encyclopedia
forum
username password login remember me | register
menu_news
menu_views
menu_encyclopedia
menu_video
menu_forum
menu_myann

Mazinger Z (TV)

Have you seen this? want to / seen some / seen all

[ adapted from Mazinger Z (manga) ]

Related anime:
    Mazinger Z Vs. Devilman (movie) (1973-07-18, spinoff)
    Mazinger Z Vs. Dr. Hell (movie) (1974-03-16, spinoff)
    Mazinger Z tai Ankoku Daishougun (movie) (1974-07-25, sequel)
    Great Mazinger (TV) (1974-09-08 to 1975-09-28, sequel)
      Great Mazinger tai Getter Robo (movie) (spinoff)
      Great Mazinger tai Getter Robo G - Kuuchuu Dai-Gekitotsu (movie) (spinoff)
    Shogun Warriors (U.S. manga) (1979 to 1980)
    God Mazinger (TV) (1984-04-15 to 1984-09-23)
    CB Chara Nagai Go World (OAV) (1991-02-21, spinoff)
    MazinKaiser (OAV) (2001-09-25)
      Mazinkaiser: Shitou! Ankoku Daishogun (OAV) (sequel)
    Robonimal Panda-Z: The Robonimation (TV) (2004-04-12 to 2004-11-01, Parody)
    Shin Mazinger Shōgeki! Z-Hen (TV) (2009-04-04 to 2009-09-26, alternate retelling)

Alternative title:
Majingâ Zetto (Japanese)
Mazinga Z (Italian)
Mazinger z mastin (Spanish)
Tranzor Z
مازنجر (Arabic)
マジンガーZ (Japanese)
無敵鐵金剛 (Chinese (Taiwan))
마징가 제트 (Korean)
Themes: mecha
Age rating: Older Children (May contain mild bad language, bloodless violence)
Plot Summary: From the island of Bardos in the Aegean Sea comes a new threat to humanity in the form of Doctor Hell and his army of mechanical beasts. However, a new hero stands in his way: Mazinger Z, a giant robot built out of the indestructible metal chogokin and equipped with an arsenal of advanced weaponry. Piloting Mazinger Z is hotheaded teenager Kouji Kabuto, who strives to avenge the death of his grandfather and protect Japan from Doctor Hell's forces.
User Ratings: 96 ratings have been given [details]
 Masterpiece: 12 votes (sub:5, dub:3, Spa.dub:2, raw:1, Kor.sub:1)
 Excellent: 12 votes (sub:7, Spa.dub:2, Ara.dub:1, dub:1, Ita.dub:1)
 Very good: 16 votes (sub:7, Spa.dub:4, dub:3, Por.dub:1, raw:1)
 Good: 22 votes (sub:10, Spa.dub:4, dub:4, Ita.dub:2, ?:1, edit.dub:1)
 Decent: 14 votes (dub:4, sub:4, Spa.dub:3, edit.dub:1, Ara.sub:1, Ita.edit.dub:1)
 So-so: 8 votes (dub:4, Tag.dub:1, Ita.dub:1, edit.dub:1, raw:1)
 Not really good: 3 votes (sub:2, dub:1)
 Weak: 1 vote (sub:1)
 Bad: 6 votes (dub:1, sub:1, Ara.edit.dub:1, Spa.sub:1, ?:1, Spa.dub:1)
 Awful: 1 vote (dub:1)
 Worst ever: 1 vote (sub:1)
Seen in part or in whole by 282 users, rank: #1485
Median rating: Good
Arithmetic mean: 6.896 (Good-.10), std. dev.: 2.2706, rank: #1898
Weighted mean: 6.729 (Good-.27), rank: #2031 (seen all: 7.32 / seen some: 5.94 / won't finish: 5.31)
Bayesian estimate: 6.802 (Good-.19), rank: #1656
Running time: half hour per episode
Number of episodes: 92
Episode titles: We have 92
Vintage:
1972-12-03 to 1974-09-01
1984 (México - Canal 5)
1994 (TV Azteca - Azteca 13)
1997 (TV Azteca - Azteca 7)
Opening Theme:
"Mazinger Z" by Ichiro Mizuki
Ending Theme:
"Bokura no Mazinger Z" by Ichiro Mizuki
Official website:
Trivia: We have 6
You can contribute information to this page, but first you must login or register

