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 Kodansha's TV Magazine [ja] from October 1973 to September 1974.
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Genre | Super robot[1] |
Created by | Go Nagai |
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Written by | Go Nagai |
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Demographic | Shōnen |
Original run | October 1972 – September 1974 |
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Directed by | Tomoharu Katsumata |
Produced by | Dynamic Planning |
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Studio | Toei Animation |
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Original network | Fuji TV |
Original run | December 3, 1972 – September 1, 1974[3] |
Episodes | 92 (List of episodes) |
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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 |
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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 10 years after the Great Mazinger series, was animated by Toei Animation and released in theaters on January 13, 2018.[4]