#mazinger skl

[pinkobjectmilkshake]

oh shit go nagai birthday

sorry for torrenting/otherwise pirating adaptations of your work on your birthday 😭

[fortesp89]

Super Robot Wars BX amv Go Tight! - AKINO

[no1ryomafan]

So I finished mazinkaiser awhile ago after months of procrastination on it and for one reason or another I’m not gonna give my solid thoughts on it but there is one specific thing I wanna point out, not as a critique but more so a confusion. That being: I find it weird how Mazinkaiser isn’t the turning point for Mazinger where they finally go “hey the robot is sentient” because it’s not yet near the end literally EVERYONE talks to Venus A as if shes actually a person:

I’m not saying this as a criticism for the reason of my already biased to vaguely sentient robots-because as much as I prefer this angle with mecha, I understand not every and all mecha can approach this because sometimes the robot is JUST a narrative tool and not a character, which is fine-however I’m confused with Mazinger of all things didn’t take this approach when there’s already so much emphasis on Mazinger being tied to gods. I mean, apart from the fact the robots are based off Greek Mythology and there is a constant message of “will it become God or Devil” which feels like it warrants this enough, it would start to make sense if the robot grew sentient because Mazinkaiser is treated as the ULTIMATE Mazinger. (And where have we heard a case where the “ultimate” form of a robot starts to be the one that displays more self awareness *cough* GETTAH🗿)

Especially also within this ova- it seems to do stuff on its own accord to PROTECT Koji, like going on auto pilot as he’s knocked out and somehow keeping him safe from being burned alive in magma, but I cannot tell if this IS a indicator Mazinkaiser is actually sentient or if it’s just all auto pilot. Oh and it’s a more minor thing but also just- the human poses Kaiser and Venus take during the beach episode… I cannot tell if that’s something they wanted or if their pilots just posed them comfortably because lines seem to blur with the robots just being treated as the extensive of the pilots. (Venus is literally based off of Sayakas appearance after all)

It’s just weird Nagai never went this route and just stuck to metaphorical stuff, when it feels like SOMETHING he would do given the nature of his stories and yet the only fully sentient Mazinger media I know is Zero. Of course I still have such a limited window on Mazinger so if this is me actually being wrong please feel free to correct me, but I still will never not find it weird Mazinkaiser lacks this aspect asides from maybe vague allusions to it that may or may not be implying it. Maybe if I ever rewatch it or find more Mazinkaiser content specifically I’ll be able to piece things together a bit more.

[dorororon]

Day 13 of Black History Month! Here's Kaido, Magami, and Yuki from Mazinkaiser SKL.

[fatal-furry-mark-of-the-tigers]

In the spirit of using lighter anime analogies lately, I had an interesting one training at a heavy punching bag last week or so.

I'd usually imagine what I could remember of my dad's face and go at it, but I tried something else that worked better, and imagined anime dad figures who could take a punch well and respond in kind to train me if they were real.

Started with THE "bar fight and boy, you are WINNING" song (Find Your One Way) and pictured Sol training me with Sin, letting us have at it (pre-GGST ending) cause he knows he can take it and smack you back when you go too fast. There was a bunch of others that followed too.

There was Goku being a dad who only knows his shit about fighting and is bad at most other stuff, and how I might actually be into his parenting style if I was a half-alien Jesus Godbaby from space.

A big part of it came when a vgm/anime medley that I made myself (Run Like a Ninja) came on shuffle.

Started out light enough. Beating some sense into Grandpa Madara Uchiha or beating the racism out of Chipp Zanuff for the Naruto intro and Suck a Sage, having a TMNT training session with one of the fight happy Turtle boys like Raphael for the TMNT IV: Turtles in Time part, fighting N64 Goemon Ishikawa since he has a giant fucking mech and can clearly handle it, Ninja Gaiden for the Unbreakable/Ryu's Determination/Stage 4-2 song, you know, the super hype one from the first game, Daddy Mulk from The Ninja Warriors (Taito arcade hood classic, look up The Ninja Warriors: Once Again, remake of the SNES version with the unlockable arcade OST, it's great!) and then I got to the EXTRA hard hitting for dad reasons part.

The fucking ending.

