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

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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