History Anime / ShinMazinger

** In a meta-sense Mazinger's eye beam took several levels. Originally it was just an eye beam good against mooks. Shin Mazinger it suddenly outclasses the breast fire, normally the most powerful weapon in its arsenal. That is...until it gets Big Bang Punch.

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* SuperRobotWars (Made its debut in ''VideoGame/{{Super Robot Wars Z}}2'', though even before this was announced, the franchise was explicitly name-dropped by the mechanical designer, who said he was requested to come up with an "all new, awesome MAP attack" for Mazinger -- the Big Bang Punch. When the God Scrander shows up in ''Z2 Saisei-hen'', it does indeed have a MAP version of the BBP.)

* SuperRobotWars (Made its debut in ''SuperRobotWarsZ 2'', though even before this was announced, the franchise was explicitly name-dropped by the mechanical designer, who said he was requested to come up with an "all new, awesome MAP attack" for Mazinger -- the Big Bang Punch. When the God Scrander shows up in ''Z2 Saisei-hen'', it does indeed have a MAP version of the BBP.)

* BadAss (The series seems to be trying to extend this to as much of the cast as possible... of particular note are Nishikiori Tsubasa, her followers, and Baron Ashura)

* RobotGirl (The Gamia sisters, and [[spoiler: Lorelai]])

* TheAce (Tetsuya, so much so in fact that ASHURA calls him the best pilot to ever exist. What did he do to claim such a statement? Why nothing short of ''winning'' against a Kedora in a half-assembled Mazinger prototype. Thats right -- an unfinished '''''prototype!''''')
* TheBigGuy (Cross, who is actually [[spoiler: a cyborg made from Super Alloy Z]])

[[ShinMazinger Shin Mazinger Impact! Z Chapter]] is a new entry in [[GoNagai Go Nagai's]] ''[[Anime/MazingerZ Mazinger]]'' series, directed by Yasuhiro Imagawa (''GiantRobo'', ''GGundam''). While it features many characters and machines from other Go Nagai series, it is not a remake or sequel to the original TV show and manga but a complete reboot for the series intended for viewers new and old alike.

* NoEndorHolocaust (Averted ''hard'' in Kouji's first battle, when he accidentally crushes a bunch of civilians during a robot fight)

* CrazyAwesome (Let's just go with the easy route and say everything, but, beyond anything, Juzo Kabuto.)

* CrowningMomentOfAwesome: More like a Crowning SuperRobot Show of Awesome.
* CrowningMomentOfFunny: Baron Ashura geeks out over the Pilder in a manner that would make him seem like the second coming of [[SuperRobotWars Ryusei Date]] and even tries to dock it into Mazinger. He crashes it into the side of its head instead.
** Boss, Mucha, and Nuke have since played soccer with Count Brocken's head. And it was ''glorious''.
*** As said in an imageboard: Brocken ball! The game where everyone wins, except the ball. Which is Brocken.
* CrowningMusicOfAwesome: When you've got JAMProject doing the opening themes, that's a given.
** Kanjite Knight, the first opening, deserves special mention.

* FridgeLogic (Kouji and Shiro's parent's first met ten years before the beginning of the show. So... How can they possibly be their parents?)
** They left Bardos Island 10 years ago. The expedition started some years before, as did their first meeting.
*** That still doesn't explain how Kouji is their son. Even if he was born during the super long seven year expedition that the previous troper is implying, why wasn't he with them when he escaped? Was he sent back to Atami before it was over? Who the hell would be watching him then? Dr. Yumi? The Kurogane House?
*** Also they escaped Bardos with just Juzo and Tsubasa, and despite her not showing any signs of pregnancy, when Stroheim found her she was with Shiro so ... what, did she not tell Stroheim she was back for 7 to 9 months until he was born?