The one that mixed that sad song from the end of Ninja Gaiden with Sadness/Grief and Sorrow from Naruto.

Given what happened to Ryu's and Naruto's dads and the uncomfortable parallels with how I felt about my own deadbeat loser, I went completely apeshit on the bag for about half that part and almost broke down crying by the end.

It had been half an hour though, and I was slowing down to the point of throwing the baby dickest slow ineffective punches on the level of Naruto and Sasuke throwing half-dead gay hands at the tail end of vote2 before the final armed clash.

But before I could start actually crying on a gym floor, something else interesting happened...

Another hype weeb trash song came on.

"The Sword That Cleaves Evil"

Specifically, an arrangement I made myself for an upcoming less legit album release. It got me back on the weeb training grind thinking about how gay old Sword Dad and his Horse Riding Husband would tell me not to give up and try to wield the Guts size sword cause "The Time Will Pass Anyway" and they'd be right, it will, so fuck it, light stretching and we continue balling. So on with the weeb analogies for the training bag.

Chicks Dig Giant Robots?

Coop from Megas XLR wouldn't like fighting outside of his car mech, but he'd gladly play Potemkin at a few rounds of GG and hand me my lightweight Bridget ass on a platter. After the series finale, he just wanted to avoid becoming fucked up evil AU future Coop. He likes wrestling and mecha, and he would never want his pure love of that work its way into his property destruction boner to have his love contribute to making him an irredeemable tyrannical monster like buff Future Coop.

Transformers 1986 Movie Theme?

Megatron would respect the trans ideas enough to let me use Starscream as a training dummy for fun and smack him when Starscream goes full crazy and tries to stab me.

Testament's Guilty Gear Strive theme?

Momdadparent Test knows it's a rough world out there for questioning gender and sexuality, and they'd gladly take a moment out of their eternal hobby quests to train me alongside Bridget with the Succubi phantom ladies to teach the necessary lesson of being prepared to throw hands but only as a last resort when you need to or when it's a consensual sex thing.

Mazinger and Mazinkaiser, both personal covers I did with a shit ton of sentimental extra Ichiro Mizuki cameos and other mecha anime references?

I forget the order, but I'm pretty sure Mazinkaiser came first.

Cause the Mazinger Z one hit super hard with all the extra songs.

There were some basics, like Shin Mazinger and Mazinkaiser SKL riffs and obscure Kaiser OVA stuff like The Gate of Hell by JAM Project with Yoshiki Fukuyama.

Then there were the heavier thematic hitters.

The original Space Pirate Captain Harlock OP, the Koutetsu Jeeg parts, and somehow most importantly, Danran! Robot Kazoku (Literal TL: Robot Family) from Tonari no Seki-kun.

I hadn't seen the show past ep1 like my partner has, but the theme of a robot family hit SO unnecessarily hard with how attached I've been to the mecha genre and how many friends, family, and loving romantic partners it's had a hand in helping me connect with through things like Super Remix Wars (LONG-running SRW arrangement personal passion project, actually finishing it in the next couple years)

I couldn't help but lightly sob and smile extra hard with the last few minutes of punches at that. The theme of making an actual found family out of sheer love for fictional robots of all kinds hit just right for me, and I finished up just fine.

Learned a lot. The importance of fiction ACTUALLY affecting reality, and how much of a positive impact it CAN have if you don't take it so literally. The importance of not focusing on how much you might hate your birth family no matter who they are. If they're dead physically or in spirit to you, there's always the hope of making your own way with trusted comrades and lovers in the spirit of having an actual Found Family if not at least a good friend circle.

So among other irl Pride Month stuff, it taught me a lot about the GENUINE hope for the future that can be there if you dodge Discourse bullets and get out of the house in the right places and times in June or any other time of year.

Hope.

Love.

Pride.

Happy Actual Fucking Pride Month, everyone!

Like @warriormale said, Train and Fight!

Master the art of peace in addition to the art of war.

See y'all later!

Bye!

