The film is commemorating the 45th anniversary of the original Mazinger Z manga and television anime series.
The film is temporarily titled Gekijōban Mazinger Z (Mazinger Z The Movie).
Nagai launched the Mazinger Z manga in Shueisha’s Weekly Shonen Jump magazine in 1972, and the television anime series premiered at the same time.
Toei Animation announced in a press release on Thursday that Go Nagai’s Mazinger Z giant robot manga and anime franchise is getting a movie adaptation.