UFO Robo Grendizer Review

Overall Rating 7.0 out of 10

I recommend watching - It is a really good show if you do not mind dated visuals from 1975

This one is probably the first anime I ever watched. They showed it on TV during 90s.

It is somewhat simplistic by modern standards and have some silly stuff here and there. Animation is lacking at times. Plot of some episodes is bad. Some characters are stupid.

However overall, it is still a very decent show. It has awesome Intro and outro, both music and art. Really cool main protagonist Duke Fleed aa well as his mecha: Grendizer. Gundam and even Go Nagai himself with his Mazinger kept doing more and more mecha shows but could not reach brilliance of this one.

Grendizer is awesome, I do want to pilot it myself. Duke is also cool hero. He does a lot himself, but people around him are mostly supportive and grateful to him.

Opponents look like a stereotypical villain at first, but overtime they develop in rather creative and unique way. They internal politics and squabbles do occasionally come into play.

Art of course dated, but the idea of the design is great. Duke's outfit, helmet and Grendizer itself is awesomely designed. Vegan base on moon is also atmospheric and eerie. Other times design is plant. Authors might be able to do better with more budget or time.

Overall I can recommend it to anyone who likes mecha and good hero driven story. That is if you do not mind old style animation. However it is worth you time, it is better than many others.