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How can a television show get any better than this? In one of the most revealing, shocking, and tear-jerking episodes in recent memory, Kamen Rider Gaim has once again out-done itself with an episode that, as even the writer Gen Urobuchi has stated, “changes everything”. Check your favorite subtitle groups as the episode is out in full force!

We can’t really talk about the episode on the front page without spoiling the entire thing. Just know that the image attached – Micchy hugging/clinging the wall, falling down in pure shock and disbelief – is the same reaction that just about everyone watching the show had in that very moment. Come and join the episode discussion and give your vote to it by clicking here.

We’ll see you next week with another episode poll and discussion. Though how an episode can top this one is beyond belief, but we have faith that sure enough, it will happen. To the stage!

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The release of the Kachidoki Lock Seed is still a few months away but already we have our first preview thanks to a couple of photos that have been leaked online.

While some functionality of the Seed still remains a mystery we know a few things about it:

For starters, the Seed appears much larger then previous ones and it seems that it will have two modes. The photos show that it will act as a faceplate, and we’re given our first clear look at the head design of Kachidoki Arms.

The Kachidoki Lock Seed and DJ gun are both expected to be released this March.

 

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The fantastic episodes just keep on coming with Kamen Rider Gaim! On this latest episode, “The Tag Team Friendship of Gaim and Baron”, we are given some scenes we’ve been waiting for – Kamen Rider Gaim and Kamen Rider Baron teaming up and our first look at Banana Arms Gaim! We see even more in-action moments of Shin Zangetsu, the Energy Rider power up form of Kamen Rider Zangetsu! And we finally see what happens when a human being eats one of those fruits from Helheim Forest…

Click here to join our discussion and to vote on how well (or poor) the episode was! If you haven’t seen it yet, Aesir Subs have you covered! And the previews for the next episode look just as amazing, as we see all four of the Energy Riders standing atop a ledge together! Come join the discussion!

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If you’ve been following Kamen Rider Gaim…you know how much things have been heating up. Dying to find out what happens next? Henshin Justice just posted translated episode summaries for Episodes 14 and 15, both of these episodes have yet to be named. Of course, there are spoilers…so read on at your own risk!

Spoiler:
Episode 14 1/19 air date:

After somehow becoming obsessed and eating the strange fruit from another world, Hase changes into an Invess and rampages. Standing against Zangetsu, who tries to exterminate him on sight, Kouta tries to protect Hase. Hase, who’s lost his sense of self, takes the opportunity while Zangetsu is busy and escapes, going to attack his teammates.

 

Episode 15 1/26 air date:

In the middle of trying to save Hase, Kouta and Kaito are brought into custody and taken to the Yggdrasil base, where they meet the developer of the Sengoku Driver, Sengoku Ryouma. They’re asked by Ryouma for their cooperation in developing an even stronger driver than before.

 

SOURCE: Henshin Justice

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A recently-translated interview with Kamen Rider Gaim head writer Gen Urobuchi has been translated by the folks of The Tokusatsu Network and it provides several new and insightful details about the production of Gaim- and some key hints at the future of our favorite Orange Armored Rider! Highlights of this interview include:

*How was it when you first started this job?

Producer Takebe suddenly called me. I was very surprised at the beginning, they’d been planning Gaim for half a year already. I had no idea they worked so fast on tokusatsu.

*What had been decided when you finally got the job?
The belt design and the transformation concept. At that point only Banana and Grape were finalized, I was also told that they were aiming for multiple Riders.

*What’s your personal experience with Kamen Rider?
I never watched the early Riders as they aired, until Black came out. I’d never miss an episode of Black. I still watch the newer Riders sometimes.

*What are some troubles you’ve had so far?
It has to be the motif. Just look at the two previous Riders, an astronaut and a wizard. You could easily make a hero out of these things, but an orange? From the start, I had to work with something that’s not heroic at all. That was my mistake though, I saw it as a fruit. I realized I had to see it as a toy. A human finds this strange belt and plays around with it like nothing, and then slowly build around the revealing that it’s something greater than just a toy. It’s gonna become more Rider-like, slow but steady.

*What were some troubles you had with the beginning then?
Gaim was delayed one month, and started in October. This is because the power up item would clash with the first set of toys during Christmas. This meant I couldn’t introduce new items and characters until after that point.

*How did you create the characters?
I knew how I wanted the characters to be once they’ve finally grown up, so I worked backwards from that. I had to think real hard how to show they’d grow up in the best way possible. All of this will of course be covered in the first half of Gaim.

*What is your vision of a hero?
Someone that influences goodness in other people. There’s also the sense of justice, but the whole justice thing won’t appear until episode 14.  From there it will be a story about justice, finally becoming a Rider story.

What do you think of this interview? Did you find some of your questions behind the writing of this hit-series to be satisfying? How excited for you to see the continued growth of our hero Kamen Rider Gaim? Discuss it!!

