07 May 2013

Indonesian Tokusatsu Revealed: BIMA the Garuda Warrior [Updated]


Starting this June 30th, Indonesia's MNC and Japan's Ishimori Production will start airing Indonesia's latest tokusatsu hero, “BIMA Satria Garuda”, or BIMA the Garuda Warrior. And like any Japanese produced tokusatsu, it will also have merchandises courtesy of Bandai.

Led by the enigmatic Rasputin, the evil organization VUDO came from a parallel universe to steal the natural resources of Earth like oxygen, water and sunlight. Ray, a young man from Earth, was chosen to be a hero to protect the Earth from the evil invaders' attack.


BIMA stars Christian Loho as Ray Bramasakti, Stella Cornelia (JKT48) as Rena Iskandar, Rayhan Febrian as Randy Iskandar, Adhitya Alkatiri as Mikhail, and Sutan Simatupang as Rasputin.

THE HEROES:
Ray Bramasakti is the main protagonist who transforms itself to Bima Satria Garuda by using the Red Power Stone given by the mysterious person named Mikhail. A honest and quiet man, he is working as a technician in the Satria Motor. He was an orphan, but have Randy and Rena as his close friends.

As BIMA, Ray is granted the agility, focus and strength of a Garuda. He also uses a weapon named Helios. When called, Helios will come flying out from the sun. His finishing move is the Garuda Strike.


Randy Iskandar is one of Ray's best friends since high school, and acts as his big brother. Also known as Ray Way, he was an orphan, who inherited wealth from his parents. He lived and raised by his uncle who saved him as a child.

Rena Iskandar is the younger sister of Randy. She is innocent and naive. Even though she always tries to help Bima, but often just ended up getting in his way by getting kidnapped, etc. She admires both Randy and Ray, and she is in love with Ray.


THE VILLAINS:
Rasputin is the head of the evil organization VUDO, which comes from a parallel world to take on the earth elements, such as oxygen, water, and sunlight. It uses the power of the Black Power Stone as main power resource. He have a right hand man by the name of Iron Mask, which acts as the captain of their warship. The face behind the mask is not known, however, he has the power of Blue Power Stone.

Monsters include Tiger, Scorpion and Lizard Monsterman. There is also a guy called Azazel who fights BIMA for Rasputin. He has a weapon called Toranus (God of Thunder).

And finally, here's a good look at BIMA Satria Garuda via the recently uploaded trailer from RCTI official YouTube page, and other related videos.





Scheduled for 26 episodes, BIMA Satria Garuda starts airing on June 30th (Sunday) at 8:30 AM, with replays every Saturday at 3:00 PM on RCTI. They also have plans to release the show overseas, such as Malaysia, Singapore and Brunei.

UPDATE: Christian Loho will also be the BIMA's suit actor with the choreography handled by Ishimori production. Three choreographers, the cameraman and director all came from Japan, as well as the equipment to be use to create the series.

Additionally, the designer and writer for the story will be Masato Hayase who is known for writing the Sea Jetter Kaito and Cyborg 009 Conclusion mangas; S.I.C. Hero Saga, Kamen Rider Eve, and KIKAIDER00 novels; and, the character designer for Voicelugger, Kamen Rider Agito, Ryuki, Faiz, Hibiki, Kabuto, Den-O, Kiva, Decade, W, and OOO

Sources: KAORI Nusantara, AnteraNews (link 2), HotGame Magazine, Duniaku.net. Special thanks to Aditya Wibowo.
Additional info from Video Games Indonesia, Hai Online via Juspion

69 comments:

  1. actually there have been many indie indonesia's tokusatsu, like jtoku's pocongman, sphere series, so bima (actually) not the first one

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  2. That's our Original Tokusatsu...
    We didn't copy some Super Sentai or Kamen Rider like "thatin some country"...
    Indonesian Tokusatsu... :D

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  3. Good news for indonesia! Also I feel that the series will be good and funny... I was laughing when the foot soldiers of Lenaiger fighting because they are so funny...No offense though... ^_^ Ganbatte Indonesia! Pity there is no Rena Nozawa from JKT48 to play as a supporting character beside Stella Cornelia... I hope she will play as a guest in the series... ^_^

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  4. @Rain Samanosuke: Kan di atas ud dibilang itu dibikin ama Ishinomori, jd dari Jepang sendiri yg bikin jd ga ngecopy... Didukung napa?

