Mazinger Z
Mazinger Z マジンガーZ | |
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Other Names | Tranzor Z |
Series Info | |
Broadcasting Type | TV series |
Episodes | 92 (TV) |
Original Airing Date/Release | December 3, 1972 - September 1, 1974 (TV) |
First Appearance | Super Robot Wars |
Considered to be THE granddaddy of the Super Robot Genre, Mazinger Z is the first entry of the Mazinger trilogy. The first manga version was serialized in Shueisha Weekly Shonen Jump from October 1972 to August 1973, and it later continued in Kodansha TV Magazine from October 1973 to September 1974. In December 1972, the anime version premiered on Fuji Television. A second manga series was released alongside the TV show, this one drawn by Gosaku Ota, which started and ended almost at the same time of the TV show.
Mazinger Z tells the story of young Hot Blooded Idiot Hero Kouji Kabuto, grandson of a genius professor named Juuzou Kabuto. The Professor secretly built a Humongous Mecha named Mazinger Z, to battle the forces of evil — led by his rival gone mad, Dr. Hell. Unfortunately, Juuzou gets assassinated quickly, but he still manages to inform Kouji about his creation. The Professor tells him to take over, but warns him that he could become "a God or a Devil" with its power.
Along with his brother Shiro, Kouji takes Mazinger, reaches the Photoatomic Research Institute directed by Juuzou's former right hand man Dr. Gennosuke Yumi, who practically adopts the boy. Eventually he's pitted in a continuous battle against Dr. Hell, presented in a good ol' Monster of the Week fashion.
Mazinger Z was followed by Great Mazinger and UFO Robo Grendizer.
Following the success of Super Robot Wars, and the Mazinger Z upgrade Mazinkaiser created for the series, this anime received a retelling as an OVA series, Mazinkaiser, which introduces said mecha into the Mazinger canon. The OVA also featured the characters from the second of the trilogy, Great Mazinger.
Made by Go Nagai, who would later inspire the creation of (but not, as common misconceptions would have you believe, actually create) ANOTHER granddaddy of Super Robot anime: Getter Robo. Mazinger Z or one of its variants (Mazinkaiser, Shin Mazinger Z, or Mazinkaiser SKL) appear in all of the Super Robot Wars games.
Story
Episode List
Episode No. | Title | Mecha Introduced | Adapted in |
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1 | The Birth of a Miraculous Robot | Mazinger Z, Garada K7, Doublas M2, Aphrodite A | |
2 | Stop the Ashura Army! | ||
3 | The Plan to Annihilate Mazinger Z | ||
4 | Mazinger Z in Peril!! | ||
5 | Ghost Mazinger Appears | ||
6 | Dr. Hell's Two Great Mechanical Beasts | ||
7 | Baron Ashura's Great Plan | ||
8 | Great Devil Abdora's True Colors!! | Abdora U6 | |
9 | Deimos F3 is Demon's Bastard Child | ||
10 | The Flying Metal Arm, Dayan | ||
11 | The Phantom Galen Cannon is going to Blow!! | ||
12 | Traitor! The Enlarged Robot, Vikong! | ||
13 | The Devil's Giant Rolling Attack!! | ||
14 | Rage! The Sleeping Giant, Spartan! | Spartan K5 | |
15 | The Mechanical Beast Tsunami Plot | ||
16 | Orders to Assassinate Koji Kabuto! | ||
17 | Holzon, The Underground Mecha-Beast | ||
18 | Glossam, The Bloody Gang Of Pirates! | Glossam X2 | |
19 | Devila X, The Flying Demon!! | ||
20 | The Storm Summoning Mecha-Beast Stronger | ||
21 | The Duel In The Ghost Town | ||
22 | Ambush!! The Great Underwater Fortress | ||
23 | The Operation of the Mecha-Beast Damdam's Giant Wheel | ||
24 | The Mach-Speed Mecha-Beast, Jinrai | ||
25 | The Great Eruption Of The Three Great Aeros Brothers | ||
26 | Clash! Samurai Koji vs Ashura's Mecha-Beasts | ||
27 | The Operation To Capture Aphrodite A | ||
28 | The Dark Command, The Operation To Steal Super Alloy | ||
29 | The Great Counter, Mazinpower!! | ||
30 | Shiro In Danger, Mazinger Z To The Rescue!! | ||
31 | The Captured Mecha-Beast, Operation Electromagnetic Waves | ||
32 | The Terrible Three-Headed Mecha-Beast | ||
33 | The Great Airstrike! Baras K9 In The Sky's Limit | ||
34 | The Red Lightning, Mazinger Flies In The Skies | Genocider F9 | |
35 | The Shinigami Mecha-Beast, Deathma's Onslaught | ||
36 | The Mutant Mecha-Beast In The Great Lakes | ||
37 | The Devastating Scrander, Darkness's Messenger | ||
38 | Minerva X, The Mysterious Robot | Minerva X | |
39 | The Suicidal Challenge! Salde Of The Crimson Seas | ||
40 | The Evil Commander, Count Brocken | Flying Fortress Gool | |
41 | The Heaven's Deathmatch With Broken Wings | ||
42 | Evil's Commandment!! The Airstrike And The Land Attack | ||
43 | Assault!! The Surprise Attack Of The Parachutist Squad | ||
44 | Great Attack!! The New Submarine Fort Bood | Sea Fortress Bood | |
45 | Photonic Energy Research Lab, The Target of Evil! | ||
46 | The Appearance Of The Mechanical Ninja Twins | ||
