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==About== |
==About== |
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''Mazinger Z'' is the first manga in the series, released in 1972. It features a mecha robot (also called Mazinger Z) piloted by Kouji Kabuto in battle against Dr. Hell's Mechanical Beasts. Following ''Mazinger Z'' in 1974 is ''Great Mazinger'', which features an even more powerful robot in the title role. This time, Tetsuya Tsurugi pilots the robot against the Warrior Beasts. |
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Mazinger Z is a gigantic Super Robot, constructed with a fictitious metal called Chogokin Z (literally Super-Alloy Z), which is forged from a new element mined from a reservoir found only in the sediment of Japan's Mt. Fuji. The mecha was built by Professor Juzo Kabuto as a secret weapon against the forces of evil, represented in the series by the Mechanical Beasts (mecha used for evil purposes) of Dr. Hell. The latter was the German member of a Japanese archeological team, which discovered ruins of a lost pre-Grecian civilization on an island named Bardos; the civilization was loosely based on the ancient Mycenae, and was called the Mycene Empire in the series. One of their findings was that the Mycene used an army of steel titans about 20 m in height (compare with the Greek legend of Talos). Finding prototypes of those titans underground which could be remote-controlled and realizing their immense power on the battlefield, Dr. Hell goes insane and has all the other scientists of his research team killed. Except for Professor Kabuto; the lone survivor manages to escape back to Japan, and attempts to warn the world of its imminent danger. Meanwhile, Dr. Hell establishes his headquarters on a mobile island which he sails around on, and plans to use the Mechanical Beasts to become the new ruler of the world. To counter this, Kabuto constructs Mazinger Z and manages to finish it just before being killed by a bomb planted by Hell’s right-hand man, Baron Ashura. As he is dying, he manages to inform his grandson Kouji Kabuto about the robot and its use. Kouji becomes the robot’s pilot, and from that point on battles both the continuous mechanical monsters, and the sinister henchmen sent by Doctor Hell in every episode. |
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The direct sequel is Great Mazinger. The story centers on Tetsuya Tsurugi, an orphan raised by none other than Kenzo Kabuto, the once thought dead father of Mazinger Z pilot Kouji Kabuto. Kenzo Kabuto is the creator of the new, improved version of Mazinger, made by refining his father's Chogokin Z (Super Alloy Z) into a new, stronger form, designed to fight against humanity's new enemy, the Mikenese Empire, led by the Great General of Darkness and his army of Warrior Beasts. Kenzo gives the Great Mazinger to Tetsuya to pilot, who is accompanied by a new token girl, Jun Hono (an orphaned half Japanese, half black girl), in her female robot Venus A. |
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==References== |
==References== |
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===[[One Giant Leap]]=== |
===[[One Giant Leap]]=== |
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[[Hiro]] rescues the [[Japanese schoolgirl]] from a truck which has just hit a table full of Mazinger robots. |
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===[[One Giant Leap]]=== |
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From another angle, a Great Mazinger Toy is seen. |
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===[[Better Halves]]=== |
===[[Better Halves]]=== |
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[[Micah]] keeps a Mazinger robot toy on top of the dresser in [[the Sanderses' home|his room. |
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==Gallery== |
==Gallery== |
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Image:mazingerz.jpg|Mazinger Z toy can be seen in the background. |
Image:mazingerz.jpg|Mazinger Z toy can be seen in the background. |
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Image:great mazinger.jpg|Great Mazinger toy is seen in the background. |
Image:great mazinger.jpg|A Great Mazinger toy is seen in the background. |
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Image:mazingerz2.jpg|Another Mazinger toy can be seen on the right. |
Image:mazingerz2.jpg|Another Mazinger toy can be seen on the right. |
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</gallery> |
</gallery> |
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Revision as of 10:36, 2 December 2007
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 Mazinger Z and Great Mazinger. | |
| First reference: | One Giant Leap |
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Mazinger robots are featured in Mazinger (マジンガ), a manga series by Go Nagai.
About
Mazinger Z is the first manga in the series, released in 1972. It features a mecha robot (also called Mazinger Z) piloted by Kouji Kabuto in battle against Dr. Hell's Mechanical Beasts. Following Mazinger Z in 1974 is Great Mazinger, which features an even more powerful robot in the title role. This time, Tetsuya Tsurugi pilots the robot against the Warrior Beasts.
References
One Giant Leap
Hiro rescues the Japanese schoolgirl from a truck which has just hit a table full of Mazinger robots.
Better Halves
Micah keeps a Mazinger robot toy on top of the dresser in [[the Sanderses' home|his room.
Gallery
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Mazinger Z toy can be seen in the background. -
A Great Mazinger toy is seen in the background. -
Another Mazinger toy can be seen on the right.
