44chapters
5volumes
1years in the Jump
7times it opened the magazine
What it is about
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. Its debut issue also carried Toilet Hakase, Dokonjō Gaeru and Manga Drifters.
ActionMechaScience Fiction
Its story in the Jump
2 sagas, from its first chapter to its last one in the Weekly
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DebutChapter 1WSJ No. 189 · September 12, 1972See that issue →
- 1972–1973 · Ch. 1–24 · 24 issuesRise of Mazinger Z
- 1973 · Ch. 25–44 · 23 issuesFinal Battle vs Dr. Hell
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Final chapterChapter 44WSJ No. 235 · July 24, 1973See that issue →
Main characters
With their birthday: share it with any of them?
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Koji Kabuto兜甲児
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Sayaka Yumi弓さやか
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Bossボス
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Dr. HellDr.ヘル
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Shiro Kabuto兜シロー
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Gennosuke Yumi弓弦之助
Character data: AniList
