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38-579: Along with the TV series, a new manga, Shin Mazinger Zero started on April 18, 2009  ( 2009-04-18 ) ( cover date June 2009  ( 2009-06 ) ) in the magazine Champion Red . The pair responsible for the shōnen manga Akumetsu , Yoshiaki Tabata and Yuki Yogo , write and illustrate the Shin Mazinger Zero manga. In 2010 a game based on the series was released for

76-461: A periodical publication is the date displayed on the cover, which is not necessarily the true date of publication (the on-sale date or release date ); later cover dates are common in magazine and comic book publishing. More unusually, Le Monde is a daily newspaper published the afternoon before its cover date. For some publications, the cover date may not be found on the cover , but rather on an inside jacket or on an interior page. In

114-576: A Mikene's Warrior is permanently placed and interfaced with the Battle Beast body that he can move like his own. In a way, the Battle Beasts are like giant cyborgs. As a result of this, most of them have a distinctive human head or face placed on the mechanical body, usually somewhere on the torso or on the head itself. They are far more powerful and thanks to their cyborg nature, they also have better reaction time, adaptability and skills than

152-682: A North American DVD release. Originally, Great Mazinger was to be included in Jim Terry 's Force Five series. However, it was eventually swapped out with Spaceketeers , and was never aired in the United States. As was in Mazinger Z , nevertheless, it was successfully broadcast in Italy, Mexico, and other Latin American countries, unedited. Although Great Mazinger did not achieve

190-498: A giant). Shin Mazinger Zero also includes guest stars from Nagai's more risqué works, such as the nude warrior Kekko Kamen , and as such, contains high-levels of gore and sexual content. It spawned a sequel entitled Shin Mazinger Zero vs. The Great General of Darkness ( 真マジンガーゼロVS暗黒大将軍 , Shin Mazingā Zero vs Ankoku Daishōgun ) , which focuses on Great Mazinger , with cameos from UFO Robo Grendizer and its cast. The sequel

228-447: Is a Japanese anime television series and manga comic book created by Go Nagai and Dynamic Productions . The story is a sequel and direct continuation of Mazinger Z series after its initial success. The series was aired on Japanese television in 1974, immediately following the end of the first Mazinger series. It ran for 56 episodes. Mazinger Z: Infinity , a theatrical film sequel, taking place 10 years after this series,

266-629: Is also scheduled for a release on DVD and Blu-ray in Spain and México (only in DVD) as Mazinger Edición Z Impacto! . The series is available in both DVD and Blu-ray in Italy as "Mazinger Edition Z: The Impact!", by Yamato Video. Each one of the opening and ending themes have been released as EP CDs. Also the soundtrack is available in CD. All of them have been published by Lantis . Although published along

304-547: Is completed just in time to come to Kabuto's aid as the Mycenae Battle Beasts overwhelm Mazinger Z. With the original Mazinger destroyed, Kabuto went to America to study space travel and left Japan's defense in the hands of Tetsuya and the Fortress of Science. Nevertheless, Tetsuya won against his fight with the Mycenae Battle Beasts, led by their military leader, Ankoku Daishogun (Great General of Darkness) after

342-503: Is four volumes long and still ongoing as of July 2014. Mazinger Edition H: The Impact! ( 真マジンガー衝撃！H編 , Shin Majingā Shōgeki! Ecchi Hen , lit. "True Mazinger Impact! Chapter H") is a special one-shot sexy gag comedy done by Go Nagai and published in the magazine Champion Red Ichigo on August 19, 2009  ( 2009-08-19 ) (cover date October 2009  ( 2009-10 ) ). Cover date The cover date of

380-482: Is killed by a human-sized, human-looking Minerva X so his spirit can travel back in time to prevent the disaster—but it takes several tries. Ultimately, parallel universes become a theme in the story, enabling cameos from several different versions of Mazinger Z , including Gosaku Ota 's manga version of Koji (a cyborg) and Nagai's 1990 reimagining of Mazinger Z , Mazin Saga (a man wearing an armor that turns him into

