A Better Look on S.I.C. Kamen Rider OOO Sagohzo Combo

The latest issue of Hyper Hobby magazine features a better look on the S.I.C. Kamen Rider OOO Sagohzo Combo! This figure represents the combination of the Rhino, Gorilla and Elephant Core Medals.

Based on the images, it comes with a special Rhino Head, Gorilla Arms, and a Elephant legs. In addition, the figure also comes with the swapable chest pieces and a set of Core and Cell Medals.

Sadly, the issue doesn't reveal the release date of the figure and its price.

[via Henshin Justice]

S.I.C. Kamen Rider OOO Brakawani, OOO Sagohzo Combo Revealed

This year's Tamashii Nations revealed two more additions to the S.I.C. Kamen Rider OOO line! The latest additions are OOO Brakawani Combo and OOO Sagohzo Combo.

OOO Brakawani Combo is composed of the Cobra, Turtle and Crocodile Medals. While OOO Sagohzo Combo is composed of the Rhino, Gorilla and Elephant Medals. As of this writing, the release dates and prices of these figures is still unknown as of this writing.

[Source: Henshin Justice]

Kamen Rider The Fateful Sengoku Movie Battle: Team W & OOO, Return of the Mages

New images for the upcoming Kamen Rider x Kamen Rider Gaim & Wizard: The Fateful Sengoku Movie Battle, which features Team W, Team OOO and the return of the Kamen Rider Mages!

In Gaim's portion of the story, the Armored Riders are transported in a modernized version of the Sengoku era with Riders being called Warrior Gods. These Warrior Gods are serving a Lord. Seen above is Hideyoshi (played by Minehiro Kinomoto) and his concubine. His retainer is Warrior God W.

Meanwhile, Nobunaga (played by Hiroaki Iwanaga) also has his own Warrior God in the form of Warrior God OOO. Aside from that he also has his partner named Ranmaru and since this is not a historic version of the Sengoku era, these two are seen carrying guns.

In Wizard's portion of the story, the National Security Bureau finds a facility producing artificial Phantoms as Haruto tries to find a resting spot for Koyomi. Rinko and Kizaki investigate the facility and hire Yuzuru, Mayu and Yamamoto as their bodyguards.

During the investigation, they encountered Koyomi who then transforms into the White Wizard! Suddenly, multiple Carbuncle Phantoms appear and Kamen Rider Beast Hyper returns to fight them! Kousuke lost his powers as Beast who is the man behind the mask?!

Seen below the show of Beast Hyper vs. Carbuncle Phantoms is the Orge Phantom who has the ability to eat other Phantoms in order to use their power.

Kamen Rider Wizard's portion is written by Junko Komura while Nobuhiro Mori is writing the other two parts. Directed by Ryuta Tasaki, the movie will premiere this December 14, 2013.

UPDATE (10/18/13): Now with more info courtesy of Henshin Justice.

[Original Source: HeroShock]

S.I.C. Kamen Rider OOO Tajadol Combo Ankh Ver. Official Images Revealed

The official images of S.I.C. Kamen Rider OOO Tajadol Combo Ankh Ver. has surfaced online. This updated version of the standard S.I.C. OOO Tajadol Combo is a Tamashii Web Exclusive figure.


The difference between the regular Kamen Rider OOO Tajadol Combo and the Kamen Rider OOO Tajadol Combo Ankh Ver. is that it has more feathered wing parts and more gold features in the Hawk head. The price and release date of this figure is still unknown as of this writing.

Kamen Rider Battride War Images: Round Meteor Brave Birth Edition

Dengeki Online posted the latest screenshots for the upcoming Kamen Rider Battride War game for the PS3. These screenshots feature Kamen Riders Meteor, Birth and Blade.

Kamen Rider Meteor's Starlight Shower (Rider Punch) and Starlight Finish (Rider Kick) are part of his moves in the game. More on his moves, Mars Breaker can wipe the surrounding enemies with combos, Saturn Sorcery releases the boomerang attack and Jupiter Hammer can break enemies' guard.


Kamen Rider Meteor can transform into Kamen Rider Meteor Storm as a gauge consuming power up. Meteor Storm is obviously stronger than Meteor. It's finisher, the Meteor Storm Punisher can wipe a huge number of enemies with a great hit-combo. And yes, Meteor Storm can also ride the Machine Mateostar.

