"I'm Not Fat! I'm Big Boned!!!"

It's all about Mazinger. At least that's what it appears to be in the super robot "hierarchy." He's very important in the history of robots, anime, manga, and toys. No denying that. However he's not my number one favorite. He's in my top five somewhere but not my fav. That honor goes to the Ken Ishikawa/Go Nagai creation, the historic Getter Robo (it was the first gatai Super robot). More specifically my favorite, is the Getter Robo 01 from the "CHANGE!! Shin Getter Robo" OVA from 1998.

The Getter from the OVA has a modern yet retro look to it. Mainly in a time of really buff or sleek looking robots, the getter is unique because he's fat (some might call him retro, which he is, but make no mistake; his lima bean body won't be confused with the buff and muscular mecha bodies like Shin Getter or Mazingkaiser). He's this portly looking horned robot that can kick your ass.

That I like.

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