The world premiere report of "Mazinger Z/INFINITY the Movie", the world's fastest screening at the "Rome International Film Festival" has arrived!

At the Rome International Film Festival held in Rome, Italy, the world premiere of the animated film "Mazinger Z: Infinity the Movie," which will be released nationwide on January 13, 2018 (Saturday), was held.

Mazinger Z" is a manga serialized in "Weekly Shonen Jump" (Shueisha) by Go Nagai in 1972, and can be said to be the originator of the giant robot animation series that depicts the activities of Mazinger Z, a giant robot with a variety of weapons and overwhelming strength, and its pilot, Kouji Kabuto. The TV animation series broadcast in the 1970s recorded the highest viewer rating of 30.4%, and has gained a large number of fans around the world. In January 2017, it was announced that this work would be revived as a theater animation.
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"Mazinger Z/INFINITY the Movie" was selected as an invited film at the 12th Rome International Film Festival held on October 28 (local time) in Rome, Italy. The world premiere of "Mazinger Z/INFINITY" was the world's fastest screening, which is "unprecedented" for a Japanese animated film.

Here is the official report of the world premiere and comments from the original author, Go Nagai, and producers Kazutaka Nagai and Yutaka Kanemaru.

Official Report] (*Honorifics omitted)
The red carpet held just before the screening attracted a large number of media from Europe and around the world, as well as many fans who brought their own goods and cosplayed, creating a very welcoming mood. When Go Nagai appeared on the red carpet, the eagerly awaiting fans sang the theme song in Japanese. Nagai smiled and enjoyed interacting with the fans as he signed autographs and offered various goods and posters to them.

On the red carpet, a giant Mazinger Z, the model for the movie, was on hand to introduce the live-action film based on Nagai's original story "Steel Jeeg," which was nominated for 16 Academy Awards and won 7 at the "David di Donatello" Italian Academy Awards. Director Gabriele Mainetti and Roberto Recchioni, author of the popular Italian manga "Dylan Dog," were also on hand for a photo session with Nagai.

The world premiere was held at the Auditorium Parco de la Musica, a music complex in Rome designed by Renzo Piano, a world-renowned Italian architect. The venue was packed with approximately 700 people for the screening, which was the world's fastest screening ahead of Japan. The audience ranged from male fans in their 30s and 40s, who seemed to be fans of the TV anime and the original manga translated into Italian, to small children accompanied by their parents, many of whom were parents and their children.

Go Nagai, together with the gathered fans, watched the world's fastest screening in Rome, Italy. During the screening, the audience cheered after each battle scene and laughed throughout the film. When the end roll of the film was over, the entire venue was filled with enthusiastic cheers and standing ovations, and fans rushed to Nagai in the audience. Nagai seemed very happy to receive the joy of the Italian fans.

Comments】 （*Titles omitted)
<Go Nagai's comment> "This will be the first screening in the world .
This will be the first screening of my film in the world, and I hope you will enjoy it. I have the impression that the Rome Film Festival is a very passionate film festival. Thank you for the enthusiastic welcome. I am happy to have such an experience even though I am not a Hollywood star (laughs). I think that the strength and pure passion of Mazinger Z fits perfectly with the sentiments of the Italian people. Mazinger is loved all over the world. I hope it will be a hit in Italy and Japan as well.

＜ Producer Kazutaka Nagai commented
I am very happy to be able to release this film in Italy, a place that Go Nagai himself loved. I hope you enjoy the film.

<Producer Yutaka Kanemaru's comment
This project took nine long years to complete. I am happy that you are finally watching it. You are our first guests. I am looking forward to enjoying this film with you all until the end.

Release Information
Mazinger Z: INFINITY the Movie
Release date: January 13, 2018 (Saturday)