To celebrate the 50th anniversary of Kamen Rider, the Toei Tokusatsu World YouTube Channel is uploading select episodes of the Kamen Rider franchise on YouTube. These episodes have English subtitles (via the “Closed Caption” option) and is available to everyone around the world to watch (some rare exclusions may apply).
Check out the first episode of Kamen Rider below!
Tonight is the annual Toei press conference officially revealing the next Super Sentai team- Kikai Sentai Zenkaiger!
Heading off the conference this evening was a cast reveal-
*ZenKaiser (the only human Ranger in the cast to date) will be played by newcomer Kiita Komagine.
The other four members of the Zenkaiger team are robotic Kikanoids and will be portrayed via voice & suit actors.
*ZenkaiZyuran is voiced by Shintaro Asanuma
*ZenkaiGaon will be voiced by Kaji Yuki
*ZenkaiMagine is played by Yume Miyamoto
*ZenkaiVroom gets his voice from Takuya Sato.
Singer Takeshi Tsuruno (best known to tokusatsu fans as Ultraman Dyna) will perform the Kikai Sentai Zenkaiger opening theme. Legendary tokusatsu composer Chumei Watanabe will be in charge of the Zenkaiger soundtrack.
A new teaser trailer for the series was also released online – highlighting the return of some past Super Sentai heroes.
Kikai Sentai Zenkaiger begins on March 7 2021! Stay tuned to TokuNation for further details on the next chapter in Super Sentai history!
2021 marks the 50th anniversary of the legendary Kamen Rider franchise, and a big anniversary calls for a big celebration!
Toei has officially announced that they will be uploading episodes of Kamen Rider to the Toei Tokusatsu World channel on YouTube with official English subtitles. The current plan is to release 1-2 episodes a week, encompassing EVERY Kamen Rider series!
This is a monumental opportunity for Kamen Rider fans to view the franchise in full official detail.
Kamen Rider will be added to Toei Tokusatsu World beginning January 16, 2021!
A new challenger has appeared in the world of Kamen Rider Saber and our latest round of Magazine scans showcases a brand new Rider that will be entering the fray: say hello to Saikou, the Swordsman of Light!
The main gimmick with Kamen Rider Saikou is that the sword itself is sentient. The suit is just a shadow, conjured up for the purposes of wielding the sword itself while in battle but can be wielded by other Riders as demonstrated by Saber in the magazine scans. Further details pending, but we’ll be sure to notify you once any more updates become available.
Details for the latest Super Sentai series: Kikai Sentai Zenkaiger are beginning to trickle in and after several leaks, we finally have our first set of magazine scans making the rounds online. These latest scans give us another look at the Kikanoid suits in more detail; each Kikanoid will have his/her own personal sidearm inspired by the mecha that they are based on.
In addition, the magazine scan gives us a look at the GearTlinger, the personal sidearm of Zenkaiser, and how the Gears will interact with it. Kikai Sentai Zenkaiger is scheduled to air on March 7th, 2021, there’s still much we don’t know about this exciting addition to the Super Sentai family so be sure to check back with us at TokuNation, and we’ll be sure to update you with more info becomes available.
We are growing ever closer to the official reveal of the 45th Super Sentai series Kikai Sentai Zenkaiger and a plethora of new information about this new series has just been released online!
Thanks to LinkedToku on social media we have learned the following details-
Zenkaigers’ story begins with a pair of scientists that discovered parallel worlds & could concentrate the powers of these worlds into small devices called Gears. In the process they discovered a world of mechanical lifeforms known as Kikanoids– normally a peaceful people but now their world has been conquered by the Evil Dynasty Tojitendo that seeks to eliminate all other worlds.
The scientists’ son, a young man named Kaito (described as an adventurous friendly man with no sense of personal space) takes up the power of the Gears with another device- the GearTlinger to transform into a new Super Sentai hero- ZenKaiser!
