In 1983, a group of five heroic inventors united against the evil Jashinka Empire in Kagaku Sentai Dynaman. Three years later, their harrowing adventures were broadcast for American audiences as part of the USA network’s Night Flight block. Simply titled Dynaman, this was a parody series capitalizing on the apparent B-movie aesthetic and playing up […]
We’re back on the air and ready to podcast once again! Apologies for the long hiatus, but I’ve been doing some “wandering of the Earth” and have stories from Japan to bring back as well as how my world of toku has grown since last we recorded. My audio at first is kinda off, cuz […]
New posters for this winter’s Kamen Rider mega-crossover event, Kamen Rider Heisei Generations FINAL: Build & Ex-Aid with Legend Riders, have surfaced, and we’ve got our microscopes handy for some good old-fashioned speculation about what these images could mean for the landmark film. As the headlining Kamen Rider Build takes center stage as the final […]
In Mobile Suit Gundam, Pacific Rim, and Super Sentai, giant robots wreak havoc across burning landscapes under flashes of lightning and the roar of mechanized battlecries passionately echoing across their battlefields. The concept of such a thing happening in reality seems farfetched and fraught with so many potential problems that it makes the pursuit of […]
Kraken Releasings is at it again, with this new domestic film release from the popular Garo franchise, featuring more demon-hunting action than you can shake a glowing saber at. It’s Garo: Kiba – The Dark Knight! Not to be confused with the other Dark Knight. Wrong animal theme. Fewer naked ladies. Kraken‘s synopsis is as […]
As we hit the gong on this drama-filled half-hour, the identity of Night Rogue is finally revealed, an angry Ryuuga goes ape, and a sad panda fights a losing battle in a strange land. It’s just another day at the mad scientist’s office for Kamen Rider Build, in Episode 7! For those of us still […]
Prepare to free your mind, as the popular Mob Psycho 100 manga is now being adapted to live-action. Courtesy of ONE, of One-Punch Man fame, the original web-comic series has already taken the anime world by storm, and now, with help from some friends in the explosive worlds of Ultraman, Kamen Rider, Super Sentai, and […]
Premium Bandai has revealed all-new exclusive S.H.Figuarts based on another Ultraman character, Alien Zarab. Previously Zarab was been made into Tamashii Nations figures, two exclusive Ultra-Acts, under his Imitation Ultraman guise. However, Alien Zarab will be made into a S.H.Figuarts, as its original self! Now, Alien Zarab made its debut in the original Ultraman series, […]
Shout Factory has updated their official Youtube channel with clips for the upcoming release of Super Sentai: Denji Sentai Megaranger: The Complete Series. The first clip features a look at the opening of the series, “Denji Sentai Megaranger.” The song is performed by Naoto Fuuga. However, Toei did release an English version the song later on performed by […]
The official romanization of Kamen Rider Build‘s secondary Kamen Rider hero was revealed by an official underwear, of all things. For months, fans speculated and wondered how to write the show’s 2nd Kamen Rider, giving us Kamen Rider Clothes, Close, Claws and something quite close to the real name, with Cross. As revealed in the […]
