One of the first Super Robot manga and the one that introduced most of the traits of the Mecha genre. Constructed with the Super-Alloy Z, Mazinger was built by Professor Juzo Kabuto as a weapon against the Mechanical Beasts of the evil Dr. Hell. Koji Kabuto, the grandson of Professor Kabuto, becomes the pilot of Mazinger Z when his grandfather is killed, and battles from there on against Dr. Hell and his allies. This is the first series that introduced the concept of a pilot inside a Mecha, which all series from then on have followed.
Great Mazinger starts after the defeat of Mazinger Z. Tetsuya Tsurugi is the new protagonist, piloting the powerful Great Mazinger, a creation of the once thought dead Kenzo Kabuto, the father of Koji Kabuto. This time the enemy is the Mycene Empire and its powerful robots.
The manga details the adventures of the Skull Force, a special forces team affiliated with WSO composed of several members including the Death Caprice Squad composed of Ken Kaido and Ryo Magami, a pair of pilots personally selected to pilot the Mazinkaizer SKL a powerful battle robot that many other pilots failed to control.
Crossover one-shot between Mazinkaiser and Shin Getter Robo. It was included in Immortal Super Robot Encyclopedia (不滅のスーパーロボット大全). The manga begins with the Mazinger Z and Great Mazinger fighting against an alien machine after the Diana A and Venus A have been taken down. (Source: Mazinger Wikia)
