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'''''Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ''''' is a 46-episode anime series produced by Sunrise that aired in Japan on Nagoya Broadcasting Network between 1986 and 1987. Acting as the third entry in the ''Gundam'' franchise, the show was directed by franchise creator Yoshiyuki Tomino and is a sequel to the earlier ''Mobile Suit Gundam'' and ''Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam'' series. While both the original and ''Zeta'' were dubbed and released in North America in the early 2000s by Bandai Entertainment, the underwhelming commercial performance of the duo caused the company to skip over ''ZZ'' and other older entries in favour of exclusively focusing on more modern ''Gundam'' productions.
'''''Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ''''' is a 46-episode anime series produced by Sunrise that aired in Japan on Nagoya Broadcasting Network between 1986 and 1987. Acting as the third entry in the ''Gundam'' franchise, the show was directed by franchise creator Yoshiyuki Tomino and is a sequel to the earlier ''Mobile Suit Gundam'' and ''Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam'' series. While both the original and ''Zeta'' were dubbed and released in North America in the early 2000s by Bandai Entertainment, the underwhelming commercial performance of the duo caused the company to skip over ''ZZ'' and other older entries in favor of exclusively focusing on more modern ''Gundam'' productions.


An English dub of ''Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ'' began airing on Animax in South East Asia in May 2005 as part of their "Supermaniac" programming block.<ref>[http://www.toonzone.net/forums/threads/gundam-zz-coming-to-animax-asia.3879921/ Gundam ZZ coming to Animax-Asia] Retrieved September 22, 2017.</ref><ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20051029172203/http://www.animax-asia.com:80/timebelts/supermaniac.asp ::Animax Asia::] Retrieved September 22, 2017.</ref> This followed their broadcast of the original ''Mobile Suit Gundam'' and ''Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam'', though it's not known if the channel recycled the North American dubs of those series, or if they commissioned their own. ''ZZ's'' dub was produced in Hong Kong and featured Andrea Kwan, Candice Moore, Claudia Thompson, David Bridges, Darren Pleavin, Rik Thomas, Russell Wait, Sarah Hauser, and Victor Lee as the cast.<ref>[http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=1400 Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ (TV)  - Anime News Network] Retrieved September 22, 2017.</ref>
An English dub of ''Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ'' began airing on Animax in South East Asia in May 2005 as part of their "Supermaniac" programming block.<ref>[http://www.toonzone.net/forums/threads/gundam-zz-coming-to-animax-asia.3879921/ Gundam ZZ coming to Animax-Asia] Retrieved September 22, 2017.</ref><ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20051029172203/http://www.animax-asia.com:80/timebelts/supermaniac.asp ::Animax Asia::] Retrieved September 22, 2017.</ref> This followed their broadcast of the original ''Mobile Suit Gundam'' and ''Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam'', though it's not known if the channel recycled the North American dubs of those series, or if they commissioned their own. ''ZZ's'' dub was produced in Hong Kong and featured Andrea Kwan, Candice Moore, Claudia Thompson, David Bridges, Darren Pleavin, Rik Thomas, Russell Wait, Sarah Hauser, and Victor Lee as the cast.<ref>[http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=1400 Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ (TV)  - Anime News Network] Retrieved September 22, 2017.</ref>
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There are no known home video releases for the English dub. Only a handful of clips from it have surfaced online.<ref>[https://www.4shared.com/folder/Ssefl1Xq/Gundam_ZZ.html Gundam ZZ by rune_master_charlie - 4shared] Retrieved September 22, 2017.</ref><ref>[https://www.mediafire.com/?g4gp57b3jj55f Gundam ZZ] Retrieved September 22, 2017.</ref> The series hasn't aired regularly on Animax Asia since the mid-2000s and stands as the final ''Gundam'' series picked up by the channel.
There are no known home video releases for the English dub. Only a handful of clips from it have surfaced online.<ref>[https://www.4shared.com/folder/Ssefl1Xq/Gundam_ZZ.html Gundam ZZ by rune_master_charlie - 4shared] Retrieved September 22, 2017.</ref><ref>[https://www.mediafire.com/?g4gp57b3jj55f Gundam ZZ] Retrieved September 22, 2017.</ref> The series hasn't aired regularly on Animax Asia since the mid-2000s and stands as the final ''Gundam'' series picked up by the channel.