* InternetBackdraft (When the first episode aired there were lots of reviews that utterly trashed it. Regardless of your opinion on the episode, bringing this up in certain areas of the internet is an excellent way to start a FlameWar)

* MagnificentBastard (Tsubasa's turning into quite the ingenious schemer. We're lucky she's on Kouji's side.)

* MemeticMutation (SUPER ASHURA, due to his/her fight with Mazinger Z in episode 3, putting him on the same level as [[strike:Master]] [[GGundam SUPER ASIA]])

* MostWonderfulSound For this Troper its the sound which Mazinger makes when Pilder docks and Mazinger's eyes lit up. Its the sound that proclaims incoming Badassness and ass whooping.

* OlderThanTheyThink: Zeus tossing his arm as a RocketPunch was originally done [[{{Dai-Guard}} nine years earlier]], by a RealRobot no less.

* SerialEscalation: (The series is constantly outdoing itself and hits the peak in the final episode, which ''claims'' to feature 100 Rocket Punches)

* TheWoobie (Baron Ashura. Sure, it's a weird hermaphrodite, but it's like the whole show is against him/her!)

* ValuesDissonance ([[spoiler: The duel between Kabuto and Lorelai simply ''must'' go through because of the wishes of their fathers. Despite their own wishes, they are forced to battle--thankfully, it's played for the tragedy of it all]])

* ExcitedEpisodeTitle (Every episode except the first ("Finale") follows this format)

* WhatDoYouMeanItsNotAwesome (Its name is... Its name is... ITS NAME IS... ITS NAME IS... '''ITS NAME IS--!''')
** '''ROCKET PUUUUUUUNCH!'''
** The mere existence of the Big Bang Punch
** Zeus picking up his own severed arm and throwing it right through Hades, after seeing Kouji's RocketPunch
** The amount of objects in the series made from Super Alloy Z gets increasingly more ridiculous as the series progresses. At first we have standard weapons in Super Alloy... then the Super Alloy mining pick appears, and it takes off from there. By the end of the series we've got Super Alloy shovels, Super Alloy frying pans, Super Alloy toothpicks, Super Alloy ''bamboo''... the list goes on.
** The '''ENTIRETY''' of Episode 26!

*** By the way, the second ending theme [[DidNotDoTheResearch is mostly about]] WarIsHell.

[[ShinMazinger Shin Mazinger Impact! Z Chapter]] is a new entry in [[GoNagai Go Nagai's]] [[MazingerZ Mazinger]] series, directed by Yasuhiro Imagawa (''GiantRobo'', ''GGundam''). While it features many characters and machines from other Go Nagai series, it is not a remake or sequel to the original TV show and manga but a complete reboot for the series intended for viewers new and old alike.

** GambitPileUp (A huge amount of them from both sides, to the point that in the penultimate episode Dr. Hell essentially says that the entire show until that point was just a series of backstabbing, plots and deception)

* SuperRobotWars (Is making its debut in ''SuperRobotWarsZ 2'', to the [[AndTheFandomRejoiced joy of the fans]. Though even before this was announced, the franchise was explicitly name-dropped by the mechanical designer, who said he was requested to come up with an "all new, awesome MAP attack" for Mazinger. Z2-2 finally gives Mazinger a MAP weapon in form of Big Bang Punch.)

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** The enormous black demon seen in several episodes: ''MaoDante''

* SuperpoweredEvilSide ([[spoiler: Mazinger Z has some kind of "devil" form, which resembles the titular demon from GoNagai's ''MaoDante'', activated when the Kedora docks with it]])

* SuperRobotWars (Is making its debut in ''SuperRobotWarsZ 2'', to the [[AndTheFandomRejoiced joy of the fans]])
** Though even before this was announced, the franchise was explicitly name-dropped by the mechanical designer, who said he was requested to come up with an "all new, awesome MAP attack" for Mazinger.
*** Strangely, Mazinger has no MAP weapons in that game.
*** Yet...
*** Z2-2 finally gives Mazinger a MAP weapon in form of Big Bang Punch

Set in the near future (or rather, the near future as imagined in TheSeventies), humanity enters another energy revolution following the discovery of Photon Power. Derived from the Japanium ore discovered under the foothills of Mt. Fuji, its intended use was to solve the world's energy problems with its unimaginable power. Seeking this energy is [[NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast Dr. Hell]], a madman who wishes to twist the energy to his own means, who with his subordinates Baron Ashura, Count Brocken and Viscount Pygman, commands an army of HumongousMecha excavated from the depths of Ancient Greece to seize the Photon Power Lab for himself.

