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Mazinger Z (マジンガーZ, Majingā Zetto, Tranzor Z) anime cel by Go Nagai

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Mazinger Z (マジンガーZ, Majingā Zetto, Tranzor Z) anime cel by Go Nagai Comic Art

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Title:	Mazinger Z (マジンガーZ, Majingā Zetto, Tranzor Z) anime cel by Go Nagai
Artist:	Go Nagai (All)
Media Type:	Paint - Acrylic
Art Type:	Animation
For Sale Status:	NFS
Views:	98
Likes on CAF:	3 4
Comments:	2
Added to Site:	11/10/2024
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Mazinger Z original cel with original background
Toei Animation

Mazinger Z (Japanese: マジンガーZ, Hepburn: Majingā Zetto, known as Tranzor Z in the United States) is a Japanese super robot manga written and illustrated by Go Nagai. It was originally serialized in Shueisha's Weekly Shōnen Jump from October 1972 to August 1973 and Kodansha's TV Magazine from October 1973 to September 1974.

Mazinger Z has since spawned a media franchise. It was adapted into an anime television series by Toei Animation, which aired on Fuji TV[citation needed] from December 1972 to September 1974. A second manga series was released alongside the TV show, this one drawn by Gosaku Ota, which started and ended almost at the same time as the TV show.[citation needed] The series was followed by several sequels and spin-off, among them being Great Mazinger, UFO Robot Grendizer and Mazinkaiser. Mazinger Z: Infinity, a theatrical film sequel, taking place ten years after the Great Mazinger series, was animated by Toei Animation and released in theaters on January 13, 2018.

An anime adaption of Mazinger Z was produced by Dynamic Planning and Toei Animation, with Toei handling the animation.[14][15] The series ran for a total of 92 episodes from December 3, 1972 to September 1, 1974.[14]

In the 1980s, on behalf of Dynamic Planning, Masami Ōbari and other independent animators (Toshiki Hirano) not part of Toei Animation began work on a miniseries of Mazinger Z. The OVA (Original Video Animation) would have been called Dai-Mazinger (or Daimajinga, 大魔神我) and would have presented the same characters known to the general public, starting with the main protagonist Koji. The robot would be more realistic: for example, it would have exhaust pipes, and its rocket fists would not be able to return to its arms automatically.

The news, initially protected by tight secrecy, managed to leak and was spread by the specialized press. Toei protested, saying to Dynamic that the rights of the animation of Mazinger was only theirs and that they did not tolerate a Mazinger animated by others. As a consequence, the Daimajinga project was blocked. This wasn't helped by the fact that Nagai was in the middle of a court battle with Toei, suing them for not properly crediting him and not paying him royalties over the creation of Gaiking in 1976. However, since then, the relationship between Nagai and Toei has steadily improved.

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Duke Fleed aka #1 Groo Fan
Member Since 2013

1 - Posted on 11/10/2024

Fun!

Marcus Wai
Member Since 2005

1 - Posted on 11/15/2024

These big cels are great! They display impressively!

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