History Anime / MazingerZ

* ''Manga/MazinSaga'': In this series Mazinger is not a HumongousMecha but a mystic armor that turns the wearer into a giant. Three volumes were published in 1990, and other six in 1997. Had a Beat-em-Up adaptation for the UsefulNotes/SegaGenesis that actually made it stateside.

Other than in all ''VideoGame/SuperRobotWars'' games (before ''[[VideoGame/SuperRobotWarsUX UX]]'', that is), ''Mazinger Z'' also appears in several videogames: ''Mazinger Z'', a Beat'-Em-Up for UsefulNotes/SuperNintendoEntertainmentSystem; ''Mazinger Z'', an arcade Shoot'-Em-Up featuring all robots in the trilogy; ''VideoGame/MazinSagaMutantFighter'', a BeatEmUp for Genesis based on the Manga/MazinSaga manga; and ''CB Chara Wars'', an action game based on the ''Anime/CBCharaGoNagaiWorld'' OVA.

Considered to be [[TropeCodifier The FINAL keystone]] of the post Yokoyama SuperRobotGenre, ''Mazinger Z''[[note]]pronounced '''''Ma-jin-gah Zet'to''''', though the Z is frequently localised to "Zee" or "Zet"[[/note]] is the first entry of the ''Mazinger'' trilogy. The first manga version was serialized in ''Shueisha Weekly Magazine/ShonenJump'' from October 1972 to August 1973, and it later continued in ''Kodansha'' TV Magazine from October 1973 to September 1974. In December 1972, the anime version premiered on Fuji Television. The TV series ended September 1, 1974. A second manga series was released alongside the TV show, this one drawn by Gosaku Ota, which started and ended almost at the same time of the TV show.

* ''Grendizer U'': A remake of the original Grendizer anime. Scheduled to be released in 2024.

->''Koji can''\\
''swim in the sky''\\
''He can fly beneath the sea''\\
''In his robot-man''\\
''Mazinger Z!''
-->-- [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iZdLO1Oehpo The theme song]]

Considered to be [[TropeCodifier The FINAL keystone]] of the post Yokoyama SuperRobotGenre, ''Mazinger Z'' is the first entry of the ''Mazinger'' trilogy. The first manga version was serialized in ''Shueisha Weekly Magazine/ShonenJump'' from October 1972 to August 1973, and it later continued in ''Kodansha'' TV Magazine from October 1973 to September 1974. In December 1972, the anime version premiered on Fuji Television. The TV series ended September 1, 1974. A second manga series was released alongside the TV show, this one drawn by Gosaku Ota, which started and ended almost at the same time of the TV show.

[-[[caption-width-right:350:Take a HotBlooded hero, a HumongousMecha fitted with a RocketPunch, an army of {{Robeast}}s, stir all ingredients together and you have the birth of a genre.]]-]

* ''Anime/GreatMazinger'': The first sequel, narrating the rise of the Mykene Empire after the FinalBattle against Dr. Hell, and the battles between them and Tetsuya Tsurugi, Great Mazinger's pilot. The anime was produced by Creator/{{Toei}} and Dynamic Planning, and it was broadcast for the first time by Fuji TV in 1974. Two manga versions were produced in 1975. One of them was written by Creator/GoNagai and is two volumes long, and the second was written by GosakuOta and is four volumes long (and it features a pretty different ending).

Other than in all ''VideoGame/SuperRobotWars'' games (before [[VideoGame/SuperRobotWarsUX UX]], that is), ''Mazinger Z'' also appears in several videogames: ''Mazinger Z'', a Beat'-Em-Up for UsefulNotes/SuperNintendoEntertainmentSystem; ''Mazinger Z'', an arcade Shoot'-Em-Up featuring all robots in the trilogy; ''VideoGame/MazinSagaMutantFighter'', a BeatEmUp for Genesis based on the Manga/MazinSaga manga; and ''CB Chara Wars'', an action game based on the ''Anime/CBCharaGoNagaiWorld'' OVA.

Other than in all ''VideoGame/SuperRobotWars'' games (before [[VideoGame/SuperRobotWarsUX UX]], that is), ''Mazinger Z'' also appears in several videogames: Mazinger Z, a Beat'-Em-Up for UsefulNotes/SuperNintendoEntertainmentSystem; Mazinger Z, an arcade Shoot'-Em-Up featuring all robots in the trilogy; ''VideoGame/MazinSagaMutantFighter'', a BeatEmUp for Genesis based on the Manga/MazinSaga manga; and CB Chara Wars, an action game based on the ''Anime/CBCharaGoNagaiWorld'' OVA.

