This is the real deal folks. Kamen Rider and other tokusatsu programming is headed to the U.S. OFFICIALLY. Toei Japan Channel, a new internet streaming pay channel coming this month, is originally a dedicated offering for the US’s four hundred thousand Japanese residents, but in about a year’s time will begin airing programs with English subtitles.
From Yasuhiko Nakashima of Toei’s International Sales Division:
“Because of the current interest in ‘Cool Japan’ we saw an opportunity to show off our tokusatsu hero shows. In the future we’d like even provide the series almost as they air in Japan.”
September 6, 2013 @ 10:15 pm
I think part of the post is missing.
September 6, 2013 @ 10:59 pm
Left in a piece from an earlier draft… ^__^;
September 6, 2013 @ 10:18 pm
This is the most amazing thing I’ve read in YEARS
September 6, 2013 @ 10:21 pm
…….. F(*&^%$# YEAH !! XD
September 6, 2013 @ 10:27 pm
Please get them to start Airing & Subbing “AKBingo” – get Idol culture flowing in USA!!!
September 6, 2013 @ 11:51 pm
no AKB please ty
September 7, 2013 @ 4:41 am
I’d rather see some classic idols, ty
September 7, 2013 @ 5:59 am
no idols ty
September 7, 2013 @ 8:21 am
AKBingo is not even made by toei.
September 6, 2013 @ 10:28 pm
Awesome! Hoping DVD’s of the older tokusatsu series with English subs will be released soon!
September 7, 2013 @ 6:04 pm
There are a handful already available. Check out http://www.generationkikaida.com/, for instance. They’re technically only licensed for Hawaii, but it’s legit and they ship to the rest of the country.
September 6, 2013 @ 10:29 pm
This is either good news or bad news, if you are outside of America and Japan.
September 6, 2013 @ 10:34 pm
I hope I dont have to pay extra to get it on Cablevision!
September 6, 2013 @ 10:55 pm
Might be worth mentioning that this is an online channel, not a regular cable channel
September 6, 2013 @ 11:12 pm
Why do need to pay for it?
September 7, 2013 @ 6:01 am
Because it costs money to make.
September 6, 2013 @ 11:25 pm
If Toei Japan bring Tokusatsu to Latin America that would be awesome too
September 7, 2013 @ 12:45 am
i hope they also do the same here in the philippines
September 7, 2013 @ 12:58 am
What a time to be broke…
September 7, 2013 @ 4:43 am
I’m wondering what’s gonna happen with TV-Nihon should this go through….I’m sure they would be much more aggressive with their lawyers if they were trying to make money off of subs in the states
September 8, 2013 @ 8:00 pm
TV-Nihon and their shitty subs will go under and Takenoko-sama-tachi-sempai-dono will finally disappear from the tokusatsu community.
September 7, 2013 @ 8:45 am
Nice Hopefully the subscription price won’t be too ridiculous.
September 7, 2013 @ 12:24 pm
Generally a good thing. I certainly hope for Metal Heroes and Ultraman shows but it might change the fansubbing community as we know it though. Oh, and beeing able to get it outside of the U.S would be awesome, too.
September 7, 2013 @ 2:30 pm
Dude, I’d rather pay a meager amount every month than to get cable again. Cable and I have parted ways and I’d like to stay that way.
September 7, 2013 @ 4:11 pm
you know, i WAS excited for this channel… but then i saw it’s a pay channel… and i remembered i dont have digital cable
September 7, 2013 @ 4:54 pm
It’s an INTERNET pay channel, you won’t be watching it through a cable/Satellite box.
September 7, 2013 @ 5:54 pm
still a pay channel though 🙁
September 7, 2013 @ 8:19 pm
BRING TO AUS!! PLEASE!!! NEED TOKU, NEED TOKU!!
September 7, 2013 @ 9:51 pm
Sentai or bust.