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Zoids (TV)

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Alternative title:
Zoids Classic
ZOIDS: Chaotic Century
ZOIDS: Guardian Forces
ゾイド (Japanese)
機獸新世紀 (Chinese (Taiwan))
Themes: mecha, real robot
Objectionable content: Mild
Plot Summary: Planet Zi, a world where warrior bio-machine lifeforms called Zoids live. They are controlled by human pilots in a war with the Republic and the Guylos Empire. One day a boy named Van being cased by bandits hides in some old ruins, he finds two pods in a hidden room & opens one to find out its an odd dragon-like Zoid called an Organoid which he names Zeke. Zeke then resurrects an old dead blue Shield Liger Zoid for Van to pilot. When Van opens the 2nd pod a very mysterious girl named Fiona comes out of it. They go on the adventure to find more about her past & to find the Zoid Eve, they meet new friends & they get into some serious problems including the war which they try to stop.
User Ratings: 959 ratings have been given [details]
 Masterpiece: 47 votes (dub:22, sub:20, edit.dub:4, ?:1)
 Excellent: 101 votes (dub:76, sub:19, edit.dub:5, others:1
1 Spanish subtitled
)
 Very good: 182 votes (dub:123, sub:36, edit.dub:13, raw:3, ?:1, others:6
3 Spanish dubbed
2 Spanish subtitled
1 Indonesian dubbed
)
 Good: 253 votes (dub:165, sub:55, edit.dub:25, raw:2, ?:2, others:4
2 Spanish dubbed
1 Indonesian dubbed
1 Tagalog dubbed
)
 Decent: 168 votes (dub:107, sub:36, edit.dub:19, ?:3, raw:1, others:2
1 Tagalog dubbed
1 Spanish dubbed
)
 So-so: 74 votes (dub:49, sub:13, edit.dub:6, ?:2, others:4
3 Spanish dubbed
1 German subtitled
)
 Not really good: 35 votes (dub:24, sub:5, edit.dub:4, ?:1, others:1
1 Spanish dubbed
)
 Weak: 60 votes (dub:40, sub:10, edit.dub:8, ?:1, others:1
1 Tagalog dubbed
)
 Bad: 25 votes (dub:20, sub:3, edit.dub:2)
 Awful: 6 votes (dub:4, sub:2)
 Worst ever: 8 votes (dub:6, sub:2)
Seen in part or in whole by 2787 users, rank: #391 (of 9535)
Median rating: Good
Arithmetic mean: 6.632 (Good−), std. dev.: 2.0039, rank: #5229 (of 9642)
Weighted mean: 6.530 (Good−), rank: #5473 (of 9642) (seen all: 7.16 / seen some: 5.85 / won't finish: 4.39)
Bayesian estimate: 6.543 (Good−), rank: #5054 (of 7243)
Number of episodes: 67
Episode titles: We have 67
Production cost: ¥9,000,000 (per episode)
Vintage:
1999-09-04 to 2000-12-23
2002 (Colombia - Canal A)
2002-02-18 to 2002-05-16 (USA)
2003-01-04 (USA eps 64-67)
Seasons:
1. Chaotic Century, 34 eps (1999-09-04 to 2000-04-01)
2. Guardian Forces, 33 eps (2000-05-01 to 2000-12-23)
Opening Theme:
"Wild Flowers" by Ramar
Ending Theme:
#1: "Song for..." by Dear
#2: "Chase" by Develop=Frame
#3: "Into Yourself" by Transtic Nerve
#4: "Your Song" by Earth
Official website:
Zoids @ ShoPro (Japanese)
Links: We have 22
Trivia: We have 1
Comment:
Based upon the popular toy line by Tomy.
News: Show:
Manifest 2007 Full Report (Sep 21, 2007)
Manifest Blog - Day 1 (Sep 25, 2006)
Manifest Blog - Day 0 (Sep 22, 2006)
New Zoids Series (Mar 16, 2005)
Pokemon off the Charts (Apr 2, 2002)
Zoids for Gamecube (Feb 20, 2002)
Zoids on Cartoon Network? (Oct 15, 2001)
New Anime For January (Dec 29, 2000)
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DVD (Region 1)
    Zoids: Chaotic Century - Discovery (Dub.DVD 1) 2004-03-23 (from $149.99)
    Zoids: Chaotic Century - Outset (Dub.DVD 2) 2004-03-23 (from $71.58)
    Zoids: Chaotic Century - Rematch (Dub.DVD 3) 2004-07-20 (from $49.99)
    Zoids: Chaotic Century - Conspiracy (Dub.DVD 4) 2004-09-21 (from $40.00)
    Zoids: Chaotic Century - Mobilize! (Dub.DVD 5) 2004-11-23 (from $299.99)
    Zoids: Chaotic Century - Beast (Dub.DVD 6) 2005-01-25 (from $68.98)
    Zoids: Chaotic Century - United (Dub.DVD 7) 2005-03-22 (from $100.00)
    Zoids: Chaotic Century - Awakening (Dub.DVD 8) 2005-05-31 (from $198.99)
    Zoids: Chaotic Century - G-File (Dub.DVD 9) 2005-07-26 (from $48.99)
    Zoids: Chaotic Century - Hope (Dub.DVD 10) 2005-09-20 (from $50.00)
    Zoids: Chaotic Century - Tomorrow (Dub.DVD 11) 2005-11-29 (from $149.99)
VHS
    Zoids: Chaotic Century - Discovery (Dub.VHS 1) 2004-02-24
    Zoids: Chaotic Century - Outset (Dub.VHS 2) 2004-03-23
    Zoids: Chaotic Century - Encounter (Dub.VHS 3) 2004-04-27 (from $49.97)
    Zoids: Chaotic Century - Siege (Dub.VHS 4) 2004-05-18
    Zoids: Chaotic Century - Reborn (Dub.VHS 5) 2004-06-15
    Zoids: Chaotic Century (Dub.VHS 6) delayed/cancelled

