This article is about the TV Series from the Toei Animation anime series. For the manga by Go Nagai, see Great Mazinger (Nagai).
Great Mazinger (グレートマジンガー Gurēto Majingā?) is a TV anime series produced by Dynamic Productions and animated by Toei Animation. It aired on Fuji TV from Sepember 8, 1974 to September 28, 1975, with 56 episodes in total. This series featured new protagonist Tetsuya Tsurugi and the titular mech, Great Mazinger in the fight against the Mycenae Empire.
Synopsis[]
The series begins after the battle against Dr. Hell with attacks from the Warrior Beasts. With the Mazinger Z overwhelmed by this new threat, it was almost destroyed until it was rescued by the Great Mazinger. With assistance from the Science Fortress Laboratory, Tetsuya Tsurugi and the Great Mazinger battle against the risen Mycenae Empire. With the defeat of military leader, Great General of Darkness peace had came for once a brief while.
The Empire brought Dr. Hell back from the dead as the new military commander and overpowered the Great Mazinger until the restored and strengthened Mazinger Z came back to fight. Koji and Tetsuya would fight together to bring down this threat with their robots and their allies. With a final assault on the empire, the Mazinger brothers emerge victorious.
Characters[]
Science Fortress Laboratory[]
Photon Power Laboratory[]
Mycenae Empire[]
- Emperor of Darkness
- Great General of Darkness
- Great Marshall of Hell
Seven Great Generals[]
- Superhuman General Julicaesar
- Wild Beast General Ligern
- Strange Avian General Birdler
- Mystic Reptillian General Draydou
- Demon Piscine General Angoras
- Evil Spirit General Hardias
- Great Insect General Scarabeth
Intelligence Department[]
- Intelligence Minister Argos
- Archduke Gorgon
- Marquis Janus
Anime Episodes[]
Below is the listing of episodes for the Great Mazinger anime, which originally aired on Fuji TV in 1974.
| # | Date | Title | Monster of the Week |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9/07/1974 | Hero of the Skies, Great Mazinger | Barubari, Obelius |
| 2 | 9/14/1974 | Messenger from Hell!! Dark Assassin Garalia | Garalia |
| 3 | 9/21/1974 | Flaming Guts!! The Wild Venus!! | Zugar |
| 4 | 9/28/1974 | Catch and Attack!! The Science Fortress Laboratory!! | Mugarissa |
| 5 | 10/05/1974 | Charge!! The Raging Battle Beast Alliance!! | Senzan, Ralgos |
| 6 | 10/12/1974 | Tetsuya Tsurugi Falls to Hell | Psycoveia |
| 7 | 10/19/1974 | Rescue is Impossible?! The Terror of the Boy Braggart | Grecios |
| 8 | 10/26/1974 | The Finishing Strike!! Drill Pressure Punch!! | Goberius, Diacus |
| 9 | 11/02/1974 | Deadly Explosion!! The Beautiful Human Wannabe!! | Cleo |
| 10 | 11/09/1974 | Mazinger in Danger!! The Moving Madness Zone!! | Bruton |
| 11 | 11/16/1974 | Wake Up, Shiro!! How a Loveless Battle Ends!! | Girai |
| 12 | 11/23/1974 | Raging Bull Bisonia Strikes Back | Bisonia |
| 13 | 11/30/1974 | Clash!! Dr. Kabuto Versus The Great General of Darkness!! | Peacong, Gironian |
| 14 | 12/07/1974 | Overthrow Imminent!! Save the Laboratory!! | Hercules |
| 15 | 12/14/1974 | Bloodsuckers!! The Terrifying Lizard Hell | Gomodora |
| 16 | 12/21/1974 | Rise!! Young Prince of Mycenae!! | Kelvinius |
| 17 | 12/28/1974 | Tetsuya!! Crawl Your Way Out from Hell's Darkness!! | Kirinia, Bravius |
| 18 | 01/04/1975 | Dark Trap! The Docking Battle Beast!! | Iguanas |
| 19 | 01/11/1975 | Snow, Take the Color of the Blood of Youth!! | Goldova, Gidonius |
| 20 | 01/18/1975 | Desperate!! The Mycenaean Strike Force Invades!! | Gravalus, Marvalus |
| 21 | 01/25/1975 | Commandment of Rage!! The Emperor of Darkness Shows Himself!! | Dagora, Eunigaros |
| 22 | 02/01/1975 | Archduke Gorgon Dies on the Volcanic Island!! | Gasrose, Dandaros |
| 23 | 02/08/1975 | The Bewitching New Commander, Marquis Janus!! | Virgle |
| 24 | 02/15/1975 | Deathmatch!! Stake Your Life on This Blow!! | Pharobos |
| 25 | 02/22/1975 | Pinch!! Fly, Venus A | Iscarius |
| 26 | 03/01/1975 | The Legendary Father!! Dr. Kabuto's Secret!! | Tarantas |
| 27 | 03/08/1975 | Burn!! The Suicidal Counterattack of Rage | Alekteus, Galgania |
| 28 | 03/15/1975 | Escape!! Janus's Lava Trap!! | Achilles |
| 29 | 03/22/1975 | Great Turnaround!! Fire the Secret Weapon!! | Giraginga, Iscaron |
| 30 | 03/29/1975 | Imminent Victory!! The Vigorous Great General of Darkness!! | Banigon, Juran |
