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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Aug 16, 2016 RevoPotato Not Recommended Coming right after Zeta, ZZ has a very fresh atmosphere in comparison with less serious plot points and more whimsical characters. There are actually many points where I began enjoying this anime more than Zeta, despite how whacky it can get. But overall, the anime just falls flat on so many points. Story: Basically, the story is about a group of teenagers that are -partly- forced to join the ranks of the military. It has a mostly comedic feel to it, with the plot getting slightly darker as it reaches towards the end. First off, the story is chock-filled with filler and events that barely affect ... Read more Open Gift Report
Mar 21, 2023 Re1612 Recommended An underrated rollercoaster that many have rated poorly and left the ride, before even reaching the apex. At its core, this series is a true gundam series with similar themes to its predecessors and successors. However, the creators have tried to be creative and throw in new elements not common to the Gundam series at the time that appears to have disgruntled long-time fans of Gundam, namely comedy, slapstick, zaniness, and lighthearted fun. As such, the series was bombarded with undeserving negative reviews for straying from the typical Gundam atmosphere which has historically carried serious tones and a heavier focus on war themes. Looking past ... Read more Open Gift Report
Apr 16, 2022 Spirit_Chaser Recommended Before starting ZZ I noticed online that this series gets a lot of negative feedback. Fans who were outraged to see their favorite characters turned into parodies of themselves. The viewers wanted something more brutal and darker than Zeta and were horrified to see Bright chasing chickens around like a maniac and Gundam fights involving boxing and goofy, bonking sound effects. The serious tone went out the window, and at many times felt like the looney tunes writers were advising Tomino. Despite all that, I was able to appreciate this new, bold, and risky approach. It wasn't supposed to be taken so seriously, and yet people ... Read more Open Gift Report
Jul 27, 2022 Smilinggoat Recommended "worst ever Gundam" they said, "not even worth giving it a try" they said. So naturally, I was expecting the worst when I decided to watch this. And I could not have been more wrong. Read more Open Gift Report
Aug 20, 2016 ggultra2764 Mixed Feelings Gundam ZZ is one of the more infamous titles within the Gundam franchise, and for good reason. Following the dark and intense storyline delivered from Zeta Gundam that delivered some shocking developments with remnants of the Zeon Empire taking root and Kamille's comatose state, ZZ attempts to go for more light-hearted and kid-friendly storytelling in its focus on Judau Ashta, a young junk collector recruited by Bright Noa to be a Gundam pilot for the Argama due to Kamille's comatose state. The light-hearted mood for ZZ is felt in much of its first half as slapstick comedy and lack of intense violence are a regular ... Read more Open Gift Report
Feb 24, 2016 midnightblade Mixed Feelings This show is a tale of two halves . The first half started off god awfully slow, there was a lot of cheesy comedy and pretty much no threat of death or any good narratives . I don't think first half was bad per say, but just really generic for the most part . Show gets a hell of a lot better near the mid point of the series, during the Earth arc . I really enjoyed pretty much all the Earth episodes, it really seemed to reflect the brutality of war quite well and we get some interesting stories about how different people are effected ... Read more Open Gift Report
Nov 27, 2018 Cheeki_Breeki Recommended Preliminary (27/47 eps) Just watching the first few episodes, you would feel that ZZ had a younger intended audience. You would enjoy this show if you try to watch this show with a mind of a kid. ZZ actually helps to do it by including various comical scenes in the first few episodes. After it reaches around 10 episode or so, the mood gets bit by bit more serious. It started to talk about the "war is bad" moral just like other Gundam series, and it's on a more micro perspective, which means ZZ talked about how wars affect the lives of individuals. This perspective is more friendly ... Read more Open Gift Report
Sep 27, 2017 CountZeroOr Recommended Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ is one of the Universal Century Gundam series that had yet to receive a US release. Bandai Entertainment USA had announced a US release prior to them shutting their doors several years ago, but now that RightStuf has been working to bring out various Gundam series to the US, which means that fans here can finally take a look at the show legally. As a head’s up, there are some spoilers for the show here, but I’m going to work to keep them to a minimum. There will be some heavy spoilers for Gundam Zeta, which are somewhat essential due to how ... Read more Open Gift Report
Jan 25, 2021 PinkOni Not Recommended Oh boy. Mobile Suit Gundam Double Zeta is the title hot off the press after the acclaimed Zeta Gundam. I already knew that people had a large disdain for this series. Now I LOVE Gundam... but I'm going to make the case here that unless you strive to be a completionist like myself you should not waste your time watching a series this abysmal. ---Story--- This is by far the weakest link within ZZ. If you didn't know, the first half of this show doesn't mean anything important in the UC timeline. You could skip it if you really wanted to. Now of course you wouldn't get ... Read more Open Gift Report
Mar 18, 2020 VengefulAura Mixed Feelings Beginning this series and even through the halfway point I could of just gave it a 6 because I started this series July 1st, 2019 and it took me all the way till March 28th, 2020 to finish 47 episodes. Guess you could say I wasn't feeling too invested into it, but I'm happy I stuck around and finished it. Story - 7 (Pretty good, not as good as previous series.) Axis vs AEUG. Characters - 6 (Bright is a shell of his former self unfortunately. Some characters return that really made me happy.) You don't feel as much of a connection with the ... Read more Open Gift Report
