Dengeki Hobby Magazine


Dengeki Hobby Magazine (電撃ホビーマガジン) was a Japanese monthly magazine published by ASCII Media Works (formerly MediaWorks) as part of their Dengeki publishing imprint. It focused on plastic models, and included Zoids articles since its very first issue. The issue for a particular 'month' was usually released on the 25th day of the second month before it - for instance, the first issue was sold on the 25th of November, 1998, but was branded as the 'January 1999' issue. All months and years listed below refer to the issue rather than the actual sale date. After more than 16 years and almost 200 issues, the magazine concluded with the July 2015 issue, with an expanded website taking its place.
Content from Dengeki Hobby Magazine formed the basis of the books Zoids Generations (2007), Zoids Models (2010) and Zoids SS (2014). Notable serials and features from Dengeki Hobby Magazine include:
 ● The Legend of Z (Jan '99 to Dec '99) --- OJR Zoid photos and story/information snippets
 ● Zoids War Record 2089 Chaotic Century (Jan '00 to May '00) --- A short story set 10 years before the NJR Battle Story
 ● Smack Zoids! B-Part (?Dec '01 to ?Jul '03) --- Concept art and background information about the NJR
 ● Zoids X (Jun '04 to Apr '05) --- Concept sketches of NJR and Fuzors models
 ● Zoids Times (Jul '04 to May '05) --- The Three Tigers and Fuzors storylines in newspaper form
 ● Zoids First-Time Story (Aug '04 to May '05) --- Reports about Three Tigers, Fuzors and Genesis Zoids
 ● Zoids Generations (May '05 to Nov '06) --- A long-running adventure story set in a similar world to Genesis
 ● Zi-Forum (Jul '05 to Apr '07) --- Drawings and custom photos submitted by readers
 ● The Lost Chronicle (Nov '08 to Dec '09) --- Story/information snippets about customised Rebirth Century Zoids
 ● Zoids SS (Jul '13 to May '14) --- A manga telling the backstory of the Zoids Original models
The following scans are sourced mainly from Zoids Talk, Zoids Union and The Iron Bible. Note that this scan collection is incomplete and may contain errors. Higher quality versions and additional images are welcome.



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