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under Kamen Rider

In case you missed it our friends at Diskotek Media announced that Showa-Era hit Kamen Rider Black RX was coming to North America complete with English Subtitles, pre-orders for this bad boy’s finally opened via RightStuf and with this, new information on this upcoming release has finally come out.

The Kamen Rider Black RX Blu-Ray will have a suggested retail price of $79.95, though as of this posting, you can currently pre-order this set at a discounted price of $59.99, expected release window will be  8/29/2023.

under Kamen Rider

The Showa era continues to thrive on Blu-Ray!  Tonight, Discotek Media finally confirmed their upcoming Blu-Ray release of Kamen Rider Black RX in full English subtitled glory.  The details of the release are as follows:

  • 47 Episodes in HD
  • New Interviews with Tetsuo Kurata and suit actor Jiro Okamoto
  • Release later 2023

This marks the first time anything from Kamen Rider Black RX will be available in the US since the days of Saban’s Masked Rider, which was an English adaptation of the show filled with Ferbus, Power Rangers puns, and more.

under Kamen Rider

Another Kamen Rider series will be receiving a Blu-Ray release!

Discotek Media has officially licensed the 1987 series Kamen Rider Black– the entire series will be included in this release with English subtitles and remastered HD visuals.

No price has been announced at time of writing but the Kamen Rider Black Blu-Ray release should hit stores in 2023!

under Metal Heroes

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!

under General Tokusatsu News, Metal Heroes

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:

  • All Episodes in High Definition
  • English Subtitles
  • Reunion Discussion with Kenji Ohba and Osamu Kaneda
  • Photo Gallery
  • Historical Essay by Mike Dent

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.

under General Tokusatsu News

Another special announcement for fans of obscure & old-school tokusatsu shows!

Discotek Media has officially announced a release for the 1978-79 series Message From Space: Galactic Wars. This series was a spin-off from the 1978 film Message From Space written by legendary tokusatsu godfather Shotaro Ishinomori himself!

Unfortunately, price & release details for this set are unavailable at time of writing. Stay tuned to TokuNation as we keep you up to date on this rare endeavor!

under Conventions, General Tokusatsu News

If you’ve been among those that have been itching to watch more classic Tokusatsu series in North America, we have great news for you. Discotek media during their Otakon panel announced that they’ll be releasing the Space Wolf Juspion Complete Series Blu Ray set complete with English subtitles.

Currently, there’s no word on when this set will see a release. For now, all we know is that Discotek media plans to release this set sometime Q1 2019. Stay tuned, and we’ll keep you updated once pricing and release dates have been announced!

Space Wolf Juspion first aired in Japan March 15, 1985, and ran until March 24th, 1986. While reading the Galaxy Bible, Ejin learns of a shocking prophecy: When the dark god Satan Gorth awakens, the universe will be ravaged by giant monsters filled with rage. After Satan Gorth appears and the prophecy is set in motion, Ejin orders Juspion, who Ejin has been tutoring, to stop him and combat the corrupted Megabeasts. He travels with his friends in the Daileon.