Mazinger Z

Mazinger Z
Cover of the first manga volume
マジンガーZ
(Majingā Zetto)
GenreSuper robot[1]
Created byGo Nagai
Manga
Mazinger Z
Written byGo Nagai
Published by
Magazine
DemographicShōnen
Original runOctober 1972 – September 1974
Volumes
Anime television series
Mazinger Z
Produced byDynamic Planning
Written by
  • Keisuke Fujikawa
  • Susumu Takaku[2]
Music by
StudioToei Animation
Licensed by
Original networkFuji TV
Original run December 3, 1972 – September 1, 1974[3]
Episodes92 (List of episodes)
Manga
Written byGo Nagai
Illustrated byGosaku Ota
Published byAkita Shoten
MagazineBoken Oh
DemographicShōnen
Original runDecember 1972 – September 1974
Volumes5
Sequels
Other series
Video game

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 Kodansha's TV Magazine [ja] from October 1973 to September 1974.

Mazinger Z has since spawned a media franchise. It was adapted into an anime television series by Toei Animation, which aired on Fuji TV[citation needed] 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.[citation needed] 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 ten years after the Great Mazinger series, was animated by Toei Animation and released in theaters on January 13, 2018.[4]

Although not exactly the first Mecha anime in history, the series has often been cited as being the first modern one.

  1. ^ "'Mazinger Z' Comes to U.S. Cinemas With 'INFINITY' for Two Special Screenings February 11 and 12 - Anime News Network". Anime News Network. January 19, 2018. Archived from the original on August 12, 2021. Retrieved February 7, 2019.
  2. ^ Loo, Egan (July 23, 2009). "Mazinger Z, North Star Scriptwriter Susumu Takaku Dies". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on August 25, 2023. Retrieved May 25, 2024.
  3. ^ "マジンガーZ". Toei Animation. Archived from the original on 2012-10-10. Retrieved 2012-08-13.
  4. ^ 「劇場版マジンガーZ」　2017年10月にイタリア公開、日本より3ヵ月先行 - アニメーションビジネス・ジャーナル