Zoids Wild

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Zoids Wild
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ZOIDS ゾイド ワイルド
(Zoido Wairudo)
GenreAdventure, Mecha
Original network JNN (MBS, TBS)
English network
Original run July 7, 2018 – June 29, 2019
Episodes50
2 December 28, 2018 [6] 978-4-09-142838-7
3 June 28, 2019 [7] 978-4-09-142899-8

A sequel series, also by Moricha, began serialization from September 2019 to October 2020. [8] [9]

No.Release dateISBN
1 December 27, 2019 [10] 978-4-09-143136-3
2 June 26, 2020 [11] 978-4-09-143203-2
3 December 25, 2020 [12] 978-4-09-143255-1
4 August 30, 2021 [13] 978-4-09-143313-8

Anime

Wild aired on Mainichi Broadcasting System and Tokyo Broadcasting System from July 7, 2018, to June 29, 2019 in addition to other networks. [14] [15] [16] Inspired by Moricha's manga, the series is produced by OLM, directed by Norihiko Sudō and written by Mitsutaka Hirota. On June 22, 2019, it was announced that Zoids Wild would end on June 29, 2019. [17]

On October 1, 2018, it was reported that Hasbro currently has plans to bring Zoids Wild to North America with Hasbro Studios (now Allspark) licensing the anime for an English dub, which was tentatively titled Zoids: Build Them to Life. before being retitled to just Zoids and then back to its original title. [1] [18] The dub is produced by Ocean Productions.

The first half of the dub released on Netflix on August 14, 2020 and then second half on October 3, the latter originally slated to be released two days earlier. [19] [20] [21] The dub was removed from Netflix on August 15, 2022. [22] A Hong Kong-produced English dub began airing on Cartoon Network in the Philippines on March 2, 2019. It also aired in Singapore on Okto on April 8, before moving to Channel 5 the following month due to Okto's closure. [23]

A second season, titled Zoids Wild Zero has been announced, featuring a brand-new story with new characters, directed by Takao Kato and written by Kenichi Araki. [24] The second season aired from October 4, 2019 to October 16, 2020, on TV Tokyo. [25] On May 22, 2020, it was announced further episodes would delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [26] On June 11, 2020, it was announced the anime would return on June 19, 2020. [27]

In September 2020, it was announced Zoids Wild Senki, a CG-animated miniseries released on YouTube, on the CoroCoro's, Takara Tomy's YouTube channels, starting from October 17, 2020. [28] [29]

Video games

An arcade game called Zoids Wild: Battle Card Hunter (ゾイドワイルド バトルカードハンター, Zoido Wairudo: Batoru Kādo Hantā) was released by Takara Tomy in Japan on January 24, 2019. [30] It was followed by the Nintendo Switch title, Zoids Wild: King of Blast (ゾイドワイルド キング オブ ブラスト, Zoido Wairudo: Kingu Obu Burasuto) action game developed by Eighting on February 28, 2019. [31] Outright Games released the title in Australia, Europe and North America as Zoids Wild: Blast Unleashed on October 16, 2020. [32] A sequel, entitled Zoids Wild: Infinity Blast, was released November 26, 2020 on Nintendo Switch in Japan. [33] [34] [35] A digital card game called Zoids Wild Arena was released globally (excluding China, Japan and South Korea) by Act Games for Android devices on April 3, 2023. [36] Service ended on March 6, 2025.

