We have sadly been informed of the death of voice actor Eiji Maruyama, who passed away last month at the age of 84.
Maruyama played numerous villains throughout multiple Kamen Rider, Metal Hero and Super Sentai shows, with his most iconic roles being Daizyujin in Kyoryu Sentai Zyuranger and Dr. Shinigami in Kamen Rider: The First.
Our thoughts are with his friends and family in these difficult times.
A new poster has just surfaced for the upcoming winter crossover film, Kamen Rider Ghost & Drive Movie Wars Genesis! Unconfirmed before now this poster shows us that not only will Kamen Rider Specter be playing a siginifcant roll, but Kamen Rider Chaser will also return! More over we have also our first look at Drive’s new form exclusive to the movie, Kamen Rider Zero Drive!
According to a plot synopsis courtesy of The Ghouly News the movie plays out as follows, with some big surprises not only for the villain of the film, but our heroes as well! Major spoilers below:
Sounds like we’re in for one spooky ride with this film! Kamen Rider Ghost & Drive Movie Wars Genesis opens in Japanese theaters December 12th!
File this one under totally unexpected and totally awesome! Word has just dropped on Yoshi Sudarso’s facebook page, and been officially confirmed on the Toei Ninninger site, that Yoshi will be making a brief cameo in next week’s episode of Shuriken Sentai Ninninger!
In Yoshi’s words this will only be a “quick cameo”, but this is pretty exciting and very unusual. This actually marks the first time ever that a Power Ranger actor (from the excellent Dino Charge no less!) will make an appearance in an episode of a Sentai! This episode also marks the return of Metal Hero Jiraiya! So this is going to be one very exciting extra special episode of the series.
Whether you’ve continued following Ninninger or not we think it’s safe to say that this is one episode that people across the world will be tuning in to! We’ll see you next week Yoshi!
Some new images from the second wave of Kamen Rider Ghost toys have been posted online!
*We now have our first look at Ghosts’ upgraded form, Ghost Tokon Boost! This design adds a flame motif to Ore Damashii and greatly enhances his abilities.
*Tokon Boost Damashii gets a new weapon- the Sunglaslasher! This sunglasses-shaped-saber can hold two Eyecons and perform combo attacks.
*A THIRD Kamen Rider for this series has been confirmed- Kamen Rider Necrom will be joining the battle for Damashii! While the new design remains hidden in silhouette, Necrom will henshin using a wrist-mounted changer (tentatively know as the Megaulouder.)
*Last but certainly not least, we also have brief teasers for the next two Damashii forms- Goemon and Ryoma along with three upcoming Eyecons– Grimm, Sanzo and Himiko.
Stay tuned to TokuNation as we keep you up to date on all Ghostly details!
Some new information regarding the upcoming Movie War between Kamen Rider Drive and Kamen Rider Ghost has surfaced online!
Of particular interest, recent reports indicate that Movie War Genesis will be presented as a single contained story featuring both Riders. This is a drastic change of pace from previous Movie Wars, which generally feature three separate story bits (one for each Rider and only a short teamup at the very end).
The director of Movie War Genesis has also been announced- Osamu Kaneda, veteran of Kamen Rider Gaim Gaiden and Super Hero Taisen will direct the film. The script will be written by Makoto Hayase– a newcomer to the tokusatsu genre.
Movie War Genesis will be released in theaters on December 12 2015! Stay tuned to TokuNation as we keep you up to date on all cinematic details!
A short preview of the opening theme for Kamen Rider Ghost was released just earlier today. However now a more complete version of Ghosts’ opening theme, We Think Therefore We Are by J-Rock band Kishidan has been posted to youtube!
It’s certainly an upbeat and fun sound for this years rider. Be sure to tune in later today at 7 PM EST to watch the livestream series premiere of Kamen Rider Ghost with Episode 1: “Open My Eyes”! You can watch the show live by following this link at that time.
The title for the next Kamen Rider teamup film has finally been confirmed!
The high-speed adventures of Kamen Rider Drive and the spiritual abilities of Kamen Rider Ghost will unite for one amazing theatrical release- Kamen Rider VS Kamen Rider- Ghost & Drive Super Movie War Genesis! This film is scheduled to premiere in theaters on December 12, 2015.
In addition, two souvenir sets have been announced for ticket preorders:
*A pair of mini-figures based on both lead Riders
*A fanny-pack resembling the Ghost Driver sold along with Chase’s Treasures-which contains a Signal Chaser bike and a copy of Kamen Rider Chaser’s drivers’ license.
No other cast or story details are known at this time. Stay tuned to TokuNation as we keep you up to date on all Rider news!
A special new video game featuring the adventures of Shuriken Sentai Ninninger has been released on the Nintendo 3DS EShop!
The game appears to be a basic sidescroller with various combat styles for each Ninninger.
A full-length trailer has been uploaded to Bandai Namco’s YouTube channel-
The Ninningers’ 3DS adventures will cost a mere 926 Yen!
The premiere Rider of the Hesei Era is finally coming to Blu-Ray!
Amazon Japan has listed a Blu-Ray boxset for Kamen Rider Kuuga!
Box 1, containing 4 discs, will be available on January 6 2016 at a price of 24624 Yen. Prices and release dates for the remainder of the series remain unconfirmed at the time of writing.
Though this one could still be in the rumor column, it looks like we have the first official confirmation of 2016’s 40th anniversary sentai; 動物戦隊ジュウオウジャー AKA Doubutsu Sentai Jyuuouger!
An odd one for sure, the name implies an animal themed team of some kind. Coincidentally the last time the term “Dobutsu Sentai” was used officially it was for the Go-Busters VS Go-Busters V-Cinema. The team from the alternate timeline using the name Doubutsu Sentai Go-Busters and having a more overt animal theme.
So what do you think of this revelation? Are you ready for a new animal themed series? Sound off in the comments below. Doubutsu Sentai Jyuuouger is on the horizon!