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With NYCC raging on, Funimation has just released a fresh English Dub trailer for their upcoming distribution of SSSS Gridman! 

Just yesterday we got confirmation that the North American streaming rights for the series have been acquired by Crunchyroll. Now, we can have our first look (listen?) at the series. SSSS Gridman bgeins streaming (dub & sub) via Crunchyroll and Funimation this Sunday, October 7th! 

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Renowned anime streaming service CrunchyRoll has announced they will be offering the new Studio Trigger series SSSS Gridman!

This project is based on cult classic tokusatsu series Denkou Chojin Gridman! A brief synopsis for this new anime project has also been provided:

Yuta Hibiki can’t remember who he is, and now he’s seeing and hearing things that others don’t! A voice from an old computer tells him to remember his calling, and he sees a massive, unmoving creature in the distance. Nothing’s making sense—until the behemoth springs to life! Suddenly, Yuta is pulled into the digital world, reappearing in the real one as the colossal hero—Gridman!

Exact release details have not been confirmed at time of writing, but SSSS Gridman is currently scheduled to begin October 7 2018! Stay tuned to TokuNation as we keep you up to date on this exciting project!

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ACCESS FLASH!

As you may recall, Bandai teased the release of a pair of Minipla: Dyna Dragon and Gridman Sigma way back at Summer Wonder Festival in July. It’s been some time since that event and seems like Super Minipla King Gridman & Gridman Sigma are both finally ready for production. Pre-order-links have gone up, and with that, we have a plethora of new images of what the colored product will look like.

Two options will be available: to pre-ordering Dyna Dragon on his own will run you 4,860 yen while the bundle with Gridman Sigma will cost 6,480 yen. Either way, both will be shipped out sometime in February 2019.

For those new to the fandom: Gridman Sigma is the proposed sequel series to Gridman and proposed ally of Gridman. Gridman Sigma would’ve been the alter ego of Takeshi Todo, a former villain in the previous series. The hero wouldn’t make his debut proper until the 2015 animated short: Gridman: Boys Invent Great Hero.

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Tsuburaya Productions has released a new trailer for the Studio Trigger upcoming anime project SSSS Gridman– an updated version of the 1993 cult classic tokusatsu series Denkou Chojin Gridman (or to Western audiences- Superhuman Samurai Syber Squad).

In addition to showing off more of the cast for Gridman’s anime adventure, this trailer confirms the series’ release date. SSSS Gridman will begin on October 6 2018! As previously revealed, SSSS Gridman will be released via FunimationNOW streaming service. An English dub is currently planned but no other details regarding voices or schedule has been revealed at time of writing.

Stay tuned to TokuNation for any new Gridman reveals!

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ACCESS CODE: GRIDMAN!

The lead up to the release of the SSSS Gridman anime series is sure to result in a surge of new original Gridman merchandise, and that wave has already kicked off with the reveal of new Gridman & God Zenon candy toy figures! Though the watermark shows that the figures will be released under Bandai’s Shokugan label, it is currently unconfirmed whether these figures are SHODO, Super Minipla or an entirely new line of toys.

The articulated Gridman figure features a selection of alternate hands and his Plasma Blade, while God Zenon can be separated into its Thunder Jet, Twin Driller and God Tank components (the Twin Driller also includes Gridman’s Barrier Shield). Of course, these vehicles can also combine together with Gridman to form the mighty Thunder Gridman!

We’ll bring you more information on these exciting new toys as its released. But in the meantime, check out the full selection of images after the jump!

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Appropriately given the same acronym as the show itself, SSSS Gridman has had it’s first merchandise revealed with the Strong Style Sofvi Series of vinyls. Produced in conjunction with Fine Clover, a company known for it’s frequent collaboration with Good Smile Company, the line looks to be off to a very strong, and well, stylish start.

So far we have our first looks at the modern Gridman of the SSSS series as well as the original Denkou Choujin Gridman. More are sure to follow, hopefully with some Kaiju as well like the original toyline. For now, these look to be pretty impressive vinyls and the first Gridman vinyls to have been produced since the original series wrapped in the mid 90’s.

When full release details become available we’ll be sure to update you with that information.

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Today the production team behind the Denkou Choujin Gridman revival project, SSSS Gridman, held a live event called Gridman Special Night to promote the October premiere of the series.

The event featured interviews with the cast and crew, hi-res looks at character & kaiju designs, and a surprising look at a physical live action suit for SSSS Gridman! This suit was surely produced for promotional purposes rather than any real use in a live action production, but it’s unquestionable just how good it looks standing next to the original Gridman. Hopefully this isn’t the last we’ve seen of it.

SSSS Gridman officially premieres this October! 

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Exciting news for anyone interested in the new Gridman anime series from Studio Trigger!

Funimation has announced a special WORLD PREMIERE screening of the new series, SSSS Gridman to be held at Anime Expo 2018! This convention will be held from July 5-8 2018 in Los Angeles, California!

The premiere screening of SSSS Gridman is currently scheduled for Friday, July 6 2018 at 7:45PM. Several members of Studio Trigger will be attending the convention for a Q&A Session after the screening, including:

*Executive Producers Shigeto Koyama and Hiromi Wakabayashi
*Character Designer Masaru Sakamoto
*Animation Producer Masato Takeuchi

While no official announcement has been made at time of writing, this premiere event strongly suggests Funimation will be licensing SSSS Gridman for a Western release once the series officially begins. Stay tuned to TokuNation for further details!

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Tsuburaya Productions has uploaded an official teaser for the upcoming Studio Trigger anime revision of the tokusatsu series Denko Chojin Gridman!

Titled SSSS Gridman this new series takes several design cues from the Tsuburaya series but will feature a brand-new storyline unreleated to the original show.

While SSSS Gridman is currently scheduled for release in 2018, exact details remain unconfirmed at time of writing. Stay tuned to TokuNation for further details!

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An interesting new release has been teased at this weekends’ Wonderfest 2018 show for fans of Tsuburaya Productions digital action series Denki Chojin Gridman!

This piece from Evolution Toys and their new sub-line known as the Hero Action Figure Series features the Hyper World policeman and his God Zenon Helper Program set, hinting at the possibility of a combination between the two.

Price details are not revealed but Gridman has a tentative release date listed of October 2018.

Feel free to join in our Ongoing Wonderfest 2018 Discussion Thread to share your thoughts on this & all other new reveals!