The good people at Discotek Media have announced a number of new Tokusatsu projects coming to Blu-Ray with official English subtitles.
New releases on the horizon include:
*Space Sheriff Shaider
*Kamen Rider V3
*Android Kikaider
*Rescue Police Winspector
Pricing and release dates are not completely confirmed at time of writing- though Space Sheriff Shaider currently has a release date of September 2024.
Toei’s official YouTube channel has put up some interesting promotional videos for their upcoming Metal Hero revival projects: Space Sheriff Shaider: NEXT GENERATION and Space Sheriff Sharivan: NEXT GENERATION!
While some footage is repeated, these previews do give us an excellent look at the new Metal Hero concepts, as envisioned by legendary tokusatsu showrunner Koichi Sakamoto.
Sharivan: NEXT GENERATION will be released on DVD & Blu-Ray October 10th while Shaider: NEXT GENERATION will come out on November 7th! Until then, stay tuned to TokuNation for further details on Metal Hero action!
A recent press conference in Japan announcing the Metal Hero Next Generation V-Cinema projects is now online! The conference features director Koichi Sakamoto along with stars Misaki Momose & Yuma Ishigaki sharing their thoughts on the upcoming projects.
Sharivan Next Generation will be released October 10th & Shaider Next Generation will be out on November 7th! Until then be sure to join our ongoing Discussion Thread & share your thoughts on the return of the Metal Heroes!
It seems that Toei isn’t quite ready to give up on the Metal Heroes brand quite yet.
Board member DrillBit found this quick teaser video from Toei’s official youtube channel that makes mention of crimes related to Makku, Madoo, and Fumma happening on planets across the galaxy. To those new to Metal Heroes: they’re the criminal organizations related to Gavan, Sharivan, and Shaider respectively.
With so little information given, it’s difficult to judge if this project is a new tv show, game, or movie. In the meantime, you can check out the video announcing the project below:
Should Toei go through with a new Metal Heroes project what would you want to see from it or done differently from the two Gavan movies? Discuss in the thread after the jump!
A sad bit of news today. Veteran tokusatsu actor Toshiaki Nishizawa has passed away at age 77. Nishizawa is perhaps best known by toku fans for his lengthy role as Commander Qom in the first Metal Hero Series Uchuu Keiji Gavan and his continuation of that role in Uchuu Keiji Sharivan and Uchuu Keiji Shaider. True to his character Nishizawa even returned to play Commander Qom in the recent Uchuu Keiji Gavan The Movie.
Mr. Nishizawa lost a long battle with lung cancer today at a Tokyo Hospital. His passing comes at a time when Metal Heroes are in a full revival, and the legacy of Mr. Nishizawa and Commander Qom will not be forgotten. As the newest Space Sheriff, Geki Jumonji, would say “leave light in the dust.”
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