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A recent magazine interview offers several key insights on the newest Hesei Rider from the excited new director, Ryuta Tasaki.

Highlights from the interview include:


*Gaim’s various dance teams are a symbolic tribute to Japan’s Warring States.
*Both Tasaki & head writer Urobuchi had grown tired of the “2 Rider” default present since W. In addition both are big fans of Kamen Rider Ryuki, which inspired them to work towards a drama-focused series.
*Urobuchi’s main goal for the early arcs of the series is to “…build up a story that most fans are used too, only to tear it down with new and surprising twists.”

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Only one episode into the 15th Heisei-era Kamen Rider series and new details about the future are pouring out!

This latest magazine scan reveals a new model of Driver, acting as an alternative to the Sengoku Driver currently used by Kamen Rider Gaim. The “Genesis Driver” acts as a juicer for the Melon Energy Seeds, and appears to be the transformation device for Kamen Rider Zangetsu. Other rumors suggest the Genesis Driver will be a powerup accessory for the Sengoku Driver and every Rider will be able to use the Energy Seeds. Details are yet to be confirmed.

In addition, Zangetsu’s main weapon has apparently been revealed. This DX “Sonic Arrow” uses multiple Lock Seeds to fire and comes with the Lemon Energy LockSeed by default.

The scans also include the mysterious “Peach & Cherry Arms” Users mentioned previously, suggesting some sort of relationship to Kamen Rider Zangetsu.

DX Genesis Driver & Sonic Arrow will both be available for sale in December!

Source: HEROtaku

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With a mere three days left before the premiere of Kamen Rider Gaim, the time has come once again for toy reviewers to examine the series!

Youtube user akipapa123 gives us an early look at the Sengoku Driver, the device that powers all of Gaim’s Riders. The DX Driver comes with two LockSeeds (Orange and Banana) and alternate plates for the Rider who uses it (in this case, Gaim and Baron.)

The DX Sengoku Driver costs 8125 Yen so interested parties should proceed to the nearest import shop! :)

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Kamen Rider Gaim and two of the Rider Girls were spotted at a baseball game in Japan this past week and gave the crowd an impromptu preview of their new theme song, “Just Live More” by the Japanese reggae group Gaim no Kaze.

Its an interesting sound for this refreshing new series. :)

SOURCE: JEFusion

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Toei dips into the archives for the latest Kamen Rider Blu-Ray sets, making Kamen Rider 555 the oldest Hesei-era Rider to get a high-definition home video release!

A press release confirms that the first volume will come out January 14th, 2014 and include a round-table retrospective with the cast members!

Price details have not yet been confirmed.

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With the 15th Hesei Rider premiere still a week away, the first preview for the annual teamup movie has come online!

“Kamen Rider Gaim X Wizard Decisive! Sengoku Great Battle Movie” comes to theaters December 14th!

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Thanks to an interview at HeroShock we have a title for the newest project in the Garo universe!

“Zero: Black Blood” starring the Silver Fanged Knight (and with Ray Fujita reprising the role once again) begins filming soon. An airdate is not yet confirmed but stay tuned to TokuNation for further details!

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Super Imaginative Chogokin digs back into the Kabuto well for their latest release: ZaBee, the stinging secondary Rider!

Kamen Rider ZaBee will be available in February for 5775 Yen. This release includes ZaBee’s Zector and action effect parts but so far no mention of “CastOff” armor.

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With less than a month to go before the newest Hesei Era rider debut, the cast of Kamen Rider Gaim comes together for a brief discussion of the new series and characters.

Though lacking subtitles, the conference video gives us an early preview of Gaim’s suit movements, henshin sounds and the faces behind the masks!

SOURCE: JEFusion

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