This week's music video is the ending theme of the ongoing action hero anime series Tiger & Bunny. The song is entitled Hoshi no Sumika (星のすみか), sung by the Jrock band Aobouzu.
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With the release of Kamen Rider W RETURNS: Kamen Rider Eternal this coming July, we all know that they are "undead soldiers." But have you ever wondered what is their job before they died and got experimented? Read on:
- Kyosui Izumi (Luna Dopant)
- Yakuza and not gay. He was stabbed to death by one of his members. The story of how he became homosexual will be shown.
- Reika (Heat Dopant)
- Criminal, was already on death sentence. Tried to flee and was shot to death.
- Ashihara (Trigger Dopant)
- Former SWAT member. Cause of death is still unknown.
- Gozo (Metal Dopant)
- Lumberjack. Cause of death is still unknown.
One of Japan's most popular anime thief, LUPIN III will yet again have its fourth anime series. A television ad announced on Friday that a new anime series has been green-lit to air this fall on the NTV network.
It's about a year and a half since the last Lupin III anime special, Lupin III: The Last Job, aired on tv which garnered a 17.6 rating in Tokyo's Kanto area when it aired in February of 2010. The subbed video can be found at Frostii's official site.
Since Monkey Punch launched the original manga in Manga Action magazine in 1967, the Lupin III franchise has spawned three television series, six theatrical films, and a string of two-hour television specials that began in 1989. One time, Lupin III faced a detective from another manga, Gosho Aoyama's Detective Conan.
The second Greeed to grace the SH FiguArts toyline is finally announced! SH FiguArts Kazari represents the cunning feline-type Greeed from the current Kamen Rider series, Kamen Rider OOO.
SH FiguArts Kazari stands 14cm tall and comes with a custom Tamashii Stage Act stand designed with miniature Cell Medals. Interchangeable hands are also included. It will be released as a Tamashii Web Exclusive figure.
Upon pre-order, SH FiguArts Kazari costs 3465 yen, or about US$43. It will be shipped out on September of this year.
If you are interested in getting SH FiguArts Kazari, please do go to our list of middlemen on this blog's blogroll. Please do remember that you will need to pay the base price + middleman fee + shipping to get this figure if you live outside Japan.
First seen in 2002, Bandai Tamashii Nations finally releases a highly articulated SH FiguArts Kamen Rider Ryuki & Dragredder Set. This will be the first of the upcoming 13 Riders of Kamen Rider Ryuki.
The SH FiguArts Kamen Rider Ryuki & Dragredder Set stands 14cm tall The set comes with the usual Ryuki accessories: a removable Dragvisor, the Sword Vent, Guard Vent, Strike Vent, Ryuki Advent Deck and five pieces of Advent Cards. A custom Tamashii Stage Act stand with Ryuki logo is also included.
SH FiguArts Kamen Rider Ryuki & Dragredder Set costs 3800 yen, 600 yen more than the figma counterpart. Check out your favorite online stores for pre-orders of this awesome set!
Before the release of their upcoming album, here's the full PV of AKB48's 21st major single (23rd overall) Everyday, Kachuusha (Everyday、カチューシャ). The PV features some homages or references to many famous scenes from past AKB48 music videos.
AKB48's Everyday, Kachuusha [Single] will be released in five versions: a CD+DVD Type A & B Limited Edition, that came with one of two national handshake event tickets; CD+DVD Type A & B Regular Edition; and, a Limited CD-only Theater Edition.
Buy AKB48 - Everyday, Kachuusha [Single] @ CDJapan
The official website of the K-On! anime series have recently streamed the first teaser trailer for the upcoming K-On! anime movie. The movie will open in over 130 theaters in Japan on December 3.
The K-On! anime movie depicts a story not told in the television series, even though it will follow the five female members of Sakuragaoka High School's light music club while they are still attending high school and before they graduate. The original television voice cast will reprise their respective roles in the movie, as will most of the main staff.
Aside from the first actual trailer for the upcoming Gokaiger - Goseiger - Super Sentai: Great 199 Hero Battle has been released, along with it is the release of the official poster for the film!
