Mazinkaiser

Ah , yeah Mazinkaiser the Super Robot classic , Mazinkaiser was a Super Robot Wars creation infuse with Photon energy and Getter Rays ( C From Getter Robo series of anime ) here its origin as a Phototype of Mazinger Z , a much more powerful Mazinkaiser is a hugely weird concept being the prototype is more powerful than its two successors Mazinger Z and Great Mazinger , but hey its anime , the OVA is huge in action, less on the characters, and that not a bad thing , the Mazinkaiser OVA is a must watch for any Mechahead ,pros the Animation and Robot designs, cons the Beach Episode, and the Mazinkaiser backstory

Although there is already a 5 review, I disagree with the reviewer on one aspect in that he concludes that it was the lack of over-arching plot that hurts this show. I just can't view it that way because this is how it is for classic Super Robots and this remake could be considered as elevating the quality of these normally tedious Super Robot stories. If anything had Mazinkaiser been further modernized as having an over-arching plot it will only worsen the depth of the characters involved in this series. That said, Mazinkaiser primarily failed in my opinion because it wasn't able to elevate the same euphoric feelingthe original SRW Mazinkaiser had which was a design that was so good that if you are just a bit interested in classic Super Robots could make up for everything else about the robot's premise. The biggest weakness of Mazinkaiser was that it didn't build up enough of the justification for Mazinkaiser's appearance and instead of opting for a foreshadowing set of events, the scenes were more along the lines of trying to ride the appearance of Mazinkaiser and by doing so the series gives up many potential opportunities to build up both the characters and the mechs - opting instead to be more of a fanservice show that even if you know nothing about the original Mazinger still seems like a weak and not so exciting arc about a Super Robot.

After many years i decided to re watch it and i knew that i shouldn't be expecting some crazy plot, characters or really anything that makes a series good normally, with this being a mecha and all. I was in for the cool ass fights and animation and i was GLAD i finally found them, however they always feel a little too easy or even short and since that's really all the good the series offers it's sad. The final and first episode were actually cool but the others were so average i was sitting through most of em. The beach ep has some peakfanservice which i usually hate but yk my standards are low when watching mecha. That being said it's aight, the opening is a BANGER