1975

Ikkyuu is a young novice monk at Ankokuji Temple, but his mischievous nature makes him very different from the obedient student his teachers might prefer. What he lacks in solemnity, however, he more than makes up for with a remarkably quick mind.Whenever adults present him with an impossible demand, a trick question, or an unfair problem, Ikkyuu sits down, thinks carefully, and finds an answer nobody expected. His clever solutions often create trouble first, yet they just as often help people and expose the foolishness of those who underestimated him.

Bakabon's Papa was once considered a genius, but whatever brilliance he possessed has long since transformed into a logic all his own. His bizarre ideas constantly pull Bakabon, Mama, little Hajime, and their eccentric neighbors into impossible situations, from everyday household troubles to encounters with ghosts, animals, criminals, and things that should not exist at all.

Duke Fleed is one of the few survivors of Planet Fleed after the Vega Empire destroys his homeland. Escaping to Earth aboard the mighty robot Grendizer, he is taken in by Dr. Umon and begins a new life under the name Daisuke Umon.Years later, Vega's forces reach Earth and threaten to repeat the tragedy Duke once escaped. He can no longer remain hidden. Together with Koji Kabuto, Hikaru, and later his younger sister Maria, Duke takes control of Grendizer to defend his adopted home while carrying the memories of the world he could not save.

Dr. Kieta's new time machine should have made history, but its test flight into the prehistoric past ends with the inventor disappearing. When the craft returns to the present, his young assistants find no doctor in the cockpit, only a parrot that may be their sole clue to what happened.Refusing to abandon him, the group climbs into the machine and begins an unpredictable search across time. With no precise destination and danger waiting in every era, finding Dr. Kieta means chasing traces through history before the trail disappears for good.

Earth's worsening pollution has made finding a new home for humanity a necessity, but an alien force known as the Waldaster stands in the way of escape. When the invasion takes his father from him, young Joji Minami is given the means to fight back through the transformation system that turns him into the armored warrior Tekkaman.Launched into battle by the robot Pegas and armed with a space lance, Joji confronts the alien forces threatening humanity's future. His anger drives him forward, but the war becomes more complicated when a mysterious man from another world repeatedly appears at crucial moments, suggesting that the enemy and the wider universe hold secrets Joji has yet to understand.

The Dinosaur Empire has fallen and Musashi Tomoe is dead, but Dr. Saotome never believes peace will last. His fears are confirmed when the militaristic Hyakki Empire emerges and begins a new campaign for domination, armed with enemies powerful enough to make the old Getter Robo obsolete.Saotome answers with Getter Robo G, a stronger machine requiring a new three-man team. Ryoma Nagare and Hayato Jin are joined by the broad-hearted baseball player Benkei Kuruma, who must fill the place Musashi left behind. Together they face the Hundred Demons while learning that replacing a fallen friend is not the same as forgetting him.

Maya is a newly born honeybee whose curiosity is much larger than the hive's strict rules allow. Raised to become a worker, she struggles to accept a life in which every bee must simply follow orders. Hoping to find new flowers and bring more honey home, Maya leaves the hive without permission.Her friend Willy is sent after her and soon joins the journey. Beyond the familiar honeycomb, the two encounter a huge variety of insects, beautiful places, dangers, and moments of loss. Maya's independence often gets her into trouble, but every meeting teaches her something new about nature, responsibility, and other lives, slowly turning the impulsive young bee into someone wiser without extinguishing her curiosity.

Nello is a poor orphan living with his grandfather in a village near Antwerp, helping with milk deliveries while dreaming of becoming an artist like Rubens. His gentle life changes when he rescues Patrasche, an exhausted dog abused and abandoned by its former owner. The two become inseparable companions.Nello's closest human friend is Alois, the daughter of a wealthy family, but her father looks down on the boy and sees his devotion to drawing as useless. As poverty and suspicion close in around him, Nello continues to pursue his art with quiet determination, relying on Patrasche and the few people who still believe in him.

A mysterious alien force attacks the Getter team's base while Great Mazinger is unable to come to its aid. The assault destroys the original Getter Robo and costs Musashi his life, leaving Ryoma and Hayato grieving just as Earth faces an even greater attack.A new machine, Getter Robo G, enters the battle with Benkei taking the vacant third seat. It soon joins Great Mazinger against Pikadron, an alien monster that grows stronger by absorbing their energy attacks. To win, the two super robots must abandon the tactics that feed their enemy and find a way to strip away its defense before another sacrifice is required.

Duke Fleed is a survivor of Planet Fleed, driven from his home after the forces of Vega ravaged it. Living as a fugitive on Earth, he cannot escape the war that destroyed his world, especially when the Vega forces pursue him across space.The conflict is made more painful by Duke Fleed's past connection to the daughter of Vega's ruler, whose feelings for him stand against the ambitions of her own people. When the enemy reaches Earth, Duke Fleed must rise once more in his flying machine and fight to keep another world from suffering the fate of his homeland.

A strange craft releases the metal-devouring monster Gilgilgan near Japan, forcing Great Mazinger and Getter Robo into the same crisis. Their pilots initially treat one another as rivals, and their lack of coordination allows the creature to feed, evolve, and become an even greater threat.Realizing that neither machine can win alone, the two teams set aside their pride and devise a joint assault. By drawing Gilgilgan away from populated areas, they prepare a decisive battle that tests the combined power of both legendary robots.