Ninpuu Sentai Hurricaneger: 10 Years After V-Cinema Revealed

Before the intended April 1st announcement, the official Hurricaneger 10th Anniversary Facebook had some updates, confirming the Ninpuu Sentai Hurricaneger: 10 Years After V-Cinema! This V-Cinema will reunite the staff and cast of the Ninpuu Sentai Hurricaneger TV series that ended 10 years ago.

Shun Shioya, Nao Nagasawa and Kohei Yamamoto will reprise their roles as Yosuke Shiina/Hurricane Red, Nanami Nono/Hurricane Blue and Kouta Bitou/Hurricane Yellow respectively. In addition, aside from the main trio, these actors are confirmed to reprise their roles for the V-Cinema, and they are: Yujiro Shirakawa as Ikkou Kasumi/Kabuto Raiger, Nobuo Kyo as Isshu Kasumi/Kuwaga Raiger, Shoko Takada as Oboro Hinata, Ken Nishida as Mugensai Hinata, Azusa Yamamoto as Frabeejo and Mio Fukumizu as Wendine.

Jun Hikasa and Hideaki Tsukada are back as Executive Producers (Toei) for the V-Cinema, Kazuo Katou and Takeshi Nakano as Producers (Toei Video) and Nao Nagasawa and Kouhei Yamamoto as Associate Producers. The idea for the V-Cinema was made by Ms. Nagasawa and Mr. Yamamoto as mentioned in the video below.


Taking place 10 years after the Hurricanegers defeated Jakanja, our heroes must face a new enemy threat.

The V-Cinema will be released in Collector's Pack, Blu-ray and DVD releases. The Collector's Pack costs 10,290 yen, the Blu-ray costs 5,775 yen and DVD costs 4,725 yen, with the Collector's Pack containing a 1-hour documentary of the series.

Directed by Katsuya Watanabe and written by Hurricaneger series head writer Junichi Miyashita, the V-Cinema will be released this August 9th.

UPDATED: More info courtesy of Henshin Justice.

Latest Akibaranger S2 Scans, DX MMZ-00 Previewed

The premiere of Unofficial Sentai Akibaranger Season 2 is fast approaching, here are some more scans for the show that features more pictures of the cast and the merchandise related to the show!

A better look on General Two and Malsheena's new armored form is seen in the scans. Aside from that, we have full body shots of the three Akibarangers.


In terms of merchandise, pictures of S.H. FiguArts Tyranno Ranger, S.H. FiguArts Dragon Ranger, S.H. FiguArts DeluKnight, the new S.H. FiguArts Akibaranger and DX MMZ-00 Moya Moya Z-Cune are previewed. The magazine scan revealed their release dates less DX MMZ-00.

Hurricaneger: 10 Years After Filming Begins

With us having no idea what are the contents of the Ninpuu Sentai Hurricaneger: 10 Years After Blu-ray and DVD, DecaEnd of HJU discovered some new info about the possible contents of the said home video release.

The main three Hurricaneger actors, Shun Shioya (Hurricane Red), Nao Nagasawa (Hurricane Blue) and Kohei Yamamoto (Hurricane Yellow), mentioned filming at Toei's Ooizumi set on their blogs.

Azusa Yamamoto who played Jakanja's Frabeejo, one of the enemies of the Hurricaneger tweeted, "So nostalgic~ Toei's Ooizumi studio." Producer Jun Hikasa replied, "Really? You should have told me, I wanted to meet you!" Guess it is likely we will the return of one of Jakanja's Seven Spears then!

Ninpuu Sentai Hurricaneger: 10 Years After will be released this August 9th.

CORRECTION (4/3): The filming of the V-Cinema officially started today, April 3. Sorry for the mistake.

Metal Hero Keys in Super Hero Taisen Z!

Newer scans for the other Metal Heroes that will appear in Kamen Rider x Super Sentai x Space Sheriffs: Super Hero Taisen Z has surfaced online. The new scans also confirmed that the Metal Heroes that will appear in the movie are just Gokai Changes!

In the movies, the Gokaigers will use Metal Hero Keys to transform into the following heroes: Janperson, Jiraiya, Jiban, Draftredder, Blue Beet and B-Fighter Kabuto. As for which Gokaiger will use what key, it is still unknown as of this writing.

Image courtesy of J-HERO.

