| Mazinger Edition Z: The Impact! | |
.jpg) Promotional pre-release cover art of the DVD #1. | |
| 真マジンガー 衝撃! Z編 (Shin Majingā Shōgeki! Zetto Hen) | |
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| Genre | Mecha |
| Anime television series | |
| Directed by | Yasuhiro Imagawa |
| Produced by | Hasshu Tokuhara Ichiko Nagai Satsuki Mizuno Yoshinaga Minami Katsumi Koike Koji Morimoto Daiki Hasebe |
| Written by | Yasuhiro Imagawa |
| Music by | Akira Miyagawa |
| Studio | Bee Media, Code |
| Licensed by | |
| Original network | TXN (TV Tokyo), GBS |
| Original run | April 4, 2009 – September 26, 2009 |
| Episodes | 26 |
| Manga | |
| Shin Mazinger Zero | |
| Written by | Yoshiaki Tabata |
| Illustrated by | Yuki Yogo |
| Published by | Akita Shoten |
| Magazine | Champion Red |
| Demographic | Seinen |
| Original run | June 2009 – December 2012 |
| Volumes | 9 |
| Manga | |
| Mazinger Edition H: The Impact! | |
| Written by | Go Nagai |
| Published by | Akita Shoten |
| Magazine | Champion Red Ichigo |
| Demographic | Seinen |
| Published | August 19, 2009 |
| Manga | |
| Shin Mazinger Zero vs. The Great General of Darkness | |
| Written by | Yoshiaki Tabata |
| Illustrated by | Yuki Yogo |
| Published by | Akita Shoten |
| Magazine | Champion Red |
| Demographic | Seinen |
| Original run | February 2013 – January 2016 |
| Volumes | 8 |
Mazinger Edition Z: The Impact!, known in Japan as True Mazinger Impact! Chapter Z (真マジンガー衝撃! Z編, Shin Majingā Shōgeki! Zetto Hen), translated in the Soul of Chogokin toys line as Shin Mazinger Impact Z!, is a Mazinger anime series, directed by Yasuhiro Imagawa (of G Gundam, Giant Robo and Getter Robo Armageddon fame) which premiered in Japan on April 4, 2009.[1] According to the production staff, it has no relation to the 1970s show and should not be described as a Mazinger Z remake.[1] The series is a "retelling" of the basic story of Mazinger Z, featuring most of the same characters, mechanical beasts, and some general plots of the original series, plus some additional material. It keeps the original plot line of Mazinger Z, but makes references to other Go Nagai works, such as Z Mazinger, Devilman, Violence Jack, Mao Dante, Abashiri Family, and others. Elements from other related Mazinger works appear in the series, such as the story of Kedora (based on an original Mazinger Z story by Ken Ishikawa) and the appearance of Energer Z, the original concept before Mazinger Z.
Along with the TV series, a new manga, Shin Mazinger Zero started on April 18, 2009 (cover date June 2009) in the magazine Champion Red.[2] The pair responsible for the shōnen manga Akumetsu, Yoshiaki Tabata and Yuki Yogo, write and illustrate the Shin Mazinger Zero manga.[3] In 2010 a game based on the series was released for the PC.[4]
- ^ a b "Staff: Shin Mazinger is Not New Mazinger Z or Remake". USA: Anime News Network. 2009-03-05. Retrieved 2009-03-31.
- ^ "Shin Mazinger Zero Manga to Launch in Japan in April". USA: Anime News Network. 2009-03-12. Retrieved 2009-03-31.
- ^ "Ichigo Henshuu Blog / Shin Mazinger Zero serialization decision" (in Japanese). Japan: Akita Shoten. 2009-03-12. Archived from the original on 2009-03-31. Retrieved 2009-03-31.
- ^ Shin Mazinger Shougeki! Z Hen's article at Game FAQs [1] "Game FAQs", Retrieved 2010-09-28.