Zyuranger Cast to Make a Special Announcement Soon

Reiko Chiba, best known for her role as Ptera Ranger Mei in Kyouryu Sentai Zyuranger tweeted something related to the said show.

This is what she tweeted:

To all of the fans of Toei's tokusatsu and Sentai productions, the five of us who starred in Zyuranger will be able to announce something interesting very soon.

The bigger question is what is this something interested related to the five Zyurangers that they will announce? Last year marks the 20th anniversary of show, in short, most fans are kinda expecting that this announcement is a Zyuranger 20 YEARS AFTER V-Cinema. But don't get your hopes up, most of the cast members of the show are now retired from acting.

Source: Rising Sun Tokusatsu

Amit Bhaumik's Original Power Rangers Samurai Proposal

Aside from his original plans for a Ninpuu Sentai Hurricaneger adaptation called Hexagon, Amit Bhaumik (Power Rangers Wild Force) had a proposal for a Samurai Sentai Shinkenger adaptation but it wasn't used by the production team.

According to him, there are two proposed versions, his version and the version that we have, namely Power Rangers Samurai. Even if his proposal was not chosen, he occasionally help the team with Samurai. Anyway, here's a quick rundown on his version of Power Rangers Samurai.

The series is about an ancient conflict between two clans, the Ozawa and Ashura clans. The rivalry between the Red Ranger and "Juzo" is more dramatic, Bulk has a son who later becomes the Gold Ranger and based on his notes, it will feature a lot of original footage. The post also has the draft for the proposed first episode.

If you're interested with this proposed version of Power Rangers Samurai, you can read Amit Bhaumik's full post about it. [READ IT HERE.]

KyoryuRed Carnival's First Transformation and Fight

Here's the clip of KyoryuRed Carnival's first transformation and fight first seen in this week's episode of Zyuden Sentai Kyoryuger entitled, "O Matsurincho! Red's Super Evolution".

The Mighty No. 9, Mega Man's Spiritual Successor

Mega Man creator Kenji Inafune revealed in this year's PAX that he, Inti Creates (Mega Man 9, Mega Man Zero series), Comcept and 8-4 are working on a new game called The Mighty No. 9, a spiritual successor to Mega Man.

In this game, you are Beck who gains different powers and the ability to after defeating bosses. He also has a sister named Call. This 2.5 game will also have former Mega Man staff members, namely Manami Matsumae for the music, Naoya Tomita for the level design and Shisuke Komaki (Mega Man Battle Network, Mega Man Legends 3) for the art.


Currently being developed for the PC, there are plans for the game to be released in consoles, that is if the Kickstarter campaign will reach its stretch goals. The game is slated for a Spring 2015 release.

UPDATE: The Kickstarter campaign already started! The campaign will end on October and it's plan is to reach at least $900,000. As for the console version, their goal is to reach $2,500,000 for them to release the game in the consoles.

Original Source: Siliconera

Kamen Rider Wizard Episode 50 Preview

Here's the preview of Kamen Rider Wizard's 50th episode entitled, "What Are Important Things?". After Kousuke stopped the ceremony, it's now time for the finale.

Zyuden Sentai Kyoryuger Episode 28 Preview

Here's the preview of Zyuden Sentai Kyoryuger's 28th episode entitled, "Oh Torin! The 100,000,000 Year-Old Grudge". It's the Kyoryugers vs... Torin?!

Live-Action Tokyo Yamimushi Movie to Premiere this September 28

The release date of the upcoming 2-part live-action movie adaptation of Tokyo Yamimushi is finally announced. It will have a simultaneous release at Cinemart Roppongi starting September 28th.

The movie stars Renn Kiriyama (Kamen Rider W) as Ryo Kato, a man who is struggling with a massive debt and explores the darker side of human nature. However, it's also a coming-of-age story where Kato gets a second chance to work his way out of his predicament.


The movie also stars Honoka (Unofficial Sentai Akibarager) as Sakura Aoi, Kousuke Toyohara (Welcome Home, Hayabusa) as Asamura, the debt collector, Kyosuke Yabe (Crows Zero), Yuuki Tsujimoto and Rina Akiyama (Kamen Rider Den-O). The movie is written and directed by Sakichi Sato (Tokyo Zombie, Ichi the Killer).

Source: Nippon Cinema

Attack on Titan Final Episode to Premiere on Theaters

The official Attack on Titan anime website announced that the final episode of the series will premiere in theaters this September 28th.

The special event will happen at the Marunouchi Picadilly 1 theater in Tokyo. Attending the event are director Tetsuro Araki, producer Tetsuya Kinoshita, animation producer Tetsuya Nakatake, manga editor Shinataro Kawakubo, and voice actors Yuuki Kaji (Eren), Yui Ishikawa (Mikasa), and Marina Inoue (Armin) will attend the event for a discussion.

