1. Casado’s a f**king gaslighting bastard. To the point of gaslighting Duke into turning Grendizer into a demon. 2. Hikaru (or perhaps the duty of Okamijima Dizer Shrine’s maiden) has… questionable relationship conditions. But, hey. At least she gave us lore that it is destiny for the legendary hero of Planet Earth (Koji) and of Planet Fleed (Duke) to team up. Literally can’t blame destiny for bringing them together. Koji supports Duke whenever he blames and doubts himself. They’re homies. I wonder how will Koji and Duke fulfill the legend. 3. Did you notice that the shapes in those 3 tombstones are that of the Double Spazer, Marine Spazer, and Drill Spazer? Perhaps the Spazers might be part of the lore. 4. Duke Fleed’s Stark Flash references the original Duke Fleed henshin! And I bet that’s not the only reference. Whether it is intentional or not, the Stark Flash might be a reference to Cutie Honey’s Honey Flash. 5. Ngl, the way Zeoladizer looks down at Grendizer feels like Zeoladizer is making fun of of Duke. 6. The title for episode 3 is “Guren no Ikari” (“Crimson Wrath” in English). The title might be a pun as “Guren” sounds the same as saying “Gren” in Japanese. So, the title has another meaning: “Wrath of Gren”. It might refer to Grendizer going berserk once more, or in another case, Duke. Also, Zeoladizer and Aquadizer are named after the middle name of their pilot (like Casado ZEOLA Whiter and Teronna AQUA Vega). This implies that Duke’s full name is “Duke GREN Fleed”. Now Duke and Maria’s names matches. And speaking of Maria, I bet that Maria’s mecha (if she becomes a Starker Knight, hypothetically speaking) might be named “Gracedizer”. LOL.
1. Indeed, he is despicable. Poor Naida... 2. Very curious about Hikaru. She is made too different from the previous version but she seems interesting. 3. Indeed it looks like it. 4. To Cutey Honey ? Man I haven't thought about it but why not^^ 5. True, 6. Oh nice info about the names ! Can't wait to see Maria :)
In regards to Cassado, given his last name, he might actually be based on "Ensign Whiter" from Episode 24 of the original Grendizer. Granted, they look nothing alike, but I believe he might've still been responsible for killing the king and queen of Planet Fleed (correct me if I'm mistaken). So it might be that they took a one-off character and expanded their role. On that note, between her different appearance and personality, the girl Duke and Koji talk to feels like she's Hikaru in-name-only.
Been a while since I've watched OG Grendizer all the way through, I did watch the first few episodes again before GU came out just to see a comparison, but perhaps a full rewatch should be in order to see what Okouchi and Fukuda implemented subtlely. Thank you for the comment!
I thought the same, and yes you are correct he killed the queen. I worried about poor Naida... And I agree, this Hikaru is far too different from the original but I will give it a pass since I know she wasn't very popular to begin with (which sadden me since I liked her) and the new version looks interesting.
1:07, he's voiced by Seven Changer from Da-Garn and Optimus Primal so we got that on. 1:24, one question here. How does she go to the bathroom? Does Gandal have a toilet in there or something? 1:46, and in great super robot mecha anime tradition, Blacky gets dissed. Good to see things haven't changed but sadly, Blacky doesn't get that respect. He was a villain but he was one who was doing his best. 2:53, poor Naida. That Kasado can go **** a splintered tree tho I think he'd like that too so..ugh. I hope Naida gets better soon. Ppl did state that the 'Stark Flash' is similar to Cutey Honey's Honey Flash! Tho I'm reminded of the Shin Mazinger Zero manga where Mazinger Z and Kouji Kabuto have been converted into cyborgs that can regenerate thanks to implants from Cutey Honey and YES, I'm not joking! CH is in the manga and she's even a pop idol too which kinda makes her the Lynn Minmay of the manga minus the bad stuff from her. So the only way for Mazinger Z and Kouji to heal back their damaged parts is saying 'Mazin Flash!!' I thought that needed mention but here we are and I'm loving the deep cuts this anime does. 5:05, in the Gosaku Ota manga instead of a necklace that keeps Duke being attacked by Grendizer, he uses a ring for identification to Grendy instead of a necklace. Nice touch. 5:27, Kouji: OMG! What are you doing?! Duke: Umm, I don't think I'm good. Hikaru: Are you good...or evil? Me: Ooooh, what a cute little native person! Franklin, take a picture. (Yeah, this is what happens when I reference that 90's Pink Panther cartoon too much)
I found episode 2 amazing, I loved it ! The changes to the previous story makes sense, I like the elements like a group of "knights" piloting mechas that looks similar. Casado is such a piece of s...t ! Naida had one of the best episode in the previous show and for me the most emotional one. I was happy to see her appear so early but shocked by Casado cruelty. She have bandages on her wrist... Hikari is maybe a little bit too different but she look interesting so I will wait before judging. I also love the voice actor for Gandal, he played very cool role in Saint Seiya (Rhadamanthys), Dragon Quest Dai (Vearn) and Attack on Ttan (the beast titan).
