The final volume of Zoids Wild 2 has been posted to AmazonJP for 670 yen! If you weren't able to collect the earlier CoroCoro volumes and would like to check out how this story ended, this is a great and affordable option.
Moritya has also posted some teaser images and main image art over on twitter of the upcoming Zoids Wild 2+! A new manga beginning in CoroCoro, which features Xenorex as the main character's Zoid! Moritya's art is so nice, it's excellent news to hear of another manga coming out! There's also a nice Christmas Image based on ZW2.
Chapter 4 of Zoids Wild EX-ZERO has been added to the books and articles directories! In this chapter, Cutter wakes up in a strange village, with an even stranger artifact nearby. Soon he meets the village guardian, a Zoid that has been appearing in his dreams. Why does the elusive Kagura Fox seem so familiar?
The BCH site has updated with their 5th bulletin of the second expansion! There are so many beautiful cards in here, including a few brand new color schemes, so check it out! Clean digital images have also been posted for the Liger The Arthur and Zero Grizis.
Xenorex is making a big appearance in CoroCoro! Not only is the Zoid itself striking a pose, but the December issue also discussed the upcoming Xeno Evolution S! The text seemed to imply that Xeno Evolutions may actually change size, not just armor. The issue also confirmed the spelling to be "Xenorex" all as one word, like Fangtiger.
A promotional image of the Xenorex that appears in CoroCoro has been posted by Zoids Official. New product images for the kit were exhibited on TakaraTomy Mall's page for the ZW49 Missile + Laser Combat Unit, and it was also featured in the video that showed off these parts. The video gives us a clear look at the Zoid as it looks unmodified, out of the box. You can see the pilot beneath the clear orange canopy, which is an interesting and different placement from the Burning Liger.
Xenorex Data: Length: 9.8 m
Height: 4.9 m
Width: 3.1 m
Weight: 45.0 tons
Maximum Speed: 200 km/h
Scheduled for a winter release
Connecting Radar (blue piece over canopy) Forced Cooling System (boxes on top of arms) Laser Bite Fangs (mouth) Protection Canopy (canopy) Multi Connector Unit (pegs on back) Multi Hands (hands) Reinforce Cylinders (legs) Smash Tail (tail) Strike Heavy Claws (feet) Zoid Factor Converter (Maybe vents on lower back? Not sure what it's pointing to)
Daewon, who handles the domestic Zoids releases for Korea, has posted an exciting announcement! They'll be releasing their first truly Korean exclusive model kit, the limited edition Death Rex Gold Version! This gold chrome Rex will be releasing for 79,500 Won (roughly $70 USD) later this month on the 26th. It is limited to domestic shipping within Korea, so international fans will need to find a shopping service. I've personally not had any experience with this, so am unfortunately unable to provide any recommendations.
- CoroCoro 100: Burning Liger Ltd Black Gold Ver.!
The December issue of CoroCoro revealed our first CoroCoro 100 limited of the new line, the Burning Liger Limited Black Gold Version! This black Burning Liger with added gold parts will be available as a Silver Peel. Aside from that image, a fuller view of it (albeit small) can be seen on the My Zoids Contest 2020 page, as a Burning Liger will be part of the top prize set for each category.
Two new weapon sets have been announced for the Zoids Wild series! The ZW49 Missile + Laser Combat Unit and the ZW50 Cannon + Laser Combat Unit! These include brand new weapons that we've seen in the short monthly anime episodes of Zoids Wild Senki. They feature almost the same weapons between them in different colors. They are scheduled to release on December 12th for 1000 Yen.
A video posted online showed that they also have a couple of pieces not shown in the video. This includes the Attachment Frame (rereleased from earlier sets in red-blue) and the Flexible Joint, which is a ball joint that allows the weapons to swivel in quite a few directions! This, combined with the Conversion Caps that fit over a Zoids cap to turn them into a standard 3mm peg means tons of customization options, even for older Tomy kits.
Universal Weapons:Available in both sets. A-Z 4-Barrelled Short Laser Gatling x1
A-Z Knight Sword x1
A-Z Laser Drill x1
A-Z Laser Shot Gun x2
A-Z Mega Shield x1
Attachment Frame (count unknown)
Compact Ion Booster x2
Conversion Caps x2
Flexible Joint (count unknown)
Support Gun Pod x1
These weapons sets include some weapons from more expensive kits, for use on other Zoids. The missiles from the blue set are from the Omega Rex, and the cannons from the red set are from the Genospino.
The larger weapons are designed to attach to the front of the CDW Impact Gatling, spinning along with the motorized function. This includes the 4-Barrelled Short Laser Gatling and the A-Z Laser Drill for certain. The A-Z Knight Sword can be included as a knife within a case, or have the case fasten around the handle to turn it into a longsword.
Burning Liger and its associated weapon and set are now released, but in the mean time, it has gotten a lot of video updates! Including TakaraTomy Toys posting a video of the Impact Gatling attached to the shoulder, which still spins! They also have an information video over on Youtube. The commercial shows off the upcoming ZW53 Ignition Boosters and the silhouette of the upcoming Twin Pile Bunker
TakaraTomy posted a build review video for the Gilraptor LC, too! Although they didn't have any LC-specific concept art, it was interesting to see that they included some new Gilraptor concept art. This has been added to the anime section for Zoids Wild, and marked with a green border!
Zoids Wild Senki has seen its second episode! It looks like updates are going to be posted mid month. You can watch the second full episode below. The TakaraTomy Asia YT channel has also started posting official subs for the series, which is the second video down below. The subs leave something to be desired, but it's certainly enough to understand what's going on!
