New Getter Robo

New Getter Robot (新ゲッターロボ) is an anime original video animation co-produced by Dynamic Planning and Bandai Visual. The series is a re-imagining of the 1970s manga Getter Robo, created by Go Nagai and Ken Ishikawa, that incorporates aspects of Japanese mythology like the Oni and Abe no Seimei.

Plot
An alternate retelling of the Getter Robo story, it begins with Dr. Saotome, who seeks extraordinary men to pilot his invention - the Getter Robo. Many who have tried to pilot it have died, and his son, Tatsuhito, was seriously injured during a Getter battle. He finds three men to pilot the Getter Robo: Ryoma Nagare, Hayato Jin, and Benkei Musashibou. Now they must battle and destroy the Oni, mysterious creatures that appeared suddenly which happen to resemble the monsters from mythology.

Characters

 * Ryoma Nagare (流竜馬): The team leader. Strong, and trained martial arts in his father's footsteps. Pilots the Eagle Machine and Getter-1.
 * Seiyū: Hideo Ishikawa
 * Hayato Jin (神隼人): Both a terrorist and a genius, he pilots the Jaguar Machine and Getter-2.
 * Seiyū: Naoya Uchida
 * Benkei Musashibo (武蔵坊弁慶): A warrior monk named after the legendary Japanese hero of the same name in addition to Musashi Tomoe and Benkei Kuruma. Pilots the Bear Machine and Getter-3.
 * Seiyū: Kiyoyuki Yanada
 * Professor Saotome (早乙女博士): Inventor of the Getter Robo. Also pilots the Bear Machine during the second and third episodes, up until they recruit Benkei.
 * Seiyū:
 * Michiru Saotome (早乙女ミチル): Professor Saotome's daughter. She is more interested in studying the Oni than fighting them.
 * Seiyū:
 * Seimei Abe: Seimei Abe is the villain of the series. He is responsible for bringing the Oni to attack the world.
 * Seiyū: Takehito Koyasu

Four Heavenly Kings
The Four Heavenly Kings are revealed in episode 12 as the primary antagonists of the series that used Seimei Abe to destroy Getter Robo.
 * Vaisravana: The "leader" of the four, attacks with lightning bolts and can grow in size.
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 * Virudhaka: Attacks with a sword.
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 * Virupaksa: Attacks with a large serpent on his body.
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 * Dhtarastra: Attacks with scrolls with quickly written incantations.
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