418-459: Is later revealed to be Tsubasa's lost brother and his ghost is summoned by Viscount Pygman to haunt her. In the first episode, "Blade", a mysterious figure with a bearing striking resemblance to Tetsuya in his pilot costume and face unseen, kills Pygman. A silhouette of Great Mazinger is seen behind Blade but before the narrator can introduce it, Detective Ankokuji interrupts him saying it is yet "another story". Great General of Darkness also appears in

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456-585: Is seriously damaged during the initial battle in the series. Near the end of the OVA, Tetsuya returns with a new and much more powerful Great, which is discovered in Doctor Juzo Kabuto's laboratory. Great also returns in the 2003 movie Mazinkaiser: Deathmatch! Ankoku Daishogun , where Tetsuya once more fights the Mycenae Empire using the prototype Great Mazinger for unknown reasons. Speculation

494-679: Is that both Mazinkaiser and Shin Great Mazinger were being upgraded in the Photon Labs, forcing Tetsuya to use the prototype Great Mazinger. This time, however, Great is incapacitated rather quickly, surviving battle but unable to continue fighting. Nevertheless, the battle did display Tetsuya's skill, as he was the only member of the Mazinger Army (made up of Great, Venus A and three mass-produced and significantly weaker versions of Mazinger Z) to defeat his attackers and survive. In

532-574: The TV Tokyo broadcast, a web stream that uses the mms protocol is available in the Bandai Channel exclusively for Japanese users. The version available here, as with other anime, includes extended scenes not seen in the TV broadcast. The Bandai Channel logo of the series does not have the "on television" legend that the TV Tokyo logo has. After episode 15, the contents of both version are

570-585: The Great General of Darkness' defeat, Doctor Hell of Mazinger Z went into disguise as the Great Marshall of Hell and leads the Mycenae forces. Produced as a direct sequel to Mazinger Z , Great Mazinger also includes some cast members of the original series. This includes Shiro Kabuto (Kouji's little brother) and comic-relief robot Boss Borot . Discotek Media have licensed the series for

608-559: The Mechanical Beasts. Some of them are even capable of showing emotions or even speak. However, their cyborg nature is also a weakness: a direct hit on the human head or face can destroy or severely weaken the Warrior Beast. Throughout the series, there is a little information about them. In episode 2, the idea of imprisonment has been used on traitors; they have free will, but some might prove as psychotic. In episode 9,

646-470: The PC. In the near future, a mineral known as "Japanium" is discovered under Mount Fuji . This ore is discovered to produce a powerful energy source known as "Photon Energy". Dr. Juzo Kabuto and his associates have begun researching Photon Energy, planning to use it as a solution to the energy crisis plaguing the earth, when the nefarious Dr. Hell and his associate, Baron Ashura attack his lab. Along with this,

684-551: The United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom, the standard practice is to display on magazine covers a date which is some weeks or months in the future from the publishing or release date. There are two reasons for this discrepancy: first, to allow magazines to continue appearing "current" to consumers even after they have been on sale for some time (since not all magazines will be sold immediately), and second, to inform newsstands when an unsold magazine can be removed from

722-591: The anime crossovers of the manga creations of Go Nagai. For example, Tetsuya pilots an earlier version of Mazinger Z called Energer Z . Along with Jun, Tetsuya and the Great Mazinger are also featured in the Mazinkaiser OVA and Mazinkaiser: Death match! Ankoku Daishogun movie. The characters have been also a mainstay in Banpresto 's Super Robot Wars , a popular battle-simulation/RPG series of video games based on many anime mecha shows. This includes

760-466: The anime series, the manga Shin Mazinger Zero ( 真マジンガーゼロ , Shin Mazingā Zero , lit. "True Mazinger Zero") is not an adaptation of its story. Written by Yoshiaki Tabata with art by Yuki Yogo , it is an original production which takes elements from several past versions of the Mazinger concept. The plot deals with Humanity being destroyed by an evil Mazinger Z. Koji Kabuto, the last man alive,

