Tuesday 30 April 2013

Blake Foster to Appear in Power Rangers Megaforce?


Blake Foster, best known for his role as Justin Stewart aka Blue Turbo Ranger of Power Rangers Turbo hinted that he will appear in Power Rangers Super Megaforce!

In his tweet, he stated that he is going to New Zealand and posted hastags related to his past Ranger role. First made an appearance in Turbo: A Power Rangers Movie, Justin Stewart is the first and last kid Ranger in the Power Rangers franchise.

EDIT (5/17/13): Fixed some wordings, turns out that he is not coming. Sorry for the fans who expected that he will make a cameo.

Najee De-Tiege, Contacted by Saban Brands for Power Rangers Megaforce


Najee De-Tiege, best known for his role as Kevin aka the Blue Samurai Ranger confirmed via Facebook that he was contacted by Saban Brands to appear in Power Rangers Super Megaforce!

In his status update, he revealed that his fellow cast members were also contacted by Saban Brands as well. Problem is, he needs to film his new basketball film. Even if that is the case, he is still excited about it.

Super Hero Taisen Z Debuts at #3


Movie Walker Plus updated the current Japanese box office rankings of the April 27-28 weekend. Not surprisingly, Kamen Rider x Super Sentai x Space Sheriffs: Super Hero Taisen Z debuted in the 3rd spot in the box office!

Super Hero Taisen Z earned 233,504,650 Yen (2,377,310 USD) from 201,006 viewers in 289 screens.

Still on top of the box office is the 2013 Detective Conan movie entitled, "Detective Conan: Private Eye in the Distant Sea". Just above Super Hero Taisen Z is Iron Man 3, which also made its debut the same week.

Attack on Titan 02 – Survival


The Titans continue their attack and Eren and Mikasa are forced to run away. Can the humans stop the attack of the Titans? Will Wall Maria be breached by these monsters?


The episode revealed that the Titans just appeared out of nowhere and they just devoured humans like candy. So the survivors build three walls to protect them from these creatures. The sad thing about it is that the outermost wall of Wall Maria was made to lure the Titans in so that the remaining humans will not spend a lot when it comes to wall maintenance. This just shows that humans can become this low just to save everyone, or what is their idea for everyone.

What makes this episode really depressing is the site of humans being eaten by the Titans and that Eren can't do anything about it. He is forced to run away, and in case he will fight these monsters, how can he fight them if he is this weak. To put it simply, Eren remembers that he is still human. As for the Titans, aside that most of them are eating humans like how babies bite their toys, we also learned that there are Titans who actually wear article of clothing, and in this case, we have an armored Titan that rammed the wall causing a lot of residents inside Wall Maria to die. Considering the damage they did and the number of off screen deaths, and how the government decide to fall back to the next wall, humanity is hopeless fighting these monsters.


As refuges, Eren, Mikasa and Armin have no choice but to survive if they want to see another day. To make matters worse, their arrival; created a shortage in the area. It makes sense that the soldiers are complaining why they have to feed these refugees, especially they look like people who hasn't seen a single Titan in their life. That is why I just love how Eren fight one of the soldiers, he knows that they should be grateful for the food they received but the soldiers here didn't understand the situation the refugees are in right now.

Because of the said shortage, it makes sense that the government will sneakily make an order that all people who are old enough to fight must fight the Titans. Because they don't have any training, it is obvious that the government just send them to the battlefield just to be eaten by the Titans. It's brutal and really inhuman, but for them to finish this problem, the humans should make an effort to fight back and retrieve Wall Maria... or be eaten by the Titans. Both solutions work for the benefit of the government who wants to solve this problem of shortage.


After the death of Armin's only living relative thanks to the Titans, Eren, Mikasa and Armin decide to join the military. Well in Mikasa's case, the reason why she joined the military is because she wants to protect Eren, but hey, at least she is part of it! And so, a few years later, the training of the three begins. Will these three the hope of humanity's survival or will end up becoming fattened cattle for the Titans?

