Mazinger Z
1972 Japanese super robot manga series / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Mazinger Z (Japanese: マジンガーZ, Hepburn: Majingā Zetto, known as Tranzor Z in the United States) is a Japanese super robot manga written and illustrated by Go Nagai. It was originally serialized in Shueisha's Weekly Shōnen Jump from October 1972 to August 1973, and it later was reissued in Kodansha TV Magazine from October 1973 to September 1974.[3]
Mazinger Z | |
マジンガーZ (Majingā Zetto) | |
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Genre | Mecha[1] |
Manga | |
Written by | Go Nagai |
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Demographic | Shōnen |
Original run | October 1972 – September 1974 |
Volumes | 5 |
Manga | |
Written by | Go Nagai |
Illustrated by | Gosaku Ota |
Published by | Akita Shoten |
Magazine | Boken Oh |
Demographic | Shōnen |
Original run | December 1972 – September 1974 |
Volumes | 5 |
Anime television series | |
Directed by | Tomoharu Katsumata |
Written by | Keisuke Fujikawa |
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Studio | Toei Animation |
Licensed by | |
Original network | Fuji TV |
Original run | December 3, 1972 – September 1, 1974[2] |
Episodes | 92 (List of episodes) |
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Mazinger Z has since spawned a media franchise. It was adapted into an anime television series which aired on Fuji TV from December 1972 to September 1974. A second manga series was released alongside the TV show, this one drawn by Gosaku Ota, which started and ended almost at the same time as the TV show. The series was followed by several sequels and spin-off, among them being Great Mazinger, UFO Robot Grendizer and Mazinkaiser. Mazinger Z: Infinity, a theatrical film sequel, taking place 10 years after the Great Mazinger series, was animated by Toei Animation and released in theaters on January 13, 2018.[4]