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God Mazinger (1984)

God Mazinger poster
Original title
ゴッドマジンガー
Genre
mecha, fantasy anime and manga, adventure anime and manga
Country
Japan
Length
1 season, 23 episodes
Rated
B-15
Rating
7.4 of 10 from 5 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A young boy is transported to a mythical world where ancient gods and dinosaurs exist. He must pilot a giant super robot to battle monstrous kaiju and save the land from evil forces.

action-packednostalgicepicfantasticalfast-paceddramaticretrosuspenseful

What happens

God Mazinger (ゴッドマジンガー, Goddo Majingā), also known as Mazin Legend (魔神伝説, Majin Densetsu), is an anime, manga and novel series created by manga artist Go Nagai. The anime aired on Japanese TV from April 15, 1984 (1984-04-15) to September 30, 1984 (1984-09-30) in the network Nippon Television with 23 episodes. It is given the international title Space Adventure: The Deity on the official TMS website. The manga was originally published in tankōbon format by Shogakukan in 4 volumes in 1984. The novelization was published in 1984 and lasted 10 volumes. The three of them share the same basic premise but have a different story. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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