Day: November 30, 2017

My Hero Academia: One’s Justice Game Announced

Pak Hanu

Recently it has been revealed in the latest issue of Weekly Shonen Jump that a new video game based on the My Hero Academia anime is in the works.  The game titled, “My Hero Academia: One’s Justice,” will be released for the Playstation 4 and Nintendo Switch.  The first trailer for the game will be featured next month at Jump Festa 2018, which will be held on December 16-17. No other details are confirmed at this time so stay tuned for updates. Source: Crunchyroll

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Kathryn Newton Cast in Live-Action Detective Pikachu Film

Pak Hanu

Variety has reported that Kathryn Newton is joining the cast of Legendary’s live-action Detective Pikachu film as the head female lead.  Kathryn will be co-star alongside the main lead male character, which will be portrayed by Justice Smith. As reported earlier the film will be directed by Rob Letterman and the script will be written by Nicole Perlman and Alex Hirsch.  The live-action Detective Pikachu film will be distributed by Universal Pictures outside of Japan while the film will distributed by Toho in Japan. Currently no other details are confirmed at this time so stay tuned for updates. Source: Variety  

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Official Images: S.H.Figuarts Luke Skywalker (The Last Jedi)

Pak Hanu

Premium Bandai has updated with an official pre-order page for S.H.Figuarts Luke Skywalker (The Last Jedi). As the name suggests the figure is based on his appearance in Star Wars Episode VIII: The Last Jedi.  The figure will include: Exchangeable wrists (LeftX1, Right X1) Alternate hood Accessory parts sets Pre-orders for the figure are currently open and the item will be released in May 2018 priced at 6,480 Yen.  Those who are interested should contact their preferred middleman for more details. Source: Premium Bandai

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Bakugan Reboot Details Announced

Pak Hanu

Recently new details about the Bakugan reboot has been revealed thanks to Spin Master’s Q3 2017 financial call.  Spin Master initially planned to reboot the franchise back in 2015, however no other details surfaced since the announcement.  Today it has been revealed that a new TV series and toy line are currently in the works and the series is set to premiere sometime in 2018 or 2019. For those who are unaware, Bakugan Battle Brawlers was a Japanese / Canadian anime series that was produced by TMS Entertainment, Dentsu Inc., and Nelvana Animation. The series…

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Holiday Buyer’s Guide 2017 Day 4: Transformers & Anime Figures

Hero Club

Once again welcome back to the 2017, Holiday Buyers Guide! Today, for day four we have animated series and their collectibles. Starting off the list is the ever-popular Transformers series, that spans between Hasbro’s and Takara’s releases. We then follow up with some products from popular anime and video game titles. Closing out this selection is Sunrise’s/ Yoshiyuki Tomino’s iconic series, Mobile Suit Gundam.   Transformers Transformers Movie MPM-3 Bumblebee $79.99 The live-action Transformers movies are now 10 years old! To commemorate the 10th anniversary of the cinematic series Hasbro…

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Tsuburaya Productions Reveals Ultraman Anime Adaptation

Billy "TaJa" Doyle

Over the past few days, Tsuburaya Productions had a countdown clock running pertaining to Eiichi Shimizu and Tomohiro Shimoguchi’s Ultraman manga. This countdown led to an easily and highly anticipated reveal, that the manga series will be receiving an anime adaptation. Now, the only unfortunate thing about the Ultraman anime is that it is not scheduled for a 2018 release; fans are going to have wait for almost another year, as the series is slated for 2019.   Eiichi Shimizu and Tomohiro Shimoguchi’s Ultraman manga series began in 2011. The series was…

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