The BEST episodes of Mazinger Z season 1
Every episode of Mazinger Z season 1, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Mazinger Z season 1!
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.
#2 - Last Chance!! Dr. Hell’s Decisive Battle of Death!!
Season 1 - Episode 91 - Aired 8/25/1974
#3 - Death Match!! Resurrect Our Mazinger Z!!
Season 1 - Episode 92 - Aired 9/1/1974
#4 - Invisible Killer: Jenova M9
Season 1 - Episode 66 - Aired 3/3/1974
#5 - For the Kill! The Giant Swing Rocket Punch
Season 1 - Episode 72 - Aired 4/14/1974
#6 - Mazinger Z Is Abducted
Season 1 - Episode 73 - Aired 4/21/1974
#8 - The Beauty Holds a Bomb
Season 1 - Episode 63 - Aired 2/10/1974
#9 - Don’t Cry Koji! A Sole Life on the Cross
Season 1 - Episode 67 - Aired 3/10/1974
#10 - Hell Fortress: The Devil’s Declaration of Battle
Season 1 - Episode 59 - Aired 1/13/1974
#11 - Baron Ashura Dies With Honor in the Pacific Ocean!!
Season 1 - Episode 78 - Aired 5/26/1974
#12 - Suicide Attack! Gorgon’s Mechanical Beast
Season 1 - Episode 75 - Aired 5/5/1974
#13 - Great Aerial Raid! Barras K, Outlaw of the Skies!
Season 1 - Episode 33 - Aired 7/15/1973
#14 - The Phantom Galen Cannon Is Going to Blow!!
Season 1 - Episode 11 - Aired 2/11/1973
#15 - The Birth of a Miraculous Robot
Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 12/3/1972
The villainous Dr. Hell has amassed an army of mechanical beasts in his secret hideaway, the island of Bardos located in the Aegean Sea. He is capable of controlling mechanized beasts with his cane, and instructs them to unleash devastating attacks. However, Dr. Hell doesn't do all the dirty work by himself; he has his loyal henchman Baron Ashura to carry out his devilish plans. There are also those that will see to it that evil does not prevail. Kouji Kabuto is the young and feisty teenager with a score to settle: his goal is avenging the murder of his grandfather by Dr. Hell. And he might just be able to pull it off, as he is the pilot of Mazinger Z, a mighty giant robot made out of an indestructible metal known as Super-Alloy Z.
#18 - Mazinger Will Explode in Less Than 1 Minute!!
Season 1 - Episode 79 - Aired 6/2/1974
#19 - Lover of the Century, Dianan A
Season 1 - Episode 76 - Aired 5/12/1974
#20 - Crisis Relief!! Go New Pilder!!
Season 1 - Episode 71 - Aired 4/7/1974
#23 - The Ninja Twin Mechanical Beasts Appear
Season 1 - Episode 46 - Aired 10/14/1973
#24 - The Hostage-Taking Mechanical Beast and the Em Wave Plot
Season 1 - Episode 31 - Aired 7/1/1973
