Mazinkaiser:Fire Blast From the Past

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Summary: Awesome alternate storyline from the original
Review: Just like some of the reviewers here, I also grew up watching the Mazinger Z and Great Mazinger series back in Puerto Rico in the early to mid 80s. Mazin Kaiser delivers a storyline that takes a detour from the original, but keeps the same feel as the original series. Great animation, as I would expect from Go Nagai, great sound effects, and the actors do an awesome voiceover. If you're a fan of Mazinger Z (or Tranzor Z as it was called in the US), or Great Mazinger, then you'll like Mazin Kaiser. Definitely a collector's item.

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Summary: A must see for the 70s/80s generation!
Review: Mazinkaiser,
The only ultra robot, with the capability of wreaking havoc into the heart of evil! On the first volume, Mazinger Z, and Great Mazinger, two of Japan's mos powerful titans, duke it out against Baron Asura, and the nefarious Doctor Hell. Mazinger gets kidnapped, and Koji finds out, that the answer for this new menace, with old enemies, is Mazinkaiser, built by his grandfather, Dr. Juzo Kabuto, who built Mazinger, in hopes that he could stop Dr. Hell's evil plans of new world order. In this volume, Koji finds himself, fighting the ghosts from his past... Anyway... you need to see this one, and buy the first one, if you have not bought it yet!!!! A remake of the 1972 series, MAZINGER Z, you will find this series, worth watching, and collecting.

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Summary: Another excellent installment
Review: The first DVD caught me by surprise, and I snapped it up as soon as I saw it. Being a longtime fan of Tranzor Z/Mazinger Z, and knowing of Mazinkaiser only as a video game character to replace Mazinger Z, I knew it was a must-have.

Then, I saw that the second volume was due out shortly. Once it arrived, I picked it up too, and was not disappointed. It has the same excellent animation and campy, over-the-top storyline we expect from a Mazinger series, as well as (of course) the super robots themselves.

My only complaint is that this is the LAST DVD in the series, and that it contains only 3 episodes. Mazinkaiser must have been only a 7-episode miniseries. Still, it was quite thrilling, and no punches were pulled. I hear there are Mazinkaiser movies out there as well, so I wait on them with baited breath.

Long story short, if you're a Mazinger fan, get this DVD. It's not for kids (it had graphic violence and some nudity, like the first DVD), but it'll make you feel like one.

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Summary: Maiznkaiser with drawal
Review: Well that long waited volume II is here and as usual it does not disappoint. I would go into detail but that would spoil it for those who have not seen it yet. Need less to say that the action is intense as always. The animation is crisp and sharp. As for the sound effects they are fantastic.
Maybe if ADVfilms.com realizes that there is a high demand from the sales of Mazinkaiser. Just maybe they will release Mazinger Z and Great Mazinger on DVD here in America. I am aware that there are more dvds of Mazinger Z out there(about 3 or 4) but they are in Japanese with English subtitles, which is not a problem for me. Now the only problem I see is that they say they that they can be played in any dvd player which is untrue. All dvd(s) are created to work for only one certain region of the world and it will not play on a dvd player that is from a different region.
Once, I did receive my copy of the DVD. I was disappointed to read on the back of the casing that this would be the final episodes. During the final battle it leaves the possbility of a future emergence for the evil Dr HELL. E-mail ADVFILMS.COM and let them know you want more Mazinger dvd(s) created for us. Also tell them to contact Amazon.com to ditribute them.

*** The following IS A SPOILER do not read unless you have already seen the dvd.

*** During the final battle Mazinkaiser is at the door steps of the evil Dr HELL. It seems that the armies of the island are no longer there for the DR. The only option left for the Doc is to retreat and fight another day. Well, here is where the creaters of Mazinkaiser have left the possibility for the series to continue. You see it seems that the Doc's rocket that he was escaping in calapsed during maiznkaiser's final attack. The entire island was on fire as this occured. So it could have been some other form of explosion that just so happened to obstruct Koji's view leaving him to believe that the Doc is dead.