 This article is about a crossover character in Kamen Rider V3.
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Mazinger Z
Mazinger Z (マジンガーＺ, Majinga Zetto) is a Super Robot created by Go Nagai. 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.
Kamen Rider V3 and Mazinger Z
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 Chief Mazinger
released in 2015.
- Mazinger Z would later appear in a set of live action commercials known as Chief Mazinger
- 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 Cyborg 009 VS Devilman (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.
- Ichiro 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 Wikipedia.
- Mazinger Z at Mazinger Wiki
See Also[]
- Ballinger Z, an unused mecha in Gekiso Sentai Carranger which looks very similar to Mazinger Z.