For fans of Shitaro Gotou as Kamen Rider Birth, the game only has Akira Date as Birth. Since this is Date we are talking about, his wrestling moves are also in the game.


Birth can use the Birth Buster as a machine gun by holding the button, but it consumes a lot of Cell Medals. Speaking of which, Birth is only limited up to 10,000 Cell Medals. Birth-Day is a gauge consuming power up and uses the Caterpillar Legs to move.

For Kamen Rider Blade to activate his Rouse Cards, he needs to spend Attack Points. Just like in the TV series, you can perform various card combos. For example, if you choose Slash, you can combo it with Thunder to perform the Lighting Slash. Sadly, #8 Magnet, #9 Mach and #10 Time are not usable in the game.


More of Blade's cards, selecting the Jack card, Kamen Rider Blade transforms into Kamen Rider Blade Jack Form. When using Lightning Slash in Jack Form you will attack from the sky. In addition to Jack Form, Kamen Rider Blade can also transform into Kamen Rider Blade King Form. In King Form, you can dual wield the King Rouser and Blade Rouser. Lastly, all 3 Forms can use the Blue Spader.

Kamen Rider Battride War is set for a May 23rd release. Pre-order your copy now from CDJapan to get exciting bonuses!

• Regular Edition (7,124 yen/US$ 78.20)
• Premium TV Sound Edition (9981 yen/US$ 109.56)

Additional information from Thunder025 of HJU.

Kamen Rider Battride War Images: Awaken the OOO Edition

Dengeki Online posted the latest screenshots coming from the upcoming Kamen Rider Battride War game for the PS3. The new screenshots featured Kamen Riders OOO, W FangJoker and Agito.

Kamen Rider OOO can freely switch into his main Combos, and just like in the TV series, using one Combo for a long time is dangerous. Even if that is the case, OOO can't use random Medal Combos like in the TV series. In addition, movie-exclusive form OOO Brakawani Combo is not available in the game.


Each of OOO's main Combos has their own unique abilities, which are derived from the various animal traits of each Combo. OOO's final form in this game is the OOO Putotyra Combo, which uses the Medagaburyu to perform his finishing attack. He can also use both the Ptera wings on his head and the Tyrannosaurus tail to attack enemies.


Kamen Rider W FangJoker is a speed-type character, and unlike his regular forms, it is located on a different slot in the game. He can use the Arm Fang and Shoulder Fang, with the latter can be executed while freely moving on the stage. He also has the special ability to sacrifice his defense stats to increase his power and speed, somewhat similar to that of going berserk.


Lastly, here are more screenshots of Kamen Rider Agito and his main forms, namely: Ground, Storm, Flame, Trinity and Burning Forms. In addition, his final form the Agito Shining Form is also seen in the screenshots.

Kamen Rider Battride War is set for a May 23rd release. Pre-order your copy now from CDJapan to get exciting bonuses!

• Regular Edition (7,124 yen/US$ 78.20)
• Premium TV Sound Edition (9981 yen/US$ 109.56)

Source: JEFusion

Kamen Rider Battride War New Images: DLC & Secondary Riders Edition

Dengeki Online posted the latest batch of screenshots for the upcoming Kamen Rider Battride War game for the PS3. The new screenshots features the free DLC, and more images of the playable Riders.

We previously reported that the game will have free downloadable content in the form of Kamen Rider Wizard Infinity and Kamen Rider Beast Hyper, the final forms of the two Riders of Kamen Rider Wizard. Distribution will be available from June 6th to 20th via the PlayStation Network.


Kamen Rider Agito can freely change between his four forms: Ground (balance), Flame (stronger but less mobility and speed), Storm (fastest but has less power) and Trinity forms. Trinity Form has the ability to "Rider Glide" and his attack-only form is the Burning Form. Lastly, his final form is the Shining Form.


Now for the secondary Riders, when Kamen Rider Birth defeats his enemies, he can gain Cell Medals that he can use for his CLAWS System. Caterpillar Legs gives additional power, while Crane Arm brings the opponent closer. Birth's finisher is Birth Day Mode's Breast Cannon.


Kamen Rider Meteor can freely use his Meteor Galaxy moves. Jupiter Hammer for a powerful punch, Saturn Sorcery ranged attacks, and Mars Breaker for short range. His finishing move is the Meteor Storm Punisher.