[wanderersrest]

The Mazinger Z Experience

Spoiler Warning for basically everything Mazinger-related; specifically the original Mazinger Z, Mazinger Edition Z/Shin Mazinger Z, Shin Mazinger Zero and its sequel, Mazinger Z: Infinity, and Grendizer U

Also, if you want to read Shin Mazinger Zero and its sequel, I'll just say it now: BIG FAT CONTENT WARNING FOR SEXUAL ASSAULT IF YOU DECIDE TO READ THEM.

Ah, Dungeon Meshi Mazinger Z. My beloved Iron Fortress. Few machines can hold a candle in terms of importance to you, those few being either Tetsujin-28, Getter Robo, the RX-78-2 Gundam, the VF-01 Valkyrie, and Evangelion Unit 01. I might be a little bit biased though. Just a little bit.

Recently, I decided that I would start reading more manga. As I had said in my second Idle Thoughts post on Patlabor, I had started reading the manga version of Patlabor. Well... I read a lot more than just Patlabor (which is great, by the way; if you like Patlabor, go read the manga if you haven't already). I managed to read through all of Getter Robo (I blame the YouTuber CheeseGX exclusively for making me Getter-pilled), Dungeon Meshi/Delicious in Dungeon (which is amazing, btw), and, of course Mazinger Z.

And boy oh boy was that a wild ride. To say nothing of the fact that Grendizer U is currently airing, I figured now would be a great time to just talk about random stuff involving the Iron Castle, Mazinger Z!

Oh, also, for future reference: there are two series tied to the name Shin Mazinger. For all intents and purposes, the TV series will be referred to as Mazinger Edition Z, while the manga series will be referred to as Mazinger Zero.

Yasuhiro Imagawa Will Cause Me to Overdose on HOT BLOOD

My first experience with Mazinger Z was watching 2009's Mazinger Edition Z: the Impact, otherwise known as Shin Mazinger Z. I would only learn later on that this series was directed by Yasuhiro Imagawa, but I remember feeling my body temperature rise as I continued to watch the series. It was that familiar sensation. A sudden increase in fighting spirit. A boisterous energy that makes you want to yell at the top of your lungs.

It's what a lot of people call HOT BLOOD. Mecha heads, especially those who love the classic giant robot shows made in the wake of Mazinger Z, will know this feeling well. HOT BLOOD is a common trope with a lot of these shows, with some of the big names associated with the term including the aforementioned Mazinger Z alongside Getter Robo, Mobile Fighter G Gundam, The King of Braves GaoGaiGar, and Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann among others.

Really, what I wanted to highlight is that Imagawa-san is a purveyor of HOT BLOOD. Because this is another moment of Imagawa helming a HOT-BLOODED mecha series, the other two being G Gundam and the first three episodes of Getter Robo Armageddon. And those are just the shows I've actually watched (I will get to Giant Robo one day, I swear). It's why I enjoy a lot of these shows.

Also Imagawa and the people working under him are really good at mecha introductions. Not necessarily tied to HOT BLOOD per se, but a good HOT BLOODED giant robot series does need a good introduction. And man, does Imagawa and company deliver. Let's just say that there's a reason why I use the gif at the beginning for Mazinger. And that's saying a lot, since the original Mazinger Z's introduction is just as iconic. All Edition Z does, as Edition Z is wont to do, is lean into the idea of Mazinger Z being either a god or a devil.

I'm So Mazinger, Even This Acronym

Another entry in the Mazinger franchise that I read was Shin Mazinger Zero and its sequel, Shin Mazinger Zero vs The Great General of Darkness. And like it's TV Anime counterpart (that being Mazinger Edition Z, or more aptly, Shin Mazginer Z), Mazinger Zero leans in to the core themes of what make Mazinger, well, Mazinger, arguably even more so than even Edition Z. And this is best exemplified not in the original Mazinger Zero, but its sequel series.

Based off of its title, the sequel manga is named after what is arguably one of the most important of the original Mazinger Z: Kouji Kabuto is eventually defeated. Not by Doctor Hell, but by the Great General of Darkness and his Mycenaean Empire. This is treated as a darkest hour kind of thing, until Tetsuya Tsurugi shows up to save the day with his Great Mazinger. This introduction acts as a general bridge for Mazinger Z to transition over to its sequel series Great Mazinger.

