Viz Media announced during its panel at Anime NYC on Friday that it has licensed the upcoming Gekijōban Mazinger Z / Infinity (Movie Version Mazinger Z: Infinity) film.
The film is commemorating the 45th anniversary of the original Mazinger Z manga and television anime series.
Showtaro Morikubo as Koji Kabuto, the original protagonist of the first Mazinger Z anime, who has now retired from fighting and become a researcher.
Characters from the Great Mazinger anime and the Great Mazinger robot itself will appear in the film.