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  5. Gk nyangka MNC bisa gaet Ishimori Pro bahkan Bandai!!! Kostumnya keren & detail!!! Mantabh dah!!!

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  6. Here's a better translation on description about Rena.

    Rena Iskandar is Randy's younger sister. She is innocent and naive. She always tries to help Bima, but often just ended up getting in his way by getting kidnapped, etc. She admires both Randy and Ray, and she is in love with Ray.

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  7. is it weird that i like Rasputin's look more than i like Bima's?

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  8. That's from my country, this is our super heroes BIMA GARUDA KNIGHT we didnt copy like saban or whatever

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  9. it looks like a guyferd knock off and the suit looks like a bootleg rip off ryuki. Here we go again another Zaidio really

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  10. Better than USA, Saban is just copying Super Sentai, Kamen Rider and Metal Heroes. Shame on you USA !!!!

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  11. maybe it is not a copy of kamen rider or another jap tokusatsu series, but i think i saw the character design in one of the armor heroes series.

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  12. "Better than USA, Saban is just copying Super Sentai, Kamen Rider and Metal Heroes. Shame on you USA !!!!"

    Adaptation =/= Copy.

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  13. Okay my friend, please forgive whatever my country people say about power ranger...

    This our origina country heroes from ccoperating with ishinomori team.. but indonesia have a lot of superheroes before, like gundala, panji manusia millenium (panji millenium man), Saras 008 (not 007), and etc.. :D

    dan kalian jangan lupakan mereka woi... mentang mentang kerjasama ama jepang langsung muja muja... nanti gak seru dihina hina... labil...

    sorry for my bad english...

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  14. This Original hero but not the first hero..

    Indonesia have superheroes before bima...

    Gundala, Panji manusia millenium, saras 008..

    Kalian muja muja diawal, pas jelek dihina hina.. tokubil.. -_-

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  15. @Muto

    Saban isn't "copying" anything since he has permission (and guidelines to follow) from Toei to make Power Rangers. Do you not see Toei's name in the credits? I swear this bitching about Power Rangers is just an excuse to hate on anything American made.

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  16. Here we go. Indonesian Live action super hero. i hope it is the great seeds for another local heroes to stand up in their own country

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  17. @muto, USA and SABAN didn't copy them, they officially get the license to use those characters and use them in their own original story.

    Stop acting like a child and get your facts right.

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  18. I find it funny when people keep saying that the USA is "copying" Super Sentai/Kamen Rider/Metal Heroes when Toei and etc...are the ones who signed off on the rights for the adaptation and footage in the first place. Granted the majority of the American adaptations do suck, but money speaks in all languages.

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  19. finally someone that is not a

    kamen rider, a sentai member, or

    a thing different from garo.

    Or and is not a ultraman too.

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  20. The language sounds like Tagalog

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  21. @Anon 11:57 PM
    No, it will not be another Zaido. You wanna know why? Because they even got Ishinomori production to collaborate on the project. Zaido is crap because it's probably made by people just trying to cash in with no love for the genre.

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  22. Looked cool from the post image, then I saw it and was like
    "Heeeeey, This looks like a rip-off fusion of Kamen Rider Ryuki and Kamen Rider Kuuga"...I like the helmet design I guess...And why do the enemies look like the Machine Empire from Power Rangers Zeo/Chōriki Sentai Ohranger... Huh...Probably not gonna watch it.

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  23. come guys, Saban didn't copying, they just make an adapt version of jap toku series.

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  24. Looks interesting. Though while I do like the costume, am I the only one who thinks the suit looks kinda like a cross between Kuuga and OOO Tajadoru form?

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  25. tajador head?
    kaixa shoulder pad?
    blade and decade chestplate?
    kuuga armlet?

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  26. eventhough i'm from malaysia... i still damm proud of of indonesia man....first real ASEAN tokusatsu!!!karen banget

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  27. So, Ishimori Pro and Bandai are involved with this...

    Still, BIMA sounds weird to me.

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  28. Ishimori Productions?
    this better be good.

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  29. Awesome suit design!

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  30. he looks epic awsome!

