Zoids: New Century is a Graphic Novel (also called "comic" in the West and "manga" in Japan), based around the Zoids: New Century anime. The comic adaptation was done by Makoto Mizobuchi (story and art). The English version was done by Benjamin Wright. First published by Shogakukan, Inc. in Japan as "Zoido Shinseiki Slash Zero", it was released in English by Viz Media. This article follows the English release. The first printing was done in November 2002.