Zambot 3 '77, Super Robot Blueprint

1977's Zambot 3 was the fourth robot show produced by Sunrise, but the first which they fully maintained ownership of the intellectual property. As this was something of an experiment, its crew were given just under two dozen episodes to push some merchandise and maybe tell a story.

This lead to a surprisingly tightly paced show, and one that had some truly heartfelt and affecting moments...but also an infamous show. Note the content warnings on this one.

This video is a showcase and analysis of the entirety of the 23 episode series. The video and subtitles are from the 2008 Shin-Getter fansubs.

0:00:30 Part 1: Zambot 3 In Context
0:05:12 Part 2: An Unorthodox Super Robot Show
0:20:54 Part 3: Everything Sucks
0:38:01 Part 4: Trauma
0:53:58 Part 5: The Cosmos Burn
1:07:29 Part 6: Stray Thoughts and Other Miscellany
1:19:00 Part 7: What Followed Zambot 3
1:24:12 Coda: "Okay, but is it any good?"
1:26:41 References

Transcript: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1G...

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Links:

Ian Carsia
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Behind Gundam’s Creation
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The Japanese Wikipedia, Invincible Superman Zambot 3
https://ja.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/無敵超人ザ...

Google’s English Translation of the above:
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