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

Super Hero & Heroine Summer Vacation Special Preview

Here's the preview of the Super Hero & Heroine Summer Vacation Special, which will air next week, pre-empting Zyuden Sentai Kyoryuger & Kamen Rider Wizard. The said special will run for 3 hours.


The special will air two movies, namely Kamen Rider × Super Sentai: Super Hero Taisen and Pretty Cure All Stars NewStage: Friends of the Future. The special show will also have a preview for the next Kamen Rider, Kamen Rider Gaim.

The Super Hero & Heroine Summer Vacation Special will start at 6am JST.

Super Hero & Heroine Summer Vacation Special to Air this August 25th

Oricon reports Kamen Rider Wizard and Zyuden Sentai Kyoryuger will have a break this August 25th because it will be pre-empted with a special show called "Super Hero & Heroine Summer Vacation Special", which will run for 3 hours.

The special will air two movies, namely Kamen Rider × Super Sentai: Super Hero Taisen and Pretty Cure All Stars NewStage: Friends of the Future. The special show will also have a preview for the next Kamen Rider, Kamen Rider Gaim.

The Super Hero & Heroine Summer Vacation Special will start at 6am JST.

Source: DecaEnd of HJU (link 2)

Three Bandai Toys Won Japan Toy Awards 2013

The winners of the 6th annual Japan Toy Awards was announced in a press conference for the International Tokyo Toy Show 2013 at Tokyo Kokusai Forum last June 11th. Just like last year, 3 Bandai toys won 3 major awards!

Kamen Rider Wizard's "Henshin Belt DX WizarDriver" received the 2012 Hit Sales Award. The suggested retail price is 6,500 yen.

Zyuden Sentai Kyoryuger's "Kamitsuki-Gattai DX Kyoryuzin" received the first prize in the boy's toy category. The suggested retail price is 7,800 yen.

Dokidoki! PreCure's "Dokidoki! PreCure Henshin Lovely Commune" received the first prize in the character toy category. The suggested retail price is 3,800 yen.

The winners were selected by a group of judges from the Japanese toy industry. The winners will be displayed at the International Tokyo Toy Show 2013 at Tokyo Big Sight West Exhibition Hall from June 13th to 16th.

Source: Crunchyroll News

Tamashii Nations 2012 Event Video Clip

To those who didn't have the chance to go to the Tamashii Nations 2012 event, MAiDiGi's YouTube channel has just posted a clip featuring some displays coming from the event! Watch the video below!