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  31. yeah there are saras 008, panji manusia millennium, the-one-that-manohara-wear-marvel-herones-costumes from major brand and there are rider ammar, LEC, Pocong man, Borneo Man, Gatotkaca, Sphere and much more from the indie brand.

    so we're welcoming Satria Garuda Bima. Maju terus tokusatsu Indonesia

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  32. For those who keep saying that this is a rip off of Kamen Rider, this series is made in colaboration Ishimori production, you know the production house that also has a large part in making Kamen Rider.
    So no, dumbassess, it's not a rip off but obviously, it has some inspiration from it. As always, there's always jackasses who already claim they will not wacth it or whatever, go ahead, no loss for us Indonesia. I'm from Indonesia and I'm hoping this series will be good.
    BTW, this is an Indonesia series. The language is Bahasa Indonesia not Tagalog, not Chinese, not Philippines

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  33. hey guys eventhough u said saban is copying sentai but be honest guys you love it since u were kid... especially us indonesian fellows,, but still i proud of this , and 1 more thing, indeed this is not the first indonesian superhero. but this is THE FIRST indonesian real tokusatsu, OFFICIALLY, the one from JTOKU is just shown at youtube instead of TV , so i think this is THE FIRST indonesian OFFicial tokusatsu ever, cant wait to see that,

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  34. Nice costume.
    I know, maybe it's a bit kamen rider-ish but what make this serial good or bad is the cinematic effect & the story.
    Can't wait to watch the pilot episode.

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  35. Here's another Indonesian perspective from a different point of view: It's gonna be total shit, because MNC and RCTI is not known for their HQ TV program. The show not even shot on widescreen format .(it's 2013 guys, come on!)

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  36. Nice one Indonesia!

    I'll hope it will be a great show to watch for... >_<

    As I watch the trailer, it looks so interesting to watch for.

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  37. i hope garuda basic fighting style is silat

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  38. Since Ishinomori Productions has involved in the creation, will it have something like 'Crossover-Movie' with Kamen rider?

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  39. Indonesian Tokusatsu my arse! They hired 3 Japaneses, choreographer for the fight scenes, INSTEAD of local choreographer like IKO UWAIS or MAD DOG! the guys from The Raid who are expert in Silat, (Indonesian Martial Arts). The crews and the director are Japaneses aswell

    this show would be nothing more than regular kids show

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  40. Now we have tokusatsu, i guess i'll be looking forward for Indonesia's First Anime

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  41. Bagus Neh.Karakternya bawa2 GARUDA. Mudah2an ada karakter hero laen yang ikonik || Mudah2an ntar Gatotkaca bisa di-film-kan juga jadi beginian.

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  42. @Anon 7:34 PM
    How can they hire Iko and Yayan when they're busy doing Berandal?
    I don't know if you're Indonesian or not but stop being an asshole cynic okay? We don't have much experience creating this kinda of series, it's actually a logical step hiring those who are experts and have more experience in it and we can also learn from them.

    Now we may have to collaborate with Japan, but maybe if it's successful it will lead to more productions with local talents. Have you think about that?

    Also, the designer and writer for the story will be Masato Hayase, famous for writing the manga Sea Jetter Kaito, manga Cyborg 009 Conclusion, S.I.C. Hero Saga novel, Kamen Rider Eve novel and designing characters for manga Sea Jetter Kaito, manga Cyborg 009 Conclusion, novel S.I.C. Hero Saga, novel Kamen Rider Agito, Ryuki, Faiz, Hibiki, Kabuto, Den-O, Kiva, Decade, W, and OOO

    Maju terus perfilman Indonesia!

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  43. And it's about time Stella Cornelia gets herself an article in the Henshin Hotties section. Probably about her first photobook, which I'm hoping so. XD

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  44. c'mon guys.. it's their first original heroes.. give it a chance..

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  45. oversea can watch at mivotv..

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  46. whooaaaa can't wait for this!!!!! the design is awesome, u can see the effort they put into producing this.

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  47. it would be better adding Indonesian style/culture in its costume,,like batik or others motife....it was look like kamen rider i think...

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  48. the stunt crew of this series is form piranha team, which is the same team that do the fighting choreograpy in the raid movie. based on the fact that the raid movie has a awesome fighting choreograpy, so i think bima looks promising

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  49. Sometimes I feel ashame when bunch of "Indonesian" say pridefully, "I am Indonesian!" etc then compared it to another "Copied" USA Power Rangers & Power Riders although I'm Indonesian too. well, back to topic, honestly it lacks Indonesia Identity. I wish the battle suit has more indonesianish motive such as batik motive or larger garuda design or maybe more white & red colour since it wants to reflect Indonesia. and Original Indonesia tokusatsu? I don't think so because it still contain Japan's staff. it would wise to say, "Japan-Indo original Tokusatsu".