The event itself will be streamed live to 15 more theaters throughout Japan and will start at 9pm, a few hours before its TV premiere.

Source: Anime News Network

Sony's Third Party Production Aims to Bring More Games to the PlayStation

Sony announced a new department for the PlayStation called "Third Party Production". The job of this new department is to work closely with publishers to bring their games to Sony platforms.

What to expect in this new department are new IP's, new ports and localized products as well new support to their partners. The first project of the department is a port of Borderlands 2 for the Vita. Sony will be publishing the game themselves.

Source: Siliconera

Ninja Sentai Kakuranger 23 – Tsubasamaru Takes Flight

That not CGI robot bird.

Tsuruhime has just turned 16 and what better way to celebrate it with friends is by fighting some Yokai and saving some kids! Meanwhile, Prince Junior is now performing a ceremony to revive his boss, the Infernal King.

Like I said in my intro, the episode confirmed Tsuruhime's current age, that she started leading the team at the age of 15. For a 15 year old, that is quite an accomplishment. Granted that there are times Sasuke is leading the team, but for most part it's Tsuruhime who is calling the shots and the one who is keeping her teammates in check. Speaking of teammates, they also received these promise bracelets from Tsuruhime that they will continue on fighting together as a team. Wow, even if today is Tsuruhime's birthday, she is the one who is giving the gifts.

As for the Yokai, Junior is now being bothered by the Infernal King about his revival. What's great about Infernal King's first appearance is that they never showed us his face. They only lighted some parts of his features, giving him this kind of eerie and creepy look. In addition to that is how they highlighted his eyes, which makes him scarier. The bigger question is what is the episode that will mark his official debut since hey, this episode is focused on the ceremony of his revival so when we will see his proper debut?

Because the name of this villain is the Infernal King, it kinda makes sense that they need some human sacrifices for his revival and in this case, we have kids as sacrifices. This kinda reminded me of Zyuranger's Great Satan, except a bit more brutal. Compared to Great Satan who only needs 13 kids, Infernal King needs as many kids as possible for the human sacrifices needed for his revival. With that in mind, I am expecting a lot of great things from him. I mean seriously, if you need a lot of human sacrifices just for a villain revival, it can only mean that the show is getting closer to its end game.

Because of this, Junior didn't waste any time to start the ceremonial ritual for Infernal King's revival. The ceremony is basically a rock concert... an evil rock concert. It's really fun watching Junior having a lot of fun while the Kakurangers are busy fighting the Yokai assigned for this task of gathering the kids. Since this is an evil rock concert meant to revive the Infernal King, I can't help but notice the amount of symbolism used in the concert. The only thing missing is to throw some blood or Junior drinking some blood like most death metal concerts does. He flipped the bird in one episode and it passed the censors, so why not have a blood drinking scene? Oh well, it will be a bit too over the top for the show.

As for our heroes, they are struggling to defeat the enemy and to make matters worse; they can't beat it even with the Muteki Shogun when it decided to enlarge itself! Oh and he almost killed the show's narrator in one his attacks, making him more despicable for a MOTW. I mean, why attack the most dedicated narrator in the history of Super Sentai who even watches the fight outside of his usual narrating area? With all hope lost after seeing the power of the Yokai, a new mecha appears in the form of Tsubasamaru.

Tsubasamaru's debut is amazing, I just love that in an era where CGI is not widely used, Tsubasamaru's animation is really well made. The flapping of its wings looks realistic and as for its moves, I just love that the wings shoot some bullets instead of having a typical bird cry attack. Sandayuu also returns in this episode as he puts emphasis that Tsubasamaru and Muteki Shogun are sentient beings.

We also see Tsubasamaru and Muteki Shogun combine to form the Super Muteki Shogun. The combination looks simple but does the job of destroying the Yokai. My only disappointment with it is that they still use the same effects for Tsubasamaru's regular attacks just with more lights. Guess I was expecting too much that the finisher is one powerful laser beam attack. Oh and one more thing, I can't help but notice that in one shot, Tsubasamaru is smaller than Muteki Shogun and that its wings are not big enough to make the combination. Guess they don't have the right model for this scene.

After our heroes defeated the Yokai, Prince Junior appears in front of our heroes and with Sandayuu around; we learned that his true name is Gashadokuro. But who cares about his true name, what's more important is that the seal from the first episode is now in the city and that they only have a month for them to stop it from opening. If they can't stop it, it will mark the rise of the Infernal King.

