Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Ollie Barder covers Japanese pop-culture and gaming from Tokyo. However, the extensive use of photo energy has weakened the ...

Even if you are not particularly fond of Japanese manga or anime series, the name Mazinger might just as well ring a bell or two. That's because it evokes one of the oldest such creations around, ...

That was the question posed to Mazinger Z protagonist Koji Kabuto about what he could potentially become should he harness the power of the iconic robot. Many decades after the original manga and ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Ollie Barder covers Japanese pop-culture and gaming from Tokyo. This new Mazinger Z: Infinity anime movie continues on the ...

IN APRIL 1972, while sitting in a traffic jam, a young Japanese man named Goh Nagai came up with an idea that would make him famous -and very rich. He thought: 'If a car had arms and legs, then there ...

Back in the late ’70s, anime that featured giant robots were all the rage. But sadly, they abruptly disappeared, as a government crackdown on supposed “excessively violent” cartoons took the likes of ...

Dr. Hell, Mazinger Z's main enemy, has been defeated and killed in battle, and finally Kouji Kabuto and the rest of his friends can take a break from their duty of defending Japan and the world from ...

Pour sauvegarder un article vous devez être connecté, vous pourrez ainsi les consulter sur tous vos appareils. INTERVIEW VIDÉO - À l'occasion de la célébration des 45 ans de la licence, dont fait ...