Mazinger Z/Trivia


 * Banned in China:
 * Mazinger Z was aired in Philippines and right like many other mecha shows, it was ordered off the air by Ferdinand Marcos.
 * The series also started being broadcast in Spain in 1978, gaining instant and overwhelming success, but it was pulled off at January from 1979 due to complains regarding violence and other questionable content. Only thirty-three random episodes had been dubbed -- and one of them never was emitted -- and Spanish fans had to wait to 1993 to watch the series aired again.
 * Beam Me Up, Scotty: In the Spanish dub, Kouji's infamous Rocket Punch line was translated as "¡Puños Fuera|" ("Fists Out!") instead of "Puño Cohete", and Sayaka's Oppai Missile attack was traslated like "¡Fuego de Pecho!" ("Breast Fire!"). However, a huge chuck of the Spanish-speaking fandom is downright convinced she told "¡Pechos Fuera!" ("Breasts Out!") despite of she never told that line.
 * Cross-Dressing Voices: In Spain, sixteen-years-old male teenager Kouji Kabuto was voiced by voice actress Julia Gallego.
 * What Could Have Been: Sayaka was to become the 4th spazer pilot in the mecha anime UFO Robot Grendizer, but character developer and co-plotter of the series, Shingo Araki, opposed Go Nagai and designed a new character that did not appear in the Grendizer manga: Maria Grace Fleed, younger sister to Grendizer main character Duke Fleed. Maria soon became a fan-favorite in the latter part of the series.