Series synopsis
Mazinger Edition Z: The Impact!, also known as 真マジンガー 衝撃！Z編 is a Japanese animation action & adventure sci-fi & fantasy television series that premiered on TV Tokyo on April 4, 2009. It ended on September 26, 2009. It was created by Go Nagai. It stars Ayumi Fujimura, Kenji Akabane, Kazuhiko Kishino and Atsushi Imaruoka.
Developed from Japanium ore is the super energy, Photon Power. Seeking this energy is Dr. Hell, a madman craving world domination who along with his subordinates Baron Ashura and Count Brocken, commands the Machine Beasts excavated from Bardos Island (believed to be Rhodes) to attack the Photon Power Lab and take it for himself. Meeting the attack head on is our hero, the hot-blooded teenager Kouji Kabuto who pilots the super robot Mazinger Z, constructed by his grandfather Juzo and made from th ...
Premise
Developed from Japanium ore is the super energy, Photon Power. Seeking this energy is Dr. Hell, a madman craving world domination who along with his subordinates Baron Ashura and Count Brocken, commands the Machine Beasts excavated from Bardos Island (believed to be Rhodes) to attack the Photon Power Lab and take it for himself. Meeting the attack head on is our hero, the hot-blooded teenager Kouji Kabuto who pilots the super robot Mazinger Z, constructed by his grandfather Juzo and made from the strongest metal Chogokin Z. But in this battle between Dr. Hell and the Kabuto family, many legends surrounding the Mycenaean Civilization and Bardos Island, as well as the secrets of Mazinger Z remain shrouded in mystery.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Ayumi Fujimura as Shiro Kabuto
- Kenji Akabane as Kouji Kabuto
- Kazuhiko Kishino as Dr. Hell (voice)
- Atsushi Imaruoka as Ankokuji Keiji
- Fumihiro Awano as Tetsuya Tsurugi
- Hiroshi Naka as Yanosuke Yumi
- Kaori Yamagata as Baron Ashura
- Masaaki Yajima as Zeus
Supporting cast
- Masataka Sawada as Masao Ooide
- Masayuki Katou as Yasu the Weasel
- Minoru Inaba as Count Blocken
- Kenji Utsumi as Hades
- Satsuki Yukino as Gamia Q
- Seiko Tomoe as Kikunosuke
- Tessyo Genda
- Youko Honda as Sayaka Yumi
- Miyuki Ichijou as Tsubasa Nishikiori (voice)
- Taimei Suzuki as Jūzō Kabuto
Episodes
This series spans 1 season with 26 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 26 | April 4, 2009 | September 26, 2009 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Grand Finale The first episode begins in medias res, depicting the climatic final battle between the Photon Power Lab and Dr. Hell's forces. Meeting the attack head on are the Mazinger Corps and the Kurogane house, who attempt to stand their ground against Dr. Hell's three armies, led by Baron Ashura, Count Brocken and Viscount Pygman. As the battle is being waged we find out that the protagonist Kouji has been missing, and is shown to be in an unknown location, for unknown reasons. While there he meets a variety of strange beings including Zeus. By the time he returns, Dr. Hell's forces have already defeated most of his comrades and Kouji prepares to defeat Dr. Hell, for their sake. |
April 4, 2009 |
| 2 |
Activation! Mazinger! The beginning shows a wrecked Mazinger Z slumbering away from the Dark General. This will be the continuation of Episode 26, where the Dark General comes and Mazinger Z uses the Big Bang Punch to ram the Dark General. The story moves back to the very start of the events which lead to the previous episode. Kouji and his brother, Shiro, are living with their grandfather, Juzo, while mysterious murders occur around their manor. Investigating these murders is Inspector Ankokuji, who was also hired to be Juzo's bodyguard, while Dr. Hell and Baron Ashura prepare for their first attack on the Photon Power Lab. In the meantime, Boss and his gang kidnap Shiro in order to lure out Kouji and beat him. After Kouji fights Boss, Baron Ashura attacks his household with the gigantic robot known as "Talos", forcing Juzo to send out the Pilder to Kouji and Shiro. Moments later, Juzo activates the product of years of research: the Super Robot, Mazinger Z. |
April 11, 2009 |
| 3 |
Sortie! Ashura Corps Kouji gradually learns to how to control Mazinger Z, while Baron Ashura quakes in fear and rage at the robot who he/she believes to be Zeus (a being who "betrayed" his/her race, the Myceneans, thousands of years ago). After destroying Ashura's Talos with a devastating Rocket Punch, Baron Ashura vows to take revenge against "Zeus" by sending out two of its most powerful robots : Garada K7 and Doublas M2. |
April 18, 2009 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | TV Tokyo |
|---|---|
| First aired | April 4, 2009 |
| Last aired | September 26, 2009 |
| Runtime | 25 minutes |
| Status | Ended |
| Schedule | Saturday at 11:20:00 |