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Shows like Getter Robo or Zambot feature vehicles that (slightly transform)
combine to form a giant super robot. What was the first anime or manga to use
the combining tactic and was there an inspiration for this?


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What was the first mecha anime/manga to feature combining to form a super robot?


In most likelihood it was Getter Robo which first appeared in 1974. The story
goes that Go Nagai came up with the novel idea of machines combining together
to make a single giant robot. He communicated this idea to his friend and
fellow mangaka Ken Ishikawa, who went on to create the Getter Robo series
(which is why Nagai is often credited as a co-creator, if not _sole_ creator).

On the other hand, Himitsu Sentai Gorenger (the first Super Sentai show) aired
in 1975 and didn't have any giant robots, combining or otherwise.


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