“Teen pilot Kouji Kabuto avenges his grandfather using Mazinger Z against Dr. Hell's mechanical beasts and Baron Ashura.”
Mazinger Z
マジンガーZ
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Synopsis
Teen pilot Kouji Kabuto avenges his grandfather using Mazinger Z against Dr. Hell's mechanical beasts and Baron Ashura.
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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Derived from 5 sampled reviews
What 5 viewers settled on.
Polarized
σ 2.64 · split reception
6.0 pts
Recommenders 9.0 · others 3.0
↓ 2.80
Running avg · Jun 2010 → Aug 2024
- 10 “Ah , the 1972 Toei Mazinger Z anime , this show is good , but the few problems are the episodes are all Monster of the week , and the animation is very janky , also this show is very Mazinger heavy...”
- 10 “Mazinger 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...”
- 7 “When it comes to monster of the week 70's mech series, this is pretty much about as simplistic and bare bones as you can possibly get both in characterization, stories, and animation. It had its...”
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- Format 92 × 25′ eps × min
- Total runtime 38h 20m all episodes
- Aired Dec 1972 – Sep 1974 Winter 1973
- Source Tv media type
- Rated PG 13 - Teens 13 or older
- Ref. BS-2064 catalog
Produced by
- Dynamic Planning Producer
Licensed by
- Discotek Media Licensor