On August 8, 2023, Takara Tomy announced a new event to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Zoids franchise. The 40th Anniversary Great Zoids Exhibition 2023 event will be held at the Tokyo Dome City Gallery AaMo throughout October 7-22, 2023. General admission tickets cost ¥2,200 yen (or about $15). Buying two tickets at the same time will cost ¥3,200 yen (~$22). Tickets for elementary and middle school students will cost ¥1,000 yen (~$7). [Thanks, Hobby Watch!]
This exhibition will be the first Zoids event in nearly 20 years. It will feature the largest display of information about the series’ world, including production materials and prototypes focusing on the creation of the toys, multimedia presentations about Zoids anime and manga, photo spots, and a merchandise sales corner. Some of the exhibits will be replaced during the exhibition period.
The exhibition will be divided in two phases, with the first on lasting through October 7-15, 2023, and the second from October 16-22, 2023. Cards from the Zoids Battle Card Game will be offered as admission bonus, and different designs will be offered during each phase. Additionally, a model kit reproduction of the AZ-04 Shield Liger from the first generation of the Zoids anime series will be available for pre-order.
You can take a look at the cards and the AZ-04 Shield Liger model kit in more detail here:
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- Image via Takara Tomy
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- Image via Takara Tomy
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- Image via Takara Tomy
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- Image via Takara Tomy
The last Zoids project to appear was the Zoids Wild anime, which started airing in Japan on July 2018.
The 40th Anniversary Great Zoids Exhibition 2023 will be held at Gallery AaMo, located in Tokyo Dome City, throughout October 7-22, 2023.