Kamen Rider Wizard Episode 30 Preview

Here's the preview of Kamen Rider Wizard's 30th episode entitled, "The Day Magic Disappeared". Haruto is in grave danger after receiving an attack from a Phantom!


A new Phantom taking the form of a man called Naitou begins to attack humans, a turn of events that shocks both Haruto and Kousuke.

Zyuden Sentai Kyoryuger Episode 8 Preview

Here's the preview of Zyuden Sentai Kyoryuger's 8th episode entitled, "Where Am I? Get Through the Maze". It's an episode focused on Nossan and this episode also marks the first official appearance of Pteragordon!


Nobuharu must figure out how to properly split his priorities between his family and his job as one of the Kyoryugers, all the while Debo Kokodoko attacks.

Chikyuu Sentai Fiveman 07 – The 45m Elementary School Student

This episode in a nutshell.

A 45 meter tall alien elementary school student is having a rampage because Dorongos paid him to do that! As it turns out, the alien elementary school student is bad in math that is why he agreed with Dorongos' proposal. With that in mind, Kasumi, who happens to be a math teacher, teaches the alien!

For the past few episodes, the younger Hoshikawa sibling Remi has a lot of focus episodes. It's quite refreshing to see Kasumi in the spotlight for once. Her dedication to teach the alien student reminded us that the Fivemen are a group of sibling heroes who just happen to be teachers, something this show tries to hide for some reason. Aside from having Kasumi in the spotlight, this episode also reminded us that Fumiya knows a lot of languages and serves as the translator for both Kasumi and Saira Gin aka the giant elementary school student. It's kinda cool to listen to Fumiya blabbing nonsense but for some reason, his words make sense to the alien.

As for how Kasumi taught the alien, at first she tried to do the traditional way of teaching with the help of giant pencils, she ended up teaching the alien student a rather non-traditional way thanks to enemy fighter planes charging them and a Gorlin. Before talking about the fighter plane math, let's talk about the Gorlin. What's surprising is that the Gorlin can actually absorb living organic matter! For the past episodes, we keep on seeing it absorbing dead MOTWs, but this episode shed some light that the Gorlin can do more than just that, it can actually absorb giant aliens if it is ordered to do so.

Because it is trying to absorb a living organism, of course, it will take some time for the cellular absorption scene to happen. But once it happens, we see the difference between absorbing a dead MOTW and a living creature. Absorbing a living creature takes a lot of time, especially if the organism doesn't want to get absorbed. Thankfully, the Fivemen formed the Five Robo just in time to stop the absorption process. Now comes the fun part of the episode, Elementary Math with Ms. Kasumi Hoshikawa.

Though the scene kinda looks a bit cheesy, I just love that they need to shoot enemy fighter planes to teach the young Saira Gin addition and subtraction. It's kinda cute to see a giant alien struggling with his math. At the end, he was able to understand math better thanks to Kasumi's really fun way of teaching it. And thus, the alien leaves the planet now with a mark on his nail, the same way teachers stamp a star on a kid once he did well in class. Hopefully, we will see more of these teacher-student episodes in the series, because I think, this is one of the show's strongest points.

FiguArts ZERO Aquarius Zodiarts Revealed

Toei Hero Net has just opened pre-orders for FiguArts ZERO Aquarius Zodiarts from Kamen Rider Fourze! This figure is part of a series of Horoscopes FiguArts ZERO releases.

FiguArts ZERO Aries Zodiarts represents the transformed form of AGHS transfer student, Erin Suda. This figure costs 3,990 yen and is set for a September 2013 release.

Source: Henshin Justice

Ninpuu Sentai Hurricaneger: 10 Years After Home Video Release Revealed

Before the official April 1st announcement, movie and drama blog site macgy reported the upcoming Blu-ray and DVD release of Ninpuu Sentai Hurricaneger: 10 Years After, which will be released this August 9th!

It will be released in Collector's Pack, Blu-ray and DVD releases. The Collector's Pack costs 10,290 yen, the Blu-ray costs 5,775 yen and DVD costs 4,725 yen. It is still unknown if this is a new movie or a documentary. More details about it will be revealed in later days.

Source: Red Ranger of HJU

Kamen Rider W Blu-Ray Box 1 Revealed

Movie and drama blog site macgy reported that the 11th entry of the Heisei Kamen Rider franchise, Kamen Rider W will receive a Blu-ray Box 1 release this July 12th!

