The winner of the contest was an elementary school student, who submitted the drawing of a robot called Red Arone, which superficially resembled both Ultraman and Mazinger Z.

Mazinger Z featured giant robots which were " piloted by means of a small flying car and command center that docked inside the head.

The personification of this popularity can be seen as 1: 1 size Mazinger Z, Tetsujin, and Gundam statues built across the world.

Some of the most famous are anime such as Osamu Tezuka's Astro Boy, the Super Robots such as Mitsuteru Yokoyama's Tetsujin 28-go ( Gigantor ) and Go Nagai's Mazinger Z, and the Real Robots such as Yoshiyuki Tomino's Gundam series and Shōji Kawamori's Macross series.

The body had the color scheme of Mazinger Z.

He made his professional debut in 1967 with Meakashi Polikichi, but is best known for creating Cutie Honey, Devilman, and Mazinger Z in the 1970s.

He is credited with creating the Super Robot genre and for designing the first mecha robots piloted by a user from within a cockpit with Mazinger Z.

The opening mimics that of Mazinger Z Vs.

* Boss ( Mazinger ), from the anime Mazinger Z

* Mazinger Z

* Dr. Hell, a character in the anime series Mazinger Z

Typical shows from this period include Lupin III and Mazinger Z.

The most notable is Tomoharu Katsumata's 1973 feature film Mazinger Z Vs. Devilman, which features Devilman teaming up with Nagai's titular robot to fight Dr. Hell.

The series enjoyed high ratings while it was on the air, though its popularity was dwarfed by that of Nagai's longer-running Mazinger Z on Fuji TV.

* Baron Ashura, a character from the anime series Mazinger Z

Super Robot Wars are turn-based strategy games featuring a variety of Japanese mecha series from many generations, such as Mazinger Z, Gundam, Neon Genesis Evangelion, and GaoGaiGar.

In addition, the studio helped propel the popularity of the magical girl and Super Robot genres of anime ; among Toei's most legendary and trend-setting TV series include the first magical-girl anime series, Mahoutsukai Sally the anime adaptation of Mitsuteru Yokoyama's manga of the same name, and Go Nagai's Mazinger Z, animated adaptation of his manga, which set the standard for Super Robot anime for years to come.

** Mazinger Z ( 1972 – 1974 ) ( broadcast in the US as “ Tranzor Z ”)

** Mazinger Z Vs. Devilman ( 1973 )

** Mazinger Z Vs.

** Great Mazinger Vs. Getter Robo ( 1975 )

** Great Mazinger Vs. Getter Robo G: The Great Clash In The Sky ( 1975 )

** UFO Robo Grendizer Vs. Great Mazinger ( 1976 )

The shows spawned so-called “ team-up movies ” early on, which were like longer episodes that teamed up Mazinger Z with one of Go Nagai ’ s other creations, as in Mazinger Z vs. Devilman ( mazinga zeto tai debiruman ) in 1973 and Mazinger Z Vs.

* Mazinger Z Vs.

Great Mazinger was supposed to be among the five shows, but the deal to pick up the series fell through, so Starzinger ( Spaceketeers ) was picked up instead of this.

While the characters never crossed paths in their respective comics, artist Herb Trimpe ( who did the artwork for both of the series ) drew a variation of Godzilla and Rodan alongside Daimos, Great Mazinger, Raydeen, and Gaiking on the top page of a comic book ad soliciting the Shogun Warrior toys.

Nadesico also appears in games in the Super Robot Wars and Another Century's series, where the setting is combined with other mecha series ' such as Gundam, Mazinger, Full Metal Panic!

G. Kaiser is the main character of the game and its main story is like a typical Super Robot series ( most notably Mazinger Z ).

* Magical Patched Robot Bolon-This patchwork robot, resembling the Boss Borot from Mazinger Z or the titular patchwork robot from Roujin Z, created out of the parts of several buildings, is the creation of Pollin ( voiced by Satomi Koorogi ), a Magical Girl who appears to be only about eight years old-nearly seen as Minky Momo / Gigi, although she can age herself to be roughly 17.

His design is inspired by the Great General of Darkness from the Mazinger anime metaseries, combined with Mechanical Beasts from the same series.

Mazinger Z is an enormous Super Robot, constructed with a fictitious metal called, which is forged from a new element ( Japanium ) mined from a reservoir found only in the sediment of Mt.

The idea of replacing the first robot with Great Mazinger ( sometimes called Shin Mazinger Z ) is a variation of a death-rebirth myth found in most Japanese action series: The title character, even if it is only a robot, is never truly defeated or destroyed, only improved upon, and replaced by the next version.

Mazinger Z is not a vehicle that transforms into another shape, yet it requires the smaller vehicle to get going.

Mazinger also appears in the comedy OVA CB Chara Nagai Go World, where the main cast of the series is turned into super deformed parodistic alter-egos who are then sent on a wild caper across most of the Nagaian oeuvre ( with encounters with Devilman's demons, Getter Robo, Violence Jack and others ).

is a Japanese voice actor most famous for performing the role of Koji Kabuto in the 1972 series Mazinger Z and its sequels.

It is the third entry in the Mazinger trilogy.

is a manga comic book and anime television series by manga artist Go Nagai, made as a direct continuation of the successful Mazinger Z series.

Kenzo Kabuto is the creator of the new, improved version of Mazinger, made by refining his father's Chogokin Z ( Super Alloy Z ) into a new, stronger form, designed to fight against humanity's new enemy, the Mycenae Empire, led by the Great General of Darkness and his army of Warrior Beasts.

Kenzo gives the Great Mazinger to Tetsuya to pilot, who is accompanied by a new token female companion, Jun Hono ( an orphaned half Japanese, half African-American girl ), in her feminine robot, Venus A ( Venus Ace ).

Mazinger Z was also aired in Mexico between 1984 and 1986 on Channel 5 of Televisa Mexico.

In other instances, footage from Great Mazinger ( the sequel to Mazinger Z ) was spliced in on occasion to replace removed footage ( despite the obvious visual differences between the two titular robots ).

The main difference between Mazinger Z and previous robots was that the hero, Koji Kabuto, would pilot the robot from the inside in the same manner as one would drive a car.