Japanese staff
Japanese cast
Director: Takao Kato
Script:
Katsuhiko Koide (16 episodes
eps 5, 9, 13, 19, 23, 30, 36, 39, 42, 47, 52-53, 58-59, 62, 66
)

Katsuyuki Sumisawa (18 episodes
eps 1, 6-7, 14, 17-18, 26, 29, 32-34, 45, 49-50, 54, 57, 65, 67
)

Kazuhisa Sakaguchi (7 episodes
eps 2, 8, 12, 20, 28, 38, 43
)

Keiichi Hasegawa (14 episodes
eps 4, 11, 15, 21, 24-25, 31, 37, 41, 46, 51, 56, 60, 63
)

Kenichi Araki (12 episodes
eps 3, 10, 16, 23, 27, 35, 40, 44, 48, 55, 61, 64
)

Storyboard:
Atsushi Ōtsuki (4 episodes
eps 43, 49, 58, 63
)

Dojag-a-gen (17 episodes
eps 2, 7, 10, 14, 17, 19, 24, 26, 30, 36, 38, 41, 46, 51, 56, 61, 65
)

Hiroshi Kanetsuga (eps 5, 12)
Katsumi Minoguchi (ep 22)
Kiyoshi Murayama (ep 4)
Kōichi Sugitani (eps 20, 31)
Minomu Edamatsu (eps 14, 17, 19)
Nobuyoshi Habara (ep 40)
Osamu Inoue (7 episodes
eps 3, 9, 15, 21, 27, 33, 39
)

Takahiko Hoshiai (7 episodes
eps 23, 32, 37, 50, 55, 59, 67
)

Takao Kato (7 episodes
eps 1, 13, 29, 35, 45, 48, 54
)

Toshiyuki Kono (ep 62)
Yasuhiro Minami (ep 52)
Yoshitaka Fujimoto (16 episodes
eps 6, 8, 11, 16, 18, 25, 28, 34, 42, 44, 47, 53, 57, 60, 64, 66
)

