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| THIS IS AN ANIME ONLY DISCUSSION POST. DO NOT DISCUSS THE MANGA BEYOND THIS EPISODE. ---------------------------------------- Fantastic final episode. Over the top action , like any great mazinger episode with a JUST AS PLANNED bonus. And cliffhanger ending, f*ck yeah ! |
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| Poor Kouji - what a big Ah Shit! So when is the next "Hen" coming? Of course, one does have to wonder just what they will do in a sequel to exceed the immense quantities of GAR in this series. |
| Yeah... sequel will have a hard time surpassing the original ) Hope they manage though^^ |
| Me want moar now!!!!! Truly epic ending... |
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| If there is not another season then Imagawa has just supplanted KyoAni as the greatest anime troll. |
| FFFFFFFFUUUUUUUUU...... what a cliffhanger. And now we have to wait until god knows when for the 2nd season >_> |
| MOAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRR |
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| GOOD END ACHIEVED! FUCK YEAR! Using the shitty pop song during the Rain of Rocket Punches kind of pissed me off, but this was still a damn good episode. Although I kind of wish they hadn't hinted so hard at the BAD END and just let it come to light after Kouji's glorious victory which would've been even more of a slap in the face. Also, anyone who has seen Giant Robo knows that you had best not count your chickens before they hatch when it comes to a Great-Hen because there's no guarantee that it will happen. |
Absolutely_SteveOct 5, 2009 5:55 AM
| Incredibly epic ending, and incredibly awesome cliffhanger. Not unexpected but still impressive. I believe that with the success of this Mazinger, we will have a second season one day, still, I'm also pretty sure that the new Grendizer will be released before Great Mazinger Hen, and unfortunately, it won't be too soon. Maybe 2011... |
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SantaBla said: I remember you dissed Imagawa for the lorelei arc. Well, actually, it came straight out of the manga, so it's really a Go Nagai thing. Well, that's another point against Nagai then. I'm noticing that I'm liking him less as old manga is getting translated and liking Ishikawa a lot more. |
| Hmm...well I guess I'll see when I check the manga out. |
| Absolutely fastastic. I love how Ashura became such an interesting character. Going from Generic Villain #759 to culminating in creating one of the best WHOOPS moments I've ever seen? Just great. |
| HUUUUH?! |
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| Great final episode SEASON 2 FUCKING WHERE |
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| Ehhh!?~ What's gonna happen!? Where's my season 2!? |
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| Excellent. Was expecting a cliffhanger ending but still was good for me XD There probably won't be a season 2, but most likely an OVA/Movie to tie it off. RAWR GREAT MAZINGER!!! |
| Fantastic =) - was indeed already expecting a cliffhanger ending, doubting that they'd end off both Ashura, Dr. Hell and Daishogun in just a few episodes, after spending so much time on build up... - but still not like this. Very nice. Even more motivation to cosplay Ashura. ..wondering where things will go from here, but only time will tell i guess. A Great Mazinger series, followed by a new Mazinkaiser OVA? Or directly to an OVA to round everything up? Time will tell I guess, but hopefully time will tell quickly.. ;D |
| Cliffhanger for ages to come,also we can still hope for Great-Hen. When he came in Italy,Nagai pretty much confirmed it. |
| fantastic show,even when the animation stle looked a bit strange for me. Ashura was the best character of this show I didn't expected the cliffhanger but it was well done So I have no real reason to complain about . 8/10 |
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| Baron Ashura made out pretty interestingly in the finale. Also, the rain of rocket punches was very kickass. |
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| Was that SERIOUSLY the end!? It was all supposed to be setup for Violence Jack? Or is there going to be another season/OVAs? |
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| Holy shit thats alot of Rocketo Punch! |
| that was an epic end (^o^)b but there should be a following OVA or movie, specially that the 1st & 2nd episodes have several scenes for the fight between Mazinger Z & the emperor of darkness. |
| woah that ending was freaking epic i'm pretty shocked also Baron Ashura just became one of my favourite characters of all time i did not expect him to have been the main bad guy i thought he was just a follower and who would have though that dr.hell would have been good >.<: hope there will be a sequel xD |
