MAZINGER Z
ORIGINAL JAPAN AIRDATES: Dec 3, 1972-Sept 1, 1974 on Fuji TVORIGINAL US AIRDATES: 1985-86 in syndication (as TranZor Z)
EPISODES: 92 (only 65 dubbed for US)
ANIMATION BY: Toei Animation
DISTRIBUTED and OWNED BY: 3B Productions/T.E.N. and Toei Animation
SUMMARY
Mazinger Z, created by Go Nagai, is a mighty robot created by Dr. Kabuto to fight the evil Dr. Hell. Dr. Wells was killed shortly after creating Mazinger Z and left it in the care of his nephew, Koji. The series was dubbed for the US in the 1980s and renamed ‘TranZor Z.’ Only 65 episodes were dubbed for the English market and names of characters were Americanized.
EPISODE GUIDE
ORIGINAL JAPANESE VERSION: MAZINGER Z
#01 The Birth of a Miraculous Robot (12.03.1972)
#02 Stop the Ashura Army! (12.10.1972)
#03 The Plan To Annihilate Mazinger Z (12.17.1972)
#04 Mazinger Z In Peril!! (12.24.1972)
#05 Ghost Mazinger Appears (12.31.1972)
#06 Dr. Hell's Two Great Mechanical Beasts (01.07.1973)
#07 Baron Ashura's Great Plan (01.14.1973)
#08 Great Devil Abdora's True Colors!! (01.21.1973)
#09 Deimos F3 Is Demon's Bastard Child (01.28.1973)
#10 The Flying Metal Arm, Dyan (02.04.1973)
#11 The Phantom Galen Cannon Is Going To Blow!! (02.11.1973)
#12 Traitor! The Enlarged Robot, Vikong! (02.18.1973)
#13 The Devil's Giant Rolling Attack!! (02.25.1973)
#14 Rage! The Sleeping Giant, Spartan! (03.04.1973)
#15 The Mechanical Beast Tsunami Plot (03.11.1973)
#16 Orders To Assassinate Koji Kabuto! (03.18.1973)
#17 Horizon, The Underground Mecha-Beast (03.25.1973)
#18 Grossam, The Bloody Gang Of Pirates! (04.01.973)
#19 Deviler X, The Flying Demon!! (04.08.1973)
#20 The Storm Summoning Mecha-Beast Stronger (04.15.1973)
#21 The Duel In the Ghost Town (04.22.1973)
#22 Ambush!! The Great Underwater Fortress (04.29.1973)
#23 The Operation of the Mecha-Beast Damdam's Giant Wheel (05.06.1973)
#24 The Mach-Speed Mecha-Beast, Jinrai (05.13.1973)
#25 The Great Eruption Of the Three Great Aeros Brothers (05.20.1973)
#26 Clash! Samurai Koji Vs. Ashura's Mecha-Beasts (05.27.1973)
#27 The Operation To Capture Aphrodite A (06.03.1973)
#28 The Dark Command, The Operation To Steal Chogokin (06.10.1973)
#29 The Great Counter, Mazinpower!! (06.17.1973)
#30 Shiro In Danger, Mazinger Z To the Rescue!! (06.24.1973)
#31 The Captured Mecha-Beast, Operation Electromagnetic Waves (07.01.1973)
#32 The Terrible Three-Headed Mecha-Beast (07.08.1973)
#33 The Great Airstrike! Baras K9 In the Sky's Limit (07.15.1973)
#34 The Red Lightning, Mazinger Flies In the Skies (07.22.1973)
#35 The Shinigami Mecha-Beast, Deathma's Onslaught (07.29.1973)
#36 The Mutant Mecha-Beast In the Great Lakes (08.05.1973)
#37 The Devastating Scrander, Darkness's Messenger (08.12.1973)
#38 Minerva X, the Mysterious Robot (08.19.1973)
#39 The Suicidal Challenge! Salde Of The Crimson Seas (08.26.1973)
#40 The Evil Commander, Count Brocken (09.02.1973)
#41 The Heaven's Deathmatch With Broken Wings (09.09.1973)
#42 Evil's Commandment!! The Airstrike And The Land Attack (09.16.1973)
#43 Assault!! The Surprise Attack Of The Parachutist Squad (09.23.1973)
#44 Great Attack!! The New Submarine Fort Bood (09.30.1973)
#45 Photonic Energy Research Lab, The Target of Evil! (10.07.1973)
#46 The Appearance Of The Mechanical Ninja Twins (10.14.1973)
#47 Horrible! Operation Infernal W (10.21.1973)
#48 The Robotic Fighter Boss!! (10.28.1973)
#49 The Crazy Robot's Great Fight (11.04.1973)
#50 Shot Down!! The Jet Scrander (11.11.1973)
#51 The Skull Army, The Murderers From Hell! (11.18.1973)
#52 Koji's Pinch! Sayaka Destroys Mazinger! (11.25.1973)
#53 Second Transformation!! The Camouflaging Mecha-Beast (12.02.1973)
#54 Explosion!! The Power Of the Rocket Punch!! (12.09.1973)
#55 The Great Plan To Descend Mt. Fuji (12.16.1973)
#56 The Chogokin Z, Stolen! (12.23.1973)
#57 The Military Occupation of Japan By Dr. Hell!! (12.30.1973)
