Zoids
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[edit] Introduction
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[edit] Canon
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[edit] Terminology
Below is a list of terms and their definitions that are used in this fan community.
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[edit] Timeline
Below is a partial timeline of events that took place in this fan community.
[edit] 2000
- On November 29, 2000, the mailing list ZoidFans was created. [1]
[edit] 2001
- On October 26, 2001, the mailing list Zoids was created. [2]
- On November 2, 2001, the mailing list Zoids_RPG was created. [3]
- On November 14, 2001, Lover's Dance by The Black Gryphon became the first Zoids story published on FanFiction.Net. [4][5]
- On November 23, 2001, the fan fiction and fan art mailing list zoids_fanfiction was created. [6]
[edit] 2002
- On January 21, 2002, the mailing list ZoidsinBlack was created. [7]
- On February 11, 2002, the Battle.Net Zoid clan mailing list Clan_Zoids was created. [8]
- On March 7, 2002, the mailing list ZOIDS_thermonucelar_BATTLEGROUND was created. [9]
- On March 15, 2002, the role playing mailing list ultimatexrpg was created. [10]
- On March 17, 2002, the role playing mailing list ultimate_zoids was created. [11]
- On June 26, 2002, the role playing mailing list new_century_zoids_rpg was created. [12]
- On August 4, 2002, the role playing fansite Metal Machine Music was created. [13]
- On September 1, 2002, the role playing mailing list ZOIDSCHAOTICCENTURY-ULTIMATE-RPG was created. [14]
- On September 21, 2002, the mailing list ultimatex_zoids was created. [15]
- On October 22, 2002, the role playing mailing list Zoids_RPG_1 was created. [16]
- On October 30, 2002, the mailing list Zoids_battle_Central was created. [17]
- On December 14, 2002, the LiveJournal community zoids was created. [18]
[edit] 2003
- "In 2003, TOMY began releasing Zoids in the UK. " "The line was cancelled in mid-2004, due to poor sales. " [19]
- On January 22, 2003, the role playing mailing list Zoids_X2 was created. [20]
- On February 21, 2003, the fan fiction mailing list Shelflands was created. [21]
- On March 21, 2003, ¿Que futuro me esperaba? by Misao Kirimachi Surasai became the first Spanish language Zoids story published on FanFiction.Net. [22][23]
- On July 30, 2003, the LiveJournal community newcenturyzero was created. [24]
- On December 27, 2003, an article about Zoids was created on Wikipedia. [25]
[edit] 2004
- On January 27, 2004, the mailing list g-zoids was created. [26]
- On March 16, 2004, the role playing fansite Generation z I was created. [27]
- "In late 2004, TOMY launched a new Zoids line to tie into the Zoids: Fuzors anime that was then showing on Japanese TV." [28]
- On June 9, 2004, a Japanese language article about Zoids was created on Wikipedia. [29]
- On December 26, 2004, the LiveJournal badfic community zoids_badfics was created. [30]
[edit] 2005
- On February 13, 2005, the fansite Zoids.US was created. [31]
- "In early 2005, another new Zoid line was launched, to tie into the Zoids: Genesis anime. The line consists of a mixture of old designs, new designs and older designs with new parts." [32]
- On April 17, 2005, a Thai language article about Zoids was created on Wikipedia. [33]
- On April 20, 2005, the role play fan site z Oid Sae was created. [34]
- On May 23, 2005, the MySpace group httpp212ezboardcombzebrpg was created. [35]
- On July 27, 2005, the MySpace group Zoids was created. [36]
- On August 5, 2005, the MySpace group zoidsuniverse was created. [37]
- On September 2, 2005, the LiveJournal fan fiction community zoids_fics was created. [38]
[edit] 2006
- On March 15, 2006, the LiveJournal community zoids_universe was created. [39]
- "Released in May 2006, the Neo-Blox are an improvement on the previous Blox line, primarily due to the greater range of poseability the 'Blox and peg' connection system has." "By the end of 2006, the main line appeared to be on hold, with Tomy instead focusing on the Legend Blox sub-line. " [40]
- "Released in late 2006, the High-end Master Model line, commonly abbreviated HMM, is a joint effort between Tomy and Kotobukiya. The line consists of high-quality, highly detailed, poseable 1/72 scale model kits of existing Zoids. As of July 2007, Shield Liger and Command Wolf have been released, with Blade Liger, and Geno Saurer sets to be released in the future." [41]
[edit] 2007
- On February 13, 2007, the domain for Zoids.US lapsed and the fansite appears to have closed. [42]
- On March 13, 2007, a Malay language article about Zoids was created on Wikipedia. [43]
- "Released in Summer 2007, the OJR are reissues of the original model kits leased in the 1980s. They feature the model kit, a box and booklet with battlestory information." [44]
- On August 8, 2007, an Italian language article about Zoids was created on Wikipedia. [45]
- On September 7, 2007, the MySpace group zoidsonmyspace was created. [46]
- On November 29, 2007, the fansite zoidstar.com was created. [47] It included "Scans of the Marvel UK Spider-Man and Zoids comics" [48]
[edit] 2008
- On January 14, 2008, the MySpace group ZoidFanGroup was created. [49]
- On January 23, 2008, the MySpace group DBZandZoids was created. [50]
[edit] Kerfluffles
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[edit] Influential fanworks
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[edit] Fandom members
See also Category:Zoids fans.
[edit] Fandom size
[edit] October 2006
There are 351 stories on FanFiction.Net as of October 10, 2006.
[edit] December 2007
There are 189 stories on MediaMiner.Org as of December 15, 2007. [51]
[edit] January 2008
As of January 28, 2008, there are 2,002 stories on FanFiction.Net [52] and 10 people list 'zoids' as an interest on InsaneJournal. [53]
[edit] Misc
See also Zoids fan fiction community size.
[edit] External links
[edit] See also
[edit] Sources
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