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I'm Not Fat! I'm Big Boned!!!
by Gatack
September 17, 2007
September 17, 2007
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.
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.
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.
Kaiyodo has done figures of the OVA "fat" Getter in the past (I'm sure he's got an official name but
I've been calling him "the fat Getter" for about a decade, so I'm sticking with that). One as a regular,
unspectacular figure and the next was from their now defunct Robot Museum line. Now Kaiyodo is at
it again with the Revoltech line. Having already done Shin Getter one, two, and three, Kaiyodo took
a stab at doing the popular 1998 OVA Getter. We all knew this would appear eventually; it was only
a matter of when. When seems to be now as finally the Getter has hit the streets.
The sculpting of the fat Getter 01 is perfect, go home.
What, you want more? Fine. Katsuhisa Yamaguchi is, as you know, pretty damn legendary in many
ways. One of those ways is his sculpting ability. He's done everything from Hokuto No Ken (the very
first 200X Raoh and Kenshiro) to the previously mentioned Super Robot Museum line (that's just the
tip of the iceburg). I can say with full confidence that there isn't an sculptor out there whose style is
more suited to sculpt the OVA Getter than Yamaguchi. While I lovingly call him the "fat Getter" he's
quite dynamic. As you can tell by looking at him, the Getter 01 is a very simple design (Hey, he's a
70's super robot; he's not Gaogaigar). The head of the OVA Getter is very interesting since it has a
more alien look to it thanks to several panels that go around its face. As you can tell, the head of the
Getter Revoltech is small, so adding these very important panels is a must (and oddly enough the
70's TV show had the panels in the form of a happy face). The spiked needles for ear/antenna, the
eyes, and (very) minimal panel work are there as well.
The sculpt on the accessories is pretty good. The two Getter Cannons and Getter tomahawks are
very nicely detailed even if they are simple. The Getter Wing (or GETTAAAA WIIIING!!!) is his
edge-torn cape that's sculpted in a dynamic flowing battle weary way.
Overall very good, but it should be considering the simplicity of the design.
I've been calling him "the fat Getter" for about a decade, so I'm sticking with that). One as a regular,
unspectacular figure and the next was from their now defunct Robot Museum line. Now Kaiyodo is at
it again with the Revoltech line. Having already done Shin Getter one, two, and three, Kaiyodo took
a stab at doing the popular 1998 OVA Getter. We all knew this would appear eventually; it was only
a matter of when. When seems to be now as finally the Getter has hit the streets.
The sculpting of the fat Getter 01 is perfect, go home.
What, you want more? Fine. Katsuhisa Yamaguchi is, as you know, pretty damn legendary in many
ways. One of those ways is his sculpting ability. He's done everything from Hokuto No Ken (the very
first 200X Raoh and Kenshiro) to the previously mentioned Super Robot Museum line (that's just the
tip of the iceburg). I can say with full confidence that there isn't an sculptor out there whose style is
more suited to sculpt the OVA Getter than Yamaguchi. While I lovingly call him the "fat Getter" he's
quite dynamic. As you can tell by looking at him, the Getter 01 is a very simple design (Hey, he's a
70's super robot; he's not Gaogaigar). The head of the OVA Getter is very interesting since it has a
more alien look to it thanks to several panels that go around its face. As you can tell, the head of the
Getter Revoltech is small, so adding these very important panels is a must (and oddly enough the
70's TV show had the panels in the form of a happy face). The spiked needles for ear/antenna, the
eyes, and (very) minimal panel work are there as well.
The sculpt on the accessories is pretty good. The two Getter Cannons and Getter tomahawks are
very nicely detailed even if they are simple. The Getter Wing (or GETTAAAA WIIIING!!!) is his
edge-torn cape that's sculpted in a dynamic flowing battle weary way.
Overall very good, but it should be considering the simplicity of the design.