The Kamen Rider W Blu-ray Box 1 costs 20,790 yen. The future release of the next Kamen Rider W Blu-ray box sets are still unknown as of this writing. The first Kamen Rider series to have a Blu-ray release was Kamen Rider OOO.

Source: Red Ranger of HJU

A Marvel Character Might Appear in the Super Hero Taisen Z Net Movies?!

Yesterday, we reported that a Tsuburaya character will make an appearance in the Super Hero Taisen Z net movies. Aside from that unknown Tsuburaya character, it seems one Marvel character might make an appearance in the net movies!

In a comment posted by Shogeco, he pointed out that the net movie site featured a text that says, "© Marvel Characters, Inc.All Rights Reserved." As we all know, Spider-Man is the only Marvel character that got a Japanese TV show produced by Toei! Does this mean we will see an actual cameo appearance of Japanese Spider-Man or the net movie will just make a reference of an old agreement between Toei and Marvel?

Takuyaki Tsubaki Reprises his Role as Kamen Rider Blade in Kamen Rider Battride War

The official Kamen Rider Battride War blog confirmed that Takayuki Tsubaki will reprise his role as Kamen Rider Blade in the Kamen Rider Battride War PS3 game!

Tsubaki previously played Kazuma Kenzaki aka Kamen Rider Blade in the Kamen Rider Blade TV series. His last appearance as Kamen Rider Blade was in the Kamen Rider x Kamen Rider W & Decade: Movie Wars 2010. In terms of video games, he previously reprised his role as Kamen Rider Blade in the Kamen Rider Super Climax Heroes game for the PSP and the Nintendo Wii.

Aside from Tsubaki, Masahiro Inoue, Kazuhisa Kawara and Kimito Totani are confirmed to reprise their roles as Kamen Rider Decade, Super Apollo Geist and Kamen Rider Diend for the said game.

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

SHTZ: Kyoryuzin + WizarDragon, Space Sheriff Mechas in Action!

New images for Kamen Rider x Super Sentai x Space Sheriffs: Super Hero Taisen Z has surfaced online, which features the three Space Sheriff mechas in action, plus a better look of the Kyoryuzin + WizarDragon combination!

With the powers of the Super Sentai and Miracle Wizard Rings, the Kyoryuzin with the WizarDragon attached in its foot can perform the "Zyuden Brave Strike End" finishing movie against the Demon King Psycho!

And now the moment you've been all waiting for, the three Space Sheriff mechas in action in the upcoming movie! Seen in this picture are Shaider's Vavilos in its giant magnum mode, while on top of it is Gavan's Dol Giran, while controlling it is Sharivan's Grand Birth. This formation executes the "Big Grand Fire" finishing attack!

Source: JEFusion

KyoryuGold Update: Ucchii and King

The latest issues of Hyper Hobby and Uchusen magazines revealed new info about Maru Utsusemi aka KyoryuGold, who is set to make his debut in Zyuden Sentai Kyoryuger this April.

Maru once work for a lord named Takebenosuke Iwazumi back in the Sengoku era. His lord looked exactly like Daigo. Amy calls him Ucchii and he won't be joining the team as a full time member until he sees Daigo worthy to be called his new lord. In terms of skill, Maru is a better marksman and swordsman than Ian and Souji.

As of this writing, series head writer Riku Sanjou has written 16 episodes of the said series. It was previously reported that he plans to write the series all by himself.

Source: DecaEnd of HJU

Power Rangers Megaforce Ep 8 "Robo Knight" Clip: Who is That?

Here's a clip coming from Power Rangers Megaforce's 8th episode entitled "Robo Knight". In this clip, our heroes finally meet Robo Knight.


In this episode, the mysterious Robo Knight joins the Power Rangers. Can he help them defeat toxic monsters that threaten the earth? Also, what do you guys think of Robo Knight's robotic voice?

Unofficial Sentai Akibaranger S2 Episode 1 Preview

Here's the preview of Unofficial Sentai Akibaranger Season 2's 1st episode entitled, "Delusion War", which will premiere this April 6th.

Uploaded by DecaEnd of HJU

A new enemy arrives, Mitsuki leaves the team, but she will be replaced by Luna as the new AkibaBlue and AkibaRed will get some upgrades! Kyoko Hinami guest stars in this episode as Mitsuki Aoyagi aka AkibaBlue I.

