The good people at TamashiiNations have updated their North American release details for January 2015. Among the figures selected are the two most recent tokusatsu SH Figuarts:
*VulEagle, from the series SunVulcan will be available for 43.99 USD
*Kamen Rider ZO, made for a special Showa anniversary movie, will cost 40.99 USD
A great opportunity for fans who missed the early preorder spots!
New information for the first wave of Kamen Rider Drive toys has finally been revealed! These new catalog images are the first chance so far to examine details of Kamen Rider Drive’s arsenal.
*The DX Drive Driver will be released October 2 for 7600 Yen. The Driver is sold with 2 Shift Cars, DX Speed and Max Flare. Shift Cars are loaded on the Shift Bracelet (sold with Driver) and scanned to unlock various lights & sounds on the main belt.
*The DX Shift Car Holder- an add-on piece to hold 3 more Shift Cars- will also be released October 2nd and will come with the DX Funky Spike Shift Car. This set will cost 2400 Yen.
*Rounding out the October 2nd releases is TK 01, the first gimmick-based action figure for this new series. 01 features Drive’s Type Speed suit and will cost 3200 Yen.
*Mid-October will see the release of DX Trideron, Drives’ personal vehicle (presumably) compatible with the action figure series. Trideron will be sold with the DX Midnight Shadow Shift Car and is priced at 6800 Yen.
Drive definitely seems to be starting off on the right track!
The good people at The Tokusatsu Network have uncovered some new details about the production of Kamen Rider Drive! Tokusatsu script veteran Keiichi Hasegawa will be serving as secondary writer for this new series.
While primarily an Ultraman writer (Hasegawa has worked on virtually every Ultra series since 1996’s Tiga), Keiichi previously worked with main Drive writer Riku Sanjo on Kamen Rider W! Seems the hard-boiled crew is back together for another season.
In addition, TV Asahi producers have described Kamen Rider Drive’s crime-solving adventures are intended as single-episode stories. Will this storytelling format match up well with Sanjo & Hasegawa’s writings? Only time will tell!
Kamen Rider Drive premieres October 5th! Stay tuned to TokuNation for further details.
We’ve learned quite a few things about the upcoming new Kamen Rider project this week! Now, thanks to The Tokusatsu Network we have a glimpse at Kamen Rider Drive’s most important element- the story!
As previously reported, the enemies of this series are known as Roimyuudo, a species of android-like creatures that wish to become human. Most of the Roiymyuudo are sealed within a digital network and do not have physical forms, although they can control ordinary citizens by forming an emotional connection.
The Roimyuudo Leaders do have physical bodies, and wish to raise an army in rebellion against humans. The main leader is known as Heart and works mostly in shadow to accomplish his goals. Another Roimyuudo called Brains carries out attacks on humans to gain new intelligence that may assist other fighters. A third mysterious villain character, named Chase is said to work alongside the Roimyuudo as a hitman- but there may be more to his story than currently known.
In addition we have learned quite a bit about Kamen Rider Drive- real name Shinnosuke Tomari. A member of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department before stepping aside due to personal tragedy, Shinnosuke is re-recruited for the Special Unit to fight the Roimyuudo-receiving the Drive Driver & supercar Trideron to aid him in battle.
The Tokyo MPD Special Unit also consists of
*Kiriko, the technical support expert. Unlike most of the Special Unit she is aware of Drive’s secret identity and as such she can sometimes cover for him.
*Rinna, a physicist in charge of researching the Roimyuudo and maintaining the Special Unit’s technology.
*Kyuu, a network researcher who harbors a secret obsession with the occult.
*Genpachirou, a hostile lieutenant who considers the Special Unit a burden and frequently mocks the other members.
*Tsurutarou, the Chief of Police with years of experience in regular detective work.
*Professor Streinbert, the mastermind behind the Drive technology.
Finally, we have also learned that the series’ theme song, SURPRISE-DRIVE will be performed by Mitsuru Matsuoka– who some fans may recognize as Kamen Rider Eternal!
So far everything about Kamen Rider Drive sounds worth watching! Be sure to tune in on October 5th and see exactly what this new Kamen Rider has to offer!
At long last we know who will be the driving force behind the new Kamen Rider series!
Kamen Rider Drive’s head writer is Riko Sanjo, a fan-favorite tokusatsu writer best known for Kamen Rider W and Zyuden Sentai Kyoryuger.
The head producer is one Takahito Ōmori whose resume includes Zyuden Sentai Kyoryuger and Kamen Rider Kiva.
Finally, Drive’s director is Ryuta Tasaki– the director of Kamen Rider Gaim!
Definitely an established crew with a lot of talent & experience. We can only hope this means good things ahead for the 15th Hesei Rider!
Kamen Rider Drive premieres October 5th 2014! Stay tuned to TokuNation for further details!
We continue to learn more about the 15th Hesei-Era Kamen Rider!
As previously reported, the villains of this new series are called the Roimude. These creatures apparently use small devices known as Viral Cores similar to Drive’s own Shift Cars. Could there be a shared origin between these monsters and Kamen Rider Drive? We may find out soon so stay tuned!
In addition we also have some details about the supporting cast for this new series. The character details are incomplete at the time of this writing but we do know a few things. Following the image from left to right, the supporting cast consists of:
*Genhachirou Otta
*Kyuu Saijou (the scientist in charge of network processing)
*Rina Zawakami
*Jun Honganji (Chief of the Tokyo Police Departments’ Special Unit)
*Kiriko Shijima (a fellow police officer aware of Drive’s secret identity)
Definitely seems like a good team so far! Tune in October 5th to see the Kamen Rider Drive crew in action!
Not to be outdone, the ToQGers also have a handful of interesting new magazine scans online now!
This September we will see the introduction of the Hyper Ressha! This unique new addition to the ToQGer arsenal grants new enhanced abilities and special golden armor, transforming the regular Toq1 into Hyper ToQ1!
The Hyper armor comes with a new weapon, the DaiKaiten Cannon– a roundtable based blaster that channels energy from six Resshas into a single massive attack!
Last but certainly not least, the magazines reveal another villain joining the cast: Marchioness Morc will fight alongside the Shadow Line. What are her motivations for coming to Earth? How will the other Shadows react to this newcomer? Only time will tell!
A massive amount of new scans for Kamen Rider Drive have come online! This time we get a close look at the new Kamen Rider’s combat style!
As previously reported, Drive’s default combat Type is Speed -accessed by using the Shift Speed Car. Additional Shift Cars will change Drive’s Type and in turn slightly alter the suit (the major change seen in these scans is a change to the tire-sash across Drive’s chest). The early new Types demonstrated are Speed Shadow (using the Midnight Shadow Shift), Speed Spike (courtesy the Funk Spike Shift) and Speed Flare (via the Max Flare Shift).
The scans also offer some brief glimpses at the enemies for this new series. Translation of the scans refers to the villains as Roimude but their story (along with how & why they oppose Kamen Rider Drive) is yet to be told.
Kamen Rider Drive is still set to premiere early October 2014! Stay tuned to TokuNation until then for further details!
A few new images have surfaced online, giving us our first real look at the face behind the 15th Hesei Era Kamen Rider!
According to The Tokusatsu Network, Kamen Rider Drive’s true name is Shinnosuke Tomari. He is described as a car fanatic and police officer in his off-hours. The Drive transformation works by changing a Shift Car into Lever Mode and then inserting it to the Shift Bracelet. Perhaps the most surprising news from the scans thus far is the Drive Driver TALKS to Shinnosuke during combat & offers him helpful advice!
If all goes well, Kamen Rider Drive should begin airing the first weekend in October! Stay tuned to TokuNation until then for further details!
Thanks again to The Tokusatsu Network for translating these scans!
Bandai Premium has opened a new page for one last DX LockSeed & Sengoku faceplate set, featuring YomotsuHeguri Lock– the strange new power granted to Kamen Rider Ryugen.
In addition, a video demo of this new LockSeed has also come online:
The DX YomotsuHeguri Set will be released in December 2014 and costs a mere 2160 Yen before shipping and fees.