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* [[Alternative Character Interpretation]]:
** In the original anime, Kouji Kabuto was a sexist [[Jerk
** Sayaka Yumi was always a [[Tsundere]], but in the original manga she was Type B and in the original series she was Type A. Her characterization in later versions varies between one type or another. And some fans think she was very stuck-up and bratty and more interested about showing off than saving the world, whereas other fans state she was simply an [[Action Girl]] had a very short supply of patience to deal with a loud-mouthed [[Idiot Hero]] and an aloof father.
** Dr. Kabuto in the original anime and the [[Gosaku Ota]] episodes was a well-meaning, kind scientist. But in the original manga he was a [[Mad Scientist]] (and that is the version usually is followed). In the ''[[Shin Mazinger Zero]]'' manga, though, he is a [[Complete Monster]].
** Boss is the [[Comic Relief]] to some fans. To other fans he is an unsung hero who always helps to the main characters and has nothing for his efforts.
** Baron Ashura usually was completely loyal to Dr. Hell. But in the [[Gosaku Ota]] episodes he got fed up with Hell punishing his/her failures and Brocken mocking him/her, and he/she decided betraying Hell.
* [[Complete Monster]]
* [[Ensemble Darkhorse]] (In a meta sense. Go Nagai originally made this simply to blow off steam while writing the [[Crapsack World|horribly depressing]] ''[[Devilman]]'' manga and directing the anime. Mazinger ''blew'' Devilman out of the water in terms of popularity, which Nagai always had [[Creator Breakdown|odd feelings]] about.)
* [[First Installment Wins]]: ''[[Mazinger Z]]'' has got a lot of sequels (''[[Great Mazinger]]'', ''[[UFO Robo Grendizer]]''...), alternate series (''[[God Mazinger]]'', ''[[Shin Mazinger Zero]]''...) and reimaginations (''[[Mazinkaiser]]'', ''[[Shin Mazinger Shougeki! Z-hen]]''...). Neither of them has got the success, the impact or the popularity enjoyed the original series.
* [[Funny in Hindsight]]: Boss had a long-haired, female cousin. [[Neon Genesis Evangelion|Her name was Misato.]] Probably because his seiyuu in [[Mazinkaiser]] is [[Fumihiko Tachiki]] AKA Gendo.
* [[Germans Love David Hasselhoff]] (The Spanish loved it so much that they built a ''statue''. [http://kakuregaijin.blogspot.com/2007/01/transformations-of-mazinger-z.html No really]. To be fair, it was going to be a part of an amusement park that was never built, but ''still''...)
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** And Dr. Kabuto's manor, where he built Mazinger-Z, was located on the Forest of Aokigahara. Why is that relevant? [[wikipedia:Aokigahara|Read and get creeped out]]. At least it seems clear why Juuzo chose that place: nobody would try to bother him or spy on him.
* [[Memetic Mutation]]: Seeing [[Beam Me Up, Scotty]].
* [[
** It is lampshaded in this Super Robot Wars [[Yonkoma]] comic: [https://web.archive.org/web/20070402121808/http://www.dra-mata.com/manga/4koma/old/tsurugi07.jpg
* [[Values Dissonance]]: The reason why Kouji's [[Stay in
** In fact, that characterization was more in line with his personality in the original manga.
* [[What Do You Mean It's for Kids?]]: Right like many [[Go Nagai]] works, Mazinger Z was aimed to children and young teens in Japan, but it was judged to be too violent to be seen by children in other countries like Spain and Philippines.
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