Mazinger Z

one of the first super robot manga and the one that introduced most of the traits of the mecha genre. constructed with the super-alloy z, mazinger was built by professor juzo kabuto as a weapon against the mechanical beasts of the evil dr. hell. koji kabuto, the grandson of professor kabuto, becomes the pilot of mazinger z when his grandfather is killed, and battles from there on against dr. hell and his allies. this is the first series that introduced the concept of a pilot inside a mecha, which all series from then on have followed. great mazinger (sequel) mazinger angel (alternate story) shin mazinger zero (alternate story) ufo robo grendizer (sequel) z mazinger (alternate story)