Tokumei Sentai Go-Busters the Movie: Protect the Tokyo Enetower DC Review

Background explosions! Run!

For the first time, we meet the FS-0O Frog, a prototype Buster Machine but aside from that, Enter's plan this time around is to use the Tokyo Enetower to transport all the Enetron in the Tokyo area to Hyperspace! Can the Go-Busters stop him?


This is the first time a Super Sentai movie received a Director's Cut treatment since for most of the time, the movie only runs for at least 20-30 minutes and it is quite rare for a Super Sentai movie to last for an hour, unless if the movie is a Super Sentai Versus movie. To be honest, I was expecting that the Director's Cut version will run for at least an hour, but much to my surprise, its length is similar to the length of longer Super Sentai summer movies, the movie ran for a total of 35 minutes and 24 seconds. This made me wonder, why cut some minutes for the theatrical version? I mean, the Kamen Rider Fourze summer movie ran for like an hour and in the past, some double-billed Kamen Rider and Super Sentai movies ran for like an hour and 30 minutes.

Enough complaining because it is time to talk about the movie! To be honest, the movie for most of the time, felt like they want to promote the TV series with greater emphasis with the "protect the Enetower" stuff and them putting a lot of emphasis with their powers. But compared to your average Go-Busters TV episode, the fights in this movie are flashier than the usual. Aside from the flashier fights, I can't help but notice that the Buddyroids seemed to be more involved when it comes to helping our heroes rather than stay inside the base like they always do.


Even if that is the case, I can't help but notice that Nick is not using his machine guns! For crying out loud, he is the only Buddyroid equipped for fighting, why not use his guns into good use and let the other Buddyroids do the crowd control! This caused me to be bothered for a second, it feels like the writer of this movie intentionally has the Buddyroids be more active in this one compared to most of their TV appearances. It makes sense when the Steamroid appeared and rusted their bodies. And so, the plot of the movie finally starts kicking in.

To be honest, I find the plot a little forced. It feels like the intentionally left the Buddyroids just for them to get rusted so that we can have a plot about the bond of our heroes with these guys... and I was right. The next thing our heroes did is break into the horde of Bugglars, defeat Steamroid and finally, stop Enter's plot in transporting Enetron. Speaking of Enter, I just love that he still wore disguises, act fabulous and competent at the same time. Those are the things I missed about good old Enter before he becomes serious and decides to study humans more. I like him more when he is still in that mode.


As for Jin, aside from telling us what he can figure about Enter's plot, he leaves early in the movie and reappeared just in time for the mecha fight. But hey, at least he has more speaking lines compared to Gai in the Gokaiger summer movie! Also, Jin's disappearance makes sense because for starters, J was also infected by Steamroid's rust, in short, Jin can't transform. With only three heroes doing this all or nothing mission, they realized that all of their Buster Machines are unusable for a time being except for Enetan. Because of this, they have no other option to use the only functioning Buster Machine.

Enetan is one rude little robot. She likes to put a lot of emphasis that our heroes should be grateful to her because she saved their collective asses and that she is giving them a ride even though she doesn't want to get rusted by Steamroid's steam. In short, I like her. Our heroes arrived just in time to face a horde of Bugglars. This is when Ryuji, for the first time forced himself to overheat just to defeat the horde of Bugglars. Considering that they are completely outnumbered, it makes perfect sense to have Ryuji's overheat mode active while his teammates face Steamroid.... and more Bugglars.


To sum up what happened, Yoko faced the remaining Bugglars while as for Hiromu, he will face Steamroid. Hiromu's fight with Steamroid is amazing. For starters, I first find the fight too gimmicky that is until we learned that Hiromu planned something related to the said speed gimmick. It's something I didn't expect and is a sure flag for victory that is until the chicken showed up. Yep, one epic moment ruined by Hiromu panicking because of a chicken movie poster. Conveniently, the others are also at their limit! With that in mind, and Enetan not wanting to save them because of her fear of getting rusted, I guess this is the end for our heroes. That is until FS-0O showed up, and piloting it is no other than Nick!

