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Kamen Rider Climax Fighters was announced not too long ago for the Playstation 4. It’s a fighting game featuring all titular 19 Hesei-era Kamen Riders – from Kamen Rider Kuuga to Kamen Rider Build. Are there more? Possibly – we have to wait and see. But the big news coming today, courtesy of Playstation Lifestyle, is that Kamen Rider Climax Fighters will be the first main Kamen Rider game to receive localizations throughout Asia.

Why is that news? Well, because Bandai Namco localizations in certain areas of Asia – such as Southeastern Asia – receive the game in English. That’s right – it looks as if Bandai Namco will release the game in Southeastern Asia in the English language (text-wise, at least).

While a release of Kamen Rider Climax Fighters in the West is absolutely slim at best, a chance for fans to import the game in English at the very least seems high. We’ve included pictures courtesy of Playstation Lifestyle in the article so check it out!

under Power Rangers

A brand new Power Rangers Ninja Steel airs this coming Saturday. The episode is titled “Ace and the Race”, and features the Power Rangers competing in various athletic competitions with a monster to save their friends. Check out the preview clip below.

You can catch a brand new Power Rangers Ninja Steel this Saturday on Nickelodeon. Check your local listings for air time in your area.

under Power Rangers

A report today from various news sources (we’ve chosen to look at BusinessInsider.com) tells us that Toys’R’Us is spending a lot more money than it has been earning over the last fiscal year – to the point of $400 million dollars more – and has hired a law firm to help consolidate its debt while considering the option of filing for bankruptcy protection.

This is not the first time the retail toy store has dealt with financial woes – in 2003 the company closed 180 stores across the country.

Toys’R’Us blames a large portion of their current losses not to a failing toy industry but to losses from its Babies’R’Us sister store, which saw over a 3.0% decline in year over year sales and a massive drop in diaper purchases as consumers can find cheaper deals for their infant and toddler necessities online. Either way, if Toys’R’Us shuts down more stores or ends up going out of business altogether, fans of Power Rangers wonder what the future of the Legacy toy line may be.

With the release of the Power Rangers Movie failing to meet expectations, the movie toy line warming shelves in stores, and the Power Rangers Ninja Steel toy line already hitting clearance prices across the country, having the biggest partner of the franchise possibly go under is not something to keep one optimistic about a future of increasingly expensive Power Rangers collector items.

We should know more about this on September 26th when the next earnings report is due to be made public. With the hiring of a private law firm to work on consolidating debt, we assume the report will be dismal at best. Stay tuned for more news on the future of Toys’R’Us.

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The popular South Korean tokusatsu series, Legend Hero (or Legend Hero Three Kingdoms) recently concluded it’s English closed caption run on YouTube with the English translation of the 50th episode now available online. The series started off as incredibly popular with tokusatsu fans across the world but seemed to fade away during its tenure. With the full series now online, officially, with an English subtitle translation available, the show is beginning to gain some more momentum.

During the run of the series there was a segment of episodes that was seen as one of the more pivotal stories in the entire series. That story line ran through the 24th and 27th episodes. Two episodes ended up having to cut over 15 minutes when it aired on television – the 26th and 27th episodes. It was later released in a special screening as “Legend Hero EX” or “Legend Hero Three Kingdoms EX“.

Today, the official YouTube channel for Legend Hero released a trailer for Legend Hero EX with a “stay tuned next week” message. Check out the video below.

The clips shown lead one to believe that we are finally getting a release of the cut footage from Episodes 26 and 27. Linked to this news post is our special Legend Hero Full Series Info discussion thread. Be sure to check it out if you have interest in the series.

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Get ready Uchu Sentai Kyuranger fans – yet another power up is coming for your favorite lucky Shishi Red Kyuranger! Thanks to Bandai Japan, we have official images of both the DX Saiko Kyutama as well as the form it unlocks for Shishi Red – the Shishi Red Orion form!

By rotating the ring of the DX Saiko Kyutama, Shishi Red can transform in to Shishi Red Orion, a slick looking power up form. Check out the official images of the DX Saiko Kyutama, as well as the upcoming Shishi Red Orion vinyl figure, by clicking the title of the story!

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Thanks to Bandai Japan we have new images and titles of current and upcoming Kamen Rider Build figures from the Bottle Change Rider figures line. We see the gimmick of the line – which is similar to the gimmick figures of Kamen Rider Drive – in that the figure actually separates in to two separate pieces that combine to form Kamen Rider Build and his various forms.

Shown off in these images – Rabbit Tank form, Gorilla Mondo form, and Hawk Gatling form. Check out all the images by clicking the title of the story.

under Kamen Rider

A brand new fighting game is coming to the Playstation 4 featuring your favorite Kamen Rider characters. Announced and revealed today via YouTube, Kamen Rider Climax Fighters looks to feature your favorite Hesei and Show Riders including the most recent Kamen Rider Ex-Aid and even Kamen Rider Build. Check out the trailer below.

For more details, check out the official site by clicking here.

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With the conclusion of Kamen Rider Ex-Aid we felt it was only fitting to throw up a gallery of the final form of Kamen Rider Ex-Aid – the Hyper Muteki Gamer! This figure was packaged as a set with the Maximum Gamer form, which in this release, is basically a shell for Muteki Gamer to sit in.

We took over 40 images of this figure and are sharing it with you! Click here to check out the full gallery and the review of this set. Join in the discussion – did you collect the Level Up Rider series of figures? Do you want to see more from this line? Sound off in discussion!

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That’s a mouthful. At the Akihabara showroom today Tamashii Nations revealed the SH Figuarts Kamen Rider Paradox Perfect Knockout Gamer figure. Release details are not yet known but this figure is gorgeous. These photos come from a variety of visitors to the showroom, and we will list them under a “Read More” tag.

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Our site sponsor BigBadToyStore.com has sent out their newsletter with some exciting update for our Power Rangers fans. Coming soon are brand new Legacy items – the Legacy Green Ranger helmet, the Legacy Zeonizer, and the Legacy Golden Power Staff! Check out the pre-order links below.

– Legacy Green Ranger Helmet
– Legacy Zeonizer
– Legacy Golden Power Staff

Be sure to check out the full newsletter below by clicking “Read More”. Check out our site sponsor BigBadToyStore.com today!

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