Zoids: Genesis

Zoids: Genesis
Promotional poster from Zoids: Genesis, first aired in Japan by TV Tokyo
ゾイドジェネシス (Zoido Jeneshisu)
Genre	Adventure, Mecha, Military
Anime television series
Directed by	Kazunori Mizuno
Produced by	Fukashi Azuma & Toshihiro Nakazawa
Written by	Satoru Nishizono
Music by	Kōtarō Nakagawa
Studio	Shogakukan Music & Digital Entertainment
Licensed by	US Viz Media (Cancelled)
Original network	TV Tokyo
Original run	2005-04-10 – 2006-03-26
Episodes	50 (List of episodes)

Zoids Genesis (ゾイドジェネシス, Zoido Jeneshisu^?) is the fourth and final anime installment of the Zoids franchise. It tells the story of Ruuji Familon, a young boy who finds a Liger-type Zoid during a salvage mission. Initially, the village is attacked by Bio-Raptor Bio-Zoids, and later a Bio-Megaraptor. After the village generator is destroyed in combat, Ruuji takes the Murasame Liger Zoid and leaves the village alongside Ra-Kan and Rei Mii to find a generator mechanic or the village will be destroyed. Through his journey Ruuji learns he must fight against Digald. It aired on TV Tokyo from April 2005 to March 2006.

In July 2006, the series was announced to appear as a part of Toonami Jetstream, an online internet streaming project featuring current Toonami shows and all-new titles. Viz Media has indeed licensed the show as of August 2007,^[1]. However, Toonami Jetstream was removed from the internet shortly after the Toonami television block was removed, so it is unknown if Zoids: Genesis will ever get a North American release, online or otherwise. It has been shown, however, on several markets outside the United States.

Much like Zoids: Fuzors, Genesis still takes place on Planet Zi, but also seems to share no connection to the previous series. But the show takes a more post-apocalyptic setting, following a cataclysmic environmental/geological event known as "Gods' Fury" that has destroyed much of the civilizations on Zi and devastated the planet. Many of Zi's survivors have created new civilizations with the use of giant structures called "Generators" that are scattered around the planet. However, out of the ashes of "Gods' Fury", the technology of the Zoids still existed and are constantly excavated for human use. The show returns to the more adventurous and war-themed styles reminiscent of Zoids: Chaotic Century. It focuses on a boy named Ruuji who lives in a small seaside village called Miroodo and eventually becomes the pilot of the Murasame Liger after excavating it from the ocean.