This week, we review and analyze Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam (機動戦士Ζガンダム) as a series, discuss our thoughts about the show as a whole, and provide commentary and research on the number four, as well as post-Zeta interviews with Yoshiyuki Tomino and Akinori Endo.

- Wikipedia page for the number four, with a list of things that are in fours (many of them religious).

- A paper about the number four, subitization in humans and animals (even bees!), and the number four's apparent significance to humans across cultures, time periods, etc.:

Gross, Hans J. “The magical number four: A biological, historical and mythological enigma.” Communicative & integrative biology vol. 5,1 (2012): 1-2. doi:10.4161/cib.18149 Accessed at https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3291302/

- Post-Zeta interview with Yoshiyuki Tomino (富野 由悠季), translated into English and shared by Zeonic|Scanlations.

- Post-Zeta interview with Akinori Endo (明範 遠藤), professional translation commissioned and shared (alongside original text) by Blacotaku's Oldtype Newtype.

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