| 31 | 04/05/1975 | Deathmatch!! The Last of the Great General of Darkness!! | Banigon, Juran, Danzania |
| 32 | 04/12/1975 | Tetsuya, Solve It!! The Mystery of Your Heart!! | Gracis |
| 33 | 04/19/1975 | Great Mazinger's Legs Get Blown Off!! | Harpy, Drayato |
| 34 | 04/26/1975 | Now, Unleash It!! Back Spin Kick!! | Dolman |
| 35 | 05/03/1975 | Super Ninjas! The Catloup Corps!! | Goriki |
| 36 | 05/10/1975 | Be Reborn!! The Love That Transcends Hatred!! | Greydos |
| 37 | 05/17/1975 | At 3 PM, Assassinate Dr. Kabuto!! | Helena |
| 38 | 05/24/1975 | Don't Cry, Tetsuya!! The Stolen Mazinger!! | Dorumos |
| 39 | 05/31/1975 | The Final Challenge!! Flying Fortress Mikelos!! | Dorados |
| 40 | 06/07/1975 | The Red Cross That Calls to Death!! | Mamirez |
| 41 | 06/14/1975 | Landfall!! Invincible Fortress Demonica!! | Merktes |
| 42 | 06/21/1975 | A Watery Grave!! The Battered Escape!! | Babul |
| 43 | 06/28/1975 | No Time Left!! The Science Fortress Laboratory!! | Domez, Rubamba, Glosser |
| 44 | 07/05/1975 | Counterattack of Rage!! The Volcanic Island Base Explodes!! | Rubamba, Glosser |
| 45 | 07/12/1975 | Great Mazinger Goes Mad!! | Battlers |
| 46 | 07/19/1975 | Fighting Spirit!! Until My Life Burns Out!! | Sorgos |
| 47 | 07/26/1975 | Certain Kill!! The Super Speed Great Booster!! | Tollukan |
| 48 | 08/2/1975 | Suicidal Operation!! Sayaka Appears!! | Dolark |
| 49 | 08/09/1975 | Endure, Shiro!! Heroes Don't Get Days Off | Gunser |
| 50 | 08/16/1975 | The Sun That Shines Beyond Tears!! | Marigera |
| 51 | 08/23/1975 | Shine, Morning Star!! Mazinger Z Returns!! | Gulasos |
| 52 | 08/30/1975 | Wish to Be a Battle Beast!! The Backlit Death of Youth!! | Teotras, Jerunicas |
| 53 | 9/06/1975 | The Great Heroes!! Fight, Tetsuya!! Dash, Koji!! | Dokaider, Giran |
| 54 | 9/13/1975 | Down with Demonica!! The Unbeatable Double Attack | Gogler |
| 55 | 9/20/1975 | The All-Out Battle of No Tomorrow!! Send Tetsuya and Koji to Hell!! | Gold Phoenix, Vulcania, Great Mammoth |
| 56 | 9/27/1975 | Bell of Peace, Ring for the Heroes!! | Great Mammoth |
Music[]
The music was composed by Michiaki Watanabe.
- Opening Theme:
- "Ore wa Great Mazinger" (おれはグレートマジンガー) by Ichirou Mizuki, Columbia Yurikago-kai
- Ending Theme:
- "Yuusha wa Mazinger" (勇者はマジンガー) by Ichirou Mizuki, Columbia Yurikago-kai
- Insert song:
- "Borot Ondo" (ボロット音頭) by Hiroshi Ōtake (ep 33)
- "Great Mazinger no Ballade" (グレートマジンガーのバラード) by Ichiro Mizuki (eps 46,49)
- "Great Mazinger Sanka" (グレートマジンガー賛歌) by Ichiro Mizuki (ep 33)
- "Jun no Uta" (ジュンの歌) by Mitsuko Horie (ep 19)
- "Kate Great Mazinger" (勝てグレートマジンガー) by Ichiro Mizuki (eps 26,47)
- "Tetsuya no Thema" (鉄也のテーマ) by Ichiro Mizuki (eps 1,7,8,10-15,18,22,23,28,31,35,38-41,45,48,54,56)
- "Venus Ace no Uta" (ビューナスＡの歌) by Mitsuko Horie (eps 3,6,25,36)
- "Z no Thema" (Zのテーマ) by Ichiro Mizuki (eps 53,55-56)
Reception[]
While Great Mazinger did not have the same high ratings as its predecessor, it was still very popular in its time; enough to spread several merchandize throughout Japan and high enough ratings to fund the creation of UFO Robot Grendizer. It was also very popular in broadcasts in Italy and several Latin American countries. The main robot also starred in several crossover films between sister series Getter Robo such as Great Mazinger vs. Getter Robo. The said robot also appeared in several related media such as the Mazinkaiser OVA series and the Super Robot Wars games.
Related Media[]
- Great Mazinger vs. Getter Robo (Movie)
- Great Mazinger vs. Getter Robo G: Kuchu Daigekitotsu (Movie)
- Grendizer, Getter Robo G, Great Mazinger: Kessen! Daikaiju (Movie)
- UFO Robot Grendizer (Sequel)
- Mazinger Z Interval Peace (Sequel)
- Mazinger Z: Infinity (Sequel)
- Dynamic Heroes (Crossover)
Gallery[]
Trivia[]
The initial proposed design for God Mazinger before it was finalized as Great Mazinger.
- Great Mazinger was considered to be apart of the Force Five anthology alongside UFO Robot Grendizer, but at the last minute was replaced with the unrelated Leiji Matsumoto anime, Sci-Fi West Saga Starzinger.
- Plans for a sequel to Mazinger Z were thought up in early 1973 after the ratings declined after Episode 26. Toei's writers considered upgrading Mazinger Z into "Big Mazinger Z" to keep viewers interested in the show. Though the ratings shortly rebounded, the concept and mecha design would be revisited for a sequel series called "God Mazinger" before being finally modified into Great Mazinger.