Zoids: Chaotic Century is actually the first season of this mecha series; the continuity previously released in the U.S. was the second season, called Zoids Zero in Japan. While fleeing from bandits, impulsive teenager Van finds two mysterious pods in a ruined fortress: one hatches a Zoid he dubs Zeke; the other, an amnesiac girl named Fiona. Zeke is an "organoid," a Zoid that can bring ruined machines back to life. The humans and their Zoids embark on a series of adventures across the deserts of the planet Zi. They make a few friends, but spend more time outwitting enemies who want to take Zeke from Van. The obvious target audience is elementary school boys, who"ll buy the toys, and the show really pushes the products. The CG animation of the supposedly enormous dinosaur-like machines is curiously weightless. (Rated G, suitable for ages 8 and older: mecha vs. mecha violence) --Charles Solomon