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Shin Mazinger Shougeki! Z-Hen – Episode 15 Review

Episode 15, "Showdown! The Sorrowful Blue Danube!"

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Synopsis: The hologram of Kenzo Kabuto is revealed to be a program placed in Gamia to fool Stroheim. Baron Ashura returns to the mansion with a Mechanical Beast borrowed from Count Brocken, demanding to be given the Danube, Stroheim’s giant robot. Ashura is able to use his/her staff to control it, but is confronted by Stroheim. Ashura counters the scientist’s electric shock, sending him falling off of the Mechanical Beast to his death. As he lay dying, Stroheim reveals Lorelei’s true nature, the core of the Danube, and instructs her to take control of it. She complies, much to his delight, and destroys the Mechanical Beast. She then challenges the reactivated Mazinger Z, but Kouji overcomes her. Shiro cries as the Danube, and Lorelei, destroyed, call his name. read more

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Shin Mazinger Shougeki! Z-Hen – Episode 13 Review

Episode 13, "First Love? The Beautiful Lorelei!"


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Synopsis: While Tsubasa is away in Germany, a young girl named Lorelei appears at the Kurogane House. Shiro falls head over heels for her, but Kouji has his suspicions when he discovers she’s the daughter of Doctor Stroheim, a scientist thought to be dead. Shiro takes off with Lorelei to Germany, where Stroheim lives, and Kouji and Akokuji follow in Mazinger. However, they encounter Count Brocken, and Mazinger is shot out of the sky, landing in a booby-trapped forest outside of Stroheim’s estate, where Akokuji is taken by robots and Kouji is saved by Cross, who came with Tsubasa. Shiro meets Stroheim, who says Shiro’s mother is there, too. To Shiro’s surprise, he finds Tsubasa in a dress. read more

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Shin Mazinger Shougeki! Z-Hen – Episode 12 Review

Episode 12, "Escape! Undersea Fortress Saluud!"

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Synopsis: Imprisoned in Baron Ashura’s underwater fortress, Kouji is rescued by Boss and his lackies. To Ashura’s horror, Brocken begins bombing Saluud to punish him/her for taking off without Dr. Hell’s permission and bringing a beacon (in Aprodai A) near their HQ. Kouji, Boss, and his lackies rescue Sayaka. After Brocken has left, Ashura decides to abandon Saluud. After defeating a Gamia android, Kouji and his group get in the Pilder and dock in Mazinger, but are confronted by Ashura, who tells them that the base is self-destructing, and escapes. Mazinger manages to get out of Saluud, but gets stuck on the ocean floor, until it’s rescued by the Robot Corps, bringing with them the Jet Scrander module. Mazinger flies out of the ocean with it. Kouji later thanks the Robot Corps pilots for helping him. read more

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Shin Mazinger Shougeki! Z-Hen – Episode 11 Review

Episode 11, "Pincer Attack! Operation: Mechanical Beast"

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Synopsis: Baron Ashura tries to prevent Kouji from docking the Pilder with Mazinger, but despite even having Boss and his lackies stowing away, Kouji manages to dock before Mazinger can be taken into the fortress Saluud. Kouji engages Ashura’s Mechanical Beast minions underwater, even managing to stop the fortress sub with Mazinger’s hands. Meanwhile, Tsubasa has one of the wrecked Gamia androids looked at by the scientists at Photon Power Labs, where they’ve already prepared a new module for docking with the Mazinger. Back on the surface, Kouji encounters more Mechanical Beasts, one of which has taking Sayaka hostage. Kouji has no choice but to surrender to Ashura and go into Saluud. read more

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Shin Mazinger Shougeki! Z-Hen – Episode 09 Review

Episode 9, "Initiate! Operation: Invade Japan!"

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Synopsis: Kouji becomes increasingly irritable as he adjusts to the Mazinger, frustrated by the Robot Corps holding him back from gaining his revenge on Baron Ashura. While Akokuji and Shiro relax at the Kurogane House, Tsubasa gives Kouji a seemingly simple test, which proves impossibly difficult for him. Meanwhile, eager to prove his/herself, Ashura takes the subfortress Saluud and releases Mechanical Beasts all over Japan. read more

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Shin Mazinger Shougeki! Z-Hen – Episode 07 Review

Episode 7, "Legendary! The Mechanical Beasts of Bardos Island!"

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Synopsis: Shiro realizes something is wrong when he wakes up in the police office and the officers are all dead. The Inspector Ankokuji that has been keeping Kouji in custody is actually Baron Ashura in disguise, with the real one recovering at the Kurogane House with the protection of Tsubasa Nishikiori. Tsubasa attacks Ashura at the police station, while Dr. Hell recalls his past involving Tsubasa and Dr. Kabuto. Kouji interrupts Tsubasa’s attack to get revenge for his grandfather’s death, but it allows Ashura to break free and summon a Mechanical Beast. read more

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Shin Mazinger Shougeki! Z-Hen – Episode 05 Review

Episode 5, "Assault! Count Brocken"

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Synopsis: Dr. Kabuto and his bodyguard enter Mazinger’s cockpit. Dr. Kabuto instructs Kouji how to use various features of the Mazinger, which is used to destroy Garada K7 and Doublas M2. However, he soon passes away from injuries sustained in his escape from Ashura, prompting Kouji to go into a rage and nearly kill the half-man, half-woman. Kouji is calmed by Sayaka. Ashura escapes and sees the arrival of Count Brocken, commander of Dr. Hell’s air forces, who unleashes a Bomber Beast to destroy the town of Atami. Kouji is told by a mysterious woman to fire the Photon Beam. read more

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Shin Mazinger Shougeki! Z-Hen – Episode 03 Review

Episode 3, "Sortie! Ashura Corps!"

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Synopsis: Kouji docks the Pilder craft in a giant robot called Mazinger, which catches the attention of Dr. Hell’s servant, Ashura. Mazinger is said to resemble the rebel god Zeus, who defended the human race thousands of years ago. Ashura, full of rage at the betrayal, attacks Mazinger on his/her (!) own, but is stopped by Dr. Hell, who confronts Dr. Kabuto. Ashura’s troops take to city streets and new giant robots spring into action against Mazinger. read more

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