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Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ (機動戦士ガンダム
Plot[]
As the continuation of Zeta Gundam, this series once again follows the story of the Anti Earth Union Group (AEUG) battleship Argama after Kamille defeats Paptimus Scirocco. To fight off the Axis Zeon, now called the Neo Zeon, Captain Bright Noa recruits a group of teenage junk collectors led by the loudmouthed but powerful Newtype Judau Ashta to pilot the Argama's mobile suits. Now sporting a line up of the behemoth MSZ-010 Double Zeta Gundam and the returning MSZ-006 Zeta Gundam, RX-178 Gundam Mk-II and Gundam-like MSN-00100 Hyaku Shiki, the group is nicknamed the Gundam Team. As such, this became the first of a number of Gundam series where a team of Gundam mobile suits fight alongside each other regularly. The climax takes place at Side 3 in the Battle of Axis.
Out of the major Zeta Gundam characters, only recurring captain Bright Noa and Axis leader Haman Karn make more than cameo appearances in ZZ; Char Aznable's planned appearance was canceled when Tomino was given the go-ahead to do the Mobile Suit Gundam: Char's Counterattack movie. Yoshiyuki Tomino's original plan for the show which involved Char's return was neither revealed, nor does Tomino himself remember it. Aside from the openings, Amuro Ray does not make an appearance in the series either.
Mechanic[]
Earth Federation/AEUG & Karaba[]
- Mobile Suits
- Spaceships
Neo Zeon[]
- Mobile Suits
- Spaceships
Other[]
Episodes[]
# | Episode Title | Japanese Airdate |
---|---|---|
1 | Prelude ZZ | 1 March 1986 |
2 | The Boy from Shangri-la | 8 March 1986 |
3 | The Knight of the Endra | 15 March 1986 |
4 | Hot-Blooded Mashymre | 22 March 1986 |
5 | Judau's Decision | 29 March 1986 |
6 | Menace of the Zssa | 5 April 1986 |
7 | Gaza Storm | 12 April 1986 |
8 | The Funeral Bell Tolls Twice | 19 April 1986 |
9 | Judau In Space | 26 April 1986 |
10 | Sayonara, Fa | 3 May 1986 |
11 | Activate! Double Zeta | 10 May 1986 |
12 | Leina Vanishes | 17 May 1986 |
13 | Little Sister! | 24 May 1986 |
14 | The Phantom Colony, Part 1 | 31 May 1986 |
15 | The Phantom Colony, Part 2 | 7 June 1986 |
16 | Melee Aboard the Argama | 14 June 1986 |
17 | Retrieve the Core Top! | 21 June 1986 |
18 | Haman's Black Shadow | 28 June 1986 |
19 | Ple and Axis | 12 July 1986 |
20 | Cecilia the Crybaby, Part 1 | 19 July 1986 |
21 | Cecilia the Crybaby, Part 2 | 26 July 1986 |
22 | Judau, Into Battle! | 2 August 1986 |
23 | The Burning Earth | 9 August 1986 |
24 | Sibling Love Blooming in the South Seas | 16 August 1986 |
25 | The Face of Rommel | 23 August 1986 |
26 | Masai's Heart | 30 August 1986 |
27 | Leina's Blood, Part 1 | 6 September 1986 |
28 | Leina's Blood, Part 2 | 13 September 1986 |
29 | Roux's Run | 20 September 1986 |
30 | Blue Unit, Part 1 | 27 September 1986 |
31 | Blue Unit, Part 2 | 4 October 1986 |
32 | Crossing the Salt Lake | 11 October 1986 |
33 | Dublin Afternoon | 18 October 1986 |
34 | Kamille's Voice | 25 October 1986 |
35 | Falling Sky | 31 October 1986 |
36 | Prisoner of Gravity: Ple Two | 8 November 1986 |
37 | Nahel Argama | 15 November 1986 |
38 | The Impregnable Jamru Fin | 22 November 1986 |
39 | The Second Coming of Sarasa | 29 November 1986 |
40 | Tigerbaum Dream | 6 December 1986 |
41 | Rasara's Life | 13 December 1986 |
42 | The Girl from Core 3, Part 1 | 20 December 1986 |
43 | The Girl from Core 3, Part 2 | 27 December 1986 |
44 | Emary's Glory | 10 January 1987 |
45 | The Battle of Axis | 17 January 1987 |
46 | Vibration | 24 January 1987 |
47 | Warrior, Once More... | 31 January 1987 |
Main article: List of Universal Century episodes
Characters[]
Character | Voice Actor |
---|---|
Judau Ashta | Kazuki Yao |
Glemy Toto | Tsutomu Kashiwakura |
Haman Karn | Yoshiko Sakakibara |
Elpeo Ple, Ple Two | Chieko Honda |
Elle Vianno | Eriko Hara |
Chara Soon | Hazuki Monma |
Bright Noa | Hirotaka Suzuoki |
Mashymre Cello | Kenyuu Horiuchi |
Mondo Agake | Kôzô Shioya |
Iino Abbav | Masami Kikuchi |
Leina Ashta | Maya Okamoto |
Mineva Lao Zabi | Miki Itou |
Roux Louka | Naoko Matsui |
Beecha Oleg | Shingo Hiromori |
Nee Gylen, Nicky | Bin Shimada |
