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 second Hunter Wolf collab kit was announced, closely mirroring the first Hunter Wolf MPD. This rerelease will feature a new head design with slicked back ears and modified face armor, and will sport silver accents instead of gold as well as bright blue eyes. This is a shout out release for the collaboration comic Code Name B.U.D.D.Y., which features two Hunter Wolves, Ares and Bess, who work closely with the MPD.

 A good while back the box arts were posted for the Unit 01 and Unit 02 kits from the Evangelion crossover, depicting backdrops that find a nice middle ground between featuring the Zoids and the collaboration mechs.

 When Kirin Beer company was posting about one of its products, the Lager Zero, quite a few fans took great amusement in the spelling which was only a single character off from Liger Zero. After some social media back-and-forth, it seems Kirin Beer may actually be collaborating with TT to create an official collab product! While being sold by a beer company, Lager Zero is named for it having 0% alcohol.

 Now this one's really out left field. Takara Tomy is collaborating with Fairy Tail Parfum, who often does anime-based collabs to make a series of Zoids themed perfumes. There's a special scent made for several of the anime characters, including Bang, Fine, Irvine, Moonbay, Raven, Schwarz, Prozen, Sieg, and Shadow. They'll be selling for 5,500 yen each. Shipping items like this can be a bit of a challenge due to shipping laws, so you may want to keep an eye on Ebay or similar sites for them. If you try to use a larger import service there's a solid chance that even if the purchase goes through, they won't be able to actually ship the product to you.

 Speaking of updates with a lot of links, Medarot has done a few more Zoids collabs over the past few months, introducing a lot more Zoid mechs into the game as well as character costumes. Preview video, Promo image, Schneider, Panzer, Genesis preview video, Murasame Liger, Preview images, Liger Zero Phoenix, Buster Furher, Fuzors character outfits, Fuzors preview video, Schneider concept art, Panzer concept art, Genesis preview video, Buster Furher concept art, Liger Zero Phoenix concept art, Murasame Liger concept art, NC0 character outfits, Bio Megaraptor, Bio Megaraptor concept art, Genesis character outfits, Liger Zero Jager.

 Figsoku posted some extra pictures of the beautiful chrome-gold Hunter Wolf Garo. Unfortunately this still seems to be venue-specific, so we'll be waiting for the second-hand market. That aside, the kit is gorgeous.

 A page has been made for the Great Extinction Exhibit collab kits, the Redonda Gabrigator and the Dimepulsar Rare Bone Ver. 2025. Hobby Watch also did a review of the special kits while Takara Tomy Toys posted a video.

 For those unaware, Code Name B.U.D.D.Y. has been getting posted each month over on Hero Bunko, which includes the first chapter and the second-to-latest chapter available for free. It's a cute story worth checking out!

 Zoids is doing a crossover with the Godzilla Battleline app! They posted a preview video featuring the 3D model scenes from the AZ model kit videos and some in-game footage. The app now has the Blade Liger, Geno Breaker, and Death Saurer, so have some fun stomping on cities and frying up other monsters!

 We've gotten some pictures of the Hunter Wolf Garo collab by Synergenex, and man, this thing is beautiful! The wolf features gold chrome armor with chrome silver accent pieces and red eyes. It also includes special Garo-themed stickers. The kit will be up for pre-order at the Garo 20th Anniversary Exhibit for 7,700 yen. We aren't certain if it'll be released elsewhere later, but the article by Dengeki Hobby noted that it might be sold on the event site later. The wolf also has its own custom lore.

 We've got an official page for the second Hunter Wolf MPD which more or less rehashes the lore of the first, but includes lots of gorgeous photos of this Zoid. Looks like it'll have blue eyes! The original unit had yellow-green eyes.

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 T-Spark has announced a new Patlabor x Zoids collab kit, a rehash of the previous Hunter Wolf Metropolitan Police Department Version, this time as Unit 2! This kit seems redesigned to better match the manga style, with modified facial armor, sloping back ears, new decals, and a more defined nose. The gold from the previous kit has been changed to silver. Pre-orders are opening in August.

