[MANGA] Mazinger Z [1972] [GOSAKU OTA]

Title: Mazinger Z (マジンガーZ)
Original date of publication: 1972-12 ~ 1973-10 // 1973-11 ~ 1974-09
Original publication: Bessatsu Shonen Jump (別冊少年ジャンプ) // Boken Oh (冒険王)
Original editor: Shueisha (集英社) // Akita Shoten (秋田書店)
Art: Gosaku Ota (桜多吾作)


1973-11, 1974-04; TV Comics (Boken Oh Furoku) [テレビコミックス(冒険王ふろく)], Akita Shoten

Volumes:
-1974 (Sunday Comics)-

1974-01-30; Mazinger Z #1, Sunday Comics, Asahi Sonorama

1974-04-10; Mazinger Z #2, Sunday Comics, Asahi Sonorama

1974-05-20; Mazinger Z #3, Sunday Comics, Asahi Sonorama

1974-08-20; Mazinger Z #4, Sunday Comics, Asahi Sonorama

1974-09-20; Mazinger Z #5, Sunday Comics, Asahi Sonorama

1974-10-20; Mazinger Z #6, Sunday Comics, Asahi Sonorama

-1987 (Sun Wide Comics)-

1987-11-20; Mazinger Z #1, Sun Wide Comics, Asahi Sonorama (朝日ソノラマ)

1987-12-21; Mazinger Z #2, Sun Wide Comics, Asahi Sonorama

1988-01-20; Mazinger Z #3, Sun Wide Comics, Asahi Sonorama

-1998 (Action Comics)-

1998-05; Mazinger Z #1, Action Comics, Futabasha (双葉社), ISBN-10: 4575935646, ISBN-13: 978-4575935646 http://www.7andy.jp/books/detail/-/accd/07033883 http://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/4575935646

1998-05; Mazinger Z #2, Action Comics, Futabasha, ISBN-10: 4575935654, ISBN-13: 978-4575935653 http://www.7netshopping.jp/books/detail/-/accd/1100770105 http://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/4575935654

1998-06; Mazinger Z #3, Action Comics, Futabasha, ISBN-10: 4575935697, ISBN-13: 978-4575935691 http://www.7netshopping.jp/books/detail/-/accd/1100777115 http://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/4575935697

1998-06; Mazinger Z #4, Action Comics, Futabasha, ISBN-10: 4575935700, ISBN-13: 978-4575935707, http://www.7andy.jp/books/detail/-/accd/07034512 http://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/4575935700

1998-07; Mazinger Z #5, Action Comics, Futabasha, ISBN-10: 4575935727, ISBN-13: 978-4575935721, http://www.7andy.jp/books/detail/-/accd/07035957 http://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/4575935727

(it)
-1992-
11 volumes (Includes Go Nagai version)

1992-03; Mazinga Z #01, Manga Classic, Granata Press

1992-04; Mazinga Z #02, Manga Classic, Granata Press

1992-05; Mazinga Z #03, Manga Classic, Granata Press

1992-06; Mazinga Z #04, Manga Classic, Granata Press

1992-07; Mazinga Z #05, Manga Classic, Granata Press

1992-08; Mazinga Z #06, Manga Classic, Granata Press

1992-09; Mazinga Z #07, Manga Classic, Granata Press

1992-10; Mazinga Z #08, Manga Classic, Granata Press

1992-10; Mazinga Z #09, Manga Classic, Granata Press

1992-12; Mazinga Z #10, Manga Classic, Granata Press

1993-01; Mazinga Z #11, Manga Classic, Granata Press

(fr)
-2005? (fr)-

Oneshot, Dybex http://www.manga-sanctuary.com/bdd/manga/5269-mazinger-z/

(tw)
-1999-
7 volumes, Tong Li Comics, Tongli Publishing (東立出版)



-2005 (it)-

2005-12-23; Mazinger Z #1, d/books, d/visual, ISBN-10: 4902751739, ISBN-13: 978-4902751734, http://www.d-world.jp/dv/product_info.php?products_id=145

2006-03-24; Mazinger Z #2, d/books, d/visual, ISBN-10: 4902751747, ISBN-13: 978-4902751741, http://www.d-world.jp/dv/product_info.php?products_id=152

2006-05-12; Mazinger Z #3, d/books, d/visual, ISBN-10: 4902751755, ISBN-13: 978-4902751758, http://www.d-world.jp/dv/product_info.php?products_id=155