The official poster for the film confirms AkaRed returning in this movie! As we all know, AkaRed is a member of the Red Pirate Crew, and the one who gave the Ranger Keys to Captain Marvelous.
Tsutomu Isobe, Tetsu Inada, Teruaki Ogawa and Hochu Otsuka returns to voice WolzardFire, DekaMaster, BullBlack and Signalman as they were credited in the Special Thanks section at the bottom of the poster! Also, Black Cross King will be voiced by Akira Kamiya who once voiced Ohranger's Gunmajin.
Gokaiger - Goseiger - Super Sentai: 199 Great Hero Battle will be released in Japanese theaters this June 11.
It's been a few weeks since most of us already seen the first installment of Kamen Rider W RETURNS v-cinema, Kamen Rider Accel. And to prepare for the upcoming release of Eternal's, here's "the making of" videos of each movie:
Kamen Rider W's v-cinema is divided into two parts. Kamen Rider W RETURNS: Kamen Rider Accel continues where Kamen Rider Movie Wars CORE left off, Ryu Terui saved a girl named Aoi Kuzuki (played by Yukari Tani) from an attack caused by the Masked Soldiers. Suddenly, the Commander Dopant shows up to take something from Aoi, but she doesn't have that thing anymore. Commander Dopant places a time bomb on Aoi and frames Terui.
Meanwhile in Kamen Rider W RETURNS: Kamen Rider Eternal, Kamen Rider W is still fighting against the remaining Dopants, and suddenly a woman holding psychic powers appears. Her name is Miina (played by Rin Takanashi). She has come to Futo in order to avenge Katsumi Daido's defeat in W FOREVER: AtoZ/Gaia Memories of Fate.
Kamen Rider W RETURNS: Kamen Rider Accel was released last April 21 while Kamen Rider W RETURNS: Kamen Rider Eternal will be released on July 21.
Buy Kamen Rider W RETURNS V-Cinema DVD & Blu-Ray @ Play-Asia.com
Buy Kamen Rider W RETURNS V-Cinema DVD & Blu-Ray @ CDJapan
World of Warcraft is one of the most popular MMORPG, or Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game, to date with lots of players around the world. Don't get me wrong, I'm not a player but here's a cool infographic with fun facts about the game.
This graphic was designed by Lorena O'Neal, you can check out more of her work here. Source: Video Game Design
Finally, here's the first trailer for the 35th Super Sentai Anniversary movie Gokaiger - Goseiger - Super Sentai: 199 Hero Great Battle! The movie will premier on June 11.
In Gokaiger - Goseiger - Super Sentai: 199 Hero Great Battle, the 34th and 35th Super Sentai team must join forces to defeat the joint efforts of the Space Empire Zangyack and Black Cross King, who wants to invade Earth.
Last night, Amiami, the largest online figure shop surprised us with a placeholder for the upcoming release of SH FiguArts GokaiRed. If you remember, the figure wasn't shown in any magazine scans prior to this day.
SH FiguArts GokaiRed represents the marvelous captain of the Kaizoku Sentai Gokaigers. The figure stands 14cm tall and comes with GokaiGun, GokaiSabre and the steering wheel for GokaiGalleon. Interchangeable hands are also included.
SH FiguArts GokaiRed costs 3500 yen and will be released on September.
Thanatos: Mushikera no Kobushi, a boxing manga by former WBA middleweight champion Shinji Takehara and Yusuke Ochiai, is being adapted into live-action movie with Hidenori Tokuyama, better known to tokusatsu fans as Kamen Rider Kabuto's KickHopper, as the lead protagonist!
Thanatos: Mushikera no Kobushi follows the story of Riku (Tokuyama), a young man who endured a history of domestic violence and gang fighting. His entrance into the professional boxing world gradually changes him and helps him grow out of his painful past. The manga reflects the personal experience of Takehara, who had to struggle to stay afloat as a young man but overcame adversities to win a boxing championship.
Tokuyama had some training in boxing in high school, and has been on diet to prepare for the movie. Takehara said that he is very satisfied with the choice of Tokuyama: "If Tokuyama wants to, he can even become a professional boxer."
