Zoids Fuzors - Animation

Animation

The computer animation for Fuzors was handled by a new studio, Tokyo Kids. The new studio handling the animation resulted in a different art style from what was seen in the previous series, in terms of both human character design and Zoid CG renderings. A large proportion of the background objects and scenery were created from 3D models, and many large-scale scenes, particularly those in the 'Zoids Battle Arena', were rendered entirely in 3D.

Many of the Zoids featured inferior motion to the previous series, with clumsy looking run cycles. However, many Zoids also featured greater movement of parts and details. Examples include the Fire Phoenix's wing feathers moving as it flies and the wings flapping like a real bird (the model kit's wings could do no such thing), the fins on Gorheks and Gojulas Giga moving as the Zoid walks, and the small antennas on a Dark Horn twitching. The series featured more brand new Zoids than any other previous Zoids series, mostly Blox Zoids. Additionally, the animators were working on a lower budget than those on the previous shows.

While the series reused animation models from the earlier shows, several of them were altered. New animation models were also created for some previously-seen Zoids. Examples include:

• The Blade Liger received an entirely new animation model, one that was far more accurate to the TOMY model kit.
• The Sabre Tiger's model was altered to include the numerous small cannons that had been omitted in the previous series.
• All the Dark Horns seen sported dual Gattlings and two horns, based on McMann's custom variant from Chaotic Century.
• All the Red Horns featured had Dark horn-style glowing green canopies and powerplants.
• All the Iron Kongs seen in the show featured Gattling cannons on their shoulders in place of their usual weapons; this version was first seen in Zoids: Chaotic Century.
• All the Gun Snipers seen were of the heavily-armed custom configuration used by Leena Toros in Zoids: New Century Zero.
• The upper pincer of the Lord Gale's X-Breaker Claw is longer than the bottom, whereas on the model, they are of equal length.