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under Kamen Rider

Thanks to this months issue of Figure-Oh Magazine we got some great updates on upcoming Figuarts releases. Likewise we get some more updates on Kamen Rider Fourze & Wizard Movie Wars Ultimatum! Revealed today are:

-The fates of the Original Kamen Rider Club! Gentaro the teacher, Ryusei the interpol agent, Yuki the astronaut, JK the Journalist, Kengo the researcher, Miu the model, Tomoko the author, and Shun the pro footbal player!
-The only current member of the Space Kamen Rider Club Miyoko, and her enemies the Monster Alliance
-The big bad tag-team of Sannagiman (Jiro Kazeda) and Herclues Zodiarts (Kagehito Banba)
-Potrines’ new civilian identity, Yu Uemura

Astute fans will notice the links between the new Sannagiman, Banba, and the Zebar device. All reinventions of concepts from the original Innazuman series. Could Jiro actually become the new modern Innazuman? Toeis’ recent trend of taking classic heroes and updating them with new actors (ala Gavan, Shaider, and Sharivan) could have set a precedent for this. Chōriki Shōrai!

Credit: Orendsrange

under Kamen Rider

No official pics yet but magazine scans listing Tamashii Web Exclusives for March 2013 confirm that Ryuuga (or “Onyx” for Dragon Knight fans) is on the way at last!

Kamen Rider Ryuuga will cost 4200 Yen and preorders are expected to open in early November along with other March Exclusives.

under Garo

Thought you’d be seeing the last of the world of Makai Knights in Garo: Dragon of the Blue Cry? Think again!

The official Garo twitter account has just revealed that a new Garo series, entitled Garo – The One Who Shines in the Darkness, is coming soon. What’s more interesting about this news is that it did not mention any of the original cast returning. Instead the main actor is said to be Wataru Kuriyama, and starring alongside him will be Junya Ikeda…better known as Gai Ikari/Gokai Silver in Gokaiger!

What does this mean, if anything, for the original Garo Kouga Saejima? Discuss the news after the jump!

Thanks to TokuNation.com member WhiteRanger for sharing!

under Super Sentai

In addition to Wizard’s Water Style, the Figureoh scan shows that the Corporate Drone, the cannon fodder from Unofficial Sentai Akibaranger will also be released as a Tamashi Web Store exclusive.

The Corporate Drone will retail for 3360 yen and will be released in March 2013.

under Kamen Rider

The newest issue of FigurOh Magazine has given us our first official look at Kamen Rider Wizards’ Figuart forms!

Of particular interest, the story reveals that Flame Style will be mass release in February 2013 for 3500 Yen while Water Style will be a Tamashii web exclusive due for release in March. Preorders for the item will open 2nd November, priced at 3675 yen.

under Garo

The new Garo movie, entitled Garo: Dragon of the Blue Cry, has just had its first screening at the Tokyo International Film Festival. Among those attending the event were director Keita Amiyama and popular Japanese actress Keiko Matsuzaka, who plays the villain of the movie.

Following on from the end of Garo: Makai Senki, Dragon of the Blue Cry sees Makai knight Kouga Saejima travelling through the Promised Land to honour the contract he made to the Makai entity Gajari. Matsuzaka plays Judam, evil Queen of the Promised land. She is a brutally evil character, but with an innocence of a little girl. She said she had fun doing the action scenes and despite celebrating her sixtieth birthday this year, she still engaged with wirework for the first time and found it to be a challenge.

Garo: Dragon of the Blue Cry will be released publicly in Japan February 2013. In the meantime, check out the trailer below and discuss this news after the jump!

Source: Henshin Justice

under Metal Heroes

With the release of the brand new Space Sheriff Gavan movie just around the corner and a crossover into Tokumei Sentai Go-Busters behind him, the original Metal Hero is enjoying quite a revival. To add to these, Akita Publishing has just released the first episode of a brand new Gavan web manga, which can be viewed online (in Japanese of course).

Not only that, but two new Gavan novels have been announced – one featuring the original Gavan, and the second featuring the new Gavan Type-G. The first book, “Space Sheriff Gavan The Novel“, continues the adventures of Retsu Ichijouji and a mysterious character named Julia. According to the synopsis, a new criminal organization named Metos appears and hijacks the Dolgiran. With the spacecraft taken, how will Retsu change into Gavan?

The second book, “Space Sheriff Gavan Type-G The Beginning“, tells of Geki Jumonji and Sherry‘s first mission together to retrieve sensitive data from a crash-landed spaceship. The book will also reveal on how Geki became Gavan Type-G.

The two novels are priced 1,050 and 2,500 yen respectively, and to be released on October 19th and 20th respectively in line with the premier of the new movie.

In the meantime, be sure to check out the first episode of the web manga HERE and discuss after the jump!

Source: Firestarter’s Blog

under Kamen Rider

Bandai Namco games launched a new web site, featuring a Kamen Rider video game coming to Android and iOS: Kamen Rider Rider Bout!

