[ANIME] Robot Girls Z [2014]

Title: Robot Girls Z (ロボットガールズZ)
Type: TV series
Genre: Comedy, magical girl, mecha, parody
Studio: Toei Animation
Released: 2014-01-04 ~ 2014-03-02
Network: Toei Channel
Episodes: 3 (+ 4 short specials)
Length: 30 minutes
Original work: Go Nagai
Director: Hiroshi Ikehata
Character designer: Tetsuya Kawakami
Series organization: Kazuho Hyodo
Line producer: Takahiko Sakagami (LandQ studios)
Producer: Yoshihide Moriyama (Toei Animation)
Planning: Shuji Kondo, Keiji Kobayashi, Ken Kaneko
Production: Robot Girls Research Laboratory (Toei Animation, Toei Video, Toei Channel)
Production assistance: LandQ studios
Cast:
-Robot Girls Team Z-
Z-chan (Mazinger Z): Mariko Honda
Gre-chan (Great Mazinger): Inori Minase
Grenda-san (Grendizer): Kazusa Aranami
Ashura-danshaku: Aya Hisakawa
Doublas-chan (Doublas M2): Nao Toyama
Garada-chan (Garada K7): Yukiko Morishita
-Robot Girls Team T-
Gai-chan (Gaiking): Kaori Takaoka
Gacchan (Gakeen): Satomi Sato
Bara-tan (Barattack): Ayumi Tsuji
Dandan (Danguard Ace): Chiharu Kitaoka
-Others-
Ankoku Dai-shogun: Yukari Tamura
Gorgon-taiko: Ai Nonaka
Shishima-shogun (General Brute's Manitou): Ayano Yamamoto
Minerva X: Mika Kikuchi

Opening theme song:

·"Robot Girls Z"
 -Vocals: Kikai Shojo-tai (Mariko Honda, Inori Minase, Kazusa Aranami, Maaya Uchida, Minami Tsuda)
 -Lyrics: Robot Girls Kenkyujo Ongaku Bu
 -Composition, arrangement: ARM(IOSYS)

Ending theme song:

·"Team Z no Chikara!" (チームZのチカラ!)
  -Vocals: Robot Girls Z (Mariko Honda, Inori Minase, Kazusa Aranami)
  -Lyrics, composition, arrangement: Shuichiro Fukuhiro

Insert song:

·"Izaike! Robot Gundan" (いざ行け! ロボット軍団)
  -Vocals: Isao Sasaki, Columbia Yurikago-kai
  -Lyrics: Kogo Hotomi
  -Composition, arrangement: Shunsuke Kikuchi

DVD:

2014-06-13; Robot Girls Z vol.1, 1 disc, Toei Video, DSTD-8588, EAN: 4988101177677
http://shop.toei-video.co.jp/products/detail.php?product_id=11625 http://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B00ISRCS16

2014-07-11; Robot Girls Z vol.2, 1 disc, Toei Video, DSTD-8589, EAN: 4988101177691
http://shop.toei-video.co.jp/products/detail.php?product_id=15032 http://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B00ISRCS2K

2014-08-08; Robot Girls Z vol.3, 1 disc, Toei Video, DSTD-8590, EAN: 4988101177714
http://shop.toei-video.co.jp/products/detail.php?product_id=15065 http://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B00ISRCS52

Blu-ray:

2014-06-13; Robot Girls Z vol.1, 1 disc, Toei Video, BSTD-8588, EAN: 4988101177684
http://shop.toei-video.co.jp/products/detail.php?product_id=11635 http://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B00ISRCS3E

2014-07-11; Robot Girls Z vol.2, 1 disc, Toei Video, BSTD-8589, EAN: 4988101177707
http://shop.toei-video.co.jp/products/detail.php?product_id=15014 http://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B00ISRCS2U

2014-08-08; Robot Girls Z vol.3, 1 disc, Toei Video, DSTD-8590, EAN: 4988101177721
http://shop.toei-video.co.jp/products/detail.php?product_id=15047 http://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B00ISRCUI2

Music:
-Maxi-single-

2014-01-29; Robot Girls Z, 1 disc, Nippon Columbia (日本コロムビア), COCC-16832, EAN： 4988001755395
http://columbia.jp/prod-info/COCC-16832/ http://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B00GMOISL6 http://vgmdb.net/album/42678
-Album-

