Watch Episodes Add to My List Add to Favorites Alternative TitlesSynonyms: Kidou Senshi Gundam Double Zeta, Mobile Suit Gundam Double Zeta Japanese: 機動戦士ガンダムZZ English: Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ More titles InformationType: TV Episodes: 47 Status: Finished Airing Aired: Mar 1, 1986 to Jan 31, 1987 Premiered: Spring 1986 Broadcast: Saturdays at 17:30 (JST) Producers: Sotsu, Nagoya Broadcasting Network Licensors: Nozomi Entertainment Studios: Sunrise Source: Original Genres: Action, Comedy, Drama, Sci-Fi Themes: Mecha, Military, Space Duration: 24 min. per ep. Rating: PG-13 - Teens 13 or older StatisticsScore: 6.661 (scored by 23,008 users) 1 indicates a weighted score. Ranked: #60482 2 based on the top anime page. Please note that 'Not yet aired' and 'R18+' titles are excluded. Popularity: #3422 Members: 45,959 Favorites: 179 Available AtResourcesStreaming Platforms |
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Oct 12, 2008 jmoriarty84 Recommended This is a direct sequel to Zeta, but not only as that, I think of them as one big series itself despite the opposite nature of the first half ZZ that no reviewer should over look when reviewing this anime. Apparently some of the audience, executives of Sunrise and Bandai, and Tomino’s wife thought that Zeta was way too dark and gritty which is something many fans thought was what made that series distinguishing. Plus Tomino even felt bad about the nature of Zeta and thinks anime should make people happy. Then again, he was going through a depression. While with the first half of ... Read more Open Gift Report
Sep 1, 2008 ayase- Recommended Mobile Suit Gundam Double Zeta. It gets a lot of bad press. "Worst Gundam Ever" is a common phrase when ZZ comes up in conversation. However. I'm going to go and stand out on a lonely, creaking limb and say I liked it. Say I liked it better than Zeta. Now let me tell you why... The Characters: Read more Open Gift Report
Oct 27, 2017 CodeBlazeFate Not Recommended *spoilers for both Zeta Gundam and especially ZZ* Prologue When people think of the phrase “worst Gundam anime”, there are usually a few choices that tend to stick out in fans’ minds, including the likes of Gundam SEED Destiny and as of now, Twilight Axis. Among such lists, you might sometimes see Gundam ZZ being thrown around, and it’s very understandable as to both why one would give it such a label and as to why one would defend it as something that becomes good over time. Regardless, most fans who see it tend to agree that the first 20 or so episodes of ZZ are terrible, ... Read more Open Gift Report
Jan 15, 2015 darcwizrd Recommended Here is the short part: To me there will be 3 types of people who will watch ZZ. 1.Those who enjoyed the angst of Zeta To the 1's I say: This may not be the series for you as it is very lighthearted and sometimes campy from the beginning and doesn't really lose touch of these roots as it grows from it. ... Read more Open Gift Report
Sep 26, 2008 Monkey_D_Luffy Recommended Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ, the third installment to the Gundam franchise, gets a considerably poor reputation among the Gundam community. I've even read that some fans accuse Tomino Yoshiyuki, the director of the Gundam metaseries's first group of series including ZZ, of intentionally trying to ruin the franchise. That's pretty harsh, but I don't think it's truthfully quite as bad as it's believed to be. The plot takes place directly after Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam, and stars a group of teenagers who are junk collectors, the main character being another Newtype by the name of Judau Ashta. Now here's where things get a little different story-wise. ... Read more Open Gift Report
Jun 15, 2009 unclesnapple Mixed Feelings One of the things that gives Gundam ZZ a bad rap is the way it is so jarringly different in mood from its direct prequel, Zeta Gundam. Zeta Gundam is a great, brooding anime and a testament to how anime could tell a serious space drama. Bracing myself for what I knew would likely be a more upbeat anime, I gave ZZ a chance to impress me with an open mind. The collection of characters in ZZ, particularly the new group of protagonists, aren't terribly deep and aren't incredibly original, but they do have a kind of chemistry together that can carry the show during the ... Read more Open Gift Report
Apr 1, 2009 Stormy_77 Not Recommended The "Worst Gundam Ever" tag didn't scare me from watching this series as part of my completionist mentality. After all I had managed to eventually finish Zeta Gundam - so how bad could this be? I guess the tag wasn't exaggerated. Now, while the other reviewers may have liked this, I have to beg to agree to disagree. Read on for a "keeping it real" review. Story wise, ZZ follows the generic gundam story line. Young hero, happens to "fall" into piloting the "latest and greatest" suit. Gets conscripted into fighting for adults whether willingly or unwillingly. Grows up, finds his own reasons to fight/not fight ... Read more Open Gift Report
Nov 10, 2017 TakaCode Not Recommended Hello, everyone, this is Shawn aka KurataLordStage and this time we will be taking a look at one of the most notorious Gundam shows from the franchise Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ. Story. Read more Open Gift Report
May 11, 2017 PoeticJustice Not Recommended The Gundam franchise continued to gain massive popularity due to the release of zeta Gundam. Its depiction of its heroes as flawed individuals who tried to reconcile their selfish desire with their sense of duty was a potent combination. In order to capitalize on his new found success, Tomino made ZZ Gundam which takes place right after the finale of Zeta Gundam. However, this entry into the franchise has to be the weakest one yet. Mobile Suit ZZ Gundam follows a group of misfits on a junkyard colony called Shangri-la. The Argama, the battleship which housed Kamille Bidan and Bright Noa from Zeta Gundam, dock the ... Read more Open Gift Report