Shin Mazinger Zero vs The Great General of Darkness throws a wrench into this with one major change: Mazinger survives and ultimately beats the Great General of Darkness. But before we get into that, I might be burying the lede a little bit here.

Something that should be noted about Mazinger Zero is that the titular robot is actually a twisted incarnation of the classic Mazinger. Whereas Edition Z's Mazinger leans into a little bit more into the idea of Mazinger as a god, Zero's version of Mazinger leans more into the idea of the machine becoming more of a devil. If we're comparing this to the other members of the Holy Trinity, Mazinger Zero would be comparable to both the Getter Emperor or the Turn A Gundam.

Also there's time travel involving Minerva X, but I'll get to that... right now, actually.

See, Mazinger defeating the Great General of Darkness in their first encounter in the Zero timeline is important, because it messes with the timeline of the setting. This causes everything to go haywire in a series where, up to this point, the timeline has been relatively stable thanks to Kouji and Minerva X. But because Mazinger could not handle the idea of losing and being saved by Great, it went out of control.

Mazinger getting totaled is kind of a landmark scene for this franchise, since it's what establishes Great Mazinger and later Grendizer as its successors. But Mazinger not accepting this outcome in Zero means that Mazinger keeps on winning. And it keeps on winning to the point where it creates an alternate timeline where the only giant robot show to exist are Mazinger Z and the shows and manga that came out before it. So while things like Tetsujin 28-go, Giant Robo, and Ambassador Magma would still exist in this timeline, shows that would come out after Mazinger Z like Kotetsu Jeeg, Getter Robo, Voltes V, Zambot 3, Mobile Suit Gundam, Super Dimension Fortress Macross, Gunbuster, Neon Genesis Evangelion, The King of Braves GaoGaiGar, Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann, and Pacific Rim all do not exist.

Heck, even both Great Mazinger and UFO Robot Grendizer never happen in this specific timeline. The only reason Kouji is even able to bring Tetsuya is that he creates a film explaining the events of the manga up to that point in an attempt to will Tetsuya back into existence. The only reason he can't do the same for Duke Fleed is because, as Minerva X explains to Duke Fleed in the manga, Mazinger Z never meets Grendizer. Sure they both exist in the same shared universe due to Duke and Kouji being friends, but officially Mazinger Z and Grendizer never officially meet (there is a one-shot chapter in the Grendizer manga featuring the two of them as well as Great Mazinger, but I don't think that's officially canon).

Fun Spoiler Fact: I didn't pick those post-Mazinger series at random. If you read Mazinger Zero vs The Great General of Darkness, you'll see what I mean.

Mitsuo Fukuda is a Good Fit For Grendizer; or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and... uh... Respect the Saudis?

As I've said in An Abbreviated History of Mecha, I am not terribly familiar with Mobile Suit Gundam SEED. What I AM familiar with is its, shall we say, rather divisive nature as a series. I am also familiar that a lot of the blame also tends to be thrown at series director Mitsuo Fukuda. As I understand them, a common criticism of SEED I can recall was the fact that the series overly relies on melodrama in a rather ridiculous manner.

If I remembered that correctly, then it pleases me to tell you that 2024's Grendizer U is, in my humble opinion, a great fit for Fukuda. I believe a lot of this stems from the fact that our protagonist Duke Fleed is a better fit as a melodramatic messiah figure than, say, Kira Yamato. It also helps that Grendizer U also has preexisting source material like the original UFO Robot Grendizer, whereas Gundam SEED can only take the more surface level aspects of the original Gundam.

This is, of course, only a theory. As I have also heard, the production history of Gundam SEED and Gundam SEED Destiny is arguably one of the more troubled productions in the franchise. But that's another story for another day, and one that requires me to do more research.

What I can talk about is the production history behind Grendizer U. It should be noted that the original UFO Robot Grendizer, and really most of the Mazinger Z franchise, is popular in countries outside of Japan and the US. And while this isn't unheard of (See: Voltes V and The Philippines), Grendizer is a frustrating case since the country it is most popular in is Saudi Arabia. The reason why this is frustrating is because the Saudis are the ones bankrolling Grendizer U. And because they are bankrolling Grendizer U, it means that the series (which is a summer anime in Japan) has not been localized outside of Saudi Arabia. The only way to watch Grendizer U currently is through, shall we say, alternate means. It's vexing, because Grendizer U has been a pretty fun romp so far. Hopefully there are plans for a global release outside of Saudi Arabia in the future.

