The REAL History of 70s SUPER Robots

An overview of the evolution of 70s super robots in anime.

Sources:
Chapter 1: Mazinger Z, Section 1: From the Beginnings of the Project to Completion"
Mazinger Bible, Go Nagai and Dynamic Production, pg. 34-39, Futabasha, January 25, 2002

Chapter 6: The Two Allies who Supported Mazinger - TV Magazine and Popy Toys
Mazinger Bible, Go Nagai and Dynamic Production, pg. 372-375, Futabasha, January 25, 2002

"The Secret Story of the Birth of Grendizer"
"TV Magazine Special Edition: The Complete Mazinger Z Collection", pg. 90-91, Kodansha, January 15, 1988

"Giant Robots of Justice and Their Brave Figures 9: Magne Robo Steel Jeeg".
"Bessatsu TV Land No. 6" "Grendizer and the Robot Encyclopedia" pg. 38-39, Tokuma Shoten, December 15, 1975

Quarterly " Uchuusen " 1980 SPRING Vol.2, Asahi Sonorama , May 20, 1980

Super Electro Magnetic Combattler V Explanation
Ikko Okubo, The World of Romantic Robot Animation, pg 12-13, Futabasha, 2003

Super Electromagnetic Robot Voltes V Explanation
Yoichi Iwasa, The World of Romantic Robot Animation, pg 70-71, Futabasha, 2003

Fighting General Daimos Explanation
Ikko Okubo, The World of Romantic Robot Animation, pg 114-115, Futabasha, 2003

Go Onda, 2019, Making Gundam: The Inside Story, Documentary, NHK




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To keep the video more concise I didn't mention manga exclusive or Tokusatsu works but if you're interested some titles worth looking into are George Akiyama's The Moon (1972) which was not adapted into an anime, Astroganger (1972) the first color mecha anime premiering a few months before Mazinger but is animated by Knack productions, Daitetsujin 17 (1977) a mecha tokusatsu by Ishinomori and the first giant robot work I could find to utilize a military backdrop.

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Music:
Memories 1 - New Kimagure Orange Road OST
Tripmastermonk - Knocksteady Zencast Vol. 2
Rock and Roll Diabolic - New Kimagure Orange Road OST
Mazinger Z Theme - Ichiro Mizuki
Getter Robo Theme - Isao Sasaki
Grendizer Theme - Isao Sasaki
Tripmastermonk - Knocksteady Zencast Vol. 2
Reconnaissance - Macross OST
Ready Room Disco - Battle of the Planets OST
Teenage Mysterioso - Battle of the Planets OST
BP-100 - BP-100 A - Battle of the Planets OST
Orion Cue - Battle of the Planets OST
Zambot 3 Theme - Horimitsu Kazumichi
Daitarn 3 Theme - Makoto Fujiwara
Tobe Gundam - Koh Ikeda
Uchū no Ōja God Mars - Ippo Hiura
Love Flows - Macross OST