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| EPIC. So much nostalgia watching this, that end though, DAYM! Loved it. |
| So Much Thing Going on...I can't say all but... I really Felt Pity on What they did to Ashura former Bodys... And then A Twist after Twist!!...I was Like FU*k It!...Is The End OF the WORLD?!?!... Not Even Mazinger Z Can Handle it!!...anyway I can't Rate this...damn Cliffhanging! |
| Front Hooks...Oh yeah... |
| And Great-hen never happened. Why even live I did like Imagawa's take on the whole thing. The whole twist with Dr. Hell actually being "good" was a surprise. |
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| Lmao, they actually left this show on a cliffhanger? I liked the rest of the episode but jesus that was dumb and no way in hell there will be a sequel of some sort since this is from 2009 and now I'm commenting in 2016... |
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| I’m going to be honest here I didn’t like this incarnation of Mazinger Z to me it lacked Sayaka x Kabuto moments as well as Boss vs Kabuto shenanigans. I know Tsubasa was an important character but they focus to much on her and her warriors leaving little or no screen time for the Mazinger army pilots, Gennosuke, Sayaka and Boss. The cliffhanger was another thing that bother me (I like closure in my stories) the only thing that I like was the action, art and Baron Ashura backstory but that wasn’t enough to make me give this a higher score. I preferred Mazinkaizer over this one, just my two cents… On a side note about Baron Ashura... What shocks me is that nobody saw it coming. Baron Ashura got far more screen time than everyone except Koji and Tsubasa. You may not know exactly what he/she/it/they/vosotros will do to turn the show on its head, but you know it’s going to happen and both OP spoiled, gave hints about their fate. |
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| As much as this finale was exciting, the outcome made it look like nothing more than a mid-series episode cliffhanger. 3.5-/5 Wow, Kenzo lost most of his body in this one Exciting and fun at times, for a simple series of turnabouts, a few very good ideas (notably the full reimagining of Ashura), nice throwbacks at the original manga and references to Great Mazinger. But: - this wasn't the new/true Mazinger, this was "Baron Ashura & Nishikiori Tsubasa the show" (to a fanatic point), - it became some kind of soap-opera, - Too many flashbacks, - No place for the (old) heroes, - Poor drawings, mediocre animation (despite the name's aura), - 26eps, with half one being a summary and the first one being a preview videoclip, and yet they were able to end the series with no resolution?! Score: 6.5/10 @Roy_Focker You were rather generous if the o lything you liked was the action. @abystoma2 Noted, thanks ! |
Rei_IIIDec 10, 2022 4:59 AM
| Well it is Mazinger one of my favorite Robot of all time and the action did him good but the story was not my liking (cliffhanger) except the Baron Ashura explanation so that is why I didn’t score the series higher but I'm ok giving the score that I did... |
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| This show was pure unadulterated Super Robot Action in all its glory. Crazy Story, characters and ending. I simply couldn't have asked for more. |
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| This was a truly badass show and an excellent entry point for someone unfamiliar with MZ like me. However, leaving it on a cliffhanger like that and not continuing it was really dumb and it only results in more people ignoring shows like these. I'm glad I already watched Infinity and Mazinkaiser. Now I'll go to Shin Zero's manga. I it had a proper conclusion it'd have been an easy 10/10, but the ending lowers it to an 8/10. |
| It can't end like this! Makes me wonder if the show was originally planned to have a sequel that was axed due to disappointing ratings. Overall a very good 21st century retelling of Mazinger (although I still prefer the Mazinkaiser OVA overall), just a let down that it doesn't have a proper ending. This was totally the Baron Ashura show btw. The character has never been quite this epic before. Well done. |
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JaceyFox said: It can't end like this! Makes me wonder if the show was originally planned to have a sequel that was axed due to disappointing ratings. It has a continuation actually - simply rewatch the first two episodes after the finale and the conclusion should reveal itself to you. Rei_III said: Same reply as above, the first episode isn't a preview, it's a direct continuation of episode 26.- 26eps, with half one being a summary and the first one being a preview videoclip, and yet they were able to end the series with no resolution?! |
You all need to watch Nami. |
| Same director as Giant Robo... not too surprised by the cliffhanger |
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