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>Is practically the second main character of the 70s anime which is why Mazinger became such a massive franchise, having plenty of episodes that focus on her as much as Koji and there being barely any episodes where she doesn't appear at all
>Be nearly as scrappy as Koji in a fight despite being stuck with robots that aren't designed to be anything more than pincushions for mechabeasts so Mazinger doesn't take the brunt of their attacks, often dealing noticeable damage despite having barely any weapons and even managed to take out 4 mechabeasts
>Is one of the more well known and beloved love interests in mecha anime due to being the first of her kind along with having a fun personality to help her stand out compared to other mecha heroines
>Despite this she almost always gets reduced to just being Koji's not-girlfriend in most series that came after the 70s anime
>Her relevance in a battle is even worse in said sequels and remakes and might as well show up with a cheerleader uniform and pom poms instead
>Always gets sidelined hard in SRW with mediocre at best stats and a spirit set that tries to force her to be a supporter, trying to rectify this in a game that doesn't have Mazinkaiser or any duplicates of Z or Great means you have to shaft Koji or Tetsuya instead, and she isn't even allowed to be deployed in T or 30 because of Infinity, will also get shafted again as usual when Grendizer U inevitably appears in another mainline game as the Mazinger rep
>Often gets labeled as being useless by fans, non fans are even worse and will spread their headcanon that she's both useless and a battered housewife who never did anything wrong to warrant getting slapped by Koji even on this very board
I know the name of this franchise isn't Aphrodite A, but this doesn't seem very fair.
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>>22938426
Don't worry about what secondaries think. People who know know. Best girl for all time.
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>>22938426
Despite some of the short comings you listed, I still like Sayaka for who she is and how much she does even if her combat role could be improved massively in some area.
>will also get shafted again as usual when Grendizer U inevitably appears in another mainline game as the Mazinger rep
I feel like Grendizer U will actually be one of her better showings given it will basically improve the support role the games keep giving her since she will always be with Kouji in Mazinger X as one of his backpacks.
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>>22938621
I'd still rather Artemis show up. And not just for the kinky pilot suit. Though I'm certainly not complaining about that.
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>>22938426
Sayaka is a character from a cartoon
Getting this invested in her standing is silly
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>>22938621
Yeah true, at least she's still appearing in the newer entries, maybe I should just count myself lucky she isn't getting left out with how many characters they're struggling to represent in these shorter anime series or movies given how often Great and Grendizer's cast end up tagging along.
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>>22938426
The Aphrodite A design is slept upon. It looks like an art deco statue
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>>22938426
>>Always gets sidelined hard in SRW with mediocre at best stats and a spirit set that tries to force her to be a supporter
Her units are just not very interesting in the first place, budget spent on making her animations look cool is budget that can be spent on making other cool animations look even cooler
Plus the balance flow is always that 99.9% would prioritize deploying some Getter or Gundam or a protag unit over her, given the chance
Hell, even Borot is a more functional choice because it's way-way more often introduced as a repair and/or resupply unit that doesn't have to get into fights other than to defend
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>>22939110
You're not very interesting.
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>freaking huge wall of text about why my waifu is great
Usually a bad sign.
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>>22939110
I like Aphrodite A, it’s design is great, biggest thing holding it back is it’s lack of weapons due to being designed as a peace symbol, and considering that the devs included her in a new attack combo with Mazin Emperor G and Mazinkaiser in DD it’s not like they couldn’t just make up some new weapons or tools to make her better in a fight.
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I like Venus Ace
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>>22939140
I wish she got in the anime instead of Diana A.
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>>22939141
There's no reason for Sayaka to steal Jun's robot.
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>>22939876
I always like her versions better myself, but yeah I think you should probably let Jun have something. She's been getting the stick worse than Sayaka has.
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>>22938426
>will also get shafted again as usual
>>22939884
>getting the stick
That's what girls are for in the first place!
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>>22939900
>That's what girls are for in the first place!
Eyooooooooooooooooo
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>>22938426
>Often gets labeled as being useless by fans,

Have you actually WATCHED Mazinger-Z? She kinda is.
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>>22939923
ah yes, the modern anime logic of
>Any character who can't solo the universe is useless
You're an idiot.
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>>22938426
Yeah I love Sayaka
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>>22939923
No she isn’t, even with Aphrodite being bad in a fight she still manages to contribute something most of the time, even when she doesn’t do any real damage she ends up soaking up the attacks first so Koji has a better idea on how to avoid them.
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>>22939900
Kek
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>>22938426
my nigga, mazinger isn't that fucking deep.
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>>22938426
The thing with Mazinger is that every pilot is awesome.
Even Boss, who is clearly for comic relief a lot of times, when shit gets real is great. That episode when he goes with the Boss Borot, knowing that he stands no chance and he'll be most likely killed, because he won't let them attack an orphanage is great.

