosaurs , Body Horror , Amnesia , Gore , Shounen , Martial Arts , Demons , Delinquents , Episodic , Eco-Horror , Guns , Natural Disaster , Male Protagonist , Heterosexual , War , Space Opera
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Here is a list of Manga similar to Getter Robo

Mazinger Z

Mazinger Z

Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Comedy , Mecha , Sci-Fi

One of the first Super Robot manga and the one that introduced most of the traits of the Mecha genre. Constructed with the Super-Alloy Z, Mazinger was built by Professor Juzo Kabuto as a weapon against the Mechanical Beasts of the evil Dr. Hell. Koji Kabuto, the grandson of Professor Kabuto, becomes the pilot of Mazinger Z when his grandfather is killed, and battles from there on against Dr. Hell and his allies. This is the first series that introduced the concept of a pilot inside a Mecha, which all series from then on have followed.

Tags: Super Robot , Shounen , Robots , Male Protagonist , Gore , Episodic , Motorcycles , Dullahan , Cyborg , Nudity , Meta , Dissociative Identities , Advertisement
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Devilman

Devilman

Also known as Devilman.

Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Drama , Fantasy , Horror

Hordes of demons, once thought entombed forever in the underworld, have now returned to Earth. Evil and corruption begin to seep into our world, as demons seize human hosts. Mankind’s only hope for salvation is to use the demons’ power against them–and only a pure-hearted man like Fudo Akira can do so without losing his humanity. Once little more than a crybaby, Akira now wields the terrible power of a devil, yet holds the innocent soul of a man–Devilman!



Tags: Cosmic Horror , Demons , Tragedy , Gore , War , Male Protagonist , Urban Fantasy , Survival , Body Horror , Henshin , Angels , Kaiju , Nudity , Shounen , Time Loop , Amnesia , Heterosexual , LGBTQ+ Themes , Time Skip , Drugs , Boys' Love
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Great Mazinger

Great Mazinger

Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Ecchi , Mecha , Sci-Fi

Continuation of the successful manga and anime series Mazinger Z, Great Mazinger starts after the defeat of Mazinger Z. Tetsuya Tsurugi is the new protagonist, piloting the powerful Great Mazinger, a creation of the once thought dead Kenzo Kabuto, the father of Koji Kabuto. This time the enemy is the Mycene Empire and its powerful robots.

Tags: Super Robot , Shounen
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Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann

Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann

Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Comedy , Mecha , Romance

In their closed-off underground village, Kamina and Simon chafe at the limits imposed by the village elder. Yet all this will change, when Simon stumbles across a fantastic device - just as the village's peace is broken by a violent intrusion.

Tags: Shounen , Space , Space Opera , Tragedy
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King of Braves GaoGaiGar FINAL the COMIC

King of Braves GaoGaiGar FINAL the COMIC

Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Mecha , Sci-Fi

GaoGaiGar Number 43.5: Wings of Light and Darkness
This particular story was also known as "Super Dreadnought Battleship J-Ark" (Chou Dokyuu Senkan J-Ark)

FINAL.00: Evoluder Guy



Tags: Super Robot , Shounen
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UFO Robo Grendizer

UFO Robo Grendizer

Status: Finished
Genres: Mecha , Sci-Fi

A short manga version of the UFO Robo Grendizer anime. Released along the anime series, UFO Robot Grendizer follows the adventures of Duke Fleed, the Prince of Planet Fleed, whom disguised as Daisuke, a farm worker, fights against the forces that destroyed his planet, the Vegan Empire, also the creators of Grendizer that Duke stole to fight them. While not originaly considered part of the Mazinger series, Koji Kabuto and the Mazinger mechas appear in this series, making it sort of a sequel. Grendizer introduced the concept of a transformable Robot and a space Mecha, concepts that were later taken into other mecha series. It was extremely popular in Japan, Canada, France, Italy and the Arab World and has a strong following in those countries even today. (mangaupdates.com)

Tags: Shounen , Super Robot , Aliens , Space Opera , Revenge , Gore , Kaiju , Space
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Getter Robo Anthology: Shinka no Ishi

Getter Robo Anthology: Shinka no Ishi

Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Mecha

Different stories involving the Getter Robo universe, illustrated by various guest artists. Stories included:

Last 10 Seconds of the Universe by Eiichi Shimizu and Tomohiro Shimoguchi
The End Point by Naoto Tsushima
The Girl From the Dinosaur Empire by Go Nagai
Will of the Universe by Masakazu Ooi
Hayato and Ryou by Masayuki Fujihara
Getter Robo Go page spread by Hiroyuki Imaishi
「Quo vadis?」 Musashi Tomoe's Last Second by Nozomu Tamaki

Tags: Anthology , Dinosaurs , Time Manipulation , Time Skip , Gods , Cosmic Horror , Space Opera , Monster Girl , Gore
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Daikuu Maryuu Gaiking

Daikuu Maryuu Gaiking

Status: Finished
Genres: Mecha



Tags: Shounen
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Seiten Taisen Flieder Bug

Seiten Taisen Flieder Bug

Status: Finished
Genres: Mecha , Sci-Fi

Energy crisis, scarcity of resources, etc. Leads to its only logical conclusion: war between east and west.

Tags: Super Robot , War , Military , Post-Apocalyptic , Shounen , Aliens , Gods
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Neon Genesis Evangelion

Shin Seiki Evangelion

Also known as Neon Genesis Evangelion.

Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Drama , Mecha , Mystery , Psychological , Sci-Fi

In 2015, the "Angels" have returned, and Shinji Ikari, a fourteen year-old child of the new Earth, is forced by his father Gendo--commander of the secret organization NERV--to pilot the monstrous biomechanical weapon called "Evangelion" to match the Angels' fearsome power...



Tags: Philosophy , Coming of Age , Kaiju , Tragedy , Military , Body Horror , Primarily Teen Cast , Real Robot , Conspiracy , Male Protagonist , Post-Apocalyptic , Denpa , Cosmic Horror , Robots , Super Robot , Tsundere , Angels , Kuudere , Gore , Memory Manipulation , Cyberpunk , Amnesia , Bisexual , Espionage , Guns , School , Urban , Seinen , Nudity , Space , Age Gap , Tokusatsu , Love Triangle , Boys' Love
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