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Yesterday marked the 75th birthday of the late Kamen Rider creator Shotaro Ishinomori! Ishinomori worked on a number of titles, ranging from Cyborg 009 to the likes of Zelda! Sure we know him from his work on the Rider genre of Tokusatsu, but did you also know he held a Guinness World Record? More from Comics Alliance:

After working with Tezuka, Ishinomori branched out on his own to create a body of work that would eventually be given the Guinness World Record for the most pages published by a single author, clocking in at a pretty staggering 128,000 pages

Not too shabby for Osamu Tezuka’s former assistant!

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Among all the great news and reveals for Jyuden Sentai Kyoryuger we’re also starting to get new info for upcoming Kamen Rider Wizard episodes.

Thanks to a leaked magazine scan we can confirm that Kamen Rider Beasts’ upgraded form Beast Hyper will appear in March! However it is that Beast accesses this form, it seems that he will receive a new mantle for his right arm, a different Beast than his other rings we’ve seen so far. This scan also reveals one new ring for Wizard, Dance Ring.

Credit: AlphaHeroShock

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With news coming in thick and fast of the 37th Super Sentai team, the Zyuden Sentai Kyoryuger, blog Alpha Hero Shock has provided a massive update of many of the characters appearing in the series.

First we have the previously rumoured villains, who are indeed known as the Devoss Gun. They are led by Chaos, the 100-face Priest. Their goal is to revive Devoss, an entity of which each general is a part of, and will be able to create DevoMonsters to fight the Kyoryugers. These generals are:

Dogold, Knight of Anger
Candelilla, Knight of Joy
Aigaron, Knight of Sadness
Luckyuro, Knight of Fun

Next we have the team’s mentor Torin the Wise God, who appears to be a bird-like creature. KyoryuRed and Green’s fathers will also appear in the show, and will be played by Shinji Yamashita and Junichi Haruta respectively.

Finally there’s the Spirit Base which will serve as the base of operations for the series. It will have a special place where the Zyudenchi (or Beast Batteries) will be stored. The list of currently known Zyudenchi is as follows:

1 – Gabutyra
2 – Parasagun
3 – Stegotchi
4 – Zakutor
5 – Dricera
6 – Pteragodon
7 – Ankydon
8 – Bunpachy
9 – Plesion
10 – Bragigas
11 – Deinochaser
12 – Deinosgrander
13 – Kentrospiker
14 – Stymero
15 – Allomeras
16 – Biyonsmo
17 – Oviwrap
18 – Iguranodon
19 – Tperanda
20 – Gurummonite
21 – Archenoron
22 – Pukuptor
23 – Futabain

Check out the images after the jump!

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Courtesy of Henshin Justice Unlimited we have a translation of the synopses for the forthcoming Kamen Rider Agito and Kamen Rider 555 novels, both of which were co-written by series head for each series Toshiki Inoue.

The Kamen Rider Agito novel, written by Inoue and Naohiro Okamura, is a retelling of the series plot, including major scenes from the show as well as new plot. The synopsis on the back of the book says:

Shoichi, a young man who is fighting as Agito against the Unknown, despite suffering from amnesia. Ryo has managed to awaken the power of Gills, but because of that his body is slowly decaying. As well as G3, Hikawa, how will their fates intervene?

Meanwhile the Faiz novel, written by Inoue and Kenji Konuta, is a sequel to the 2004 novel “Grotesque Flowers”.

It’s been 5 years and Takumi and Mari haven’t heard or seen from Keitaro, Kusaka, Naoya, or Kiba after the incidents from Grotesque Flowers. All of a sudden, out of nowhere a new shining warrior appears. No one seems to know who this person is. Takumi and Mari, who have both been trying to live peaceful lives, have to once again fight together.

The two novels are to be released on January 31st.

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The 37th Super Sentai may have some familiar faces in its recurring cast.

Early reports suggested that Nao Nagasawa (best known for her role as HurricaneBlue would have a semi-regular spot in the series.

Now, casting reports have confirmed two other names for the lineup- Ayumi Kinoshita also known as DekaYellow and Kenji Ebisawa (formerly Go-On Black)

Does this represent an extensive assembly of talented performers, or yet another desperate attempt to recover from their current ratings disaster? Tune in Feb. 17th to find out! :D

UPDATE: Alpha Hero Shock has uploaded images of the two as they will appear in the show. Ayumi Kinoshita will play Nobuharu/KyoryuBlue’s sister, while Kenji Ebisawa will play Ian/KyoryuBlack’s best friend. Nao Nasagawa’s role is still unconfirmed, but rumours suggest she will be appearing as a villain!

SOURCE: JEFusion

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Toei’s latest Super Sentai team is Zyuden Sentai Kyoryuger!! Premiere date set on Feb. 17th, the cast were on hand to meet with the fans and reporters at the annual announcement press conference, here are some pictures from the event.

Stay tuned to TokuNation for all your Kyoryuger news!

source: http://mainichi.jp/graph/2013/01/26/20130126dyo00m200021000c/001.html and @accel_leo_l77

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The opening theme song for the 37th Super Sentai Zyuden Sentai Kyoryuger has been officially revealed! The theme is titled “Vamola (or Let’s Go) Kyoryuger!” and is performed by relatively new artist Kamata Shogo. The single of this theme will be released on March 13th but for now enjoy the free preview provided HERE by Nippon Columbia!

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The last few days of magazine scans have revealed release details for SH Figuarts such as Den-O Axe Form, Wizard Flame Dragon, Den-O Liner and more! Today an additional scan brings us the long awaited release details for S.H. Figuarts Kamen Rider X!

Kamen Rider X will be released this May for 3360 yen! With the release of X, collectors will FINALLY be able to complete their collections of the 7 Legendary Riders! At long last the 7 original Showa Kamen Riders will be complete!

Credit: Toys Daily, AlphaHeroShock

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Now here is something that is completely out of left field!, a 31″, (that’s right, 31 INCHES OF PURE AWESOMENESS!) Red Megaforce Ranger Figure has shown up at several Toys R Us’ across the country. Not much is known about it, except that its made by a company called Creative Design International and it retails for $34.99

So if you always wanted a heck-huge red ranger figure, now is the time to get one! (myself I’m holding out in case we get an epic Robo knight)

Credit goes to Bruno and Mia of MMPRToys and to member Raz for letting us know of this release

Stay Tuned to Tokunation for more information about this epic release