arrival of Mazinkaiser. In the Mazinger Angels manga, there is a saga dedicated to God Mazinger, where Princess Aira appears controlling a female version of God Mazinger and with the help of Jun Hono defeats the enemies of the kingdom, after Jun and the professor accidentally end up in the Kingdom of Mu. It is later with the help of Aira that Venus A becomes Queen of Gold. Merchandise A few toys and action figures based in God Mazinger were released by manufacturer Mark. Relationship to the Mazinger series The series is considered as part of the Mazinger saga, if not only for the name of the title and that of his creator. In fact, a Japanese book called Mazinger Bible, released in 2002 for the 30th anniversary of the first Mazinger series, includes the God Mazinger, along with other Go Nagai's manga books that have not been made into anime, such as the adult-oriented MazinSaga, Z Mazinger, and First Comics' Mazinger comic book released exclusively for the U.S. market in 1988. Also, the concept of God Mazinger was a candidate to be the sequel of the original Mazinger Z series but, in the end, the sequel was decided to be the concept of Great Mazinger, and later UFO Robot Grendizer. References External links God Mazinger at The World of Go Nagai webpage God Mazinger at the Enciclo'Robopedia website God Mazinger at d/visual God Mazinger at allcinema 1984 anime television series debuts 1984 Japanese novels 1984 manga 1980s toys Adventure anime and manga Fantasy anime and manga Mazinger Shōnen manga Shueisha manga Super robot anime and manga TMS Entertainment