Zoids Genesis

Synopsis:

Trailer:

Episodes:

• Episode 1: Raid (Aired: 04/10/2005)
• Episode 2: Bio Zoid (Aired: 04/17/2004)
• Episode 3: Setting Off (Aired: 04/24/2005)
• Episode 4: City of Beginnings (Aired: 05/01/2005)
• Episode 5: Duel (Aired: 05/08/2005)
• ... and 45 more episodes

Characters:

• Elegance, Kotona (Main) - Voice Actors: Taylor, Julie Ann, Itou, Shizuka, Lee, Ji Yeong
• Familon, Ruuji (Main) - Voice Actors: Hirata, Hiromi, Deming, Susan
• Garaga (Main) - Voice Actors: Miyake, Kenta, Bowman, Devon
• Major Zairin (Main) - Voice Actors: Matsumoto, Yasunori, Bang, Seong Jun
• Mangan, Ron (Main) - Voice Actors: Taniyama, Kishou, Kim, Il
• Ra, Kan (Main) - Voice Actors: Matsuyama, Takashi
• Re, Mii (Main) - Voice Actors: Koyama, Kimiko, Song, Do Yeong
• Seijuurou (Main) - Voice Actors: Tsuda, Kenjirou, Shin, Yong Wu, Guilbeau, Darrel
• Colonel Felme (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Platt, Tara, Hyoudou, Mako

Staff:

• Azuma, Fukashi (Producer)
• Nakazawa, Toshihiro (Producer)
• Yamaguchi, Yorifusa (Producer)
• Mizuno, Kazunori (Director, Episode Director, Storyboard)
• Matsuoka, Hiroki (Sound Director)
• Chiba, Daisuke (Episode Director)
• Fukumoto, Kiyoshi (Episode Director, Storyboard)
• Ishikawa, Toshihiro (Episode Director, Storyboard)
• Jinbo, Masato (Episode Director, Storyboard)
• Kusaka, Naoyoshi (Episode Director, Storyboard)
• Morita, Geisei (Episode Director)
• Nishimura, Taiki (Episode Director)
• Nishiyama, Akihiko (Episode Director)
• Numata, Seiya (Episode Director, Key Animation, Assistant Animation Director, Animation Director, Chief Animation Director)
• Oomori, Takahiro (Episode Director)
• Satou, Mitsutoshi (Episode Director)
• Shimizu, Kazunobu (Episode Director)
• Takayama, Hideki (Episode Director)
• Toukairin, Shinichi (Episode Director, Storyboard)
• Akahoshi, Masanao (Script)
• Fudeyasu, Kazuyuki (Script)
• Inari, Akihiko (Script)
• Matsuzaki, Kenichi (Script)
• Egami, Kiyoshi (Storyboard)
• Itou, Tomohiko (Storyboard)
• Kondou, Nobuhiro (Storyboard)
• Matsumura, Yasuhiro (Storyboard)
• Nakano, You (Storyboard)
• Tamagawa, Makoto (Storyboard)
• Yamada, Hiroyuki (Storyboard)
• Do As Infinity (Theme Song Performance)
• Itou, Shizuka (Theme Song Performance)
• Kameda, Seiji (Theme Song Arrangement)
• Koyama, Kimiko (Theme Song Performance)
• Nakamura, Jin (Theme Song Arrangement, Theme Song Composition)
• Aono, Atsushi (Animation Director)
• Choi, Eun-yeong (In-Between Animation)
• Dobashi, Akito (Animation Director)
• Fujiwara, Mikio (Key Animation)
• Han, Jung-y (In-Between Animation)
• Hattori, Kenji (2nd Key Animation)
• Hisagi, Akitsugu (Key Animation)
• Hori, Motonobu (Key Animation)
• Huh, Seung Ki (Key Animation)
• Ichikura, Kei (Background Art)
• Igari, Takashi (Key Animation)
• Iizuka, Youko (Key Animation)
• Ikeda, Tatsuya (Key Animation)
• Iwahata, Gouichi (Key Animation)
• Iwataki, Satoshi (Setting, Mechanical Design)
• ... and 51 more staff

Reviews:

• User Daniel_mugen25 (Score: 10/10):
  Zoids Genesis gives a different feeling other than the other Zoid series. The story is well written, animation is good and character development is one of its strong points. The main character Ruuji, a village kid and at first a bit naive but as the story goes along, his character grows to a point where in he could be a leader. Even though the story is a bit serious, there are times when you will laugh because of how other characters are shown throughout the series. Brand new zoids are shown which gives it a bit of originality. Murasame liger's transformations are shown with detail (especiallythe background score used).nnAll in all, it is a great series, the story isn't always serious and the characters are amusing and unique.
• User sylvanelite (Score: 8/10):
  A fairly typical mecha show. The plot is much stronger than most of the other Zoids series, which is what makes Genesis worth watching. The removal of basically all the old Zoids may be a turn off for long time Zoids fans, but on the other hand, it's good to have a breath of new life into the series. The battles are interesting, and the animation is very good. It does use CGI-inspired graphics, but it is well polished, and the Zoids have excellent run-cycles. One of the better mecha shows, although it does suffer from being a tad cliche and typical, a must watchfor any Zoids fan.
• User CallMeIta (Score: 6/10):
  This is my first review of any anime, so constructive criticism would be welcome. Also, I will try my best not to spoil anything. Zoids Genesis, or ZG for short, has a fairly good plot, and roughly half of the characters do get developed, though that leaves the other half with little to no development or backstory *cough*Seijurou*cough*. The plot starts off smoothly, with a rather…. “mediocre” goal, however, that goal changes as the plot progresses (and the original goal is never achieved). The change in plot however, makes it seem as though there wasn’t a change in plot, because they were basically doing the samething (Fighting the enemy army, Digald). nThe anime starts off slowly, first couple episodes being kind of a bore. However, the later episodes get pretty intense. One let down, is that when you see someone die, you think there dead. Then at the end of the episode, or a later episode, they are perfectly fine.nThe action in ZG is… what you’d expect of a Zoids anime, with the benefit of a fight in every episode, though unlike Zoids New Century there is a plot, and each fight has purpose. However, some fights have certain twists, which I aren’t “WOW THAT WAS AWESOME” worthy moments, but are enough to keep your interest.nThere is a tiny bit of humour. I can name maybe 2 episodes that made me laugh (though I admit, it isn’t exactly easy to make me laugh). So some may find humour in episodes I didn’t, but, the jokes weren’t ALL that.nTowards the end however, the last 10 episodes to be specific, I was eagerly anticipating what was coming next (partly because I wanted to see what would happen next, and partly because I just wanted to add this to my ‘Completed’ list). However, there are some, “What the hell is that doing in a Zoids anime?” moments, and some even more, “What the hell just happened?” moments.nOverall the anime could be better, but it isn’t downright terrible. nPersonally, because of nostalgia, and my love for Zoids when I was a child, I was generous and gave it an 8/10.nFor the sake of this review, I am not going to be so generous.n6/10nStill, I encourage you, if you like(d) Zoids, watch ZG.

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External Links:

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