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+ | The manga and anime tell the story of the protagonist, [[Koji Kabuto]] and the titular mecha [[Mazinger Z (Mecha)|Mazinger Z]]. The Mazinger was created by Koji's grandfather [[Juzo Kabuto|Professor Juzo Kabuto]] from the discovery of the fictional [[Japanium]] and using it to create the powerful and durable [[Super Alloy Z]]. It's main purpose was to combat the [[Mechanical Beasts]] of [[Dr. Hell]], a former college of Professor Kabuto who killed the research team he and Prof. Kabuto were a part of during an expedition in the Greek island [[Bardos]]. Prof. Kabuto managed to escape and began his work on the Mazinger and other robots to combat Dr. Hell. Managing to finish it, the professor was killed by a bomb planted by one of Dr. Hell's henchmen, [[Baron Ashura]]. Koji noticing the explosion rushes to his grandfather's side. With his dying breath, the professor informs his grandson of the impending danger and gives the Mazinger to him. Koji swearing vegeance on Dr. Hell, becomes the pilot of Mazinger Z and with help from his girlfriend [[Sayaka Yumi]], his younger brother [[Shiro Kabuto]], and some sort of help from [[Boss]], Koji fights against Dr. Hell and his minions. |
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Revision as of 02:38, 9 May 2013
The first volume of the original manga.
Mazinger Z is a Japanese super robot manga and anime written and illustrated by Go Nagai. The original manga version debuted in Weekly Shonen Jump October 1972 until it was continued in TV Magazine from October 1973 to September 1974, with an anime adaptation airing on Fuji TV.
Plot
The manga and anime tell the story of the protagonist, Koji Kabuto and the titular mecha Mazinger Z. The Mazinger was created by Koji's grandfather Professor Juzo Kabuto from the discovery of the fictional Japanium and using it to create the powerful and durable Super Alloy Z. It's main purpose was to combat the Mechanical Beasts of Dr. Hell, a former college of Professor Kabuto who killed the research team he and Prof. Kabuto were a part of during an expedition in the Greek island Bardos. Prof. Kabuto managed to escape and began his work on the Mazinger and other robots to combat Dr. Hell. Managing to finish it, the professor was killed by a bomb planted by one of Dr. Hell's henchmen, Baron Ashura. Koji noticing the explosion rushes to his grandfather's side. With his dying breath, the professor informs his grandson of the impending danger and gives the Mazinger to him. Koji swearing vegeance on Dr. Hell, becomes the pilot of Mazinger Z and with help from his girlfriend Sayaka Yumi, his younger brother Shiro Kabuto, and some sort of help from Boss, Koji fights against Dr. Hell and his minions.
Creation and Development
Go Nagai stated that he was inspired by Osamu Tezuka's Tesuwan Atom (which premierd 20 years before Mazinger Z) and Mitsuteru Yokoyama's Testujin 28-go (Japan's first Giant Robot series) in his Manga Works series. However, wanting to find a more original idea than what was already used, he got the idea of internally piloting a mecha from observing a traffic jam and the feeling of bypassing that traffic. At first the robot was called Energer Z and instead of using jet plane Pilder like the Mazinger, the component was a motorcycle, but Nagai's editor suggested something else due to the popularity of Nagai's former employer Shotaro Ishinomori's Kamen Rider metaseries. With this in mind, Nagai redesigned and renamed the mech into the Mazinger Z to evoke the image of a demon god (Ma, meaning demon, and Jin, meaning god).