Tsuburaya Productions has released the first official trailer for the English dub of their new Ultra series, Ultraman Blazar!
Blazar will be the first Ultraman series to have a SIMULCAST release- with episodes airing in Japan & being dubbed into English on YouTube.
Taking the helm on this project is English tokusatsu veteran Johnny Yong Bosch as the series protagonist, Gento Hiruma.
Ultraman Blazar will begin on July 8 2023!
Toei has released the first full trailer for the upcoming Super Sentai anniversary project featuring the Bakuryu Sentai AbaRanger!
Titled Unforgivable Abare this new project features the five Abarangers reuniting against a new threat, only to find that their particular style of fighting is seen as excessively violent in today’s world. Is there a place for warriors like Abarangers in the Reiwa Era?
Bakuryu Sentai Abaranger: Unforgivable Abare will receive a limited theatrical release in September 2023 with a home media release scheduled for March 2024.
Today, Bandai Namco and Tsuburaya Productions announced that Bandai Namco is the master toy license holder for the Ultraman intellectual property in North America. The resulting license means Bandai Namco will be releasing a toy line in North America that will include action figures, playsets, role-play items, and plush items. The deal includes the upcoming Ultraman Netflix movie set to debut in 2024. Thanks to ToyBook.com for the heads up.
Premium Bandai has yet another offering for fans of the Super Sentai series Avataro Sentai Donbrothers!
The Memorial Edition line now offers the NINJARKSWORD– signature weapon of the enigmatic Don Murasame. This new release is upscaled to match the in-show appearance and includes several new voice clips from both Ayumu Murase as Don Murasame and Mamiko Noto as MOTHER. New audio AND background music are being recorded for this release.
As an extra bonus, this release will include 10 manuscripts of the manga First Love Hero as written by Haruka Kito/OniSister.
The Memorial Edition NinjarkSword is tentatively scheduled for release in March 2024 with a price of 16500 Yen before shipping and handling.
The Hasbro Pulse store is having another sale on stuff they can’t get rid of select items made eligible for the discount. Hasbro Pulse Premium Members can use code POWERDAYS35 to save 35% off their order of $75 or more. Non Premium Members can use POWERDAYS15 to save 15% off an order of $75 or more. Again – only select items are eligible. There are plenty of Power Rangers items available under the sale so happy purchasing.
Toy producer Hot Toys – known for their incredibly detailed and realistic 1:6 scale figures from Marvel and DC properties – announced early this morning that later this summer they will be revealing their latest collection – Kamen Rider Black Sun. Hot Toys promises realistic sculpting and excellent poseability.
Stay tuned for more information as it comes available!
The upcoming independent film from the late Jason David Frank – Legend of the White Dragon – will release this September. Today, at JoeFest, Bobby Vala – the owner of independent toy company Valaverse – announced an upcoming two-pack of Legend of the White Dragon figures featuring the White Dragon as well as the villain Dragon Prime.
Legend of the White Dragon is a partially crowd-funded independent film from Bat in the Sun and Jason David Frank and tells the story of Erik Reed (Jason David Frank). Before his passing, Jason David Frank consistently referred to this project as his own love-letter to Power Rangers fans who wanted the brand to be more adult.
Valaverse is owned by Bobby Vala, a professional toy designer best known for his time with Hasbro and G.I. Joe. Valaverse is best known for the current Action Force product line of 1:12 scale military figures.
Stay tuned for more updates.
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The highly anticipated Spider-Man 2 – releasing exclusively this October for the Sony PlayStation 5 – revealed their pre-order bonuses today. The bit for toku fans comes in the pre-order bonus for the Digital Deluxe edition of the game, where you receive five extra suits for both Peter Parker Spider-Man and Miles Morales Spider-Man.
One of the extra suits included for Miles Morales is labeled “Tokusatsu Suit“, and looks inspired by both Super Sentai and Kamen Rider. Check out the attached image for a better look. Spoiler – it isn’t the Toei Spider-Man suit from the infamous live-action show. Bummer.
Spider-Man 2 releases exclusively on Sony PlayStation 5 on October 20th, 2023. Check your favorite online retailers for pre-order details.
Fans of Kyoryu Sentai Zyuranger and the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers rejoice – the out of production Soul of Chogokin DaiZyuJin and Dragon Caesar (aka Dino Megazord and Dragonzord) are going back in to production for a reissue! Orders will open up on June 8th with a release tentatively scheduled for a November 2023 release.
Get ready to have a sit down conversation with your bank account – the set is priced at 49,500 yen.
Check out our original galleries of SOC GX-72 DaiZyuJin as well as SOC GX-78 Dragon Caesar.