It's how they roll.
But..but...IT MAKES NO SENSE! *sob*
We at least got some build up for all the other robots. I was hoping they explained it in the cartoon or something.
Because Go Nagai is insane?
Face me now, Bitch!
Read Devil Man for the full level of his insanity.
Watch Symphogear
According to Wikipedia
there was plenty of development prior to Borot's debut in the anime. I haven't watched the original Mazinger Z (certainly not up to ep 48!) so I can't confirm personally.
So Go Nagai just assumed everyone would have seen the anime, I suppose.
That's reasonable, I guess. No way he could foresee someone in a foreign land forty years later reading his work out of context.
Speaking of Wikipedia and Mazinger, something seems to be missing from this list. That, or we need some citations for a certain episode title.
Could have been a Great Mazinger or Grendizer episode...
The manga actually does this quite frequently.
For example, Sayaka suddenly switched from Aphrodite A to Venus A with no warning; though Aphrodite's destruction WAS shown in an earlier chapter.
edited 26th Nov '11 3:31:18 PM by GenericTroper
In a world torn between Team Edward, and Team Jacob, I only have one thing to say: Go Team Godzilla.
So I'm reading Mazinger Z and suddenly, with NO EXPLANATION, Boss has a robot called Boss Borot. It literally came out of nowhere. Just shows up in one scene and Koji says "It's Boss Borot!" Some old school mech fan, please do explain it?