Aside from his regular forms, Kamen Rider W can also transform into W FangJoker. Unlike his regular forms, this form is on a different slot. His finisher is the Fang Streiser and can also ride the Machine Hardboilder.


Thanks to the game's Chronicle Mode, you can recreate some climatic scenes from various Kamen Rider TV shows. Some of these scenes are fighting some enemies in the TV series and movies like the El of the Water, Kamen Rider Skull and the Phoenix Phantom that resurrects once he is defeated.


More on the game's Chronicle Mode, players can collect points which you can use to purchase missionsand stages for the Free Mission Mode. Shop Mode will have in game promotions like "BGM 20% OFF" or "New Mission 20% OFF".


Kamen Rider Battride War is set for a May 23rd release. Pre-order your copy now from CDJapan to get exciting bonuses!

• Regular Edition (7,124 yen/US$ 78.20)
• Premium TV Sound Edition (9981 yen/US$ 109.56)

Source: JEFusion

Super Best DX OOO Driver, O-Medal Set Revealed

It is no surprise that Kamen Rider OOO's DX OOO Driver will receive a Super Best treatment like its predecessors! The Kamen Rider OOO Super Best line will be released starting this August.

First is the Super Best DX OOO Driver, which comes with the OOO Driver itself and O-Medals for the Tajadol, Latoratah and Gatakiriba Combos. It will be released early August and it will costs 7,500 yen.

Second is the Super Best O-Medal Set, which comes with the O-Medals for the Shauta, Sagohzo and Putotyra Combos. It will be released early August and it will costs 2,500 yen.

Source: Dark Kabuto of HJU

S.I.C. Kamen Rider OOO Shauta Combo Official Images Revealed

Bandai Tamashii Nations has just posted the official images of S.I.C. Kamen Rider OOO Shauta Combo! This figure represents Kamen Rider OOO's Marine Combo composed of the Shachi, Unagi and Tako Medals.


S.I.C. Kamen Rider OOO Shauta Combo stands 190mm tall, and comes with 3 miniature Core Medals, 3 miniature Cell Medals, two Unagi Whip attachments, two special Unagi Whip attachments, a special octopus tentacle attachments and a set of interchangeable hands.

S.I.C. Kamen Rider OOO Shauta Combo is set for September 2013 release and will cost 7,875 yen.

S.I.C. Kamen Rider OOO Shauta Combo New Images

The latest issue of Hyper Hobby magazine featured new images of S.I.C. Kamen Rider OOO Shauta Combo. The release date of the said figure is still unknown as of this writing.

S.I.C. Kamen Rider OOO Shauta Combo comes with 3 miniature Core Medals, 3 miniature Cell Medals, two Unagi Whip attachments and special tentacle attachments that will further improve the animal aspect of the Combo.

Ryosuke Miura Reprises his Role as Ankh in Kamen Rider Battride War

The official Kamen Rider Battride War blog confirmed that Ryosuke Miura will reprise his role as Ankh in the Kamen Rider Battride War PS3 game! He is not a playable character in the game as he serve as the navigator in the game's Chronicle Mode.

Miura previously played Ankh in the Kamen Rider OOO TV series. His last appearance was in the Kamen Rider x Kamen Rider Fourze & OOO: Movie Wars MEGAMAX.

Aside from Miura, Masahiro Inoue, Kazuhisa Kawara, Kimito Totani, Takayuki Tsubaki, Kousei Amano, Ryoji Morimoto, Yuu Kamio and Hiroaki Iwanaga 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 and Kamen Rider Birth for the said game.

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

Hiroaki Iwanaga Reprises his Role as Kamen Rider Birth in Kamen Rider Battride War

The official Kamen Rider Battride War blog confirmed that Hiroaki Iwanaga will reprise his role as Kamen Rider Birth in the Kamen Rider Battride War PS3 game!

Iwanaga previously played Akira Date aka Kamen Rider Birth, later Proto-Birth in the Kamen Rider OOO TV series. He also voiced the said role in the Kamen Rider Super Climax Heroes game.

