, originally titled , is a Japanese
manga
are comics or graphic novels originating from Japan. Most manga conform to a style developed in Japan in the late 19th century, and the form has a long history in earlier Japanese art. The term is used in Japan to refer to both comics ...
written and illustrated by Hideaki Nishikawa based on
Go Nagai
, better known by the pen name , is a Japanese manga artist and a prolific author of Japanese science fiction, science fiction, fantasy, Japanese horror, horror, and erotica. He made his professional debut in 1967 with ''Meakashi Polikichi'', b ...
and
Ken Ishikawa's classic ''
Getter Robo
is a Japanese Mecha anime and manga, mecha media franchise created by Ken Ishikawa (manga artist), Ken Ishikawa and Go Nagai. An anime television series produced by Toei Animation was broadcast on Fuji TV from April 4, 1974, to May 8, 197 ...
'' series. It was initially serialized monthly in
Kodansha
is a Japanese privately held publishing company headquartered in Bunkyō, Tokyo. Kodansha publishes manga magazines which include ''Nakayoshi'', ''Morning (magazine), Morning'', ''Afternoon (magazine), Afternoon'', ''Evening (magazine), Eveni ...
's ''
Magazine Z''.
As the title suggests, the story takes place in an alternate universe, where the concepts of the Getter series are seen under the perspective of Nishikawa. When ''Magazine Z'' ceased publication in early 2009 the story was moved to
Hakusensha
is a Japanese publishing company. It is headquartered in Chiyoda, Tokyo.
The company mainly publishes manga magazines and is involved in series' productions in their games, original video animation, music, and their animated TV series.
The com ...
's monthly magazine ''
Young Animal Arashi'', starting in the July 2009 issue, with the title changed to ''Apocryphal Getter Robo Darkness''. The chapters were renumbered at this time, with chapter 0 in ''Arashi'' being a reprint of chapter 6 in ''Magazine Z'', the last chapter published there. Previously published chapters were compiled into a volume titled "Shidōhen" (initiation chapter).
References
External links
''Apocrypha Getter Robot Dash'' at Kodansha Comics Plus
''Getter Robot Apocrypha DASH, info e pagine d'anteprima'' at Anime Click
2008 manga
Manga series
Getter Robo
Hakusensha manga
Kodansha manga
Seinen manga
Super robot anime and mangaā
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