New Getter Robo – The
Hell On Earth (Volume 3/Animé TV)
Picture: B-
Sound: B- Extras: C Episodes: C
New Getter Robo has three more shows to offer
in the third volume of episodes of surprisingly violent comedy action. The tale that began in the lab of Dr.
Saotome has now progressed into all out battles. With the monsters continually at large, that gives the show
opportunities for more violence, but the story has gotten more repetitious and
does not seem to know where to go. The
shows here are:
8) Collision
9) Hell’s Upheaval
10) Lone Wolf
Start with the first volume and if you don’t like it,
progress to this one. The
anamorphically enhanced 16 X 9/1.78 X 1 image is again pretty good, with
occasional patches of obvious videotape work and animation that is not highly
detailed, yet often dark. Color and
clarity are good too. The Dolby Digital
2.0 Stereo in English or Japanese again has decent Pro Logic surrounds, though
the music is no better than last time.
Extras include three previews for other Geneon titles, opening credits
without text and a music video. They
are captioned. New Getter Robo
is at the point of no return, but the series is not finished in its release on
DVD, so at least whatever following it gets will be happy.
- Nicholas Sheffo
