Japan Synopsis
マジンガーＺ対デビルマン
Mazinger Z vs. Devilman is a 1973 animated movie that crossed over two then-popular Anime series, both of which were created by Manga artist Go Nagai. While fighting with some of his enemies Mazinger Z inadvertently knocks them into a volcano, where they crash into the prison of the Satan race and release Phoenix Jenny! Dr. Hell, learning of this, frees the rest of the Satan race and teams up with them to defeat Mazinger Z, and their ability to fly proves to be too much for our hero. Meanwhile, Devilman is also individually fighting the members of the Satan race, but their combined power is too much for him as well; can Mazinger and Devilman put aside their differences and team up to defeat Dr. Hell and the Satan race?
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Mazinger Z vs. Devilman. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
5 sharedUFO Robot Grendizer vs. Great Mazinger
★ 5.9 · Japan
5 sharedGreat Mazinger vs. Getter Robo G: The Great Space Encounter
★ 5.8 · Japan
4 sharedMazinger Z vs The Great Dark General
★ 6.8 · Japan
4 sharedGrendizer, Getter Robo G, Great Mazinger: Decisive Battle! The Great Sea Monster
★ 6.1 · Japan
4 sharedGreat Mazinger vs. Getter Robo
★ 6.2 · Japan
3 sharedGurren Lagann the Movie: The Lights in the Sky Are Stars
★ 7.8 · Japan
Other Titles From Toei Animation
Animation + Adventure in Japan
1018 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Animation and Adventure genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Mazinger Z vs. Devilman itself).
The 1972–1974 Japan Window
In the crowded 1972-1974 Japan release window, Mazinger Z vs. Devilman sits at #62 of 69. The leaderboard below contextualises its neighbours.
The 1970s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 1970s in Japan, 197 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Mazinger Z vs. Devilman premiered alongside 21 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 21 other Japan films in 1973.
The 398th Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).
Audience Engagement
21 audience reviews — more than 38% of Japan films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 42th percentile among Japan films.
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on Mazinger Z vs. Devilman, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- super robot · 11
- go nagai · 7
- mazinger · 6
- anime · 711
- mecha · 68
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #4,162 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (9th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -1.3 points below the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Animation productions specifically: #2,407 of 2,532 (top 95%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | Toei Animation, Dynamic Planning |
| Runtime | 43m |
| Release Date | July 18, 1973 |
| IMDb | tt0299017 |