VIZ MEDIA ANNOUNCES THE NORTH AMERICAN DEBUT OF NURA: RISE OF THE YOKAI CLAN ON DVD AND BLU-RAY

When Night Falls, The King Of The Yokai Rises Up In This Thrilling Action Series About A Middle School Student With A Secret Life

San Francisco, CA, March 28, 2013 – VIZ Media, LLC (VIZ Media), the largest distributor and licensor of anime and manga in North America, gives anime fans a new dose of supernatural anime action as it announces the upcoming DVD and Blu-ray release of NURA: RISE OF THE YOKAI CLAN on April 2nd.

The fantasy adventure series about a young man who is part human and part supernatural demon is rated TV-14 and will carry a DVD MSRP of $44.82 U.S. / $43.24 CAN and a Blu-ray MSRP of $54.97 U.S. / $66.15 CAN. The new 2-disc set features Episodes 1-13 presented with original Japanese (with English subtitles) and English dubbed dialogue options. DVD bonus features include production art and the official U.S. trailer. The Blu-ray edition features a color production art gallery, clean opening and the official U.S. trailer.

Rikuo Nura is an average middle school student by day and yokai (a supernatural demon) by night. He’s not just any yokai – he is the grandson of Nurarihyon, the Supreme Commander of the Nura clan! Rikuo wants to live a normal life. However, his grandfather wants him to succeed as the rightful heir. When an inter-clan conflict threatens the stability within their organization, Rikuo must decide whether he will live his life as a human or accept his yokai heritage.

“Anime fans everywhere are going to love the action-packed storyline of NURA: RISE OF THE YOKAI CLAN, which incorporates elements from Japanese mythology and updates them into a kinetic new supernatural adventure,” says Charlene Ingram, Sr. Marketing Manager, Animation. “The talented cast of top U.S. voice actors, including Kyle Hebert, Grant George, Mela Lee, and Darrel Guilbeau in the lead role of Rikuo Nura, really brings the action to life. Fans won’t want to miss the entire first season of this riveting anime series!”

The NURA: RISE OF THE YOKAI CLAN anime series (English-dubbed) is also featured on Neon Alley, VIZ Media’s 24/7 anime channel available for the PlayStation®Network and the PlayStation®3 (PS3™) system, and now also for the Xbox 360 and Xbox Live®.

NURA: RISE OF THE YOKAI CLAN is based on the bestselling NURA: RISE OF THE YOKAI CLAN manga series created by Hiroshi Shiibashi (rated ‘T’ for Teens; also published by VIZ Media’s Shonen Jump imprint). Hiroshi Shiibashi debuted in Japan in Business Jump magazine with the series, Aratama. NURA: RISE OF THE YOKAI CLAN is his breakout hit.

More information on NURA: RISE OF THE YOKAI CLAN is available at http://www.viz.com/anime/dvd/nura-rise-of-the-yokai-clan-video.

About VIZ Media, LLC
Headquartered in San Francisco, California, VIZ Media distributes, markets and licenses the best anime and manga titles direct from Japan. Owned by three of Japan's largest manga and animation companies, Shueisha Inc., Shogakukan Inc., and Shogakukan-Shueisha Productions, Co., Ltd., VIZ Media has the most extensive library of anime and manga for English speaking audiences in North America, the United Kingdom, Ireland and South Africa. With its popular digital manga anthology WEEKLY SHONEN JUMP and blockbuster properties like NARUTO, BLEACH and INUYASHA, VIZ Media offers cutting-edge action, romance and family friendly properties for anime, manga, science fiction and fantasy fans of all ages. VIZ Media properties are available as graphic novels, DVDs, animated television series, feature films, downloadable and streaming video and a variety of consumer products. Learn more about VIZ Media, anime and manga at www.VIZ.com.

A Tsuburaya Character to Appear in the Super Hero Taisen Z Net Movies!

The upcoming Super Hero Taisen Z net movies will feature an appearance of a character from Tsuburaya Productions, best known for producing Ultraman!

This isn't the first time a Tsuburaya character appeared in a Toei production. Notable appearances of a Tsuburaya character in a Toei production are Ultraman vs. Kamen Rider and an episode of Imagin Anime, which featured Ultraman Taro (pictured).

Net Version: Kamen Rider × Super Sentai × Space Sheriff: Super Hero Taisen "Otsu": Heroo! Bag full of Wisdom; Your suffering end will be released starting this April 14th.

Source: DecaEnd of HJU

S.H. FiguArts Daft Punk Revealed

Bandai Tamashii Nations opened a special page featuring the S.H. FiguArts Daft Punk. The figure is based on the popular French electronic music duo.

