I found this picture at The Animearchive (mine has been scaled down; the original image is bigger). It's GinRei, Daisaku and... a cute mini version of Giant Robo. For a while I wondered if there really was a little Giant Robo in one of the GinRei parody episodes, but it turned out there wasn't. This is the only image where 'Little Robo' exists, and since I liked it so much I adopted Little Robo as my alias for this site.
Here is a listing of Giant Robo-related stuff that I own. I'm not posting this to show off, but to allow you to inquire about any of the products if you're curious.
If you like you can view a picture of my dog, Peanut.
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Please note that I do not have the time to update the site anymore. All of the
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If you have a question for me about Giant Robo or this website, you might find the answer here first.
1. What are the
GinRei Special Episodes and where can I find them?
The GinRei Specials are three half-hour "extra" OAV adventures starring
GinRei. They were only released in Japan and are thus only available fansubtitled.
Admittedly they are very hard to get ahold of. I got mine copied from a friend
at college, and I don't know where he found his. Basically the first two episodes
are rediculous parodies of the original show, and the third is a side adventure
with GinRei and Tetsugyu. Edit: You may be able to find the
GinRei specials on DVD now!
2. Would you
describe them to me?
Sure, although they must be seen to be believed. The first
episode begins with the obligatory GinRei shower scene. Later she
and Daisaku chat on the video phone; it seems that being a
weakling bothers him and he wants GinRei to teach him how to
fight. GinRei agrees and goes to her closet to dress, when she
realizes that her favorite China dress is missing. Meanwhile
Alberto is also enjoying a shower (and we are treated to a
gratuitous shot of Alberto's butt...Is that supposed to be
sexy?!) and he gets dressed and goes into a video room, where he
looks at slides of GinRei and grumbles about how she foils Big
Fire's operations. Next comes a 15-minute show of every Giant
Robo scene (up to ep. 4 I think) that had GinRei in it.
After fastforwarding the GinRei slide show we see GinRei has been
captured by Lord Alberto. He tells her that BF intends to replace
her with a lookalike evil GinRei. The bad GinRei starts to steal
GinRei's memories, but then Giant Robo punches through the wall
and Daisaku runs in to save her. He sees GinRei nude from the
waist down and gets a nosebleed, and then Giant Robo grunts and he
gets a nosebleed... GinRei then reveals that she is actually
Kenji Murasame in disguise, tosses a bomb and they all escape. As
they fly home Kenji tells GinRei that he will buy her a new China
dress and they ought to pay him more for these missions. The End.
The second episode is so full of crazy stuff that I can't list it
all here. Giant Robo, because of his nuclear power, actually gets
sealed away and Daisaku becomes useless to the Experts. Genya
invites him to join "Blue Flower" and he makes Daisaku
the commander of their giant robots. Blue Flower has also stolen
the "GinRei Robo" and GinRei must fight to recover the
robot. After receiving a clue from Ivan, she and GinRei Robo
attack BF headquarters and square off against Daisaku in what
looks like Gigantor. GinRei wins, Daisaku cries and says he's
sorry, all is forgiven, and Alberto and Ivan perform Alberto's
theme music by humming it. The End. Most of the GinRei Special
pictures in the gallery are from this episode.
The third episode goes for drama instead of humor. There are a
few funny moments though, such as when Tetsugyu tries to
photograph GinRei while she bathes. GinRei and Tetsugyu travel to
a remote village where they meet a former BF agent who is trying
to reform. He's gruff, but has adopted a boy whose father he
killed in a duel. However his BF accomplice, who wants to become
the next Magnificent Ten member, lures GinRei and Tetsugyu into a
trap and sics the Frankenstein robot against them. The good BF
agent fights the bad one and tragically they are both killed. The
boy forgives his guardian when he learns he killed his father,
and at the end it is suggested that he is mature now, like a rite
of passage.
3. What is the
opera that plays in the background during the Bashtarlle scenes?
It's called L'Elisir d'Amore and was composed by Gaetano
Donizetti. The part heard most often is Una Furtiva Lagrima. (Big
thanks to shockingalberto for the info)
4. Is there an
8th Giant Robo episode?
No, at least not to my knowledge.
5. Would you sell
me your GR stuff?
Sorry, it's not for sale.
Thanks for visiting!