Our heroes are saved and we have this scene showing us the bonds of our heroes with their partner Buddyroids. The scene is fine I guess, but it didn't moved me compared to the similar scene we have in the next Go-Busters movie (which I will review after the VS Gavan movie) because it feels like they are forcing this issue compared to how most part of the TV series executed it and how the VS Gokaiger movie did it. With Enter using his supply of Enetron into good use by transporting not 1, not 2, not 3 but 5 Megazords in battle, it is time for the climatic final battle.


As always the fights in the movie are fantastic and thankfully, they were able to defeat the Steamroid just in time for the mecha fight! One of the best things about Go-Busters is its mecha fights, now that Enter send 5 Megazords, including his personal unit the Epsilon, it simply means that we should expect a lot great things about this movie's mecha fights. And boy, I was not disappointed by it. The landing of the 4 Megazords is amazing, and I just love that the ground is actually shaking when they landed! What's more, the good use of CGI for most part of Go-Busters' mission to cancel the Enetron transmission is really great.

As for Epsilon, he is just that floating mecha that shoots lasers, that's about it. Aside from Epsilon's debut, this movie also marked the debut of Go-BusterKeroOh, a Megazord configuration involving CB-01, GT-02 and FS-0O. The combination looks fantastic, but that's not all, the one who designed it is no other than Jin! Well that makes sense why Enetan has that spunky personality. She is like the less egoistic version of J and seeing her interact with J is one fun scene to watch. Too bad, we barely see her in the TV series.


Go-BusterKeroOh's debut fight is fantastic. Though it doesn't make sense when it comes to terrain, I just love that water splashes every time Go-BusterKeroOh makes a step. Finally, how they stopped Enter's plan. The way they stopped Enter is kinda simple actually. They just cancel the transformation, Ace will face Epsilon while FS-0O will destroy the transmitter because hey, she is a frog, she can just leap Ace for momentum and destroy the transmitter and ultimately, save the day. And yes, she did it. As for the rest, they were able to defeat the Megazords that they are facing but there is still one problem, FS-0O weight destroyed the tip of the Enetower!

After a montage on how they can fix it, it is time for them to visit the Enetower, which feels like a blatant promotion of the real life site where the said place is based upon, the Tokyo Tower; though I don't mind it for a bit because this is one of those rare times that we see heroes in a day off without any monster attacks or Enetron leaks. Overall, the movie is fun but like I said, it feels like a blatant promotion of the TV series compared to the previous Super Sentai summer movies that I watched which feels like a proper extension of the TV series.

Keisuke Kato Reprises his Role as Kamen Rider IXA in Kamen Rider Battride War


The official Kamen Rider Battride War blog confirmed that Keisuke Kato will reprise his role as Kamen Rider IXA in the Kamen Rider Battride War PS3 game!

Sato previously played Keisuke Kato aka Kamen Rider IXA in the Kamen Rider Kiva TV series.

Aside from Kato, Masahiro Inoue, Kazuhisa Kawara, Kimito Totani, Takayuki Tsubaki, Kousei Amano, Ryoji MorimotoYuu Kamio, Hiroaki IwanagaRyosuke Miura, Shouma Yamamoto and Dori Sakurada, Takamasa Suga, Tak SakaguchiYuki Sato and Toshiki Kashu are confirmed to reprise their roles as Kamen Rider Decade, Super Apollo Geist, Kamen Rider Diend, Kamen Rider Blade, Kamen Rider Garren, Joker Undead, Dinosaur Greeed, Kamen Rider Birth, Ankh, Kamen Rider Dark Kiva, Kamen Rider NEW Den-O, Kamen Rider Ryuki, Cassis Worm, Kamen Rider Gatack and Kamen Rider Agito for the said game.

Kamen Rider Battride War is set for a May 23rd release.

Zyuden Sentai Kyoryuger May Episode Guide


Here are the episodes of Zyuden Sentai Kyoryuger that will air this May. To kick things off, the first episode will feature the debut of Raiden Kyoryuzin!