There Is a Charm to Robots That Can Do Everything

Something that is refreshing about a giant robot like Mazinger Z is, surprisingly enough, the very toyetic nature of the Iron Fortress. The fact that Mazinger is a giant humanoid machine standing at least 50 feet in height and is armed to the teeth with rocket punches, axe blades, missiles (a lot of missiles, by the way), two lasers (depending on how you classify Breast Fire), and a breath attack that turns most metals into dust. Oh yeah, it also has a winged backpack that allows it to fly, and said backpack's wings are sharp enough to cut buildings and monsters in two. And when I say it's refreshing to see a robot like Mazinger, this is even going into things like how the Black Castle is designed.

Why? Because mechanical design for giant robots did not exist when Mazinger Z was created.

No seriously. Mechanical design in relation to giant robots wouldn't be taken seriously until arguably Combattler V and at most the original Mobile Suit Gundam. But before then, giant robots were, to my understanding, largely designed by the rule of thumb of "this looks cool" (or in the case of Getter Robo specifically "this looks like three jets smooshed together"). There's a certain wonder to these early machines who I would assume go on to inspire a whole generation of people in become righteous people (pay no attention to the militia who named their armored vehicles Mazinger Z).

Even moving outside of the mechanical design of Mazinger, part of the charm of these older machines (and the ones that harken back to this era of robots like GaoGaiGar and Dai-Guard) is that they tend to tell simpler stories. To be clear, I'm not advocating for stories to be dumbed down. It's just that a lot of mecha stories, especially in the wake of both the original Gundam as well as Neon Genesis Evangelion, have felt a need for stories to be more and more complicated themes. And that's good! That's a good thing! It shows that the vague and nebulous genre known as mecha has matured from where it started, but information overload is also a thing that exists.

Mazinger Z, as far as stories (and especially as far as mecha stories are concerned), is a fairly simple one. This is not a bad thing, as I have argued that Mobile Fighter G Gundam benefits from having a simpler story. We tend to assume that serialized storytelling is objectively better than episodic storytelling, but I would argue (as I did with G Gundam) that that is not always the case. Think about how US darling series New Mobile Report Gundam Wing is thought of today as this incoherent mess that, while having some pretty interesting critiques of war, is wrapped up in this ball of unlikable and arguably insane characters and bizarre story beats. I could go on about how bad Gundam Wing is, but my name is neither Arin Hanson nor Barry Kramer. The important point is that being episodic does not necessarily mean that a series is lesser. Just remember that the original Star Trek, arguably one of the most important shows in all of science fiction, is largely episodic in nature. The same applies to seminal science fiction shows like The Twilight Zone and, to a lesser extent, Doctor Who are also episodic affairs.

(I'd like to clarify one more thing: I'm not saying that Mazinger Z does not have anything substantial to say. That's folly; every story has a message that people can take away from it, the author's original intent be damned. If anything, downplaying what Mazinger Z brings to the table is disrespectful not just to the series itself, but also mecha as a whole.)

Extra Thoughts

Before I go, I do have a couple other stray thoughts about Mazinger in its various iterations. These are little things that I thought were interesting or funny.

I haven't watched all of Mazinkaiser yet, but I love that Mazikasier in general is basically "What if Mazinger, but Getter?" No really, the origins behind Mazinkaiser was basically a what-if scenario from Super Robot Wars that conjectured what would happen if Mazinger Z was subjected to the effects of the Getter Rays. Mazinger Zero's iteration of Tetsuya Tsurugi is basically "What if Tetsuya, but Getter pilot," and guess what Tetsuya eventually pilots? Great Mazinkaiser. Hell, Mazinkaiser SKL is directed by Jun Kawagoe, the man who directed every Getter Robo OVA and the Getter Robo Arc Anime. I'm sorry Mazinkaiser faithful. I know I tagged you all in this post, but I promise I'll get to it one day.

Mazinger Z protagonist Kouji Kabuto has never had a consistent voice actor, which is surprising when compared to fellow Holy Trinity compatriots Ryouma Nagare and Amuro Ray.

