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under Super Sentai

Add another one to the rumor column for now.

According to our reputable friend Dukemon22, Reiko Chibas twitter post last month about a possible new Kyoryu Sentai Zyuranger project actually refers to upcoming cameos by the core 5 Zyuranger actors in December episodes of Zyuden Sentai Kyoryuger!!

It’s currently unknown whether the actors would simply appear as new characters or reprise their actual Zyuranger characters. Most of the cast is officially retired from acting, including Shiro Izumi/Dragon Ranger, hence why only the core 5 are stated to appear. Though his characters extenuating circumstance may have something to do with his absence as well.

The hopeful optimist in me wants this to mean that 2 dinosaur themed Sentau will team-up for real but who knows. And if that’s case would an Abaranger team-up be out of the question as well? Time will tell!

under Garo

Though the latest season of GARO may be coming to a close, the franchise is far from over! A new website has just opened announcing a spin off starring Zero the Silver Fanged Knight, the Makai Knight who appeared in the original series and its follow up GARO Makai Senki.

There are no further details at this time but stay tuned to TokuNation.com for more news!

Thanks to member Blackadder for sharing!

under Super Sentai

Similar to the Riders on Stage promo awhile back, Bandai is launching a new promotion involving Tamashi Act Stage stands. This time, the give away will be themed around Akibaranger Season 2.

Unlike the last promo however, they will be giving out decal sheets to be applied to Tamashi Act Stage 4 stands.

Any Super Sentai related S.H.Figuarts that was released at mass retail will be eligible for this give away in addition to the Munya Munya Zuban and Moya Moya Z Cune roleplay toys.

The three Akibarangers will be getting their own decals along with TyranoRanger, Hurricane Red, and Ryuranger. Z Cune Aoi will also have her own personal stand and there’ll even be one that has the S.H.Figuarts logo and slogan on it. The promo event will begin September 21st.

under Metal Heroes

Put this one in the rumor column for now. Bluefin’s twitter account just posted the following:

if you’re interested in Big Bad Beetleborgs you should speak up #beetleborgs

What this possibly means is that Bandai Tamashii is looking at producing Juukou B-Fighter or even B-Fighter Kabuto figuarts. If that’s the case then fans in the US could definitely expect to see Big Bad Beetleborgs/Metallix releases of these figuarts! Bluefin wants to hear it from fans that they’re ready for B-Fighter/Beetleborgs figuarts! Make your interest known by posting on Bluefin’s twitter and facebook pages. Let’s get it together people!

under General Tokusatsu News

Toei has announced that the recently revealed Toei Japan Channel, which aims to bring streaming footage of their Japanese station over to the states, amonst other content, will be requiring users to pay $20 a month for the use of the service.

If things go over well, we’ll likely be seeing English subtitles, official subtitles, for some of our favorite shows.

Personally, I’d love to support this but I cannot afford another $20 a month on top of my other expenses, especially not to watch programming I have no way of understanding. Definitely want to see this succeed though, even moreso if it means we can get officially subbed releases on dvd/bluray.

Source: http://www.jefusion.com/2013/09/subscribe-to-toei-japan-channel-for-20-dollars-a-month.html

under TokuNation Spotlights

Well folks we’ve only got one more week before our time with Ultraman Nexus is over. For the last 2 weeks we’ve been taking your nominations and now we’re ready to vote on the series that will be the focus of the next Let’s Watch Wednesdays @ Tokunation! Based on the nominations given by Tokunation users the options are:

  • Madan Senki Ryukendo
  • Kamen Rider Amazon
  • Kamen Rider Hibiki
  • Cho Shin Sei Gransazer
  • Kamen Rider Den-O
  • Ultraman mebius
  • Mahou Sentai Magiranger
  • Kamen Rider Black
  • Kamen Rider Blade
  • Kyoryu Sentai Zyuranger

Place your vote in this poll by September 18th, that’s one week from today. At that time the show with the most votes will be the winner and focus of our next segment! If for any reason the votes are tied or too close to call between any 2 choices we’ll have a special run off poll to decide the final winner.

under Kamen Rider

New Lock Seeds from Kamen Rider Gaim were revealed in the latest round of magazine scans and fan favorite Greed Anhk from Kamen Rider OOO will be getting his own Lock Seed!

In addition, Bandai will be releasing Lock Seeds that will also double as actual working pad locks! Release info for both of these currently remains unknown.

under Godzilla

It appears that the design for the 2014 Godzilla from the Legendary Pictures film has been revealed! The image in question was taken from a licensing expo apparently in Sao Paulo Brazil. And lending credibility to the image, Legendary Pictures requested the Kaiju Cast twitter, among a slew of other websites, to remove said image. Whether or not this is the actual design may have been up for debate, but rarely are images asked to be removed when they aren’t real.

Being that Legendary’s legal team has been combing the internet requesting the removal of this image from various sites we can’t actually post it. However follow THIS LINK to godzilla-movies.com and check the image out before it’s taken down there too!

Credit:Godzilla-Movies

under Contests and Giveaways, TokuNation Spotlights, Ultraman

Let’s Watch Wednesdays @ Tokunation is nearing it’s finale yet again! With only 2 weeks left let’s see where we’re at! Just like last time we’ll be watching 4 episodes since there’s yet another bonus episode to throw into the mix next week!

Spoiler:
Mizorogi
has been discovered alive and amnesiac! Ren’s watcher has let a small but significant piece of info reach Komon and Mizuo’s hands, “Is Raphael ready?” As the illustrator attempts to understand how and why Ren has become a Dunamist, and TWO Mephistos appear, how will Ultraman cope? One villains heart will find the light and the Night Raiders will discover the truth of The Next!

Don’t forget that for every week of Let’s Watch Wednesdays there’s also a discussion thread! Be sure post your thoughts, comments, and or critiques of this weeks selection. Every single post you make will be counted in or giveaway contest! That’s right, every post you make in the weekly discussion enters your name into our prize drawing again! Also remember that this time around we’re giving away the complete Series of Ultra Q on DVD!

So Let’s Watch Ultraman Nexus 31-34!

under Super Sentai

Gaburincho!

The final DX mecha for Zyuden Sentai Kyoryuger, the mighty Bragigas, won’t be out until October. But we’ve just gotten an early look at Bragigas, his robot mode Gigant Bragioh, and his combined form Gigant Kyoryuzin at Tokyo Toy Fair!

Credit: Toku-Insider Blog