Other cast members include Yūki Satō (Kamen Rider Kabuto's Arata Kagami/Gattack), Airi Taira (20th Century Boys), Takeshi Masu (Gokusen 3, Shinobi: Heart Under Blade), Tomio Umezawa (Akuto: Juhanzai Sosahan), and Kiyohiko Shibukawa (Bakabakance). Former boxers Ishimatsu Guts, Kōichi Wajima, Leopard Tamakuma, and others will also appear in the movie as guest stars.
Thanatos: Mushikera no Kobushi is set to be released this Fall 2011.
Source: Oricon via Anime News Network
We already know that the invincible combo, Kamen Rider OOO PuToTyra Combo will make Eiji go berserk. But what will everyone do if this happens? How will Eiji go back to normal again? Read on:
The forbidden Medals are seeking to fully revive and in order to born yet again, it needs a vessel. It chose the body of the current OOO, Eiji Hino. Because of Eiji is even willing to risk his own life to save others, his greed is completely blank. Thus making him the perfect host for these Medals.
Five out of the ten medals entered Eiji's body. Eiji is able to use these medals and transform into Kamen Rider OOO PuToTyra combo, but it will only make him go berserk. However, there is one person who can stop him from going berserk and that person is Hina.
Source: DecaEnd of HJU (link 2)
Last night, we got some information on Uva's upcoming revelation. And just recently, newer images for the coming Kamen Rider OOO episodes have been leaked in image boards and forums. This includes the two new Yummies and OOO's upcoming Full Combo.
Images may contain possible spoilers! Read at your own risk!
First up is the Owl Yummy, obviously created by Left-Arm Ankh, who is currently in an image of a kid who also loves to eat popsicle. In the scans, it is seen to be fighting with Kamen Rider OOO SaGoZo and Birth. But they can't defeat it so Eiji will resort into using the OOO PuToTyra Combo.
Up next is the first image of the Unicorn Yummy, created from the purple Core Medals that will show up on Episode 35. It is still not revealed if Giru will show up in these episodes. The Unicorn Yummy is seen to be fight with Kamen Rider OOO ShaJaTar, utilizing the Shachi (Orca), Kujaku (Peafowl) and Cheetah Core Medals.
Meanwhile, here's a scan of Kamen Rider OOO SaUBa, utilizing the Sai (Rhino), Unagi (Eel), and Batta (Grasshopper) Core Medals, against the cunning Kazari. In the current episode, Kamen Rider OOO only have the Sai Core Medal, and the Gorilla, Zou and Cheetah Core Medals are in the hands of Kazari. It is still not revealed on how will Eiji get them.
Lastly, there's a scan of Kamen Rider OOO BuraKaWani Combo's silhouette. The said Reptile Combo is rumored to debut in OOO's Summer Movie. Will it be properly revealed in the coming weeks?
Source: ladyeve.net via nerefir, 算吧@Tokumaru of HJU
Japan has always been a part of our lives. We always watch tv shows and movies from their country especially tokusatsu and anime. But here's a cool infographic that was sent to me to let us know the "The History of Japanese Blood Typing."
This graphic was designed by Lorena O'Neal, you can check out more of her work here. Source: http://www.phlebotomist.net
After the "success" of Kamen Rider Climax Heroes OOO, Bandai Namco Games will release again a new game, and this time, it will be for the Nintendo DS entitled: All Kamen Rider Generation (オール仮面ライダー ライダージェネレーション).
All Kamen Rider Generation is a side scrolling action game which features all Kamen Riders from Ichigo to OOO. You can choose 2 of your favorite Kamen Rider and go through familiar stages and fight the various enemies throughout the 25 series.
All Kamen Rider Generation will be released August 4, 2011 for 5040 yen. More will be posted whenever more information have acquired.
Update: Added some screenshots coming from the official website.
Pre-order All Kamen Rider Generation NDS Game @ CDJapan
The reissue of the first SH FiguArts that people have been waiting for is here! SH FiguArts Kamen Rider NEW Den-O Strike Form (Trilogy Ver) represents the titular rider from the Chou Kamen Rider Den-O Trilogy Episode Blue movie.
