Zeta Gundam

Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam (Kidō Senshi Z Gandamu) (aired 1985 - 1986) was a televisied anime, one of Gundam series and a sequel to the original Mobile Suit Gundam.

The show was written and directed by Yoshiyuki Tomino, with character designs by Yoshikazu Yasuhiko, while the series' mechanical designs were split amongst Kunio Okawara, Mamoru Nagano, and Kazumi Fujita.

The series was originally aired by Nagoya Broadcasting Network (and it's sister ANN stations), rerun on the anime satellite television network, Animax, across Japan and later its respective networks worldwide, including Southeast Asia, East Asia, Latin America, and other regions.

In 2004, after more than a year of delays, Bandai released a limited edition Zeta Gundam box set with both dubbed English and original Japanese audio tracks. Due to Bandai not having rights to the theme songs outside of Asia, the opening and closing sequences were altered, and the English subtitles were criticized as having translation errors - specifically having proto-dubtitles which were less accurate to the original Japanese than the English dubbed version. The set included pencil sharpener collectibles and a 48-page booklet and poster. Bandai corrected the subtitles to a properly translated version for the single DVD release but has never officially recalled or replaced the boxset discs.

In 2006, Bandai Entertainment has acquired the rights to the U.S release of the Zeta Gundam: A New Translation -Heirs to the Stars- movie which is expected to be available sometime in early 2007.