HenshinJustice are reporting that a reliable source has informed them that a second Superhero Taisen film, entitled “Superhero Taisen Z” will be coming next year. Not only that, but this film is set to include a number of previous Ishinomori heroes such as Kikaider and Inazuman.
Looking forward to the possibility of a new Superhero Taisen movie? Share your thoughts after the jump!
This year marks the return of the Metal Heroes series, with Gavan’s new movie and team ups with both Gokaiger and Gobuster, Medicom celebrates the return with the release of Real Action Heroes Gavan! Gamu Toys brings us our extensive photo gallery and review of this figure
RAH Gavan’s accessory count includes: a set of optional hands, a swappable visor piece, and two versions of his signature Laser Blade.
See Gamu’s full gallery by clicking here
Following todays info on Gokaiger Vs. Go-Buster come magazine scans for upcoming Tokumei Sentai Go-Buster and Kamen Rider Wizard episodes! In todays scans, courtesy of Toku Insider, we get our first glimpse of Wizards’ Hurricane Dragon Style and his special Thunder Ring. Also featured are a few pages noting all of Wizards’ rings so far and their abilities as well as a few pages focusing on Movie Wars Ultimatum!
On the Sentai side of things we see the Tategami Li-Oh in action combined with the other buster machines to form the Go-Buster Li-Oh and Go-Buster King! Also revealed in todays scans are metaroid forms for Enter and Escape; Enter Unite and Escape Evolve!
Credit: Toku Insider via dukemon22
As the pictures start rolling in from Bandai’s 5th Anniversary Tamashii Nations event, online retailer Amiami have also begun extensive coverage via their Facebook page, as have hobby blog CyberGundam. On show are a variety of figures for the SH Figuarts line that should please both Kamen Rider and Super Sentai fans alike!
Among the displays was an extensive Kamen Rider Fourze setup, which featured all the figures release/to be released, including all 12 Zodiarts! The downside is, aside from Sagittarius all newly revealed Zodiarts look to be non-posable Figuarts Zero figures.
Next up is the “Legend of Masked Rider” display, which included Riderman, Tackle, Kamen Rider X, Apollo Geist and a Shocker Grunt among its ranks!
Also among the Kamen Rider displays is Blade, one of the highly-anticipated releases and an impressive Kamen Rider Faiz diorama including Kamen Rider Psyga!
The ENTIRE cast of Kamen Rider Ryuki is on display at the Festival, complete with Advent Beasts!
Rounding off the characters we have Kamen Rider Wizard in Flame, Land, Hurricane and Water styles!
Finally we have a number of Kamen Rider bikes! On show are Kamen Rider 1’s Cyclone, Ryuki’s Ride Shooter, Blade’s Blue Spader, Den-O’s Den Bird and Zeronos’ Zero Horn!
Metal Hero furthers its transition to Figuarts with Gavan Type-G, Shaider and Sharivan on display!
Finally on the Super Sentai things we have the reappearance of the long awaited Tyranno Ranger/Mighty Morphin’ Red Ranger, who recently made his debut at New York Comic Con a few weeks ago. Topping off this reveal was probably the most anticipated Zyu team member, Figuarts DragonRanger!
Alongside this was also a Go-Busters display, however this did not include any newly announced figures. Finally, Akibaranger also added a few new figures to its ranks – as well as the previously revealed Malshina, Delu Knight and Aoi-tan were also seen!
Check out the full image gallery after the jump, and discuss other non-toku figuart reveals (including Sailor Moon, Code Geass and more) over at our dedicated discussion thread. Keep checking TokuNation.com for more updates from the event!
Thanks to toy magazine scans, we have a new official image gallery of the up coming web exclusive S.H.Figuarts Gavan figure.
The new image gives us a glimpse inside Gavan’s accessory count, showing an effect part to replicate Gavan’s signature Laser Blade attack, in a slashing motion.
Gavan will be released in April, retailing for 4200 yen.
Jouchaku!
With the release of the brand new Space Sheriff Gavan movie just around the corner and a crossover into Tokumei Sentai Go-Busters behind him, the original Metal Hero is enjoying quite a revival. To add to these, Akita Publishing has just released the first episode of a brand new Gavan web manga, which can be viewed online (in Japanese of course).
Not only that, but two new Gavan novels have been announced – one featuring the original Gavan, and the second featuring the new Gavan Type-G. The first book, “Space Sheriff Gavan The Novel“, continues the adventures of Retsu Ichijouji and a mysterious character named Julia. According to the synopsis, a new criminal organization named Metos appears and hijacks the Dolgiran. With the spacecraft taken, how will Retsu change into Gavan?
The second book, “Space Sheriff Gavan Type-G The Beginning“, tells of Geki Jumonji and Sherry‘s first mission together to retrieve sensitive data from a crash-landed spaceship. The book will also reveal on how Geki became Gavan Type-G.
The two novels are priced 1,050 and 2,500 yen respectively, and to be released on October 19th and 20th respectively in line with the premier of the new movie.
In the meantime, be sure to check out the first episode of the web manga HERE and discuss after the jump!
Source: Firestarter’s Blog
The long-awaited Space Sheriff Gavan finally makes the jump to S.H. Figuarts! Unfortunately he didn’t jump far enough- Gavan is a Tamashii Web Exclusive Gavan will come with an alternate head to simulate the look when his eyes are light up, one regular sword and one with translucent blade to simulate the power up.
S.H. Figuarts Gavan is scheduled for release in April 2013 at a cost of 4,200 yen
This really has been the year of Gavan and the Metal heroes hasn’t it? On top of Uchuu Keiji Gavan having his own movie this year, and a crossover with Tokumei Sentai Gobuster, it’s been confirmed that a web manga titled Uchuu Keiji Gavan Dark Hero will begin being released on October 17th 2012![/B] This weekly series will be written by Uchuu Keiji Gavan The Movie scriptwriter Yuji Kobayashi. Further details such as the story of this web series have yet to be released but as the year of Gavan continues more details will emerge!
Credit: Jefusion Gavan-Comic.JP
With the Metal Hero return to theaters less than a month away, the old & new Space Sheriffs have come before a new audience to demonstrate their powers!
Normally it takes only 1/20th of a second for Gavan to impress the crowd. But let’s see that effect one more time! :D
Jochaku! Courtesy of Orends Range come fresh magazine scans of the upcoming Uchuu Keiji Gavan The Movie! These new scans give us our first good look of Gavan Type G (Yuma Ishigaki) teaming up with the new Shaider (played by Kamen Rider OOO actor Hiroaki Iwanaga) and the new Sharivan (played by Riki Miura of Gekiranger)!
And don’t forget that later this month, September 23rd and 30th, Gavan Type G will be making his TV debut on Tokumei Sentai Gobusters when he appears to fight the Rhino Doubler on Earth!