And for those who prefer the role-play side of things, today is truly a celebration of Kamen Rider IXA as Premium Bandai have announced the Complete Selection Modification IXA Belt and IXA Riser set! Preorders for this set will open on the 26th May, with further information surely to surface in the coming week!
Ready! Fist On!
Bandai Tamashii Nations have revealed that the next figure to join the S.H. Figuarts Shinkocchou Seihou range will be Kamen Rider IXA! The secondary Rider from Kamen Rider Kiva that appears in both the 1986 and 2008 portions of the show, IXA will be a Tamashii web exclusive with preorders opening on 25th May.
Further details, such as release date, price and accessories will be announced in the coming week!
“I am Zero-One. The first in my generation, The First Rider!”
Site contributor My Shiny Toy Robots returns with another tokusatsu review, this time looking a new generation of crossover film – Kamen Rider: Reiwa the First Generation! Awakening in an alternate future where Humagears rule and humanity is pushed to the brink of extinction, Kamen Rider Zero-One teams up with Kamen Rider Zi-O to travel back to 2007 and the events of the catastrophic Daybreak Town Incident. Aruto’s resolve is pushed to its limits when he not only finds a mysterious Kamen Rider at its epicentre, but also his Humagear father.
Please check out the review and let us know what you thought of the movie in the discussion thread linked!
The popularity of the ULTRAMAN manga series and anime adaptation continues as Good Smile Company announce a figure of the titular Ultraman suit for the Nendoroid line! This fully-articulated super-deformed figure features highly detailed metallic paintwork, and will include an unmasked Shinjiro Hayata head, replacement chest part and effect parts for his Specium Ray, Specium Blade and Ultra Blade attacks.
The Nendoroid Ultraman Suit will be released in December 2020 for the price of 6500 yen. Preorders are now open!
Chant my name!
Tsuburaya Productions have released new information about the newest instalment in the Ultra Series – the forthcoming Ultraman Z!
Celebrating the 10th anniversary of Ultraman Zero, the series will feature Zero’s student as the titular hero. Ultraman Z will be voiced by Tasuku Hatanaka (Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress, My Hero Academia) and assumes the human guise of Haruki Natsukawa, played by Kohshu Hirano.
Ultraman Z will transform using Ultra Z Riser, registering a unique Ultra Access Card and scanning three Ultra Medals to assume a variety of forms:
Alpha Edge – a space martial arts form using the medals of Seven, Leo and Zero.
Beta Smash – a wrestling-style form using the medals of Ultraman Ace and Taro.
Gamma Future – a psychic-powered form using the medals of Tiga, Dyna and Gaia.
Also making a return in the series is Riku Asakura, aka Ultraman Geed! Geed will also be able to transform using the Z Riser, card and medals – assuming the new form of Galaxy Rising! This form combines the medals of Ginga, X and Orb!
Ultraman Z’s opening theme will be “GOSHOUWA KUDASAI WARE NO NA WO! (Chant My Name!)” performed by JAM Project member Masaaki Endou, and it’s closing theme “Connect the Truth” by Nami Tamaki.
Ultraman Z begins airing in Japan on June 20th 2020! Check out the trailer below as well as the cast comments in the full Tsuburaya release!
“Protecting the things you care about, even if it costs you your life. That’s what a true saviour should do!”
My Shiny Toy Robots is back with another tokusatsu review, this time looking at Kamen Rider Zi-O V-Cinema sequel release Kamen Rider Zi-O NEXT TIME: Geiz, Majesty. Taking place in the new world created by Tokiwa Sougo at the end of the series, can Myokoin Geiz find a new goal in life following a career-ending judo injury? Who is the mysterious White Woz that has approached him with a RideWatch and Driver? And where does Kamen Rider Diend fit into all of this?
Please check out the review and let us know your thoughts about the series in the discussion thread linked!
Buddy, GO!
Tokunation contributor and friend to the site My Shiny Toy Robots is back again with a new Tokusatsu review, this time taking a look at the 2019 Ultra Series entry and seventh entry to the New Generation Hero lineup – Ultraman Taiga!
12 years after his defeat at the hands of Ultraman Tregear, Ultraman Taiga regains a physical form when he bonds with Hiroyuki Kudo – a strong-willed member of the private security organisation EGIS. Shortly afterward, Taiga’s comrades Ultraman Titas and Ultraman Fuma also find their way to Taiga – reuniting the Tri-Squad as the trio take up residency within Hiroyuki. However Tregear has also made his way Earth, and has his own plans for the son of Taro…
Please check out the review and let us know your thoughts about the series in the discussion thread linked!
Change, Leopardon!
What would a Toei Spider-Man release be without his trusty giant robot to go with it? Lo and behold, Soul of Chogokin Leopardon will be reissued alongside the Figuarts release, bearing a brand new GX-33R designation and a rather interesting accessory.
Rather than the vinyl figure that was included with the original release, this version of Leopardon will instead include a full-sized Spider Bracelet that plays BGM from the show! Such a great extra doesn’t come cheap though, with this reissue due for release in September and priced 20,000 yen.
The Emissary of Hell, Spider-Man!
Big news from Bandai Tamashii Nations as a recent magazine reveals the production of an S.H. Figuarts Toei Spider-Man! Star of the 1978 TV series that helped introduce mecha to the Super Sentai franchise, Spider-Man is due for release in August for the price of 6500 yen. Like Bandai’s other Spider-Man Figuarts he will come loaded with a number of web effect parts, as well as an opening Spider Bracelet!
But that might not be all! If you check out the image attached you’ll also see that the magazine features images of the 2006 Soul of Chogokin Leopardon figure. Could a reissue also be on the way to coincide with this surprise release? Stay tuned to Tokunation for more news as it comes!
Continuing the milestones for Western tokusatsu streaming this month, Toei themselves have also announced a brand new venture – the TOEI TOKUSATSUWORLD OFFICIAL channel.
This YouTube service will feature 70 series from the 1960s to the 1990s, including (but not limited to) Himitsu Sentai Goranger, Space Sheriff Gavan, Megabeast Investigator Juspion, Message from Space, Changerion, Poitrine and Shin Kamen Rider: Prologue.
The channel will launch GLOBALLY on 6th April 2020, with the first two episodes of all 70 shows being made available (licensing restrictions may apply to certain shows in certain territories) subtitled in a number of languages. Further episodes will be available in Japanese, with Toei planning to make a “public call” for subtitles in any language.
More information can be found via the official press release or the images attached to the story!