If the original "Getter Robo" can be affectionately described as "very shit", then "Getter Robo G" can be described as "less shit". [Note: "Getter Robo G" is largely similar to "Getter Robo", so I won't be repeating most of the things I've already said in the review for "Getter Robo", and will be focusing mostly on the differences instead.] "Getter Robo G" is essentially more "Getter Robo" with some upgrades. The most important upgrades are the robots. First of all, the robots now have proper, cooler names: "Getter-1" became "Getter Dragon", "Getter-2" became "Getter Liger" (ok this sounds more crap than cool, I admit), and "Getter-3" became "GetterPoseidon". The new robots also look better than the original. For example, Getter-1 had two "horns" sticking out of its head, and Getter Dragon has about five.

More importantly, the robots have a few more moves to play with, so the pilots no longer have to pretend the likes of "Getter Jump" and "Getter Kick" are special moves. Along with the new moves came some lame new names - all the robot attacks are in English, or rather, Engrish, and when the series was adapted into the English version "Force Five: Starvengers", a lot of the more stupid sounding attacks had been renamed. Here, however, you can witness the original names in all their glory. I had a good chuckle at the fact that what I knew to be "Shoulder Missiles" in "Starvengers" was "Strong Missiles" in "Getter Robo G" (and "Getter Robo" I don't think this attack even had a name). Getter Dragon also gained a powerful ultimate attack which was given the unfortunate name of "Shine Spark".

In addition, "Getter G" introduced a new pilot to replace Musashi. His name is Benkei, which literally translates to something like "strong dude". Not sure whether it's due to nostalgia, but I think I slightly prefer him over Musashi. Benkei's personality seems a bit more interesting than Musashi, who was mostly incompetent and only there for comic relief.

Last but not least, there are new enemies! The dino empire is replaced by the Hundred Demon Empire. The main representative this empire is a jackboots-wearing general with a small mustache, who goes by the name "Hidler". It's funny but he kinda looks familiar for some reason...

Despite all the upgrades, I still found "Getter Robo G" tough going. If anything, the better production made things worse as it means the show is not quite as entertainingly bad. It's also a less groundbreaking work, so while it may be less shit than "Getter Robo", I can find even less reason to recommend this - despite the higher score - unless you're into super robots.

Personal rating: -1.0 ("less shit")