Grendizer U has revealed to me that Kouji x Duke is a thing, and I'm not going to lie: I can see it.

Mazinger Z vs the Transformers is amazing. Definitely read that when you get the chance. The friendship between Boss and Grimlock is peak, by the way. It's... it's just peak.

Anyways, if there are any specific series I'd recommend, definitely give Mazinger Edition Z a shot if you like Imagawa's previous works (specifically G Gundam) and also like Go Nagai's stuff in general. As I said before, Mazinger vs the Transformers is also peak, and I've also been enjoying Grendizer U. Maybe one day I'll finally get around to watching the original Mazinger Z. Who knows. I finished all of the City Hunter anime once. I'm currently rewatching City Hunter 2. I think if I can watch City Hunter twice, I can do all of the Toei Mazinger series.

[ken-the-fluffy-pix]

ENG I finally finished my next masterpiece on the theme of SRW GU, but already the second part. I had to spend 2 weeks on it already, due to the fulfillment of the commission. Incoming series on this work: GaoGaiGar, Mazinkaiser SKL, Grendizer, Gridman Universe, Little Witch Academy, Getter Robo Arc, Smile Precure, Shin Mazinger Zero, Gurren Lagann, Transformers: Victory, Gunbuster, Promare, Votoms, Wataru, Daimos, Fuga: Melodies of Steel, Gundam: The Witch of Mercury, Exkiser, Da-Garn, and Goldran. Also: Getter Robo Armageddon, Full Metal Panic, Ghost in the Shell, Magic Knights Rayearth, Metal Slug, Valkyrie Chronicles, Code Geass series, Evangelion series, Darling in the Franxx, Kill la Kill, Pretty Cure: Max Heart, Fresh, Hugtto, Transformers: Headmasters, Super God Masterforce, Zone, Armada, Energon, J-Decker, Might Gaine, Brand New Animal, Knights and Magic, Gundam: Ironblooded Orphans, G, SEED, Crossbone, Narrative, Dunbine, Sonic X, Captain Harlock, Arcadia of my Youth, Yamato 2199, Doraemon: Nobita and the Steel troops, Lost Universe, Slayers, Sakura Wars, Combattler V and Voltes V, Cowboy Bebop, OG Super Robot Wars, 30 and T.

I will update soon with DLC. Wiki page: https://super-robot-wars-gu-universe.fandom.com/wiki/Super_Robot_Wars_GU2 Soundtrack playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLtTi-CZLGf7DbqHyt-9siWdDL-kYzkEoX

RUS Я наконец-то дорисовал свой очередной шедевр на тему SRW GU, но уже вторая часть. Пришло��ь на нее уже потрать 2 недели, из-за выполнения коммишки. Входящие серии на данный работе: ГаоГайГар, Мазинкайзер SKL, Грендайзер, Вселенная Гридмэна, Академия Ведьмочек, Геттер Робо Арк, Веселые Детки-Таблетки, Шин Мазингер Зеро, Гуррен-Лаганн, Трансформеры: Победа, Ганбастер, Промар, Вотомы, Ватару, Даймос, Фуга: Мелодия Стали, Гандам: Ведьма из Меркурия, Экскайзер, Да-Гарн, и Голдран. А также: Геттер Робо Армагеддон, Стальная Тревога, Призрак в Доспехах, Рыцари Магии, Метал Слаг, Хроники Валькирии, серия Код Гиасс, Серия Евангелион, Милый во Франксе, Килл ла Килл, Хорошенькое Лекарство: Макс Сердце, Новое, Объятие, Трансформеры: Властоголовы, Войны великой силы, Зона, Армада, Энергон, Джей-Деккер, Майт Гейн, Совершенно Новый Зверь, Рыцари и Магия, Гандам: Железнокровые сироты, G, SEED, Кроссбоун, Нарратив, Дунбайн, Соник Икс, Капитан Харлок, Аркадия моей Юности, Ямато 2199, Дораемон: Нобита и железная армия, Затерянная вселенная, Рубаки, Войны Сакуры, Комбаттлер V и Вольтес V, Ковбой Бибоп, Войны Супер Роботов OG, 30 и T.

