Postponed Mazinger Z Stage Play Will Go on in November
Back in 2020, plans were afoot for a Mazinger Z stage production, produced by theatrical company HeroHero Q. For obvious reasons, the show was delayed indefinitely. But, fortunately for mecha anime fans, the show will go on next month.
Titled stand up! THE MAZINGER Z!!, the show will mark HeroHero Q’s 39th production. Voice actor Tomokazu Seki, who is also chairman of the company, will be appearing in each peformance. The script was penned by Naoyuki Yoshihisa in cooperation with Shinichi Ono, and the show is directed by Seki and Minoru Nosaka.
A new key visual was also released. How many familiar faces from the Mazinger franchise can you spot?
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Voice actor Showtaro Morikubo, who played protagonist Koji Kabuto in the 2017 film Mazinger Z/Infinity, will make a special appearance on the show’s closing night. Other special guests who will appear throughout the show’s run include:
- Tetsu Inada (Todoroki in My Hero Academia)
- Ryohei Kimura (Asmodeus Alice in Welcome to Demon School! Iruma-kun)
- Tasuku Hatanaka (Denki Kaminari in My Hero Academia)
- Kenichi Suzumura (Yang Wen-li in Legend of the Galactic Heroes: Die Neue These)
- Takuya Satō (Tatsuya Yuuki in Gundam Build Fighters)
- Shunsuke Takeuchi (Alexander Yamato in KING OF PRISM)
- Shugo Nakamura (Gin Gagamaru in BLUELOCK)
- Toshiyuki Toyonaga (Yūri Katsuki in Yuri!!! on ICE)
- Daisuke Hirakawa (Enmu in Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba)
- Kōji Okino (Real Steel in My Hero Academia)
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stand up! THE MAZINGER Z!! will run from November 25 to December 4 at Tokyo’s Kokumin Kyosai co-op Hall / SPACE ZERO.
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Watch Mazinger Edition Z on Crunchyroll!
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