Brave 12: Attack! The King and I - 05/05
While cheering on young boy Tsuyoshi at a Children's Day sumo tournament, Debo Tangosekku attacks, and during the attack, Utsusemimaru sees someone from his past in Tsuyoshi's actions. This also marks the debut of Raiden Kyoryuzin.


Brave 13: Jakirin! Defend the Heart! - 05/12
Brave 14: Attention! Spirit Base ! - 05/19
Brave 15: It Angers Me! Dogold's Ambition! - 05/26

Monday 29 April 2013

Latest Ace Attorney 5 3DS Game Trailer


Here's the latest trailer of Ace Attorney 5, which reveals the game's gameplay and the main characters. The game is set for a July 25 release in Japan.


Phoenix returns to the court room with his new assistant Kokone Kizuki. The new game will feature an updated gameplay system that features cute emoticons as part of the gameplay.

Details about the game's Limited Edition, Figure Edition and Regular Edition in this post.

Power Rangers Megaforce Christmas Special Title Revealed


RangerCrew reported the title of the upcoming Power Rangers Megaforce Christmas special is finally revealed. Entitled "The Robo Knight Before Christmas", it will be released this December 2013. Details about this special's plot is unknown as of this writing.

Russian Parents Wants Death Note Banned in Russia


Japan Times reported that a group of Russian parents complained to President Vladimir Putin via an open letter to ban the popular Death Note manga series. The reason for it is that they find the series harmful to children.

According to local media reports, a 15-year-old girl commited suicide by jumping from a window of her 13th floor apartment in Yekaterinburg on Feb. 20. She left 4 Death Note manga volumes and a suicide note before doing the act. The local police is investigating of a possible connection between her death and the manga series.

In the letter, the parents of the girl demanded that sales of the books and related DVDs be banned, arguing that the popular manga series is generating interest in death among children and it badly affects their emotional development.

All 12 volumes of the Death Note series were translated and published in Russia by 2012.

Super Hero Taisen Z: Kyoryuzin + WizarDragon's Special Kick!


A new scan for Kamen Rider x Super Sentai x Space Sheriffs: Super Hero Taisen Z has surfaced online. The scan featured the special Kyoryuzin + WizarDragon combination and a folded version of one Metal Hero Key.

Just like your average Ranger Key, the Metal Hero Keys will feature the logo of the series the said key is part of. In addition, the scan also featured a full length shot of the Kyoryuzin + WizarDragon combination kicking Demon King Psycho.

Produced by Shinichiro Shirakura (Super Hero Taisen), this movie is directed by Osamu Kaneda (OOO - Den-O - All Riders: Let's Go KAMEN RIDERS) and written by Shoji Yonemura (Kamen Rider Kabuto). Super Hero Taisen Z premiered last April 27, 2013.

More Raiden Kyoryuzin Scans, More Mecha Combinations!


More scans for Zyuden Sentai Kyoryuger has surfaced online, featuring more images of the Raiden Kyoryuzin, and some future mecha combinations that we will see later in the series!


Raiden Kyoryuzin is composed of the Kyoryuzin and Pteragordon. Aside from this combination, Pteraidenoh also has the ability with other Voltasaurs, creating interesting mecha configurations. Seen in the scan above are: Pteraidenoh Western (Pteraidenoh + Parasagun + Zakutor) and Pteraidenoh + Ankydon.


Now that the Kyoryugers now has 6 living members, it is time to see Gold part of the team finisher! As seen in the scan above, KyoryuGold is on top of the Kentrospiker, creating one interesting finishing move.


With Gold as part of their team, of course there are more Beast Battery combination attacks! As seen in the scan above, KyoryuGreen can do electric slashes thanks to #6 Pteragordon battery inside the Gaburicalibur.

Finally, here are the rest of the scans of Kyoryuger. Expect that we will see some of the scenes in the scan this May. In addition, Raiden Kyoryuzin will make its debut in the show's 12th episode entitled, "Attack! The King and I".