Susano Oh is a manga created by Go Nagai and Dynamic Productions. It was published in Weekly Shonen Magazine and won the fourth Kodansha Award. The original manga was cut short and was left unfinished, however several novels, games, and a spin-off manga were published. The supernatural and violence featured in this manga was carried into Violence Jack, which also featured characters from Susano Oh.
It revolves around high school freshman Shingo Susa as he is invited by his crush from middle school Sayuri Shiroyuki to the school's supernatural club. Over the course of the series Susa begins to gain supernatural powers, something that prodigy Rei Uryu, attempts to awaken to bring out the psychic giant, Susano Oh to destroy humanity and establish a new world order. To that end Uryu manipulated events that lead to the group of psychics Nosferatu and foreign psychics to seek out Susano Oh. Susa finally snaps when it is revealed that Shiroyuki is Uryu's slave after Uryu took over her father's company after Susa refused his initial offer and transforms into Susano Oh. During the carnage, Susa is saved by his club's president, Chigusa Mitsurugi who is a descendant of the Takama-ga-hara people who came to Earth over thousands of years ago. However, another threat approaches Earth in the form of the eight-headed serpent Yamata-no-Orochi. What happens then is unknown as the manga was left with an ambiguous ending.
Susano Oh in Mazinger
- MazinSaga features Goda, a supporting character originally from Susano Oh as the school boxing team captain, as a member of the Mars army who originally came from Earth.
- Z Mazinger has a ship named Susano Oh which is captained by Shinji Susa, based on Shingo Susa.
- Mazinger Angels showed Aonuma a delinquent at Susa's school peeping up Jun's skirt.
- In the Christmas chapter of Mazinger Angels Shiroyuki is seen making a wish to confess to Susa before her panties were stolen by the Satan Claus P10 piloted by Goemon Abashiri.