TranZor Z (1972–1974)
"Majingâ Zetto" (original title)

Teenager Koji Kabuto pilots the amazing super-robot Mazinger Z to avenge its inventor (his grandfather) against the Mycene Empire, led by the evil mad scientist Doctor Hell.

Stars:

Joan Borràs, Santiago Cortés, Julia Gallego

Cast

Series cast summary:
Joan Borràs	...	Doctor Infierno (1 episode, 1972)
Santiago Cortés	...	Doctor Iz Mori Mori (1 episode, 1972)
Julia Gallego	...	Koji Kabuto (1 episode, 1972)
Camilo García	...	Rico (1 episode, 1972)
Antonio Gómez de Vicente	...	Doctor Biz Sewashi (1 episode, 1972)
Juan Lluch	...	Narrador (1 episode, 1972)
Dionisio Macías	...	Genosuke Yumi (1 episode, 1972)
José Mediavilla	...	Boss (1 episode, 1972)
Nuria Mediavilla	...	Shiro Kabuto (1 episode, 1972)
Esperanza Navarro	...	Sayaka Yumi (1 episode, 1972)
Luis Posada Mendoza	...	Doctor Juzo Kabuto (1 episode, 1972)
Constantino Romero	...	Conde Broken (1 episode, 1972)
Hidekatsu Shibata	...	Baron Ashura (1 episode, 1972)
Albert Trifol	...	Mucha (1 episode, 1972)

Storyline

Dr. Hell and Dr. Kabuto are two archaeologists who found the remains of an ancient civilization capable of making giant robots. When Dr. Juzo Kabuto found out Dr. Hell's plans of creating the robots to conquer the Earth, he became his enemy and started the construction of Mazinger Z, a fantastic giant robot, as a defense weapon. The story starts when Dr. Hell sends his first assistant, Baron Ashura, to kill Dr. Kabuto. The attempt is successful, but not completely: Just before his death, he is found by his grandson, Kouji Kabuto, and informs him about the recently finished robot hidden on the underground basement. From this moment on, and with the help of Dr. Gennosuke Yumi -Dr. Kabuto's ex-assistant- the inexpert Kouji manages to learn how to pilot powerful Mazinger. Dr. Yumi also made a robot of his own, called Aphrodite A, and piloted by his daughter Sayaka, which was primarily conceived as a peace-time robot. Both Mazinger and Aphrodite together combat and destroy every mechanical...

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Plot Keywords:

robot | giant robot | anime | based on manga | piloted giant robot | 

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Genres:

Action | Animation | Sci-Fi

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Details

Official Sites:

Official site [jp]

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese

Also Known As:

TranZor Z

Company Credits

Production Co:

Toei Animation Company

Technical Specs

Runtime:

30 min 30 min (92 episodes)

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

Episodes 1 and 32 features stock music from Toei Doga's anime film, Little Prince and the Eight Headed Dragon, composed by famed composer Akira Ifukube.

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Connections

Referenced in Kekkô Kamen 2 (1992)

User Reviews

Wow suprisingly good, glad I was able to track down the episodes

This is really a great series,unfortunately 23 yrs later the episodes are hard to get, but using the power of the internet,I practically got all the episodes. This anime while outdated is incredibly ahead of it's time with special effects and violence being used to show the war between Mazinger and Dr. Hell. Yes thats right I watched one episodes where an airplane basically gets blown up by the terrorist organization by Dr. Hell (remotely had me thinking of September 11).

However, after watching this series it no doubt inspired Giant Robo series like Voltron and Mobile Suit Gundam, especially with the similar plotlines.

Even better to my surprise I was able to get that rare Mazinger Z that follows the series.

Two Thumbs way up.