Mazinger Z (マジンガーZ) 51 years old

Mazinger Z

Mazinger Z, known briefly as Tranzor Z in the United States, is a Japanese super robot manga series written and illustrated by Go Nagai. The first manga version was serialized in Shueisha's Weekly Shōnen Jump from October 1972 to August 1973, and it later continued in Kodansha TV Magazine from October 1973 to September 1974. 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 of the TV show. Mazinger Z has spawned several sequels and spinoff series, among them UFO Robot Grendizer and Mazinkaiser. It was a very popular cartoon in Mexico during the 1980s, where it was dubbed into Spanish directly from the Japanese version, keeping the Japanese character names and broadcasting all 92 episodes, unlike the version aired in the U.S.

Credits

Hiroya Ishimaru
Hiroya Ishimaru

Kouji Kabuto

Kōji Yada
Kōji Yada

Dr. Morimori / Piguman

Jōji Yanami
Jōji Yanami

Professor Gennosuke Yumi

Kousei Tomita
Kousei Tomita

Dr. Hell / Nuke

Junpei Takiguchi
Junpei Takiguchi

Count Blocken

Haruko Kitahama
Haruko Kitahama

Baron Ashura

Cast

Name Character
Hiroya Ishimaru He was 26 , now 78 years old as Kouji Kabuto
Kōji Yada He was 39 , 81 years old when he died as Dr. Morimori / Piguman
Jōji Yanami He was 41 , now 93 years old as Professor Gennosuke Yumi
Kousei Tomita He was 36 , now 88 years old as Dr. Hell / Nuke
Junpei Takiguchi He was 41 , 80 years old when he died as Count Blocken
Nana Yamaguchi She was 34 , now 86 years old as Misato
Haruko Kitahama She was 34 , now 86 years old as Baron Ashura
Hiroshi Ohtake He was 40 , now 92 years old as Boss / Dr. Sewashi

Crew

Name Job title
Mazinger Z poster
Mazinger Z (51 years)

Ended

  • First Air Date: 1972-12-03
  • Runtime: [30] minutes
  • Number of Episodes: 92