This is when I realize something, the Infernal King kinder compared to Great Satan. Great Satan only needs 13 kids and he is revived in just one episode, in Infernal King's case, he needs a lot of kids but it will take a month for his revival, giving our heroes more time to prepare once he is out of the seal and save the kids in the process. But the bigger question is what's the reason behind Sandayuu's recent appearance? Also, why is Tsubasamaru helping them right now?

Kenta Suga Stars in Live-Action Sweet Poolside Movie

A live-action movie adaptation of Shuzo Oshimi's one-volume comedy manga, Sweet Poolside is announced. The movie will star Kenta Suga (Kamen Rider Movie Wars Ultimatum) and Yuiko Kariya (Maruyama, the Middle Schooler).

The plot of the movie revolves around Toshihiko Ota (Suga) and Ayako Goto (Kariya), two freshmen students and members of the swimming club who have hair troubles. Toshihiko's problem is that he is unable to grow body hair while Ayako's problem is that she has too much of it!

The two developed a strange relationship based entirely on shaving, Toshihiko begins to develop special feelings for Ayako. The movie is written and directed by Daigo Matsui (Afro Tanaka) and is set to premiere next year.

Source: Nippon Cinema

Space Dandy Anime Trailer

The official Space Dandy website posted the first trailer of the said anime. The series is directed by Shinichiro Watanabe of Cowboy Bebop fame and the series is animated by BONES.


The story revolves around Dandy, an alien hunter and his job is to seek out new alien species and receive his reward for finding one... before anyone else finds it! He travels with a robot named QT and a dimwit alien Meow, who looks like a cat.

Featured in the new trailer is the theme song of the series, "Viva Namida" by Yasuyuki Okamura. The series is set to premiere this January.

Source: Anime News Network

Power Rangers Megaforce & Digmon Fusion Power Hour Starting Next Week!

Power Rangers and Digimon will once again air together in the same timeslot after many years! Power Rangers Megaforce returns this September 7th, which will be then followed by the premiere of Digimon Fusion! Below is the promo of the new power hour.

100 Cosplayers in Costume Took a Kyoto Train Ride!

Last August 25th, about 100 male and female cosplayers took some pictures while they are inside the train in a Kyoto Subway. The cosplayers took the Tozai line from Uzumasa station to Rokujizou station.

The said event was organized by GO-TAN and was also sponsored by various organizations, such as the Kyoto Municipal Transportation Bereau. The participants of the said event talked about their hobbies until they arrived to their designated station.

Source: SGCafe

Live-Action Boku wa Tomodachi ga Sukinai (Haganai) Movie Trailer

The official website of the live-action movie adaptation of Boku wa Tomodachi ga Sukinai (Haganai) has posted the first trailer of the upcoming movie. The upcoming movie is an original story inspired by the light novels of the same name.


The original light novels is about Kodaka (played by Koji Seto), a half-Japanese/half-British transfer student whose delinquent-like blonde hair and fierce eyes scare people and a seemingly perpetually sullen girl named Yozora (played by Kie Kitano). The two decide to form Rinjinbu, a club for misfits with hardly any friends. Another member is Sena (played by Mio Otani), a beautiful girl who treats her male admirers like slaves but has never had any female friends.

The movie is written and directed by Takuro Oikawa and is slated for an early 2014 release.

Source: Anime News Network

Latest Attack on Titan: Wings of Counterattack Online Info Revealed

The upcoming Attack on Titan browser game called "Attack on Titan: Wings of Counterattack Online" will focus on character customization and connecting with friends.

Because of this, there are three types of characters in the game, namely Armor, Maneuver and Shooter forces. Armor forces are equipped to fight in the front line, which makes them less agile on their 3D Maneuver Gear. The Maneuver forces are specialize in moving with their 3D Maneuver Gear. The Shooter forces are responsible for scouting.


In addition, familiar characters from the anime/manga series will also appear in the game, namely Hanji Zoe and Petra Ral. The game is currently pre-registering players. You can now sign-up here with a GG or NicoNico account.

Attack on Titan: Wings of Counterattack Online will be released next year.

Source: Siliconera (link 2)

Rare Yu-Gi-Oh! Card Being Sold for $10 Million

For Yu-Gi-Oh! card collectors out there, here is some card that is work checking out! A rare Black Luster Soldier card made of stainless steel is now being sold online... for 998 million yen ($10 million).

This rare card was given to the winner of the first nationwide Yu-Gi-Oh! tournament in Japan in 1999. To add up the rarity, this card can't be used in actual tournaments and is a Normal-type monster. In the OCG & TCG versions of the card, it's a Ritual-type monster.

