Mazinger Z Hangar" Construction Project Begins!　Aiming for completion in 2020 as a new attraction at Toshimaen

A project to build a "Mazinger Z Hangar" has been announced.

This is a joint project between Toei Animation and Maeda Construction Fantasy Sales Department to faithfully reproduce the hangar where Mazinger Z rises from the pool and merges with the Pilder, which serves as the pilot's seat, in the classic animation "Mazinger Z." April Fool's story. Maeda Corporation's Fantasy Sales Department is an actual department that examines the feasibility of structures appearing in anime and manga using current technology and materials, including the estimated cost and necessary timeframe. Mazinger Z

The construction project of the "Mazinger Z Hangar" is a new attraction at Toshimaen, and is scheduled to be completed by the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. In addition to the current target of attracting "men in their 40s and 50s," the park is also aiming to increase the number of visitors from overseas. There is also a proposal to remodel the park's model train into a new Mazinger Z or Baron Ashura type train. Maeda Corporation's Fantasy Sales Department has realized a plan that was first proposed in 2003, but the major issues are how to procure the superalloy Z and the relocation to Nerima of the hangar's backdrop, Mt.

Go Nagai, the author of the original story, said, "I am looking forward to the completion of the project! I would love to try my hand at the Jet Piler course." Mariko Honda, who plays Z-chan in the anime "Robot Girls Z," in which the robots from the "Mazinger Z" series are made into beautiful girl characters, expressed her expectations, "In the movie "Robot Girls Z," there is a scene in which Z-chan appears from a hangar in a swimming pool, and I wanted to try it too! I've always wanted to do it!

Details of the attraction
Mazinger Z Hangar.
　Guests board the "Piledriver," a vehicle that serves as the pilot's seat, at ground level and, with a call, lift the 18-meter-tall "Mazinger Z" up from the underground hangar, whose upper part is disguised as a swimming pool, to experience the "Piledriver" merging with the top of "Mazinger Z" in a way that is faithful to the anime. Guests can experience the "Pileder-On" in a way that is faithful to the cartoon.
　Guests can choose from two types of courses: the "Hover Pileder Course" for beginners, which is easy to operate, and the "Jet Pileder Course" for more advanced riders. The capacity of each ride will be limited to one guest each time, providing authentic entertainment to satisfy adult fans. The fee has not yet been determined, but is expected to be about the cost of one visit to Dr. Morimori's beauty salon. The construction of the hangar also proposes a plan to completely renovate the swimming race pool surrounded by a flowing pool in the pool area, which will be developed in a variety of ways.
　For private corporate use, a giant 3D printer, one of the largest in the world, will be installed at the same time.
This will also provide a service that lifts up an 18-meter-high "president statue," "new director candidate statue," "new products," etc., from the pool in a heroic manner on behalf of "Mazinger Z." The aim is to attract shareholder meetings and financial results briefings as a venue that strongly impresses the growth potential and business performance improvement of the company. Upon request, the company also plans to offer the option of displaying these giant structures by the pool for one summer. In addition, for guests who wish to experience lifting themselves up as "Mazinger Z," several "human-sized hangars" are proposed to be installed in the pool area and in Toshimaen's garden baths. In particular, the "human-sized hangar" at the garden bath will be equipped with a body wash and massage function while lifting up the passengers.
　The project is only planning to construct the hangar, which will be based on the 7.2 billion yen estimate made by Maeda Construction in 2003, but the production of the hover pileders and Mazinger Z itself is expected to be the subject of future development plans by Dr. Kabuto and other scientists at the Photon Power Laboratory.