Nov 5, 2018 edarel-triparte Not Recommended It is deeply horrible. The plot is a mess, the characters are a mess. Don't even bother trying to watch this like I did. Just read the wikia pages for Haman Karn and Judau Ashta, and that should pretty much give you the knowledge to not get confused with the U.C. Timeline Lore. I don't give it a lower rating just because it's competent at a technical level. But everything else is pitiful, dreadful. Pathetic. Read more Open Gift Report
Dec 8, 2008 WolfWood37 Recommended The so called "Worse Gundam Series Ever" was actually not that bad. Though the comical first half was shit I'll grant it that. It's probably why it gets so harshly bashed. But once you survive that, it gets back into Gundam form like you'd find in the original series and Zeta Gundam. However you still can't forgive its bad opening episodes of the Shangri-La arc. Especially if you're coming off of watching Zeta Gundam. You still get a great cast of characters, but they just take more time to evolve, much like the story did. But its in no way superior To Zeta Gundam. Read more Open Gift Report
Feb 19, 2024 Yes_that Recommended If a series combining comedy with the traditional gundam themes of the horrors of war sounds weird, that's because it is - but that's okay! The main issue I believe people have with this show is the tonal whiplash between it and Zeta, which is especially present in the beginning. The unseriousness of Zeta gradually grew into an amazing war drama, and the similarly silly ZZ feels jarring in comparison, even if it follows a similar trajectory. The character writing and worldbuilding present in Zeta and 0079 are still here as well, you just have to look harder than usual for them. The difficulty in ... Read more Open Gift Report
Nov 2, 2023 bboy_OatsnRice Recommended UPDATE: 2/7/24 AFTER BECOMING A COMEDY/SHOUNEN PATRICIAN MY OPINION OF THIS GUNDAM INSTALLMENT PUTS IT NECK AND NECK WITH ZETA AS MY FAV GUNDAM. That being said I have otherwise kept this review the exact same as when I originally wrote it, which was long before I posted it to MAL, and the rating of 10 I originally gave it, remains! Enjoy~ Saying I was left aghast after the ending of Zeta is an understatement. I thought what a tragic, and non-glamorous way to depict war. Murdering the innocent, using the lives of family as blackmail, backstabbing, making brash decisions in the heat of the moment. ... Read more Open Gift Report
Feb 14, 2013 Cruzader93 Mixed Feelings 3rd TV Series of the Mobile Suit Gundam franchise Pros: Read more Open Gift Report
Aug 8, 2010 RedSuisei Mixed Feelings Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ, the third Gundam series is made as a direct sequel to Zeta Gundam. It follows closely after the end of Zeta Gundam. Many say that this is the worst UC Gundam (not the worst Gundam) ever made. Well I that's what I think as well, though that doesn't mean that this show is bad. Story: 7 Read more Open Gift Report
Jan 7, 2019 NightLamp Not Recommended Where to begin with Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ? If you know anything about Gundam - indeed if you're checking this page - you have probably heard of the infamous ZZ before. You might be wondering whether it truly is as bad as people say it is and are reading this review to find out. Let me tell you right off the bat that ZZ is exactly as bad as it sounds. It's a frustrating and miserable experience watching ZZ coming off (what seems to be) the series high point of Zeta. The oft-cited comedy is not just tonally inconsistent, it's unfunny. It's bad enough that the ... Read more Open Gift Report
Mar 13, 2015 WatDeVak Recommended Preliminary (13/47 eps) I basically enjoy watching the gundam series, so no matter how bad it is, I still can enjoy it. The plot and art suits me very well, as well the mobile suits. But the porblem is when I was encountering Mondo and Beecha, its driving me nuts. I just had to stop right here and then to comment that those pricks ruins all the moment in this series. Read more Open Gift Report
Dec 28, 2015 NullRay_85 Recommended Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ, the third Mobile Suit Gundam show in the franchise, has a reputation of being polarizing. Mainly, it was a departure from the dark melodrama that its predecessor (and my favorite show in the franchise), Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam, had introduced. The show takes a kid-friendly approach in its first half, which I found to be unbearable. However, the dark drama that Zeta packed is still here and it's thrilling. There's a lot to talk about ZZ, so let's get started. Story- The story immediately takes place after Zeta Gundam. The Titans have been defeated and the Axis Zeon threat arises. The ... Read more Open Gift Report
Nov 12, 2022 Yjohan Mixed Feelings ZZ gundam is a sequel/spinoff of zeta gundam. Originally it was supposed to resolve Kamille, Haman, and the Char/Amuro conflict. Midway through production CCA was greenlit and the plot was restructured, the result is a generally disconcerted and unfocussed narrative with some high-highs and terrible lows. The SoL is not executed masterfully but watching the Gundam team slowly (SLOWLY) mature and come together is nice. If you are a gundam fan you will probably be fine with this. Honestly what happens is inconsequential and you could honestly skip this and go right to Char's Counterattack. Fa deserved better, Kamille deserved better, Haman deserved better, and ... Read more Open Gift Report
Aug 27, 2011 Tobuay Mixed Feelings To sum this up in a phase we all know.. "WTF" Sunrise. Yeah I get it Zeta was kinda of dark but it's better than the first one and Gundam is a story about War and violence it's suppose to be a little dark... To Compare Zeta with ZZ: If you like being slapped in the face in the end this is the Anime for you! If you watch Zeta then went directly into ZZ be prepared. The first like 20 some episodes we completely like a happy fun time show, it kind of reminded me of galaxy ... Read more Open Gift Report More Reviews |