Ep 2 is more of a back story of how Duke escaped from Planet Fleed and was framed for the murder of his parents. It is pretty interesting that the shrine has the 3 tombstones that resemble the Spacer machines. Maybe they want to give Grendizer more mystical lore instead of just an alien machine robot. Hikaru's introduction is different but I think it is expected of her character to be living on an island all her life and not knowing how to properly interact with outsiders. It was hilarious that she actually has a smartphone that perhaps in Koji's mind was thinking she is not familiar with machines but then they have a TV set on the island as well. Yes, Casado is an asshole that deserves to get Space Thunder and Screw Crusher punch to nothing when Duke gets really pissed off in the next episode.
Checking up several FB Mazinger groups im.part of, it is interesting the hate GU is getting. Mazinger was very popular in Latin America. Grendizer i think wasnt even shown. So i hear a bunch of.boomers saying (im 45 so im.part of the group) things like "i cant believe Mazinger was fucked up in the first ep!. I cant continue watching" and people trying to explain Grendizer was the 3rd evolution (lets call it) of the Mazinger franchise. And that the show is called GU and not Mazinger.
@@SINGAPORE-kl8ql mecha boomers have been like that, they can't seem to let a new generation take things in a new direction. The series hasn't had any kind of new entries over the decades, so we don't have generational evolution for different age groups to attach to, so we really only have the old guard chiming in. But I'm here for the new series and hope it does well
@@RevoSKLas a Latin American, i saw Mazinger on its first run in my country back in 86. Its my Power Rangers, i love it. Never saw Grandizer. BUT I love that i can learn about it with a 2024 series and not a 70s series that I know ill find boring cause its just too old. I know ill enjoy my Grendizer model kit a lot more after watching this show
Well they were all designed by Go Nagai. And yes Grendizer succeeded Great Mazinger in the timeline. So it is an "evolution" in a way. Grendizer was succeeded by MazinKaiser ( as character ) who is more powerful than Grendizer, but has got nothing do with Grendizer since it succeeds Great Mazinger in the timeline. There are also God Mazinger and SKL MazinKaiser from different worlds. Yes they screwed up Mazinger Z here by making it TOO weak and Grendizer U TOO powerful. That was never the case in the OG. Although different, they were like upgrades, all using the same type of weapons, etc. Mazinger Z was never destroyed in Great Mazinger. And Great Mazinger wasn't totally lost in MazinKaiser. Both Mazinger Z and Great Mazinger existed intact in Grendizer vs Great Mazinger. Grendizer couldn't defeat Great Mazinger then, so how is it that Mazinger Z, it's predecessor be shown so weak and useless? In Grendizer U they did Mazinger Z real dirty. The powerscaling was bullshit.
It's a shame because I feel like Mazinger Z and it's character are far too present in Grendizer U, to the detriment of Grendizer characters. I like Mazinger but I hope we will see more Grendizer focused cast in the futur episodes.
@@bluewings2 I agree. I hope they keep Mazinger as a side character. After all, Mazinger its only in there to show the audience that it is part of the same universe. We gotta remember the OG series was meant for kids and was as simple as that.
As a big fan of Rei, I thought the same^^ I think the change is because the japanese fans didn't like the original very much. That's too bad because I like the original, but I will judge later.
I want to watch this so bad, where is everyone watching this? Is it going well in Japan? Do people like it?!!! I really hope it does well and is loved.
I wonder how Italy France are translating the -Dizer robots (gren and the enemies shown in ep 2). Because if you call it Goldorak for example, you lose the -Dizer name on all of them. Someone care to share on this topic?
In the original french show, the "-dizer" becomes "-ak". Instead of being named after the concept of the robots, they are named after the name of their pilot. One thing to know is that the french translation changed the name of everyone : Hikaru is called Venusia, Koji is called Alcor, and Maria is called Phenicia. So, Marine Spazer is named Venusiak and Double Spazer is named Alcorak. Drill Spazer is an exception, being built before the episode that introduces Maria. So it's called Fossoirak, after the french word for "To drill". Now, I don't know for sure if they're going to do the same thing in the reboot, nor if it could apply to the original robots of Grendizer U.
