A special message just before the release of "Mazinger Z the Movie" has arrived! Look at the behind-the-scenes production of the "complete revival" and the over-enthusiastic message!

Just before the release of " Mazinger Z/INFINITY the Movie", which is scheduled to be released on January 13, 2018 (Sat.), a "Special Message Movie" has been released, containing behind-the-scenes footage of the production and the passion of the production team! The "Mazinger Z" series has been in theaters since 1972, when it was first released in Japan.

Mazinger Z" is a manga that was serialized in "Weekly Shonen Jump" (Shueisha) by Go Nagai in 1972. The TV animation broadcast in the 1970s recorded the highest viewer rating of 30.4% and gained many fans around the world. A theatrical anime is scheduled to be released in January 2018.
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A special message movie, which includes behind-the-scenes footage of the film's production and the passion of the film's creators, has arrived! Special Message Movie," which shows the behind-the-scenes production of the film and the passion of the film's creators, has arrived.

In the video, the passionate messages from the gorgeous production team about the legendary robot animation "Mazinger Z," which is making a "complete comeback" on the screen after 45 years, are shown for the first time in Japan, along with behind-the-scenes footage of the production.

Director Junji Shimizu expresses his passion for the revival of "Mazinger Z." "I cherish what my predecessors have created," he says.
Mechanical designer Takayuki Yanase is enthusiastic, saying, "I can show you a new design of Mazinger Z.
Character Designer Hiroya Iijima talks about the unique focus on the "grown-up characters" in this work.
I was also driven by anxiety about whether I could really do Mazinger Z." "The legendary Mazinger Z has been revived. Art Director Makoto Ujiie recalls the challenge of reviving the legend of Mazinger Z. "I am happy to take over from my father," he says.
Toshiyuki Watanabe, who took over the music from his father, Hiroaki Watanabe, who was in charge of the music for the TV series, says, "I am happy to take over from my father.
Ichiro Mizuki, who newly recorded the opening theme of the immortal "Mazinger Z" for the film, sang with love, "I don't want to lose my love for Mazinger to anyone! and his passionate message for "Mazinger Z" sung with love.

The film also shows the fans at the Rome International Film Festival, where Go Nagai, the author of the original manga, was specially invited for the world premiere of the film, in a frenzied reaction to the "complete revival" of Mazinger Z, which the whole world has been waiting for. The greatness of "Mazinger Z," loved not only in Japan but throughout the world, is clearly shown in the film.

This film will be screened in "4DX," "MX4DTM," and "D-BOX," each of which has been attracting attention as an "attraction-type" movie screening system.

In the "4DX" screening, the motion seat moves back and forth, left and right, up and down, and vibrates to reproduce the impact of battle in the scene where the main character, Kouji Kabuto, rides Mazinger Z and "piles on" to fight. The vibrations reproduce the impact of the battle. The smell of the smoke and gunpowder fumes gives the viewer a realistic feeling of being in the middle of the battle. (*Compatible effects may vary depending on the theater.)
In addition, during the scene where Mazinger Z fires his Breastfire, "hot air" blows out from the back of your seat, giving you an amazing 4D experience of the heat!　The "hot wind" effect, which blows away the midwinter cold, is a special effect only available in 4DX screenings.
Admission to the 4DX version of the film will be limited, so be sure to come to the theater as soon as possible, as the limited quantity of postcards with the collaboration visuals created especially for the 4DX screening will be given away on a first-come, first-served basis.

The postcards will be in limited quantities and will only be available once they are gone, so be sure to come to the theater as soon as possible.

Movie Information
Mazinger Z: Infinity the Movie"
・Release date: January 13, 2018 (Sat.)

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