Mizuki is perhaps most famous for his earlier performances: the opening theme songs of the Go Nagai animated television series Mazinger Z, Leiji Matsumoto's Space Pirate Captain Harlock and Tatsunoko Productions' Tekkaman: The Space Knight — Mazinger Z will later give birth to the Super Robot genre of anime that dominated the Japanese television landscape of the 1970s.
On July 19, 2000, he formed (with fellow anison vocalists Hironobu Kageyama, Masaaki Endoh, Eizo Sakamoto, and Rika Matsumoto) the "supergroup" JAM Project. (Effective August 2002, he has since reduced his formal status in this group to "part-time member" and now focuses on producing both the group and up-and-coming talent.)
His most recent performance was STORMBRINGER, the opening of Kotetsushin Jeeg (as part of JAM Project). Fittingly enough, Kotetsushin Jeeg is a sequel to Kotetsu Jeeg, an anime which Mizuki sang the opening theme for.
空飛ぶマジンガーＺ
水木一郎 Lyrics
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発射!
大空はばたく 紅の翼
その名は
ジェット･スクランダー
新たな生命が燃える
スクランダー･クロスで
ドッキング!
(この広い空は
おお誰のもの)
君のもの (君のもの)
ぼくのもの (ぼくのもの)
みんなのものだ
平和の祈り
空飛ぶスーパー･ロボット
マジンガーZ!
スリー ツウ ワン ゼロ!
発射!
悪を蹴ちらす 空飛ぶ翼
その名は
ジェット･スクランダー
正義の心が燃える
マジンガーZ!
スクランダー･クロスで
ドッキング!
(この蒼い宇宙は
おお誰のもの)
君のもの (君のもの)
ぼくのもの (ぼくのもの)
みんなのものだ
輝く希望
空飛ぶスーパー･ロボット
マジンガーZ!
The song "空飛ぶマジンガーZ" or "Flying Mazinger Z" by 水木一郎 is the opening theme song for the anime series Mazinger Z. The lyrics are a call to action for the giant robot Mazinger Z to launch into the sky and fly with its red wings, referred to as the Jet Scrander. The song speaks to the new life and power that Mazinger Z possesses and emphasizes the importance of unity between its pilots and humanity at large. The chorus declares that the sky and the universe belong to everyone, including the listener.
The lyrics also highlight the underlying themes of the Mazinger Z series, which depict the struggle of good versus evil and the fight for humanity's freedom and peace. The song acknowledges the presence of evil to be defeated and the need to use the power of justice to overcome it. Ultimately, the song is a rallying cry for Mazinger Z to save the world and for everyone to unite behind that mission.
Line by Line Meaning
スリー ツウ ワン ゼロ!
Three two one zero!
発射!
Launch!
大空はばたく 紅の翼
Fluttering in the vast sky with red wings
その名は
Its name is
ジェット･スクランダー
Jet Scrander
新たな生命が燃える
A new life burning
マジンガーZ!
Mazinger Z!
スクランダー･クロスで
Combining with Scrander Cross
ドッキング!
Docking!
(この広い空は
(This vast sky is
おお誰のもの)
Whose is it?)
君のもの (君のもの)
It's yours (it's yours)
ぼくのもの (ぼくのもの)
It's mine (it's mine)
みんなのものだ
It belongs to everyone
平和の祈り
Prayer for peace
空飛ぶスーパー･ロボット
Flying super robot
マジンガーZ!
Mazinger Z!
悪を蹴ちらす 空飛ぶ翼
Kicking away evil with the flying wings
その名は
Its name is
ジェット･スクランダー
Jet Scrander
正義の心が燃える
Burning with the flames of justice
マジンガーZ!
Mazinger Z!
スクランダー･クロスで
Combining with Scrander Cross
ドッキング!
Docking!
(この蒼い宇宙は
(This blue universe is
おお誰のもの)
Whose is it?)
君のもの (君のもの)
It's yours (it's yours)
ぼくのもの (ぼくのもの)
It's mine (it's mine)
みんなのものだ
It belongs to everyone
輝く希望
Shining hope
空飛ぶスーパー･ロボット
Flying super robot
マジンガーZ!
Mazinger Z!
Contributed by Layla W. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@foresse6323
LIVEでの空飛ぶマジンガーZ
貴重な映像ありがとうございました。
@okuropiyokiti
水木さん、かっこ良すぎ。何を歌っても、上手すぎる。会場いっぱいの観客の盛り上がりも凄い。マジンガーやハーロックは、名曲が多いんだ。その名曲を、水木さんが、見事に歌い上げた。
最高の歌手を、失ってしまった。
言葉が、見つからないんだ。
旅立たれて、もう直ぐ8か月になるんだね。
会いたい。もう一度、生歌を聞きたい。
神様は、残酷だ。
@makkino007you
生アニキー！