00:00Mazinger Z
00:07Hello. Thank you for watching today.
00:17Today's topic is Mazinger Z.
00:20The 1970s saw a boom in robots, but Mazinger Z was a groundbreaking creation that, unlike the previous robots that used separate control units, combined a control unit with a robot that was piloted by a pilot as a vertical take-off and landing aircraft.
00:44This time, we would like to introduce Mazinger Z, a robot that has created a new image.
00:51So let's take a look.
00:55Mazinger Z is a long-running original series that aired from 1972 to 1974, with a total of 92 episodes.
01:07At around the same time, a manga version was also serialized in Shonen Jump and other magazines.
01:14The story begins when the genius scientist Dr. Kabuto Juzo creates Mazinger Z using Super Alloy Z as the armor material for the robot to protect the Earth from Dr. Hell, who is plotting to conquer it. However, the doctor is killed in an attack by Dr. Hell.
01:34However, before he passed away, the professor entrusted Mazinger Z to his grandson, Kabuto Koji.
01:42Afterwards, Kabuto Koji, along with Professor Yumi and his friends, fight against the army of mechanical beasts sent by Dr. Hell.
01:53So, let me start by explaining Mazinger Z.
01:58The specifications of Mazinger Z were a total length of 18m, a weight of 20t, and a maximum output of 500,000 horsepower.It was a super robot that had the control functions of Mazinger Z and used a vertical take-off and landing aircraft called a Hover Pilder.
02:17Later, Mazinger Z was improved, with its maximum output increased to 950,000 horsepower, and it was changed from a Hover Pilder to a Jet Pilder.
02:30The main body of Mazinger Z emerges from a cub in the water treatment facility located in Professor Yumi's High Vision Research Institute.
02:39The Hover Pilder, controlled by Kabu and Koji, lands on and connects to the head of Mazinger Z, allowing them to control the robot.
02:51Weapons include the ability to separate forearms and launch them as rockets, a rocket punch, destructive rays from both eyes, a high vision beam, and a powerful acid-filled weapon from the mouth that inflicts fear on enemies.
03:06Rust Hurricane, which destroys enemies by rusting them, missile punches fired from the abdomen, and a 30,000 degree heat ray emitted from the heat sink on the chest.
03:17There's the ultimate weapon, the Breast Pyre, which melts enemies.
03:23Mazinger Z was armored with Super Alloy Z and had a variety of powerful weapons, but it had one flaw.
03:32Because it did not have the ability to fly, Dr. Hell exploited this weakness and sent in a flying mechanical beast, forcing it to struggle.
03:42To overcome this weakness, Professor Yumi collaborates with American rocket engineer Dr. Smith to develop the Jet Scrander, a flying unit worn on the back.
03:57The Jet Scrander takes off from a newly built base in the mountains near the High Main Research Laboratory.
04:04By shouting "Sclander Cross" and equipping the Jet Scrander, Mazinger Z is able to fly at Mach 3.
04:16In addition to being a flying unit, the Jet Scrander could also be used as a weapon, such as the Scrander Cutter, which could slash with its wings and cut mechanical beasts in half, and the Southern Cross Knife, a cross shuriken made of Super Alloy Z.
04:34As for the characters, there were many unique characters surrounding Kabuto Koji, the pilot of Mazinger Z.
04:43First, there is Professor Yumi, who was once Dr. Kabuto Beast Statue's top disciple and is now the director of the High Vision Research Institute, located near Aokigahara on Mount Fuji's land.
04:55In the play, he also plays the role of Kabuto Koji's guardian.
05:04She assists Kabuto Koji's Mazinger Z as the pilot of the female robots Aphrodai Ace and Diana Ace.
05:15Although Sayaka has feelings for Koji, she is unable to be honest with him and they often end up fighting.
05:23Additionally, there is Koji's classmate, the school's gang leader, and his underlings, Nuke and Mucha.
05:31The three pilot Boss Borot, a broken-down robot that they asked Dr. Sun of the High Vision Research Institute to build for them.
05:42And then there's Kabuto Shirou, Koji's younger brother, who is always reckless and at the mercy of Kabuto Koji.
05:49Mazinger Z's enemy is the genius scientist, Dr. Hell, who is plotting world domination.
05:59In fact, Dr. Hell met Kabuto Juzo, Kabuto Koji's grandfather, during his university days, and since then has developed a strong rivalry with him.
06:12He was also already involved with lethal weapons at that time.
06:17Later, on the Mediterranean island of Bardos, they discover the ruins of ancient Mycenae, and begin developing mechanical beasts based on the robots excavated there.
06:29Dr. Hell's subordinate is Baron Ashura, who has a female right half and a male left half and is blindly loyal to him.
06:38Brocken Hakushaku is a former Nazi officer who was created as a cellular unit by Dr. Hell and can levitate by separating his neck from his torso.
06:49Then came the Pygmy Shark, a monster with the body of a giant African man and a small, pygmy-like human upper body growing out of its neck.
07:02Also, although he was not a subordinate, there was Archduke Gorgon, a cyborg with the upper body of a human and the lower body of a tiger who cooperated with Dr. Hell.
07:14This Grand Duke Gorgon is actually a valuable member of the Mycenaean Empire, and plays an important role in the final episode.
07:23As the fierce battle with Dr. Hell continues, in episode 91, Kabu, Koji and the others head to Hell Island, where Dr. Hell's base is located, to launch a preemptive attack.
07:38After a fierce battle, they defeat the final mechanical beasts, Haribune V6 and Saiga O3.
07:46Then, Dr. Hell and Count Brocken appear and shoot down the flying fortress, Boule, and it seems that peace has been restored.
07:58However, in the final episode, episode 92, the surviving Grand Duke of Gorgon informs the Dark Emperor and the Dark General of the Mycenaean Empire of Dr. Hell's downfall.
08:11Mazinger Z then fights off the combat guns sent by the Mycenaean Empire, but is no match for the guns' performance, and just when it seems that Banjucus will be defeated, his own homemade super robot, Great Mazinger, appears.
08:31Now, let's take a look at Mazinger Z and Jet Scrander in action.
08:413, 2, 1, 0, fire!
08:50The crimson wings flapping across the sky, its name is Jet Scrander.
09:04New life burns in Mazinger Z and Scrander.
09:13Cross and dock.
09:20Who does this awful sky belong to now?
09:27The moment Negi was finally able to incorporate the competitive-like movements, Judget...
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12:01At best, there were only tin dolls, so the heavy super alloy Mazinger That was a real thrill.
12:09There is also a mechanism that allows you to perform a rocket punch with the push of a button, which brings back fond memories of playing with soft vinyl monsters.
12:21However, I remember the arms of the rocket punch frequently disappearing.
12:27So, I'll see you around here again this time.
12:33Goodbye
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