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.
We've also got a look at the colored prototype for the RMZ-022 Murasame Liger! It has quite an impressive range of motion and is cast in a darker teal to better match the anime. This is a nice choice, as if they'd gone with a brighter color it wouldn't have stood out much compared to the ZA 1/100 scale Murasame Liger by Kotobukiya. The figure will even feature an optional standard Zoid style cockpit (with an included standard pilot seated upright) or a Zoids Genesis accurate cockpit with Ruuji leaning forward. This kit is already up for pre-order and scheduled to release in December for 7,480 Yen. It was also displayed at the show.
Tanimeso also posted some of their old Murasame Liger Zi-Girl illustrations to celebrate the new Murasame.
The event display for the Advanced Zi series shows off a brand new variant, the Murasame Liger Original Color Version! This variant has the striking blue that Murasame Liger was first released in (as a kit), still sporting a chrome blade. The display even seems to have a recreation of the glow-in-the-dark blade, which was a limited option part from the old Tomy line!
Two pages have been added under Action Figures in the Art Statues section. These include the Zoids Amusement Figures and the Zoids Genesis Figure Collection. The Bio Tyranno of the Figure Collection was already added, but mislabeled as an Amusement Figure. Its review has been redone entirely, including new, clearer photos.
The next wave of Zoids Episodes have hit Youtube, but I'd really like to talk about Fuzors! Fans who saw the earlier western release of this series may remember the underwhelming feeling. Fuzors isn't to a lot of people's taste. However, when the series aired in Japan, it had tons of differences, from changes in lighting effects to a copious amount of redrawn frames. Surprisingly, the entirety of Episode 2 was remade to be much darker in aesthetics and theme, really upping the visual impact of this battle. I highly recommend watching at least this one, to see the one episode you might've missed when watching the Western Release!
Zoids Genesis Episode 1 is now available on Youtube! Aside from that, GowTohgetsu over on Twitter posted a nice high-quality image of Ruuji's Village, which has appeared throughout various articles and media relating to Zoids Genesis. In the Twitter thread they also discuss a staff member's perspective of the series and the decisions made for its world setting.
Mercy Rabbit, the key artist for the HMM kits as well as many old Zoids artworks has also started a thread where they share many of their Zoids Generations artworks. Here, Mercy talks about the specifications that went into Midori's design and the history of the Zoid characters and products. Mercy also posted about the old (out of print) Murasame Liger T-shirt, which was a blast from the past! I remember wanting this so bad back when Genesis was airing~
Along with this news we have our first look at the Blu-Ray Edition Murasame Liger. Rather than to go with the clear color versions, like earlier box sets, it is cast in a more anime-specific green color. We've never had an anime-accurate Murasame release so this is quite interesting!
Wonder Festival was just a couple of days ago, and revealed a lot of brand new items for the Zoids franchise! It's an exciting week for everybody!
First of all, however, it has been announced that Zoids Fuzors will be released on Blu-Ray in August (presumeably August 2nd if it follows the pattern). Zoids Genesis is also scheduled to be released on January 1st, 2016. We can assume pre-orders will show up on May, April, or March. If comparing prices to earlier Blu-ray release, it may be estimated that Fuzor will be around $300 and Genesis aroun $500-$600.