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Following the announcement earlier this week that Bouken Red of Boukenger and Red Buster of Go-Busters Figuarts would be released in September, Bandai’s tamashii website has updated its Figuarts section with full galleries for each figure. Both are priced at 3675 yen.

Red Buster comes packed with the Ichigan Buster, the Sougan Blade and the Ichigan Buster Special Buster Mode. Meanwhile Bouken Red comes with a Survi-Buster, Scope Shot, Survi-Buster sniper mode, Bouken Bo (open and closed) and the Akibaranger Bouken Shovel.

Check out the images and prepare yourself for the incoming preorder slots after the jump!

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Games website Siliconera has posted news about the forthcoming DS/PSP game All Kamen Rider: Rider Generation 2, which is due for release on August 2nd in Japan.

As well as boasting over 50 playable characters, the game will also feature all 40 of Kamen Rider Fourze‘s module switches!

You can check out the screenshots from this side-scrolling beat ’em up after the jump!

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It’s a slow news day, but I caught this one over at RangerBoard and thought it should be shared with the masses, if anything, just for an eyebrow-raising read.

Apparently in Saudi Arabia, the McDonalds Happy Meal Samurai Blue Ranger toy stomps his foot on a disc (his Samurai Dragon Disc, mind you). And while no one can really confirm the validitiy of the claim (as none of us have the Saudi Arabia version of the figure), apparently the dragon symbols resemble the spelling of the prophet Muhammad. So when you trigger the toy’s action feature, the Blue Ranger smashes his foot down upon the name Muhammad, over and over again.

Interesting.

I got nothing for this one. Join in our discussion and see if the Blue Ranger hates Muhammad or if this is one of those coincedence stories.

Original Source: Gatestone Institute

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Coming in August of this year to a theater near you (if you live in Japan that is) will be the continued tradition of each Kamen Rider series having a movie, as Kamen Rider Fourze the Movie – Everyone it’s Space Time! releases. And just like with the Gokaiger movie which featured Gavan, the Kamen Rider Fourze movie will feature another long-thought-dead Tokusatsu series of characters, Uchuu Tetsujin – or Space Ironmen.

Thanks to Jefusion and Henshin Justice, here’s a brief translation of the story involving the Space Ironmen!

With the use of Cosmic Energy, Grandain was created together with his sister, Skydain by the Federation of Alicia. When they were activated, they already have their own will, and decided to rebel against humanity. Skydain has two blades on her arms that she can fold out, while, Grandain had a weapon called GranBuster X, a cannon on his chest.

Black Knight is the third Space Ironman is called. He works together with Inga Blink (Mikie Hara) of the Federation of Alicia. He mostly relies on his strong defensive armor instead of offensive attacks. On his chest, he has a mounted machine gun. As a weapon, he uses a rapier called “Blackest Leaver.”

Kamen Rider Fourze The Movie releases August 4th and is directed by longtime Power Rangers stunt choreographer Koichi Sakamoto. Get ready for space time!

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The iconic and fan-favorite 35th Super Sentai series, “Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger” will be dubbed for a new audience in South Korea this July, under the somewhat uninspired title Power Rangers: Captain Force.

Usually a Korean launch also means a second chance at some of the harder-to-find Gokaiger toys for collectors, so keep an eye on the stores! :)

http://www.anionetv.com/program/program_coming_soon.php

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Bandai’s Tamashii website has posted a teaser image for its September lineup, and alongside the previously revealed S.H. Figuarts Bouken Red of GoGo Sentai Boukenger is the long awaited Red Buster of Tokumei Sentai Go-Busters!

Check out the images after the jump! We’ll keep you updated with more details of these two September releases as it comes!

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On May 24th, 2002, famed Power Rangers scribe Amit Bhaumik finished his final draft of an episode of Power Rangers Wild Force that was meant to serve as a celebration/anniversary episode for 10 years of Power Rangers. Those of you who follow and are fans of Power Rangers will know that episode forever as Forever Red, probably the greatest “fanboy” moment in all of Power Rangers nearly 20 year history.

