Fans of the Ultra franchise have been enjoying the Blu-Ray releases from Mill Creek– and now a new entry has been confirmed for this lineup!
A new Complete Series release for the 1993 tokusatsu series Denko Chojin Gridman has been confirmed, containing all 39 episodes of the iconic digital hero.
Gridman: The Hyper Agent is currently scheduled for release on August 17 2021! The price is a modest $40.99.
GoodSmile Company has officially revealed a collaboration with SENTINEL to create a new transforming Gridman figure based on the original series!
The Gattai Thunder Gridman is an expert recreation of the triple-mecha combo with Thunder Jet, Twin Driller & God Tank featuring all accessories for the vehicles and Gridman himself.
The GoodSmile Thunder Gridman will be released in two versions-
*Standard Edition costing 29,091 Yen
*Tokusatsu Edition (with special paint details & panel lining) costing 40,909 Yen.
Both versions of Thunder Gridman are currently scheduled for release in August 2021.
Winter Wonderfest 2020 has just happened in Japan, and while the event usually strays towards the anime figure side of things there are usually a few tokusatsu-related surprises as well. Among Good Smile Company’s reveals this year is the announcement of HAGANE WORKS Thunder Gridman, based on the combined from of Gridman and the three Assist Machines from the original 1993 series.
The HAGANE WORKS line is still relatively new, and with only this combined form prototype image at the moment it’s uncomfirmed whether this figure will be able to split into its individual components or whether the Assist Machines will also be able to combine into God Zenon. However based on descriptions for previous entries in the line, it’s safe to assume that the figure will at least feature some die cast content.
Stay tuned to Tokunation for more news on the figure as it comes!
2020 is looking to be the year of Gridman, with Studio Trigger announcing the show’s return with a second SSSS.Gridman show next year and to compliment this series, a new stage play was just announced.
According to AnimeNewsNetwork Fumiya Matsauzaki will be directing this stage play and handling the script is Yume Mizusawa. Other cast details include Ryoosuke Akashi as Samurai Calibur, Masafumi Yokoyama as Max, Nagato Okui as Borr, and finally Bishin Kawasumi as Vit.
The play will run from May 7th to the 10th in Tokyo’s Zenorosai Hall/Space Zero’s Kokumin Kyosai Coop Hall and then at Cool Japan Park Osaka TT Hall in Osaka from May 17th to the 17th.
Other details about this stage play aren’t known, but we’ll be sure to notify you once more details become available.
“Hyperlink combine!”
SSSS.Gridman took two communities by storm in the last year. The anime & tokusatsu fandoms were united by the amazing animation studio Trigger’s love letter to the original Denkou Choujin Gridman and it’s near countless references to other tokusatsu of year’s past. The series was short but it’s impact was immense, leading to a near endless stream of related multimedia and products since. Ever since the series ended, fans have been patiently waiting for the promised toys to come of it.
DX Full Power Gridman is the first major attempt to recreate the 5 components of Gridman’s true form. Gridman, Gridman Calibur, Battle Tracto Max, Buster Borr, & Sky Vitter. Each component on it’s own may not do much, but combining Gridman with 1 of each, or assembling them all together can create Full Power Gridman! Or if you so choose to leave Gridman out of the equation entirely, then you can create God Zenon! While there’s a wealth of options with this set in hand, does it actually live up to the hype? We have a very very lengthy written review and photo gallery breaking down how expectations, have met reality.
See the full 130 image gallery and 5300+ word review of the Max Combine DX Full Power Gridman by clicking “Discuss on the TokuNation Forums” at the bottom of this post. Share with us what your thoughts are on this set by joining the discussion thread.
Over the weekend, Evolution Toy held a product exhibition showcasing many upcoming previously announced figure’s as well as new figure’s debuted at the event. Thankfully for us, AmiAmi’s Hobby New attended the event and has provided images and some information about several upcoming releases. Notably, several new HAF (Hero Action Figure) prototypes were on display.
