Rounding off the last of the main Gobuster Buddyroid release, we have in hand pics of the Tamashi Web exclusive S.H.Figuarts Gorisaki Banana figure once again courtesy of toy reviewer Shishioh.
Gorisaki sadly does not include any accessories for either himself or his partner Blue Buster.
To see Shishioh’s full gallery, click the link here
The official press conference for Akibaranger season 2 has just happened in Japan and thanks to both Tokunation member DrillBIT and DecaEnd of Henshin Justice Unlimited we bring you a full run down of what was revealed!
It’s been roughly 9 months since season one. Akagi is back to his old habits, spending his days working as deliveryman with no joy. One day he walks past a shop specializing in Sentai toys. He enters and sees that the MMZ-01 is being sold as an official toy called the DX AkibaLaser! Did the Akibarangers turn into official heroes without knowing it themselves? What could this possibly mean? Could something have happened to the real official heroes!?
Meanwhile, Luna Iwashimizu, a schoolgirl who hopes to become an idol has been appointed as the new Akiba Blue, as Mitsuki has left to pursue her martial arts training. Yumeria returns as Akiba Yellow, but no longer works as a business woman.
The new villain this time is General Two (played by Ryo Horikawa), who leads the “New Dimensional Intellect Remodeling Underground True Empire of Baros lol” (新次元頭脳改造地下真帝国バロスｗ, baros and ‘w’ are both very similar to the English lol). The name is a combination of the villain organizations from Bioman, Jetman, Flashman, Maskman and Dynaman.
General Two is middle-aged Sentai villain fanboy. His favourite is General Kar from Dynaman, basing both his name and suit on him. He creates figures of monsters and sends the into Delusion World. Malshina seems to have joined the True Empire of Baros lol, and uses a Moya Moya Z-Cune.
Some further tidbits from the conference include:
The new opening theme is named “Akibaranger Season Two” and is sung by Haruko Momoi, Yukio Yamagata and MoJo.
Check the images from the conference after the jump!
Thanks to the ever insightful DrillBIT we have news of the forthcoming S.H. Figuarts for Akibaranger season 2!
First we have confirmation via a Bandai press release that S.H. Figuarts Super Akiba Red will be released in June, priced at 3675 yen! His teammates Akiba Blue and Akiba Yellow are tentatively set to be released in July for the same price.
Also revealed via this pdf were the Japanese release details of S.H. Figuarts Dragonranger and Tyrannoranger from Zyuranger! It is assumed both will have some relation to the Akibaranger figure releases, however what exactly this will be is currently unconfirmed. Dragonranger is tentatively due for release in June, while Tyrannoranger will be released the following month in July – both again priced 3675 yen.
Finally DrillBIT brings us some unconfirmed news of other Figuarts seen in the Akibaranger PV seen at today’s press release. Among those seen were Black Condor and Blue Swallow of Jetman, Deka Yellow of Dekaranger and Bouken Pink of Boukenger! This is the first news of a Blue Swallow figuart, and the first news of a release date for Bouken Pink (who has been seen alongside her team members at various events).
In non-Figuart merchandise news, a Twitter user has leaked that Malshina’s MMZ will be released, and is named the MoyaMoya Z-Cune. However further details are still unconfirmed.
You can check out images of the three Akibaranger Figuarts after the jump!
Due to user KamenRiderOOO, here’s scans from April’s Televi-Magazine! Due to how the Magazine works, they release the following month’s issue a month ahead, thus revealing some images that spoil some key points in television series. Without further ado, we present the images provided!
Scans reveal that the Zyudenchi can bestow other powers to the Kyoryuger! Examples include #15 Allomerus, which allows the user to launch a stream of fire from the Gaburevolver and #13 Kentrospiker, which allows the Gaburevolver to launch needle shots! Also seen are more images of Beast Hyper, Super Hero Taisen Z, and several toys, such as the DX DeinoChaser and KyoryuRed Set, and the first clear image of the PlaMonster, Violet Golem!
For those collecting Zyudenchi, the Candy Toy and Gashapon sets are shown! Also the next Candy Toy Wizard Ring Set!
Candy Toy Set 1: Gabutyra, Stegochi, Dricera, Allomerus, and Igeranodon.
Gashapon Set 1: Gabutyra, Stegochi, Dricera, Stymero, Beyonsmo, and Tuperanda.
Candy Toy Wizard Ring Set 7: Excite, Please, Light, Drill, Hibiki, Agito, ZX and Amazon.
And if the pictures aren’t enough of an incentive to pick up a Televi-Magazine, the bonus along with them make them worth the price! Included in this month’s edition is a unique Ganbaride Card of Wizard’s Four Dragon Styles, and a clear orange Big Wizard Ring! And judging from the scans, next month’s bonus will be a clear Ankyodon Zyudenchi!