Japanese staff 
Japanese cast 

Director: Tomoharu Katsumata

Screenplay:
Hirokazu Fuse
Hiroyasu Yamaura
Keisuke Fujikawa
Susumu Takaku

Episode Director:
Bonjin Nagaki
Katsuhisa Yamada
Kouichi Sasaki
Masamune Ochiai
Masayuki Akihi
Nobuo Onuki
Nobutaka Nishizawa
Takashi Kuoka
Takeshi Tamiya
Tokushige Shirane
Tomoharu Katsumata
Toshio Katsuta
Tsunehito Nagaki
Tsunekiyo Otani
Yasuo Yamayoshi
Yoshikatsu Kasai
Yoshio Takami
Yugo Serikawa

Music:
Akira Ifukube (Stock Music)
Michiaki Watanabe

Original creator: Go Nagai

Character Design:
Keisuke Morishita
Yoshiyuki Hane

Art:
Fumihiro Uchikawa
Geki Katsumata
Iwamitsu Itoo
Makoto Yamazaki
Makoto Yasuhide
Mataji Urata
Tadami Shimokawa
Tadanao Tsuji
Tomoo Fukumoto
Toshikazu Yamaguchi

Animation director:
Eiji Uemura
Hidemi Kubo
Kazuo Nakamura
Keisuke Morishita
Koichi Tsunoda
Masamune Ochiai
Minoru Kibata
Reiko Okuyama
Takao Kozai
Takashi Asakura
Toshio Mori
Tsunehito Nagaki
Yoshiyuki Hane

Key Animation: Kazuhide Tomonaga

Layout:
Keisuke Fujikawa
Susumu Takahisa

Planning:
Azuma Kasuga (Asatsu)
Ken Ariga (Toei Animation)
Kenji Yokoyama (Toei Animation)
Koji Bessho (Fuji TV)

Theme Song Performance: Ichiro Mizuki

 

Hiroya Ishimaru as Koji Kabuto

Haruko Kitahama as Baron Ashura (Female)

Hidekatsu Shibata as Baron Ashura (Male)

Hiroshi Ohtake as Boss

Jouji Yanami as Professor Gennosuke Yumi

Kazuko Sawada as Shiro Kabuto

Kousei Tomita as Dr. Hell

Minori Matsushima as Sayaka Yumi

Hidekatsu Shibata as Kenzou Kabuto (ep 92)

Hiroshi Ohtake as Dr. Sewashi

Isamu Tanonaka as Mucha

Junpei Takiguchi as Count Brocken

Keiichi Noda as Tetsuya Tsurugi (ep 92)

Kotoe Taichi as Sayaka Yumi (3rd)

Kouji Yada as
Dr. Morimori
Narrator
Piguman

Kousei Tomita as
General of Darkness (ep 92)
Nuke

Nana Yamaguchi as Misato

Osamu Kato as Duke Gorgon

Tomoko Matsushima as Sayaka Yumi (1st)

Yonehiko Kitagawa as Dr. Nossori

Hiroshi Masuoka

Kazuhiko Inoue (Debut)

Keaton Yamada

Kei Tomiyama

Kenichi Ogata (Debut)

Noriko Ohara

Rihoko Yoshida

Ushio Shima

Japanese companies 

Animation: Toei Animation

Backgrounds: Atelier Rourke

Broadcaster: Fuji TV

Development: Toei Chemical Industry

Music Production: Columbia Music Entertainment

Production:
Dynamic Planning
Toei Animation

English cast 
English staff 

Director: Chris Henderson

Script:
Bunker Jenkins
Dick Strome
Sandy Childs

Executive producer: Bunker Jenkins

Assistant Editor: Lise Ruth

Music Score: Doug Lackey

Production Coordination: Sandy Childs

Sound Effect Director: Jim Hodson

Supervising Sound Mixer: Jim Hodson

Telecine:
Howard Sisko
Joanne Silver

Unit Manager: Patricia Byrne

Video Editor: Helen Marie Ingram

Gregg Berger as
Devleen
Tommy David

Mona Marshall as Toad

James Henderson

James Hodson

Mickey Letrenson

Pat Pinney

Paul Ross

Robert A. Gatson

Teran Davis

Willard Jenkins

William Lloyd Davis

English companies 

"Synthesis & Emulation": ZoundFX

Copyright: Three B Productions, Ltd.

