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Even the nameless detectives cannot die.

It’s been too long since my last Mazinger Z post and while the summary was easy enough I am still at a loss for words to properly gush over just how EPIC it was and how much it moved me as a mecha fan. In any case it seems that Hell and Kenzo were in cahoots for a while and slaughtered a whole lot of Mycenae while rotting Tristan and Iseult. Baron Ashura swore terrible vengeance and teamed up with Mazinger Z and the rest of the gang. Gamia-chan was at her loveliest this ep as she shallenged the King of Hell and held it at bay until Mazinger Z went into to finish the job. The Mazinger Army was also most useful after they revealed that within each held a part that was worth much more than the actual mecha. Wife Beater Kenzo tries to make amends but I am still sorely disappointed in Tsubasa’s for not ending Kenzo’s misery buy running her Z Blade right through his thick skull. After 100 some odd combined Rocket Punches and the most Ultra Gorgeous BIG BANG PUNCH the King of Hell is slain. It was so beautiful and made me want to punch something at the same time. Nevertheless the treachery continues as Ashura had only wanted to kill Dr. Hell so that it could commit hara-kiri by ripping itself apart. With that a sequel was confirmed in a manner most dire as the not so dead Mycenae Empire invades the Earth with many pillars and the new Big Bad cuts Mt. Fuji down to size.

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Then come and take it!

So with the BIG FIGHT in full swing I enjoying every minute of Shin Mazinger Z. I agree that with V2 Schneider that Shin Mazinger Z must be applauded for avoiding the monster of the week and simply going with full on knock out brawls. With Photon Labs having been SMASHED INTO ATOMS Ultra Gorgeous Computer Juuzo finally arrives with the God Scrander to give a long over due beat down to Bardos no Ace and his gaggle of mechanical beasts. Baron Ashura embarrassed himself by being a coward and was fittingly beaten around a bit by Boss Borot. I am actually starting to take a liking to Boss and Boss Borot, they might not be winners but they sure do a lot more than the Mazinger Army, though eventually the Mazinger Army does get parity. I like how there seem to be no limits to what they are willing to do in this series and the biggest laugh in the episode was when V2 Schneider attempted to tentacle raep Venus A. If it weren’t with mecha then I am sure some one’s head would be rolling, but since only die hard mechatards actually watch this show that V2 Schneider derived an obscene amount of enjoyment from it. The best part we where Mazinger Z BiG BANG PUNCHES Ghoul and has it Kamikaze Ashura as the Bumbling Baron is staring at Duke Gorgon’s chiseled features. Eventually Tsubasa plays her ace in the hole and Mazinger Army Mobile Dolls start to sortie and surround Bardos Island. Given how this is Super Robot taken to eleven there is a zero percent casualty rate though the killer cops are still MIA at the moment. While the Photon Fortress looks rather boring it does pack a wallop and it does a fine job of blowing off chunks of mecha and rock. Tsubasa also gimps Yasu and takes the bomb to use against Kenzo. Unfortunately for Tsubasa it seems that Dr. Hell had some secret plans of his own and quickly regains the upper hand once again, at least Kenzo the wife beater got what was coming to him and lost all of his man hood, while Kenzo could have been cool it seems that Blocken already has the headless villain thing down so Kenzo looks like even more of a copy cat and no talent loser. I bet Juuzo was so happy to have disowned him when he did given how Kenzo has gone Kedora. Next week episode is a sight I dearly want to see 100 RAPID SHOTS OF ROCKET PUNCH! This shit is going to be good.

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We finally get to the long awaited and highly anticipated BIG FIGHT and so far things look pretty bad for Mazinger Z as Kouji is unable to keep up with the best team that Dr. Hell has put together. Still while Kouji struggles it seems that every one from the Masses of the Kurogane House to Venus A are off to a good start. I just loved how Pygman was using endangered species to clear minefields, I bet that must have given PETA an aneurysm. Still it was strange for Pygman not even mentioning Africa and referring to it as that land. Oddly enough it seems that Sayaka was the one full of lose this time but Yumi who was so sure that Venus A was useless he lowered his shields to let Pygman in. I guess he was partially redeemed by blowing up his own base for Great Team Killing. Ashura turns out to be quite the coward as it was all a ploy by Dr. Hell to keep Mazinger Z from blowing his army to bits. Nevertheless everyone including Boss Borot reap a fearsome toll of dead Ashura Corps though the Iron Cross Army has yet to make their air drop. Still I cannot wait to see Mazinger Z dock with the God Scrander to continue this BIG FIGHT. Also looking forward to seeing that wife beater Kenzo get stabbed.

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What is wrong has nothing to do with glorious violence and unfettered BIG BANG PUNCHING…

