Mazinger and Getter Robo

Go Nagai's two founding robot franchises, the shows that invented the genre, and the three crossover films that are canon to neither.

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Where to start with Mazinger and Getter Robo

Two franchises by the same man, catalogued together because the crossover films put them together and because nobody looks one up without hitting the other. Neither needs to be watched from 1972. Mazinger Z and Great Mazinger are one story; Grendizer stands beside them rather than after them, whatever the marketing said. Getter Robo and Getter Robo G are one story and everything after 1976 is a standalone retelling. If you want the shortest honest way in, take Mazinkaiser for Mazinger and New Getter Robo for Getter, seven and thirteen episodes.

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    Mazinkaiser Mazinkaiser

    Seven episodes, modern animation, and it assumes only that you know what Mazinger Z is. The least expensive way to find out whether any of this is for you.

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    New Getter Robo New Getter Robo

    Thirteen episodes and the Getter equivalent: complete, self-contained, and considerably nastier than the 1974 show.

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    Mazinger Z Mazinger Z

    The original, and ninety two episodes of it. Worth it as history and as the thing every mecha show since is answering, but it is a 1972 monster-of-the-week and should not be anybody's first attempt.

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    Grendizer U Grendizer U

    A 2024 reboot that requires nothing at all. Thirteen episodes, and the most recent thing in either franchise.

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A suggested way in, not an official one. The full list is below: tick anything off in either place.

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Mazinger

  • Mazinger Z 1972, 1 season, 92 episodes
  • Great Mazinger 1974, 1 season, 56 episodes
  • UFO Robot Grendizer 1975, 1 season, 74 episodes
  • Mazinger Z vs. The Great General of Darkness 1974

Mazinger, Elsewhere

  • Mazinger Z vs. Devilman 1973
  • UFO Robot Grendizer vs. Great Mazinger 1976
  • Mazinkaiser 2001, 1 season, 7 episodes
  • Mazinkaiser vs. The Great General of Darkness 2003
  • Shin Mazinger Shougeki! Z Hen 2009, 1 season, 26 episodes
  • Mazinkaizer SKL 2011, 1 season, 3 episodes
  • Mazinger Z: Infinity 2018
  • Grendizer U 2024, 1 season, 13 episodes

Getter Robo

  • Getter Robo 1974, 1 season, 51 episodes
  • Getter Robo G 1975, 1 season, 39 episodes

Getter Robo, Elsewhere

  • Getter Robo Go 1991, 1 season, 50 episodes
  • Change!! Getter Robo: The Last Day of the World 1998, 1 season, 13 episodes
  • Shin Getter Robo vs. Neo Getter Robo 2000, 1 season, 4 episodes
  • New Getter Robo 2004, 1 season, 13 episodes
  • Getter Robo Arc 2021, 1 season, 13 episodes

Where They Meet

  • Great Mazinger vs. Getter Robo 1975
  • Great Mazinger vs. Getter Robo G: Kuuchuu Daigekitotsu 1975
  • Grendizer, Getter Robo G, Great Mazinger: Kessen! Daikaijuu 1976

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