Mazinger Z
マジンガーＺ
Studio: Toei Animation
Synopsis
The villainous Dr. Hell has amassed an army of mechanical beasts in his secret hideaway, the island of Bardos located in the Aegean Sea. He is capable of controlling mechanized beasts with his cane, and instructs them to unleash devastating attacks. However, Dr. Hell doesn't do all the dirty work by himself; he has his loyal henchman Baron Ashura to carry out his devilish plans. There are also those that will see to it that evil does not prevail. Kouji Kabuto is the young and feisty teenager with a score to settle: his goal is avenging the murder of his grandfather by Dr. Hell. And he might just be able to pull it off, as he is the pilot of Mazinger Z, a mighty giant robot made out of an indestructible metal known as Super-Alloy Z. Mazinger Z boasts several powerful special attacks. By channeling Photonic Energy through its eyes, and unleashing the Koushiryoku Beam, it can cause great destruction. But things get really cool when Mazinger Z launches its Rocket Punch attack. Dr. Hell and his minions might have just found their match!
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Characters & Voice Actors
Boss
Main
VA: Ootake, Hiroshi
Dr. Hell
Main
VA: Tomita, Kousei
Kabuto, Kouji
Main
VA: Ishimaru, Hiroya
Yumi, Sayaka
Main
VA: Matsushima, Minori
Archduke Gorgon
Supporting
VA: Katou, Osamu
Baron Ashura
Supporting
VA: Shibata, Hidekatsu
Count Brocken
Supporting
VA: Takiguchi, Junpei
Dr. Smith
Supporting
Kabuto, Shiro
Supporting
VA: Sawada, Kazuko
Kabuto, Juzo
Supporting
VA: Shima, Ushio
Lorelei
Supporting
VA: Yoshida, Rihoko
Mucha
Supporting
VA: Tanonaka, Isamu
Boss
Main
VA: Ootake, Hiroshi
Dr. Hell
Main
VA: Tomita, Kousei
Kabuto, Kouji
Main
VA: Ishimaru, Hiroya
Yumi, Sayaka
Main
VA: Matsushima, Minori
Archduke Gorgon
Supporting
VA: Katou, Osamu
Baron Ashura
Supporting
VA: Shibata, Hidekatsu
Count Brocken
Supporting
VA: Takiguchi, Junpei
Dr. Smith
Supporting
Kabuto, Shiro
Supporting
VA: Sawada, Kazuko
Kabuto, Juzo
Supporting
VA: Shima, Ushio
Lorelei
Supporting
VA: Yoshida, Rihoko
Mucha
Supporting
VA: Tanonaka, Isamu
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Reviews
Taguma★ 10Mazinger Z is a classic of the mecha genre. This anime introduced many concepts which we see at any mecha anime, for example: The robot is the last hope of humanity, being piloted by a human (preferably teenagers), mad scientists trying to conquer the world, cronies incompetent or strange-looking people, a proud pilot woman (do you remember Asuka?). In each episode is the same plot: Dr. Hell sends his Mechanical Beasts, Koji Kabuto runs to Mazinger, background music resounds, and the battle begins. Many emotions and feelings are mixed in the battle, but in the end, Mazinger is the winner. I saw this anime in the 1980sas a kid and I still like it. If you like the mecha genre, you should see this anime. I know these words are not enough to describe it and see it as an adult is not the same when you were a child. This is my humble opinion. I hope you find it useful.
halimede★ 3Unpopular opinion - I did not like this show. I watched the full thing so I can make a fair judgement but it's just not for me. Mecha fans? Definitely should watch. I just watched because I'm going on an old anime binge and wanted to see how much story they could put into a show that's only about robots. Surprise - not a lot. The main female character Sayaka makes me want to slap her; I know it's not unusual for male writers to be unable to really portray female characters in a good light, but wow, she is seriously one of the mostincompetent characters I've ever seen. Her mecha can't even fight, and when she does get weapons, they're literally the most useless thing except maybe to distract the enemy for a few seconds.