Mazinger Edition Z: The Impact! (2009): cast, story & where to watch

Released in 2009, Mazinger Edition Z: The Impact! is an animation, action & adventure and sci-fi & fantasy series.

What it’s about. Developed from Japanium ore is the super energy, Photon Power. Seeking this energy is Dr. Hell, a madman craving world domination who along with his subordinates Baron Ashura and Count Brocken, commands the Machine Beasts excavated from Bardos Island (believed to be Rhodes) to attack the Photon Power Lab and take it for himself. Meeting the attack head on is our hero, the hot-blooded teenager Kouji Kabuto who pilots the super robot Mazinger Z, constructed by his grandfather Juzo and made from the strongest metal Chogokin Z. But in this battle between Dr. Hell and the Kabuto family, many legends surrounding the Mycenaean Civilization and Bardos Island, as well as the secrets of Mazinger Z remain shrouded in mystery.

Who’s in it. Mazinger Edition Z: The Impact! stars Ayumi Fujimura as Shiro Kabuto, Kenji Akabane as Kouji Kabuto, Kazuhiko Kishino as Dr. Hell (voice) and Atsushi Imaruoka as Ankokuji Keiji, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 8.3/10, Mazinger Edition Z: The Impact! sits among the best-reviewed titles in the catalogue.

Where to watch. In US you can stream it on Crunchyroll and Crunchyroll Amazon Channel. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch Mazinger Edition Z: The Impact! page.

If you liked it. Fans of Mazinger Edition Z: The Impact! tend to enjoy Rick and Morty, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba, Attack on Titan and Attack on Titan: No Regrets.