In 2016, The Right Stuf International released ''Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ'' on home video in North America for the first time.<ref>[http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-10-11/sunrise-right-stuf-offers-gundam-zz-in-n-america-for-1st-time/.79832 Sunrise, Right Stuf Offers Gundam ZZ in N. America for 1st Time] Retrieved September 22, 2017.</ref> Despite acquiring and releasing the Asian produced English dubs for ''Gundam Build Fighters'' and ''Gundam Build Fighters Try'' that same year, the company released ''ZZ'' solely with the Japanese audio track.<ref>[https://www.rightstufanime.com/Mobile-Suit-Gundam-ZZ-Collection-1-Blu-ray Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ Collection 1 Blu-ray] Retrieved September 22, 2017.</ref><ref>[https://www.rightstufanime.com/Mobile-Suit-Gundam-ZZ-Collection-2-Blu-ray Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ Collection 2 Blu-Ray] Retrieved September 22, 2017.</ref><ref>[http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-05-04/right-stuf-schedules-gundam-build-fighters-on-blu-ray-dvd-on-august-2/.101773 Right Stuf Schedules Gundam Build Fighters on Blu-ray/DVD on August 2] Retrieved September 22, 2017.</ref><ref>[http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-06-02/right-stuf-offers-gundam-char-counterattack-build-fighters-try-on-bd-dvd-in-september/.102743 Right Stuf Offers Gundam: Char's Counterattack, Build Fighters Try on BD/DVD in September] Retrieved September 22, 2017.</ref> This may indicate the production materials for the English dub have been lost, or that Sunrise has barred its release - a move the Japanese production house has done in the past, having prevented the English dub of the ''Mobile Suit Gundam Movie Trilogy'' from being re-released after its debut on VHS.<ref>[https://twitter.com/NozomiEnt/status/819577626775945217 Nozomi Entertainment on Twitter: "Sorry, but the original Dub is no longer available for use and Sunrise doesn't have plans to redub it."] Retrieved September 22, 2017.</ref><ref>[https://twitter.com/NozomiEnt/status/795012363216945152 Nozomi Entertainment on Twitter: "The release will be sub only, the decision rests with Sunrise."] Retrieved September 22, 2017.</ref>
In 2016, The Right Stuf International released ''Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ'' on home video in North America for the first time.<ref>[http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-10-11/sunrise-right-stuf-offers-gundam-zz-in-n-america-for-1st-time/.79832 Sunrise, Right Stuf Offers Gundam ZZ in N. America for 1st Time] Retrieved September 22, 2017.</ref> Despite acquiring and releasing the Asian produced English dubs for ''Gundam Build Fighters'' and ''Gundam Build Fighters Try'' that same year, the company released ''ZZ'' solely with the Japanese audio track.<ref>[https://www.rightstufanime.com/Mobile-Suit-Gundam-ZZ-Collection-1-Blu-ray Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ Collection 1 Blu-ray] Retrieved September 22, 2017.</ref><ref>[https://www.rightstufanime.com/Mobile-Suit-Gundam-ZZ-Collection-2-Blu-ray Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ Collection 2 Blu-Ray] Retrieved September 22, 2017.</ref><ref>[http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-05-04/right-stuf-schedules-gundam-build-fighters-on-blu-ray-dvd-on-august-2/.101773 Right Stuf Schedules Gundam Build Fighters on Blu-ray/DVD on August 2] Retrieved September 22, 2017.</ref><ref>[http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-06-02/right-stuf-offers-gundam-char-counterattack-build-fighters-try-on-bd-dvd-in-september/.102743 Right Stuf Offers Gundam: Char's Counterattack, Build Fighters Try on BD/DVD in September] Retrieved September 22, 2017.</ref> This had been speculated to mean the production materials for the English dub have been lost, or that Sunrise has barred its release - a move the Japanese production house has done in the past, having prevented the English dub of the ''Mobile Suit Gundam Movie Trilogy'' from being re-released after its debut on VHS.<ref>[https://twitter.com/NozomiEnt/status/819577626775945217 Nozomi Entertainment on Twitter: "Sorry, but the original Dub is no longer available for use and Sunrise doesn't have plans to redub it."] Retrieved September 22, 2017.</ref><ref>[https://twitter.com/NozomiEnt/status/795012363216945152 Nozomi Entertainment on Twitter: "The release will be sub only, the decision rests with Sunrise."] Retrieved September 22, 2017.</ref> In 2017, The Right Stuf confirmed Sunrise has banned ''ZZ's'' dub from ever being re-released.<ref>[https://twitter.com/NozomiEnt/statuses/929416716140056577 Nozomi Entertainment on Twitter: "Same reason as the 0079 Movie Trilogy. If Sunrise doesn't like the dub, it will not be released. The Asian dubs are newer and more faithful to their original Japanese counterpart. All decisions rest with Sunrise."] Retrieved November 11, 2017.</ref>