* RocketPunch (It's a [[TropeNamer Mazinger]] show so there's lots of them. The titular robot can even [[UpToEleven transform into a giant Rocket Punch itself]], which Kouji calls the "Big Bang Punch")

* WeCouldHaveAvoidedAllThis (You know [[spoiler: Had Dr Hell actually ''explained'' why he wanted photon power - to use it to save the world no less - instead of just trying to take it by force, he and Juuzou probably could've constructed a worthwhile army of robots to combat the Mycenae with. But of course he didn't, and thus we have the DownerEnding]])
** Of course then [[spoiler: we would've had a world ruled by Dr. Hell instead of Mycenae. It was a choice between slavery or death]]
*** Those are both true but at the same time he could have [[spoiler: JUST GOTTEN RID OF BARON ASHURA HIMSELF INSTEAD OF GIVING HIM A CHANCE TO SUICIDE IN THE FIRST PLACE! If Dr. Hell knew about the Mycanae in the first place he shouldn't have given Ashura a chance to perform the ritual, or he could have just NOT TOLD ASHURA WHY HE CAN'T KILL HIMSELF. That would have at least kept Ashura trying to do it RIGHT AWAY! I wouldn't have minded a Sequel Hook that'll probably never happen if Ashura had done his ritual months/weeks later so everyone is rested and actually has a fighting chance, instead of "Welp I'll just cut this mountain and NUKE YOU ALL".]]
**** [[spoiler: Dr. Hell expected that Mikene could revive, but didn't know that Ashura is the key to Mikene revival, anti-suicide command was built in when Ashura was rebuilt and just meant to ensure that Ashura will remain his bitch forever. Depending on how you interpret the dialogue, Ashura itself might not remember his duty until the memory trip.]]

* DownerEnding [[spoiler:(Okay so Dr Hell is defeated, the world is safe right? '''''WRONG!''''' Turns out doing that just let loose the Mycenae Empire on Earth)]]
** YMMV, it might be seen by many fans as a BittersweetEnding. After all, [[spoiler:it left the series on a OBVIOUS SequelHook, where we'll finally see this saga's version of [[GreatMazinger GREAT MAZINGER.]] THUNDAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA BUREEEEEEEEEEEEEEKU!]]
** Apparently, the animation company closed. DownerEnding ''times infinity''.
*** Actually, this just might be this troper's attempt to rationalize, but [[spoiler: Maybe we don't need a sequel. after watching the ending, go watch the beginning of the first episode again. there was probably a reason why it was called "Finale".]]

* BeyondTheImpossible (The series is constantly outdoing itself and hits the peak in the final episode, which ''claims'' to feature 100 Rocket Punches)

**** [[spoiler: Wait, no he wasn't. It was a XanatosGambit by Pygman]]

* HotBlooded (Kouji, just... Kouji. Imagawa seems to be [[BeyondTheImpossible attempting to outdo]] ''TengenToppaGurrenLagann'' in this department)

* RocketPunch (It's a [[TropeNamer Mazinger]] show so there's lots of them. The titular robot can even [[BeyondTheImpossible transform into a giant Rocket Punch itself]], which Kouji calls the "Big Bang Punch")

* XanatosGambit (A huge amount of them from both sides, to the point that in the penultimate episode Dr. Hell essentially says that the entire show until that point was just a series of backstabbing, plots and deception)
** And in the end, [[spoiler: the Mycenae army won.]]