The anime TV series Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ or Mobile Suit Gundam Double Zeta (機動戦士ガンダムＺＺ, Kidō Senshi Gandamu ZZ^?) aired on Japanese TV from 1986–1987, was the third Gundam series, and a direct follow up to Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam. Director Yoshiyuki Tomino returned to lead the series, and he assembled a new team consisting of character designer Hiroyuki Kitazume, who had been one of Zeta Gundam's animation directors, and mechanical designers Makoto Kobayashi, Yutaka Izubuchi and Mika Akitaka. The series was later aired by the anime satellite television network, Animax, across Japan and later its respective networks worldwide, including Southeast Asia, Hong Kong, South Asia, Latin America and other regions. Image File history File links Gundamzz. ... The word comedy has a classical meaning (comical theatre) and a popular one (the use of humor with an intent to provoke laughter in general). ... This does not cite any references or sources. ... For the fictional robot, see Mecha. ... Science fiction is a form of speculative fiction principally dealing with the impact of imagined science and technology, or both, upon society and persons as individuals. ... For other uses, see Television (disambiguation). ... The main cast of the anime Cowboy Bebop (1998) (L to R: Spike Spiegel, Jet Black, Ed Tivrusky, Faye Valentine, and Ein the dog) For the oleo-resin, see Animé (oleo-resin). ... Yoshiyuki Tomino , born November 5, 1941) is a Japanese anime creator, director, screenwriter and novelist. ... Sunrise logo Founded in 1972, Sunrise Inc. ... Animax ) is a Japanese anime satellite television network, established and owned by Sony Corporation, and dedicated to broadcasting anime programming. ... Nagoya Broadcasting Network Co. ... is the 60th day of the year (61st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar). ... March 31 is the 90th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (91st in leap years), with 275 days remaining. ... Year 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar). ... The main cast of the anime Cowboy Bebop (1998) (L to R: Spike Spiegel, Jet Black, Ed Tivrusky, Faye Valentine, and Ein the dog) For the oleo-resin, see Animé (oleo-resin). ... See TV (disambiguation) for other uses and Television (band) for the rock band European networks National In much of Europe television broadcasting has historically been state dominated, rather than commercially organised, although commercial stations have grown in number recently. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Yoshiyuki Tomino , born November 5, 1941) is a Japanese anime creator, director, screenwriter and novelist. ... A character designer and animation director for a number of japanese animes. ... Makoto Kobayashi (born May 13, 1958) is a manga artist that is best known for his unusual drawing style. ... Yutaka Izubuchi (出渕 裕, Izubuchi Yutaka, born 12 August 1958 in Tokyo, Japan) is an illustrator, anime designer and director. ... Artists impression of a Boeing 601 satellite, as configured for digital television transmission by SES Astra Satellite television is television delivered by way of communications satellites, as compared to conventional terrestrial television and cable television. ... Animax ) is a Japanese anime satellite television network, established and owned by Sony Corporation, and dedicated to broadcasting anime programming. ... Location of Southeast Asia Southeast Asia is a subregion of Asia. ... Map of South Asia (see note on Kashmir). ... Latin America consists of the countries of South America and some of North America (including Central America and some the islands of the Caribbean) whose inhabitants mostly speak Romance languages, although Native American languages are also spoken. ...

Overview

Gundam ZZ was originally conceived of as a second season of Zeta Gundam, but it was ultimately decided that the show should feature an all-new cast. Nevertheless, its broadcast immediately followed that of Zeta Gundam and manages to tie up a major plotline from Zeta that was left unfinished.