References

  1. 1 2 "Hasbro Lists Zoids in MIPCOM Lineup". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on April 13, 2021. Retrieved November 12, 2018.
  2. ↑ "Zoids Model Toys Inspire Zoids Wild Summer Anime, April Manga, Switch Game". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on April 13, 2021. Retrieved October 29, 2018.
  3. ↑ Frayna, Marion (March 27, 2019). "The Newest Zoids Wild Series Is A Massive Nostalgic Bomb To Your Wallet". Geek Culture. Retrieved September 30, 2022.
  4. ↑ "Zoids Wild revives mech franchise with new anime, manga, games, models". ToonBarn. March 1, 2018. Archived from the original on January 28, 2020. Retrieved March 13, 2019.
  5. ↑ ゾイド ワイルド １ (in Japanese). Shogakukan. August 28, 2018. Archived from the original on January 16, 2021. Retrieved March 13, 2019.
  6. ↑ ゾイド ワイルド ２ (in Japanese). Shogakukan. August 28, 2018. Archived from the original on January 16, 2021. Retrieved March 13, 2019.
  7. ↑ ゾイド ワイルド 3 (in Japanese). Shogakukan. June 28, 2019. Archived from the original on October 25, 2020. Retrieved September 7, 2019.
  8. ↑ "Zoids Franchise Gets New Manga in August". Anime News Network. June 23, 2019. Archived from the original on June 23, 2019. Retrieved June 23, 2019.
  9. ↑ "Moricha's Zoids Wild 2 Manga Ends". August 28, 2023.
  10. ↑ ゾイドワイルド２ １ (in Japanese). Shogakukan. December 27, 2019. Archived from the original on October 19, 2020. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
  11. ↑ ゾイドワイルド２ ２ (in Japanese). Shogakukan. June 26, 2020. Archived from the original on October 18, 2020. Retrieved October 15, 2020.
  12. ↑ ゾイドワイルド２ 3 (in Japanese). Shogakukan. December 25, 2020. Archived from the original on June 26, 2022. Retrieved August 1, 2025.
  13. ↑ ゾイドワイルド２+ (in Japanese). Shogakukan. August 30, 2021. Archived from the original on November 4, 2024. Retrieved August 1, 2025.
  14. ↑ Romano, Sal (February 26, 2018). "New Zoids series Zoids Wild announced, includes Switch game". Gematsu. Archived from the original on November 4, 2020. Retrieved March 9, 2018.
  15. ↑ Chapman, Paul (February 27, 2018). "Zoids Wild TV Anime Runs Rampant in Summer of 2018". Crunchyroll. Archived from the original on January 25, 2021. Retrieved March 9, 2018.
  16. ↑ Ressler, Karen (May 11, 2018). "Zoids Wild Anime Teaser Reveals July 7 Premiere". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on February 15, 2021. Retrieved May 12, 2018.
  17. ↑ "Zoids Wild Anime Ends on June 29". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on October 19, 2020. Retrieved June 23, 2019.
  18. ↑ "Screening Room". Archived from the original on September 28, 2019. Retrieved September 29, 2019.
  19. ↑ "Zoids Wild | Netflix". Netflix .[ permanent dead link ]
  20. ↑ "Netflix Streams Zoids Wild Anime in U.S. on August 14". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on August 19, 2013. Retrieved August 20, 2020.
  21. ↑ "EXCLUSIVE: New ZOIDS Figures Revealed Ahead of Hasbro's Pulse Con". Archived from the original on September 29, 2020. Retrieved September 24, 2020.
  22. ↑ "What's Leaving Netflix in August 2022". July 20, 2022. Archived from the original on July 21, 2022. Retrieved July 20, 2022.
  23. ↑ "Zoids Wild gets English debut in the Philippines, Singapore". ToonBarn. March 13, 2019. Archived from the original on March 13, 2019. Retrieved March 13, 2019.
  24. ↑ "Zoids Wild Zero Anime Reveals Cast, Staff, October 4 Premiere". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on September 13, 2020. Retrieved August 26, 2019.
  25. ↑ "Zoids Wild Anime Gets 2nd Season in October". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on January 20, 2024. Retrieved July 26, 2019.
  26. ↑ Mateo, Alex (May 22, 2020). "Zoids Wild Zero Anime Delays New Episodes Due to COVID-19". Anime News Network . Archived from the original on September 18, 2020. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
  27. ↑ Mateo, Alex (June 11, 2020). "Zoids Wild Zero Anime Resumes on June 19 After COVID-19 Delay". Anime News Network . Archived from the original on September 18, 2020. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
  28. ↑ "Zoids Wild Senki Net Anime Announced for Fall Premiere". August 28, 2023. Archived from the original on January 13, 2021. Retrieved September 14, 2020.
  29. ↑ Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine : "最新作！アニメ「ゾイドワイルド戦記」予告編を公開！第１話は10月17日（土）より配信スタート！". YouTube . October 9, 2020.
  30. ↑ Matsumoto, Ryuichi (December 15, 2018). =テレビアニメ｢ゾイドワイルド｣の新たなアミューズメントマシン「ゾイドワイルド バトルカードハンター」，2019年1月24日から順次展開予定. 4Gamer (in Japanese). Archived from the original on March 16, 2020. Retrieved March 13, 2019.
  31. ↑ Romano, Sal (November 12, 2018). "Zoids Wild: King of Blast for Switch launches February 28, 2019 in Japan". Gematsu. Archived from the original on August 11, 2020. Retrieved March 13, 2019.
  32. ↑ Romano, Sal (July 9, 2020). "Zoids Wild: Blast Unleashed coming west on October 16". Gematsu. Archived from the original on September 4, 2020. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
  33. ↑ "ゾイドワイルド インフィニティブラスト（Nintendo Switchソフト）｜タカラトミー". Archived from the original on December 3, 2020. Retrieved October 6, 2022.
  34. ↑ "Zoids Wild Infinity Blast Switch NSP XCI". November 26, 2020. Archived from the original on October 6, 2022. Retrieved October 6, 2022.
  35. ↑ "Zoids Wild: Infinity Blast - Press Kit". March 2006.
  36. ↑ "'ZOIDS WILD ARENA' Announces Its Launching". ACT Games (Press release). Seoul, South Korea: GlobeNewswire. April 5, 2023. Retrieved August 1, 2025.
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