Classic Mecha/Super Robot Discussion Thread

[Kaiser0079]

Looking more into it, and I can't find anything that contradicts UFO Robo Grendizer vs Great Mazinger being canon to the Toei shows. The Infinity movie supports it and there's a manga chapter that tells the same story again. Post original anime Mazinger Z, Great Mazinger and Grendizer should all scale to each other just fine. This means their strongest keys will fall on Tier 6 most likely because of a very impressive Grendizer durability feat. Manga versions should follow the same logic, but with all of them upscaling Mazinger Z's hydrogen bomb statement.

 

[Tonygameman]

Bumping out with a Twitter art for the late 50th anniversary and Ken Ishikawa's birth month. (same artist already did him too).

UPDATE: Anyway, with Ideon's mention last page and how others truly are worth their title, I expanded the thread topic for other ol' day robots. (even though those two are still high priorities)

 

[Crabwhale]

Anyone find it weird as **** when a robot has a human face on it? I just can't vibe with it, even if it's from a series I really like, such as Gurren Lagann.

I much prefer the mouth plate/mouth grille look.

 

[StekFence]

Completely true, remember watching transformer prime and watching their mouths move like that was just strange

 

[Kaiser0079]

I like robots with human faces
Echoes back to the fact they are made in our image after all, as the idea of giant robots embodies both humanity's relationship with technology and representing powers beyond our control as humanoid figures (gods, giants)

 

[StekFence]

So uh, Grendizer U

 

[AerrowStorm1]

So uh, Grendizer U

It came out?

 

[Tonygameman]

Should start airing somewhere around next month.

 

[Crabwhale]

Completely true, remember watching transformer prime and watching their mouths move like that was just strange

That's something different altogether. Pilotable robots is what I meant.