The BEST episodes of Mazinger Z

Every episode of Mazinger Z ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Mazinger Z!

Mazinger Z is a gigantic Super Robot, constructed with a fictitious metal called Super-Alloy Z, which is forged from a new element (Japanium) mined from a reservoir found only in the sediment of Japan's Mt. Fuji. The mecha was built by Professor Juzo Kabuto as a secret weapon against the forces of evil, represented in the series by the Mechanical Beasts (mecha used for evil purposes) of Dr. Hell. The latter was the German member of a Japanese archeological team, which discovered ruins of a lost pre-Grecian civilization on an island named Bardos (or Birdos, although some inconsistent translations have identified the island as being the actual Greek island of Rhodes); the civilization was loosely based on the ancient Mycenae, and was called the Mycéne Empire in the series. One of their findings was that the Mycene used an army of steel titans about 20 meters in height (compare with the Greek legend of Talos). Finding prototypes of those titans underground which could be remote-controlled and realizing their immense power on the battlefield, Dr. Hell goes insane and has all the other scientists of his research team killed except for Professor Kabuto, who manages to escape. The lone survivor goes back to Japan and attempts to warn the world of its imminent danger. Meanwhile, Dr. Hell establishes his headquarters on a mobile island, and plans to use the Mechanical Beasts to become the new ruler of the world. To counter this, Kabuto constructs Mazinger Z and manages to finish it just before being killed by a bomb planted by Hell’s right-hand 'man', Baron Ashura, a half-man, half-woman being. As he is dying, he manages to inform his grandson Kouji Kabuto about the robot and its use. Kouji becomes the robot’s pilot, and from that point on battles both the continuous mechanical monsters, and the sinister henchmen sent by Doctor Hell in every episode.

Last Updated: 4/22/2023Network:Fuji TV
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Last Chance!! Dr. Hell’s Decisive Battle of Death!!
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9.00
4 votes

#1 - Last Chance!! Dr. Hell’s Decisive Battle of Death!!

Season 1 - Episode 91 - Aired 8/25/1974

The Reaper Mechanical Beast Deathma’s Fierce Attack
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8.67
6 votes

#2 - The Reaper Mechanical Beast Deathma’s Fierce Attack

Season 1 - Episode 35 - Aired 7/29/1973

Writer: Go Nagai
Death Match!! Resurrect Our Mazinger Z!!
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8.50
6 votes

#3 - Death Match!! Resurrect Our Mazinger Z!!

Season 1 - Episode 92 - Aired 9/1/1974

A Red Flash of Lightning! Mazinger Flies
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8.33
6 votes

#4 - A Red Flash of Lightning! Mazinger Flies

Season 1 - Episode 34 - Aired 7/22/1973

Writer: Go Nagai
Great Aerial Raid! Barras K, Outlaw of the Skies!
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8.17
6 votes

#5 - Great Aerial Raid! Barras K, Outlaw of the Skies!

Season 1 - Episode 33 - Aired 7/15/1973

Writer: Go Nagai
Mach Mechanical Beast Jinrai
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8.14
7 votes

#6 - Mach Mechanical Beast Jinrai

Season 1 - Episode 24 - Aired 5/13/1973

Writer: Go Nagai
Assault!! The Invading Paratroopers
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8.00
7 votes

#7 - Assault!! The Invading Paratroopers

Season 1 - Episode 43 - Aired 9/23/1973

Writer: Go Nagai
Life or Death?! Desperate Battle of Hell Island!
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8.00
3 votes

#8 - Life or Death?! Desperate Battle of Hell Island!

Season 1 - Episode 88 - Aired 8/4/1974

Death by Explosion!! The Terrifying Viscount Pygman!!
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8.00
3 votes

#9 - Death by Explosion!! The Terrifying Viscount Pygman!!

Season 1 - Episode 87 - Aired 7/28/1974

It’s Now or Never!! Miracle at 4000 Meters Underground!!
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8.00
3 votes

#10 - It’s Now or Never!! Miracle at 4000 Meters Underground!!

Season 1 - Episode 89 - Aired 8/11/1974

Baron Ashura Dies With Honor in the Pacific Ocean!!
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8.00
4 votes

#11 - Baron Ashura Dies With Honor in the Pacific Ocean!!

Season 1 - Episode 78 - Aired 5/26/1974

The Mysterious Robot, Minerva X
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8.00
6 votes

#12 - The Mysterious Robot, Minerva X

Season 1 - Episode 38 - Aired 8/19/1973

Writer: Go Nagai
Shiro in Peril! Move Out, Mazinger Z!
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8.00
6 votes

#13 - Shiro in Peril! Move Out, Mazinger Z!

Season 1 - Episode 30 - Aired 6/24/1973

Writer: Go Nagai
Great Turnaround Mazin Power!!
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8.00
5 votes

#14 - Great Turnaround Mazin Power!!

Season 1 - Episode 29 - Aired 6/17/1973

Writer: Go Nagai
Operation: Capture Aphrodite A
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8.00
5 votes

#15 - Operation: Capture Aphrodite A

Season 1 - Episode 27 - Aired 6/3/1973

Writer: Go Nagai
Explosion!! The Powerful Rocket Punch!!
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8.00
4 votes

#16 - Explosion!! The Powerful Rocket Punch!!

Season 1 - Episode 54 - Aired 12/9/1973

Writer: Go Nagai
Clash! Samurai Koji vs. Ashura’s Mechanical Beast
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7.83
6 votes

#17 - Clash! Samurai Koji vs. Ashura’s Mechanical Beast

Season 1 - Episode 26 - Aired 5/27/1973

Writer: Go Nagai
The Transforming Mechanical Beast in the Five Great Lakes
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7.83
6 votes

#18 - The Transforming Mechanical Beast in the Five Great Lakes

Season 1 - Episode 36 - Aired 8/5/1973

Writer: Go Nagai
Boss Borot’s First Battle!!
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7.83
6 votes

#19 - Boss Borot’s First Battle!!

Season 1 - Episode 48 - Aired 10/28/1973

Writer: Go Nagai
Invisible Killer: Jenova M9
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7.80
5 votes

#20 - Invisible Killer: Jenova M9

Season 1 - Episode 66 - Aired 3/3/1974

The Insane Robot’s Desperate Battle
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7.75
8 votes

#21 - The Insane Robot’s Desperate Battle

Season 1 - Episode 49 - Aired 11/4/1973

Writer: Go Nagai
Pursuit!! Undersea Fortress Salude
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7.71
7 votes

#22 - Pursuit!! Undersea Fortress Salude

Season 1 - Episode 22 - Aired 4/29/1973

Writer: Go Nagai
General Attack! Triple Death Strategy
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7.67
3 votes

#23 - General Attack! Triple Death Strategy

Season 1 - Episode 86 - Aired 7/21/1974

Bizarre!! Attack of the Black Shadow!!
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7.67
3 votes

#24 - Bizarre!! Attack of the Black Shadow!!

Season 1 - Episode 85 - Aired 7/14/1974

Melted in the Air! The Hover Pilder
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7.67
3 votes

#25 - Melted in the Air! The Hover Pilder

Season 1 - Episode 69 - Aired 3/24/1974

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