Episode Director:
Atsushi Ōtsuki (5 episodes
eps 35, 43, 49, 58, 63
)

Kōichi Sugitani (eps 4, 20, 31)
Mihiro Yamaguchi (ep 8)
Naoyoshi Kusaka (19 episodes
eps 2, 5, 7, 10, 12, 14, 17, 19, 24, 26, 30, 36, 38, 41, 46, 51, 56, 61, 65
)

Nobuyoshi Habara (ep 40)
Osamu Inoue (7 episodes
eps 3, 9, 15, 21, 27, 33, 39
)

Osamu Kamijō (eps 22, 32)
Osamu Satō (ep 23)
Takahiko Hoshiai (6 episodes
eps 29, 37, 50, 55, 59, 67
)

Takao Kato (eps 1, 48, 54)
Takashi Sudō (ep 13)
Toshiyuki Kono (eps 62, 64)
Yasuhiro Minami (eps 45, 52)
Yoshitaka Fujimoto (14 episodes
eps 6, 11, 16, 18, 25, 28, 34, 42, 44, 47, 53, 57, 60, 66
)

Art Director: Chitose Asakura
Animation Director:
Akio Takami (5 episodes
eps 22, 29, 32, 48, 62
)

Akira Takahashi (14 episodes
eps 4, 11, 16, 20, 25, 31, 37, 42, 47, 50, 55, 59, 63, 66
)

Hatsue Kato (6 episodes
eps 13, 23, 34, 43, 53, 60
)

Kazuhiko Ishii (ep 8)
Ken Ōtsuka (ep 40)
Masami Nagata (ep 28)
Michinori Chiba (ep 40)
Minoru Ueda (eps 57, 64)
Osamu Kamei (16 episodes
eps 2, 7, 10, 12, 14, 17, 19, 24, 30, 36, 38, 41, 46, 51, 56, 61
)

Tadashi Sakazaki (11 episodes
eps 1, 6, 18, 28, 35, 44, 46, 49, 54, 58, 67
)

Takeshi Matsuda (eps 13, 23, 34)
Taro Ikegami (11 episodes
eps 5, 7, 10, 12, 14, 17, 19, 24, 26, 46, 65
)

Toshiya Furuike (9 episodes
eps 3, 9, 15, 21, 27, 33, 39, 45, 52
)

