Mazinger Z

Mazinger Z
	Cover of the first manga volume
マジンガーZ; (Majingā Zetto)
Genre	Mecha
Manga
Written by	Go Nagai
Published by	Shueisha; Kodansha;
Magazine	Weekly Shōnen Jump (1972–1973); TV Magazine (1973–1974);
Demographic	Shōnen
Original run	October 1972 – September 1974
Volumes	5
Manga
Written by	Go Nagai
Illustrated by	Gosaku Ota
Published by	Akita Shoten
Magazine	Boken Oh
Demographic	Shōnen
Original run	December 1972 – September 1974
Volumes	5
Anime television series
Directed by	Tomoharu Katsumata
Written by	Keisuke Fujikawa
Music by	Michiaki Watanabe; Akira Ifukube (stock music);
Studio	Toei Animation
Licensed by	NA: Discotek Media;
Original network	Fuji TV
Original run	December 3, 1972 – September 1, 1974
Episodes	92
Sequels
	Great Mazinger (1974–1975); Mazinger Z: Infinity (2017 anime film);
Other series
	List of all Mazinger series;
Video game
	Mazinger Z (1993);

Mazinger Z (Japanese: マジンガーZ, Hepburn: Majingā Zetto, known as Tranzor Z in the United States) is a Japanese super robot manga written and illustrated by Go Nagai. It was originally serialized in Shueisha's Weekly Shōnen Jump from October 1972 to August 1973, and it later was reissued in Kodansha TV Magazine from October 1973 to September 1974.

Mazinger Z has since spawned a media franchise. 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 as the TV show. The series was followed by several sequels and spin-off, among them being Great Mazinger, UFO Robot Grendizer and Mazinkaiser. Mazinger Z: Infinity, a theatrical film sequel, taking place 10 years after the Great Mazinger series, was animated by Toei Animation and released in theaters on January 13, 2018.

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