Zoids Wild
A boy and his Zoid battle the Dark Metal Empire.
Zoids Wild is an anime series based on the Zoids model kits produced by Takara Tomy. It is the fifth Zoids anime and was part of a cross-media relaunch of the franchise aimed at boys aged 10–12. The series streamed from 7 July 2018 to 29 June 2019 and was the final production of Allspark Animation before its absorption into Entertainment One.
Quick Facts
- Genre
- Adventure, Mecha
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Characters
Arashi is a villager who joins Team Freedom after acquiring the legendary Zoid Liger by chance. He earns the Zoid's trust and is trained by Quade to master Wild Blast, with Liger able to use the trademark action King Claw and later Ultra King Claw. Following the fall of the Dark Metal Empire, Arashi and Liger part ways with their team to travel. Quade is the founding leader of Team Supreme and a powerful Zoid Seeker whose partner is Zaber Fang. He initially sought out Liger alongside the mysterious Ancient Treasure Z before meeting Arashi. Quade mentors Arashi and later resumes his search for Ancient Treasure Z. Although not a member of the resistance, he opposes his former friend Gigaboss, who stole half of Demise's hacker key. Quade gives the key to Arashi before dying at the emperor's hands. He later appears as a spirit, enabling Zaber Fang to fight alongside his allies. Quade had met Arashi's father Apex and Mitsuba before the series began. Battalia is an orphan whose parents were killed by bandits. She becomes a bounty hunter to fund the orphanage where she grew up, using her Scorpear-type Zoid partner Needle. She works for the Dark Metal Empire's Numb-lock after impressing him, and he tasks her with taking down 100 bounties in exchange for money for the orphanage. After meeting Arashi, she becomes the first member of Team Freedom, eventually siding with her friends even though Arashi is her final bounty. Analog is the pilot of Tanks and a member of Team Freedom with a strong passion for Zoids. He often introduces Zoids by name, type, and abilities, even when not near them. Initially a slave of the Dark Metal Empire, he was forced to perform Hacker Key experiments, many on Tanks, which filled him with guilt. After meeting Arashi, Analog revolts against his captors, and Tanks gives him its Zoid Key.
Media
A manga series by Moricha began monthly serialization in Shogakukan's CoroCoro Comic from April 2018 to May 2019, followed by a sequel series from September 2019 to October 2020. The anime aired on Mainichi Broadcasting System and Tokyo Broadcasting System from July 7, 2018, to June 29, 2019, and was produced by OLM, directed by Norihiko Sudō, and written by Mitsutaka Hirota. On June 22, 2019, it was announced the series would end on June 29, 2019. Hasbro planned to bring Zoids Wild to North America, with Hasbro Studios licensing the anime for an English dub tentatively titled Zoids: Build Them to Life, later retitled to Zoids and then back to its original title. The dub was produced by Ocean Productions. The first half of the dub released on Netflix on August 14, 2020, and the second half on October 3, 2020, originally slated for October 1. The dub was removed from Netflix on August 15, 2022. A Hong Kong-produced English dub began airing on Cartoon Network in the Philippines on March 2, 2019, and also aired in Singapore on Okto from April 8 before moving to Channel 5. A second season, Zoids Wild Zero, with a new story and characters, was directed by Takao Kato and written by Kenichi Araki, airing from October 4, 2019, to October 16, 2020, on TV Tokyo. Further episodes were delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, with the anime returning on June 19, 2020. A CG-animated miniseries, Zoids Wild Senki, was released on YouTube from October 17, 2020. An arcade game, Zoids Wild: Battle Card Hunter, was released by Takara Tomy on January 24, 2019. The Nintendo Switch title Zoids Wild: King of Blast, developed by Eighting, released on February 28, 2019, and was published internationally as Zoids Wild: Blast Unleashed on October 16, 2020. A sequel, Zoids Wild: Infinity Blast, released on November 26, 2020, in Japan. A digital card game, Zoids Wild Arena, was released globally by Act Games for Android on April 3, 2023, with service ending on March 6, 2025.
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