Fall 1974

By 2199, relentless radioactive bombardment from the Gamilas Empire has driven humanity beneath Earth's surface, where contamination is steadily closing in. With extinction only a year away, a message from the distant planet Iscandar offers the first real hope: technology capable of restoring the ruined Earth awaits there.The old battleship Yamato is rebuilt as an advanced spacecraft and entrusted with a desperate mission across the galaxy. Susumu Kodai and the crew must survive Gamilas attacks, hostile worlds, and the enormous distance to Iscandar, knowing that every delay consumes precious time for the people waiting underground at home.

Takeshi Yoroi appears to be little more than the easygoing assistant of hopeless private detective Joe Kuruma. In truth, he possesses the Poly-Met, a special helmet that transforms him into the superhuman fighter Hurricane Polymar and lets him reshape his armored body into powerful combat forms.While Joe chases cases with more confidence than competence, Takeshi secretly handles the dangers that ordinary detectives cannot. Criminal syndicates, bizarre villains, and monsters threaten the futuristic city of Washinkyo, and each new case forces him to protect the people around him without exposing the identity beneath the red armor.

After Mazinger Z can no longer stand alone against the advancing Mycenae Empire, humanity's defense passes to Tetsuya Tsurugi and the far more powerful Great Mazinger. Raised and trained by Kenzo Kabuto for this purpose, Tetsuya fights alongside Jun Hono and Venus A from the Fortress of Science.The Mycenae send monstrous Battle Beasts under the command of the Great General of Darkness, turning every attack into a test of Great Mazinger's strength and Tetsuya's resolve. As the war intensifies, the new pilot must prove that he can carry the burden left by Kouji Kabuto while facing an enemy determined to conquer the surface world.