Z Mazinger (manga)

Ζ Mazinger (ΖマジンガーZēta Majingā, sometimes romanized as Zeta Mazinger) is a retelling of the Mazinger Z story by Go Nagai, mixing it with ancient Greek mythology. Here, Greek myths are the human testimony of the epic battles between robots piloted by extraterrestrials. The appearance of the robot remains similar to the original Mazinger, but with a more modern look.

Set in contemporary times, the battle of the Gods (extraterrestrials thought to be Gods by the ancient Greeks) continues. Hades (in mythology, the ruler of the underworld, embodied by Dr. Hell) has returned to attack the Earth and exterminate the human race, and to protect it Zeus sends a robot born from him, Zeta Mazinger.

The robot is given by chance to a student called Koji Kabuto (the classic Mazinger hero) and together with Aphrodite (piloted by Sayaka) and other classic Mazinger characters such as Tetsuya he defends the planet. Many other gods are involved, and their relationships of love and envy are part of the plot.

Some elements of Zeta Mazinger appear in Mazinger Z: The Impact!, the most prominent being the apparition of Zeus in his Zeta Mazinger form.

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Vol. Release date ISBN
1 March 17, 1999 978-4063340464
2 July 16, 1999 978-4063340969
3 January 17, 2000 978-4063342758
4 May 17, 2000 978-4063343021
5 December 15, 2000 978-4063343588

Italian edition

Vol. Release date ISBN
1 July 3, 2004 978-4902751024
2 October 15, 2004 978-4902751079
3 December 17, 2004 978-4902751130
4 February 18, 2005 978-4902751246
5 April 15, 2005 978-4902751451

 

Ζ Mazinger
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Cover for volume 3 of Zeta Mazinger (d/visual edition)
Ζマジンガー
(Zēta Majingā)
Genre AdventureMecha
Manga
Written by Go Nagai
Published by Kodansha
Magazine Magazine Special
Demographic Shōnen
Original run September, 1998 – November, 2000
Volumes 5

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