English Dub Review: Getter Robo Arc “The Getter Coalition”

Overview:

Kamui does his best to get Takuma and Baku through greeting the Saurian Emperor. Who later offers Kamui the chance to become Emperor himself as long as he follows through on his mission. Meanwhile, the Shin Getter is wreaking havoc on some invaders.

Our Take:

This show is starting to get a little confusing for a first-timer now. A lot of names, races, and robots are getting dropped and it feels like I should know who they are. I know this is a pretty big and beloved franchise but it’s getting a bit hard to follow. It’s still interesting though so that’s good. Just feel like I’m missing out on some stuff.

I really hope Kamui doesn’t betray everyone. He’s half-Saurian and it does seem like his mother is being held as a form of blackmail. Even though she’s okay and that’s not mentioned that is just the vibe I’m picking up. Plus being offered the leadership of your race would be a hard thing to turn down. But if there is anything I know about anime it’s that the power of friendship might have something to say about that.

The Saurians have entered a temporary armistice with the humans to fight back the invaders. Since they share the same planet it only makes sense. This is where I feel having some knowledge of the past series would be helpful. I think this would be a pretty big moment. It feels like I skipped all of Vegeta being a villain and just get to see him as a hero in Dragonball Z which is a pretty big disservice to his character. Hopefully, it’s not on that level of disrespect.

I think I might look into some of the past stuff for this show. I don’t mean it to sound like a knock against it (but in some ways I suppose it is) I just think the world is interesting and want to understand it a little better. I am definitely excited to see where it goes from here and I am looking forward to next week.