Since this is a rare card, it also comes with a letter of authenticity and a handful of rare cards.

Source: Kotaku

Live-Action Judge Movie Trailer

The trailer of the upcoming live-action movie adaptation of Yo Kohatsu's the psychological suspense manga Judge was posted in the movie's official website.

Koji Seto (Kamen Rider Kiva, Sadako 3D) stars in the movie as the wolf, Kasumi Arimura (live-action Hagane no Onna, Clover) as the lion, and Jiro Sato (Densha Otoko, Hero Yoshihiko) will play the fox.


In the film, a group of people are gathered together in an enclosed space and all of them are guilty of one of the seven deadly sins. These sins are: pride, envy, wrath, sloth, greed, gluttony, and lust. These sins are represented by the animal masks that they've been given to wear. Together they’re forced to choose which among them is most worthy of death.

Directed by Yō Kohatsu (Waya!, Seichi e, Chokujou se yo!) with scripts by Kawate and Kohatsu, the movie is set to premiere this November 8.

Source: Nippon Cinema

Nogizaka46 to Perform New Naruto Shippuden Opening Theme

AKB48's official rival group, Nogizaka46 will perform the new opening theme of Naruto Shippuden. The new opening will be first used in the show's October 3rd episode.

In addition, the group's six members, namely Rina Ikoma, Reika Sakurai, Nanami Hashimoto, Nanase Nishino, Sayuri Matsumura and Yumi Wakatsuki as the new unit called "Naruzaka46" an official supporter team for the anime. They will start appearing in the 15-second section of the anime starting this September 5th and will also take charge of Naruto's information page in Weekly Shonen Jump.

Source: Crunchyroll News

S.H. FiguArts Kamen Rider Delta Official Images

Bandai Tamashii Nations posted the official images of S.H. FiguArts Kamen Rider Delta from Kamen Rider 555. This figure represents the third Kamen Rider Gear that appeared in the series.


The figure stands 150mm tall and comes with the Delta Phone, Delta Mover and the Delta Blaster in its multiple modes. This figure costs 3,500 yen and is set to be released this December.

S.H. FiguArts Armored Red Ranger U.S. Release Announced

The official Tamashii Nations Twitter account tweeted that the U.S. release of S.H. FiguArts Armored Red Ranger will be released ahead of its Japan release.

The said figure will be released on October in the U.S., just a month ahead from its Japan release, which is on November. For more info about the said figure, you can check this post. Lastly, you can now order the figure via Amazon.

S.H. FiguArts Kamen Rider Agito Burning Form Official Images

Bandai Tamashii Nations has released more official images of S.H. FiguArts Kamen Rider Agito Burning Form. This figure represents Agito's second to the last form in the TV series.


The figure is 150mm tall and comes with two versions of the Shining Calibur and a set of interchangeable hands. The figure costs 4,200 yen and is set to be released in December.

Zyuden Sentai Kyoryuger September Episode Guide

The episode titles of the episodes of Zyuden Sentai Kyoryuger that will air on September is finally revealed! This month will mark the official debut of KyoryuRed Carnival.

Brave 27: Oh Matsurincho! Red's Super Evolution! (9/1)
Brave 28: Oh Torin! The 100,000,000 Year-Old Grudge (9/8)
Brave 29: Great Fight! Carnival Dances! (9/15)
Brave 30: Find Them! The Guardians Fragments! (9/22)
Brave 31: Vacance! The Eternal Holidays! (9/29)

Source: HeroShock

2014 Live-Action Rurouni Kenshin Movies' Misao Revealed

The actress who will play Oniwabanshuu's Misao Makimachi in the live-action Rurouni Kenshin movie sequels is finally revealed! Actress Tao Tsuchiya (Ultraman Zero, Tokyo Sonata) will play the role in the upcoming movies.

She got interested in the live-action Rurouni Kenshin movies after watching the first movie, causing her to audition for the said role. She started shooting for the movie sequels in the middle of July and she is doing all of her own action scenes.

In the Sports Hochi article, she said that she is learning every day because "the action requires a sense, such as giving twist to the kick." She will return to the shooting site in September through the end of the year. She is currently absorbed in physical preparation such as swimming, Pilates and running.

The two upcoming Rurouni Kenshin films based on the Kyoto Arc entitled "Rurouni Kenshin: The Great Kyoto Fire Arc" and "Rurouni Kenshin: The End of a Legend Arc" are both slated to have summer 2014 release.

Source: LOVE☆JOY☆PEACE Tumblr

Pretty Cure International Rights, Now Under Saban Brands?

