God Mazinger

God Mazinger
Cover of God Mazinger volume 1 (1984)
ゴッドマジンガー
(Goddo Majingā)
GenreAdventure, fantasy,[1] mecha[2]
Novel series
Written byYasutaka Nagai (1, 4, 7, 10)
Tatsuhiko Dan (2, 5, 8)
Hideki Sonoda (3, 6, 9)
Illustrated byGo Nagai
Published byKadokawa Shoten
ImprintKadokawa Bunko
Original runMarch 1984December 1984
Volumes10
Anime television series
Directed byYoshio Hayakawa
Written byHiroyuki Onoda
Music byKentarō Haneda
StudioTMS Entertainment
Licensed by
Original networkNippon TV
Original run April 15, 1984 September 30, 1984
Episodes23
Manga
Mazin Legend
Written byGo Nagai
Published byShogakukan
MagazineShōnen Big Comic
DemographicShōnen
Original runMay 1984February 1985
Volumes4

God Mazinger (ゴッドマジンガー, Goddo Majingā), also known as Mazin Legend (魔神伝説, Majin Densetsu), is an anime, manga and novel series created by manga artist Go Nagai. The anime aired on Japanese TV from April 15, 1984 (1984-04-15) to September 30, 1984 (1984-09-30) in the network Nippon Television with 23 episodes.[3][4] It is given the international title Space Adventure: The Deity on the official TMS website.[5] The manga was originally published in tankōbon format by Shogakukan in 4 volumes in 1984.[6] The novelization was published in 1984 and lasted 10 volumes.[7] The three of them share the same basic premise but have a different story.

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  3. ^ "God Mazinger". Mazinger series TV list (in Japanese). Japan: The world of Go Nagai. Retrieved June 8, 2009.
  4. ^ "TV anime God Mazinger" (in Japanese). Japan: allcinema. Retrieved June 8, 2009.
  5. ^ "Space Adventure The Deity | 1980s | ALL TITLES". TMS ENTERTAINMENT CO., LTD.
  6. ^ "ゴッドマジンガー(てんとう虫コミックス)". Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2015-04-29.
  7. ^ "God Mazinger" (in Japanese). Japan: The world of Go NagaI. Retrieved June 8, 2009.