47 | Horrible! Operation Infernal W | ||
48 | The Robotic Fighter Boss!! | Boss Borot | |
49 | The Crazy Robot's Great Fight | ||
50 | Shot Down!! The Jet Scrander | ||
51 | The Skull Army, The Murderers From Hell! | ||
52 | Koji's Pinch! Sayaka Destroys Mazinger! | ||
53 | Second Transformation!! The Camouflaging Mecha-Beast | ||
54 | Explosion!! The Power Of The Rocket Punch!! | ||
55 | The Great Plan To Descend Mt. Fuji | ||
56 | The Super Alloy Z, Stolen! | ||
57 | The Military Occupation of Japan By Dr. Hell!! | ||
58 | The Stronghold Of Hell's Castle!! | ||
59 | The Devil Declares War On Hell Island | ||
60 | Mazinger Z Launches Its Secret Weapon!! | ||
61 | The Song Of Rhine X1, The Robot's Destiny | Rhine X1 | |
62 | What A Surprise! Boss Robot Flies In The Air | ||
63 | The Beauty Carrying The Bomb | ||
64 | Woman 007 VS The Demon Slayer Brocken | ||
65 | The Balloon Bomb Carried By The Wind | ||
66 | Jenova M9, The Killer Without A Face | Jenova M9 | |
67 | Don't Cry Koji! Risk Your Life On The Cross | ||
68 | The Bodyguard From Hell, Archduke Gorgon | Gusios βIII | |
69 | The Air Disappears! The Hover Plider | ||
70 | The Invincible Commander, Koji Kabuto!! | ||
71 | The Destructive Crisis!! New Plider GO!! | ||
72 | Critical Hit!! The Giant Swing Rocket Punch | Apollon A1 | |
73 | Mazinger Z, Kidnapped | ||
74 | Rest In Peace!! The End Of Aphrodite A!! | ||
75 | The Finishing Blow! The Mecha-Beast Gorgon | Diana A | |
76 | The Lover Of The Century, Diana A! | ||
77 | The Third Deadly Plot Of Count Brocken | ||
78 | Baron Ashura's Death In The Pacific Ocean!! | ||
79 | The 1 Second Before Mazinger's Explosion!! | Jetfire P1 | |
80 | Fall Into Bardos Island's Trap!! | ||
81 | Burn In Hell!! Koji Kabuto!! | ||
82 | Mazinger Z In The Hands Of The Devil | ||
83 | The First Encounter!! Demon Officer Viscount Pygman!! | ||
84 | The Ocean Tomb Of Mazinger Z | ||
85 | Mysterious!! Attack Of The Dark Shadow!! | ||
86 | Onslaught! The Great Journey Of Death | ||
87 | Deadly Explosion!! The Terrible Viscount Pygman!! | ||
88 | Life Or Death? The Desperate Battle On Hell's Island | ||
89 | Now Or Never!! The 4,000 Meter Underground Wonder!! | ||
90 | Shiro's Rage!! Defeat Your Fake Mother!! | ||
91 | Last Chance!! Dr. Hell's Battle To The Death!! | Haribiyun V6 | |
92 | Death Match!! Revive Our Mazinger Z!! | Gratonios |
Units from this series appeared in:
- Super Robot Wars
- Super Robot Wars 2
- Super Robot Wars 2G
- Super Robot Wars 3
- Super Robot Wars EX
- Super Robot Wars 4
- Shin Super Robot Wars
- Super Robot Wars F
- Super Robot Wars F Final
- Super Robot Wars Compact
- Super Robot Wars 64
- Super Robot Wars Compact 2 - Part 1: Earth Chapter
- Super Robot Wars Alpha
- Super Robot Wars Compact 2 - Part 2: Space Chapter
- Super Robot Wars Compact 2 - Part 3: Galaxy Chapter
- Super Robot Wars Alpha Gaiden
- Super Robot Wars Alpha(DC)
- Super Robot Wars Advance
- Super Robot Wars Compact Wonderswan Color
- Super Robot Wars Impact
- Super Robot Wars Reversal
- Super Robot Wars Alpha 2
- Super Robot Wars Compact 3
- Super Robot Wars Destiny
- Super Robot Wars Scramble Commander
- Super Robot Wars MX
- Super Robot Wars Alpha 3
- Super Robot Wars Scramble Commander the 2nd
- Super Robot Wars A Portable
- Super Robot Wars Z
- Super Robot Wars K
Character Appearances
The following characters have appeared in a Super Robot Wars as either a playable character, an enemy, or are involved in the background story as a supporting ally/enemy. The characters are sorted by faction.
- Photonic Power Labs
- Koji Kabuto
- Shiro Kabuto
- Juuzo Kabuto
- Sayaka Miki
- Boss
- Nuke
- Mucha
- Dr. Hell's Army
- Dr. Hell
- Baron Ashura
- Count Brocken
- Archduke Gorgon
Unit Appearances
The following units and battleships have appeared in a Super Robot Wars as either a playable unit, NPC, or enemy. The units are sorted by faction.
- Photonic Power Labs
- Mazinger Z
- Aphrodite A
- Diana A
- Boss Borot
- Dr. Hell's Army
- Mechabeasts
- Garada K7
- Doublas M2
- Abdora U6
- Spartan K5
- Glossam X2
- Genocider X9
- Jenova M9
- Apollon A1
- Jetfire P1
- Haribiyun V6
- Ghost Mechabeasts and Others
- Gusios βIII
- Rhine X1
- Flying Fortress Gool
- Sea Fortress Bood
- Minerva X
- Mycenean Battle Beasts
- Gratonios
BGM used
Song Title | Song Title (Romanji) | English Translation | Links |
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マジンガーZ | Mazinger Z | Games
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ぼくらのマジンガーZ | Boku-ra no Mazinger Z | Our Mazinger Z | Games
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Zのテーマ | Z no Tema | Theme of Z | Games
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空飛ぶマジンガーZ | Soratobu Mazinger Z | Flying Mazinger Z | Games
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