The 63rd All Japan Model Hobby Show is starting tomorrow, and we've seen a heaping ton of exciting reveals. T-Spark will be among those exhibiting at the event. Perhaps one of the most exciting developments was the launch of a new animated video, Zoids Battle Films. In this animated short we see multiple toylines featured, including RMZ and HMM, with a peculiar Death Saurer reminiscent of the Concept Art universe. We have no context yet about this animation. If it's a one off, why certain pilots seem so familiar, or what to expect going forward. For now, though? It's exciting to have a new animation. At the start, I almost thought it'd be the battle of Valhalla. I have to admit, seeing Falcon viewed in a doomier light was such a cool perspective.

- Zoids Battle Films

 Well this one came out of left field! RMZ has announced a new variant, the RMZ-016 Blade Liger Panzer, scheduled for Winter 2025! This Zoid is... exactly what it sounds like- An RMZ Blade Liger with Panzer armor installed. It featured as a primary character in the Zoids Battle Films short (well, sort of, they used an HMM, but still!) and was announced alongside the other armor. The prototype is on display at the venue, and Hobby Watch and AmiAmi have both posted photos. I'm rather curious if this armor will fit the following kit...

 Alongside the Blade Liger Panzer, RMZ also announced a Liger Zero Falcon, scheduled for 2026!! This kit featured as the other key protagonist of the animated short, sporting Liger Zero armor for the rear legs. It seems the RMZ will be fully clad, and will be the first Zero we're getting in the line! It's interesting to start with one of the less popular armors.

 A new group photo of the RMZ display at the event reveals for the very first time that RMZ is planning to also do the Command Wolf Urban Warfare Spec. from Episode 16 of Chaotic Century! (Name subject to change; the text isn't very visible.) This episode was so iconic to me when I was younger, so I'm stoked that they're making an official kit of it!

 The prototype for the RMZ Zabat is on display at the event! Not only do they have two of them around to show off the articulation, but it also seems like this Zoid will come with a special hangar bay with bars in it. This means the Zabat will probably be able to hang upside down, like a real bat, which was one of the coolest features of the old Tomy kit.

 The first promo image of the RMZ Saber Tiger Raven Spec. brings with it the announcement that pre-orders are starting in November. Even more interesting, however, is that it includes broken armor pieces for the face! In the recently-broadcasted stream we got to see that it had peeled claws, but it's awesome to know they're going the fully distance and including the damaged maw of this hateful Zoid. It also has a display at the event.

 Kotobukiya's promo twitter made two exciting announcements today, the Lightning Saix Irvine Spec. Recolor 2000 and the HMM Gun Sniper Rinnon Spec. Re/color 2001 with a slash through it because... y'know. NC/0!. We don't know yet what exactly these rereleases will entail. If they'll include anime pilots, painted or otherwise, what 'recolor' will mean, or what other changes they may still have. Even so, it's exciting news for fans who missed the earlier waves of anime Zoids, and have waited patiently for another chance!

 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!

 Zoids Official also posted sketches of the Advanced Zi Liger Zero CAS units! This may be why RMZ is starting later in the armor line~ It's exciting to see X represented alongside the other armors, and I look forward to the prototypes.

 The AM-Z02 Blade Liger is also on display at the venue! The prototype was photographed by Hobby Watch (Yes, same link as earlier~) and a new concept art image was also shown off, featuring the new design! The clear blades are an interesting touch for the prototype, and may imply additional LED gimmicks. It looks rather cute from the front!

 The AMZ display included new photos of Sturm and Jagd, with some delightfully shiny silver!

 Zoids Battle Story has been updated, with the dawn of volume 2! Four sections have been added to start things off, including some character insights and fun story. Hope you like Sabretigers! Or wait. Maybe not. Anyway!

 There are some additional liberties taken with this book because it includes moments throughout where English-translated paragraphs in the book with zero naming consistency love to spoil the upcoming scenes, so some things have been intentionally cut. This is only if I feel that they contribute nothing to the story, and basically paraphrase things that get written alter. So don't worry, you aren't missing any info with these cuts!

 Chapter 4 of Zoids Official Fan Book 5 has been added! This features the Dimetrodon story, which is personally my favorite. This chapter is more or less the same as the OFB EX volume.

 There's now a Zoids Size Comparison Tool linked from the Zoids Index! There's a ton of disclaimers that go along with this (listed at the bottom of the page for it), but basically, this is just a fun tool to get a rough idea of how different Zoids might size up against each other. This is provided purely for the sake of amusement, and for a variety of reasons, some measurements or sizes will be imperfect, or just look off. There's still a lot of Zoids to add to this over time, but for now it includes a bunch of the basics.

 The Chaotic Century anime section has been under some heavy renovations. ALL episodes of Chaotic Century (1 ~ 34) have now had their images replaced with Blu-ray screenshots, and no longer use the old DVD ones. They include updated character lists, notable facts, and page formatting updates. Episodes 35 ~ 40 of Guardian Force have been updated to now include notable facts, updated character lists, and have had more screenshots added in. I didn't completely redo the screencaps for the Guardian Force episodes since they already had BR screenies, so the new screenshots may not be in exact order, but they should include more good reference images now.

 One of the main purposes for this was to be able to revamp the reference pages (Zoids, characters, encyclopedia). The Zoids section is almost all broken links right now, but I'm working on getting things updated. The goal is to start completely wrapping up the individual anime sections and get anime-specific content properly ported over to the Index and Encyclopedia, but it's a lot of work, so please excuse things being broken along the way.

 Another update was posted to the Zoids CC/GF Anime section, Volume 8 of the Japanese DVDs. This includes 50+ pieces of concept art from episodes 35 ~ 39 (the start of Guardian Force), with images provided courtesy of Falcarius!

 The Zoids Deform Figure Strap page over in Assorted has been updated with a few more of the figures! The page now includes Gordos, Iron Kong, Saber Tiger, and Shield Liger. I plan to add scans for their pamphlets later, but for now they're excluded.

 A few new issues have been added to the Dengeki Hobby Magazine section! This includes February 2005 (Gairyuki concept art, Helcat Grappler custom, some old Mercy Rabbit art, etc.), December 2005 (Murasame Liger Shinobi Custom, Zoids Generations, Zoids Genesis customize part concept art (including their potential combination into a kangaroo Zoid), etc.), and November 2006 (Zoids Generations + customs). In addition, the January 2010 issue, which focused around the HMM Buster Tortoise was reuploaded with new scans that are much less bleached out than the old ones.

 Zoids Official posted a very exciting teaser that revealed the CAS units for Liger Zero would be coming to the Advanced Zi series! The image teases not just Jager, Panzer, and Schneider, but also the X CAS, which'll match the limited Liger Zero EM.

 The AZ Liger Zero Empire went up for pre-order a while back, and now has its own Takara Tomy Mall page. The kit comes with a standard blue pilot. It's scheduled to release in March 2026 for 13,200 yen (tax included.)