798-542: The cover date and publishing date discrepancy was changed back to two months, though generally each comic book company now uses its own system. Of the two major American comic book publishers, DC Comics continues to put cover dates on the cover . Marvel Comics opted against putting cover dates on the cover in October 1999; instead, the "cover" date was moved to the indicia on an interior page. Great Mazinger Great Mazinger ( グレートマジンガー , Gurēto Majingā )

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836-438: The date of publication, and may indeed be identical where weekly magazines are concerned. In all markets, it is rare for monthly magazines to indicate a particular day of the month: thus issues are dated May 2016 , and so on, whereas weekly magazines may be dated 17 May 2016 . The general practice of most mainstream comic book companies since the creation of the comic book in the 1930s was to date individual issues by putting

874-815: The end, the newly upgraded Mazinkaiser was launched in space to rendezvous with the Kaiser Pilder. Mazinkaiser defeated Ankoku Daishogun and in the ending credits, we can see Mazinkaiser carrying the damaged Great Mazinger and Venus Ace. In the 2009 Shin Mazinger Shougeki! Z Hen series, Tetsuya is an ace pilot noted for incredibly easy mastering control over Mazinger Z prototype, Energer Z. He has assisted Kabuto Kenzo and Juzo, Dr. Hell and Tsubasa Nishikiori in exploring Bardos Island. When Dr. Hell makes his first attempts for world domination, Tetsuya sacrifices his life, allowing Tsubasa to shoot Kenzo, who has been possessed by alien Kedora, killing them both. He

912-738: The first and last episodes of the series. The Battle Beasts (or sentoujuu / Warrior Beasts), are the monsters and evil mecha from Great Mazinger . In the story, the Warrior Beasts are the secret super-weapons of the Mikene Empire , an ancient empire driven underground centuries in the past. Like their predecessors Mechanical Monsters ( kikaiju ), Battle Beasts are armed with a variety of weapons such as ray beams, missiles, bombs, swords, spears, axes, nets, acids and drills. However, they are made of mechanical parts combined with organic parts, and were controlled by human brains. For example,

950-484: The idea of personal relationships is known: Minister Argos claims that the warrior beast Cleo is his daughter. Although most of them have murderous personalities, few do not such as the battle beast Bruton in episode 10 and Kelvinius in episode 16. In episode 16, Kelvinius has flashbacks indicating that the original Mycenae Empire was once a peaceful nation with him as the prince. However, the Emperor of Darkness came into

988-528: The mysterious " Kurogane House " also has begun to become entwined with the affairs of these two parties. During all of this, Juzo's grandchildren, Kouji and Shiro, encounter one of Baron Ashura's robots on its way to attack Dr. Kabuto's mansion, where he has begun work on his greatest invention. Dr. Kabuto, seeing the danger at hand, sends out the Pilder to Kouji, allowing him to combine with the giant robot, Mazinger Z, to fight against Dr. Hell's forces. Along with

1026-415: The name of a month (and much later the year as well) on the cover which was generally two months after the release date. For example, a 1951 issue of Superman which had the cover date of July would have been published two months earlier from that date in the month of May, generally speaking. In 1973 the discrepancy between the cover date and the publishing date went from two months to three months. In 1989

1064-539: The original Mazinger Z, Getter Robo , the Gundam series, and Neon Genesis Evangelion among others. Moreover, Tetsuya appears in Shin Mazinger Shougeki! Z Hen . In the 2002 OVA Mazinkaiser , Tetsuya fights alongside Kouji against Doctor Hell's forces. The OVA version of Great Mazinger is physically identical to the original, but with black coloring on the arms and legs instead of blue. Great

1102-535: The picture and ordered human sized Talos units to take over the entire nation and convert everyone into battle beasts. In episode 52, the process of "fusion" between the human and the robot is hinted: Shinichiro Okida was merged by Marquis Janus with a robot to create the Battle Beast Jerunicas. The Battle Beasts could be grouped into one of 7 categories, as the entire Mikene Empire's forces could be divided into 7 armies. All seven armies are beneath