2006-08-02; Mazinger Z #4, d/books, d/visual, ISBN-10: 4902751763, ISBN-13: 978-4902751765, http://www.d-world.jp/dv/product_info.php?products_id=156

2006-10-20; Mazinger Z #5, d/books, d/visual, ISBN-10: 4902751771, ISBN-13: 978-4902751772, http://www.d-world.jp/dv/product_info.php?products_id=210

(es)
-2009-

2009-05-08; Mazinger Z #1, RBA Editores, ISBN-13: 978-8496874619 http://www.supercomics.es/Mazinger-Z-01_p_15931.html

2009-06-05; Mazinger Z #2, RBA Editores, ISBN-13: 978-8496874626 http://www.supercomics.es/Mazinger-Z-02_p_15930.html

2009-07-03; Mazinger Z #3, RBA Editores, ISBN-13: 978-8496874633 http://www.supercomics.es/Mazinger-Z-03_p_15929.html

2009-08-14; Mazinger Z #4, RBA Editores, ISBN-13: 978-8496874640 http://www.supercomics.es/Mazinger-Z-04_p_15720.html

2009-09-18; Mazinger Z #5, RBA Editores, ISBN-13: 978-8496874701 http://www.supercomics.es/Mazinger-Z-05_p_15719.html

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This version was irregularly published in magazines, sometimes in a special appendix. This one is different from the anime or the other version by Go Nagai.

Links:
http://www.encirobot.com/mazz/mazz-manga01.asp
http://www.mazingerz.com/MZ/GOSAKU.html
http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~WX5H-KTB/gofo/mazinger/mazinouta.html
http://www.k3.dion.ne.jp/~h-kazu/dynamic/ohta-sakuhin/mazinger-z.htm
http://blogs.yahoo.co.jp/mangafun100/12945768.html
http://www.mazingerz.com/MZ/GOSAKU2.html
http://mangaclassics.mforos.com/825112/5667849-mazinger-z-por-gosaku-ota/
http://www.d-world.jp/dv/gonagai.php?action=mazingerz
http://tomcom.eek.jp/god/book001.htm
http://www.encirobot.com/mazz/mazz-manga03.asp
http://www.encirobot.com/mazz/mazz-manga01.asp
http://digilander.libero.it/alcor99/Schede/Mazinga_Z/Mazinga_Z_5.htm
http://www.k3.dion.ne.jp/~h-kazu/dynamic/over-sea/italia/mazingaz-italia.htm
http://www.manga-sanctuary.com/manga-mazinger-z-vol-1-simple-s5269-p9553.html
http://www5a.biglobe.ne.jp/~natsuman/sundaycomics.htm

I never knew about this, what's with the cyborg-kouji at the 11th pic??

Ota's versions of the three original Mazinger series have a different story from the anime and the other manga, regularly more dark than the others despite having a more childish art style. In this case, Koji's body was so damaged from the last battle that he had to be made a cyborg to survive. I believe Testuya dies in Ota's Great Mazinger and there is a big "end of the world" disaster at the end of Ota's Grendizer.

Dynamic Pro Scanlations has scanlated a few chapters of Ota's Grendizer. Pretty interesting. I have the raws for Ota's Mazinger. I admit it's pretty damn funny when Kouji was lusting over some of these girls (The one with the blonde hair, who is she, and Sayaka of course). Was he drunk or what?

The girl is Misato and she also appeared in the anime (where she is not blond), although she had a more prominent role in Ota's manga. She is Boss' cousin. Koji wasn't drunk, he was affected by the attack of the mechanical beast Medorusaezen (メドルーサエゼン
, I have no idea how it is supposed to be romanized since I do not think it appeared in the anime), essentially becoming a primitive man lusting over Misato and punching everyone who got in his way, and thus was unable to fight against that beast and Damos Sigma 9 when they attacked the photon labs (which eventually lead to the sacrifice of Prof. Morimori in the manga). Incidentally, during the battle where Koji lost his mind, Sayaka was badly injured and Aphrodite A was destroyed. It was until one of Baron Ashura's henchman attacked Koji and made him hit his head that Koji recovered his senses, just in time to be able to kill Baron Ashura, pilot Diana A and help Shiro (who was piloting Mazinger Z as Koji was unable to) destroy Damos Sigma 9 (Boss had already destroyed Medorusaezen), thus ending the attack on the Photon Labs.

I see. So it's Boss cousin. I didn't know she had blonde hair in the manga.

Is Misato's faimily name ever mentioned?
I really wanna know Boss's real name!

Nope. She is a minor character outside of Ota's manga.