Shinta | Chika Sakamoto |
Pampa Lida | Fumihiko Tachiki |
Nell Marsen | Hideyuki Umezu |
Creyue Oye, Torres | Hiroyuki Shibamoto (Kenta Abe) |
Yazan Gable | Houchu Ohtsuka |
Chimatter | Jun'ichi Kanemaru |
Emary Ounce | Kayoko Fujii |
Anma Damar | Kazuyo Aoki |
Dido Kaltoha | Kenichi Ogata |
Eyne | Kenichi Ono |
August Guidan, Gottn Goh | Koujin Totain |
Anna Hanna | Masako Irie |
Haro, Qum | Mayumi Shou |
Deune, Magany | Minoru Inaba |
Fa Yuiry | Miyuki Matsuoka |
Kamille Bidan | Nobuo Tobita |
Desert Rommel | Tesshô Genda |
Milly Childer | Yuko Mizutani |
Rutina Levin | Sakuma Rei |
Amasa Pola | Tonguu Kyouko |
Renan | Sasaki Nozomu |
Miream | Watanabe Kumiko |
Masai N'gava | Shimazu Saeko |
June Kock | Meguro Yuuichi |
Anu | Ikemoto Sayuri |
Anma Damar | Aoki Kazuyo |
Soundtrack[]
Openings:
- Anime Ja Nai (It's Not Anime) by Masato Arai (eps 1-25)
- Silent Voice by Jun Hiroe (eps 26-47)
Insert:
- Hoshizora no Believe (Believe; Believe in the Starry Sky) by Mami Ayukawa (episode 20)
Endings:
- Jidai ga Naiteiru (The Era is Crying) by Masato Arai (eps 1-25)
- Issenman-Nen Ginga (Ten Million Years Galaxy) by Jun Hiroe (eps 26-47)
Production[]
Release[]
The series originally aired every Saturday from March 1, 1986 to January 31, 1987 on Nagoya Broadcasting Network.
The series got an English dub by Omni Productions which aired on Animax Asia (Philippines on May 2, 2005 rest Southeast Asia on May 25, 2005) [citation needed]. The dub also aired on Animax India [citation needed].
As announced by Sunrise at AnimeExpo 2013, from August 5, 2013, DAISUKI provided free Internet Streaming of the series with English subtitles.[1] The series was removed from DAISUKI sometime before June 2014. Gundam.Info later began uploading six subtitled episodes on their youtube weekly from mid July 2017[2]
Following the announcement of the partnership between Sunrise and Right-Stuf!/Nozomi Entertainment at New York Comic Con 2014, there was much anticipation for a North American release of the series.[3]
On March 2, 2016, at 15:03 CST, Nozomi Entertainment announced first ever North American release of Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ. Collection 1 will be released on Blu-ray on June 7, 2016, coinciding with the After War Gundam X Collection 1 DVD release. It will have Japanese audio with English subtitles.[4] On April 6, Nozomi Entertainment had announced that the second collections for both series would be available on July 5.[5]
On June 24, 2022, Crunchyroll added the entire series to its catalog [6]
Gallery[]
See also[]
Side Stories[]
Adaptations[]
Notes and Trivia[]
- Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ won the second place in Animage's Anime Grand Prix Award in 1986. In the same year, one of its character, Elpeo Ple was selected as the favorite female anime character of the year.
- Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ was the third & final Gundam TV series airing in Showa Era before Emperor Shōwa (Hirohito) death on January 7, 1989.
References[]
- ↑ Crunchyroll - Daisuki To Stream "Gundam ZZ" "One Piece" and "Dragon Ball Z"
- ↑ GUNDAM.INFO | The official Gundam news and video portal "Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ" available from 12p.m.(JST) July 14!
- ↑ Sunrise, Right Stuf Offers Gundam ZZ in N. America for 1st Time - Anime News Network
- ↑ Nozomi Entertainment
- ↑ Nozomi Entertainment
- ↑ Cardine, Kyle (2022-06-25). Crunchyroll Adds Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ, Char’s Counterattack and Gundam 00 Awakening of the Trailblazer to the Catalog.
External links[]
- Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ Official Website (Japanese)
- Gundam Official Other Gundam Series List
- Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ on Sunrise Inc International Section
- Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ on Sunrise Inc List of Works by Year (Japanese)
- Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ on ANN Encyclopedia
Chronology[]
Preceded by: Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam |
Chronological order 0088 U.C. – 0089 U.C. |
Succeeded by: Mobile Suit Gundam: Char's Counterattack |