 We've gotten new information on the Evangelion collaboration kits (promo image) from Synergenex, starting with Test Type-01, scheduled to be released in February 2026 for 6,600 yen! Both units come with an Entry Plug to replace the pilot. The unit comes with a purple cockpit hatch to match Eva Unit 1 as well as a black one to better match the Xeno Rex's styling. It has custom designed armor and weapons matching the unit as well!

Within the vast geofront beneath Tokyo-3, a spherical metallic lifeform mysteriously glowed and pulsated. It was discovered along with other metallic skeletons deep in the Antarctic strata, and was placed under the care of the special agency NERV. NERV designated this metallic lifeform as a "Core", analyzed it, and due to its semi-permanent energy generation, planned to repurpose it into a weapon to destroy the Angels. During further research, it was also discovered that the Core's unique pulse pattern resonated only with specific individuals of Evangelion, decisive general-purpose humanoid weapons. This was seen as an effective means of countering the Angels. NERV appropriated replacement parts from the resonating Evas, restoring the metallic lifeform to its original form, dubbing it the Xeno Rex, a decisive general-purpose beast-type weapon. * Machine translation

 The red Test Type-02 is releasing at the same time for the same cost. It features the Pencil Roc, a 6-shot gun inspired from the referenced Eva, as well as other weapons inspired by Evangelion, like the Pallet Rifle and Progressive Knife, which unfolds from the shoulder towers. Like Type-01, it comes with two cockpit covers, a red one to match the Eva, and a translucent orange one to match the Xeno Rex.

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 The Shield-D-Prime box art has been revealed! Hobby Watch also posted an interview with the staff who worked on the kit, giving some insights into its development as well as some interesting concept art, showing the Blade Liger that was considered before they landed on the Shield Liger.

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 A second collaboration with Seiko has been announced, this time producing a quality watch featuring the Geno Saurer! I feel like the design comes across cleaner and more readable. Each watch is engraved with the imperial emblem of Guylos and a serial number (1 of 300). The watch is scheduled to release January 1st for 66,000 yen.

 We've been wondering for a while what would happen with this high-detail transformer, and now we've got more info! There's a lot to cover, so let's get into the important info first: The figure is now up for pre-order for 38,500 Yen (about $268) retail with a release date of February 2026. You can view tons of photos on its official web page. As a Zoids x Transformers collaborative project, it can, of course, transform between Shield Liger Mode and Optimus Prime Mode.

 This figure is 1/60 scale based on the pre-existing diaclone pilots, meaning it's about the same size as a 1/72 scale Shield Liger. It has all the same movable gimmicks you'd expect from a Shield Liger such as the back gun, canopy opening, missile pods deploying, etc. A bay installed to the belly of the Shield Liger can open up behind it, deploying a small motorcycle, the Road Viper. The Shield Liger head contains LEDs for the cockpit to light up as well as motorized chomping action, (click video on the page and skip to about 26 minutes in) a shout out to Takara Tomy's long history with motorized model kits.

 When transformed into Optimus Prime Mode, some of the Shield Liger parts such as the tail and back segments can be converted into a Beam Cannon Mode. The additional cockpit on the Shield's back is a standard CRP type cockpit common to the Diaclone series, meaning it can be combined with other non-Zoids Diaclone figures.

 Diaclone's 1/60 scale pilots, the Dia-nauts, have built in magnets in their feet that can attach to tiny square steel plates built into the Shield Liger. This allows you to pose them dramatically standing on the Shield Liger's head or on the back. The included FZ Ion Blaster gun can also be equipped to both forms, while the Shieldy's chest and tail gun can be combined into a single handheld weapon for Optimus Prime. For those who've seen the images and are wondering, no, the display stand is not included. There are some awesome video promos too, check them out below!

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