Zoids Wild Infinity Blast is just about to release (on November 26th) and some places are even charging for the item already! As we hit release week it may be worth keeping an eye out for stores stocking small stocks of the Rising Liger set. Although all are sold out currently, within the last week BicCamera JP, Toys R Us JP, and HLJ all got a small lot of sets. They sell out quick, so check around often!
- Zoids Wild Infinity Coloseum!
There've been several Infinity Coliseum, an event where viewers share ZiNA codes of customs they've designed in the game, and the hosts use them in tournament-style combat! Episode 6 was particularly interesting. After the battles, Perfect Human Katayama was invited to feature some of the Zoids model kits along with Dr. T, a popular figure from CoroCoro in the early 2000s. The panel also had a special guest, Mitsutoshi Tokuyama, who has played an active designing role in the Zoids Wild series and been a prominent figure of the franchise for decades. In this panel he shows off special, never-before-seen concept art (in the style of the concept art books). You can see this around the 29 minute mark. Chances are, some of these will be seen at the exhibit as well!
Episode 7 showed off the old Tomy motorized Death Stinger. Episode 8 was also Death Stinger focused.
Episode 9 took a brief look at the Quest menu, which includes Quest, Continuous Battle, and Training. The Quest menu shows a continuous progression, starting at Chapter 1, and features numerous pieces of concept art in the style of the Concept Art Books. It also reveals a currency system (Zeny). There are various quest menus including weapons and junk. The battlefields are designed to look like you're actually out in the field, which is a nice visual design. Like the former game, you can retry the battle if you aren't satisfied with the results.
Episode 10 shows off the multi-Zoid battles. This is comparable to King of Blast, where you fight 10 Raptors that constantly respawn. In Infinity Blast, it seems you can take on multiple Zoids at once! This mission type shows up to 4 on the field at once, with a total count of 20 in each round.
- Zoids List
The full Zoids list has been out for a while, but for those who missed it, these are all of the Zoids featured in the main Zoids list:
Awakened Fangtiger
Beast Liger
Blade Liger
Cannon Bull
Command Wolf
Command Wolf AC
Death Rex
Death Stinger
Dimepulsar
Fangtiger
Gabrigator
Gannontoise
Geno Breaker
Genospino
Gilraptor
Gilraptor Commander
Grachiosaurus
Gusock
Hunter Wolf
Iron Kong
Iron Kong PK
Knuckle Kong
Rising Liger
Rising Liger Infinity Blue Ver.
Scorpear
Sonic Bird
Stegosage
Triceradogos
Wild Liger
Zero Grizis
Zoids Wild: Blast Unleashed, the English port of King of Blast, has been released! Outright Games was gracious enough to give us a code, so you can expect some walkthrough content in the near future. In the mean time, there's some stuff to cover! Outright Games has posted an official website for the game, where you can take a look at features, screenshots, and the trailer. So far the game has been quite fun, and its been years since we saw an English Zoids title! If you're interested in picking it up, it's currently available for $20 over on Amazon and will have similarly-priced sales at other stores like Game Stop around Black Friday!
Zoids Wild Zero is collaborating with GraffArt Shop to release some new merchandise, which you can view here! This includes the following items: A set of 10 Can Badges featuring various screenshots, sold for 480 Yen each or 4,800 for a box. A set of 9 Acrylic Holders, also featuring screenshots, for 780 Yen each or 7,020 Yen for a box. A Chara Pass (card holder) for 1,380 Yen, featuring the series title image. A Large Character Mirror for 1,000 yen. A set of 7 Chara Clear Figures (Standees) for 1,600 Yen each, featuring the Zoid's stock photos. Last but not least, a mug featuring the second title card for the series for 1,500 Yen.
Zoids Wild EX-ZERO has concluded as of the December issue of Hobby Japan Magazine, and Revolver posted an image showing off all of the customs from the magazine! Soon after, it was announced that there's going to be a Zoids Wild EX-ZERO All Works Exhibition held on December 20th! At this exhibit people will be able to see all of the customs that appeared throughout the series, which is a great send off for the final chapter.
The December issue of CoroCoro announced a brand new manga, Zoids Wild 2+! As Wild 2 ended just recently we had been wondering if there was going to be a follow up, and it seems there is! The issue showed off a color image of the main character, and we've also seen some sketches over on Moritya's twitter. For those who want to know how Zoids Wild 2 ended, you can pick up the book (Japanese version) over on AmazonJP.
TakaraTomy has posted the Zoids Operation Manual Extra over on their website. It's a PDF that shows off the book, and was our first good look at Xeno Rex and the upcoming weapon CPs.
From November 12th to November 29th, Zoids BCH will be holding a limited WR Rising Liger Shirogane card campaign, the color of Rising Liger piloted by Will of the Shining Lance Corps.! They also posted cards for the Rising Liger IB and Wild Liger Evil.
CoroCoro has revealed the brand new rex-type Zoid, the Xenorex! Check out their blog for our first official peak at this Zoid. In the article, it's mentioned to be the new hero machine, implying that it'll be the protagonist of the new series, Zoids Wild Senki.
Zoids Wild "Blast Unleashed", the international version of "King of Blast" for the Nintendo Switch released today! Some content creators were given special Battle Boxes, which included the game, 4 badges/pins, 15 special game cards that included button combos and information, a poster, and a set of stickers.
Moritya over on twitter posted some teaser pages from the Zoids Wild 2 manga! Which ended this month, with the November 2020 issue of CoroCoro. It was a crazy ride, and the artwork used in the manga is amazing. The detail is fantastic, and quite expressive. We're look forward to seeing the final book print! The other Zoids Wild 2 books are available for purchase over on AmazonJP.