Kit Review

Straight build

Size comparison with a cigarette pack

Outer armor removed

The Cross Silhouette Frame 2 is identical to Mazinger Z's.

Brain Condor separation

Brain Condor

Accessories

Limb articulation is also identical to Mazinger Z's.

Action poses

SD Great Mazinger - Just like Mazinger Z, you can switch to SD mode by removing the elbow and knee joints and swapping out th

Just like Mazinger Z, you can switch to SD mode by removing the elbow and knee joints and swapping out the eyes.

SD Great Mazinger - With Great Mazinger, there are protruding parts on the thighs, so when switching to SD mode you'll need t

With Great Mazinger, there are protruding parts on the thighs,
so when switching to SD mode you'll need to rotate the thigh armor 90 degrees to the back.

Adorable SD mode

SD mode vs. CS mode comparison

SD mode action

Together with SDCS Mazinger Z.

Together with Mazinger Z's Hover Pilder.

You can even pull off that famous crossover shot!

Great Mazinger has been released alongside SDCS Mazinger Z. The overall format is identical to Mazinger Z, making it essentially a variation with a different exterior design. That said, only a handful of armor parts are shared with Mazinger Z — the vast majority of the armor pieces are newly tooled parts.

Just like Mazinger Z, it uses the new CS Frame 2, which delivers excellent frame detail and articulation. The gloss-injected armor panels give it a top-tier straight build visual straight out of the box. You also get optional parts like the Brain Condor separation and Scramble Dash, and while the rocket punch effect parts from Mazinger Z are gone, the Mazinger Blade has been added in their place.

The transformation to SD mode works similarly to Mazinger Z — just pop off the elbow and knee joints and swap the eyes. Great Mazinger adds one extra step though: the thigh armor has protruding bits, so you need to rotate them 90 degrees before reattaching. And in SD mode, it's just absolutely bursting with cuteness^^

All in all, alongside Mazinger Z, this is a high-quality SD kit that I'd happily recommend to any mecha model fan out there. :-)

SD Great Mazinger | 2018.12 | ¥1,500

AIThis page was translated by Claude Sonnet.