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It’s been a few months since the new Mazinkaizer SKL OVA series was announced. And many Mazinger or old school mecha fans were surely eager to hear more of this.
And sure enough, we do. :)
Here’s its Youtube promo video of the series, by Nagai’s Dynamic Planning.
Certainly looks pretty solid from its initial impressions.
Here’s further info from the posted promo link of ComicsBlog.
In the near future on an island in the eastern sea gather all those who want to fight at all costs. Suddenly appears a dark giant, armed with sword and pistols, which stands out among all. Some people called and who called Majin Kaiser …
‘S online on the official website of the spectacular trailer for the second series Mazinkaiser SKL, and thanks to friends of the fortress Mikeros we give a brief account of the conference held at Anime Fes. “Vs” by Go Nagai and some leaders of the staff on the new production.
The event was organized by Bandai Visual, the father of Grendizer showed his original concept of Mazinkaiser SKL and explained how the idea for the new OVA was born during gestation and the airing of the recent Shin Mazinger shougeki! Z-hen with the intention of creating the most violent Mazinger ever. The project was inspired by the anime series Super Robot Wars video game, using the actors completely unprecedented: that of the new Mazinkaiser is an alternative history with no connection to the original saga Mazin, Nagai states but, as already seen in previous trailers, character traits or end up inspired by other series of the author, among them, apparently, Cutie Honey Flash.
Actas produced by the OVA series to come out next winter (almost simultaneously with the action figure Bandai) is organized by Tadashi Hayakawa (Kotetsushin Jeeg), directed by Jun Kawagoe (New Getter Robot – The Last Day eps 4 and 5, New Getter Robo, Kotetsushin Jeeg), featuring Takeshi Ito (EX-Driver the Movie, Cybuster, Kaze no Yojimbo) with the mechanical design of joint Hiroshi Ogawa (Great Dangaio) and Munetaka Abe (animator in Kotetsushin Jeeg, Transformers: Armada, Mobile Suit Gundam 00). Lantis (Noein, Mazinkaiser, Mazinger Shin shougeki! Z-hen) then produces the music.
Besides anime within the multimedia project Nagai’s Dynamic Planning and also the serialization of the manga Mazinkaiser SKL Versus Mobile, already in progress on the official website of the magazine Comic Shu 2 Gekkin of Emotion (a subsidiary of Bandai Visual), and a novel, even already this year, the magazine Dengeki Hobby ASCII Media Works.
I posted this no long ago on our Facebook fan page no long ago.
But basically, it’s a new robot anime show that’s going to come up this year. Rumours said it’s expected to fall in October 2010.
Not much info to reveal at this stage. But here’s what I managed to find online in the last couple weeks about this show.
In the director’s chair is mounted Taku Igarashi (Takuya Igarashi), has worked on the series Soul Eater, but the scenario will work Edzhi Enokido (Yoji Enokido), in the past giving birth to Revolutionary Girl Utena. For the design of the characters meet and Hiroki Midzuya Misa (Misa and Hiroka Mizuya), as well Eshiuki Ito adapt designs and is responsible for overseeing the animation. The music also write Satoru Kosaka (Satoru Kousaki), speaking earlier in the composer Bakemonogatari, Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumia and Lucky Star.
Anime will narrate about a boy named Takuto, control the robot with the name Taubaan (Taubaan).
And here’s another confirmed facts that people in other part of the world are dead keen for Mazinkaizer SKL OVA series as well.
Here’s the translated text (in English)
A new Mazinkaiser is coming! Reinterpretations of the classics by Go Nagai. It’s greatly anticipated to be a great show. The latest incarnation of the most powerful of the robots Mazinkaiser SKL. A contraction came as the word ‘SKL’ probably means “skull”. Note the skull instead of death Pilder emblem on the chest of the giant steel. In short, a disreputable kind without the huge shark teeth sword to put on the back.
The new OVA series was announced with a scoop of Hobby Japan Magazine # 6, on sale this month. No details on the project has yet revealed, but an official site is configured to receive future press releases and extras. The author Go Nagai’s Dynamic Planning and also reveal the next serializing a novel based on the new series, to be published in the magazine Dengeki Hobby ASCII Media Works, and a new manga will be offered on the official website of the magazine Comic Gekkin Shu 2 subsidiary of Bandai Visual Emotion.
Well the SKL part makes somewhat sense. Just wandering if somebody else in the Mazinkaizer community could disprove that?
Just rang into this website the other day, mentioning about this new Mazinkaizer SKL show.
And here’s its translation (in English)
“Comic Vs Mazinkaiser SKL” series begins! Cartoon: Wataru Kazu stars
April 23, 2010
New Genie descent!
Maginn next is “bad, strong, cool!”
The most evil genie, again!
And a new legend begins!