In regards to paint it's essentially it's a two-color scheme (red and white) robot with a little variety thrown in. The head is where the majority of
the detail work should be. The head panels, the color of the panels, the eyes themselves... there is a lot of work that happens there. With the
Getter's small head, a lot of the paint work on the face pretty much amounts to well placed "dots" of paint. Other than that there isn't much
paint on the head. It would have been nice to see his horns painted underneath where there is some sculpting detail. Unfortunately the
quality control was a little sloppy on the body. The line work on the panels has a few smears on it. It may not sound like much but when the
majority of the body is white then the smears become even more noticeable. The paint on the accessories is actually pretty sharp. No
bleeding of any kind and the color hues are very smooth with no scratches at all.
With the Katsuhisa Yamaguchi TRADEMARK Revoltech joints (and they ARE TRADEMARKED) the Getter is able to recreate the poses he
did in the OVA. While others like to "borrow" the Revoltech joints and place them on "modest" looking figures, Kaiyodo keeps the design in
mind when they add specific joints to the figure. Each piece is taken into account in creating the figure which is something Kaiyodo has
obviously done. The Getter can perfectly recreate many of the poses that made it famous (Always a plus; I never liked how certain figures
had lots of joints but weren't able to pull off the important poses they're known for. Take the previous SOTA Street Fighter Line for example.
Sagat is posable, but when the Muay Thai King can't do a Muay Thai knee then what's the point?). Whether it's posing him with his two
cannons or his tomahawks, he can pose very naturally which is one advantage of the Revoltech system. If you've never played with a
Revoltech before it might take some getting used to, but once you get comfortable with it you can really go to the town with him. The only
thing that can make the Getter look bad is if someone has a terrible sense of style.
So thumbs up in the articulation department from me.
the detail work should be. The head panels, the color of the panels, the eyes themselves... there is a lot of work that happens there. With the
Getter's small head, a lot of the paint work on the face pretty much amounts to well placed "dots" of paint. Other than that there isn't much
paint on the head. It would have been nice to see his horns painted underneath where there is some sculpting detail. Unfortunately the
quality control was a little sloppy on the body. The line work on the panels has a few smears on it. It may not sound like much but when the
majority of the body is white then the smears become even more noticeable. The paint on the accessories is actually pretty sharp. No
bleeding of any kind and the color hues are very smooth with no scratches at all.
With the Katsuhisa Yamaguchi TRADEMARK Revoltech joints (and they ARE TRADEMARKED) the Getter is able to recreate the poses he
did in the OVA. While others like to "borrow" the Revoltech joints and place them on "modest" looking figures, Kaiyodo keeps the design in
mind when they add specific joints to the figure. Each piece is taken into account in creating the figure which is something Kaiyodo has
obviously done. The Getter can perfectly recreate many of the poses that made it famous (Always a plus; I never liked how certain figures
had lots of joints but weren't able to pull off the important poses they're known for. Take the previous SOTA Street Fighter Line for example.
Sagat is posable, but when the Muay Thai King can't do a Muay Thai knee then what's the point?). Whether it's posing him with his two
cannons or his tomahawks, he can pose very naturally which is one advantage of the Revoltech system. If you've never played with a
Revoltech before it might take some getting used to, but once you get comfortable with it you can really go to the town with him. The only
thing that can make the Getter look bad is if someone has a terrible sense of style.
So thumbs up in the articulation department from me.
If you've seen the OVA then you know what he comes with weapons-wise: two Getter Tomahawks
and two really big, big guns. With that are a tattered cape, four pairs of hands and your basic
Revoltech stand. I'm not surprised that there is no Getter Beam. The Shin Getter Revoltech
(Revoltech #01) came with a Getter beam. But if you've seen the OVA then you'd know that the
Getter 01's Getter beam is done in a very artsy way. More or less his cape engulfs the whole getter
while several random lasers fire outward in different angles (think Darkseid's Omega Beams) while
he's running at you. While Ryoma's face (Ryoma Nagare, the crazy Pilot of Getter 01) is
super-imposed on the Getter, obviously not something straight-forward like the Shin Getter version
(although he does shoot from his chest; it was never shown firing from there in the OVA). I'd imagine
that would be hard to translate such an artsy move to an action figure. For the most part he has
everything you would want. They could have added a beam attachment but I personally am fine
without it. To wield said weapons he comes with gun/tomahawk holding hands, a pair of
fists, a pair of dynamic spread finger hands, along with a knife hand-positioned left hand, and finally
a left "noogie" hand (sounds silly but looks great when used). That's eight hands total. Throw in a
posable Revoltech stand and you've got a nicely accessorized figure.