The figures stand 150mm tall and are in-line with the release of Daft Punk's latest album called "Random Access Memories", which will be released this May 22nd. The figures is set for a November 2013 release.

via JEFusion

DX Mirage Magnum TV Ad

Here's the latest TV ad for the DX Mirage Magnum, the main weapon of Kamen Rider Beast Hyper. The ad also features how the Hyper Wizard Ring functions.

Kamen Rider Wizard Infinity Style in Ganbaride Arcade Action!

With Kamen Rider Wizard Infinity Style making its debut this April, here's the new form in Ganbaride arcade action!

DBZ 2013 Movie Villain Name Puns Revealed

The Dragon Ball franchise is best known for naming characters based on food. That is why it is no surprise that fans are wondering what food the primary antagonists for Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods are named upon.

In an interview with script writer Yusuke Watanabe, he reveals that the Birusu is based on the German pronunciation of the word "virus". Same goes with Uisu, which is the Japanese pronunciation of "virus". What's interesting is that Dragon Ball creator Akira Toriyama was the one who named Uisu!

Source: Kanzenshuu

Ninpuu Sentai Hurricaneger 10th Anniversary Ending Cast Reunion Video

The official Toei YouTube Channel has just posted the video of the 10th anniversary of Ninpuu Sentai Hurricaneger's ending that happened last February 9th. They commemorated the ending of the series with the cast and producer Jun Hikasa having a mini-reunion.


The ones who appeared in the cast reunion are Nao Nagasawa (Hurricane Blue), Shun Shioya (Hurricane Red), Kohei Yamamoto (Hurricane Yellow), Yujiro Shirakawa (Kabuto Raiger) and Hurricaneger producer Jun Hikasa.

UPDATE (from DecaEnd of HJU): The video also featured an announcement in regards to the celebration of the 10th anniversary of the said series. It will be announced on April 1st. In addition, an official Facebook and Twitter account was opened.

Toriko, One Piece, Dragon Ball Z Crossover Special Previews

Here's the preview of Toriko's 99th episode entitled, "Run, Strongest Army! Toriko, Luffy, Goku!" This episode is a special crossover episode featuring characters from Toriko, One Piece and Dragon Ball Z that will air this April 7th.


In addition, here's the preview of One Piece's 590th episode entitled, "History's Strongest Collaboration vs. Glutton of the Sea". This episode is the second part of the special Toriko, One Piece and Dragon Ball Z crossover that will air this April 7th.


In the special, Toriko's International Gourmet Organization has sponsored "Tenkaichi Shokuōkai," a merciless race with no rules. The showdown may determine the strongest of the three franchises' leads: Toriko, Goku, or Luffy.

Chunibyo demo Koi ga Shitai! to Have a Second Season?!

A new teaser video for the Chunibyo demo Koi ga Shitai! (Love, Chunibyo & Other Delusions) anime aired after the final episode of Tamako Market, which simply stated, "Contract renewed."


In addition, the official anime website featured a new visual with the same words. Does this mean that the delusional teenagers of Chunibyo are back for a second season? Guess we should wait for more information once it comes out!

Source: Anime News Network

VIZ MEDIA AND WELOVEFINE ANNOUNCE SPECIAL FIRST-TIME EVER NARUTO SHIPPUDEN DESIGN CONTEST

Manga Creator Masashi Kishimoto, Along With Manga Editor And Director Of The Smash Hit Anime, Invite Artists And Fans To Tap Their Inner Ninja For A Chance To Win Trip To Anime Expo 2013 And Other Prizes

San Francisco, CA, March 26, 2013 – VIZ Media, LLC (VIZ Media), the largest distributor and licensor of anime and manga in North America, has announced a special NARUTO SHIPPUDEN Design Contest, sponsored by NARUTO and NARUTO SHIPPUDEN licensee WeLoveFine (WeLoveFine.com), beginning today and running through midnight, on Tuesday April 16th.

Fans are encouraged to channel their inner ninja and flex their artistic muscle to create an original “stylized” or “super deformed” (Chibi-style) rendering of a prominent NARUTO SHIPPUDEN character. All designs MUST incorporate characters and themes from NARUTO SHIPPUDEN and not from any previous episodes or manga volumes of the NARUTO series. Art pieces should be scanned and submitted to WeLoveFine. Submittals must be 100% original; exact copies of NARUTO manga or anime will not be accepted; do not trace any original NARUTO manga or anime artwork. Complete contest details are available at: http://www.welovefine.com/contest/39-naruto-shippuden-design-contest.

