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After all the false last year about Z Mazinger being animated. super robot fans now have something concrete to look forward to. A new, proper Mazinger Z series. This scan is all I have but once more information slowl filters its way to the Internet, like staff and cast, rest assured I will be posting it.

Now, the question of the hour, Aniki solo or collaboration with JAM Project?

Edit: Updated with information after the jump from ANN.

The 133rd issue of World Photo Press’ Figure Oh magazine will announce on Tuesday that the Shin Mazinger Shōgeki! Z-Hen remake of the classic Mazinger Z super robot manga and anime (pictured at right) will air this year. Yasuhiro Imagawa (Giant Robo, Mobile Fighter G Gundam, Seven of Seven) is directing and writing this adaptation of the original story by Go Nagai (Cutie Honey, Devilman, Getter Robo) and his Dynamic Planning studio. Shinji Takeuchi (Gintama) is designing the characters, while Bandai’s Tsuyoshi Nonaka (D.I.C.E.) is designing the title robot and the franchise’s trademark enemies, the Kikaijū (mechanical monsters). Akira Miyagawa (Emily of New Moon) is composing the music, and BEEMEDIA and CODE are producing the animation.

The cast is as follows:

Kenji Akabane: Kōji Kabuto
Ayumi Fujimura: Shirō Kabuto
Yasuaki Suzuki: Jūzō Kabuto
Youko Honda: Sayaka Yumi
Hiroshi Naka: Sennosuke Yumi
Atsushi Imaruoka: Ankokuji Keiji
Miyuki Ichijou: Tsubasa Nishokiori
Masayuki Katou: An
Seiko Tomoe: Kikonosuke
Kazuhiko Kishino: Dr. Hell
Kōya Ishitobi: Baron Ashura (Male)
Kaori Yamagata: Baron Ashura (Female)
Minoru Inaba: Count Brocken
Tesshô Genda: Cross Narration