Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Ollie Barder covers Japanese pop-culture and gaming from Tokyo. However, the extensive use of photo energy has weakened the ...

Japanese manga artist Go Nagai, who created the character of Mazinger Z in 1972, will introduce the highly anticipated anime feature. By Ariston Anderson Junji Shimizu’s Mazinger Z Infinity will have ...

It has been 50 years since the publication of the first manga by Go Nagai, the mastermind behind classic properties such as "Devilman," "Cutie Honey" and "Mazinger Z." To mark the occasion, a number ...

Back in the late ’70s, anime that featured giant robots were all the rage. But sadly, they abruptly disappeared, as a government crackdown on supposed “excessively violent” cartoons took the likes of ...

A collaboration art of the super robot "Mazinger Z" representing Japan, which takes on a synonym for "castle of iron" and the robot "Gypsy Avenger" fighting to defend the world from KAIJU, has been ...