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Aug 16, 2009 6:59 PM
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Yet another great, great episode! Tsubasa is dangerous, even when near death.

And talk about dysfunctional families! LOL
Aug 22, 2009 5:48 AM
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Considering the pace at which things develop and the footage we have from both OPs and 1st ep... it`s not very likely that they`ll be able to wrap this one up in just 26 episodes... I hope it turns out to be just the first season.
Aug 24, 2009 1:25 AM
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Zekses said:
Considering the pace at which things develop and the footage we have from both OPs and 1st ep... it`s not very likely that they`ll be able to wrap this one up in just 26 episodes... I hope it turns out to be just the first season.
Indeed. In the first episode, which is supposed to be the second to last, Great Mazinger appears, probably to reflect the fact that it's introduced at the very end of the original series, so we'll probably get Shin Great after a year or so. And, hopefully, we'll get Shin Grendizer after that.
Aug 24, 2009 7:18 AM
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It was never said that the first episode was the second-to-last.

They could easily finish the whole thing in 26 episodes.
Aug 24, 2009 9:14 AM
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Actually, as the story stands at the moment, they should have no problem in ending it in 6 episodes. A second season is not required. As I see it, it would probably just hurt the show.
Aug 24, 2009 9:56 AM
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llxwarbirdxll said:
Zekses said:
Considering the pace at which things develop and the footage we have from both OPs and 1st ep... it`s not very likely that they`ll be able to wrap this one up in just 26 episodes... I hope it turns out to be just the first season.
Indeed. In the first episode, which is supposed to be the second to last, Great Mazinger appears, probably to reflect the fact that it's introduced at the very end of the original series, so we'll probably get Shin Great after a year or so. And, hopefully, we'll get Shin Grendizer after that.


The first episode was nothing of the sort, it was just a mashed together clip show. Lots of things happen in it out of chronological order. The Stronheim and Lorerai thing for one. Then It shows Dr Hell defeated at the start and Ankoku Daishogun rising - at the end Dr Hell is about to activate Bardos Island etc... I wouldn't take episode one as any sort of indicator what's going to happen in the last two episodes, considering half of the stuff has already happened and half of it is in the wrong order.

Aug 24, 2009 11:24 AM
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Episode 1 is mostly in order. The prologue, Schtroheim and Kedora stuff isn't, but the rest of it (the big battle in Atami) progresses pretty normally. I'm sure they'll extend the battle when it happens though.

I'm going to guess that they'll finish all the first episode stuff (except the prologue) by episode 23-24.
Aug 24, 2009 12:44 PM
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Epic ep, the direction was fantastic. Really.

llxwarbirdxll said:
And, hopefully, we'll get Shin Grendizer after that.


Indeed, we'll get to see this one soon.

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Trombe said:
It was never said that the first episode was the second-to-last.

They could easily finish the whole thing in 26 episodes.
I heard from somewhere that it was actually episode 25 put out of order. Guess I should've verified it. I still want to see a Shin Grendizer, though.
Aug 26, 2009 8:22 PM

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well, looking at episode 21...

Sep 7, 2009 10:35 AM

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Kenzo...how could you?!!? Uwaah, Tetsuya!
Jul 19, 2015 1:14 PM

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Damn, that last part with Tsubasa was pretty awesome.

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Aug 20, 2016 4:51 PM

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Some things about this show are pretty confusing to me but overall pretty decent episode.
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I just want to know is that the real Kenzo or an illusion and if he is the real one is he still remain controlled by Kedora?

Kraker2k said:


The first episode was nothing of the sort, it was just a mashed together clip show. Lots of things happen in it out of chronological order. The Stronheim and Lorerai thing for one. Then It shows Dr Hell defeated at the start and Ankoku Daishogun rising - at the end Dr Hell is about to activate Bardos Island etc... I wouldn't take episode one as any sort of indicator what's going to happen in the last two episodes, considering half of the stuff has already happened and half of it is in the wrong order.
This...
Dec 30, 2017 11:20 PM

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I must be too accustomed to the 70s TV Kabuto Kenzô because I can't make sense of what this Shin Kenzo is doing.
And how is Tetsuya dead when we know he will be alive during the final battle?

Also, prototype as strong as final version? I guess that Great is a monster, then.

4/5


The most annoying point of this series (I don't mind the rather limited animation, one can take it as an hommage) is that it relies entirely on its universe past, feeding us up with stacks of flashbacks until we're about to vomit.

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