Introduction
Set in the near future, humanity enters another energy revolution following the discovery of Photon Power. Derived from the ore discovered under the foothills of Mt. Fuji, its intended use was to solve the world's energy problems with its unimaginable power. Seeking this energy is Dr. Hell, a madman craving world domination who with his subordinates Baron Ashura, Count Brocken and Viscount Pygman, commands an army of mechanical beasts excavated from the ruins of ancient Greece to seize the Photon Power Lab for himself. Meeting the attack head on is the hot-blooded teenager Kabuto Kouji, who pilots the Photon Powered robot built by his grandfather, Mazinger Z. But in this battle between Dr. Hell and the Kabuto family, many legends surrounding the Mycenaean Civilization and Bardos Island, as well as the secrets of Mazinger Z remain shrouded in mystery.
A new series based on the mecha show that started it all, Mazinger Z. Shin Mazinger Shougeki! Z-Hen starts over from the beginning with a new cast, to tell a new story unrelated to the original show.
(Source: shin-mazinger.com)
Audience reviews
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SariKikai
Shin Mazinger is an unfinished, but very crazy and enjoyable masterpiece, with good writing and memorable characters and music.
It's a very fun and engaging anime full of twists and revelations that will keep you in the edge of your seat the whole way through.
Unlike the original anime, which focuses on Mazinger's pilot, Koji Kabuto, and his gang, Shin Mazinger sets itself apart by focusing on the hidden history of the Kabuto family and their ties to the Mycenae Empire and Dr. Hell. It specially focuses on the original anime's now reimagined Baron Ashura and new character Tsubasa.
It's a story about the bonds of family, but also about an ancient empire of Conqueror Gods, but also about the pain of being the last of one's kin.
It's a story full of lies and betrayal, but also about the f…
Read at the sourceSp1cyCrab
After Gundam and Getter Robo, I had high hopes for Mazinger Z. Impact was supposed to be a faithful adaptation of the original manga. And you know what?
Maybe Getter Robo Arc better left unfinished, than given to Go Nagai if that's how he writes his robots. There's so much exposition, so many plot twists for plot twists' sake, Impact is more about Ashura and Tsubasa than Mazinger Z and Kouji. Most Mazinger Z battles happen in the background while side characters are explaining more of the stuff that doesn't need an explanation. In Episode 3 Mazinger Z throws a single Rocket Punch and that's it.
The "Mazinger Z can make you either god or devil" thing is nonexistent. Kouji goes berserk after his grandpa dies and its never brought up again, just like all the civilian casualties brought by t…
Read at the sourceRealYRC
This is how ya do a animation reboot of a classic super robot anime , this got every , references to other Nagai works , references towards future Mazinger titles , and of course it's well remixes of the Z Mazinger manga by Go Nagai , Pros the animation, characters , and of course the Robots in this is the best part , Cons the show got canceled is the ending is very much a downer ending for a canceled Shin Great Mazinger anime , shame shame , read the Shin Mazinger Zero manga its not the same , but its still a great , Mazinger manga , I don't like the direction of the ending , but I see why they did it
Read at the sourceCrumbSteak
Sprawling yet stubbornly esoteric, Shin Mazinger is an exercise in delaying gratification. This reboot of Go Nagai's Mazinger Z was headed by Yasuhiro Imagawa of Giant Robo fame, and his talent for restraint is in full force here: the show lets loose with explosive combat only when absolutely necessary, and the characters are shrouded in backstory that is clumsily dumped upon the viewer when the plot demands it. While I may scorn Shin Mazinger for its amateurish storytelling, there is no denying that it is filled with love from a true admirer of Go Nagai: his whole body of work is included in one form or another, be it references or entire characters recontextualized to fit Shin Mazinger’s world. Many cringe upon hearing the word “reboot”, but I feel that doing so for this show is to wrong…
Read at the sourceA_Fine_Egg
Mazinger is an incredibly well-known mecha series by legendary creator Go Nagai. His uniquely gritty storytelling was very popular, and so Mazinger Z was one of the many Go Nagai stories to enter the annals of anime icons. This is a reboot of the series, and I personally feel that while it has moments of being enjoyable, it has a lot of problems that need to be discussed. That being said, let's begin the review.
STORY --- 6/10
Shin Mazinger Z's form of storytelling can be confusing at times, especially at the beginning. The first episode of Shin Mazinger Z is one that reveals a lot of things about the story and its climax, but then we return to the second episode to restart the series anew, and there's many moments of flashbacks and even a segment where the main characters are living insi…
Read at the sourceYukariki
Build a time machine, tune the dial to 1972, walk the streets of the Japanese suburbs, and you may hear that catchy Mazinger Z opening song blasting from a cathode-ray tube TV set. The famous opening animation introduces a swimming pool separating to allow the first super robot to be controlled by a human being to walk and save Japan. Mazinger Z is one of those influential works you have to know regardless of your interest in the mecha series.
However, one of the main criticisms of the well-loved kid show is that the protagonist is nothing like Go Nagai envisioned. Kabuto Kouji is supposed to be red-blooded, reckless, and be all GAR. That over-the-top insanity and dark humor Nagai created disappeared.
Imagawa Yasuhiro and his team corrected that mistake by giving birth to Shin Mazinger Z…
Read at the sourcePsycho_Sanji
True Mazinger is a very good, thoroughly entertaining super robot show.
Pretty much, Kabuto Kouji pilots the original badass super robot, Mazinger Z. Dr. Hell and his psychotic minions are constantly waging war, they want to stop Mazinger Z and get all the various powers and technology from the good guys.
For the most part, the show is dialogue driven, with all the eccentric characters going into great detail about how they feel and why they want what they do. The plot is more explained than actually shown, although this isn't necessarily a bad thing, as it keeps the intrigue going.
The oldschool super robot action is a lot of fun, pretty much our hero in his Mazinger Z whips out a few signature moves and that's all he needs for the most part. The great rockin' soundtrack helps fuel th…
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Shin Mazinger Shougeki Z Hen is not the average super robot show of this generation. First and foremost, it is a tribute to the bygone days of robots. It is a high quality hot-blooded, testosterone-loaded robot slugfest which will leave you begging for more.
True Mazinger combines a number of the Mazinger universe into one brand new reboot, giving some minor characters spotlighted roles, and reducing the less interesting ones, and is loaded to the brim with tributes and references to the old series. Or so I have been told. Truth be told, this was my first entry into the Mazinger universe, and it was well worth the trip.
The story is a bit of an interesting beast, managing to be convoluted, while not requiring a lot of thought. Imagawa writes by season, not by episode. The threads all co…
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