First up is the titular hero of 1973’2 Inazuman series. Inazuman is one of the classic Ishinomori heroes who’ve yet to have a modern figure produced by Bandai. In their stead, it seems that Evolution has obtained a license to add him to the their HAF line. Inazuman is scheduled for release this year for 8800 yen. Also, the heroic duo from Space Ironmen Kyodyne, the brothers Grounzel & Skyzel, were announced for release this year in August and September respectively. Each retails for 8800 yen. The previously announced HAF Gridman was also on display, but surprisingly Evolution also announced an HAF Gridman Sigma! This will mark the first time that a modern poseable figure of Sigma (outside of the Super Minipla release) will be released. Specific release info was not announced for Sigma.
Rounding things out, the combined hero Triple Fighter was also seen on display again. Set for July release, Triple Fighter retails for, you guessed it, 8800 yen. Given their license to produce Redman figure’s as well, Evolution revealed a Kanegon in colors exclusive to the Redman comic from Matt Frank. No price or specific release month have been announced as of now. This figure will be the inaugural release in a new linen from Evolution, KAF (Kaiju Action Figure.) A reissue of HAF Redman was also confirmed for 2019.
So that’s quite a lot on the way from Evolution. Given their past though, we should expect some degree of delay for those figures without specific release info at this point. As more information becomes available for any of these figure’s we’ll be sure to update you.
As Wonderfest 2019 gets underway we’re due for a few reveals in tokusatsu world this weekend. To kick things off we have 2 teased releases from SSSS.Gridman!
First up is Figma Rikka Takarada! The high school heroine of SSSS.Gridman and member of the Gridman Alliance is the first of the human characters to get an official product image so far. When she was teased back in November alongside series antagonist Akane Shinjo, we didn’t have a clear indication of when we’d see official prototype images. GSC has finally provided this first look via WonFest and we should be able to expect some release information for Rikka in the near future as well.
Next up is a Soft Vinyl Ghoulgilas! This Kaiju was originally teased for release back in late December with just a silhouette. Now we have our first test shot image of the figure announcing plans to roll it out for release. In case you’ve forgotten, this cyborg like dragon monster faced off against Gridman in the first episode of the series. Presumably this vinyl will be in scale with the Gridman & Grid Knight Figma’s as well. Release details should come at a later date.
We’ll be sure to keep you up to date as more WonFest 2019 news rolls in!
The release of the Super Mini-Pla Thunder Gridman set is only a week again, but if that wasn’t enough to whet fans’ appetites Bandai have also updated their official candy toy blog with preview images of the accompanying Gridman Sigma and Dyna Dragon set!
This extensive set of images gives us a better look at unpainted versions of both model kits, along with Dyna Dragon and its multiple components – the King Jet and Dragonic Cannon/Dyna Fighter! Also included is a preview of just how Dyna Dragon will combine with both the Gridman and Gridman Sigma figures to form King Gridman.
The Super Mini-Pla Gridman Sigma and Dyna Dragon set is a premium Bandai exclusive due for release in February 2019. It is available both as a two-pack for 6480 yen and the Dyna Dragon on its own for 4860 yen. Check out the full selection of images after the jump!
“Access Flash!”
As is often the case for popular shows, a new Volume 1 Blu-ray has been announced for the SSSS.Gridman. There is a standard edition on the way as well, but the newly announced limited edition will include some special bonuses:
– SSSS.Gridman Volume 1 Blu-Ray
– SSSS.Gridman OP Single Union
– Slipcase to store all 4 volumes of the series
– Initial Fighter Gridman (purple form) vinyl from Fine Clover
So far this new offering from Fine Clover is the first piece of physical merchandise for Gridman’s original purple form, known as Initial Fighter. A standard release vinyl of Gridman’s optimized red form (Primal Fighter) is also on the way from Fine Clover, as well as classic live action Gridman.
This set was just announced on the official SSSS.Gridman twitter account.
With NYCC raging on, Funimation has just released a fresh English Dub trailer for their upcoming distribution of SSSS Gridman!
A new trailer for SSSS.GRIDMAN? Sign us up. #FunNYCC pic.twitter.com/UtslZEPfMD
— Funimation (@FUNimation) October 4, 2018
Just yesterday we got confirmation that the North American streaming rights for the series have been acquired by Crunchyroll. Now, we can have our first look (listen?) at the series. SSSS Gridman bgeins streaming (dub & sub) via Crunchyroll and Funimation this Sunday, October 7th!