And Sayaka is great for all the reasons you listed. She didn't become as useful in the latter episodes, though, but that's because her robot was shit, whereas Hell kept sending more dangerous threats; not because of her skills or determination.
And in fact that's the reason why Kouji doesn't want Sayaka and Boss to sort out many times. He disguises it as bravado, but the real reason is that he knows that the only robot worth shit is Mazinger.
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>>22938426
Yeah, I didn't expect her to be as helpful or tenacious as she was. The send-off for Aphrodite was actually quite emotionally impactful considering we were with it for most of the show. Even the show sometimes acknowledges that she (and Boss) are helpful and valued team members.
I'll never not deploy Sayaka with Mazinger, that goes for any helper characters in general with their main bots.
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>>22939104
>>22940036
Bring back the himecut
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>>22942266
People always point to the episode of them not wanting to upgrade Aphrodite but nobody ever wants to talk about them purposely designing Diana for battle.
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>assume "Boss kidnaps the scientists to force them to make him a robot" I've heard before watching any Mazingers is just something done mean-spiritedly because he's a bully and rival
>turns out it's a very low-level threat, and Sayaka encourages them to continue
>likewise it was rarely from Sayaka's woman "I can do it too" mentality
>rather, repeatedly they express or even tell Koji that they're insistent on Aphrodite or Borot for the sole and simple reason that they JUST want to help

>>22942721
I was a bit annoyed by that episode, but was really glad to see Koji among those in support for Diana A, he eventually came around. Diana A was still often outclassed by the late or Mycenaean kikaiju as another anon stated, but I think she does get a kill or two not long after her introduction.
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Haven't seen the Toei anime or Nagai's manga, only Ota's, but from what's been translated of that so far I really love how they do Koji & Sayaka, though I'm sure the other versions do it too.

They're flawed, quite entertainingly so, & it gives them an interesting bit of depth, Koji is undoubtedly a very brave & heroic guy, he can also just as well be an obnoxious, hotheaded jackass, but it still feels like the same guy. Same deal with Sayaka, she's no less brave, heroic, & kind, but she can be pretty stuck-up sometimes, has a nasty habit of nagging people's ears off, can let her frustrations with Koji get the better of her.

It all makes their dynamic & their bickering really entertaining, & weird as it is to say, it makes Koji's sexism WAY less uncomfortable than it could've been, since he's not doing it for no reason, you really can't blame him for finding Sayaka annoying sometimes, nor can you blame her for getting fed up with him!
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>>22944285
Urine for a treat for Toeizinger, they're more or less the same as you've described, and although you didn't explicitly mention it, they really do care for and appreciate each other
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>>22945057
Maria can't be that bad of a character.
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>>22945057
gayby
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>>22938636
>>22939130
>>22939923
Why are you even here if not to discuss characters from cartoons?
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>>22945057
That sounds pretty gay.
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>>22944285
You should watch the Toei anime, the Ota manga borrows a lot from it so the relationship between Koji and Sayaka is more or less the same.
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>>22942721
>them purposely designing Diana for battle.
because the implementation of that in practice is a joke
it's functionally the exact same robot as Aphrodite A combat wise except it can also fire a beam that's no more effective than its missiles
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>>22945057
Maria was only made because Toei got cold feet about making Banta a Spazer pilot and didn't want it to look too similar to Getter Robo, even though some Euro fans spread the rumor she was supposed to be Sayaka.
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>>22945250
>making Banta a Spazer pilot
Maybe it would have been different if he somehow became more likable after he started piloting, but I'm glad we got Maria instead
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>>22945057
>worthless