Continued to refuse to manipulate their own people, chose the most evil of the Devil Mazinkaiser, Two little beast hidden madness, and the sword was moving above sea Liao.
They are only to satisfy his own desires, but fight with them, and continue down.
Agenda of the organization, and even abandoned hope of the people.
Shall be at the end of it, either victory or destruction or that.
All reverse image of the past, in the midst of a storm of bullets and sharp sword overwhelming, and revived with a new legend of the strongest robot Mazinkaiser!
So it’s definitely confirmed that we got outselves a hot new robot show this year! What a great way to start with these exciting shows!!!
Now I need to ask from any Mazinkaizer fans out there! What are you guys keen to look for this new OVA series? Do you want to see Kabuto Koji returning to this show for the 2nd time in the Mazinkaizer franchise? Or preferably somebody new this time like how Go Nagai did with Tetsuya on his Great Mazinger 35 plus years ago?? Or maybe perhaps you’re looking forward to see that Kabuto Koji should ready to settle down with Sayaka Yumi this time?
Okay…. There’s been a crazy amount of rumours spreading around online for the past few days that a new Mazinkaizer, super almighty demi-god (Oops! Sorry I mean GOD) persona of Mazinger Z is returning to the TV. As new set of OVA series. I was checking to be sure my hard-wired eyes and ears weren’t playing tricks on me….
Till I arrived at a couple of links. Here and there.
It’s title debut comes as Mazinkaizer SKL, judging by the glossy poster above. Goodness, it’s been almost 10 years since Mazinkaizer made its spectacular debut.
I also happened to stumble upon this fan’s video on Youtube, foretelling about Mazinkaizer SKL going to be released this year.
At the time of writing, I found out from a reliable source of information on FB, that rumour has it that we have two new different hero characters in this show (as depicted in this video). It turns out Kouji Kabuto is no longer our main protagonist of the new series??!
THIS CANNOT BE!!
It’d better only a rumor, not a FACT!! I could not imagine myself if we ever lose Kouji Kabuto to some new kids on the block, whom we know very little of. Some even said that Kouji is no longer piloting Mazinkaizer anymore?!? No!!!!!!!!!
I don’t want to believe it! IT MUST BE ABSURD!!! >o<
Received this difficult news feed about one of the pioneer founders of Robotech stories, Carl Macek, was found dead due to a heart attack he suffered at home.
Carl Macek was responsible in redubbing Macross series, along the other two giant robot anime shows that gave us one of the longer running anime franchise series of today known as Robotech (see picture below) in the early 80s. Besides this project, he’s also responsible for dubbing other anime project as well such as Captain Haylock and the Queen of Thousand Years, and the more recent Bleach and Naruto. He also does other types of art direction works that are non-anime related as well such as the Heavy Metal series.
Even though, up to this point of my life, I never favour Robotech series a lot as I used to during my teenage years – this goes the same for others in anime forums. However, because of what he’s done so much to create such a successful American-brand anime franchise, a lot of anime fans in many parts of the world would not have existed. And perhaps their exposure to anime wouldn’t be as big as it is now.
Robotech Series by Carl Macek
So without further ado, here’s Youtube video footage, paying great tribute to Carl Mazek.
Well this is a first! I was just wondering what’s this all about after Evangelion 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance went live almost a year ago.
And now I heard that its official DVD/Blueray discs have extended and uncut editions of the second Evangelion film (hence titled Evangelion 2.22!), which is about to be released on 26th May 2010, for Japan. While in Germany, it’s expected to be released by July.
Interesting to note there isn’t gonna be any US release anytime soon… So if you travelling anywhere in Japan or Germany around those months, do getyourself a nice copy in one of their DVD stores. Or go to their Amazon Japan or Amazon Germany online to order one!^^
It’s been insanely ages since I’ve done any updates to Generation Mech blog, other than highly-rumored Gaiking movie that’s due to come out in 2012. Been spending weeks on trying to apply for my work visa and new passport from my native home country of Malaysia… And boy! They sure don’t get any easier at all! Certainly taking up a huge proportion of my time.
And now that my contract work just completed last week, I now have a plenty of time to catch up what’s been missing for the past 2-3 weeks in the world of Generation Mech blog.
Back to this!
Now I heard that Gundam Unicorn OVA series is now out on sale online back in mid March. But it’s sold only exclusive via Amazon! It’s selling for a retail price of USD $40.00. I’d say it’s not a bad price for Volume 1. (Each volume is one episode. The OVA series said to have about 6 episodes).
Would love to pay for it. But just not sure about the crazy shipping fee Amazon proposes. (which works out something like $30 – $40 and it takes around 2-3 weeks before it arrives at non-American soils.)
So if you’re keen to get this copy while it’s still out with them, check out the link with them.
