Toei has opened an official teaser site for the next Movie Taisen project!
Kamen Rider X Kamen Rider Drive & Gaim MOVIE Taisen 2015 is currently set for release on December 13 2014! The tagline refers to Nonstop fruit-car battles!
At the time details on this project are minimal so stay tuned to TokuNation as we keep you up to date on this exciting crossover!
Kamen Rider Den-O has pulled back into the station for another round of Let’s Watch Wednesdays @ Tokunation!
Memories are time. As long as people hold onto them, the time erased by Imagin can be restored. Even the people lost can return. But if no one remembers you, you fall through the cracks of time ,travelling until you are remembered. The Sakurai Yuuto of the future has returned with more cards, forcing the young Yuuto to become Zeronos once more, and dooming him to fall through the cracks of time. Now Ryutaro’s determination to be stronger is greater than ever. To keep Yuuto from needing to transform and destroy more memories of his life, something greater must be created. Ryutaro will use his own power, Den-Liner, and the 4 Imagin to create Liner Form!
Den-O Trivia #13
We told you about the voice of Deneb, but now we’re looking at the man behind everyone’s favorite Imagin, Momtaros! Momotaros is brought to life by legendary voice actor Toshihiko Seki! Though his list of previous toku credits is primarily bit roles (Chameleon Nejire in Megaranger, Zebra Fangire in the Kiva Movie) Seki has been prolific as an anime actor.
His credits include: Rau Le Creuset in Gundam SEED, Duo Maxwell in Gundam Wing, Legato in Trigun, Iruka Umino in Naruto, and many other roles that span his nearly 30 year acting career. Mr. Seki has continued to voice the role of Momotaros since Den-O’s TV series began, even continuing the role all the way to this years Hesei Vs. Showa Featuring Super Sentai film! And it looks like there’s no end to this role in sight!
What appears to be the final release in the Arms Change line (for now) has just opened up for orders! And that means new official images are up as well!
ACPB06 Kamen Rider Ryugen Yomotsu Heguri Arms is about to be released as a Premium Bandai exclusive. Orders have just opened up for this figure and will remain open until October. Priced at 4320 yen Ryugen will be released in January 2015. Included with Ryugen Yomotsu Heguri are two Kiwi Gekirin, the Budou Ryuhou, AND all 3 of the Overlords weapons! Though the weapons are still only in silhouette they are happening.
Check out the full set of official images after the jump. And check out this advertisement video for this figure as well as the accompanying Lock Seed Set!
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.
After some official information about the upcoming series finally made it’s way to us, an even bigger bomb shell has dropped. The very first footage of Kamen Rider Drive in action!
An official video announcement of the series was made on Japanese television news this morning. So it’s time to feast your eyes on our first looks at the main cast, Drive himself in civilian and rider form, his sweet ride Trideron, and the villainous Roimyuudo!
Kamen Rider Drive premieres October 5th!
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!
Joining Vul Eagle this December is S.H. Figuarts Kamen Rider ZO, star of the one shot 1993 movie of the same name. Priced 4536 yen (including tax), ZO comes packaged with three pairs of alternate hands, an alternate head with exposed Break Toother and a scaled grasshopper that appears in the movie.
As the Showa Kamen Riders (as well as the all of the main Kamen Riders) grow very near completion, check out the official images after the jump. Preorders for the figure go up September 1st!
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!