It must be stated that, due to the move from Shonen Jump to Kodansha TV Magazine, there are ''two'' different tankobon releases compiling the original Creator/GoNagai manga. The Shueisha release compiles chapters that are missing in the Kodansha edition and vice versa, and some chapters are not recompilated in any of them. And neither of them has the chapters chronologically arranged. Nonetheless, an Italian publishing house published an "edizione integrale" (comprehensive compilation) several years ago, recompilating ALL chapters and arranging them according to chronological order.

* ''Mazinger Z Alter Ignition'': An alternate retelling of the original story. The manga was publishised in 2017 by Yū Kinutani.

Other than in all ''VideoGame/SuperRobotWars'' games (before [[VideoGame/SuperRobotWarsUX UX]], that is), ''Mazinger Z'' also appears in several videogames: Mazinger Z, a Beat'-Em-Up for UsefulNotes/SuperNintendoEntertainmentSystem; Mazinger Z, an arcade Shoot'-Em-Up featuring all robots in the trilogy; Mazin Saga Mutant Fighter, a Beat'-Em-Up for Genesis based on the MazinSaga manga; and CB Chara Wars, an action game based on the ''Anime/CBCharaGoNagaiWorld'' OVA.

In the US, ''Mazinger Z'' was aired under the title ''Tranzor Z'' as a response to the popularity of ''Anime/{{Voltron}}''. In this dub, Koji became "Tommy" and Sayaka was "Jessica." It was later given a shorter, but more faithful dub run commissioned by Toei. The Toei dub was hugely popular in the Philippines before Ferdinand Marcos ordered it off the air, and some episodes were released on VHS in the U.K.; before ''Tranzor Z'', snippets of this dub had been aired in the U.S. on a Christian Broadcasting Network public-affairs program about Japan. And finally, in 2012, [[http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2012-10-06/discotek-adds-mazinger-z-super-robot-tv-anime it was announced]] by Creator/DiscotekMedia that they will be releasing the full, uncut, subtitled 1970s anime series in 2013. The fans went completely insane.

* ''Manga/MazingerZversusTransformers'': A one-shot crossover manga with [[Franchise/{{Transformers}} The Transformers]]. Released in March, 2019.

* ''Manga/MazingerZvsTransformers'': A one-shot crossover manga with [[Franchise/{{Transformers}} The Transformers]]. Released in March, 2019.

* ''Mazinger Z vs. Transformers'': A one-shot crossover manga with [[Franchise/{{Transformers}} The Transformers]]. Released in March, 2019.

* ''Anime/RobotGirlsZ'': A possible SpiritualSuccessor to ''Manga/MazingerOtome'' that first aired in January 2014. Features a super-powered PowerTrio of [[MoeAnthropomorphism moe girls dressed up as Mazinger Z, Great Mazinger and Grendizer]] that are able to use all of the originals' attacks.

->''Koji can''
->''swim in the sky''
->''He can fly beneath the sea''
->''In his robot-man''
->''Mazinger Z!''
-->[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iZdLO1Oehpo The theme song]]

* ''Anime/ShinMazinger'': A new series, ''[[Anime/ShinMazinger Shin Mazinger Impact! Z Chapter]]'', began airing in April 2009. It is largely a reboot of the original ''Mazinger Z'', but with nods to other Nagai works like ''Manga/ZMazinger'', ''Manga/ViolenceJack'' and ''Manga/MaouDante''. Creator/GoNagai wrote a one-shot story set in that continuity.

* ''Manga/MazinSaga'': In this series Mazinger is not a HumongousMecha but a mystic armor that turns the wearer into a giant. Three volumes were published in 1990, and other six in 1997.

->"[[RocketPunch ROCKETTO PAAAAAAANCHI!!!!!]]"

* ''Manga/SuperRobotRetsuden''

Other than in all ''VideoGame/SuperRobotWars'' games (before [[VideoGame/SuperRobotWarsUX UX]], that is), ''Mazinger Z'' also appears in several videogames: Mazinger Z, a Beat'-Em-Up for UsefulNotes/SuperNintendoEntertainmentSystem; Mazinger Z, an arcade Shoot'-Em-Up featuring all robots in the trilogy; Mazin Saga Mutant Fighter, a Beat'-Em-Up for Genesis based on the MazinSaga manga; and CB Chara Wars, an action game based on the Anime/CBCharaGoNagaiWorld OVA.

* ''Mazinger Z vs. Transformers'': A one-shot crossover manga with [[Franchise/{{Transformers}} The Transformers]]. Set to be released in March, 2019.

%%* ''Mazinger Z Alter Ignition'': A

* ''Mazinger Z vs. Transformers'': A one-shot crossover manga with [[Franchise/{{Transformers}}The Transformers]]. Set to be released in March, 2019.