New trailer for Grendizer U reveals debut in July 2024

The official website for the anime series Grendizer U franchise-based UFO Robo Grendizer in Go Nagai has posted this new trailer online where it is revealed that the premiere will take place in July 2024 (Summer Anime Season). In the video we can hear the opening theme “Kaishin no Ichigeki” (Critical Hit) by Glay.

The new anime is described as a reboot of the original 1975-1977 anime.

With animation by the studio Gaina (formerly Fukushima Gainax), the management is Mitsuo Fukuda (Mobile Suit Gundam Seed, Gear Fighter Dendoh, Future GPX Cyber ​​Formula), the story is of Ichiro Okouchi (Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion, Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch From Mercury) and the character design is by Yoshiyuki Sadamoto (Neon Genesis Evangelion, Wolf Children, Gunbuster 2: Diebuster). The music is from Kōhei Tanaka (One Piece, Sakura Wars, Dirty Pair).

UFO Robo Grendizer was the third part of the giant robot franchise Mazinger from Nagai (after Mazinger Z and Great Mazinger). The anime and manga Grendizer The original was released in 1975. The anime and manga would also inspire three anime films.

Nagai released the manga Grendizer Giga in Champion RED magazine Akita Shoten in September 2014 and finished the work in July 2015. The story is a complete reboot of the story UFO Robo Grendizer in Nagai. When a large fleet of flying saucers invades Earth, Daisuke Uryū’s true power awakens.