Aside from Iwanaga, Masahiro Inoue, Kazuhisa Kawara, Kimito Totani, Takayuki Tsubaki, Kousei Amano, Ryoji Morimoto and Yuu Kamio are confirmed to reprise their roles as Kamen Rider Decade, Super Apollo Geist, Kamen Rider Diend, Kamen Rider Blade, Kamen Rider Garren, Joker Undead and Dinosaur Greeed for the said game.

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

Yuu Kamio Reprises his Role as the Dinosaur Greeed in Kamen Rider Battride War

The official Kamen Rider Battride War blog confirmed that Yuu Kamio will reprise his role as the Dinosaur Greeed in the Kamen Rider Battride War PS3 game!

Kamio previously played the Dinosaur Greeed whose human identity is Dr. Kiyoto Maki in the Kamen Rider OOO TV series.

Aside from Makio, Masahiro Inoue, Kazuhisa Kawara, Kimito Totani, Takayuki Tsubaki, Kousei Amano and Ryoji Morimoto are confirmed to reprise their roles as Kamen Rider Decade, Super Apollo Geist, Kamen Rider Diend, Kamen Rider Blade, Kamen Rider Garren and Joker Undead for the said game.

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

Kamen Rider Chess Piece Collection Set Revealed

In this year's Wonder Fest event, Megahouse displayed their latest Chess Piece collection featuring characters from the Kamen Rider franchise!

Seen in the display are Kamen Rider Wizard Flame Style, Kamen Rider OOO Tatoba Combo, Kamen Rider Fourze Base States, Kamen Rider Double CycloneJoker, Kamen Rider Den-O Sword Form and a Ghoul.

The release dates of this new Megahouse chess set is still unknown as of this writing.

Source: Tokunation

S.I.C. Kamen Rider OOO Putotyra Combo Official Images

Tamashii Nations has just posted the official images of S.I.C. Kamen Rider OOO Putotyra Combo! This figure represents Kamen Rider OOO's most powerful form.


S.I.C. Kamen Rider OOO Putotyra Combo stands 180mm and comes with 3 Core Medals (Ptera, Tricera, Tyranno), 3 Cell Medals, an extra tail, an alternate head piece, interchangeable hands and his weapon, the Medagaburyu.

S.I.C. Kamen Rider OOO Putotyra Combo is set for a May 2013 release and will costs 6,500 yen.

Additional Info of S.I.C. Kamen Rider OOO Putotyra Combo Revealed

The latest issue of Hyper Hobby magazine revealed more details about the upcoming release of S.I.C. Kamen Rider OOO Putotyra Combo. This figure was first seen in the Tamashii Nations 2012 event.

S.I.C. Kamen Rider OOO Putotyra Combo stands 180mm and comes with 3 Core Medals (Ptera, Tricera, Tyranno), 3 Cell Medals, an extra tail, an alternate head piece, interchangeable hands and his weapon, the Medagaburyu.

S.I.C. Kamen Rider OOO Putotyra Combo is set for a May 2013 release and will costs 6,500 yen.

Source: Firestarter's Toy Reviews

2012 Year End SP: Top 5 2012 Japanese Movies

What I expected to see this year. It's worth the wait.

2012 is also a great year for Japanese movies and here are my top 5 list of my favorite Japanese movies. Because I don't live in Japan, this list also includes movies that have their home video release this year.

5. K-ON! the Movie
I admit, I didn't watch the second season but it didn't hinder my enjoyment of watching this movie since this movie is basically an episode of K-ON! that lasted for more than an hour with a plot that has something to do with the main four members of the Light Music Club graduating from high school and decided to have a trip in London before they graduate. Its fun, it's cute and lastly, it's also an emotional roller coaster ride as the movie deals with issues related to graduation and leaving an underclassman behind. [MOVIE REVIEW SOON]

4. Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger vs. Space Sheriff Gavan the Movie
Though at first I am having a hard time accepting the fact that this Super Sentai Versus movie will feature a crossover with Space Sheriff Gavan since it doesn't make much sense, I ended up actually enjoying the movie. Aside from having three Kenji Ohbas in one scene and references to past Space Sheriff programs, it also gave us another side of Marvelous' past that the series didn't explore. It's entertaining and gave me interest in watching some shows in the Metal Hero franchise. Too bad, not all of them are fully subbed. [MOVIE REVIEW SOON]