Contest submissions will be judged and winners personally selected by WeLoveFine, along with esteemed Guest Judges Masashi Kishimoto, the creator of NARUTO and NARUTO SHIPPUDEN, Joe Otsuki, Editor of the NARUTO manga, and Hayato Date, Director of the NARUTO SHIPPUDEN anime series.

The Grand Prize winner will received a paid 3-days 2-nights trip to attend Anime Expo 2013, the nation’s biggest anime convention set to be held in Los Angeles, CA, July 4-7 at the Los Angeles Convention Center. Prize package includes a 4-day Anime Expo membership badge, 1 round trip airfare (limited to U.S. domestic flights only) and lodging near the convention center.

The three Guest Judges will also select their personal favorite design for a “Judges Pick” winner, and each of those artists will win $300 in cash! One runner-up winner will receive a $150 gift certificate for WeLoveFine.com and five Honorable Mention winners will each receive a $50 gift certificate for WeLoveFine.com.

Created by Masashi Kishimoto, NARUTO was first introduced in Weekly Shonen Jump magazine in Japan in 1999 and quickly became that country’s most popular ninja manga targeting tweens and teens. The manga series (rated ‘T’ for Teens, in print and digital editions) and animated counterpart (NARUTO rated ‘T’ for teens, and NARUTO Shippuden rated ‘T+’ for older teens) are some of VIZ Media’s most successful properties and have captivated millions of fans across North America, Europe and South America. NARUTO is a co-production of TV TOKYO, VIZ Media parent company Shueisha Inc., and Pierrot Co., Ltd.

Author/artist Masashi Kishimoto was born in 1974 in the rural Okayama Prefecture of Japan. After spending time in Art College, he won the prestigious Hop Step Award for new manga artists with Karakuri (Mechanism). Kishimoto decided to base his next story on traditional Japanese culture. His first version of NARUTO, created in 1997, was a one-shot story about fox spirits; his final version, which debuted in Weekly Shonen Jump in 1999, quickly became the most popular ninja manga in Japan.

In the NARUTO manga and animated series, Naruto Uzumaki wants to be the best ninja in the land. He's done well so far, but Naruto knows he must train harder than ever and leaves his village for intense exercises that will push him to his limits. NARUTO SHIPPUDEN begins two and a half years later, when Naruto returns to find that everyone has been promoted up the ninja ranks – except him. Sakura’s a medic ninja, Gaara’s advanced to Kazekage, and Kakashi… well he remains the same. But pride isn’t necessarily becoming of a ninja, especially when Naruto realizes that Sasuke never returned from his search for Orochimaru. Plus, the mysterious Akatsuki organization is still an ever-present danger. As Naruto finds out more about the Akatsuki’s goals, he realizes that nothing in his universe is as it seems. Naruto is finding that he’s older, but will he also prove wiser and stronger?

More information on NARUTO and NARUTO SHIPPUDEN is available at www.Naruto.com.

About WeLoveFine
WeLoveFine.com is the online hub selling the most creative licensed designs on the web! Established in 2009, our stock features men’s’ and women’s’ pop-culture-savvy t-shirts – plus a variety of hats, bags, and art prints – covering fan-beloved characters including Star Wars, My Little Pony, Marvel Comics, Hello Kitty, Adventure Time, Scott Pilgrim, Jem, Disney, Star Trek, Sesame Street and more! More information about WeLoveFine is available at: www.welovefine.com

About VIZ Media, LLC
Headquartered in San Francisco, California, VIZ Media distributes, markets and licenses the best anime and manga titles direct from Japan. Owned by three of Japan's largest manga and animation companies, Shueisha Inc., Shogakukan Inc., and Shogakukan-Shueisha Productions, Co., Ltd., VIZ Media has the most extensive library of anime and manga for English speaking audiences in North America, the United Kingdom, Ireland and South Africa. With its popular digital manga anthology WEEKLY SHONEN JUMP and blockbuster properties like NARUTO, BLEACH and INUYASHA, VIZ Media offers cutting-edge action, romance and family friendly properties for anime, manga, science fiction and fantasy fans of all ages. VIZ Media properties are available as graphic novels, DVDs, animated television series, feature films, downloadable and streaming video and a variety of consumer products. Learn more about VIZ Media, anime and manga at www.VIZ.com.

