Episode 1 of Shin Mazinger aired in Japan, and I am telling you right now: Watch it, watch it, watch it.
Some of you I can convince to watch Shin Mazinger when I say it’s Mazinger Z as directed by Imagawa Yasuhiro, director of Giant Robo the Animation and G Gundam.
For you others who are unsure, or may not be familiar with Mazinger at all, let me explain it this way:
You know how a lot of shows, especially giant robot shows, have like 20 minutes of setup per episode to lead to a 5-minute climactic fight at the end? Shin Mazinger replaces all of that setup with MORE FIGHTING. Or rather, to put it more accurately, every moment in this first episode is SIMULTANEOUS SETUP + FIGHTING.
Things are HAPPENING in this show, and they’re happening on the field of battle where a boy can become a god or a devil. Whether you’re a big fan of Mazinger or you’ve never even heard of it, know that this show has potential to go places and the visionary force to take it there.
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April 5, 2009 at 6:29 pm
digitalboy
It was crazy and it made no sense and I LOVED IT.
April 5, 2009 at 8:19 pm
JD
I will say the show was quite a trip, especially for those who are initiated to the world of Mazinger Z. Been awhile since I saw an anime episode with such a rush action.
April 5, 2009 at 9:15 pm
Turambar
Knowing Mazinger Z through SRW, seeing Boss Borot being so awesome was, er, very new.
April 5, 2009 at 10:28 pm
Camario
Subs actually help a bit, but yeah…it’s more of a teaser than anything else, yet I’m hooked.
There’s probably going to be more setup next week though, I’m sure.
April 5, 2009 at 11:43 pm
schneider
I like how they didn’t give out the Mysterious Masked Guy’s identity yet.
And omg Q3 so <3
April 6, 2009 at 12:03 pm
Frito
that’s blade.
April 11, 2009 at 1:20 pm
chickenwuss
The real first episode follows more closely to the manga, so we get to see a lot of things never seen before in the original series. Yeah, I’m more than eager to see what happens next.
April 12, 2009 at 7:08 am
RaiDK
I personally think the giant mech behind ‘Blade’ is the Mazin Saga Mazinger: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4f/MazinSaga_1_(1999)(Dynamic_Italia).jpg/230px-MazinSaga_1_(1999)(Dynamic_Italia).jpg
Failing that it’s probably Great Mazinger then.
July 31, 2009 at 10:11 am
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