Color design:
Hiromi Aoki (eps 1-34)
Natsuyo Ban (eps 27-67)
Yuko Kanemaru (eps 17-34)
In-Between Animation:
Akemi Masuda (Sunshine Corporation)
Akihiro Saitō (Studio Dub)
Akiko Shibuya (Sunshine Corporation)
Chikashi Kubota (Xebec; ep 1)
Chizue Nagayasu (Sunshine Corporation)
Haruko Iizuka (Xebec)
Hiromi Mita (Sunshine Corporation)
Hironori Hisashima (Sunshine Corporation)
Hiroyuki Iwasawa (Studio Lions)
Hisako Shimozuma (Xebec)
Jouji Sawada (Studio Lions)
Jun Liu (Studio Dub)
Jun Toyosato (Studio Lions)
Jun Yamazaki (Studio Lions)
Junko Kanai (Sunshine Corporation)
Kaori Takabayashi (Sunshine Corporation)
Katsuhiro Yokoyama (Studio Dub)
Kazuko Ōtake (Studio Dub)
Kazumi Inadome (Studio Dub)
Kazuyuki Shimada (Xebec)
Keiji Kawakubo (Studio Dub)
Kiyoaki Maeda (Studio Dub)
Kousuke Kawazura (Studio Lions)
Maiko Okada (Sunshine Corporation)
Mamoru Shimizu (Studio Lions)
Masafumi Kajino (Sunshine Corporation) 
Masaki Uchizawa (Studio Lions)
Masami Imai (Xebec)
Masatoshi Yamakawa (Studio Lions)
Masayuki Nomoto (Studio Lions)
Mayuko Kato (Sunshine Corporation)
Megumi Wada (Studio Lions)
Miho Murata (Sunshine Corporation)
Motoki Tanaka (Studio Lions)
Naho Ishikawa (Sunshine Corporation)
Naoko Yoshimori (Sunshine Corporation)
Nobuhisa Watanabe (Sunshine Corporation)
Nobuko Maeda (Sunshine Corporation)
Reiko Saito (Studio Dub)
Rie Tanaka (Studio Lions)
Ryōko Horishita (Studio Lions)
Ryuichi Saito (Xebec)
Shinji Miyazawa (Studio Lions)
Shoko Hasegawa (Sunshine Corporation)
Taeko Shimizu (Sunshine Corporation)
Takahiro Nozawa (Studio Lions)
Takanori Ueda (Studio Lions)
Takashi Kanegawa (Studio Lions)
Takashi Uchida (Studio Dub)
Takashi Yoshida (Studio Lions)
Takuya Matsumura (Xebec)
Tomohiro Zaizen (Studio Dub)
Tomoko Hiruma (Sunshine Corporation)
Tomoko Mizoguchi (Sunshine Corporation)
Tomoyuki Nagumo (Studio Lions)
Yasuo Shimizu (Studio Lions)
Yoko Kajita (Studio Dub)
Yoko Takahashi (Xebec)
Yoshiaki Wada (Studio Dub)
Yoshihiko Sato (Studio Lions)
Yoshihiro Kuwabara (Studio Lions)
Yoshio Yano (Studio Dub)
Young Jae Kim (Studio Dub)
Yuka Yoshihara (Xebec)
Yukari Akimoto (Sunshine Corporation)
Yukari Miyagawa (Sunshine Corporation)
Yukie Fujii (Sunshine Corporation)
Yukiko Takahashi (Xebec)
Yukio Kuroda (Studio Lions)
Yūko Isozaki (Studio Dub)
Yuko Watanabe (Studio Lions)
Yutaka Harada (Studio Lions)
Yuusaku Murakami (Sunshine Corporation)
Key Animation:
Ai Kanemoto
Akiharu Ishii (11 episodes
eps 13, 18, 23, 29, 34, 43, 49, 53, 58, 60, 67
)

Akio Takami
Akira Takahashi (Studio Dub)
Atsushi Ōtsuki
Chikashi Kubota (6 episodes
eps 6, 13, 18, 48, 62, 67
)

Eiji Komatsu
Fumi Morita (6 episodes
eps 44, 48, 53, 57, 60, 64
)

Hatsue Kato
Hayahide Sasaki
Hideaki Sakaguchi
Hiroaki Ishiyama
Hisashi Saito (ep 40)
Jouji Sawada (Studio Giants)
Jun Arai (Studio Giants; 12 episodes
eps 2, 5, 7, 10, 12, 14, 17, 19, 24, 26, 30, 36
)

Kaori Takahashi
Kazuhiro Higashi (Studio Giants)
Kazuhiro Ono (Studio Dub)
Kazuyuki Ikai
Ken'ichi Hamazaki
Kousuke Kawazura (Studio Giants)
Kyota Washikita
Makoto Uno
Michinori Chiba (ep 40)
Miyako Yatsu (eps 57, 60, 64)
Motonori Nishibe (Studio Giants)
Natsuki Egami (Studio Giants)
Nobuyoshi Habara
Ryota Niino (4 episodes
eps 48, 57, 60, 64
)

Satoshi Kojima (Studio Giants)
Shigehiro Asaoka
Shigemi Aoyagi
Shingo Adachi
Shinichi Yamaoka
Shinjiro Mogi
Shinpei Tomooka
Tadashi Sakazaki
Taeko Hori
Takaaki Wada (eps 13, 18, 23)
Takeshi Matsuda
Taro Ikegami (Studio Giants)
Tetsuya Ishikawa (Studio Dub)
Tetsuya Takeuchi (8 episodes
eps 40, 44, 48-49, 53, 57, 60, 64
)