Check Out The Scans!
Four new screenshots of the fourth coming PS3 Video game Kamen Rider Battle Ride War appeared on the official site and blog.
The new images shows Kamen Rider Wizard and Kabuto in action, with Wizard on foot and Kabuto riding his Kabuto Extender.
Kamen Rider Battleride War is due out May 23rd with the normal edition retailing for 7480 yen and a Premium TV Sound Edition for 10,480 yen.
Pre orders for the Minipla Kyoryujin set are now live, and AmiAmi posted new photos online.
Gabutyra’s body will come in two separate boxes while Dricera and Stegochi will be packed in single contained boxs.
Minipla Kyoryujin will be shipping sometime in late March retailing for a very wallet friendly price of 2940, a great alternative to those who can’t afford the DX!
Thanks to Tokunation member Gryphman for the heads up!
Thanks to the ever informative DecaEnd a recent interview with the head writer for Zyuden Sentai Kyoryuger has shed some light on the series. Head Writer Riku Sanjo has expressed his desire to write the ENTIRETY of Kyoryuger alone. That’s right folks Riku Sanjo, also known for his works on Kamen Riders W & Fourze, is the sole individual responsible for the brilliance of this show so far. At the time of this interview he’d already written 12 episodes of the show completely alone! And if it’s up to him and the show continues it’s current pace and ratings he just may get his wish.
How many tokusatsus can you think of that have only ever been written by a single person?
Credit: DecaEnd of HJU
Tamashi Features Vol.5 is currently underway, and while we have yet to receive many new updates, many figures that were announced these last couple of days are now on display at the event.
Beast is shown in a display along with a complete line up of Wizard’s Styles and Dragon Style forms.
A complete display of Showa Rider and Heisei Riders, including Kamen Rider Ichigo as he first appeared in the original 1971 TV series, along with a full OOO and Fourze display.
DeluKnight and the Akibarangers makes an appearance at this event, as well as the massive Itashar Robo.
Odin and Femme as well as the rest of the 13 Riders from Kamen Rider Ryuki/Dragon Knight.
And finally, a Sentai display featuring complete teams of Dekaranger, Shinkenger, Gokaiger, and Gobusters, Basco, Red Hawk, Black Condor, and recently announced Mighty Morphin Red and Green Rangers can also be seen in this display.
Tamashi Features is still an on going event. Stay tuned for more developments!
(Updated with some new images courtesy of Alpha Heroshock)
Last week we brought you some information on the appearance of KyoryuCyan in Zyuden Sentai Kyoryuger. Thanks to AlphaHeroShock we now have confirmed information for his appearances!
KyoryuCyan (Ramirez) & his partner Zyudenryu Ankyodon will appear in Brave 5 of Kyoryuger and stick around for that episode as well as all of Brave 6. The apparent reason being that he isn’t just bestowing his power on the Kyoryugers. He actually has to convince Akyodon to become their ally!
Do you need a dose of new Toku in your life? Well here it is! In the 70’s Shotaro Ishinimori created a rough sketch and background for a new character called Tetsu Majin Shadoru for a TV series. Eventually this design morphed into what came to be Chojin Bashan from the Chojin Bibyun TV series.
In 2004 the Ishinimori Manga Museum created a full suit out of the original unused design to have on display and dubbed it Sea Jetter Kaito! The design was popular enough that a short manga was launched and Kaito became the local/regional hero of the Miyagi Prefecture! That popularity lead to the Ishinimori Museum creating this full live action film of the character titled Sea Jetter Kaito! It will be exclusively shown at the Inshinimori Manga Museum beginning March 23rd.
The film itself will star Yuki Satoh who fans may recognize as none other than Kamen Rider Gattack! The theme of the film, also called “Sea Jetter Kaito”, will be sung by Masaki Endou with insert themes “The Immortal Hero Sea Jetter Kaito” by Hironobu Kageyama and “Fight!! Sea Jetter Kaito” by Ichiro Mizuki!
Production Staff:
Director: Hidenori Ishida (Kamen Rider Kuuga, Kamen Rider Ryuki, Kamen Rider Kabuto: God Speed Love)
Script: Riku Sanjo (Kamen Rider W, Zyuden Sentai Kyoryuger)
Producer: Jun Hikasa (Kamen Rider Blade, Engine Sentai Go-Onger, Unofficial Sentai Akibaranger) and Naomi Takebe (Kamen Rider Kiva, Kamen Rider OOO, Tokumei Sentai Go-Busters)