You wanna talk about worthless?
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Sex with Koji-kun.
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>>22945273
Yeah, they would've had to really do more with him. I guess they were banking on some comic relief badass Boss-like role but it didn't work out.
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>>22945278
I mean he IS cute...
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VqN8LlmM4vY
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>>22944285
They're honestly written pretty realistically as far as being shithead teenagers, I love it!
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>>22945653
I can't remember. Did Sayaka ever have a rival in the Original Mazinger TV series? I can't imagine there not being an episode dedicated to two hot girls fighting for who get's with the main character.
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>>22945790
Boss' cousin shows up for a bit as a pretty capable girl whom Koji (and Shiro) express enthusiasm for, Sayaka gets pointedly jealous about this however.
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>>22945846
Does she survive?
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>>22946165
yeah
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>>22945846
Yeah, thought as much. Couldn't even imagine a show where there is hero and heroine without a rivalry. A golden opportunity to spice up a relatively simple concept.
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>>22946165
She survives long enough to either show up or get mentioned as someone off-camera in Infinity, so yeah she's alright. Rather courageous and feisty for a B-lister that gets forgotten. Pretty sure this is her debut episode as a helper/housekeeper, and she tricks the bad guys into the dinky helicopter with her to just torment them
>"s-stop that, we'll shoot you, let us down now"
>"if you shoot me, we'll crash and you'll ALL die lmao"
>flies around doing flips for a few hours until they're all knocked out
>>22946192
It wasn't the frustrating kind like you might see in a harem story with a new character and an immediate and long-lasting seething rivalry, iirc neither Sayaka nor Misato held ill will towards each other, I think it was solely specifically Sayaka getting pissed that Koji was getting all lovey-dovey about Misato, and saying things like how it's good to have an actual womanly woman taking care of things instead of an angry feisty weirdo. If it was 30 episodes of two women at each others' throats like cats and dogs, it would have been taxing, but iirc both of them came out of it rather endearingly
Pic unrelated, Sayaka can either be cute or terrifying when she's mad and this time it's the latter
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>>22946216
Hell hath no fury
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>>22946225
The stuff of nightmares, but in a good way.
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>>22942266
>Even the show sometimes acknowledges that she (and Boss) are helpful and valued team members.
I like that Boss scored legit victories in both Mazinger Z and Great Mazinger. They were rare, but he managed some. Imagine having to tell Dr Hell that you got beat by Boss Borot
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>>22946225
>>22946237
Man, I haven't read that manga, but I can tell that the only essence of Go Nagai is the characters. It just reminds too much of Shin Devilman. Something I didn't like because of the designs. I just prefer the simple design of the original manga. Even those cloud mouths and super bushy eyebrows were the best part. Can't forget the sideburns. The modernization takes away the art of simplicity that was the base of the original. But considering the direction. That was probably the point.
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>>22946262
If it's any consolation to Baron Ashura, Yumi had the IDENTICAL reaction as well during Borot's debut. But yeah, Borot's a good help, Koji acknowledges it more outright but even Tetsuya admits this as well and sometimes entrusts Borot to take care of things in one front.
>>22946307
>the only essence of Go Nagai is the characters
It has a LOT of callbacks to a bunch of different concepts across his works, and I don't just mean the cameo+assistance from Cutie Honey and the other humanoids. Zero is moreso comparable to God Mazinger than the regular Mazingers, there were even references to things from MazinSaga, and I'll say that the ending of the first part is a good celebration of Mazinger and the ending of the second part is definitely a thank you + love letter to Go Nagai overall. The art's definitely closer to something like later Getter or Shin Devilman, but if you like Mazinger and Go Nagai, Shin Mazinger Zero's definitely not a work you should just overlook. You ESPECIALLY shouldn't drop it after the first few chapters, if you go through the first volume you'll eventually realize why. It might come across as a grimdark subversion/deconstruction/inventive/dogshit reversal of Mazinger, but it's ultimately a positive story of love and hope. I think after the Toei series, it's my next favourite, then Mazinkaiser's perhaps tied with Shin.
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>>22946342
Real animated ZERO when not Toei's "safe" Infinity version?
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>>22946192
I dunno, I’m pretty content with Sayaka not having any real rivals in the 70s anime, it means they didn’t have to waste time building up and developing another character and could focus mainly on Koji and Sayaka’s relationship.
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>>22946376
After how Grendizer turned out I'm not sure I want it. That series really demands a certain level of animation quality to achieve the intended effect.
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>>22946342
NTA, my problem with Zero is that I've read like first two volumes back when entire thing was being translated and found it tiring more than anything.
You got local problems, universal threat, world hopping, constant dread and heroism trying to offset it and the series tries to balance between all this shit.
I have no problem with it being edgy and heavy (I liked Z-hen and Mazinkaiser movie), but could it not be more simple and straightforward?
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>>22946379
Yes, but I was looking from the creator's perspective. You have TV series and I'm sure there were times when the people behind 70s Mazinger were making things as they go. Not a long rivalry, but enough for an episode. Need to consider that the world of Mazinger is still within the bounds of entertainment. The needed to fill in gaps. Same with Boss Borot. Seemingly a joke and a comedic relief, but look how far we've come.
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>>22946461
*They needed
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>>22946376
I would love some animated or at least voiced form of Zero, but I'm not really optimistic.
>>22946441
Yeah... if you don't like worldhopping then it might have tired you out, I get that. It's trying to include a lot of neat moments which you might not be able to get if e.g. certain characters have already been killed off, if a backstory's already established, etc. It wants to give you cool or heartfelt moments while still having some freedom to work with things after. Generally if you're just aware of the established themes, you should be pretty well-equipped. It's at least not expecting you to keep track of numerous simultaneous worldlines, it's largely there for the extended adventure and the size of the threat.

