Tsuburaya was one of several companies showing off new materials at the Tokyo Toy Show this past week, and their extended showcasing of the new Ultra property Ultraman Ginga is now online!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lPPXYr122rU&feature=player_embedded#!
This is our first look at the series & related merchandise.
Ultraman Ginga premieres July 10th!
SOURCE: JEFUsion
Our current Let’s Watch Wednesdays segment is almost over. Jyuken Sentai Gekiranger VS Engine Sentai Go-Onger will be the final part of the Gekiranger saga!
But LWW doesn’t end there, it’s time for you the community to decide what tokusatsu we’ll be watching next! This thread will serve as a place for you to submit entries for our next Let’s Watch Wedesdays segment which begins in 2 weeks after the Geki/Go-On movie. Just post your choice for the next Let’s Watch in this thread to have it considered for our next spotlight.
Some things to remember. Only ONE entry per user, and please no changes after initial choice is made. Please select series which have been fully subbed only. Entries due by Sunday June 23rd. The 10 shows with the most nominations behind them will be entered into an open poll for the community to vote on. The winner of said pole will be the victor and the focus of our next Let’s Watch Wednesdays!
Previous segments, therefore ineligible:
Kamen Rider Ryuki
Kamen Rider W
Choujin Sentai Jetman
Jyuken Sentai Gekiranger
Gosei Sentai Dairanger
Power Rangers Lightspeed Rescue
Just recently, it was announced that Shotaro Ishinomori’s manga turned anime 009-1 will be getting the live action treatment.
The original manga tells the story of Mylene Hofuman, a female cyborg that also works as a secret agent. Mylene will be portrayed by actress Mayuki Iwasa.
The film is directed by Koichi Sakamoto. But he’s not the only familiar toku alumni that’s involved with this project. Numerous familiar faces will be making appearing in this film:
Minehiro Kinomoto (Kamen Rider Accel),
Mao Ichimichi (Gokai Yellow),
Nao Nagasawa (Hurricane Blue),
Shizuka Midorikawa (Noshiko from Kamen Rider W Returns: Eternal), Naoto Takenaka (Horror from Garo: Makai Senki)
Aya Sugimoto (Maria S. Cranberry),
Kazutoshi Yokoyama (Leo Zodiarts),
Tsukui Minami (Hopper Dopant)
and Hirotaro Honda (Space Raider)
The film is set to premiere August 7th in Japan and the first trailer for this film has found it’s way onto Youtube.
Note that the movie has been rated R15, as such it may contain things that’s inappropriate for some viewers. Watch at you’re own risk!
Busters, Ready, Go!
While the retail release for Tokumei Sentai Go-Busters Vs. Dobutsu Sentai Go-Busters isn’t for sale yet, the rental version is out now! And with it we get our first looks at the transformation sequences for the Animal Go-Busters; Red Cheetah, Blue Gorilla, Yellow Rabbit, Gold Beetle, Silver Stag, Green Hippopotamus, Black Puma, and Pink Cat!
It’s worth noting that that Green Hippopotamus’ actor is actually also the voice actor for buddyroid Usada Lettuce! In this alternate world where Messiah was never built the Go-Busters took very different paths in life, becoming a more “traditional” set of sentai characters. Commander Kuroki is Black Puma, and Hiromu’s sister Rika is Pink Cat. 2 worlds collide on June 21st!
Credit: AlphaHeroShock
The next Ultra Act release has been announced and it’s none other then Ultra Mother!
Ultra Mother will retail or 5040 yen and appears to be a November 2013 release. Ultra Mother appears to be a Tamashi Web exclusive.
One of the pains of toy collecting is when the toy company releases multiple case packs with harder to find figures more prevalent in a second or third revision that never seems to make it to the big brick and mortor chain stores. This is the case when it comes to the Power Rangers Megaforce figures Loogie and Vrak. Online toy stores received these figures, but your stores like Wal-Mart, Target, etc., maybe got one case and never again.
But because the world works in strange ways, TokuNation.com member raz dropped by to let us know that he found both Loogie and Vrak at a local CVS Drugstore.
If you’re missing those figures … then let the hunt begin!
Special thanks to raz from our TokuNation.com forums!
Unveiled at the Tokyo Toy Show, it looks like a Complete Selection Fang Memory is now in the works!
No additional info exists at the time, but we can certainly expect this piece to be a Premium Bandai exclusive much like the previous Kamen Rider W Complete Selection entries.
SOURCE: AmiAmi’s blog
We reported just a few days ago that South Korea would be getting Tokumei Sentai Go-Busters as Power Rangers Go-Bursters. Now thanks to TokuNation.com member shikishima we have some more details to share along with the fact that Kamen Rider Fourze will also be airing alongside Power Rangers Go-Bursters in South Korea!
Daewon Media, a South Korean company that specializes in cultural content, is responsible for bringing over Power Rangers Go-Bursters and Kamen Rider Fourze to that country. Along with the shows will be imported toys, action figures, and accessories for both shows to the South Korean market.
If you missed your chance at getting some of the swag from these series when they were airing in Japan, this is now your chance!
A big special thanks to TokuNation.com member shikishama for this news!
We’re in the home stretch folks. Let’s Watch Wednesdays is winding down to the end with Jyuken Sentai Gekiranger! Last week we learned the turth about Jan’s father and his ultimate fate at Jan’s hands. We also learned that the terrible Long has been using Rio, but to what ends?
This week we hit the final four episodes of the series. Long’s terrible history has been revealed to all. The immortal monster who has manipulated events since before the series began has reared it’s true form. Rio, shaken to the core, struggles to find purpose in his life. If an enemy is truly immortal how can he be defeated? 2 schools must unite as one. Even heroes die.
These may be the final episodes of Gekiranger but not to worry, we have one more week on this LWW. Next week will feature Jyuken Sentai Gekiranger Vs. Engine Sentai Go-Onger The Movie! So be sure to stay tuned, and in 2 weeks we’ll be featuring our next Let’s Watch segment! Be sure to get in on the discussion for this week and next as those will be your last chances to be automatically entered in our DVD Giveaway! Details here.
So Let’s Watch Gekiranger 46-49!
After intense speculation and rumors, the 15th entry in the Hesei-era Kamen Rider franchise has apparently been confirmed!
An Official Trademark for the name “Kamen Rider Gaimu” has been filed by Toei.
At the moment details are not confirmed but the name has been speculated as meaning “armored warrior.” Stay tuned to this page for further details!