In just a few hours, it will be that time, once again, fellow Power Rangers Legacy Wars fans: the Megazord Event! HJU readers are likely familiar with nWay’s wildly popular mobile game, and possibly familiar with the game’s twice-per-month event of battling Zords and giant monsters. This event has quickly become the game’s premiere focus […]
Who says the big, scary monsters always have to take the L? Special-effects action director Kawasaki Minoru disagrees, and in this comedic flick, he sets about telling the tale of a world obsessed with the fictional television heroism of Outer Man. The superhuman giant battles enormous kaiju to save the world from their uncanny evils […]
The rubber red carpet has been rolled out for Ultraman these past few months. The giant monster-fighting superhero franchise has seen action on TV screens, streaming platforms, and home media everywhere, both in live-action and animated forms, with even more on the way. This includes the upcoming television premieres of Ultraman Gaia, Ultraman Ginga, and […]
Kamen Rider Build is the television series we need but don’t deserve. And as we dive further into this exemplary action show, it’s got me wondering if one character will die a hero or live long enough to see himself become the villain. This is episode 19. Another week, another twist to add to the […]
Tetsuya Komuro of the music group PANDORA has announced his retirement from the entertainment industry. In December of 2017, tabloid magazine Shukan Bunshun reported that the artist whose music begins every episode of the Kamen Rider Build television series had allegedly engaged in extramarital activities. Komuro held a press conference on Friday, denouncing allegations but […]
Earth of the future has seen better days, as the giant lizard Godzilla has been having his way with the planet for thousands of years while the humans who abandoned it have tried and mostly failed to colonize other, less hellish planets than the one they once called home. This is the premise as we […]
Ike Nwala is breaking new ground in the culture of Japanese television entertainment. The 30-year-old Nigerian-American comedian originally visited the country to work for Goldman Sachs but eventually took his career path in a direction better suited to his considerable talents. In this piece from international news giant VICE, we hear his charming story and […]
Bring me your plastic, your vinyl, your huddled piles of Battlizer parts! Tokusatsu. It’s a term we can use to refer to larger-than-life kaiju movies, exciting henshin hero shows, science fiction dramas, and more. The fandom for this subgenre is far-reaching. One aspect that seems to touch all areas of this community we love: Collecting. That […]
Here’s what’s happening on the next episode of Kamen Rider Build. Episode 19: The Forbidden Item! The Sclash Driver will inevitably become a weapon of war. Both Cross-Z and Grease who use the Sclash Driver continue to increase the deadly fighting. No matter how much Build and Cross-Z team up, the strength of Grease far […]
Here’s what’s happening on the next episode of Uchuu Sentai Kyuranger. Space 46: Between Hope and Despair! In order to destroy the universe, Don Arnage chooses the Earth as the grounds for his bomb. The giant Moraimarz still on the planet are starting to convert the planesium into dark planesium. Giant Moraimarz defend these towers […]