As part of Tomino's tendencies to follow up a tragedy with a comedy, this nominal sequel to Zeta Gundam struck a much lighter, often comical, tone, in contrast to its predecessor's brooding melodrama. For example, in the first episode, Captain Bright is reduced to defending the Argama from thrown oranges. Judau Ashta's first battle clearly lampoons the previous Gundam pilot's instant piloting ability by having Judau be incredibly poor at combat in his first battle, however his opponent is still quite afraid of him. The whimsical opening theme song Anime Ja Nai (It's Not Anime) reflected the campiness of the first half of the series. The second half of the series does return to a more serious tone while sporting a more somber opening theme song. Because of its lighter tone and its slapstick humour, the series suffers a poor reputation among the serious-minded ranks of Gundam fandom, some of which even accuse Tomino of deliberately trying to sabotage the Gundam franchise. Despite this, it scored high ratings with the younger, more casual audiences, and the show's first opening theme Anime Ja Nai became extremely popular with anime fans and is sometimes mentioned as one of the most memorable anime songs of all time. In the anime Zeta Gundam, the Argama (first of the Argama class), Captain Bright Noahs flagship, is a successor to the original Pegasus-class mobile suit carrier. ...

Story

As the continuation of Zeta Gundam, this series once again follows the story of the Anti Earth Union Group (AEUG) battleship Argama after Zeta's final episode. To fight off the Axis Zeon, now called the Neo Zeon, Captain Bright Noa recruits a group of teenage junk collectors led by the loudmouthed but powerful Newtype Judau Ashta to pilot the Argama's mobile suits. Now sporting a line up of the behemoth MSZ-010 Double Zeta Gundam and the returning MSZ-006 Zeta Gundam, RX-178 Gundam Mk-II and Gundam-like MSN-00100 Hyaku Shiki, the group is nicknamed the Gundam Team. As such, this became the first of a number of Gundam series where a team of Gundam mobile suits fight alongside each other regularly. The climax takes place at Side 3 in the Battle of Axis. One-time rivals Amuro Ray and Char Aznable, new hero Kamille Bidan and the Zeta Gundam. ... In the anime Zeta Gundam, the Argama (first of the Argama class), Captain Bright Noahs flagship, is a successor to the original Pegasus-class mobile suit carrier. ... Judau Ashta (pronounced Judo) is the 14 year old hero in the television series Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ. He is rather atypical of a Gundam protagonist, the beginning of the series shows him growing as a poor junk dealer at the space colony of Shangrila in Side 1. ... The MSZ-010 ΖΖ Gundam is about a fictional weapon from the Universal Century timeline of the anime Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ metaseries. ... MSZ-006 Zeta Gundam This article is about a fictional weapon from the Universal Century timeline of the anime Gundam metaseries. ... The Gundam Mk-II is a fictional robot type from the Japanese anime and Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam. ... This article is about a fictional weapon from the Universal Century timeline of the anime Gundam metaseries. ... The Battle of Axis is the climax of Gundam ZZ, as it spans the last few episodes. ...

Out of the major Zeta Gundam characters, only recurring captain Bright Noa and Axis leader Haman Karn make more than cameo appearances in ZZ; Char Aznable's planned appearance was canceled when Tomino was given the go-ahead to do the Mobile Suit Gundam: Char's Counterattack movie. Yoshiyuki Tomino's original plan for the show which involved Char's return was neither revealed [though Glemy's sudden change in motivation seems to give a hint that he fills in for him at the end], nor does Tomino himself remember it and aside from the openings, Amuro Ray does not make an appearance in the series either. Bright Noa (ブライト・ノア) is a character from the anime series Gundam. ... Haman Karn (pronounced ha-mon kahn(dub)) is a fictional character from the anime series Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam and its sequel Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ, voiced by Yoshiko Sakakibara. ... Char Aznable ) is a fictional character, and often one of the main antagonists from the anime series Mobile Suit Gundam and its sequels, Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam and Chars Counterattack, voiced by Shuichi Ikeda (Japanese), Michael Kopsa (English dub of original series and Chars Counterattack), Steven Blum (Mobile... Yoshiyuki Tomino , born November 5, 1941) is a Japanese anime creator, director, screenwriter and novelist. ... Yoshiyuki Tomino , born November 5, 1941) is a Japanese anime creator, director, screenwriter and novelist. ... Amuro Ray ) is a fictional character from the anime series Mobile Suit Gundam and its sequels, Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam and Chars Counterattack, voiced by Tōru Furuya (Japanese), Brad Swaile (English dub of the original TV series and Chars Counterattack), Dylan Tully (English dub of Movies I...

