After hearing from you the community it seems that the winner of our Let’s Watch Wednesdays poll has yet to be decided!
Right now we have a tie between Kamen Rider OOO & Kamen Rider Black with Ultraman Nexus and Kamen Rider Blade right behind them. So we’re gonna have an old fashioned run off! That’s right, a new poll featuring only these 4 top choices, and when it’s all said and done there can be only one!
So vote now and we’ll get our newest segment off the ground this Wednesday June 24th!
Apparently some new info has begun circulating about the soon to be revealed 9th Kyoryuger, Kyoryu Violet! According to information via AlphaHeroShock Kyoryu Violet’s actor will be none other than Shigeru Chiba! If you don’t know already Mr. Chiba is not only the narrator of the series but also the voice of the Gaburevolver itself!
According to the info provided his character will Doctor Ulshade, the first person of the modern age to be a Kyoryuger! Also, he’s alive, meaning he won’t be a Spirit Ranger like Ramirez and Tesai. Actually Doctor Ulshade is also the man who created the Gaburevolvers explaining why the Spirit Rangers do not use revolvers. It would also seem that he is not a currently active Kyoryuger because he wanted a quiet and peaceful life.
Mr. Chibas’ tweets from a couple weeks ago, those pertaining to him filming a henshin scene, would certainly indicate that this rumor is true.
Credit:AlphaHeroShock
Over the last week Tokunation has been accepting nominations for it’s next Let’s Watch Wednesdays segment. Well, we’ve narrowed it down to a final 10 shows to choose from! Super Sentai, Power Rangers, Kamen Riders, and a few others thrown in the mix for good measure! Make your selections now and we’ll begin our brand new segment this Wednesday!
And stay tuned tonight as we draw the winners for our DVD Giveaway from our recently finished segment on Jyuken Sentai Gekiranger!
Thanks to Tokunation member Lbsammills51 for pointing us to this info. The current wave of Figure Oh scans making the rounds has revealed release info for none other than S.H. Monsterarts Biollante!
This massive monster will be a Tamashii Web Exclusive with an almost assured Bluefin release for the US market. Standing 30 CM tall, that’s nearly 12″, and she will also feature a chest LED gimmick, the first of its kind for this line! Now the bad news is the price. This bad girl will run you a whopping 23,100 yen which by today’s exchange rate is $242! The price may be high but by comparison to the other larger figures of the line (Ghidorah, Destroyah) a high price tag like this is not unexpected.
EDIT: Second image added
Credit: 2chan, Import Monsters
Tokunation has been doing tribute after tribute each month to the various seasons of Power Rangers. This month is no different, but our focus is, and this time it’s Power Rangers Lightspeed Rescue! This year marks the 13th Anniversary of the show as well. Based on KyuKyu Sentai GoGoV, Lightspeed Rescue is definitely a fan favorite series.
Whether it’s because of Red Ranger Carter Grayson, or the first truly US exclusive ranger Titanium Ranger, or the expansion of the Battlizers this time used by Red Green & Blue Rangers, there’s a huge fanbase for this season! And with all the anniversary talk the cast members actually met up recently for a small 13th anniversary get together! This show had so much to offer fans with it’s more public safety/protect & serve rangers and their public identities.
To celebrate follow the links and check out 2 classic GoGoV Minipla galleries by Tokunation Photo & Content staff member MoonBaseTom. These vintage candy toy/Minipla kits are tough to find but incredibly fun and detailed for their time.
Candy Toy/Minipla Victory Robo
Candy Toy/Minipla Grand Liner Gallery
Also be sure to check out the following Lightspeed Rescue galleries by staff member conundrum!
The end is hear for this installment of Let’s Watch Wednesdays! Last week we caught the final four episodes of Jyuken Sentai Gekiranger and with them we saw the defeat of a terrible immortal evil, and the death of 2 heroes. Now we turn to the epilogue of the series, Engine Sentai Go-onger vs. Gekiranger The Movie!
Jan has returned from his trip around the world, Dokokugan still safe around his neck, to find Nunchuck Banki! What goals do the Gaiarc ministers have? The Dokokugan is the key to their plan. But they don’t just face the Go-Ongers this time. Jyuken Sentai Gekiranger is here and they’ll bring the teachings of Jyuken to the Go-Ongers to create the unstoppable combo, Engine Ken! You can never keep a good hero, or in this case 2, down. And a terrible evil will rear it’s head once more.
Remember that this is your LAST CHANCE to join in on our weekly discussion thread posted HERE and be entered into our DVD giveaway. Prizes include Power Rangers, VR Troopers, Beetleborgs, Red Baron, and Superhuman Samurai Cyber-Squad DVD’s! That’s 5 prizes for 5 winners!
Also please be sure to sound off in our thread to decide the next LWW segment! We’ll be posting a pole with the top 10 results this weekend to pick our next segment!
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
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
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!
Had enough of it yet? I didn’t think so! Let’s Watch Wednesdays returns for another round with Jyuken Sentai Gekiranger!
Last week we learned a terrible truth about Jan’s father and mother, we witnessed Rio’s evolution to his Griffon form, and we got to see Kenji Ohba be as awesome as he always is!
This week we see what Christmas is like when Ken brings cheer to a young boy. Gou seeks to learn a new and powerful technique from Michelle Peng! And despite the pain it will cause Jan, a powerful but tormented enemy must be defeated. At last Long’s true intentions will begin to be revealed.
Join us as always in our weekly LWW discussion, posted HERE this week. Be sure to do so and you’ll automatically be entered into our DVD Giveaway for Let’s Watch Wednesdays!