The story was total fan-service – remnants of the evil Machine Empire (Power Rangers Zeo) had regrouped on the surface of the moon to dig up Lord Zedd’s personal zord, Serpentera (Mighty Morphin Power Rangers). In a mission deemed top secret, veteran Power Ranger and team leader Tommy Oliver (Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie, Power Rangers Zeo, Turbo: A Power Rangers Movie, Power Rangers Turbo, Power Rangers Dino Thunder) gathered together all the Red Rangers of the past (minus Rocky) to team up and destroy the remnants of the Machine Empire as well as Serpentera.

To celebrate the 10 year anniversary of the Power Rangers 10th Anniversary, Amit Bhaumik has updated his personal blog with some details regarding the early days of drafting Forever Red, including new photos and scans of some of the original drafts/ideas/etc.

Click here to check out the Forever Red blog!

Share your favorite memories of Forever Red in our discussion thread attached via this story. Is Forever Red the best Power Rangers team up? Or was Once a Ranger a better team-up? Maybe you just prefer the team-ups mid season between two teams like “Reinforcements from the Future”. Join in the discussion!

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The annual Kamen Rider summer movie has been confirmed at last!

On August 4th theaters will see Fourze team up with some iconic tokusatsu characters (and possibly get a quick look at the newest Kamen Rider!)

Credit to Den-O of our forums!

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As Power Rangers fans are becoming accustomed to, Power Rangers “Super Samurai” is on hiatus until this fall, where the final remaining episodes will be shown.

What is Serrator’s master plan? Are we finally going to see the REAL ultimate duel between Red Ranger Jayden and Deker? But most importantly (and those of you who watched Shinkenger please don’t spoil it for those who haven’t) … Jayden’s secret will be revealed!

Check out the trailer below!

Editor’s note: Does the “Let’s do it!” sound like Tommy to anyone else? Haha!

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We’ve received a press release from IDW Publishing regarding their summer plans for Godzilla comics!

GODZILLA’S ONE CRAZY SUMMER!
IDW announces digital Godzilla comics, new characters, and a new title!

San Diego, CA – Expanding what has become an explosive publishing partnership, this summer IDW Publishing and Toho Co., Ltd.are bringing even more kaiju chaos to comic fans everywhere!

May 23rd brings the launch of Duane Swierczynski and Simon Gane’s new, ongoing Godzilla series, which features covers by Arthur Adams and Tony Harris! That’s not all, though!

That same day, after much anticipation, Godzilla will finally hit digital platforms! Available on iOS, Android, and Nook, IDW’s entire back catalog of catastrophic, giant monster destruction will be available as single issues and trades. Not only that, but the new Godzilla ongoing will launch day and date with two exclusive digital variant covers!

This bounty of crushing comics destruction comes hot on the heels of IDW’s announcement of Orc Stain creator James Stokoe’s Godzilla: The Half-Century War, a generation-spanning tale packed to the gills with Stokoe’s trademark hyper-detailed linework and nearly-psychedelic colors. If any comics creator out there was born to draw giant monsters leveling crowded metropolitan areas, folks, it’s James Stokoe.

And as if all that city-stompin’ goodness wasn’t enough, IDW has made the necessary space in Godzilla’s monstrous world for even more of Toho’s creatures, with more than 20 of Godzilla’s co-stars joining the roster of licensed characters. From fan favorites such as JET JAGUAR to lesser-known greats like the gargantuas, SANDA and GAIRA, the future of Godzilla at IDW is bound to be even more action-packed than ever.

Needless to say, it’s going to be a chaos-drenched summer for Godzilla fans.

Hopefully they all have insurance.

Godzilla #1• 32 pages • $3.99 • in stores May 23 • Diamond order code: MAR120364
Godzilla: The Half-Century War #1 • 32 pages • $3.99 • in stores 8/22 • Diamond order code: JUN120326
Godzilla: Legends TPB • 128 pages • $19.99 • in stores June 13 • Diamond order code: APR120372
Godzilla: Kingdom of Monsters, Vol. 3 TPB • 104 pages • $17.99 • In stores now • Diamond order code: MAR120367

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