Four of the Kikanoids are able to join Kaito-
*Zyuran– the senior member of the team, who thinks he is calm and relaxed but is in practice a stubborn old man. With the power of the Gears he takes on the combat form ZenkaiZyuran!
*Gaon– a peaceful airhead with a love of cooking, who becomes ZenkaiGaon for fights.
*Vroom– the educated team member with a love for schooling; his battle form is ZenkaiVroom.
*Magine– a shy otaku obsessed with the occult who can transform into ZenkaiMagine when needed.
The Zenkaigers will be aided in their missions by Secchan– a strange talking mechanical bird created by Kaito’s parents.
In addition to changing between humanoid-robo and Zenkaiger forms, the Kikanoids are also able to transform into Mechas! The artwork gives us some ideas of the combinations- a type of SYMMETRICAL DOCKING where one Zenkai Robo forms half the combination.
Kikai Sentai Zenkaiger is currently scheduled for release March 7 2021! Stay tuned to TokuNation as we keep you up to date on this remarkable new chapter in Super Sentai history!
The official TV-Asahi page for the 45th Super Sentai series Kikai Sentai Zenkaiger has officially gone public offering fans some key details on this upcoming project!
Zenkaiger’s head writer will be Junko Komura whose resume includes Dobutsu Sentai Zyuohger & Kaitou Sentai Lupinranger VS Keisatsu Sentai Patranger. Long-time Sentai veteran Shojiro Nakazawa will serve as the series’ director, while veteran suit actor Hirofumi Fukuzawa will take up the role of action director once again. The series will be produced by Shinichiro Shirakura, previously known for several Kamen Rider shows.
The story of Zenkaiger will feature the hero ZenKaiser and his four robot followers uniting against a foe determined to erase all parallel worlds. The unique Sentai Gear will concentrate the powers of past Sentai to aid in combat and further transformations.
An official cast reveal for Kikai Sentai Zenkaiger is currently scheduled for January 15 2021! The series itself will begin on March 7 2021!
Stay tuned to TokuNation for this new chapter in Super Sentai history!
Toei has announced two new Kamen Rider projects for the Japanese streaming services TELASA & Toei Tokusatsu Fan Club– featuring the King of Time Kamen Rider Zi-O and the Destroyer of Worlds, Kamen Rider Decade!
The new specials are officially titled-
*Rider Time- Kamen Rider Zi-O VS Kamen Rider Decade: The Seven Zi-Os
*Rider Time- Kamen Rider Decade VS Kamen Rider Zi-O: The Decade House Death Game
Actors So Okuno and Masahiro Inoue will reprise their iconic roles of Kamen Rider Zi-O & Kamen Rider Decade respectively. Legendary tokusatsu writer Toshiki Inoue will develop the script while Kamen Rider veteran Satoshi Morota will serve as director.
Both new Rider Time specials are scheduled for release on February 9 2021.
After an early teaser, we now have our first proper look at the 45th Super Sentai series- Kikai Sentai Zenkaiger!
This series represents a major change in formula for Super Sentai; instead of a human team the Zenkaigers are four robots led by the apparently-human ZenKaiser.
The other four members of the Sentai are known as:
Each robot is based on an iconic Super Sentai Mecha- GaoKing, Daizyujin, MagiKing & DaiBouken respectively. According to toy listings, the Zenkaigers will use Sentai Gear to channel the powers of previous Sentai.
Sadly, no other details on the Kikai Sentai Zenkaiger have been confirmed at time of writing. Stay tuned to TokuNation for this new chapter in Super Sentai history!
Toei returns to the world of Kamen Rider Zero-One with a new V-Cinema project!
Titled Zero-One Others: Kamen Rider MetsobuJinrai this special features the return of the HumaGear quartet aided by a mysterious new device- the MetsobuJinrai Driver!
This V-Cinema is currently scheduled for a limited theatrical release on March 26 2021 with a home media release coming on July 14 2021.