Openings and Endings

Openings:

• Anime Ja Nai (It's Not Anime) by Masato Arai (eps 1-25)
• Silent Voice by Jun Hiroe (eps 26-47)

Endings:

• Jidai ga Naiteiru (The Era is Crying) by Masato Arai (eps 1-25)
• Issenman-Nen Ginga (Ten Million Years Galaxy) by Jun Hiroe (eps 26-47)

Voice Actors

The main characters in Double Zeta, from left to right, top: Beecha Oleg, Mondo Agake, Ple, Roux Louka, Leina Ashta, Elle Vianno and Ino Abbav, bottom: Judau Ashta. Background: MSZ-010 Double Zeta Gundam (left) and MSZ-006 Zeta Gundam.

• Kazuki Yao as Judau Ashta
• Tsutomu Kashiwakura as Glemy Toto
• Yoshiko Sakakibara as Haman Karn
• Chieko Honda as Elpeo Ple, Ple Two
• Eriko Hara as Elle Vianno
• Hazuki Monma as Chara Soon
• Hirotaka Suzuoki as Bright Noa
• Kenyuu Horiuchi as Mashymre Cello
• Kôzô Shioya as Mondo Agake
• Masami Kikuchi as Ino Abbav
• Maya Okamoto as Leina Ashta
• Miki Itou as Mineva Lao Zabi
• Naoko Matsui as Roux Louka
• Shingo Hiromori as Beecha Oleg
• Bin Shimada as Nie Gihren, Niki
• Chika Sakamoto as Shinta
• Fumihiko Tachiki as Panpa Rida
• Hideyuki Umezu as Nelmarsen
• Hiroyuki Shibamoto(Kenta Abe) as Creyue Oye, Torres
• Houchu Ohtsuka as Yazan Gable
• Jun'ichi Kanemaru as Chimatter
• Kayoko Fujii as Emary Ounce
• Kazuyo Aoki as Anma
• Kenichi Ogata as Dido Kaltoha
• Kenichi Ono as Ein
• Kouji Totani as August Gidan, Gottn Goh
• Masako Irie as Anna Hanna
• Mayumi Shou as Haro, Qum
• Minoru Inaba as Dune, Magany
• Miyuki Matsuoka as Fa Yuiri
• Nobuo Tobita as Kamille Bidan

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The MSZ-010 ΖΖ Gundam is about a fictional weapon from the Universal Century timeline of the anime Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ metaseries. ... MSZ-006 Zeta Gundam This article is about a fictional weapon from the Universal Century timeline of the anime Gundam metaseries. ... Kazuki Yao (矢尾 一樹 Yao Kazuki, born June 17, 1959) is a veteran seiyÅ« who was born in Ishikawa. ... Judau Ashta (pronounced Judo) is the 14 year old hero in the television series Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ. He is rather atypical of a Gundam protagonist, the beginning of the series shows him growing as a poor junk dealer at the space colony of Shangrila in Side 1. ... Tsutomu Kashiwakura , born March 1, 1966 in Kanagawa) is a seiyÅ« and sound director. ... Yoshiko Sakakibara (榊原 良子 Sakakibara Yoshiko, born May 31, 1956), sometimes mistranslated as Ryoko Sakakibara (Sakakibara Ryōko), is a veteran seiyu who was born in Chiba. ... 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Trivia

• The name Gundam Team was also used in an episode of Gundam Wing, entitled 'Go forth G team'. Gundam Wing was also the most famous of the Gundam series to feature a Gundam team.

• In the English version of AEUG vs. Titans (aka Mobile Suit Gundam: Gundam vs. Zeta Gundam) there is an english voice actor for Judau Ashta in one very hard to reach mission in Universal Century Mode. This could be the first hint of ZZ being translated into English.

Judau Ashta (pronounced Judo) is the 14 year old hero in the television series Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ. He is rather atypical of a Gundam protagonist, the beginning of the series shows him growing as a poor junk dealer at the space colony of Shangrila in Side 1. ...

External links

• Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ (anime) at Anime News Network's Encyclopedia