“Van finds Organoid Zeke, revives Shield Liger, meets cocoon-born Fiona, and quests for Zoid Eve.”
Zoids
ゾイド
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Synopsis
Van finds Organoid Zeke, revives Shield Liger, meets cocoon-born Fiona, and quests for Zoid Eve.
In a remote desert on the Planet Zi, a boy named Van discovers an abandoned, dilapidated facility. Inside, he finds an opaque cocoon that breaks on its own, and a dinosaur-like robot known as an "Organoid" emerges from the shell. Van names the creature Zeke and claims it for himself, but a group of bandits come after him to seize the Organoid. The bandits are equipped with "Zoids," beast-like mechanical units that are used for combat. Van is able to fend off his pursuers by reviving and fusing with an old Zoid dubbed the "Shield Liger." Van returns to the facility with Zeke in tow and finds a new cocoon. He is ecstatic that he may have obtained another Organoid, but when the cocoon breaks, a girl emerges from it instead. Unaware of her origins, the girl only remembers that her name is Fiona and that she has to locate an object called the "Zoid Eve." Determined to solve the mystery behind her existence, Fiona ventures out alongside Van and Zeke to uncover what the Zoid Eve truly is. The trio runs across many friends and foes in their adventure, encountering various dangers and experiencing slices of light-heartedness as they travel.
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Community consensus
Derived from 9 sampled reviews
What 9 viewers settled on.
Polarized
σ 1.99 · split reception
4.7 pts
Recommenders 8.7 · others 4.0
↓ 0.22
Running avg · Jul 2007 → Mar 2024
- 7 “Fun, quirky characters and binge-friendly pacing make it easy to watch 5-6 episodes in a row without getting bored. While it doesn’t radically stand out among countless mecha titles, it’s still...”
- 8 “The original Zoids anime delivers one of the franchise's richest, most well-developed plots while maintaining enjoyable, cartoon-ey charm and impressive animation for a pioneering series. Voice...”
- 9 “This childhood favorite delivers an interesting, filler-free storyline across hundreds of episodes, paired with well-suited characters, genuinely funny comedy, and epic, tense battles backed by a...”
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- Format 67 × 25′ eps × min
- Total runtime 27h 55m all episodes
- Aired Sep 1999 – Dec 2000 Fall 1999
- Source Tv media type
- Rated PG 13 - Teens 13 or older
- Ref. BS-0699 catalog
Produced by
- Shogakukan Productions Producer
Licensed by
- VIZ Media Licensor