Mazinger Z vs. The Great General of Darkness (1974)
- Original title
- マジンガーZ対暗黒大将軍
- Directed by
- Nobutaka Nishizawa
- Genre
- science fiction film, mecha
- Country
- Japan
- Runtime
- 43 min
- Rating
- 8.2 of 10 from 35 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
This film connects two mecha anime series by introducing a new robot and its enemies. The original hero's robot is defeated, setting up the new hero to take over.
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What happens
Mazinger Z vs. The Great General of Darkness (マジンガーＺ対暗黒大将軍, Majingâ Zetto tai Ankoku Daishôgun) is a 1974 Japanese mecha animated film that served as an alternative link between the Mazinger Z series and the Great Mazinger series. It basically introduces Great Mazinger to the audience, as well as his enemies from the Mikene Empire, showing the defeat of Mazinger Z. It was released on July 25, 1974. The final episode of the Mazinger Z anime series would tell the story a bit differently, but with similar results in the plot. The film was also one of the inspirations behind the 2002 standalone spinoff to the Mazinkaiser OVA, Deathmatch! Great General of Darkness (Mazinkaiser vs the Great Darkness General). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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