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Zoids Anime Returns With “Zoids Wild” – Switch Game & Manga Also in the Works


Hey, remember Zoids? Well they’re back! in Switch form!

Earlier today, toymaker Takara Tomy announced that they will launch a new line in their long-running Zoids toy franchise. The new line, called Zoids Wild, will receive an anime, a new manga series, and a Nintendo Switch game.

We break the details down below:

Anime

A trailer and visual, as well as the first staff members were unveiled for the Zoids Wild anime.

Trailer

The two-minute trailer opens with a wireframe silhouette of the Wild Liger set against a black background, as lightning crackles. The action cuts to a CGI render of the Wild Liger as it springs into action, before delivering a brief series retrospective, before cutting to a black screen with the staff and broadcast details.

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x6fcdd9

Key Visual

the visual features the Wild Liger crouched and ready for action as it stands against a black background.

Staff

The Zoids Wild anime will be produced by Oriental Light and Magic. Norihiko Sudo (Comic Party, Pokemon Advance) will direct the title, while Mitsutaka Hirota (Nanbaka, The Prince of Tennis II) takes charge of series composition.

Broadcast

The series will air this summer on MBS. A specific première date hasn’t been specified as of press time.

Other

Four characters were confirmed, along with their Zoids:

  • Arashi (Wild Liger)
  • Penne (Scorpear)
  • Dorake (Gilraptor)
  • Gallagher (Death Rex)

Visuals for the characters were shown off, which you can check out below:

Manga

The Zoids Wild manga will launch in Shogakukan’s CoroCoro Comic magazine in April. As of press time, an author has yet to be confirmed.

Video Game

The game is currently confirmed for Nintendo Switch. Other platforms have not yet been announced.

Other

A line of Zoids Wild model kits will also be released in June. The initial models, the ZW01 Wild Liger and ZW02 Gil Raptor, will be priced at 3,000 yen ($27.91 USD) each.

Visuals of both toys were previously released, which you can check out below.

A smartphone app is also in the works, which will allow fans to share photos and videos of their Zoids model kits.

Sources: Dengeki, Yaraon!, Ota-suke, Twitter (pKjd818)

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Samantha Ferreira is Anime Herald’s founder and editor-in-chief. A Rhode Island native, Samantha has been an anime fan since 1992, and an active member of the anime press since 2002, when she began working as a reviewer for Anime Dream. She launched Anime Herald in 2010, and continues to oversee its operations to this day. Outside of journalism, Samantha actively studies the history of the North American anime fandom and industry, with a particular focus on the 2000s anime boom and bust. She’s a huge fan of all things Sakura Wars, and maintains series fansite Combat Revue Review when she has free time available. When not in the Anime Herald Discord, Samantha can typically be found on Bluesky.

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