There are some things that remain consistent between the hops though. One of them's Sayaka and Koji's love for one another. Another is Tetsuya's heroism.
I hope something can win you over and I hope you do enjoy the ride if you ever give it another chance. You even have bits where you're meant to hear the Shin Mazinger openings during some of the fights, it's written as something meant to be fun and enjoyable rather than tryhard, so I hope you can find stable footing during the world jumps, I thought they were used rather tactically and somewhat sparingly.
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>>22946503
>I would love some animated or at least voiced form of Zero, but I'm not really optimistic.

Aniki wouldn't be there to voice Z
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>>22946507
To think next month will be two years since Aniki's passing.
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>>22946513
Mazin Go....
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>>22946513
Hope he’s in a better place now.
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>>22946507
I meant an animated/voiced form of Shin Mazinger Zero, I didn't even think about who'd voice Zero personally, but damn...
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>>22946525
The only other person it could be is Ishimaru.
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>>22946527
Looks pretty nice.
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>>22946635
>t. Sayaka
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>>22946635
It's not nice to say things like that Sayaka.
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>>22946686
>>22946643
Rubes. Sayaka would leave her alone and go right for Koju's throat.
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>>22945278
We know, Maria
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>>22946690
And the thing is, Koji's no pushover. They would just be exchanging blows until someone stopped them. But looking at>>22946237 I'm guessing that's not the case in that universe.
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>>22947016
I'm dead-certain he gets kicked in the face when he's caught in bed with Minerva X, but I only have picrel saved. Legitimately both these things make sense in context
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>>22947094
Sideburns shaped like icepicks. Those things are lethal.
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>>22947140
A super pilot's just gotta have them
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>>22947448
I gotta admit. The sideburns are my favorite thing when reading anything Go Nagai related. It just screams 70s/80s/90s. And the fact that such a great part of that time is being implemented in works that are produced today is just perfect. A blast from the past. Nearly anything Go Nagai related is.
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>>22947545
It's something so simple yet they have such a natural presence, and it would feel odd if they were missing.
No yeah, do wish he focused on Mazinger stuff more, but Go Nagai is a timeless friend to us all.
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>>22947551
And, of course, one cannot forget those big dark angry eyebrows that just make the characters 100x more badass. If you look closely, I think the breast plates on Mazinger have a symbolical meaning too. Combined with the Jet Scrander it makes somewhat of a crest. Making the "World of Go Nagai" somewhat connected. It's the little things. Who knows, maybe the sideburns and eyebrows have some magical meaning too. I know in Mazinsaga Dr. Hell's grandson was Akira and there was that one manga about a really muscular female protagonist that was a relative of Ryo Asuka. She also got punched in the guts by Akira and was kidnapped. There's those times when Go Nagai just mixes two different series together in one world and just makes it make sense in his own way.
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>>22947600
>I think the breast plates on Mazinger have a symbolical meaning too. Combined with the Jet Scrander it makes somewhat of a crest.
I think they're just supposed to be Z-shaped, bro
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Just pointing out the obvious. Breast plates are the antenae. Close your eyes a little bit and focus of the Jet Scrander wings and breast plates. The red really makes it easy to notice.
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>>22938426
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>>22939104
Now there's those classic Go Nagai designs!
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>>22945275
At least Tirona has the benefit of being the hottest woman in a Grendizer show thus far. It's that at least worth something?
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>>22958069
It’s not worth much since Grendizer U is one of the worst things to come out of the Mazinger IP.
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>>22938426
First, she drives Aphrodite A, Diana A and Venus A which aren't as cool as Mazinger - two boob missiles can't compare to the arsenal of tricks Mazinger has - or have as much character as Boro. Secondly, I think either the writers or executives at Toei just didn't like her directly because of that scrappy personality you like.
>Multiple episodes have dialogue shitting on her for being too "masculine" from either Kouji or Professor Yumi
>Aphrodite A (and Diana A) achieve jackshit other than losing so Mazinger can save Sayaka
>There's an episode that's about how Aphrodite A shouldn't get upgrades because it (and therefore Sayaka) should stay in their place as support for Mazinger (and therefore Kouji) in a pretty unsubtle metaphor for gender roles
>Misato is introduced to be a "better" female character and is repeatedly favourably compared to her.
Basically, Toei thought she was too manly in the original series and so shafted her - and why would fans like a character who the writers themselves didn't?
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>>22964117
>Secondly, I think either the writers or executives at Toei just didn't like her directly because of that scrappy personality
You mean the personality they invented?
Sayaka's bitchiness is something that is exclusive to the Toei show; every other incarnation of her her be a standard earnest nice girl love interest
It's time to stop being a secondary, anon
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>>22964193
Regardless of if its something they invented, they still heavily criticise her for it in the show itself. Maybe the executives didn't like the direction the writers took her or maybe she was always written to be a character the audience wasn't supposed to like to prop Kouji but regardless it's pretty clear that when said character is repeatedly criticised for something by other characters who aren't depicted as in the wrong for for it, has episodes about them that are there to teach them the lesson that they are wrong and has another character introduced to contrast them and make them look worse that someone involved didn't like said character.
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>>22964214
I doubt it
I think they just wanted a more interesting dynamic. Could Nagai's version of Sayaka have helped carry a show as long as Toei Mazinger? I don't know, but I do know she definitely didn't cause as much drama as the Toei version
The show was overall less flattering to Kouji himself as well, I can't recall any chapters of the manga where Kouji ever needed Sayaka or Boss's help to win a fight or to contain problems he didn't have time to deal with, but there were such episodes in the Toei show, not to mention that he had more of an attitude just like Sayaka did.