@@SINGAPORE-kl8ql I personnally don't really get why they felt the need to change "Grendizer". I'm emotionnally connected to the name Goldorak because that's what I grew up with but I'm really confused with the french translation xD Nevertheless, you're welcome !
I grew up watching Grendizer in Arabic from Saudi Arabia in the 80s. Now I am watching your recaps of the reboot from the US. I have to say I don't like the idea of Duke/Grendizer destroying planet Fleed. I hope it is not true!
Do you think the Starker Knights is a good addition? I mean, it's a good idea and brings a lot more potential content to the table, but I feel like it can take away from Grendizer's uniqueness, in a way.
@@Kon_Kinoki hard to say at this point, it may feel trivial if Casado is really the only other knight that exists and Duke takes him out in the next couple episodes. And they're really only an addition because of Casado right now, so it'll be interesting how he plays out from here on
@@RevoSKL actually it's been confirmed that there is 1 or 2 other Starker Knights, and if I'm right, they each have a certain bond with Duke, I remember Rubina being a Starker, she was his bride, if I'm not mistaken. Who knows, maybe this'll be a good chance to see Duke's character develop.
@@Kon_Kinoki ah, I must've missed that detail. Maybe Duke will run the gauntlet with them depending on how many are antagonists. Also, it would be really interesting if Duke can make Koji into a Starker knight, I think that would be really cool
@@RevoSKL that's a really interesting concept, but I think Duke will wanna push past that, forget his past and make a new life on earth. I know he went back to Fleed at the end of the original, so maybe he wipes out the Starker Knights and goes back to Fleed? Maybe Koji will improve Mazinger Z using data from the fights between Grendizer and the others, I know Mazinger Z is destroyed right now, it could be possible!
@@Kon_Kinoki Mazinger getting upgraded with Grendizer tech would be sweet. Perhaps if they do run with Koji becoming a Starker Knight idea, maybe it'll have the same Knight requirement like Grendizer has. Either way though, hopefully Koji isn't just TFO'ing for the rest of the series
1. Casado’s a f**king gaslighting bastard. To the point of gaslighting Duke into turning Grendizer into a demon.
2. Hikaru (or perhaps the duty of Okamijima Dizer Shrine’s maiden) has… questionable relationship conditions. But, hey. At least she gave us lore that it is destiny for the legendary hero of Planet Earth (Koji) and of Planet Fleed (Duke) to team up. Literally can’t blame destiny for bringing them together. Koji supports Duke whenever he blames and doubts himself. They’re homies. I wonder how will Koji and Duke fulfill the legend.
3. Did you notice that the shapes in those 3 tombstones are that of the Double Spazer, Marine Spazer, and Drill Spazer? Perhaps the Spazers might be part of the lore.
4. Duke Fleed’s Stark Flash references the original Duke Fleed henshin! And I bet that’s not the only reference. Whether it is intentional or not, the Stark Flash might be a reference to Cutie Honey’s Honey Flash.
5. Ngl, the way Zeoladizer looks down at Grendizer feels like Zeoladizer is making fun of of Duke.
6. The title for episode 3 is “Guren no Ikari” (“Crimson Wrath” in English). The title might be a pun as “Guren” sounds the same as saying “Gren” in Japanese. So, the title has another meaning: “Wrath of Gren”. It might refer to Grendizer going berserk once more, or in another case, Duke. Also, Zeoladizer and Aquadizer are named after the middle name of their pilot (like Casado ZEOLA Whiter and Teronna AQUA Vega). This implies that Duke’s full name is “Duke GREN Fleed”. Now Duke and Maria’s names matches. And speaking of Maria, I bet that Maria’s mecha (if she becomes a Starker Knight, hypothetically speaking) might be named “Gracedizer”. LOL.
1. Indeed, he is despicable. Poor Naida...
2. Very curious about Hikaru. She is made too different from the previous version but she seems interesting.
3. Indeed it looks like it.
4. To Cutey Honey ? Man I haven't thought about it but why not^^
5. True,
6. Oh nice info about the names ! Can't wait to see Maria :)
The series is getting better.
Another great video!
In regards to Cassado, given his last name, he might actually be based on "Ensign Whiter" from Episode 24 of the original Grendizer. Granted, they look nothing alike, but I believe he might've still been responsible for killing the king and queen of Planet Fleed (correct me if I'm mistaken). So it might be that they took a one-off character and expanded their role.
On that note, between her different appearance and personality, the girl Duke and Koji talk to feels like she's Hikaru in-name-only.
