Going forward the Manga Reader will also cover the Zoids SS Book publication! We have the first chapter of this already posted, which you can view by going to the Zoids SS Manga Directory.

    You'll find another new page in the SS Directory for side by side comparisons of the book Vs. Magazine differences. We missed the first page in the original magazine scans and hope to fix this later. Most of the differences between the book and the magazine are the first 2 chapters. Changes in later parts of the manga are much more negligible.

    I've expanded on the Zoids SS book page (found under the Zoids SS Manga Directory) to include some more details about what the book contains. I was surprised to discover a number of visual changes outlined in the page expansion, so I've ordered another book. Since it is quite thick I can't properly scan it but with a book I can chop up I'll be able to archive and upload all of the new visually modified pages!

    Zoids SS is up for a full book release scheduled for July 26th. You can pre-order this on a number of sites but for now we've stuck up a CD Japan link since they allow overseas buyers. There is no cover art yet revealed and no description of if the book will contain any kind of extras. More information as it becomes available.

    This update is way later than it ever should have been. We meant to have it done ... at least a week and a half ago but well, time got away from us.

    Zoids SS has been confirmed to be cancelled after the 3rd chapter of the FSV story, stating "END" at the last page rather than their normal "continued in next issue." This is a sad day, as the (supposedly) last Original Story was also posted online this previous month, leaving us to wonder if there will be any future updates on the Zoids Original website.

    Fortunately (or unfortunately? I'm not sure-) we're behind on Zoids SS updates so there will still be a couple more chapters for us to post in the future! We've gone ahead and uploaded the first of the FSV stories to the Zoids SS Manga Directory.

    Today there is a lot of good and bad news. We will get the bad news out of the way first.

    The Zoids Original series is coming to an end. A notice on the Line Up page says that the Storm Sworder FSV will be the last kit sold from this line. This means that the only running media for the Zoids franchise, the Zoids SS manga is also likely to end in only 1-3 months. It's a sad day, but let's not forget that for a brief moment in time we not only had new characters and media, stories, and comics, but the long-awaited revival of a motorized line, however short it may have been!

    TakaraTomy is grateful for the continued support of the Zoids line, and have posted wall papers of the kits in this line. They have also posted the first part of the Storm Sworder FSV story. The profile page from the main page currently links to the Command Wolf RGC stats, but change the URL to 04 to get the FSV story characters.

    Zoids SS Chapter 8 has been added to the manga directory. This means that we've finally caught up, and that the Command Wolf RGC story has been concluded. The issue being released next month will begin the start of the Storm Sworder FSV manga, which if it continues as scheduled, will conclude shortly after the release of the model kit.

    A new chapter of Zoids SS has been added! In the next week or so we'll be fully caught up until the next issue of Dengeki Hobby Magazine is released. This time, the Geno Ritter is finally facing the Command Wolf RGC, as well as Kai and his Mirage Fox! What has happened to Tys, and her Mirage Fox, we wonder? Translations courtesy of Emeryl!

    We mentioned earlier that Zoids SS would be going on hiatus until the new year. We didn't expect to start off right away, but we have! A new chapter (Chapter 6) of the Zoids SS comic can be found in the manga directory. Translations are courtesy of Falcarius! There are two more chapters to catch up on but we'll have both of those done by the end of January.

    The Zoids SS Manga Directory has been updated with Chapter 5, which concludes the story featuring Geno Ritter and Shield Liger SG. Chapter 6 featuring the Command Wolf RGC will begin in the December Issue but there may be slight delays in us getting it translated, as there appears to have been a delay with the shipment of DHM this month.

    I'd also just like to note that while the Shield Liger is the "Thruster Gun" type it was shortened to SG, which is stated (in English) in the Japanese version of the comic. This is not a mistake in the translations.

    We're a little late on getting Zoids SS up, but Chapter 4 can now be found in the Zoids SS Manga directory! DHM and HJM were just released so you can probably expect another chapter in just a couple of weeks. This chapter and the next appear to continue on with the main Geno Ritter story.

    Zoids SS Chapter 3 has been released! The full chapter is translated and uploaded in the Manga section. Sadly this one is only 15 pages, compared to the earlier 24. It makes up for it with some very nicely drawn Zoids and plot though! It is still unclear how the continuation of the story will go.

    Chapter 2 of Zoids SS has been updated and the full-story page has been as while. This chapter was another 24-page chapter. It is hard to say at this point how things will progress. The framing around the final page seems to imply that it will switch stories to the Geno-Ritter and, presumably by a series of short-stories instead of an ongoing story arch. It could very well just be setting up the main story though and will continue on as it has already. It's hard to say at this point in time but hey, we'll have a better idea at the beginning of next month sometime!