BURN IT UP!
Mazin Go!
The final judgment has been handed down,
the dark army is closing in
and the flames covering the sky scarlet, scarlet are BURNING!
BURNING THIS ANGER, BURNING THIS SUN.
Shone upon by a streak of lightning,
the steel guard rises and stands.
GOD’S ON THE GROUND, donning the armor of miracles.
The world is now engulfed in darkness
and waits for this power.
If it’s with you, I can feel it, Knight.
You can do it.
ROCK ME!
You alone are the strongest knight.
You can do it.
ROCK ME!
BURN IT UP!
Commence! The Japan Invasion Operation!
The giant robot with fearsome fighting power: Mazinger Z!
Here I come!
Pilder On!
Mazin Go!
So, you’ve come, Mazinger Z!
Today, I will defeat you!
Go forth, my Mechanical Beast!
Come on!
Rocket Punch!
Breast Fire!
And Photonic Beam!
You’ll rue this day,
Kabuto Kouji!
Stop, Baron Ashura!
Don’t go after him!
First of all, why didn’t you wait for us?
You guys again?
We’re supposed to try to maintain the Mechanical Beast’s structure and use it for research,
but you—
Be quiet.
You should know that we can’t win against these enemies if we have to worry about that.
W—Well…
Even so—
Stop! There’s no point in fighting amongst ourselves.
We won’t be able to defeat our enemies like this!
Enough!
How dare you do that to an ally!
Be quiet!
I don’t need allies or help!
I just don’t want anyone getting in my way!
If you keep going on like that, you’ll reach your limits one day.
My limits?
That’s right.
The day will come when you won’t be able to win on your own.
Not by yourself!
Shut up!
I won’t lose!
Mazinger, built by my grandpa, will never lose!
Just leave me alone!
He’s so cocky.
I’m sorry. I’ve been telling him that he needs to cooperate more with everyone.
It’s fine, Sayaka. We don’t have the power to defeat Mechanical Beasts ourselves.
We just need to be careful that we’re not slowing him down.
And pray that he never loses.
Everyone…
Yes, this is the Kurogane House.
Is that so. Not at all.
Atami is in this shape right now, so…
Please call again.
Of course.
This is heaven, this is heaven.
It really is! You and your brother sure picked a nice place to stay!
And what have you found out about this Kurogane House?
Be safe as you return home.
First, that head clerk is Cross.
He was a loner until a few years ago.
He’s a fearsome guy who’s taken on 40 guys at once.
They say no one’s ever gotten on his bad side and lived.
How about that old guy who doesn’t talk?
He just goes by “Sir.”
I don’t have anything on him before he drifted to Atami.
Rumor has it that he’s an amazing chef.
What’s even more amazing are his sword skills!
It happens in an instant! So fast that even the victim might not realize he’s been cut!
The hang-up is, rumor says all the guys here are supposed to be dead.
Come on now, that’s not right!
I’m doing just fine!
You’ve done your homework.
As expected from an agent of the nation.
There he is! Yasu the Weasel!
Here you go! A poison gas bomb!
We’re gonna die!
This is just dry ice.
You’re right!
Bastard! You pulled a prank on us!
Now, now. As you can see, I’m just an employee here.
I’m just a little more skilled with explosive powder than most folks.
“A little” my ass.
You can still say that with a straight face after causing such a ruckus?
Why are people like you staying at this hot spring inn?
We all have our reasons.
If there is one thing we all have in common…
If there is?
It’s the mistress!
I know! I know!
She seems a little uptight, but that’s pretty thrilling in itself!
You’re just a kid, but you get it!
I’m gonna scrub ya!
By the way,
what about that Mexican guy who’s breaking all sorts of weapons laws?
Doesn’t seem like he’d fit in with hot springs at all.
Oh, Django? He’s the most useful of all.
Even now, see?
He’s a greeter for guests?! Customers would run from a guy like that!
Well, actually…
Where the hell is this Kurogane House?!
We’re the big group that had the reservations! Come and greet us!
Welcome.
Hey, bro, I got a question for you.
There’s a punk named Yasu here, right?
Truth be told, we have a little grudge against him!
We’re looking for him right now!
And thought we’d put an end to his life today.
Why are you ignoring us?
You want to end up like him?
I bet you’re with him, aren’t you?
I’m not like him.
What was that?!
You can’t live in this world if you’re always scared of a little revenge.
Thanks to him, unwelcome guys like that don’t come here.
These guys are worse to deal with than Mechanical Beasts.
You got a problem?
You said you’d tell me Bardos Island’s location;
that I could go with you if I wanted to avenge Grandpa!
So, when will you tell me—
When you have full control over Mazinger.
Like today.
You ended up relying on your weapons against that slow Mechanical Beast.
If you went to Bardos Island as you are now,
you’d be slowly surrounded by enemies attacking from outside of your weapons’ range and then… checkmate.
But at this rate—
What will happen “at this rate”?
Whatever!
All right. How about we have a match?
If you win, that means you have a chance at Bardos Island.
I’ll let you go anywhere you like.
Really?
But your opponent is…
Our head waiter, Miss Kikunosuke.
