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?
The 1972–1974 Japan Window
69 Japan films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Mazinger Z vs. Devilman sits at position #62.
#1Science Ninja Team Gatchaman
★ 8.5 · 1972
#2Great Mazinger
★ 8.1 · 1974
#3Mazinger Z
★ 7.9 · 1972
#4The Last Samurai
★ 7.8 · 1974
#5Lady Snowblood
★ 7.6 · 1973
#6Pastoral: To Die in the Country
★ 7.6 · 1974
#7Lone Wolf and Cub: Sword of Vengeance
★ 7.5 · 1972
#8Under the Flag of the Rising Sun
★ 7.5 · 1972
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
The 1970s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 1970s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Mazinger Z vs. Devilman premiered. 197 total titles in this decade from Japan.
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 |