A fan e-mailed the Italian TV channel Rai if they have plans to air more Pretty Cure shows after HeartCatch Pretty Cure ended in Italy. The company responded that the Pretty Cure license is now on the hands of Saban Brands.

According to the e-mail, Toei Animation sold the international distribution of the Pretty Cure franchise to Saban Brands and that they will now send the final film of HeartCatch to Saban.

According to earlier reports, Saban Brands was planning a new superhero TV series called Gangnam Girls, which is about "music and fashion-driven animated series about five teenage girls chosen to protect Earth and a fanstastical land." The trademark application was later denied.

Saban later registered a trademark for a show called Glitter Force for toys, video games, TV show and etc. Both Gangnam Girls and Glitter Force are speculated to be PreCure localizations. As of this writing, Saban hasn't confirmed anything yet.

Source: Precure Livejournal, RangerCrew

Ninja Sentai Kakuranger 22 – One Gassy Villain

Badass exit? Badass exit.

In this episode, Seikai is smitten to some chick whose interest is creating the perfect solar car. Meanwhile, the monster of the episode is using a laughing gas in his plan to destroy mankind. Did I mention that this monster is made of exhaust coming from cars?

So let me get this straight, we have a monster that is created from car exhaust and can release various kinds of gas that will change the mood of those who inhale it? Am I watching an episode of Carranger before Carranger was made?! Apparently, it's kinda like since according to the notes released by GUIS about this episode, some Toei producers back then like to practice their plans for a future show by testing it on one episode. And to be honest, it kinda worked.

It worked in a sense that the car-related stuff is related to the mythology of the Yokai, making the modernize version of the Yokai worked. Its choice of attack works since he is a gas monster. The only part of the gas attack plot that didn't work for me is that for most part of the episode, he keeps using the laughing gas much. I know it's on the title of the episode but the monster didn't use the emotional gas attack in its full potential. But hey, at least it leads to some fun comedy scenes and comparing his way of laughing gas attack to the Joker less the creepy smile after his victims are done laughing too much.

Now for Seikai in this episode, he is simply fantastic. Aside from the occasional flirting with the chick and win her heart, I just love that the reason why he is doing it is for him to cheer up the girl after the failures she had with the solar car. The fact that he actually asked Nekomaru to make the girl think that he is powered by solar power just to make her smile is kinda sweet of him. Since solar powered cars are the exact opposite of gasoline powered cars, the MOTW obviously wants to destroy the solar panels of the "solar" car! This scene basically showed us why Seikai is such a badass that he protected the girl and the kids without transforming.

Even though he received a lot of bruises thanks to the beating he received from the MOTW, he keeps on fighting and even have this badass farewell speech... till he ruined it with the exit. Typical Kakuranger humor and that's why I like it. The scene still reminded us that even though he is badass in this scene, he is still one of those goofballs. As for his proper solo fight in this episode, it is really great. What I like about it is that he even inspired the girl and the kids to create an invention that can help him defeat the Yokai.

In true Kakuranger fashion, the weapon is kinda goofy, but it works. Like I said countless times in my other reviews, I don't care if the way they defeat the monster is goofy or the design of the item is goofy just as long as it works. I will not say what is the item but just seeing it in action kinda reminded me of Ghostbusters... except the item is just sucking the ghost and not destroying it, kinda like how Danny Phantom's thermos works. Since they are dealing with a smoke monster, it's kinda expected that it will grow in size. In short, it is time for the giant battle!

The giant battle is kinda interesting, it's interesting in a sense that they still remembered that the Muteki Shogun is a sentient mecha and probably capable of displaying emotion. As seen in the episode, it can cry and it can laugh and thanks to those attacks, our heroes ended up back to their normal sizes. As expected, the girl and the kids again save the day thanks to their new machine. If there is one thing that bothered me about it is how the heck they were able to come up with such machines? But since these guys are building solar powered cars in an early age, I guess it kinda makes sense why they can make such machines.

Thanks to the machine, the Yokai is now solid enough for them to finish it with the mecha version of their Kakuranger Ball. Comparing this version of Kakuranger Ball to the regular one, there are major differences except that they are now in the Juusho Fighters performing this move. So yeah, even though this is a Seikai episode, the one who performs the final kick is Sasuke. Speaking of Sasuke, he acts more of a field leader in this episode, sidelining Tsuruhime and thus making her that female hero in this episode. Speaking of sidelined characters, Prince Junior is not in this episode and his harem of cat ninjas! Oh well, the preview hints that Junior will play a major role next episode.

At the end of the episode, Seikai is again flirting with the girl, the solar powered car is fixed and last but definitely not least, Seikai needs to keep the eyes on the road first and not on the chick. This kid seriously needs to learn traffic safety.