Tomoya Kobayashi (Studio Giants)
Toshiya Furuike
Toshiyuki Kono
Toyoaki Fukuoka
Yoshiaki Wada (Studio Dub)
Yoshinori Yumoto
Yūichi Dan (Studio Giants)
Yūichi Nihei
Yuka Takashina (8 episodes
eps 1, 6, 13, 18, 35, 48, 60, 67
)

Yukiko Takahashi
Series Supervision: Katsuyuki Sumisawa
Theme Song Performance:
Dear (ED1)
Develop-Frame (ED2)
Earth (ED4)
Ramar (OP)
Transtic Nerve (ED3)
Makiko Ōmoto as Fiine
Mitsuki Saiga as Raven
Takuma Suzuki as Zeek

Gara Takashima as Luise
Hōchū Ohtsuka as Prozen
Iemasa Kayumi as
Kruger
Narration
Jin Horikawa as Rov Harman
Keiichi Sonobe as Doctor D
Keiji Fujiwara as Irvine
Kentarō Itō as Tohma
Kumiko Watanabe as Moonbay
Yūji Ueda as Carl Lichten Shubatlz

Akemi Okamura as Maria
Chiemi Chiba as Merrian
Daiki Nakamura as Rosso
Fumihiko Tachiki as Halford
Hidenari Ugaki as Officer
Hiroshi Tsuchida as
Empire correspondence soldier
Republic Soldier
Soldier
Villager
Hōchū Ohtsuka as Dark Kaiser
Katsunosuke Hori as Waguna
Kazuki Yao as Stinger
Kenyuu Horiuchi as Macman (ep 30)
Kiyoyuki Yanada as Dan Flyhart
Kyoko Tsuruno as Emperor Rudolph
Motoko Kumai as Nicol
Naoya Uchida as Shipasu
Noriko Hidaka as Ryss
Norio Wakamoto as Captain
Rica Fukami as Viola
Takahiro Sakurai as
Hiltz
Soldier
Tomohisa Asō as Master
Tomokazu Seki as Tsubaki (ep 41)
Tomoyuki Kōno as Adjutant
Wataru Takagi as Kaningamu (ep 36)
Yūichi Nagashima as Guftaf Driver (ep 42)
Yūko Katō as Louise's assistant

Japanese companies
English cast
English staff
Translation: Kevin McKeown
Producer: Diana Gage

Engineering Assistant: Cam Desmond
Post-Production Supervision: Keith A. Goddard
Production Coordination: Travis Fraser
Re-Recording Mixing:
Roger Morris
Stephen Cheung
Recording engineer:
Brad Belden
Ryan Manning
Sound Re-recording Mixer:
Kelly Frey
Mark Pinder
Talent Coordination: Brieana Vass
Video Post-Production:
Barbara Allen
Leland Miller
Voice Direction: James Corrigall
Carol-Anne Day as Fiona

Dave Kelly as Prozen
Dave Pettitt as
Dr. D
Dr. Rosso
Zeke
Elinor Holt as Prince Rudolph
Jonathan Love as Schubaltz
Mariette Sluyter as Reice
Mark Gatha as Irvine
Onalea Gilbertson as Moonbay
Ryan Luhning as Lieutenant Thomas Shubaltz

C. Adam Leigh as Lieutenant O'Connell
Jennifer Holder as Maria
Jim Sarantis as PM Homalev
Katie Rowan as Marienne, Rosa
Kurtis Sanheim as Captain Rob Herman
Scott Roberts as Hiltz
Stephen Holgate as Metlenick
Steve Olson as Colonel Krueger
Tom Edwards as Phantom
Victor Atelevich as Jaro (Blue Water dub)