The game is a Social RPG, registering for the game will unlock Kamen Rider Wizard Flame Style.

For iOS users, -iPhone 3GS, 4, 4S or 5 OOS 5 and up will be required to run this software. Those that use Android will require Android 2.3 and up.

under General Tokusatsu News

Crunchy Roll has reported that the Ishinori Manga Museum will reopen on November 17th! It was damaged during the March 2011 earthquake/tsunami and repairs are almost done. More:

In November 17th, the museum in his honor will be holding a reopening ceremony – with branding that draws the connection to Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex director Kenji Kamiyama’s new reminagined Cyborg 009 anime movie 009: Re Cyborg.

The Ishinomori Mangattan Museum is built by corporation of national government and Ishimaki City in 2001 and became a tourist destination, attracting 180,000 visitors annually. During the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami, many of the building around the museum were destroyed and its facilities were substantially damaged.

With the help of public fundraising efforts, repair efforts are now nearing completing.

A November 17th reopening ceremony is free and open to the public.

A special renewal exhibit opens March 23, 2013.

under Kamen Rider

During New York Comic Con 2012, Comixology sent out a press release regarding Kamen Rider creator Shotaro Ishinomori. Comixology has announced a digital distribution deal for Ishinomori’s entire manga catalog! Here’s the press release:

ISHIMORI PRODUCTION INC. & COMIXOLOGY ANNOUNCE DIGITAL DISTRIBUTION DEAL FOR THE CLASSIC MANGA LIBRARY OF LEGENDARY MANGA CREATOR SHOTARO ISHINOMORI AVAILABLE FOR THE FIRST TIME DIGITALLY Debuting three classic manga titles Cyborg 009, Kikaider, and Skull Man through Comixology.

October 12th, 2012 – New York, NY – Earlier today during this year’s New York Comic Con 2012, Ishimori Production Inc. and Comixology – the revolutionary digital comics platform – announced a digital distribution deal for legendary manga creator Shotaro Ishimori’s entire catalog. To celebrate, Ishimori and Comixology will be debuting the widely influential Cyborg 009 , Kikaider and Skull Man across Comixology’s entire platform – including iPhone, iPad, Android, Kindle Fire, Windows 8 and the Web.

New and old fans alike, can experience Ishimori’s classic creations through Comixology’s patent pending Guided View reading technology. For owners of the new iPad, each series can be experienced in Comixology’s high definition CMX-HD format. The launch titles are:

  • Cyborg 009 Vol 1-2
  • Kikaider Vol 1-2
  • Skull Man

“We are honored to team up with Ishimori’s and bring a whole new generation of readers to such classic manga series as Cyborg 009 , Kikaider and Skull Man,” said co-founder and CEO David Steinberger. “Comixology has the best consumer experience anywhere and having the most diverse library available is part of that great experience. Adding these seminal works by Shotaro Ishinomori’s will certainly delight our customers and bring new readers to the platform.”

“Ishimori’s is very excited that readers everywhere will be able to experience Shotaro Ishinomori’s work via Comixology, Shotaro Ishinomori would be very happy if he saw this new digital technology making his manga available to the world.” said Masayasu Takigawa, EVP, Ishimori Production Inc. “Comixology’s shopping and reading experience has no peer in the digital comics marketplace. We look forward to expanding Ishinomori’s library with Comixology for years to come.”

Ishimori Production Inc. and Comixology worked closely together to acquire the highest resolution source material possible to present Ishimori’s classic manga creations in Comixology’s stunning high-definition comic format – CMX HD – for Comixology fans on the new iPad. With Guided View and CMX-HD, Comixology adds new excitement to these influential classic manga.

Ishimori Production Inc. maintain and develop intellectual property originally created by manga legend Shotaro Ishinomori whose works include Cyborg 009, Kamen Rider, Inazuman, Ganbare!! Robocon, Gorangers, Kikaider, Skull Man and more! Ishinomori’s works date back to 1954, and in 1964 he created Cyborg 009, Japan’s first super powered hero team.

Recently Ishimori Production Inc. partnered with Archaia to create a modern adaptation of the classic Cyborg 009 manga series. Written by F.J. DeSanto and Bradley Cramp and illustrated by Marcus To, Archaia is set to release the graphic novel based on Ishinomori’s original creation early in 2013 and will also be available digitally through Comixology.

About Comixology
Founded in 2007 with the mission of bringing comics to people everywhere, Comixology revolutionized the comic book and graphic novel world. With the development of the Comixology digital comics platform – with buy-once, read-anywhere availablility across iPhone, iPad, Android, Kindle Fire, Windows 8 and the Web – Comixology provides the easiest way worldwide for people to enjoy comics anywhere they happen to be! Regularly ranking as the top grossing iPad app in the entire iTunes App Store, Comixology is one of the leading drivers of the iPad economy. Providing the most digital comics on the most devices, Comixology will not stop until everyone on the face of the planet has been turned into a comic book fan.