SH FiguArts Kamen Rider NEW Den-O Strike Form (Trilogy Ver) stands 14cm tall and comes with various accessories including MacheTeddy, Uratazao, Kintaono, Rider Pass, Dengasher parts and Sword Mode. Interchangeable hands are also included.
SH FiguArts Kamen Rider NEW Den-O Strike Form (Trilogy Ver) costs 3675 yen, or about US$45. Here's an awesome SH FiguArts Kamen Rider NEW Den-O Strike Form (Trilogy Ver) review for you to check out!
After getting new information for Super Sentai 199 Great Hero Battle, it's now Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger's turn to get some additional news! The new information revolves around Joe's past, the new GokaiOh formation and the next tribute episode.
Spoilers Alert! Read at your own risk!
The ShinkenGokaiOh is formed by combining the GokaiOh and the GaoLion using a different method after gaining Shinkenger's great powers. The weapons it uses is a naginata and the Rekka Daizantou.
When Joe was still working for Zangyack, he met Sid who taught him everything he knew about swords. Why did the two of them try to leave Zangyack? While trying to flee Zangyack, Joe met Marvelous. When Joe was being chased and tried to fight of Zangyack, Marvelous happened to walk by and decided to help him out. Why did Marvelous help Joe!?
Meanwhile, here are some Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger episode summaries:
Episode 11: The Serious Strife - May 1
The former Shinken Red, Kaoru Shiba and her retainer, Tanba makes an appearance. Navi gives the crew a clue and tells be cautious of samurais. Kaoru challenges the Gokaigers to a fight in order to retrieve the Shinkenger Keys. Marvelous barely pays any attention to her. Kaoru takes her Shinkenmaru and tries to use force.
Episode 12: N/A - May 8
The Action Commander Derashieiga appears. As Barizorg and Joe are fighting, Joe is reminded of a certain incident. When Joe finds out that Barizorg is actually his senior who he had great respect for, he suddenly disappears. Joe decides to head out and fight Barizorg once more in hopes of trying to get Barizorg's memories back.
Episode 13: Tell me which way it is - May 15
The Action Commander Zaggai appears (it is supposed to sound like "The Guy"). Non-tribute episode that will revolve around Ahim working with a kidnapper that has money problems.
Episode 14: Traffic Safety Even to this Day - May 22
The Action Commander Jealoushitto appears. Jealoushito has been in love with Insarn since they were still high school students. Insarn tells him to capture a certain man. What exactly is "Fighting for Traffic Safety"!? One of Zangyack's Action Commanders ignores the red light and keeps driving and is scolded by an earthling. The earthling was actually the former Red Racer of Gekisou Sentai Carranger, Kyosuke Jinnai! Insarn falls in love with the manly Kyosuke, but Jealoushitto is in love with Insarn. What will happen with this love triangle!?
Episode 15: The Privateer Appears - May 28
A man and a monkey heads towards earth in a battleship, called Free Joker, resembling Zangyack's ship. At the same time, 3 giant Sugormin appears and starts wrecking havoc. Damaras seems to be behind this Sugormin attack, he seems to have an ulterior motive behind this. The Gokaigers uses GokaiOh to defeat the Sugormin and the man and his monkey reaches earth.
A mysterious man by the name Basco Ta Jorokia, who seems to be Marvelous's old friend. Basco calls him "Mabe-chan". Pasco is played by Kei Hosogai.
Source: DecaEnd of HJU
The four core Greeeds became incomplete with the death of Gamel and Mezool during the first trimester of the Kamen Rider OOO series. Now, a shocking revelations were revealed in the latest issue of Hyper Hobby Magazine.
Spoilers Alert! Read at your own risk!
Episode 32: The New Greeed, the Void, and the Invincible Combo
Doctor Maki betrayed the Kougami Foundation and is now working with Kazari and the other Ankh. Date starts to remember that he has actually met Eiji before and Eiji's sad past slowly unfolds. Suddenly, two Pteranodon Yummies appears. Kazari's actions initiate the birth of a new Greeed from the purple Core Medals.
