Weekly Shōnen Jump 1972 No.42

1 Mazinger Z debuted in Weekly Shōnen Jump issue 189 on September 12, 1972. Created by Go Nagai, the series follows teenager Koji Kabuto as he pilots a giant super robot — built by his late grandfather — to defend humanity against the mechanical beasts of the villainous Dr. Hell. Mazinger Z is widely credited as the manga that invented the piloted giant robot (mecha) genre, directly inspiring Gundam, Evangelion and countless others. It ran in WSJ for one year before concluding in 1973.

Mazinger Z

Ch. 1

2

Otoko Ippiki Gaki-Taishō

Ch. 137

3

Samurai Giants

Ch. 58

4

Dokonjō Gaeru

Ch. 113

5

Moete Hashire!

Ch. 3

6

Manga Drifters

Ch. 112

7

Boku no Dōbutsuen Nikki

Ch. 2

8

Mekaba Warudo

9

Toilet Hakase

Ch. 99

10

Shōnen no Kuni

Ch. 19

11

Hop Step

Ch. 33

12

Astro Kyūdan

Ch. 4

13

Young Oh! Oh!

Ch. 31

14

Arashi! San-piki

Ch. 131