Thanks to our sister site the Toyark for the heads up that NECA will be releasing the 18″ Knifehead figure for its Pacific Rim toyline! This long awaited figure is the 2nd figure to come in the 18″ Pacific Rim series and the 1st Kaiju in this scale!
Confirmation comes our way via a preorder by AmiAmi. Read on to see the teaser image!
Shout factory, the awesome company responsible for bringing classics like Power Rangers, Ultra Q, VR Troopers, Ultra Seven, Beetleborgs, and even the Japanese Transformers Trilogy to DVD needs our help! Right now they’re one volume away from finishing off all of our Big Bad Beetleborgs collections!
Season 1 volume 1 & 2 as well as Metallix Volume 1 have been released already. However the release of Metallix Part 2 is in jeopardy! Mr. Yellow has let us know that sales numbers need to climb for the previously released Beetleborgs sets before the final installment can actually happen. So Shout Factory is asking the collective tokusatsu community to help this final volume see the light of day!
If you haven’t picked up the previous releases yet, then head on over to the Shout website and get a dose of pure 90’s!
Big Bad Beetleborgs Season 1 Volume 1 on DVD
Big Bad Beetleborgs Season 1 Volume 2 on DVD
Beetleborgs Metallix: Season 2 Volume 1 on DVD
Let’s make that last volume happen!
This past weekend, someone(BaronButcher) asked NECA on Twitter about figures of the Jaegers Cherno Alpha, Coyote Tango and Trespasser. NECA’s response?
planning series 3 now
In addition, Clay_Pruitt asked about an 18″ Striker Eureka and NECA replied:
Maybe. Looking at more 18″ currently
So there you have it. Judging from the comments here since Pacific Rim debuted, a lot of you want a 7″ Cherno Alpha. Would you like a 18″ Striker Eureka too? How about other Kaiju and Jaegers? Discuss!
The good people at TV Shows On DVD have at last confirmed a release for the second half of DIC Entertainment’s tokusatsu project, “Superhuman Samurai Syber Squad.”
This second volume will be released on October 1st at the very reasonable price of 12.98 for the remaining 25 episodes!
Sideshow Collectables has announced that a high end statue of the Kaiju Knifehead from Pacific Rim will see a release in April 2014. Every detail of the monster is recreated in exquisite detail, but the statue will cost a heavy 379.99$ US.
This story goes to show that Power Rangers is indeed a worldwide phenomenon!
JapanExpo is the largest Japanese pop-culture convention of its kind. It was held in Paris, France earlier this month. To celebrate the 20th Anniversary of Power Rangers, over one-hundred individuals gathered for a “flash mob” of Power Rangers using “morphsuits” purchased from MorphSuits.com. They battled Puddies at Place du Trocadero, and invited fans to join in a choreographed battle.
Check out the pictures by clicking the title bar, and check out the video below!
Special thanks to Fury Diamond and his SamuraiCast blog for the news!
NECA‘s 1st wave of Pacific Rim Action Figures arrived stateside last month and for those of you looking for more, have no fear! More are coming! MTV Geek has posted an exclusive interview with NECA, and they revealed new figures coming in future waves! Some interesting information was relayed…did you know that the upcoming 18 Inch Gipsy Danger is a nod to the old Shogun Warriors line from the 70’s?! Some Kaiju are huge and would be too expensive to feature in the line, so NECA decided to create figures of Kaiju that were close to their targeted pricepoint. Series 2 will feature:
It is July and Pacific Rim is not too far away! Feast your eyes on the latest trailers, brought to you by IGN!
In addition here’s a featurette that Ron Perlman personalized for Bleeding Cool:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iNV_4z2n8HY
As this month draws to a close we are mere weeks away from the premiere of Pacific Rim! For those of you looking forward to the 7″ scale NECA Pacific Rim Figures be sure to check out Toys R Us, as they’ve been sighted there this month! There’s more news concerning the movie itself:
Feast your eyes on TV spot 6:
That’s not all, check out the newest Pacific Rim trailer, “At The Edge”:
Also for those of you who intend to watch Pacific Rim in IMAX, check out an IMAX poster designed by Sergio Grisanti! The poster was revealed by Hero Complex. Here’s more on the poster by director Guillermo del Toro:
“I am thrilled to introduce Sergio Grisanti to the world,” Del Toro said in a statement. “For years he has been a highly respected commercial artist. When I was first exposed to his art for ‘Pacific Rim,’ I knew instantly that he was a powerhouse of talent. He created the Jaeger posters/card art we used at WonderCon. Without any hesitation I asked him to create this new Imax Fanfix art. Look at it closely — with a magnifying glass! So much going on! Such power! Such beauty! Sergio loves his Kaijus and his Mecha, and it shows. The poster, like my film, is a tribute to well-loved things. I wish all the fans the best time at the first Imax screenings of ‘Pacific Rim.’ Enjoy!”
Also, an important note about the poster!
The limited-edition poster was created specifically as part of Imax’s Fanfix series and will be available exclusively at the first Imax showings of “Pacific Rim,” which soldiers into theaters July 12.
Special distributor Sentai Filmworks has obtained the license to distribute legendary anime (and Super Sentai spiritual ancestor) “Science Ninja Team Gatchaman” in America!
All 105 episodes and three O.V.A. releases will be included in the special DVD & BluRay box sets. At the moment price is not available but release date is estimated for October.
While not a Tokusatsu, seeing as this is an animated series, the show has been related many times over to the Super Sentai franchise. And a live action film starring several tokusatsu alumni, not least of which being Tori Matsuzaka (Shinken Red), will be released later this year!