В скором я буду обновлять, добавляя DLC. Страница в Вики: https://super-robot-wars-gu-vselennaya.fandom.com/ru/wiki/Super_Robot_Wars_GU2 Плейлист с Саундтреком: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLtTi-CZLGf7DbqHyt-9siWdDL-kYzkEoX

[pyroanime2k16]

Twin Kamen Riders: Jigoku and Tengoku

Kamen Rider Jigoku

Full Name: Makai En

Species: Human

Rider Alias: Kamen Rider Jigoku (Red, Fire, Skeleton, and Mafia motif) Bio: He is a 45-year-old mafia boss, the younger twin brother of Tengen Rai, and the uncle of Jogi.

Rider Stats (In default form)

Height: 5’ 10’’

Weight: 110 lbs

Punching Power: 3 t

Kicking Power: 6 t

Maximum Jump Height: 66 m (limitless when in super form)

Maximum Speed: 120 m. per 8 sec. (Mach 4 in super form)

Kamen Rider Tengoku

Full Name: Tengen Rai

Species: Human

Rider Alias: Kamen Rider Tengoku (Blue, Ghost, Thunder, and Detective motif) Bio: He is a 45-year-old detective, the older twin brother of Makai En, and the father of Jogi.

Rider Stats (In default form)

Height: 5’ 11’’

Weight: 110 lbs

Punching Power: 3 t

Kicking Power: 7.5 t

Maximum Jump Height: 45 m (limitless when in super form)

Maximum Speed: 120 m. per 8 sec. (Mach 4 in super form)

The super forms are three times as powerful as their base forms. The fusion forms combines both of their stats.

Forms (Stats are optional): 

1st: Base

2nd: Super (Demon (En) and Angel (Rai) motif)

1st Fusion: MaShin (En’s motifs are on the right, Rai’s are on the left)

2nd Fusion: MaShin Kaiser (Emperor + Wolf motif)

Weapons: Twin Cross Sword (inherited to Jogi after En and Rai’s sacrifice)

Devices: Lost Driver, Flame Skull Memory (En), Ghost Thunder (Rai), Kaiser Memory (for 2nd fusion)

Vehicle: Machine Akuma (En) and Machine Kami (Rai)

Trivia: Their base forms are somewhat based on the Kamen Rider Double riders. Primarily Skull, Double (and by extension, Cyclone & Joker), and Eternal. They are also somewhat based on the Ghost riders.

The Lost Drivers are from the same series, but Rai’s is the only one that it a mirror-version of the actual Lost Driver, as his is meant for his left-handed use.

The twins and their Super forms are based on Dante and Vergil from Devil May Cry and the characters’ devil triggers.

The twins’ 2nd Fusion form is based on the armors from the tokusatsu franchise Garo and Mazinkaiser SKL of the Mazinger franchise.

[anhedonyan]

I've bought a couple of things at the anime convention. 😎

An spyro tshirt, a sazabi, mazinger z (first volume, I think they're going in spain rn with a three volume collection or smth), mazinkaiser skl dvd and a random figure from bethesda games (i got one from tew).

[alphalha]

anyway, so i doodled this for a friend....

[dibujototal]

Mazinger Zeus y sus aliados

[pinkobjectmilkshake]

someday this website will let me actually watch Episode 3 of Mazinkaiser SKL

[selketshaula]

VECTOR MAZINGER UNIVERSE

[no1ryomafan]

I’m saying this only out a vague of a irl even though I feel bad for this but someone please tell me there isn’t a collective of people who haven’t seen a lot of mecha yet played super robot wars and act like because they played that game they have authority to talk over mecha shows they know exist thanks to it despite still not watching them and ignoring the fact SRW butchers plot sometimes-

Because as much as I hate gatekeeping in mecha circles and hardly dabbled into SRW this basically happened to me irl with a person I already don’t like and I’m just like:

[final-mazin-blade]

The end of ZERO - Dynamic Mazinger Special!!

[ultramanultimo]

The Virgin Eva, the Chad Mazinger

I’ve been wanting a long time to make this fucking joke. Yah’ll free to edit it for whatever the hell you want, just leave my wee name there and gimme credit