Episode 33: N/A - May 8
Eiji meets his friend from high school, who invites Eiji to a theme park. Eiji takes Date, Gotou, Hina and Ankh with him. What was Eiji's dream when he was a high school student? But while they were having fun, Hina is suddenly missing.
Episode 34: N/A - May 15
Eiji is determined to save Gotou and Date, who were both kidnapped by a Yummy. Eiji asks his friend Kitamura, who knows about the amusement park really well, for help. Eiji's friend is actually the host of a Yummy which came from his desire of wanting to rely on Eiji. When Ankh notices the Yummy, Eiji finds out about his friends desire but...
Episode 35: N/A - May 22
Hina uses Eiji as a model for her project and wins first prize in the competition at her design college. As first prize, she's given the opportunity to go to France. On the other hand, a Yummy that wants to crush dreams appears. This Yummy is actually the Unicorn Yummy!
Episode 36: N/A - May 29
Hina's brother, Shingo finally regains his consciousness, and Uva manages to revive Gamel and Mezool. What is Uva doing all this times?
Source: DecaEnd of HJU
It's more than a month to go before the Legend War begins! Recently, a new image had showed up for the upcoming Gokaiger - Goseiger - Super Sentai: 199 Great Hero Battle. And this time, this confirms the return of former Super Sentai heroes.
The returning actors includes:
- Naoya Makoto - Tsuyoshi Kaijo aka AkaRanger (Goranger)
- Hiroshi Miyauchi - Soukichi Banba aka Big One (JAKQ)
- Kenji Ohba - Daigorou Oume aka DenziBlue (Denziman)
- Jyunichi Haruta - Kanpei Kuroda aka GoggleBlack (GoggleV)
- Sayoko Hagiwara - Rei Tachibana aka DynaPink (Dynaman)
- Ryosuke Sakamoto - Shiro Go aka Red One (Bioman)
- Kenta Satou - Riki Honoo aka RedTurbo (Turboranger)
- Keiichi Wada - Ryo aka RyuuRanger (Dairanger)
- Mika Kikuchi - Umeko/Koume Kodou aka DekaPink (Dekaranger)
Gokaiger - Goseiger - Super Sentai: 199 Hero Great Battle will premier on June 11, moved from an earlier date of May 21.
Update: More images for the Gokaiger - Goseiger - Super Sentai: 199 Hero Great Battle movie courtesy of DecaEnd of HJU:
Umeko, the self-appointed leader of the Dekarangers, is still patrolling as the space police even after losing her powers as DekaPink. Umeko will appear together with her trusted partner, Murphy K9.
Captain Marvelous (GokaiRed) and Alata (GoseiRed) atop a building, while GokaiBlue and GoseiBlack fights Yogoshimakuritain, and GoseiPink and GokaiPink fights Dagon. Why are they fighting in the streets of Edo!?
Daigoro Oume (DenziBlue) is now handing out anpan and a DaiDenzin toy to kids in kindergarten. Who is that businessman surrounded by Daigoro, Ryo and Umeko? What is about to unfold!?
GoseiGirls Eri (GoseiPink) and Moune (GoseiYellow) with Go-onger's Saki (Go-onYellow) which will be making her appearance along with Shinkenger's Genta (ShinkenGold) and Chiaki (ShinkenGreen), and Boukenger's Akashi (BoukenRed).
The GorenGokaiOh, a combination of Goranger's first flying fortress, the Varibloom/Variblune and the Gokaiger's GokaiOh. Meanwhile, Goranger's Varidreen is rumored to be one of the next GokaiMachines.
The debut clip for this season's sixth ranger, the Gold Samurai Ranger is finally revealed! It was taken from this Saturday's Power Ranger Samurai 11th episode: Unexpected Arrival.
Originally named Wesley, Antonio the Gold Samurai Ranger, is a fisherman by trade. The character is played by Steven Skyler. You can watch the clip in HQ by following this link.