Been a while since I've watched OG Grendizer all the way through, I did watch the first few episodes again before GU came out just to see a comparison, but perhaps a full rewatch should be in order to see what Okouchi and Fukuda implemented subtlely. Thank you for the comment!
I thought the same, and yes you are correct he killed the queen. I worried about poor Naida... And I agree, this Hikaru is far too different from the original but I will give it a pass since I know she wasn't very popular to begin with (which sadden me since I liked her) and the new version looks interesting.
I love that the enemies are space vegans Lol
The true enemies of the universe
1:07, he's voiced by Seven Changer from Da-Garn and Optimus Primal so we got that on.
1:24, one question here. How does she go to the bathroom? Does Gandal have a toilet in there or something?
1:46, and in great super robot mecha anime tradition, Blacky gets dissed. Good to see things haven't changed but sadly, Blacky doesn't get that respect. He was a villain but he was one who was doing his best.
2:53, poor Naida. That Kasado can go **** a splintered tree tho I think he'd like that too so..ugh. I hope Naida gets better soon.
Ppl did state that the 'Stark Flash' is similar to Cutey Honey's Honey Flash! Tho I'm reminded of the Shin Mazinger Zero manga where Mazinger Z and Kouji Kabuto have been converted into cyborgs that can regenerate thanks to implants from Cutey Honey and YES, I'm not joking! CH is in the manga and she's even a pop idol too which kinda makes her the Lynn Minmay of the manga minus the bad stuff from her.
So the only way for Mazinger Z and Kouji to heal back their damaged parts is saying 'Mazin Flash!!'
I thought that needed mention but here we are and I'm loving the deep cuts this anime does.
5:05, in the Gosaku Ota manga instead of a necklace that keeps Duke being attacked by Grendizer, he uses a ring for identification to Grendy instead of a necklace. Nice touch.
5:27, Kouji: OMG! What are you doing?!
Duke: Umm, I don't think I'm good.
Hikaru: Are you good...or evil?
Me: Ooooh, what a cute little native person! Franklin, take a picture. (Yeah, this is what happens when I reference that 90's Pink Panther cartoon too much)
I found episode 2 amazing, I loved it ! The changes to the previous story makes sense, I like the elements like a group of "knights" piloting mechas that looks similar. Casado is such a piece of s...t ! Naida had one of the best episode in the previous show and for me the most emotional one. I was happy to see her appear so early but shocked by Casado cruelty. She have bandages on her wrist... Hikari is maybe a little bit too different but she look interesting so I will wait before judging. I also love the voice actor for Gandal, he played very cool role in Saint Seiya (Rhadamanthys), Dragon Quest Dai (Vearn) and Attack on Ttan (the beast titan).
Saudi fans Let's Gooooooo 💚
Ep 2 is more of a back story of how Duke escaped from Planet Fleed and was framed for the murder of his parents. It is pretty interesting that the shrine has the 3 tombstones that resemble the Spacer machines. Maybe they want to give Grendizer more mystical lore instead of just an alien machine robot. Hikaru's introduction is different but I think it is expected of her character to be living on an island all her life and not knowing how to properly interact with outsiders. It was hilarious that she actually has a smartphone that perhaps in Koji's mind was thinking she is not familiar with machines but then they have a TV set on the island as well.
Yes, Casado is an asshole that deserves to get Space Thunder and Screw Crusher punch to nothing when Duke gets really pissed off in the next episode.
Checking up several FB Mazinger groups im.part of, it is interesting the hate GU is getting. Mazinger was very popular in Latin America. Grendizer i think wasnt even shown. So i hear a bunch of.boomers saying (im 45 so im.part of the group) things like "i cant believe Mazinger was fucked up in the first ep!. I cant continue watching" and people trying to explain Grendizer was the 3rd evolution (lets call it) of the Mazinger franchise. And that the show is called GU and not Mazinger.
