When an UFO delivers a metal-eating monster to the heart of Japan, Getter Robo and Mazinger Z are launched to combat the alien menace. Fighting individually, the space monster's metal-eating and acid-spitting abilities prove too much for Japan's super robot forces - only their combined might stands a chance against defeating it! But with Mazinger Z damaged, can Getter Robo defend against the monster long enough for its comrade to be repaired? And even with forces combined, can they defeat the monster before all of Japan is destroyed?
Practical Effects
Hand-drawn mechanical detail that modern CGI weeps over.
Sound
Attack name screaming that defines an entire genre.
Direction
Thirty minutes, zero fat, all rocket-punch.
Director
Masayuki Akehi
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This 1975 crossover established the 'vs.' film format that dominates anime and tokusatsu to this day, from Evangelion to Godzilla.
Director Masayuki Akehi reportedly storyboarded this in under a week, explaining the gloriously frantic pacing.
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