A few days ago, we have posted a rumor regarding the Gokaigers transforming to Kamen Rider OOO's Combos on a supposed Kamen Rider OOO × Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger crossover movie this Summer. Now, here's some additional information:
Please take rumors with a grain of salt!
According to nerefir of HJU, someone just posted on 2ch that they saw six Kamen Rider OOO combos namely OOO TaJaDol, GataKiriBa, LaToraTar, SaGoZo, ShaUTa, and PuToTyra, lined up in the park for filming a couple of days ago. It is said that the SaGoZo and LaToraTar combo were smaller than the rest. The guys on 2ch are assuming this means the Gokaigers GokaiChange to Kamen Rider OOO.
More info to come in the following days.
Next Sunday will be the two-part arc for the Samurai Sentai Shinkenger tribute on Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger. In these episodes, Runa Natsui will reprise her role as the 18th Head of Shiba, Kaoru Shiba.
Spoilers Alert! Read at your own risk!
Episode 11: The Serious Rebellion - May 1
Navi gives a clue about samurais to the Gokaigers. When they are searching for samurais, they meet Kaoru Shiba who is after the Shinkenger Ranger Keys. While Joe is fighting Kaoru, Zangyack suddenly appears and interrupts the fight. Barizorg starts to fight Joe and he experiences deja vu.
Episode 12: N/A - May 8
As Barizorg and Joe are fighting, Joe is reminded of a certain incident. When Joe finds out that Barizorg is actually his senior who he had great respect for, he suddenly disappears. Ahim is worried about Joe and wants to go out and search for him, while Marvelous tells her to just leave it be and everything is fine. Joe decides to head out and fight Barizorg once more in hopes of trying to get Barizorg's memories back.
Source: DecaEnd of HJU
The first part of the Kamen Rider W RETURNS V-Cinema project, Kamen Rider W RETURNS: Kamen Rider Accel debuted Japanese Oricon charts at #14 with 8,225 copies sold. Aside from that, Ultraman Zero the Movie: The Revenge of Belial also debuted in the charts at #16 with a total of 7,655 copies sold.
Kamen Rider W RETURNS: Kamen Rider Accel tells the story after the events of Kamen Rider Movie Wars CORE where Ryu Terui saved a girl named Aoi Kuzuki from an attack caused by the Masked Soldiers. Suddenly, the Commander Dopant shows up to take something from Aoi, but she doesn't have that thing anymore. Commander Dopant places a time bomb on Aoi and frames Terui.
Source: Anime News Network
As expected by many, the sequel movie to the live action GANTZ film, GANTZ: PERFECT ANSWER tops the April 23-24 Japanese Box Office. The movie still stars actor Kenichi Matsuyama and Arashi's Kazunari Ninomiya.
GANTZ: PERFECT ANSWER opened at 375 screens and got a total of 423,675 movie goers, thus the box office revenue came out to 551,610,800 Yen (US$6.72 million), which means that it had an even better start than the first GANTZ movie.
GANTZ live action movie tells the story of Kei Kurono and his friend Masaru Kato who die in a train accident and become part of a semi-posthumous "game" in which they and several other recently deceased people are forced to hunt down and kill aliens armed with a handful of futuristic items of equipment and weaponry.
Other movies included in the top 10 are: Detective Conan Movie 15: Quarter Of Silence (#2, 2nd), Crayon Shin-chan Movie 19: The Storm Called: Operation Golden Spy (#3, 2nd), Gulliver's Travels (#4, 2nd), OOO - Den-O - All Riders: Let's Go KAMEN RIDERS (#5, 4th), SP: The Motion Picture The Final Episode~ (#6, 7th), Hankyu Densha (#7, 1st), The King's Speach (#8, 9th), Tangled (#9, 7th), and Mahoro Ekimae Tada Benriken (#10, 1st).
In addition, another movie that opened last week that caught my eye is Maho Shojo wo Wasurenai, a school and youth drama. The movie stars two Super Sentai heroes: Masahiro Isui of Go-onger and Suzuka Morita of Shinkenger, and Ryuki Takahashi and Risa Taniuchi. Check out the trailer below:
