A surprising new entry almost flew under our radar this week- the “Complete Series” collection for Power Rangers Samurai is now available on Amazon.com!
Listed as a “manufactured-on-demand” item, the set contains 5 discs and is available for the very reasonable price of 19.98 USD.
Toei’s Youtube channel has put up the first teaser for the 38th Super Sentai Series!
“Ressha Sentai Tokkyuger” premieres February 16, 2014! Tune in and enjoy!
Shout! Factory’s last super-season boxset of “Power Rangers” finally has a release date. Years 13-17 will be available on April 1st, 2014!
This final volume, containing SPD, Mystic Force, Operation Overdrive, Jungle Fury and RPM has a suggested retail price of 129.99 and can currently be pre-ordered from Amazon.com!
The 38th Super Sentai team has been fully revealed!
Our new Rangers are:
Tokkyu 1 (Red)-Raito, played by Jun Shison
Tokkyu 2 (Blue)-Tokatsuchi, played by Jin Hiramaki
Tokkyu 3 (Yellow)- Hikari, played by Riria
Tokkyu 4 (Green)-Mio, played by Ryusei Yokohama
Tokkyu 5 (Pink)- Kagura, played by Ai Moritaka
Looks like this new group is all aboard for their heroic duties!
While Kamen Rider Gaim does not air this week (the programming block is on hiatus for the New Year holiday) TOEI has released an early preview of the new Energy Rider characters joining the show in 2014!
This is our first official look at the Energy Riders- before today we have only seen brief behind-the-scenes snapshots & magazine preview images. But now we can really see what kind of power the Genesis Driver can bring out!
Stay tuned next year for the introduction of Energy Riders Marika, Shin Zangetsu, Duke and Sigurd!
Some new flavors are on the way for Kamen Rider Gaim!
This is our first official preview image of Shin Zangetsu, the upgraded white Armored Rider and the (apparent) first Energy Rider in the series.
Even though the Energy Rider transformation process seems different from the normal Armored suit, the Arms Change figures will apparently maintain its current basic armor design- meaning the Shin armor should be cross-compatible with regular Zangetsu release and other Energy Rider armors should work with previous releases. This is, of course, to be confirmed.
Arms Change Shin Zangetsu will be released in late January 2014!
Thanks to a new Japanese magazine publication, we may finally know some details about the creative minds behind the 38th Super Sentai Series!
The producer for Tokkyuger is one Takaaki Utsunomiya who has previously worked on Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger, Samurai Sentai Shinkenger and Kamen Rider Blade.
The head writer is Yasuko Kobayashi whose resume includes Mirai Sentai Timeranger, Tokumei Sentai Go-Busters and Kamen Rider OOO.
And the director of this new series is Shojiro Nakazawa who has worked on several Sentai movies including “Gokaiger VS Gavan” and “Gekiranger: Hong Kong Decisive Battle!”
Definitely a team of accomplished veterans! So far it sounds like Tokkyuger is on the right track!
Toei’s official page has updated once again with a minor teaser for the next Arms Change figure- which any Gaim fan will recognize as Mister Dangerous, Kamen/Armored Rider Bravo!!
Sadly, it appears the Durian Rider will be a Premium Bandai Web Exclusive figure next year. Exact price/release details are not yet confirmed so please stay tuned for further details!
One more piece of new merchandise for Kamen Rider Gaim fans!
Bandai has opened a page detailing the Arms Change Bujin Gaim- the “Warrior God” form used in The Faithful Sengoku Movie War featuring the Blood Orange LockSeed.
Bujin Gaim will apparently be a Tamashii Web Exclusive in May 2014 and costing 3780 Yen. Orders open on Christmas Eve!
While the cast & crew of “Ressha Sentai Tokkyuger” is still unrevealed, certain characteristics about the upcoming 38th Super Sentai have surfaced online.
Tokkyu 1, the team leader and a force to reckon with, this happy soldier seems to hide a greater imagination than anyone else.Tokkyu 2, smart and a walking dictionary, this serious soldier overthinks just about anything, even in a fight!
Tokkyu 3, a dependable woman always comes to the aid of her friends, using a variety of martial arts to unleash her exacting techniques on enemies.
Tokkyu 4, a forever unhurried soldier, he finds his true power in times of trouble.
Tokkyu 5, a cute girl who changes into a variety of characters in battle. It gives people the wrong impression about her strength and also gives her an unexpected power.
So far everything sounds good for the Tokkyuger team! Stay tuned for further details coming down the tracks!