While there was a fight in this episode it wasn’t the BIG FIGHT, still it was one of the funniest episodes. Sayako bears the brunt of the crude humor, but to be honest since she is as useless as Aphrodai A I don’t really care for her at all. Certainly she doesn’t light the fires of my fanboy adoration like Alphard onee-sama, and as such I found it easy to laugh at the attempted gang raep, and Sayako and Kouji’s fun time at the onsen. Hell even the narrator was in on it by mocking them and their flirtatious behavior before the BIG FIGHT. At least they didn’t waste our time with trying to make this SayakoxKouji relationship to be a big deal and since this is Super Robot I was pleased that they went with heavy handed romance and didn’t pretend that it was otherwise, plus they got trolled. Say what you will about Mazinger Z but that narrator is one of the best damn ones I have seen in a while, I bet it would have made that Cosmic Era shit go down easier if they went with a narrator such as the one from Mazinger Z. Other things of note was that Ankokuji was working for the IAEA and called bullshit on Yumi’s Photonic program which is simply a cover for producing WMDs. Tsubasa is getting ready to fight Kenzo, but takes her kids to visit Juuzo’s grave. Dr. Hell pushes for a one on one fight but instead of havin Dr. Hell vs. Kouji Baron Ashura steps up after putting the Mazinger Army back in its place and kicking the crap out of Venus A on her first sortie. Venus A does indeed suck as it uses Z Cutters instead of going with ROCKET PUNCH in line with the Mazinger Army having downgraded versions of Mazinger Z’s weapons arsenal. As such at least the Mazinger Army had one good sortie while Venus A has none…Boss was giving Kouji crap despite his Boss Borot being made of paper and paste, worst of all Shiro started mouthing off too despite being pretty useless himself it was pretty funny since both are already laughing stocks for insulting Mazinger Z every time Kouji loses. At any rate BIG FIGHT next time; BIG FIGHT, BIG FIGHT. I do hope that Kouji calls in his God Scrander so that he me SHINE IN THE NAME OF ZEUS and SMASH ASHURA INTO ATOMS!

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LOL there is a chicken mechanical beast…

It was disappointing to see that there would be no BIG FIGHT this time, and while the clips they used were cool, it was still essentially a clip show. New information was limited and consisted of Pygman’s bait and switch with Ashura. Dr. Hell is going to war but Duke Gorgon prophesies that Dr. Hell will soon die. I thought it was funny how Blocken also has a medical degree though it seems that mad scientists are out in force in this series anyway. The only real question presented here is what the hell happened between Ankokuji and Tsubasa at the end, though I suspect that Kenzo might have his own agenda. Boss seems to be working to pay for a robot of his own but I suspect that it will be crappier than Aphrodite A. Seems that Tsubasa wanted to pit Kabuto against Kabuto to avenge Tetsuya and delightfully admitted that she would have used Shiro in the even that Kouji failed, truly she is a terrible mother. Baron Ashura tires to an Hero himself, but Dr. Hell implanted a protocol that prevented Ashura’s death until Dr. Hell’s demise, I am sure Gorgon will arrange that soon enough. Baron Ashura is quite the traitor first he gets all weepy about Mycenae and swears his fealty to Dr. Hell after getting a mehcanical beast made in his image. Silly Ashura even his new toy will be no match for the BIG BANG PUNCH. In the end though I am glad the focused on two important things, ROCKET PUNCH, and Zeus’ awesome type ROCKET PUNCH. Well here is hoping for Mazinger Z to SMASH EVERYTHING INTO ATOMS. (Post is late, but Mazinger Z 23 post will be done…as soon I can stop laughing every time Venus A loses.)

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It’s all Kenzo’s fault! The dirty little traitor with his dirty little pedostache!

I have never seen a more fucked up yet simultaneously awesome family like the Kabuto clan. We get a little more history about what happened all those years ago on Bardos Island. We saw the rise of Dr. Hell, the loss of Juuzo’s depth perception, the treachery of Kenzo, and the forging of Tsubasa from round wide eyed scientist to a ruthless killing machine that could sell her own son. Pygman tries to use the ghost of Tetsuya as a means to kill Tsubasa softly and for a while it works since every one is a master of disguise in this show. I like how now one really wept over Kenzo’s betrayal as Juuzo wasted no time in disowning his treacherous son and Tsubasa had no problems wasting the guy. I found it funny how Dr. Hell boasted of conquering the world in three days, I am doubtful that there is a correlation but given Dr. Hell’s failure it was very much like the old Japanese boast of Shanghai in three days, China in three months. The little Energer Z diversion was rather welcome as a sort of anime within and anime complete with title screen. While Kouji embarrassed himself while fighting Kenzo, who turned out to be Blocken, was a fun mirror match it was quickly outdone by Tsubasa stabbing Pygman and going town while calling for GOD SCRANDER!

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Man Zeus really knows how to party, Baron Ashura still has a hangover a thousand years later...

It has been far too long an interlude since I made the last post, and certainly my work load is only increasing though I hold out faint hope that I will have more time in October. While super robot is usually about robots kicking the crap out of each other Mazinger Z does this and much more. I really like how Kouji is not just a snot nosed punk raving about justice and world peace, unlike other protagonists with their lousy tacked on tragedies the Kabuto clan is one fucked up family. The tale of the Kabuto clan is almost as interesting as the action and taken by itself is a pretty decent story compared to other series.  (Also trying out a new quicker format for posting.)

I am genuinely surprised that Baron Ashura got a whole lot more development than villains usually get. Usually there is some sort of crap justification for why people go bad but here Iseult and Tristan started out rotten and wanted power and godhood. Nevertheless they were still patriots of Mycenae which was starting to get pretty fucked up. Even if they were evil at least they knew something about loyalty which makes their treachery as Baron Ashura all the more damning as Duke Gorgon still believes and seems to rather die a thousand deaths than ever serve Dr. Hell.

Still despite treachery begetting treachery it was a wonderful history lesson about the God of Mecha, Lord Zeus. Even if Zeus was incapable of suspicion and wished to believe that there was some good in Duke Gorgon at least when proven wrong he fought like mad to kill his e enemies instead of weeping over their treachery. I am at a loss of words to describe how EPIC it was to watch Mazinger Z fight alongside Zeus as heir and ally. Improvised Rocket PUNCH was ten kinds of WIN and AWESOME and brought back fond memories of DaiGuard AWESOME type indeed.

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