| 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 | |
| Original network | TV Tokyo, Cartoon Network (Philippines) |
| Original run | April 10, 2005 – March 26, 2006 |
| Episodes | 50 |
| Other series | |
Zoids Genesis (ゾイドジェネシス, Zoido Jeneshisu) is the fourth 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, in several markets of South East Asia with local English dubbing on Cartoon Network Saturday mornings.