The Shokugan Modeling Project Kit Make Pose offers a very special surprise for Metal Hero fans!
A new release based on Juuko B-Fighter– the Metal Hero series adapted for American audiences as Big Bad Beetleborgs will be coming to the SMP Line.
The leader of the B-Fighters, Blue Beet is perfectly recreated with full arsenal of weapons.
SMP Blue Beet is scheduled for release in January 2024 with a price of 4950 Yen!
A fan-favorite and classic Metal Heroes tokusatsu property – Space Sheriff Gavan – is now available on Blu-Ray to pre-order thanks to Discotek Media.
Full release details below!
Space Sheriff Gavan Blu-ray contains episodes 1-44 of the live-action tv series directed by Yoshiaki Kobayashi.
SERVING SPACE JUSTICE ON EARTH!
Years ago, Space Sheriff Gavan’s father was betrayed to the interstellar crime syndicate Makuu. Now, Makuu has set its sights on Earth, the home- world of Gavan’s mother, and the planet where he spent his youth. With his transforming assistant Mimi, his powerful silver combat suit and his interdimensional battleship Dolgiran.
Gavan will fight back against their Makuu’s greedy ambitions tooth and nail. Will he find his father in the process?! Kenji Ohba heads up an all-star production that would kick off the Metal Hero franchise and change the medium of tokusatsu forever! This complete collection includes all 44 episodes in 1080 high definition, with the original Japanese language and English subtitles!
Details
- Publisher: TOKU TIME
- Media: Blu-ray
- Spoken Language: Japanese
- Subtitle Language: English
- Genre: Action
- Themes: Space
- Age Rating: 13+
- Run Time: 1000
- Year Created: 1982
- Release Date: 10/25/2022
- Dimensional Weight: 1
- Region Code: A
Click here to pre-order your copy now! Space Sheriff Gavan storms in to your Blu-Ray player on October 25th, 2022!
This evening, Discotek Media announced that they will be releasing the popular Metal Hero series “Space Sheriff Gavan” on Blu-Ray with English subtitles. The series will contain:
More toku on Blu-Ray with English subtitles is very welcome news! Celebrate!
UPDATE: The Blu-Ray release of the Space Sheriff Gavan series will be in October.
Bandai Japan has a special surprise on the horizon for Metal Hero fans!
A Complete Edition of the B-Commander device used by the Juukou B-Fighther team (known to Western audiences as the Big Bad Beetleborgs) has been announced! Pricing & release dates are not confirmed at time of writing.
Orders will officially open on February 3 2022.
Following up on our reporting from Tamashii Nations 2020 on the display of previously revealed and newly unveiled Ultraman S.H. Figuarts, Bandai has also dropped a couple massive reveals. While these items are currently listed as “Display Only”, we have our very first looks at two new possible additions to the long running Soul of Chogokin line from two Metal Hero series!
First up is the one which began it all, hailing from 1982’s Space Sheriff Gavan is the Electronic Star Beast Dol Dragon and the Giran Saucer! While the prototypes on display do not currently give us a look at the combined Dol Giran mode, we can probably infer the transformation gimmick in such a comprehensive release as an SOC. As is, What we see on display is a magnificent set and gives us a great sense of scale, hewing very close to the size of the original toys based on the Tamashii Stages they’re displayed on.
And the second surprise reveal is the massive (and transforming!) planetary battleship Daileon from 1985’s Megabeast Investigator Juspion! Continuing the short lived tradition of the transforming Metal hero robo, Daileon changes from battleship to massive mecha. though we have less of a sense of scale for this release, we can see it does appear to included a small scale Juspion figure, as well as a tiny to-scale version of Juspion’s Garvin Tank!
As mentioned neither of these releases has even been confirmed for release yet, so there are no pricing or full accessory breakdowns to be known at this time. These could very well join the long list of prototypes locked away in Bandai’s vault. But for now, we hope to see much more of these two exciting reveals. Keep it tuned to TokuNation for more updates from Tamashii Naitons 2020!
Back on April 1st, the tokusatsu world was pretty stunned by the announcement that Toei was reviving a character that hadn’t been seen in nearly 20 years. Robocon! The star of two previous TV series Ganabare!! Robocon & Moero!! Robocon, is returning for a brand new film adventure titled Ganbareiwa!! Robocon.
Met with some healthy skepticism that the project could actually be real, it was confirmed fully only a few days later. But today, further information of what to expect from this project has come courtesy of an official trademark from April 21st for the film (via @Trademark_bot), which includes its use in branding for a variety of merchandise including toys, dolls, & games etc.
There’s absolutely no question that this film be released on July 31st, and now we know it’s bringing along with it a resurgence of Robocon merchandise. Let the speculation of just what this odd entry in the Robocon franchise could be about, begin! Could this be another generational meeting of the various Robocon? Or a true reboot entirely? Time will tell, and we’ll be sure to tell you as more information surfaces.
For those of us that are just tuning in, Toei announced a new global streaming platform on YouTube titled Toei Tokusatsu World Official, a streaming service that would feature a treasure trove of classic Toku shows that will launch globally on April 6th, 2020, complete with English subtitles!
As of this writing, the channel is now live. The catch is that while Toei does plan on releasing more episodes, these episodes will only be in Japanese and Toei will be leaving it to fans to translate these episodes in their native language. None of the less, the long list of shows now available is as follows:
Toei has uploaded a new trailer for the upcoming special crossover movie Uchu Sentai KyuRanger VS Space Squad!
This new trailer highlights more returning cast members and further details the villains for this unique project.
KyuRanger VS Space Squad is currently scheduled for release on August 8 2018!
A full-length trailer for the upcoming Super Sentai/Metal Hero crossover project has been posted online!
This gives us the best look yet at all returning heroes, villains and some good action scenes-
KyuRanger VS Space Squad is currently scheduled for release on August 8 2018! Stay tuned to TokuNation as we keep you up to date on this exciting double-project!
The first teaser trailer for the upcoming Super Sentai/Metal Hero crossover project Uchu Sentai KyuRanger VS Space Squad has been released!
Full story details have not yet been confirmed, but early descriptions have hinted that one KyuRanger will commit a felony & as a result the entire team becomes targeted by the Space Sheriffs.
A poster for the film has also been released, detailing the return of the entire KyuRanger team along with the Space Sheriffs Gavan and Shaider.
KyuRanger VS Space Squad will be released on August 8 2018! Stay tuned to TokuNation as we keep you up to date on this exciting new project!