Baron Ashura!
How long will it take you to defeat Mazinger Z and obtain photonic power? Answer me!
How many Mechanical Beasts do you think we’ve lost because of your incompetence?!
Forgive me! Forgive me!
That is enough.
As it is now, my dream of world domination will never come to fruition.
P—Please give me another chance!
Silence!
Come, Blocken. We will have a strategy meeting.
P—Please wait, Dr. Hell!
Dr. Hell!
In that case…
In that case—
What is going on? What is this?
That Ashura has taken the Salude!
Ashura, what do you intend to do?!
I apologize, Dr. Hell!
This time, I will risk my life and defeat Mazinger Z!
I will not see you for a little while.
Stop! Ashura!
Farewell, Bardos. I will return one day.
I am surprised that Ashura would not obey me.
But…
As I expected, he did not disappoint.
My, my. She’s a mean mistress.
A match with an old woman such as myself?
Do it like you always do, Miss Okiku.
So, that brat Kouji’s going to follow the old lady?
Apparently, he wins if he can massage that old woman’s shoulders.
Then he gets to go to Bardos Island.
But that won’t be possible.
Why not?
Listen. The scariest person here is Miss Okiku.
Even working together, we wouldn’t stand a chance against her.
I don’t believe it!
Now she’s just messing with me. I could easily give this old lady a…
Okay, okay.
When did she get over there?
Fine. Try again.
Huh?
Huh?!
I’ll get you this time!
My goodness. Will you continue?
Of course! I’ll grab your shoulders and get to Bardos!
Touch.
Good grief. You’re starting to make my shoulders stiff.
What’s going on?
Nice work against that old lady!
Want me to catch her instead?
Shut up!
I don’t have time for you!
Are you running away?!
Wh—What, you want to fight right now?
You’ve been staying here a while. You sure you can afford the bill?
O—Of course.
Nothing for you to worry about.
That’s good. Because if you can’t, these guys can get pretty scary.
My, my. How’s business?
With Atami the way it is now, looks like you don’t have any guests at all.
But if that time comes, we could find a way to take care of you.
That’s enough stupidity for now. What’s its status?
Yes. It’s in the final stages of adjustment,
so just wait a little longer.
But when it’s done, you’d better keep your promise.
Indeed. A banquet at the Kurogane House.
Pretty women and wine…
Yeah, yeah.
Just hurry.
Of course!
By the way, we discovered something during our investigation.
The enemy is making some odd movements.
Odd movements?
Toros D7.
Work hard.
And King Dan.
Will you go on a frenzy for me?
I’m counting on you.
And Vargos. What about you?
I bet you could defeat Mazinger.
And Ghost Fire.
I’ll have you turn Tokyo into a city of death.
Your destructive power is top notch, after all.
If you all go out in a frenzy at the same time, Mazinger will not know where to go.
However, Kabuto Kouji will not be able to deploy
because my beautiful daughters will be…
Welcome.
I see. You’ve come from overseas.
What brings you to Atami?
I bet you’ve come looking for someone.
I must be right.
Oh my. You seem to be professionals.
Now, die!
Excuse me.
We’re sorry!
We’ll pay the bill!
We’ll work here!
We’ll work for the rest of our lives, so don’t kill us!
You seem to get it.
Good, I have the perfect job for you.
If you pull it off, you may even be able to defeat Kouji.
R—Really?!
Yeah, though it may be a little tight.
Anything you want! Anything you say!
So, what do we do?
Mistress! Mistress!
Big trouble! Big trouble!
What’s the matter? Is it a raid?
A raid by Mechanical Beasts!
So, they’ve come.
That’s—
At that point, Ghost Fire’s demonic flames had already turned the metropolis of Tokyo into a sea of flames.
Toros D7 in Osaka.
King Dan in Nagoya.
Japan was about to be taken over by Mechanical Beasts,
and Baron Ashura loudly makes this proclamation:
Listen! I control the Mechanical Beasts that are attacking Japan.
I am Baron Ashura.
I swear that I will spread the destruction to Kyushu and Hokkaido, and take control of all of Japan.
Prepare yourselves, people of Japan!
Shut up!
Baron Ashura is messing with us again!
Shiro! Get the combat suits ready!
Yeah!
Ankokuji! Tell Professor Yumi to get Mazinger ready!
Are you giving me orders?
I’ll settle things with that bastard this time.
Stop.
Unfortunately, I haven’t given you permission to deploy yet.
What? I’m going!
You made a promise to fight in Mazinger after you won the match, right?
This is no time for that!
No. If you want to fight those Mechanical Beasts, win this match first
by massaging Miss Okiku’s shoulders.
A—Again? When did she…
Next Episode Impregnable! The Kurogane Five!
Repeating, revolving, innocent rules.
To lose, to be fruitful; can’t they be separated? An interval of an instant.
A negligent yesterday becomes an excuse.
The parts to form tomorrow’s blue sky are empty.
Brand new world.
I have to go. It will begin.
Break my world.
I have to go back. It can’t begin.
Get over your contented feelings now.
Walk towards your small freedom.
Turn that image into a shape.