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  50. I'm happy with this Bima, n very curious to see the first eps :)
    Lol, don't judge this this series too serious, just enjoy it.

    As some info :
    The history behind the production of this Bima (as the Senior Vice President of the local tv said in the presentation video), is to repeat the old succes of super hero series "Ksatria Baja Hitam" (adapted or translated name for Kamen Rider Black) at the same local TV in 90's. Where becoming a very favorite super hero show for 90's kids (the show gain 80% of national watch at the hour the show aired).
    Maybe, this is why Bima have a little taste like 90's kamen rider show (if anyone notice the 90's kamen rider atmosphere too..)

    So.. i think the local tv already calculate the risk of Bima series carefully (I hope so :p), at least it can be accepted by Indonesian audience, and hope we can enjoy it too :)

    *sry for long comment and maybe my bad english, lol

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  51. Kamen Rider Black) at the same local TV in 90's. Where becoming a very favorite super hero show for 90's kids (the show gain 80% of national watch at the hour the show aired).
    Maybe, this is why Bima have a little taste like 90's kamen rider show (if anyone notice the 90's kamen rider atmosphere too..)

    So.. i think the local tv already calculate the risk of Bima series carefully (I hope so :p), at least it can be accepted by Indonesian audience, and hope we can enjoy it too :)

    *sry for long comment and maybe my bad english, lol

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  52. @1:49 AM

    This is a collaboration with Ishimori pro, the maker of Kamen Riders. Calling Indonesia Japanese wannabe, when we made it by collaborating with Japan is only going to make those dumbass hater more stupid than they already are

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  53. Prod prad prod
    Woyy sob, jangan pada norak apa malu2in aja lo semua ini tuh kolaborasi antara jpn sama indo.

    Aduh yatuhan kok pada freak semua sih
    Boleh bangga tapi gausah OVER juga kaleeeee

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    1. setujuh gan, prad prod dimana-mana bikin eneg, coba liat orang Jepang, kalem-kalem aja kalo karya mereka mendunia, kagak pernah gw nemuin komen "Proud to be Japanese". Atau coba bayangin kalo semua orang inggris komen "Heavy Metal is from my country". Orang Indo bangganya cuma dimulut doang, gilaran negaranya bikin malu, dicaci maki, haah susah dah

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  54. yg ngomong klo indo seperti "japan wannabe", nandain lo tu hater yg ga pernah baca buku sejarah. dahulu pasca restorasi meiji, japan dikenal sebagai "europe wannabe", tapi lihatlah japan sekarang gimana,,, semua itu butuh proses dul, belajarlah dari yg ahli, jika kau pengen jadi seorang ahli

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  55. you must watch this first indonesian tokusatsu

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  56. pada ga bisa bahasa inggris atau beneran bego sih? Itu yg komen 1.49 AM bilang dia takutnya dunia menjuluki Indonesia "Japan Wannabe" kalo sampe Indonesia bikin anime juga. Cuz kalian tau Anime identik dgn jepang, kalo kartun 2D dari jepang namanya Anime, kartun 2D selain dari jepang namanya tetep kartun wkwk

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  57. bersiaplah, akan banyak haters dari luar negeri yg akan iri dan menyerang serta memojokkan tokusatsu asal Indonesia ini,,, persis seperti awal berdirinya jkt48 dahulu,,, hehehe

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  58. heran ya banding2in terus ini orang2.. bandinginnya sama kamen rider pula yang bkn super hero pertama jepang. lagian klo mau bawa2 kamen rider gw ga ngerasa kostum ichigo ada samurainya, atau pake kimono atau pake bakiak atau ada lambang negara jepangnya.. jadi udalah nikmatin aja.. macam kritikus profesional aja deh pada nih..

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    1. ini negara bebas woy, semua orang bebas berpendapat, mengkritik & ngasih opini

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  59. Aku malah kebayang kamen rider judge dredd

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  60. yaaahh..beginilah effect dijajah kelamaan, skalinya dikasih kebebasan lgsg norak dan ga bisa gunain dengan bijak.. lgsg seenaknya aja "negara bebaslah, suka2 gw'lah, mulut2 gw'lah..hahaha ! yg berbobot dikitlah klo kasih kritik saran..

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  61. sudah lah jangan hina2 bangsa sendiri, klo g suka gampang kok ga usah di tonton, ga malu apa lo hina2 apalagi pake bhs inggris, maksudnya biar semua dunia tau bahwa BSG ini buatan indonesia yg paling busuuk?? think again!!!!

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