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In case you missed it, Studio Trigger in collaboration Tsuburaya Productions announced some time ago that Gridman will be making a comeback in the form of the SSSS.Gridman anime, some new info on this project was announced thanks to coverage from the Tokyo Comic Con event coming courtesy of animenewsnetwork

SSSS.Gridman will be airing sometime Fall 2018, voice actor Hikaru Midorikawa is confirmed to be playing the lead role.

In addition, Aklira Amemiya whom directed the Gridman Boy Invent Great Hero short is back in the director’s chair for this one. He’ll be joined by Keiichi Hasegawa as the scriptwriter, and Masayuki Gotou as Gridman’s designer. A Gridman event will be held December 8th, so hopefully, we’ll hear more news then. In the meantime, enjoy this short preview teaser that was released:

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Preorders have now opened for a special Blu-Ray release of Tsuburaya Productions 1993 Ultra-esque series, Denkou Choujin Gridman (better known to Western audiences by its adapted name, Superhuman Samurai Syber-Squad.)

This series features three intelligent inventors uniting with a secret digital policeman named Gridman to hunt down an electronic demon known as Khan Digifer.

The Blu-Ray set will contain 7 discs, covering all 39 episodes of this iconic tokusatsu series. Price is a steep 32900 Yen before shipping & handling. Release is currently scheduled for December 20, 2017!

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An unusual news item from this weekends’ Anime Expo:

The animation studio Studio Trigger has announced a new anime series based on the tokusatsu series Denko Chojin Gridman from Tsuburaya Productions!

Tentatively titled SSSS Gridman, this anime will feature a new story unrelated to the original Gridman series. Veteran anime director Akira Amemiya will be in charge of the project.

Some fans may remember Studio Trigger as the minds behind the short film Gridman: Boys Invent Great Hero back in 2015-

Sadly, no other information about this new Gridman project is available at time of writing. Stay tuned to TokuNation for further details!

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Denkou Choujin Gridman returns after almost 20 years in the form of an animated short that debuted at the Animator Expo, and that very short can now be viewed online both at the convention’s website and on Youtube! North American readers will most likely recognize this Ultraman esque hero as Servo from Super Human Samurai Cybersquad.

But the most interesting aspect about this short is that this is the first time we see Gridman Sigma, from a proposed sequel series that never made it past the concept art phase, keep watching till the end of the short where an adult Takeshi Todo(whom would’ve been Sigma’s partner) shouts “Access Flash!” And transforms into the hero.

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With a recent anniversary for VR Troopers, you may not have realized another series premiered only a week later in 1994. Celebrating it’s 20th Anniversary today is Superhuman Samurai Syber-Squad! Unlike the majority of other 90’s tokusatsu this series was not a Saban production nor was it adapted from a Toei series. Syber-Squad was brought to the US by DIC-Entertainment and was in fact adapted from the Tsuburaya series Denkou Choujin Gridman. The focus was on our main hero Sam Collins who transformed into the digital hero Servo, and along with Team Samurai would enter the digital world to fight the forces of the evil Kilokahn Artificial Intelligence.

Though the series never quite had the staying power of it’s Saban competitors Syber-Squad actually still has a decent following today. The original Japanese releases of the DX toy line have become just as expensive if not more so than many Sentai toys released in the same era. And even items from the American counterpart toy line produced by Playmates can still command a high price on the secondary market. Just last year Mill Creek Entertainment released the entirety of Superhuman Samurai Syber-Squad on two DVD sets that can be easily found around the $10 range now.

Take a moment to reflect on Syber-Squad and it’s impact on the western toku market, and while you’re at it check out some previous galleries we’ve posted relating to the series:

Superhuman Samurai Syber Squad Synchro Samurizing Set[/URL] Gallery by conundrum
SuperHuman Samurai Syber Squad DX Servo Gallery[/URL] by conundrum
Ultra-Act Denkou Choujin Gridman Gallery[/URL] by Sentai Tamashii

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Our resident lover of 90’s tokusatsu far and wide conundrum is with us once again to share yet another gallery from Superhuman Samurai Syber Squad!

Adapted from the Tsuburaya series Denkou Chojin Gridman this show had the honor of having some of the best DX transforming sets around. However there were also some smaller more affordable Samurizing sets released here in the US that while not as complex as their DX brothers, definitely get the job done. At the lower price point and looking as good as they do these sets are great alternatives even now to the more expensive DX’s.

The Synchro Samurizing Set contains Servo and the 3 vehicles Borr, Tracto, and Vitor that allow him to become Synchro. You’ll see it scales especially well with Gridman Ultra-Acts if you’re on a budget. Seet the full gallery of this figure by clicking this link or by clicking the “Discuss on the Tokunation Forums” link at the bottom of this post!

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Among several other Tamashii Web Exclusives revealed today the long awaited Ultra-Act God Zenon has finally gone up for order![/URL]

From Denkou Chojin Gridman AKA Superhuman Samurai Syber Squad, God Zenon is a combination of the Thunder Jet, God Tank, & Twin Driller. Though this figure can’t separate into those components it more than makes up for it with what appears to be excellent articulation and some great accessories which include the Dragonic Cannon and a personalized tamashii stage decal for Gridman!

This Web Exclusive figure will be released in March 2014 for 7350 yen. To secure your orders get with your Web Exclusive middleman or service before the order cutoff date!

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Pre orders for the Web Exclusive S.H.Figuarts Apollo Geist and Ultra Act King Gridman are still on going, and updated photos from the Tamashi Nations show room in Akihabara gives us our first in hand look at these fourth coming figures.

Both Apollo Geist and King Gridman are due out in August for 3990 yen while King Gridman will retail for the more expensive price tag of 6,300 yen.

Source: Cybergundam Blog

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Courtesy of Gamu-Toys we bring you an extensive pictorial review of the recently released Ultra Act Thunder Gridman figure, also known as Synchro from Superhuman Samurai Syber-Squad!

This review includes images of the figure using both the previously released Ultra Act Gridman figure, and the unpainted dummy body included with this release. In order to accommodate Ultra Act Gridman’s head under the armour, a larger helmet is also included.

Check out a selection of full-sized images from the review after the jump!

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From the latest round of magazine scans, we have a new photo of the up coming Ultra Act Thunder Gridman figure.

The new scan confirms that Thunder Gridman will include a dummy Gridman body but can still be combined with the stand-alone Ultra Act Gridman figure a side-by-side photo is shown comparing the dummy body to Gridman. This is great news for those that want to display both figures together!

Thunder Gridman is due out later this month.