Bandai Namco Arts announced on Monday that it is producing an anime adaptation of Getter Robo Ark, the last manga in the iconic Getter Robo super robot manga series by Ken Ishikawa.
Jun Kawagoe (Getter Robo: Armageddon, Shin Getter Robo vs. Neo Getter Robo, New Getter Robo) is directing the anime at Bee Media.
Ken Ishikawa and Go Nagai created the Getter Robo manga, often considered one of the most iconic super robot manga series alongside Nagai’s own Mazinger Z. Ishikawa wrote three sequels (of which Getter Robo Ark was the last), and the franchise spawned numerous spinoff manga and anime adaptations.
Bandai Namco Arts is streaming a promotional video featuring “HEATS 2021,” a new version of the opening theme song to the 1998 Getter Robo: Armageddon anime, by JAM Project singer Hironobu Kageyama.