| Mazinger Angels | |
 cover of volume 01 of the Mazinger Angels manga | |
| マジンガーエンジェル (Majinga Enjeru) | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Adventure, Mecha |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Go Nagai |
| Illustrated by | Akihiko Niina |
| Published by | Kodansha |
| Magazine | Magazine Z |
| Demographic | Seinen |
| Original run | June 26, 2004 – November 25, 2006 |
| Volumes | 4 |
Mazinger Angels (マジンガーエンジェル, Majinga Enjeru) is a manga series which began in 2004 and chronicles the adventures of four women who pilot giant robots in the Mazinger vein. The concept is a spoof on the late 1970s and early 1980s popular TV series Charlie's Angels. It was originally published in Kodansha's Magazine Z, starting on 26 June 2004 (#2004-08) and ending on 25 November 2006 (#2007-01).[1] It was compiled in four tankōbon.
Three of the robots, Aphrodite A, Diana A and Minerva X are from the original Mazinger Z series, while Venus A is from the Great Mazinger series. Their pilots are also traditional characters from Go Nagai's universe, Sayaka Yumi and Jun Hono from Mazinger Z and Great Mazinger respectively, and Hikaru Makiba and Maria Fleed from Grendizer.
The style of the manga highlights the sex appeal of both the characters and the mechas, sometimes similarly to the way Aika's female characters are shown.
There is a sequel, released on 26 December 2007 in Magazine Z as well,[2] called Mazinger Angels Z (マジンガーエンジェルZ), which features the original design for Mazinger Z, called Energer Z, as well as Kikunosuke Abashiri from Abashiri Ikka.
- ^ "Magazine Z #2007-01". Monthly Magazine Z Homepage (in Japanese). Japan: Kodansha. 2006-12-16. Archived from the original on 2006-12-16. Retrieved 2008-11-28.
- ^ "Magazine Z #2008-02". Monthly Magazine Z official site (in Japanese). Japan: Kodansha. 2007-12-29. Archived from the original on 2007-12-29. Retrieved 2008-11-28.