The film, tentatively titled Gekijōban Mazinger Z (Mazinger Z The Movie), is commemorating the 45th anniversary of the original Mazinger Z manga and television anime series.
The “Mazinger Z Film (Working Title) Launch Event” at the AnimeJapan 2017 convention announced on Sunday that Showtaro Morikubo and Ai Kayano are starring in the new anime film based on Go Nagai’s Mazinger Z manga.
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.
The franchise has spawned four television series, at least nine movies, and several original video animation projects.