1140-419: The same astronomical ratings as Mazinger Z , it was still highly popular to run a very successful 56 weeks. In fact, it even spawned a line of best-selling toys and merchandise as did its predecessor, as well as several spin-off theatrical featurettes. For example, it paved way for the creation of UFO Robo Grendizer . In addition, footage from Great Mazinger's sole appearance in the final episode of Mazinger Z

1178-516: The same, with no extra scenes in the Bandai Channel version. Source(s) Besides the several video on demand internet services that show the Bandai Channel stream freely in Japan, the series will be released in both DVD and Blu-ray formats. So far two DVDs and one Blu-ray box have been announced. Discotek Media has licensed the series, which was released on DVD in 2015. The series

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1216-756: The series and Dante, Saraga, and Arsoth from Mazinger Z vs. The Great General of Darkness ; the Mazinkaiser version of Dante and Psychoveia are the only true battle beasts in Super Robot Wars Judgment and W with others being the seven generals of the Mikene Empire led by the Great General of Darkness. The generals Julicaeser, Birdler, Hadias, and Draydou have few appearances, the former two only having their original versions appear in Super Robot Wars Alpha 2 while

1254-416: The seven normal armies. In addition, they share the same name as Minister Argos, implying the robotic factor of the beasts. Another title for them could have also been Indeterminate Battle Beasts. Various battle beasts have appeared in the majority of Super Robot Wars titles including Obeleus, Zugar, Psychoveia, Gracious, Tollukan, Dolark, Jerunicas, Jiran, Dukaider, Gogler, Gold Phoenix, and Vulcania from

1292-419: The stands and returned to the publishing company or be destroyed (in this case, the cover date is also the pull date ). Weeklies (such as Time and Newsweek ) are generally dated a week ahead. Monthlies (such as National Geographic ) are generally dated a half month ahead, and quarterlies are generally dated two or three months ahead. In other countries, the cover date usually matches more closely

1330-595: The supreme command of the Great General of Darkness . After his defeat and death at the hands of Great Mazinger, the Great Marshall of Hell took over the supreme command. However, it can be noted that there is an unofficial eighth battle beast army; the Chouhou or Multicapable/Intelligence (or convenience) Battle Beasts. These are more robotic and mechanical in nature than other Battle Beasts and displayed characteristics that could not be easily classified into one of

1368-623: Was aired as part of the US version of Mazinger Z , known as Tranzor Z . At that time, however, Great Mazinger had already been introduced to millions of American children under the name of Mazinga . As one of the imported products, the 24-inch Jumbo Machinder toys were released in the US by Mattel as part of their Shogun Warriors line in 1976. Great Mazinger was also the star of the short theatrical "team-up movie features" released in Japan such as Great Mazinger versus Grendizer , and Great Mazinger versus Getter Robo G among others. They were based on

1406-441: Was animated by Toei Animation and released in theaters on January 13, 2018. The story centers on Tetsuya Tsurugi ( 剣 鉄也 , Tsurugi Tetsuya ) , an orphan raised by Kenzo Kabuto ( 兜 剣造 , Kabuto Kenzō ) , who is the once thought dead father of Mazinger Z pilot Kouji Kabuto . Kenzo Kabuto is the creator of the new and improved version of Mazinger, which was based on his father's "Chogokin Z" (Super Alloy Z). The new version

1444-491: Was designed with a stronger form to fight against humanity's new enemy, the Mycenae Empire , led by the Great General of Darkness and his army of Battle Beasts . Kabuto, then, gives the Great Mazinger to Tetsuya for him to use. Accompanying him is his female companion, Jun Hono , an orphaned half Japanese, half African-American girl, in her feminine robot, "Venus A (Venus Ace)". Tetsuya's training with Great Mazinger

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