真マジンガー 衝撃！Z編
True Mazinger Impact! Z-Volume
26 episodes
Starting April 2009
After seeing rumours of a Z Mazinger for the better part of a year, we finally got some solid info on the new Mazinger anime.
Seems it'll be a remake of the original manga by Go Nagai, sticking closer to the source material than the original 1972 anime. edit:
Not a remake!
The series is being produced by Bee Media -- which has produced the Mazinkaiser and New Getter Robo OVAs among others -- along with CODE.
Director: Yasuhiro Imagawa
Screenplay: Yasuhiro Imagawa
Music: Akira Miyagawa
Original creator: Go Nagai
Character Design: Shinji Takeuchi
Mechanical design: Tsuyoshi Nonaka
Ayumi Fujimura as Shirō Kabuto
Kenji Akabane as Kōji Kabuto
Yasuaki Suzuki as Jūzō Kabuto
Atsushi Imaruoka as Ankokuji Keiji
Hiroshi Naka as Sennosuke Yumi
Kaori Yamagata as Baron Ashura (Female)
Kazuhiko Kishino as Dr. Hell
Masayuki Katou as An
Minoru Inaba as Count Brocken
Miyuki Ichijou as Tsubasa Nishokiori
Seiko Tomoe as Kikonosuke
Tesshô Genda as Cross, Narration
Youko Honda as Sayaka Yumi
We had Koutestushin Jeeg, Reideen and Dancougar Nova not long ago, and now the "original" mecha series is reborn. Hopefully it turns out well. Also, does the "Z-Hen" suggest that there is more to come past these 26 episodes?