Great Mazinger (TV Series)

This article is about the TV Series from the Toei Animation anime series. For the manga by Go Nagai, see Great Mazinger (Nagai).
 is a TV anime series produced by Dynamic Productions and animated by Toei Animation. It aired on Fuji TV from Sepember 8, 1974 to September 28, 1975, with 56 episodes in total. This series featured new protagonist Tetsuya Tsurugi and the titular mech, Great Mazinger in the fight against the Mycenae Empire.
==Synopsis==
The series begins after the battle against Dr. Hell with attacks from the Warrior Beasts. With the Mazinger Z overwhelmed by this new threat, it was almost destroyed until it was rescued by the Great Mazinger. With assistance from the Science Fortress Laboratory, Tetsuya Tsurugi and the Great Mazinger battle against the risen Mycenae Empire. With the defeat of military leader, Great General of Darkness peace had came for once a brief while.
The Empire brought Dr. Hell back from the dead as the new military commander and overpowered the Great Mazinger until the restored and strengthened Mazinger Z came back to fight. Koji and Tetsuya would fight together to bring down this threat with their robots and their allies. With a final assault on the empire, the Mazinger brothers emerge victorious.
==Characters==
===Science Fortress Laboratory===
*Tetsuya Tsurugi
*Jun Hono
*Kenzo Kabuto
*Shiro Kabuto
*Boss
*Nuke
*Mucha
===Photon Power Laboratory===
*Kouji Kabuto
*Sayaka Yumi
*Gennosuke Yumi
===Mycenae Empire===
*Emperor of Darkness
*Great General of Darkness
*Great Marshall of Hell
====Seven Great Generals====
*Superhuman General Julicaesar
*Wild Beast General Ligern
*Strange Avian General Birdler
*Mystic Reptillian General Draydou
*Demon Piscine General Angoras
*Evil Spirit General Hardias
*Great Insect General Scarabeth
====Intelligence Department====
*Intelligence Minister Argos
*Archduke Gorgon
*Marquis Janus
== Anime Episodes ==
*Comprehensive Listing of Great Mazinger episodes
Below is the listing of episodes for the Great Mazinger anime, which originally aired on Fuji TV in 1974.
# 	Date 	Title 	Monster of the Week
1 	9/07/1974 	Hero of the Skies, Great Mazinger 	Barubari, Obelius
2 	9/14/1974 	Messenger from Hell!! Dark Assassin Garalia 	Garalia
3 	9/21/1974 	Flaming Guts!! The Wild Venus!! 	Zugar
4 	9/28/1974 	Catch and Attack!! The Science Fortress Laboratory!! 	Mugarissa
5 	10/05/1974	Charge!! The Raging Battle Beast Alliance!! 	Senzan, Ralgos
6 	10/12/1974	Tetsuya Tsurugi Falls to Hell 	Psycoveia
7 	10/19/1974	Rescue is Impossible?! The Terror of the Boy Braggart 	Grecios
8 	10/26/1974	The Finishing Strike!! Drill Pressure Punch!! 	Goberius, Diacus
9 	11/02/1974	Deadly Explosion!! The Beautiful Human Wannabe!! 	Cleo
10	11/09/1974	Mazinger in Danger!! The Moving Madness Zone!! 	Bruton
11	11/16/1974	Wake Up, Shiro!! How a Loveless Battle Ends!! 	Girai
12	11/23/1974	Raging Bull Bisonia Strikes Back 	Bisonia
13	11/30/1974	Clash!! Dr. Kabuto Versus The Great General of Darkness!! 	Peacong, Gironian
14	12/07/1974	Overthrow Imminent!! Save the Laboratory!! 	Hercules
15	12/14/1974	Bloodsuckers!! The Terrifying Lizard Hell 	Gomodora
16	12/21/1974	Rise!! Young Prince of Mycenae!! 	Kelvinius
17	12/28/1974	Tetsuya!! Crawl Your Way Out from Hell's Darkness!! 	Kirinia, Bravius
18	01/04/1975	Dark Trap! The Docking Battle Beast!! 	Iguanas
19	01/11/1975	Snow, Take the Color of the Blood of Youth!! 	Goldova, Gidonius
20	01/18/1975	Desperate!! The Mycenaean Strike Force Invades!! 	Gravalus, Marvalus
21	01/25/1975	Commandment of Rage!! The Emperor of Darkness Shows Himself!! 	Dagora, Eunigaros
22	02/01/1975	Archduke Gorgon Dies on the Volcanic Island!! 	Gasrose, Dandaros
23	02/08/1975	The Bewitching New Commander, Marquis Janus!! 	Virgle
24	02/15/1975	Deathmatch!! Stake Your Life on This Blow!! 	Pharobos
25	02/22/1975	Pinch!! Fly, Venus A 	Iscarius
26	03/01/1975	The Legendary Father!! Dr. Kabuto's Secret!! 	Tarantas
27	03/08/1975	Burn!! The Suicidal Counterattack of Rage 	Alekteus, Galgania
28	03/15/1975	Escape!! Janus's Lava Trap!! 	Achilles
29	03/22/1975	Great Turnaround!! Fire the Secret Weapon!! 	Giraginga, Iscaron
30	03/29/1975	Imminent Victory!! The Vigorous Great General of Darkness!! 	Banigon, Juran
31	04/05/1975	Deathmatch!! The Last of the Great General of Darkness!! 	Banigon, Juran, Danzania