3. Ace Attorney
Before watching the movie, I decided to play the Nintendo DS port of the original GBA game since hey; it's the only version available in English! After finishing four chapters of the game, I got more hyped in watching the movie and boy, I am not disappointed. To sum up the movie, this is the closest thing we have for a good video game live-action movie adaptation. [MOVIE REVIEW SOON]

2. Kamen Rider x Kamen Rider Fourze & OOO: Movie Wars MEGAMAX
After two Movie Wars movies, this movie finally got the perfect formula for a Kamen Rider crossover movie without it becoming a Super Sentai Versus movie. The way how they tied up the events of the OOO and Fourze segments to the main plot of the movie is superbly done. The fights are really amazing especially the movie's climax scene. [DIRECTOR'S CUT MOVIE REVIEW SOON]

1. Rurouni Kenshin
After much anticipation, I was able to watch Rurouni Kenshin twice when it hit Philippine cinemas earlier this month. All I can say is the wait and the Facebook campaign in bringing this movie to Philippine shores is worth it. This is one of those Japanese comic book movie adaptations that really worked thanks to how it faithfully recreated the setting of the original manga into film. To put it simply, it's hard to describe this movie in one paragraph, so here, just read my review of this movie. [READ MOVIE REVIEW HERE]

Special Mentions

Here are some movies that I anticipated this year, only to end up getting disappointed.

Sadako 3D
The movie's concept is interesting but as for the rest of it, it was... horrible. Seriously, I need to forget the fact that this movie features bad CGI Sadako zombies and a lame male protagonist, who happens to be the same guy who played Kamen Rider Kiva! Until now, I regret watching this movie when it hit Philippine cinemas earlier this year. [READ MOVIE REVIEW HERE]

Kamen Rider x Super Sentai: Super Hero Taisen
It has an interesting concept yet failed in terms of execution. Seriously, the plot is so bad that I want this movie to end as soon as possible. Also, a lot of characters seem to be out of character and that's a bad thing. The viewer loses their money while Toei is swimming on a heap pile of cash. Oh well, at least the final scene of the movie is really amazing. [MOVIE REVIEW SOON]

S.I.C. Kamen Rider OOO Putotyra Combo Announced

First seen on the Tamashii Nations 2012 event, Hyper Hobby magazine has just announced the release date of S.I.C. Kamen Rider OOO Putotyra Combo! This figure represents the Medal Combo composed of the Ptera, Torikera and Tyranno Core Medals.

The figure comes with the Medagaburyu and extra interchangeable hands. S.I.C. Kamen Rider OOO Putotyra Combo is set for a May 2013 release and costs 6,500 yen.

In addition, the issue also revealed the S.I.C. Hero Saga Kamen Rider OOO Tamashii Combo. This combo first made an appearance in the OOO - Den-O - All Riders: Let's Go KAMEN RIDERS movie. Release date of this figure is still unknown as of this writing.

Source: Firestarter's Toy Reviews

Additional Kamen Rider OOO Novel Info

With the first set of Heisei Kamen Rider novels released yesterday, someone posted the spoilers for the Kamen Rider OOO novel that is divided into three parts and is written by Nobuhiro Mori.

Ankh's part talks about the creation of the Greeeds all the way to the point where they are sealed up. Gara is mentioned and some parts from the movie are mentioned. The first OOO is in the novel. He is described by the source as "Kougami but evil." He also fights the Cockroach, Whale and Lion Yummies. Which are mentioned as the strongest Yummies. There’s also a Condor Yummy at one point.

Birth's part is written in the perspective of the Birth Driver on who he likes more. It goes on about how much it likes Date. At first it refuses to admit Gotoh as its user, eventually it takes a liking to him and finally acknowledges him.

Eiji's part does connect well with the TV show, they talk about the dying girl, maipenrai is brought up. For the most part it's about after Movie Wars MEGAMAX, Eiji still transforms into OOO to protect what he needs to protect.

Source: Henshin Justice

Kamen Rider Super Climax Heroes Gameplay: Kamen Rider OOO vs. Kamen Rider Accel

Bandai Namco Games has just released a new gameplay video for Kamen Rider Super Climax Heroes featuring Kamen Rider OOO and Kamen Rider Accel.


Kamen Rider Super Climax Heroes was released on the PSP and the Nintendo Wii, on November 29th for 6,280 yen. Pre-orders for the PSP and Nintendo Wii versions of the game are now available on Play-Asia!