English companies
Adaptation: The Ocean Group
Broadcaster:
Cartoon Network
Cartoon Network Australia
Okto (Singapore - as Kids Central)
Sky (UK)
Ten Network Australia
TV3 (New Zealand)
Distributor: Beyond Home Entertainment (Australia & New Zealand)
Recording Studio: Blue Water Studios
Released by: Viz Media
Korean staff
Korean cast
(none)
Yong-Sin Lee as Fiine
Yong-Wu Sin as
Raven
Zeek

Beom-Gi Hong as Carl Lichten Shubatlz
Gi-Hyeung Kim as Rov Harman
Jang Kim as Tohma
Jong-Hwan Son as Prozen
Ju Jayeong as Luise
Ju-Chang Lee as Irvine
Man-Yeong Park as Doctor D
Seung-Uk Jeong as Kruger
Yun Yeojin as Moonbay

Chae-Eon Han as Ryss
Choi Junyeong as Rosso
Gwang-Guk Kim as Stinger
Gyeong-Hye Park as Viola
Myeong-Jun Jeong as Hiltz
Sun Hee Kim as Emperor Rudolph
Yu-Mi Jeong as Maria
Korean companies
(none)
Spanish staff
Spanish cast
(none)
Gianina Talloni as Fine Elecyne Line (Fiona)
Pablo Ausensi as Ban Freiheit (Van)

Amaya Forch as Lizzy
Carlos Carvajal as Carl Lichten Shubatlz
John Knuckey as Rob Hartman
Jorge Lillo as
Thomas Richard Schubaltz
Zeek
René Pinochet as Rudolph
Roberto Farias as Irvine
Viviana Navarro as Mumbei (Moonbay)

Amaya Forch as Lina (Alina) 
Spanish companies
Broadcaster:
ATN Televisión (Colombia)
Canal A (Colombia)
Canal Uno (Colombia)
Cartoon Network L.A.
Chilevision (Chile)
ETC...TV (Chile)
Inravision (Colombia)
RedTelesistema (Ecuador)
Televisa Canal 5 (Mexico)
Italian staff
Italian cast
Audio Post-production: Moreno Grossi Pometti
Theme Song Composition:
Giorgio Vanni
Max Longhi
Theme Song Lyrics: Alessandra Valeri Manera
Theme Song Performance: Giorgio Vanni
Transcription: Omar Manno
Video Post-Production: Carlo Cargnelutti
Federica Valenti as Fiona

Alberto Olivero as Voci Narranti
Antonio Paiola as
Maggiordomo Di Rudolph
Pepe (Le Tre Guardie)
Cinzia Massironi as Moonbay
Claudio Beccari as Magg. Carl Shubaltz
Claudio Moneta as
Bully
Stinger
Claudio Ridolfo as
Hiltz
Verde
Diego Sabre as Irvine
Federico Danti as Wagner (Le Tre Guardie)
Gabriele Calindri as Ministro Guther Prozen
Luca Bottale as Thomas Shubaltz
Marco Balzarotti as Rosso
Mario Scarabelli as
Dottor D
Voci Narranti
Mario Zucca as
Brad
Voci Narranti
Oliviero Corbetta as Ministro Omalef
Paolo De Santis as Cap. O'connell
Patrizia Scianca as Principe Rudolph
Patrizio Prata as Raven
Pino Pirovano as Jaro
Serena Clerici as Mary Champ
Sergio Romanò as Croscow (Le Tre Guardie)
Simone D'Andrea as Bianco
Stefano Albertini as Cap. Rob Herman
Tony Fuochi as Matt Lenich

Italian companies
Broadcaster:
Boing (from 21 July 2007)
Hiro (from 8 December 2008)
Italia 1 (from 12 September 2004)
Italia Teen Television (from 5 September 2005)
Dialogues: CITI
Dubbing: Merak Film
Tagalog staff
Tagalog cast
(none)
Rachel Sagrado as
Emperor Rudolph
Moonbay
Tagalog companies
Broadcaster: GMA Network
Chinese (Taiwan) staff
Chinese (Taiwan) companies
(none)
Chinese (Taiwan) cast
(none)

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