If there is only one thing the Revoltech line has going for it, is style. Which suits the Getter 01 just
fine. Whenever you see this Getter in action he's usually hacking away or blowing the head off
something (closely followed by the screams of the pilot), so he's mainly a robot that's all action,
which is great since the TRADEMARKED Revoltech joints allow you to reproduce many of the
scenes that were in the OVA to a T.
and two really big, big guns. With that are a tattered cape, four pairs of hands and your basic
Revoltech stand. I'm not surprised that there is no Getter Beam. The Shin Getter Revoltech
(Revoltech #01) came with a Getter beam. But if you've seen the OVA then you'd know that the
Getter 01's Getter beam is done in a very artsy way. More or less his cape engulfs the whole getter
while several random lasers fire outward in different angles (think Darkseid's Omega Beams) while
he's running at you. While Ryoma's face (Ryoma Nagare, the crazy Pilot of Getter 01) is
super-imposed on the Getter, obviously not something straight-forward like the Shin Getter version
(although he does shoot from his chest; it was never shown firing from there in the OVA). I'd imagine
that would be hard to translate such an artsy move to an action figure. For the most part he has
everything you would want. They could have added a beam attachment but I personally am fine
without it. To wield said weapons he comes with gun/tomahawk holding hands, a pair of
fists, a pair of dynamic spread finger hands, along with a knife hand-positioned left hand, and finally
a left "noogie" hand (sounds silly but looks great when used). That's eight hands total. Throw in a
posable Revoltech stand and you've got a nicely accessorized figure.
If there is only one thing the Revoltech line has going for it, is style. Which suits the Getter 01 just
fine. Whenever you see this Getter in action he's usually hacking away or blowing the head off
something (closely followed by the screams of the pilot), so he's mainly a robot that's all action,
which is great since the TRADEMARKED Revoltech joints allow you to reproduce many of the
scenes that were in the OVA to a T.
In terms of packaging it's a well designed and efficient piece of packaging. You have a clear window
front with several super imposed images of the Getter and the Revoltech joint logo. Graphically it's
very pleasing to the eye as there really isn't any wasted space on the package itself but it doesn't
over do it as it's not distracting in the least. It's very easy to remove the Getter and his accessories
and is very storage friendly.
Kaiyodo has gotten a lot of millage out of this design and my only problem with it is that after 31 odd
figures the packaging is virtually identical to each other (save for the obvious character graphics). I
would have liked to have seen a more individualized packaging design for the Getter (and for
others) but that's just me. Hopefully they'll try out new design ideas for the line later on down the road.
front with several super imposed images of the Getter and the Revoltech joint logo. Graphically it's
very pleasing to the eye as there really isn't any wasted space on the package itself but it doesn't
over do it as it's not distracting in the least. It's very easy to remove the Getter and his accessories
and is very storage friendly.
Kaiyodo has gotten a lot of millage out of this design and my only problem with it is that after 31 odd
figures the packaging is virtually identical to each other (save for the obvious character graphics). I
would have liked to have seen a more individualized packaging design for the Getter (and for
others) but that's just me. Hopefully they'll try out new design ideas for the line later on down the road.
This is standard Revoltech price. The yen price is 1,995 and I've seen Revoltech sell here for 20 dollars (to as low as 12) so you won't be
breaking the bank to get him. Overall this figure is exactly what I expected it to be. I wish the quality control had been better paint wise but
other than that little hiccup, it's a great little dynamic action figure from Kaiyodo that brings back memories of the fat Super Robot that
destroyed an army of Getter Dragons (yum, that's some good tasting nostalgia!)
breaking the bank to get him. Overall this figure is exactly what I expected it to be. I wish the quality control had been better paint wise but
other than that little hiccup, it's a great little dynamic action figure from Kaiyodo that brings back memories of the fat Super Robot that
destroyed an army of Getter Dragons (yum, that's some good tasting nostalgia!)