#58 The Stronghold Of Hell's Castle!! (01.06.1974)
#59 The Devil Declares War On Hell Island (01.13.1974)
#60 Mazinger Z Launches Its Secret Weapon!! (01.20.1974)
#61 The Song Of Lyne X, the Robot's Destiny (01.27.1974)
#62 What a Surprise! Boss Robot Flies In the Air (02.03.1974)
#63 The Beauty Carrying the Bomb (02.10.1974)
#64 Woman 007 VS The Demon Slayer Brocken (02.17.1974)
#65 The Balloon Bomb Carried By the Wind (02.24.1974)
#66 Jenova M9, The Killer Without A Face (03.03.1974)
#67 Don't Cry Koji! Risk Your Life On the Cross (03.10.1974)
#68 The Bodyguard From Hell, Archduke Gorgon (03.17.1974)
#69 The Air Disappears! The Hover Plider (03.24.1974)
#70 The Invincible Commander, Koji Kabuto!! (03.31.1974)
#71 The Destructive Crisis!! New Plider GO!! (04.07.1974)
#72 Critical Hit!! The Giant Swing Rocket Punch (04.14.1974)
#73 Mazinger Z, Kidnapped (04.21.1974)
#74 Rest In Peace!! The End Of Aphrodite A!! (04.28.1974)
#75 The Finishing Blow! The Mecha-Beast Gorgon (05.05.1974)
#76 The Lover Of The Century, Diana A! (05.12.1974)
#77 The Third Deadly Plot Of Count Brocken (05.19.1974)
#78 Baron Ashura's Death In the Pacific Ocean!! (05.26.1974)
#79 The 1 Second Before Mazinger's Explosion!! (06.02.1974)
#80 Fall Into Bardos Island's Trap!! (06.09.1974)
#81 Burn In Hell!! Koji Kabuto!! (06.16.1974)
#82 Mazinger Z In The Hands Of the Devil (06.23.1974)
#83 The First Encounter!! Demon Officer Viscount Pygman!! (06.30.1974)
#84 The Ocean Tomb Of Mazinger Z (07.07.1974)
#85 Mysterious!! Attack Of the Dark Shadow!! (07.14.1974)
#86 Onslaught! The Great Journey Of Death (07.21.1974)
#87 Deadly Explosion!! The Terrible Viscount Pygman!! (07.28.1974)
#88 Life Or Death? The Desperate Battle On Hell's Island (08.04.1974)
#89 Now Or Never!! The 4,000 Meter Underground Wonder!! (08.11.1974)
#90 Shiro's Rage!! Defeat Your Fake Mother!! (08.18.1974)
#91 Last Chance!! Dr. Hell's Battle To The Death!! (08.25.1974)
#92 Death Match!! Revive Our Mazinger Z!! (09.01.1974)
EPISODE GUIDE
ENGLISH VERSION: TRANZOR Z
#01 Birthright Part 1
#02 Birthright Part 2
#03 Tranzor Z vs. the Disassembler
#04 Tranzor Z Can Swim
#05 The Sky Vampire
#06 Doom Barnacles
#07 Tranzor Z vs. the Super Sonic Monster
#08 Aphrodiate-A Is Captured
#09 Tranzor Z vs. the Grinch
#10 Diamond Thieves
#11 Demons Dastardly Duo
#12 Institute Is Closed
#13 Tommy Is Hypnotized
#14 Central Parks Secret
#15 Toad Is Kidnapped
#16 Great Behemoth
#17 Demons Giant Rifle/Victor
#18 Abominable Snowball
#19 Lucifers Whip
#20 Whirwind Monster
#21 Dr. Davis Resigns
#22 Billy and Hurricane 75
#23 Games In Ghost Town
#24 Judy and the Juggernaut
#25 The Trio of Terror
#26 The Ultrabeast
#27 Bogus and Rogus
#28 Friendly Fire
#29 Ultra Power
#30 Deadly Air Attack
#31 Scrambler Is Born
#32 Mirrors of Madness
#33 Hydra Odious
#34 Orca Monster
#35 Devleens Last Chance
#36 Rips Wings
#37 Predasaurus
#38 Paratroopers/Rebuild Scrambler
#39 Solarius 2
#40 Magneto K-5
#41 Agilo Twins, Baby
#42 Pre-Henso Duel
#43 Leviathan
#44 Humongeous
#45 Bobobot Creation
#46 Bobobot Goes Beserk
#47 Bobobot/Bat Ray
#48 Halloween/ Max-Min
#49 Tortugo, Low Energy
#50 Wanted Poster
#51 Glaciator, Skiis
#52 Alloy Stolen, Santa
#53 Demon's Ultra Alloy Monster
#54 Screaming Dervish
#55 Bobobot Flies
#56 Devleen/Laundress
#57 Cyclone Sniper
#58 Sabre/Skeleton
#59 Sabre/Slime Viper
#60 Balloons, Sally
#61 Dr. Demon's Acid Bath
#62 Ghengis Dinosaur Digger
#63 Devleen's Demise
#64 The End of Demon
#65 The Amusement Park of Terror
ENGLISH VOICE ACTORS
Gregg Berger (1950) as Devleen and Tommy David
Mona Marshall (1947) as Toad
OTHER JAPANESE RELATED SERIES
Great Mazinger (1974 sequel TV series, 56 episodes)
Grendizer (1975 sequel TV series) shown in the US as part of the 'Force Five' series
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