Zoids: Wild

This article relates to the Zoids: Wild anime series. For the corresponding model release, see Zoids: Wild (Models). Not to be confused with Wild Zoids.

Zoids Wild
Zoids Wild
Japanese Name	ゾイド ワイルド
Name Translation	Zoido Wairudo
Genre	Adventure, Mecha, Science Fiction, Shounen
Director	Norihiko Sudo
Studio	Oriental Light and Magic (OLM)
Network	MBS
First Aired	7 July 2018
Last Aired
Episodes

Zoids Wild (ゾイド ワイルド) is an upcoming anime series, linked to the Zoids toyline of the same name. It is the fifth Zoids series, following Zoids: Genesis in order of production.

Zoids Wild is notable as being part of a major reboot of the Zoids franchise, twelve years after the release of Genesis.

Series background

TOMY began producing teasers for Zoids: Wild in January 2018, with magazine advertisements in CoroCoro Comics showing a picture of a Zoid and stating an announcement was on the way next month. This was followed by a countdown timer on the landing page of TOMY's official website. The countdown timer simply had the letter "Z" and a two week duration.

The announcement was revealed on February 27, 11:30 am Japan Time. Place onto the Takara TOMY twitter feed were large block images translating roughly to: "New Zoids Series".

They subsequently revealed the major invlovement in all areas, Anime, Manga, Model Kits, Arcarde Games, Smartphone apps, and a Console game for the Nintendo Switch.

Plot

The series follows Arashi and his Wild Liger. The main antagonists are the Death Metal Empire, lead by Gallagher. They use Zoids for conquest, and have at their command many Zoids and warriors, including the Four Heavenly Kings.

Arashi longs to follow his father's footsteps become a Zoid Hunter, and find his ultimate Partner. At the beginning of his journey, he partners up wiht the Wild Liger and meets Bacon and Team Supreme, who tell him about the Great Ancient Treasure Z.

For the sake of adventure, Arashi sets out to find this treasure, and forms Team Freedom along the way.

Characters

Some characters have been revealed. TBA.

• Arashi - Freedom (Kensho Ono)
• Onigiri - Freedom (Etsuko Kozakura)
• Penne - Freedom (Mikako Komatsu)
• Ikazuchi - Freedom
• Bacon - Supreme (Takahiro Sakurai)
• Gyoza - Freedom
• Soders - Death Metal
• Gallagher - Death Metal
• Drake - Death Metal (Kaito Ishikawa)
• Caviar - Death Metal
• Avocado - Supreme
• Garlic - Supreme
• Candy - Supreme
• Kuroame - Supreme
• Sauce - Supreme (Ami Koshimizu)
• Sanratan - (Suzuko Mimori )
• Taifu - N/A
• Caviar - Death Metal
• Gallagher - Death Metal

Karen (ep6)

Urala

hayacher

Zoids

Some of the major Zoids that first appeared in Wild include:

• Wild Liger
• Kabtor
• Gilraptor
• Gannontoise
• Scorpear
• Death Rex
• Gabriator
• Knuckle Kong
• Kuwaga
• Grachiosaurus
• Fang Tiger
• Stegosage
• Triceradogos
• Gusok
• Raptor
• Catalga

More have been shown, their details are TBA.

Episode List

• 1: Release Your Instincts! Wild Liger!
• 2: Invasion! Death Metal!
• 3: Awaken! Pride of the Zoid King!
• 4: Mighty Foes! Death Metals Elite Four!
• 5: Seize the Treasure! The Girl with the Scorpion Zoid!
• 6: Battle at the Festival! Liger vs Grachio!
• 7: Monster Tortoise! That Man is the Zoid Professor!
• 8: Zoids: Wild Episode 8
• 9: Zoids: Wild Episode 9
• 10: Zoids: Wild Episode 10
• 11: Zoids: Wild Episode 11
• 12: Zoids: Wild Episode 12

Broadcast

MPL released the episodes on Summer 2018. The first episode aired 7/7/2018. Episodes air weekly on Saturdays 6:30am. Streams are made available on Saturdays 12:00 noon.

Trivia

Mitsutaka Hirota is the scriptwriter for the anime.

Theme songs

• Opening Song 1: "Starting Over" - by DISH
• Opening Song 2: "Defiance" - Jaejoong
• Insert Song: "Wild Blue" - PENGUIN RESEARCH
• Ending Theme 1: "Shōnen no Boku e" - PENGUIN RESEARCH
• Ending Theme 2: "blue moon" - Shoko Nakagawa

External links

• TOMY Zoids: Wild Page (Japanese)
• Zoids Wild Anime Page (Japanese)