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“Teen junk dealer Judau stumbles into Neo-Zeon war and must pilot a mobile suit to protect his sister.”
Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ
機動戦士ガンダムZZ
6.78
6,507 rank · 52,012 viewers · 240 favorites
Comedy
Drama
Sci-Fi
Mecha
Military
Space
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Synopsis
Teen junk dealer Judau stumbles into Neo-Zeon war and must pilot a mobile suit to protect his sister.
In Universal Century 0088, the Anti-Earth Union Group (AEUG) has emerged victorious in its war with the Earth Federation's Titans at the cost of devastating losses. Neo-Zeon, the third faction in the war formerly known as Axis Zeon, remains as powerful as ever. Led by Newtype Haman Karn, Neo-Zeon has been implementing plans to take over both Earth and the space colonies. The AEUG flagship Argama heads to the Side 1 colony Shangri-La for repairs. Living in the colony is Judau Ashta, a 14-year-old junk dealer who is struggling to make enough money to put his younger sister through school. Upon the discovery of an escape pod containing a former Titans pilot, Judau and his friends are quickly led to the Argama in hopes of stealing a mobile suit which they can sell for a fortune. However, with the arrival of a Neo-Zeon ship seeking to defeat the Argama, Judau and his friends are dragged into to a conflict that will bring them across space and Earth.
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Community consensus
Derived from 60 sampled reviews
6.1
/10
What 60 viewers settled on.
65%
recommend
Score distribution
median 6
mode 6
σ 2.39
Agreement
Polarized
σ 2.39 · split reception
The polarity gap
5.1 pts
Recommenders 7.9 · others 2.9
Yes
No
Score over time
↓ 1.95
Running avg · Sep 2008 → Mar 2026
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 7 “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...”
- 8 “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...”
- 7 “I'll admit the first half is a very different tone from 0079 and Zeta Gundam, ZZ Gundam is a lot more lighthearted and comedy focused. I'm not really a fan of older comedy anime but trust me when I...”
Verbosity
Short · 23%
Medium · 35%
Long · 42%
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- Format 47 × 24′ eps × min
- Total runtime 18h 48m all episodes
- Aired Mar 1986 – Jan 1987 Spring 1986
- Source Tv media type
- Rated PG 13 - Teens 13 or older
- Ref. BS-0066 catalog
Produced by
- Sotsu Producer
- Nagoya Broadcasting Network Producer
Licensed by
- Nozomi Entertainment Licensor