@@SINGAPORE-kl8ql mecha boomers have been like that, they can't seem to let a new generation take things in a new direction. The series hasn't had any kind of new entries over the decades, so we don't have generational evolution for different age groups to attach to, so we really only have the old guard chiming in. But I'm here for the new series and hope it does well
@@RevoSKLas a Latin American, i saw Mazinger on its first run in my country back in 86. Its my Power Rangers, i love it. Never saw Grandizer. BUT I love that i can learn about it with a 2024 series and not a 70s series that I know ill find boring cause its just too old. I know ill enjoy my Grendizer model kit a lot more after watching this show
Well they were all designed by Go Nagai. And yes Grendizer succeeded Great Mazinger in the timeline. So it is an "evolution" in a way. Grendizer was succeeded by MazinKaiser ( as character ) who is more powerful than Grendizer, but has got nothing do with Grendizer since it succeeds Great Mazinger in the timeline. There are also God Mazinger and SKL MazinKaiser from different worlds. Yes they screwed up Mazinger Z here by making it TOO weak and Grendizer U TOO powerful. That was never the case in the OG. Although different, they were like upgrades, all using the same type of weapons, etc. Mazinger Z was never destroyed in Great Mazinger. And Great Mazinger wasn't totally lost in MazinKaiser. Both Mazinger Z and Great Mazinger existed intact in Grendizer vs Great Mazinger. Grendizer couldn't defeat Great Mazinger then, so how is it that Mazinger Z, it's predecessor be shown so weak and useless? In Grendizer U they did Mazinger Z real dirty. The powerscaling was bullshit.
It's a shame because I feel like Mazinger Z and it's character are far too present in Grendizer U, to the detriment of Grendizer characters. I like Mazinger but I hope we will see more Grendizer focused cast in the futur episodes.
@@bluewings2 I agree. I hope they keep Mazinger as a side character. After all, Mazinger its only in there to show the audience that it is part of the same universe. We gotta remember the OG series was meant for kids and was as simple as that.
Where can I watch the new episodes?😊
Did they try to turn Hikaru into Rei Ayanami or something? 🤔
As a big fan of Rei, I thought the same^^ I think the change is because the japanese fans didn't like the original very much. That's too bad because I like the original, but I will judge later.
I want to watch this so bad, where is everyone watching this? Is it going well in Japan? Do people like it?!!! I really hope it does well and is loved.
I wonder how Italy France are translating the -Dizer robots (gren and the enemies shown in ep 2). Because if you call it Goldorak for example, you lose the -Dizer name on all of them. Someone care to share on this topic?
In the original french show, the "-dizer" becomes "-ak". Instead of being named after the concept of the robots, they are named after the name of their pilot. One thing to know is that the french translation changed the name of everyone : Hikaru is called Venusia, Koji is called Alcor, and Maria is called Phenicia. So, Marine Spazer is named Venusiak and Double Spazer is named Alcorak. Drill Spazer is an exception, being built before the episode that introduces Maria. So it's called Fossoirak, after the french word for "To drill". Now, I don't know for sure if they're going to do the same thing in the reboot, nor if it could apply to the original robots of Grendizer U.
@@mindowmindow6471 Fascinating! Thank you! Always liked the name Goldorak better 😁
@@SINGAPORE-kl8ql I personnally don't really get why they felt the need to change "Grendizer". I'm emotionnally connected to the name Goldorak because that's what I grew up with but I'm really confused with the french translation xD
Nevertheless, you're welcome !
I grew up watching Grendizer in Arabic from Saudi Arabia in the 80s. Now I am watching your recaps of the reboot from the US. I have to say I don't like the idea of Duke/Grendizer destroying planet Fleed. I hope it is not true!
kasado should ben Naida brother as the original the 1975 mantioned breafly ,,,, i guess
Do you think the Starker Knights is a good addition? I mean, it's a good idea and brings a lot more potential content to the table, but I feel like it can take away from Grendizer's uniqueness, in a way.
@@Kon_Kinoki hard to say at this point, it may feel trivial if Casado is really the only other knight that exists and Duke takes him out in the next couple episodes. And they're really only an addition because of Casado right now, so it'll be interesting how he plays out from here on
@@RevoSKL actually it's been confirmed that there is 1 or 2 other Starker Knights, and if I'm right, they each have a certain bond with Duke, I remember Rubina being a Starker, she was his bride, if I'm not mistaken. Who knows, maybe this'll be a good chance to see Duke's character develop.
@@Kon_Kinoki ah, I must've missed that detail. Maybe Duke will run the gauntlet with them depending on how many are antagonists. Also, it would be really interesting if Duke can make Koji into a Starker knight, I think that would be really cool
@@RevoSKL that's a really interesting concept, but I think Duke will wanna push past that, forget his past and make a new life on earth. I know he went back to Fleed at the end of the original, so maybe he wipes out the Starker Knights and goes back to Fleed? Maybe Koji will improve Mazinger Z using data from the fights between Grendizer and the others, I know Mazinger Z is destroyed right now, it could be possible!
@@Kon_Kinoki Mazinger getting upgraded with Grendizer tech would be sweet. Perhaps if they do run with Koji becoming a Starker Knight idea, maybe it'll have the same Knight requirement like Grendizer has. Either way though, hopefully Koji isn't just TFO'ing for the rest of the series