Chapters 5 and 6 of Official Fan Book 5 are now available! This marks a major shift from the old Fan Book EX. From here, the story starts a rewrite of its conclusion. Not only will you notice some key differences in how the battles in general play out, but you'll also see a fair amount of new personalized scenes for Battle Story characters, which was a fun change!

 The Chaotic Century anime section has now been updated with Volume 9 and 10 of the Japanese DVDs (which you can now reach by clicking the series banner.) These pages include the concept art that was featured on them, covering episodes 40 ~ 49. This was a particularly fun stretch of the series, so there's lots of art to review!

 The 02 Empire Set has been added to the Zoids Mini Collection page! This includes photos of the five included Zoids: Iron Kong, Molga, Red Horn, Redler, and Saber Tiger.

 Chapter 12 of Zoids Galaxy Quest Planet Zi has been added! In this chapter the group sets out to get some fuel for their BLOX Zoids and inadvertently stumbles upon some new friends. They could just possibly be the key they're looking for in the fight against the Chimeras!

 We've got some new index entries, including more obscure variants. New entries include battle-story specific variants Canory Molga and Gun Sniper W2, Gunz Raser from Zoids Generations, and magazine Zoids/variants Jagd Wolf, Octoloud, and Wolf Death Spark.

 There's also a few new pages for obscure Zoids characters that've already been covered in media around the site, including Veauregard from Zoids Generations, Bobby Maxwell and Emu Rinon from Zi Report, and Barrett Gutter from the Zoids Battle Card Game / Note Map.

 Chapters 7 and 8 have been added to the Zoids Battle Story! Witness some of the earliest conflicts between our two earliest cat rivals, the Saber Tiger and the Shield Liger, and follow the ever-evolving story of a new threat from the Empire!

 The entire character section for Zoids Chaotic Century has been redone, and should now include all characters that appeared in the show. This includes basic overviews, history, assets, what Zoids they piloted, etc. Over time these profiles will also be ported over to the Character Index, but main characters who have particularly long histories will likely have shortened versions in the main index to allow room for their other major appearances (such as manga and battle story.)

 The HMM section has been updated with the story and fuselage explanations for the Pteras Bomber, Red Horn, and Saber Tiger. The fuselage explanation has been added for the Gun Sniper Leena Special. The Pteras Bomber page also now has the freely-distributed wallpaper from the old Kotobukiya blog, which they distributed to give fans a backdrop to use for photographing their flying Zoids~

 The Shizuoka Hobby Show is in full swing, revealing a ton of new Zoids products! I've got a number of site updates lined up too, but between this and the months of other official announcement over the past while, it's too much to do in one day, so I'm gonna finish up the official updates first, then trickle in site updates over the next week or two. For now, Dengeki Hobby has posted lots of photos from the event. So let's begin!

 We knew the Gravity Cannon would be making its way to the Advanced Zi line, but a new AZ-17 Ultra Saurus has also been announced! This will be the standard Ultra Saurus without the Gravity Cannon, and will be a wider public release scheduled to open for pre-orders in July.

 Now, the Ultra we've all been waiting for, the Moonbay Spec. (also listed as Gravity Cannon Spec.) has received some additional details! This Zoid will unfortunately be a Takara Tomy Mall exclusive, but don't forget, state-side distributors have been getting these exclusives in recent times as well. This version of the Ultra Saurus will include the Gravity Cannon. Pre-orders are expected to open in July with a release date tentatively scheduled for late February 2027, at the same time as the standard Ultra Saurus. Hobby Japan has some additional photos.

 A discussion with the staff mentions this kit's incredible size, measuring about 721mm in length, 379mm in height (a bit taller than an HMM Gojulas), and 392mm in width. The motorized gimmicks are said to carry out the entire firing sequence, including loading the shells (with no actual projectiles, of course.)

 In a shocking turn of events Kotobukiya has announced that they'll be remaking the Shield Liger as an entirely new design! This is the first new mold we've seen in a while, and it's definitely not what anyone was expecting. After all, they'd discussed wanting to focus on new designs instead of remakes back when the Shield Liger DCS-J was announced. It's a pleasant surprise, and opens up a lot of possibilities for their Zoid designs. This redesign in particular fixes many of the aesthetic complaints people had about the old one. The new Liger is far more robust with the blocky design we've come to expect from the first Liger. AmiAmi, Hobby Japan and Yodobashi Hobby posted some additional photos.

 Kotobukiya has announced the Salamander F2, and man is it gorgeous! Featuring stormy silvers, a deep blue canopy, and chrome gold wings, this kit is a perfect follow up to the more tame-colored original release. Yodobashi Hobby has some additional photos.

 Harry's Dark Horn is joining the HMM lineup of anime kits getting a new release! If the photos are accurate it looks like it'll feature a much more anime-accurate yellow-toned gold than the previous release's orange-gold detailing, along with a paler green interior body frame. This photo by Hobby Japan shows off the color and shine better, and there are some more photos by AmiAmi and Yodobashi Hobby.

 The AM-Z Blade Liger also made an appearance at the show, giving us our first real clear look at the design and details. It includes tons of small markings. This figure is expected for sometime this summer.

 Our evil doom kitty from the Code Name B.U.D.D.Y. comic has finally been revealed as an upcoming model kit collaboration! This griffon-type Zoid will feature sleek glossy all-new armor, wings, three-toed paws, and nice translucent armor parts. This is our first look at the Zoid in color, as all appearances in the manga thus far have been in black and white. AmiAmi has some additional photos.

 A brand new Monster Hunter collaboration kit has been announced, the Wild Liger Zino! This kit features a radically redesigned model, with entirely new armor that coats almost the entire body themed after Zinogre from Monster Hunter. Keen observers have implied that even some of the body parts, such as the ribs may be knew. AmiAmi has some additional photos.

 At the same time as the Zino announcement it was revealed that there'll also be a Gokuou version, based on the subspecies of Zinogre from Monster Hunter, Stygian Zinogre.

 A lineup showing off several of the upcoming RMZ kits had a surprise announcement, the RMZ Bio Volcano! This design looks awesome from what we can see so far, and is expected to release sometime in 2027.