Lost Galaxy Suits Once Again Spotted in Power Rangers Super Megaforce Filming!

Yet another picture coming from a filming of Power Rangers Super Megaforce was posted by zac_barlass on Instagram. The picture features the suit actors wearing the Lost Galaxy suits and the monster of the week without their helmets on.

It is said that the monster seen in the picture is the monster that appeared in the episode wherein GokaiSilver first made his debut. This is the second time the Lost Galaxy suits are spotted in a filming.

Special thanks to panos and TrollZORD of RangerCrew.

Kyoryuger Rumors: The Last Three Kyoryugers

Rumors about the Zyuden Sentai Kyoryuger heroes has surfaced in 2ch recently. The rumors are concerned about the three remaining heroes and their respective Voltasaur partner.

Take these rumors with a grain of salt.

• Bunpachy's partner is rumored to be a military man from the 3 Kingdoms age in China.
• Pleson's partner is rumored to be cosmonaut from the Soviet Union.
• Bragigas' partner is rumored to be Daigo's son from the future, who is fighting a revived Deboss Legion in his timeline.

Source: dukemon22 of Rangerboard

AnoHana the Movie to Premiere this August 2013

The upcoming movie adaptation of anohana: The Flower We Saw That Day will open this August 31st as announced by the anime's official website. The movie is a retelling of the 11-episode anime in Menma's point of view.

The anime is about childhood friends who drifted apart who try to reconnect in high school after the ghost of a departed friend started visiting one of them as she can't crossover. The movie will also include a new "one year later" scene, which takes place after the end of the original anime's final episode.

Source: Anime News Network

Kuroko's Basketball S2 First Visual Art Revealed

This year's 18th issue of Weekly Shonen Jump revealed the new Seirin basketball uniforms, which will be used in Kuroko's Basketball Season 2! The release date of the second season is still unknown as of this writing.

The Wolverine Full Length Trailer

The official full length trailer of The Wolverine was posted in the official UK YouTube channel of the said movie. The movie is based on the 1982 limited comic book series of the same name, which was earlier adapted into an anime by Madhouse Studios.

The movie takes place after the events of X-Men: The Last Stand, Logan (played by Hugh Jackman) meets Yukio (played by Rila Fukushima), an assassin hired by Yashida (played by Hal Yamanouchi) who wants to repay Logan for saving his life years ago. In Japan, he is offered by Yashida a chance of a life time, to end his immortality.


Also part of the cast are: Hiroyuki Sanada (The Ring 2) as Shigen, Tao Okamoto as Mariko, Will Yun Lee as Kenuichio Harada/Silver Samurai, Brian Tee as Noburo Mori and Svetlana Khodchenkova as Viper.

The Wolverine opens this July 24, July 25 (Australia) and July 26 (U.S.).

New Kamen Rider Wizard Special DVD Images

New images for the upcoming Kamen Rider Wizard Special DVD has surfaced online, which featured new images of Wizard and Beast switching powers because of a special Wizard Ring.

In the special, Wizard will use Beast's Falco and Buffa Mantles while Beast will use Wizard's Land Dragon claws. Zooming in the picture reveals that the Dance Ring is used to unlock this special formation!

The Kamen Rider Wizard Special DVD will be released this May.

SHTZ: Kyoryuzin & WizarDragon Combines!

New images of Kamen Rider x Super Sentai x Space Sheriffs: Super Hero Taisen Z has surfaced online! The new images features KyoryuGold and a special Kyoryuzin combination!

In the movie, Kyoryuzin and WizarDragon will combine using the power of the Super Sentai and Miracle Rings! With this combination, Kyoryuzin has the ability to perform a special kind of kick, called "Zyuden Brave Strike End", which they used to defeat King Psycho!

KyoryuGold will also appear in Super Hero Taisen Z as he will team-up with Kamen Rider Beast. In addition to that, Kyoryuzin and WizarDragon will combine, giving Kyoryuzin a special kind of kick that they will use to defeat King Psycho!

Aside from the spread above, which features KyoryuRed and Wizard vs. Reider, the smaller images on the side features KyoryuGold teaming up with Beast, Yellow Buster vs. Shadow Moon and the line-up of animal-themed heroes!

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 will premiere on April 27, 2013.

Additional info from FireStarter's Blog.