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Mazinger Z
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Protagonist has to pilot a giant robot to save earth from episodical attacks by a non-human empire that seeks to conquer humanity. Both are adaptations of manga by Nagai Go that edited the original material into a more kid friendly version. Both are also so old school that they are among the first anime about pilotable mecha.