God Mazinger: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

God Mazinger is an anime, manga and novel series created by manga artist Go Nagai. The anime aired on Japanese TV from April 15, 1984 to September 30, 1984 in the network Nippon Television with 23 episodes. In the series a young sports enthusiast, Yamato Hino hears voices calling out to him and during a thunderstorm, and he is brought to a parallel world. This world is the Kingdom Mu, under attack by the evil Dorado of the Empire of Dinosaurs. Yamato was summoned from the prayers of queen Aila Mu to pilot a statue known as the God Mazinger. Joining the Mu army's ranks, Yamato fights against Dorado and his army.

Series details

• Title: God Mazinger
• Format: Animation
• Language: Japanese
• Genres: Action, Anime, Fantasy, Science-Fiction
• Premiere date: 1984-04-15
• Final broadcast date listed: 1984-09-23
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: Chūkyō TV
• Network country: Japan
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 64026
• IMDb ID: tt0421351
• TVDB ID: 331727

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1984-04-15; final listed air date 1984-09-23; episode order: 23.

Source and licence

Adapted from God Mazinger on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.