Mazinger Z

is a created by . It is the first giant robot to be internally piloted leading a series, launching the Super Robo genre into existence. 
A live action Mazinger Z character had appeared along with Kamen Rider V3 in a food commercial for Popy in 1973.
Mazinger_&_V3.jpg|Kamen Rider V3 and Mazinger Z
Mazinger Z Suit.png|The suit used for the commercial
==Notes==
*Although it only happened in commercial, Mazinger Z can be considered as the first character from another franchise that had a crossover with the Kamen Rider Series.
**Mazinger Z would later appear in a set of live action commercials known as released in 2015.
*Go Nagai, the creator of Mazinger Z, was also the former assistant of the creator of Kamen Rider. The next crossover between these two manga artists' works is (2015).
===Other Connections with Kamen Rider===
*The original conception of Mazinger Z's Pilder was a motorcycle, but was changed due to the popularity of Kamen Rider. However, the motorcycle that Sayaka Yumi used to control Diana A shared a similar design with Cyclone.
*Kingdark is a result of following Mazinger's giant robot enemy tendency. In addition, his adaptation equivalent in The Five of Super Riders, Emperor Chi-Wu, was given a new final form recycled from a stage show suit of Great Mazinger's main antagonist, The Great General of Darkness.
*The first Kodansha publisher of Kamen Rider Spirits was Magazine Z. The name is a anagram for Mazinger Z because it was set by the Go Nagai Newcomer Award.
*Ichirou Mizuki, the singer who is famous for his performance of the opening/ending theme of Mazinger Z TV series, also sung opening themes of X, Stronger and New Kamen Rider. Koji Kikkawa, the actor/singer who portrayed Sokichi Narumi/Kamen Rider Skull, sung the ending theme to the 2018 anime film, Mazinger Z: Infinity.
*The barrier of Photon Power Laboratory was mentioned in You Will Find the Ul*ra Planet.
*The villian Baron Ashura from Mazinger Z was mentioned in Check! Double's Fierce Changing Tech!! to compare him with Kamen Rider Double and Kikaider.
==External links==
*Mazinger Z at Mazinger Wiki
==See Also==
*, an unused mecha in which looks very similar to Mazinger Z.
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