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==See Also==
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*[[Doozy Bots (partially found unaired American adaptation of "SD Gundam" anime series; 1991)]]
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*[[Gundam Wing: Endless Waltz (lost YTV promo for anime film; 2000)]]
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*[[Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny The Movie (lost production material of cancelled anime film; 2006-2007)]]
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==References==
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Latest revision as of 18:58, 7 November 2022

Gundam zz art.jpg

Promotional art for the series.

Status: Partially Found

Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ is a 46-episode anime series produced by Sunrise that aired in Japan on Nagoya Broadcasting Network between 1986 and 1987. Acting as the third entry in the Gundam franchise, the show was directed by franchise creator Yoshiyuki Tomino and is a sequel to the earlier Mobile Suit Gundam and Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam series. While both the original and Zeta were dubbed and released in North America in the early 2000s by Bandai Entertainment, the underwhelming commercial performance of the duo caused the company to skip over ZZ and other older entries in favor of exclusively focusing on more modern Gundam productions.

An English dub of Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ began airing on Animax in South East Asia in May 2005 as part of their "Supermaniac" programming block.[1][2] This followed their broadcast of the original Mobile Suit Gundam and Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam, though it's not known if the channel recycled the North American dubs of those series, or if they commissioned their own. ZZ's dub was produced in Hong Kong and featured Andrea Kwan, Candice Moore, Claudia Thompson, David Bridges, Darren Pleavin, Rik Thomas, Russell Wait, Sarah Hauser, and Victor Lee as the cast.[3]

There are no known home video releases for the English dub. Only a handful of clips from it have surfaced online.[4][5] The series hasn't aired regularly on Animax Asia since the mid-2000s and stands as the final Gundam series picked up by the channel.

In 2016, The Right Stuf International released Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ on home video in North America for the first time.[6] Despite acquiring and releasing the Asian produced English dubs for Gundam Build Fighters and Gundam Build Fighters Try that same year, the company released ZZ solely with the Japanese audio track.[7][8][9][10] This had been speculated to mean the production materials for the English dub have been lost, or that Sunrise has barred its release - a move the Japanese production house has done in the past, having prevented the English dub of the Mobile Suit Gundam Movie Trilogy from being re-released after its debut on VHS.[11][12] In 2017, The Right Stuf confirmed Sunrise has banned ZZ's dub from ever being re-released.[13]

Surfaced content

Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ final episode end (English dub).

Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ Animax dub episode 3 clip.

Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ Animax dub episode 6 clip.

Gundam ZZ: Judau punches Wong Lee (Animax English dub).

See Also

References