What is true is that Sayaka become less relevant later on in the show, having her personality start to reflect her manga counterpart and consequently not getting as much screentime. I can't say I understand what that was about
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>>22964117
>why would fans like a character who the writers themselves didn’t?
You say this like fans will always agree with what the writers say.
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>>22964117
>First, she drives Aphrodite A, Diana A and Venus A which aren't as cool as Mazinger - two boob missiles can't compare to the arsenal of tricks Mazinger has
>Aphrodite A (and Diana A) achieve jackshit other than losing so Mazinger can save Sayaka
This is depends on your expectations / criteria for what is jackshit, because she's clearly helpful in the show.
>Multiple episodes have dialogue shitting on her for being too "masculine" from either Kouji or Professor Yumi
>Misato is introduced to be a "better" female character and is repeatedly favourably compared to her.
That's called banter.
For all the supposed "unlikability" of Sayaka, she's a well loved character in universe.
>There's an episode that's about how Aphrodite A shouldn't get upgrades because it (and therefore Sayaka) should stay in their place as support for Mazinger (and therefore Kouji) in a pretty unsubtle metaphor for gender roles
Pretty sure that was all about egos and involved danger. If they actually wanted to have her pilot a shit bot they wouldn't make Diana any better than Aphrodite, yet they did.
>Basically, Toei thought she was too manly in the original series and so shafted her - and why would fans like a character who the writers themselves didn't?
The opening post was literally about anything but Toei and Sayaka is actually pretty damn popular for a 70s show heroine. No one cares about Jun, Hikaru and Miwa in comparison. Maria is another somewhat popular character and she kinda leans in the same direction as Sayaka.
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>>22964252
>Pretty sure that was all about egos and involved danger. If they actually wanted to have her pilot a shit bot they wouldn't make Diana any better than Aphrodite, yet they did.
It was also a very early episode, I was annoyed with their resolution but Sayaka was apparently happy just being a damsel, yet as you say, and iirc by the time of Diana A, Koji was glad and supportive for Sayaka and Diana A. He came around, because Sayaka already proved herself useful time and time again while piloting a barely combat-capable robot.
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>>22964252
>No one cares about Jun, Hikaru and Miwa in comparison.
Jun and Hikarufrens, not like this.
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>>22967640
>Hikarufrens
What Hikaru though?
The most reinvented character in the franchise. No version is truly the same.
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>>22967897
I mean I'd argue that most versions of the characters are different to some degree or another but with HIkaru, yeah. There's hardly even any foundation.
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>>22938426
watching Mazinger Z and seeing Aphrodie/Diana A completely useless even after the upgrade was kinda annoying tbհ
she was really written to make Mazinger cooler and I don't even like feminism
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>>22968489
1 ton for 5 damage can't be beat.
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>>22968489
>watching Mazinger Z and seeing Aphrodie/Diana A completely useless even after the upgrade
Anon, you finished the show, r-right?
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>>22969480
At episode 91 so almost
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>>22969497
You don't think Sayaka proved her worth in buying time or getting intel on the enemy? Koji seemed to think so: >>22942266
I felt really bad for Aphrodite's departure, even though we never got anything in the show like picrel
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>>22968205
Funnily enough, I think Hikaru became a bit of a loser in that department because Getter team wanted to make a story that is more dramatic.
Nagai's Hikaru is simplier, but more attractive. Ota's Hikaru is a turbo bitch (semi-justified). Either would be remembered more than the TV counterpart, but wouldn't fit the tone of the series.
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https://twitter.com/Televi_Kun/status/1864762920024051842
Televi-Kun posting their annual mourning on Ichiro Mizuki.
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>>22972654