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After what seemed like the longest hiatus in the history of television (it was a week, but a REALLY long week!), the next subtitled episode of Kamen Rider Gaim is available courtesy the folks of Aesir Subs. When we last left our heroes, they had discovered some horrible truths about themselves, their Sengoku Drivers, and about Yggdrasill.

In this episode, “The New Generation Riders Appear!”, we rejoin Kouta and Micchy after the events from the previous episode. We also get a look in to the past of Kaito and Mai – and learn an interesting connection that they share which you just know will become a focal point of the series later on! We also catch up with Hase, who continues to deal with the events that transpired to him from the previous episode. Jonouchi and Oren Pierre Alfonzo have some screen time, and of course, the debut of the first Energy Rider! And some previews for Episode 13 that will BLOW YOU AWAY!

What are you waiting for? Come join the discussion and VOTE on the episode! And if you haven’t seen every episode up until now, you can still catch up using our Ultimate Kamen Rider Gaim Resource Thread – it has episode summaries up till the latest episode! We’ll see you in discussion! HENSHIN!

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New “Detail of Hero” magazine scans have started making the rounds for Kamen Rider Gaim, giving us an early look at the new Energy Riders! 

These scans provide beautiful up close & personal looks at all 4 of these interesting new riders. A couple unique things to note, unlike the standard Armored Riders their Lock Seeds do not simply flip down when sliced but instead open up or blossom out in 2-4 sectioned pieces. And in keeping with the squeezed or “juiced” theme of the Energy Riders the inner part of all their visors appear to have drops of liquid. It’s the little touches that really set off this amazing costumes. Check out all the images after the jump.

The first rider of this new group, Shin Zangetsu, is set to appear in this weekends upcoming episode of Kamen Rider Gaim!

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If you haven’t quite figured out by now that the staff here at TokuNation.com is absolutely in love with the current Kamen Rider Gaim series, this news will probably convince you as such. Being touted by Bandai of Japan as being on pace to be the most successful Kamen Rider series of all time in merchandise sales, and being touted by fans as possibly becoming one of the best Kamen Rider shows in the history of the franchise, we here at TokuNation.com decided to take it up on ourselves to create an ultimate resource thread for the television show!

Click here to check it out and to see episode summaries, character biographies, pictures, images, and more! Because the show is so deep and hidden with little nods and clues for future stories, we’ve done our best to bring up rumors and speculations, and even as we type this, we’re able to think of a couple more we haven’t discussed yet.

It’s a work in progress and will continue to be updated, modified, etc., based on what happens on the show. If you haven’t had a chance to catch up on the show, or you’re waiting for the right time to start it, now is the time! Check out the Ultimate Resource Thread and join the rest of us in the obsession that is Kamen Rider Gaim! Beware – the thread does contain spoilers as it recaps the first 11 episodes to date. Add some of your own information and speculation and we’ll include it in the thread!

Kamen Rider Gaim returns THIS WEEKEND with the first episode in the new story line. We’ll be watching and updating with information from Episode 12, “New Generation of Rider Appears!”. See you then!

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While Kamen Rider Gaim does not air this week (the programming block is on hiatus for the New Year holiday) TOEI has released an early preview of the new Energy Rider characters joining the show in 2014!

This is our first official look at the Energy Riders- before today we have only seen brief behind-the-scenes snapshots & magazine preview images. But now we can really see what kind of power the Genesis Driver can bring out!

Stay tuned next year for the introduction of Energy Riders Marika, Shin Zangetsu, Duke and Sigurd!

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The final episode of Kamen Rider Gaim for the year 2013 has aired and the subtitles are now available (click here to check out Aesir’s subtitles). The episode “The Truth Behind the Christmas Game” is now available to watch subtitled. With that, it’s time to invite you to our episode poll and discussion thread!

Click here to vote on the episode and to discuss it!

 

All the Armored Riders have gathered in Helheim Forest for the Christmas Battle – whomever leaves the forest with the most Lock Seeds wins the game! But when you’re an Armored Rider your priority isn’t to collect Lock Seeds – it’s to fight! And in this episode, we get plenty of fighting!

Kamen Rider Gridon vs. Kamen Rider Zangetsu! Kamen Rider Baron vs. Kamen Rider Kurokage! Kamen Rider Baron vs. Kamen Rider Bravo complete with the rematch everyone has been waiting for – Mango Arms against Kamen Rider Bravo! And that’s all in the first 10 minutes of this episode! All that, more fights between other characters, and Kamen Rider Gaim finally gets some answers on where the Sengoku Drivers came from and an idea of what their purpose serves.

This episode stands as a turning point for the series – Kamen Rider Gaim narrates the end of the episode giving you the feeling that nothing will ever be the same going forward. If you could break a series in to seasons, this would be considered a season finale. What are you waiting for? Click here and join what is sure to be a highly discussed episode! Don’t forget to vote!

Kamen Rider Gaim returns January 5th, 2014 with what already feels like a “season premiere”. What did you think of the episode? Give it a rating. Join the discussion.