[ANIME] Mazinger Z [1972]

Title: Mazinger Z (マジンガーZ)
Type: TV series
Broadcast period: 1972-12-03 ~ 1973-09-01
Broadcast time: Saturday, 19:00 - 19:30 hrs.
Number of episodes: 92
Running time: 30 minutes
Channel: Fuji TV
Genre: SF, robots, heroes
Production: Dynamic Planning, Toei Animation
Original: Go Nagai
Episode directors: 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
Producers: Masaharu Eto, Yoshiro Sugawara
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
Planning: Azuma Kasuga (Asatsu), Ken Ariga (Toei Animation), Kenji Yokoyama (Toei Animation), Koji Bessho (Fuji TV)
Scenario: Hirokazu Fuse, Hiroyasu Yamaura, Keisuke Fujikawa, Susumu Takaku
Music: Akira Ifukube (Stock Music), Michiaki Watanabe
Singer of themes: Ichiro Mizuki
Musical themes:
Opening -"Mazinger Z" par Ichiro Mizuki
Ending - "Bokura no Mazinger Z" by Ichiro Mizuki
Voice actors:
Hiroya Ishimaru (Koji Kabuto), Haruko Kitahama (Baron Ashura-female), Hidekatsu Shibata (Baron Ashura-male), Hiroshi Otake (Boss), Jouji Yanami (professor Gennosuke Yumi), Kazuko Sawada (Shiro Kabuto), Kousei Tomita (Dr. Hell), Tomoko Matsushima (Sayaka Yumi - ep 1-13), Minori Matsushima (Sayaka Yumi - 14-39), Kotoe Taichi (Sayaka Yumi - ep 40-92), Junpei Takiguchi (Count Brocken), Kouji Yada (Dr. Morimori, narrator, Piguman), Osamu Kato (Duke Gorgon), Yonehiko Kitagawa (Dr. Nossori)



DVD:

2002-11-21; Mazinger Z Box 1 [DVD], 8 discs, Toei Video, DSTD-2075, http://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B00006ITST http://www.7andy.jp/dvd/detail/-/accd/D0021167 http://www.toei-video.co.jp/DVD/sp21/mazingerzbox.html




2003-03-21; Mazinger Z Box 2 [DVD], 8 discs, Toei Video, DSTD-2079, http://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B00007GRAB http://www.7andy.jp/dvd/detail/-/accd/D0023206 http://www.toei-video.co.jp/DVD/sp21/mazingerzbox.html




2004-07-21; Mazinger Z Vol. 1, 2 discs, Toei Video, DSTD-6711, http://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B000228U58 http://www.7andy.jp/dvd/detail/-/accd/D0037290

2004-08-06; Mazinger Z Vol. 2, 2 discs, Toei Video, DSTD-6712, http://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B00028XCI2 http://www.7andy.jp/dvd/detail/-/accd/D0038383

2004-09-21; Mazinger Z Vol. 3, 2 discs, Toei Video, DSTD-6713, http://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B0002FQLGA http://www.7andy.jp/dvd/detail/-/accd/D0039936

2004-10-21; Mazinger Z Vol. 4, 2 discs, Toei Video, DSTD-6714, http://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B0002HV3RA http://www.7andy.jp/dvd/detail/-/accd/D0040406

2004-11-21; Mazinger Z Vol. 5, 2 discs, Toei Video, DSTD-6715, http://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B0002T26DI http://www.7andy.jp/dvd/detail/-/accd/D0042240

2004-12-10; Mazinger Z Vol. 6, 2 discs, Toei Video, DSTD-6716, http://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B00061QW78 http://www.7andy.jp/dvd/detail/-/accd/D0043520

2005-01-21; Mazinger Z Vol. 7, 2 discs, Toei Video, DSTD-6717, http://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B00069BM5W http://www.7andy.jp/dvd/detail/-/accd/D0044716

2005-02-21; Mazinger Z Vol. 8, 2 discs, Toei Video, DSTD-6718, http://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B0006M17K4 http://www.7andy.jp/dvd/detail/-/accd/D0052992


2005-04-21; Dynamic Compilation vol. 2, 2 discs, Toei Video, DSTD-6416, http://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B0007IO0NI http://www.7andy.jp/dvd/detail/-/accd/D0073869

OPENING
Opening 1:


Opening 2:


Arabic Opening:


Korean Opening.


Italian Opening:


Spanish Opening:


Latin America Openings.



Tranzor Z Opening


ENDING

Ending 1


Ending 2


Arabic Ending


Italian Ending


Spanish Ending


Latin America Ending


Tranzor Z Ending


Others:
Toei's English Opening & Ending


Extra:





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This is an original topic by jfgslo from GO NAGAI, GO!

Thanks for those very interesting informations. They help a lot to enter the world of Mazinger sag!!!