Mazin go
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https://twitter.com/evolutiontoy/status/1863427685860716758
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>>22978449
His face seems a bit, unfinished.
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>>22978449
>>22978587
Tetsuya losing face? Never.
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>>22979731
Delet this.
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>>22979733
no
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>>22979741
What did Tetsuya do to you?
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>>22979731
Kek
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I love it SO much whenever Sayaka or Boss make a play that locks in Koji's win because
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JJJNChFHCng
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>>22986052
Is there a biological Mazinger? Or is the Mazinger mech a shell for the "Soul" of Mazinger? Biological I mean in the sense of "is there a mazinger with biological tissue and muscle?".
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>>22987686
Yes.
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>>22987732
Jim... You will be missed...
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https://twitter.com/kaiyodo_PR/status/1867056787070808391
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https://twitter.com/TakanobuTerada/status/1868601400474935487
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https://twitter.com/SENTINELcoltd/status/1869662185326342267
Riobot Emperor G's release date: around December 27, 2024.
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Mazin X-mas Go.
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https://twitter.com/Dynamicpro_info/status/1871164537434710327
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>>23010354
I forgot he's still alive, thank fuck that he is
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>>23010404
2025 will be his 80th birthday if he makes it.
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>>23010354
Sounds fun
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https://twitter.com/Dynamicpro_info/status/1874108334548123873
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>>22938426
Does 70s mecha have the best strong female feminist characters?
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>>23030085
This Sayaka is different.
She's not as violet as most of the other ones.
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>>23030085
Better than Brunette Sayaka.
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>>22938636
>UUhh atually
KYS dipshit. You are NOT smart, you are literally retarded.
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>>22939954
>>22940042
>>22945067

Shonentards everyone >>22939923
DBS & stupid powerscaling ruined everything & that includes anime discussions
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>>22939130
Better than snatch sucking a underage 14 year old bitch with daddy issues.
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>>23032545
Maria's not that bad is she?
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>>23032548
...............
nevermind. Not maria fleed.
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https://twitter.com/Dynamicpro_info/status/1876118055023251909
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https://twitter.com/simokei5/status/1877012758647984316
Great Mazinger.
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>>23040568
Translation when, I don't even know if it's good or not yet
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>>23040914
Is there enough interest in this for it to get exported? If not then never because fan translations take forever to be finished.
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>>23040916
How can there be interest if no one knows what's happening in it, and there's barely anything promotional about it...
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>>23040916
They don't even export the series peoples want to see
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>>23040916
>Is there enough interest in this for it to get exported?
Depends on whether you are Italian or not, I guess.
I'm pretty sure, outside of Asia only Romance languages countries get official Mazinger manga.
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https://hjweb.jp/series/1920344/
The current Mazinger manga coming to a conclusion.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2pK9nTO5gA0



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