In the new Ultraman Geed, the young son of the nefarious Ultra villain Belial must rise up to save humanity from ultimate extinction. It’s the perfect launchpad for an epic entry into the tome of Ultraman stories, years in the making. With the pedigree on display here, you’d have no reason not to think this […]
2017 has been a year of highs and lows for me as a tokusatsu fan. At one end of the aisle, there were heavy hitters. Big surprises and reinvention, breathing new life into what had seemed a little too routine of late. At the other end, we had some duds. Weak efforts with minimal creativity […]
Well, that was fast. It seems like it was just yesterday that I was whining about how I’ll have to spend the next year with the costumes from Kamen Rider Ex-Aid, wondering if maybe the franchise was finally about to lose me. Fast-forwarding to the end of that particular race, my thoughts on both Ex-Aid […]
In 2016, when Kamen Rider Ghost was just winding down, and images for the next season of the franchise started rolling in, I have to admit my heart sank. It’s not that I was in love with Ghost, but at the very least, I enjoyed the costumes. Then came Kamen Rider Ex-Aid, and for the […]
2017 has truly been the Year of the Ranger, hasn’t it? Not only did we get our first theatrically-released feature film in years, and a plethora of new and exciting merchandise, but the television series is still trucking along, in its 24th season. To say that it’s been a banner year for parent company Saban […]
The tokusatsu fandom is a fun bunch, but it can sometimes be a bit unforgiving when things don’t quite look or sound right to our eyes. If it doesn’t shout its name, wear a big, plastic device that people somehow believe is just a watch despite it looking nothing like one, and demonstrate a convenient […]