May 30, 2021 Tonsa Recommended Gonna keep this as short as I can. ZZ Gundam is a direct sequel to Zeta, if you want resolution to the abrupt ending of that, here’s where you’ll get it. The first 8 or so episodes are one of the weakest arcs in the franchise, which is why this is such a tough show to recommend, but it soon picks up. The tone has a more campy Sci-Fi feel, reminiscent of Star Trek, but there are still plenty of serious moments, especially in the second half, so it doesn’t feel completely detached from Zeta. The characters are what really sells the show for me. Rather than previous ... Read more Open Gift Report
Dec 31, 2019 shadowles5 Mixed Feelings ---Preface: When you come into a show expecting the worst, the best it can do is surprise you. ZZ definitely surprised me, but not in a good way. I very rarely write reviews, and i only do so if i believe that there is something to be said, and there is a lot to be said about ZZ. Firstly, it is not as bad as people make it out to be. It's still an okay Anime, it has it's moments that make it worth watching. However, it is incredibly flawed. Secondly, i believe it is worth a watch if you intend to continue watching the rest ... Read more Open Gift Report
May 24, 2019 Manthors Not Recommended [2nd Edit] Before I start: I know ZZ was made for younger audiences, and Gundam was yet to find its definitive tone back in the day, but the bad aspects of this show transcend this fact. From an enthusiastic Gundam fan, I must say this: ZZ is the worst Gundam I ever watched. Check my anime list profile, it is all Gundam reviews - I have a lot of Gundam knowledge to share and backgrounds to compare to say this. This is, by far, the worst Gundam I've ever watched. Let me describe why. Please, if you think I am sounding like a hater or ... Read more Open Gift Report
Sep 11, 2021 DeathIndexFinger Recommended Mobile Suit: Gundam ZZ attempts a different format where it is more comedic instead of serious shounen like OG Gundam and Gundam Zeta. I really like the main character Judau Ashta, I think he got more character than the last few pilots. The main Gundam, Gundam ZZ is also amazing, the show pretty much shows the capability and most weapons of Gundam ZZ. Also, They still show the past mobile suits in Gundam Zeta. Now for the story, The beginning was slow but fun, the middle was strong and interesting but the last 10 episodes are kinda bad. I really liked the beginning because it's ... Read more Open Gift Report
Apr 7, 2021 Saharcia Mixed Feelings ZZ, or Double Zeta, is (in)famous for being rather humorus and light-weighted, especially compared to bleak Zeta. Spoilers for Zeta below etc. Read more Open Gift Report
Nov 16, 2021 algoPotaku Recommended After many months I was finally able to finish this anime. Keeps up with the gundam timeline very well. Again we have the same method to get boys to fight the war because they have special abilities. By necessity and by the plot. Taking this out seems to me a wonderful work because at the end of the day we see how the protagonist goes from not wanting to fight to fighting so that there is peace. Always trying to find a method of not killing, killing being his last option. At the beginning it is kind of boring because as I mentioned the protagonists ... Read more Open Gift Report
Aug 3, 2022 EmmyMoomin Recommended This one is the best entry so far. Gundam gets better as it goes along. Given how this one isn’t looked upon as highly as Zeta is, I thought it was gonna be boring but I had the most fun watching this. Judau and his friends have a chemistry that feels realistic, like they’re actually friends. That’s my favourite sort of dynamic too, so maybe I’m a little biased. This one also has the best villains so far. Haman Karn and Glemy Toto are truly evil but they’re not without depth. They have clear goals and ideals that make sense. It also has the most overall ... Read more Open Gift Report
Oct 31, 2021 Tykylo Not Recommended Preliminary (14/47 eps) (Spoilers for Zeta and ZZ) Strangers on the internet told me to watch ZZ to understand why Char does what he does in Char's Counterattack. Having watched the first 14 episodes and subsequently skipping ahead to the finale and CCA, I now think that those strangers were blowing smoke out of their asses. Or they were actual morons with shit taste. I'm not quite sure which. Taking place literally right after Kamille got mind-raped by Scirocco, ZZ features Bright Noa being flanderized to unforgivable levels, one of the surviving villains from Zeta being flanderized to unforgivable levels, the entirety of Axis Zeon being flanderized to unforgivable leve- ... Read more Open Gift Report
Jan 2, 2022 The_Namer Recommended Despite picking up right after the end of Zeta, the first 20-or-so episodes of ZZ feel like a very different show. The comedy is cartoony with a lot of slapstick humour and villains who come across as goofy weirdos. It's a jarring transition if you come to it straight from Zeta, but it kind of works internally because these early episodes have relatively low stakes and small-scale conflicts. The comedy feels like part of an odd attempt to strip Gundam of its (at the time) unique selling points of 'real' robots and politics, and retool it into something closer to a traditional super-robot show. This ... Read more Open Gift Report
Nov 30, 2020 Froban Mixed Feelings I'm one of those people who dislike ZZ Gundam. Whilst I understand the reason why the series went for a more light-hearted tone, it's the way it was written, it could have worked but it does not. Other than the main character, who has more charisma and likeability than Kamille, all the new characters are either OK or are so unlikeable that you don't care about them. The majority of the series just didn't click with me and the only thing going for it was the Gundam fights, which are good but not great when compared to Zeta's fights. A massive highlight goes to Haman ... Read more Open Gift Report Previous - More Reviews |