32	04/12/1975	Tetsuya, Solve It!! The Mystery of Your Heart!! 	Gracis
33	04/19/1975	Great Mazinger's Legs Get Blown Off!! 	Harpy, Drayato
34	04/26/1975	Now, Unleash It!! Back Spin Kick!! 	Dolman
35	05/03/1975	Super Ninjas! The Catloup Corps!! 	Goriki
36	05/10/1975	Be Reborn!! The Love That Transcends Hatred!! 	Greydos
37	05/17/1975	At 3 PM, Assassinate Dr. Kabuto!! 	Helena
38	05/24/1975	Don't Cry, Tetsuya!! The Stolen Mazinger!! 	Dorumos
39	05/31/1975	The Final Challenge!! Flying Fortress Mikelos!! 	Dorados
40	06/07/1975	The Red Cross That Calls to Death!! 	Mamirez
41	06/14/1975	Landfall!! Invincible Fortress Demonica!! 	Merktes
42	06/21/1975	A Watery Grave!! The Battered Escape!! 	Babul
43	06/28/1975	No Time Left!! The Science Fortress Laboratory!! 	Domez, Rubamba, Glosser
44	07/05/1975	Counterattack of Rage!! The Volcanic Island Base Explodes!! 	Rubamba, Glosser
45	07/12/1975	Great Mazinger Goes Mad!! 	Battlers
46	07/19/1975	Fighting Spirit!! Until My Life Burns Out!! 	Sorgos
47	07/26/1975	Certain Kill!! The Super Speed Great Booster!! 	Tollukan
48	08/2/1975 	Suicidal Operation!! Sayaka Appears!! 	Dolark
49	08/09/1975	Endure, Shiro!! Heroes Don't Get Days Off 	Gunser
50	08/16/1975	The Sun That Shines Beyond Tears!! 	Marigera
51	08/23/1975	Shine, Morning Star!! Mazinger Z Returns!! 	Gulasos
52	08/30/1975	Wish to Be a Battle Beast!! The Backlit Death of Youth!! 	Teotras, Jerunicas
53	9/06/1975 	The Great Heroes!! Fight, Tetsuya!! Dash, Koji!! 	Dokaider, Giran
54	9/13/1975 	Down with Demonica!! The Unbeatable Double Attack 	Gogler
55	9/20/1975 	The All-Out Battle of No Tomorrow!! Send Tetsuya and Koji to Hell!!	Gold Phoenix, Vulcania, Great Mammoth
56	9/27/1975 	Bell of Peace, Ring for the Heroes!! 	Great Mammoth
Category:Episode Lists
Category:Great Mazinger
==Music==
The music was composed by Michiaki Watanabe.
*Opening Theme:
**"Ore wa Great Mazinger" (おれはグレートマジンガー) by Ichirou Mizuki, Columbia Yurikago-kai
*Ending Theme:
**"Yuusha wa Mazinger" (勇者はマジンガー) by Ichirou Mizuki, Columbia Yurikago-kai
*Insert song:
**"Borot Ondo" (ボロット音頭) by Hiroshi Ōtake (ep 33)
**"Great Mazinger no Ballade" (グレートマジンガーのバラード) by Ichiro Mizuki (eps 46,49)
**"Great Mazinger Sanka" (グレートマジンガー賛歌) by Ichiro Mizuki (ep 33)
**"Jun no Uta" (ジュンの歌) by Mitsuko Horie (ep 19)
**"Kate Great Mazinger" (勝てグレートマジンガー) by Ichiro Mizuki (eps 26,47)
**"Tetsuya no Thema" (鉄也のテーマ) by Ichiro Mizuki (eps 1,7,8,10-15,18,22,23,28,31,35,38-41,45,48,54,56)
**"Venus Ace no Uta" (ビューナスＡの歌) by Mitsuko Horie (eps 3,6,25,36)
**"Z no Thema" (Zのテーマ) by Ichiro Mizuki (eps 53,55-56)
==Reception==
While Great Mazinger did not have the same high ratings as its predecessor, it was still very popular in its time; enough to spread several merchandize throughout Japan and high enough ratings to fund the creation of UFO Robot Grendizer. It was also very popular in broadcasts in Italy and several Latin American countries. The main robot also starred in several crossover films between sister series Getter Robo such as Great Mazinger vs. Getter Robo. The said robot also appeared in several related media such as the Mazinkaiser OVA series and the Super Robot Wars games.
==Related Media==
*Great Mazinger vs. Getter Robo (Movie)
*Great Mazinger vs. Getter Robo G: Kuchu Daigekitotsu (Movie)
*Grendizer, Getter Robo G, Great Mazinger: Kessen! Daikaiju (Movie)
*UFO Robot Grendizer (Sequel)
*Mazinger Z Interval Peace (Sequel)
*Mazinger Z: Infinity (Sequel)
*Dynamic Heroes (Crossover)
== Gallery ==
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==Trivia==
* Great Mazinger was considered to be apart of the Force Five anthology alongside UFO Robot Grendizer, but at the last minute was replaced with the unrelated Leiji Matsumoto anime, Sci-Fi West Saga Starzinger.
* Plans for a sequel to Mazinger Z were thought up in early 1973 after the ratings declined after Episode 26. Toei's writers considered upgrading Mazinger Z into "Big Mazinger Z" to keep viewers interested in the show. Though the ratings shortly rebounded, the concept and mecha design would be revisited for a sequel series called "God Mazinger" before being finally modified into Great Mazinger. 
==References==
==External Links==
*Toei Animation Official Website
*Great Mazinger at Anime News Network Encyclopedia
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