Mazinger Angels

• Name — Mazinger Angels • Ja Kanji — マジンガーエンジェル • Ja Romaji — Majinga Enjeru • Genre — Adventure, Mecha

• Type — manga • Author — Go Nagai • Illustrator — Akihiko Niina • Publisher — Kodansha • Magazine — Magazine Z • First — June 26, 2004 • Last — November 25, 2006 • Volumes — 4 Mazinger Angels is a manga series which began in 2004 and chronicles the adventures of four women who pilot giant robots in the Mazinger vein. The concept is a spoof on the late 1970s and early 1980s popular TV series Charlie's Angels. It was originally published in Kodansha's Magazine Z, starting on 26 June 2004 (#2004-08) and ending on 25 November 2006 (#2007-01). It was compiled in four tankōbon. Three of the robots, Aphrodite A, Diana A and Minerva X are from the original Mazinger Z series, while Venus A is from the Great Mazinger series. Their pilots are also traditional characters from Go Nagai's universe, Sayaka Yumi and Jun Hono from Mazinger Z and Great Mazinger respectively, and Hikaru Makiba and Maria Fleed from Grendizer. The style of the manga highlights the sex appeal of both the characters and the mechas, sometimes similarly to the way Aika's female characters are shown. There is a sequel, released on 26 December 2007 in Magazine Z as well, called Mazinger Angels Z (マジンガーエンジェルZ), which features the original design for Mazinger Z, called Energer Z, as well as Kikunosuke Abashiri from Abashiri Ikka.

Many classic enemies and Mechanical Beasts are featured in Mazinger Angels. • Baron Ashura: This time Ashura is not a merged individual but two separate ones, a male and a female, who happen to be lovers. They use Jet Fire P1 (in its classic manga version, not the anime one) to commit thefts and gather enough money to buy an island where they can live together. • Marquis Janus: Here she is called Madame Janus, and it's not a witch but the aging owner of a host club. She uses the Gamia Sisters to kill young beautiful women driven mad by envy at their youth. She also uses Garada K7 to attack the Angels. • Archduke Gorgon: This version shows Gorgon with legs and his tiger detached, and has psychokinetic abilities. He controls Toros D7, a classic mechanical beast that appears in the manga, in Mazinkaiser, and in Shin Mazinger Shougeki! Z Hen. Later, he tries to control Minerva but his brains explode under the pressure of controlling the mecha. • Dr. Hell: Hell sends an army of Doublas M2 robots from his Gool fortress, that later merge into King Doublas. He is the one that provides the other enemies their mechabeasts and operates in the shadows. Once, he gives Satan Claus P10 to a thief obsessed with female underwear. • Count Brocken: He appears with a normal head instead of a detached, floating one. He uses Gusios βIII against the Angels, but it's stopped by Aphrodite in its Snow White form. He is served by the Iron Crosses.

Besides the manga, a series of toys from the Soul of Chogokin line from Bandai have been released. The main robots from Mazinger Angels are available as part of the GX prefix. They also have the extra prefix MA in the code. • Code — Model — Release date • GX-08MA — Aphrodai A (Mazinger Angels) — 2004 • GX-08MAW — Aphrodai A (Snow White Version) — 2005 • GX-09MA — Minerva X (Mazinger Angels) — 2004 • GX-09MAB — Minerva X (La Sirene do Noir) — 2006 • GX-11MA — Dianan A (Mazinger Angels) — 2004 • GX-11MAM — Dianan A (Marine Blue Mermaid) — 2007 • GX-12MA — Venus A (Mazinger Angels) — 2004 • GX-12MAG — Venus A (Queen of Gold) — 2006

Two original soundtracks were released as part of the series. They contain several new original melodies for the series, including a TV-sized main theme of Mazinger Angels, as well as several musical arrangements of melodies from several series of Go Nagai, including all the Mazinger related series and several other anime television series such as Devilman and Dororon Enma-kun. • Date — Title — Label — Standard number — EAN • 2006-03-22 — Original BGM Collection: Tamashii Mazinger Angels Majin Tenshi (オリジナルBGMコレクション魂 マジンガーエンジェル 魔神天使) — Columbia Music Entertainment — COCX-33619 — 4988001902676 • 2007-04-18 — Majin Tenshi Mazinger Angels 2: Listen Mazinger Angels (魔神天使 マジンガーエンジェル 2 リッスン·マジンガーエンジェル) — Columbia Music Entertainment — COCX-34239 — 4988001947783