2014-02-26; Robot Girls Z Ongakushu (ロボットガールズZ 音楽集), 1 disc, Nippon Columbia, COCX-38439, EAN： 4988001756279
http://columbia.jp/prod-info/COCX-38439/ http://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B00H7WW552 http://anidb.net/co6520

2014-05-28; Robot Girls Z Song Album 1 (ロボットガールズZ ソングアルバム1), 1 disc, Nippon Columbia, COCX-38487, EAN： 4988001757702
http://columbia.jp/prod-info/COCX-38487/ http://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B00IXSM87Y http://vgmdb.net/album/44794

2014-05-28; Robot Girls Z Song Album 2 (ロボットガールズZ ソングアルバム2), 1 disc, Nippon Columbia, COCX-38488, EAN： 4988001757719
http://columbia.jp/prod-info/COCX-38488/ http://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B00IXSM8SI http://anidb.net/co8016

2014-06-11; Roboga-radio Kikanakya Zenin Full-bokko da Z ! (ロボガラジオ 聞かなきゃ全員フルボッコだZ!) [Radio CD], 2 discs, Hibiki Music (響ミュージック), HBKM-9, EAN： 4560395858441
http://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B00JM387FG

Videos:











Video games:

2014-06-05; Robot Girls Online (ロボットガールズZ ONLINE) [browser], Userjoy Japan [dev. Fun Yours Technology]
http://rgzonline.ujj.co.jp/

2015-08-03; Robot Girls Z Full-bokku Battle (ロボットガールズZ フルボッコバトル) [Android, iOS], Userjoy Japan [dev. Fun Yours Technology]
http://rgz-fb.ujj.co.jp/

Manga:
2013-12-26 ~ 2014-05~15; Robot Girls Z, illus. by Roshi Ako (作画:赤穂老師), 8 chs., 1 vol., Web Comic Gamma (WEBコミックガンマ), Takeshobo (竹書房)
   
  ·2014-05-22; Robot Girls Z, Bamboo Comics (バンブーコミックス), Takeshobo (竹書房), ISBN-10: 481248586X, ISBN-13: 978-4812485866, 163p
   http://www.takeshobo.co.jp/book_d/shohin/2802001 http://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/481248586X

Others:

2014-05-22; Robot Girls Z The Novel: Bakudan Hen (ロボットガールズZ THE NOVEL 〈チームZ〉爆誕篇), Aut. by Kauho Kyodo (兵頭 一歩), Illus. by Tetsuya Kawakami (川上 哲也),  Takeshobo (竹書房), ISBN-10: 4812489490, ISBN-13: 978-4812489499, 207p
http://www.takeshobo.co.jp/book_d/shohin/6141001 http://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/4812489490

2014-02-14; Dynamic Crusade 4th: 2-tsu no Z (ダイナミッククルセイド第4弾 ~2つのZ~), Bandai, DC-4B
http://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B00GU4UVF4

2015-08-21; Dynamic Crusade Episode Booster Pack Robot Girls Z - Shinsei Robot Girls Gundan (ダイナミッククルセイド エピソードブースターパック ロボットガールズZ 新生ロボットガールズ軍団), Bandai, DCEBP02
http://www.bandai.co.jp/catalog/item/4549660002031000.html http://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B00Y7OOCIG

2015-09-18; Koshiki! Robot Girls Z Kanzen Zukan (公式! ロボットガールズZ完全図鑑), chara-ani (キャラアニ) (Kadokawa), ISBN-10: 4048953281, ISBN-13: 978-4048953283
http://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/4048953281

A very good re-imagining of Toei's 1970s classic super robot series into moe magical girls with lots of humor and ridiculous situations. Those who have watched the original series will be able to spot several references to the old series.

Images:


Links:
http://www.robot-girlsz.com/
http://ch.nicovideo.jp/robot-girlsz
http://anidb.net/a10001
http://eiga.com/movie/80068/
http://www.crunchyroll.com/robot-girls-z
http://mazinger.wikia.com/wiki/Robot_Girls_Z
http://sakuhindb.com/janime/7_ROBOT_20GIRLS_20Z/
http://corp.toei-anim.co.jp/press/2014/03/_nline.php
http://corp.toei-anim.co.jp/press/2015/06/post_81.php
http://rgzonline.ujj.co.jp/
http://rgz-fb.ujj.co.jp/