Mazinger Z: Mycenae no Densetsu no Maki is a prequel manga to the original series by Go Nagai given away with the first produced models of the special edition 40th Anniversary DX Chogokin Mazinger Z models. It shows the origins of the Mazinger Z and the influence of its creation. Due to its limited numbers, the booklets are considered valuable by collectors, even more so than the models they were released with.
Grendizer follows the adventures of Duke Fleed, the prince of Planet Fleed, who, disguised as Daisuke, a farm worker, fights against the forces that destroyed his planet, the Vegan Empire, also the creators of Grendizer that Duke stole to fight them. Manga adaptation of the anime made by Yuu Okazaki at the time and only in 2012 it was republished in other format.
Another version of the Great Mazinger, different from the OUTA Gosaku, being way shorter.