Music Administration: Jay Warner Music Group

Music Copyright: Three Bee Music (ASCAP)

Post-Production Facilities:
American Video Factory
Post Group
Sunwest Studios
Vidtronics

French staff 
French cast 

Theme Song Performance: Damien Robillot

 

Brigitte Lecordier as Julius

Danièle Hazan as Baron Ashula (version femme)

Isabelle Ganz as Segoya (2è voix)

Jacques Ferrière as
Boss
Docteur Hell

Jean-Claude Donda as Baron Ashula (version homme)

Jean-Pierre Gernez as Professeur Saphir

Patrick Borg as Kôji

French companies 

Broadcaster: M6 (from 1988)

Dubbing: Studio Télétota

Spanish staff 
Spanish cast 

Dubbing Director: Alberto Trifol (Spain dub)

Theme Song Performance: Jordi Vila (Catalan dub)

 

Jesus Barrero as Koji Kabuto (second half of the series)

Juan Alfonso Carralero as Koji Kabuto (last part of the series)

Julia Gallego as Koji Kabuto (Spain dub)

Carlos Segundo as Boss (second half of the series)

Dionisio Macias as Dr. Yumi (Spain dub)

Enriqueta Linares as Baron Ashler (mujer) (Spain dub)

Esperanza Navarro as Sayaka (Spain dub)

Gloria Gonzalez as Sayaka Yumi (second half of the series)

Miguel Alonso as Baron Ashler (hombre) (Spain dub)

Nuria Mediavilla as Shiro Kabuto (Spain dub)

Pepe Mediavilla as Boss (Spain original dub)

Raxel Antonio Raxel as Narrator (ep35) & Baron Ashler (Male) (Ashler for several episodes)

Alberto Trifol as Mucha (Spain dub)

Antonio Gomez de Vicente as Dr. Sewashi (Biz) (Spain dub)

Camilo García as Rico (Spain dub)

Constantino Romero as Conde Broken (Spain dub)

Fernando Ulloa as Profesor Smith (Spain dub)

Isidro Sola as Buscador de oro (Spain dub)

José Maria Angelat as Profesor Gordon (Spain dub)

Juan Lluch as Narrador (Spain dub)

Luis Posada Mendoza as
Buscador de oro (Spain dub)
Dr. Kabuto (Spain dub)

Manuel Lázaro as Mascaras de Hierro (Spain dub)

Roser Cavallé as Sra. Gordon (Spain dub)

Santiago Cortés as Dr. Morimori (Iz) (Spain dub)

Eduardo Muntada (Spain dub)

Francisco Garriga (Spain dub)

Joaquin Munoz (Spain dub)

Manuel Lázaro (Spain dub)

Santiago Cortés (Spain dub)

Vicens Manuel Doménech (Spain dub)

Spanish companies 

Broadcaster:
Canal Sur (Spain)
K3 (Televisió de Catalunya)
Telecinco (Spain)
Televisa Canal 5 (year 1984 1st. time,Mexico CH5)
Television Azteca (year 1994-95 2nd time Mex CH13)
TV Azteca (year 1997 retransmited CH7)
TVE (Spain)

Dubbing: Sonygraf (Barcelona ; Spain dub)

Italian staff 
Italian cast 
(none)
 

Aldo Massasso as Professor Gennosuke Yumi

Antonio Colonnello as Baron Ashura (male version)

Fabrizio Manfredi as Shiro

Gilfranco Baroni as Boss

Laura Gianola as Baron Ashura (female version)

Liliana Sorrentino as Sayaka Yumi

Lino Troisi as Doctor Hell

Claudio Sorrentino as Ryo

Dante Biagioni as Conte Blocken

Giancarlo Padoan as Maschera Di Ferro

Massimo Dapporto as Elmetto Di Ferro

Massimo Rossi as Nuke

Vittorio Guerrieri as Mucha

Italian companies 

Broadcaster: RaiUno (from January 1980)

Dubbing: DEFIS

 
This encyclopedia is collaboratively edited by the users of this site
DISCLAIMER add information report an error lookup sources

# A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
Anime anthology