{"rewrite":{"id":"r_133bcea51fa7315af7cce95c","clusterId":"c_1cde8d91489598f54a1ce57f","slug":"michiro-ueyama-to-serialize-zoids-new-century-final-arc-in-2027","model":"deepseek-v4-1-flash","headline":"Michiro Ueyama to Serialize Zoids: New Century Final Arc in 2027","summary":"Manga artist Michiro Ueyama announced on X that he will serialize the final arc of Zoids: New Century starting in 2027. The original manga ran in Shogakukan's Monthly CoroCoro Comic from 1999 to 2001. The project continues Zoids: New Century EX, a series he posted on his personal site about 20 years ago that was left unfinished. It proceeds with official approval from Takara Tomy.","whyItMatters":"A 1999 to 2001 CoroCoro manga that continued unofficially on the author's own site is being drawn to its conclusion with the rights holder's approval, which is what turns a personal web project into a sanctioned sequel.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eMichiro Ueyama said the continuation of the portion already published on his site is in progress. No start date or publication platform has been settled, and he is weighing a format that is as accessible as possible for readers.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe original manga was a media mix work for the Zoids plastic model line, then run by Tommy (now Takara Tomy), and followed Van, his Zoid partner Zeke, and Fine on planet Zi. Ueyama also said The Villainess Reincarnation Uncle, running in Comic Y-OURS, will continue and that he will write it in parallel with the Zoids final arc.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Michiro Ueyama's Zoids: New Century Final Arc resolves a series he abandoned on his own site roughly 20 years ago. The Takara Tomy approval converts a personal project into official canon.","twitterPost":"The Zoids: New Century final arc was unfinished on Ueyama's personal site about 20 years ago. Takara Tomy approval turns that loose thread into canon.","threadsPost":"Michiro Ueyama posted Zoids: New Century EX on his personal site about 20 years ago and never finished it. The new final arc, now under Takara Tomy approval, operates on a different footing: a fan-posted continuation moves into the official Zoids line rather than staying a personal thread.","newsletterBlurb":"Michiro Ueyama will serialize the final arc of Zoids: New Century starting in 2027. The story picks up from Zoids: New Century EX, which he posted on his personal site about 20 years ago and never finished, and now has official approval from Takara Tomy. No start date or publication platform is set.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Inside\",\"url\":\"https://www.inside-games.jp/article/2026/10/02/188658.html\",\"title\":\"Manga Artist Ueyama Michiro to Serialize 'Zoids: New Century' Final Arc from 2027 - Work Serialized on Personal Site Resumes with Official Takara Tomy Approval\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4800,"outputTokens":621,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1791253632,"createdAt":"2026-10-06T02:22:04.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-10-06T02:26:07.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-06T02:26:07.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_1cde8d91489598f54a1ce57f","canonicalTitle":"漫画家の上山道郎さん、「機獣新世紀ZOIDS」完結編を2027年より連載へ―個人サイトで連載していた作品がタカラトミー正式許諾を得て再開","representativeArticleId":"a_c928cf245c1a6279b3766837","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[\"Zoids\"],\"work_titles\":[\"Kijuu Shinseiki Zoids\"],\"studios\":[\"Takara Tomy\"],\"people\":[\"Michiro Ueyama\"],\"type\":\"announcement\",\"domain\":\"manga\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-10-02T07:10:03.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-10-02T07:10:03.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-06T02:26:06.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Inside","url":"https://www.inside-games.jp/article/2026/10/02/188658.html","title":"漫画家の上山道郎さん、「機獣新世紀ZOIDS」完結編を2027年より連載へ―個人サイトで連載していた作品がタカラトミー正式許諾を得て再開"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":["Zoids"],"work_titles":["Kijuu Shinseiki Zoids"],"studios":["Takara Tomy"],"people":["Michiro Ueyama"],"type":"announcement","domain":"manga","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}