Mazinger Z ( マジンガーZ , Majingā Zetto ) , known as Tranzor Z in North America, is a Super Robot manga and anime series created by Go Nagai . The first manga version was serialized in Shueisha Shōnen Jump from October 1972 to August 1973, and it later continued in Kodansha TV Magazine from october 1973 to September 1974. In December of 1972, the anime version premiered on Fuji Television .
The TV series ended September 1 , 1974 . A second manga series was released alongside the TV show, this one drawn by Gosaku Ota , which started and ended almost at the same time of the TV show.