Tag: Heisei Era

Mill Creek Entertainment Announces Ultraman TDG Series 25th Anniversary Sets

Billy "TaJa" Doyle

Today is July 10th, and that means it is none other than Ultraman Day yet again! Now, events to celebrate the franchise’s 55th anniversary are underway in both Japan and North America. On the American front we have the TokuShoutsu stream currently on-going, and later tonight is Tsuburaya Productions’ Ultraman Connection show. However, during the TokuShoutsu stream, Mill Creek Entertainment, the North American distributor, announced its final home video releases for 2021.   These release are none other than sets for the TDG series, which consists of Ultraman Tiga, Dyna…

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[Interview] Starlight Runner Entertainment’s Steele Filipek: Discovering Ultraman!

Billy "TaJa" Doyle

Today, Hero-Club is proud to present our newest video interview! Our guest this time is another Starlight Runner Entertainment employee, Steele Filipek. For those unaware, Mr. Steele Filipek is a writer and producer who has worked for SHOWTIME, as well as contributed to the Halo franchise, Nickelodeon’s Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Men in Black 3. However, as apart of Starlight Runner Entertainment, Mr. Filipek is assisting in the Ultra Series expansion into the West. Currently, Mr. Filipek resides as the Editor-in-Chief for Ultraman Galaxy, the official North American website…

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[Interview] Starlight Runner Entertainment CEO Jeff Gomez: Bringing Ultraman Back to America!

Billy "TaJa" Doyle

Today is Friday and the week is over, but Hero-Club is proud to present our latest video interview! Our guest this time is none other than Starlight Runner Entertainment CEO Jeff Gomez. For those unaware, Mr. Jeff Gomez is an esteemed writer and producer who has written for Valiant Comics, Magic the Gathering, and the Turok franchise. Eventually, he went onto establish Starlight Runner Entertainment, which helped to produce a variety of television programs and films. Fans can associate the company’s and his work with properties like James Cameron’s Avatar,…

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Arrow Video Presents Gamera: The Complete Collection

Anthony Michel

Today, UK home video distributor Arrow Video announced that they will be releasing Gamera: The Complete Collection in North America. The release will feature the entire Gamera film series that consists of 12 films: the original 8 Showa Era films, the Heisei Trilogy, and finally Gamera the Brave. The Complete Collection will feature all twelve uncut films with dual audio (Japanese and English). In addition, the will feature 4K restorations for some films, as well as bonus content like commentaries and interviews. Furthermore, it will feature a hardcover trade of…

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Los Ingobernables de Tokusatsu Ep 85 – A Crash Course on Godzilla

Hero Club

Welcome to an all-new episode of Hero Club’s first original podcast, “Los Ingobernables de Tokusatsu!” Today’s episode is all about the King of the Monsters, Godzilla. Now, this was not the original plan, but was on the back burner in case of an emergency. In addition, Cinemassacre luckily helped to provide a template to structure the episode with his video “Godzilla for Beginners.” So, please check out his video before hand before listening to our take on the subject matter. However, for those who do not want to see the…

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Review: S.H.Figuarts Shinkocchou Seihou Kamen Rider Kiva

Michael Lederhos

Kamen Rider fans have waited 11 years for the missing Heisei Era Rider within the S.H.Figuarts line, Kamen Rider Kiva. Now, while the character’s Emperor Form was released first, the base form of Kiva never saw release until this year, 2019. Luckily, the Shinkocchou Seihou line of S.H.Figuarts provides higher amount of details and quality to replicate the in-show look of the Kiva suit, that the base line could have possibly never achieved. In fact, the Seihou line might be the only way Bandai could release Kiva, as the costume…

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Name of Japan’s Newest Era Confirmed

Pak Hanu

Recently a conference was held in Japan by the Japanese government to announce the new era for the country. The new era is tentatively known as the “Reiwa Era,” which translates to Harmonic Peace. The name is derived from the Manyoshu, a collection of historic Japanese poems. Now, Reiwa Era will effective begin on May 1st under Japan’s new emperor, Emperor Naruhito. For those who are not familiar with Japanese history, era names were first conceived by Emperor Kōtoku in 645. The first era in Japan was known as the…

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Kamen Rider Zi-O Press Conference

Billy "TaJa" Doyle

Today, Toei held its annual press conference for the next installment in the Kamen Rider series. The new upcoming series, Kamen Rider Zi-O, will succeed Kamen Rider Build in September, and will be the final Heisei Era Kamen Rider show. Now, before we go in depth on the press conference allow us to get readers up to date with the official summary for the show, as seen below.   Kamen Rider Zi-O’s Story: A time machine will appear before our hero, born in the year 2000; he dreams of one…

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Los Ingobernables de Tokusatsu Ep 26 – Godzilla Timelines Pt 2

Hero Club

Welcome to an all-new episode of “Los Ingobernables de Tokusatsu!” Today’s episode goes by two titles, the one seen above, and Experimenting with Timelines! The reason for that alternative title is because we take a look at the Kamen Rider Build premiere. However, we kick off the show hyping up Kaixa Day, and the new Garo anime. Once we get past the recent events we transition to our discussion on Godzilla Timelines, specifically the Heisei Era! VisibleNinja joins us again, as Mucha hosts Heisei Era segment and attempts to explain…

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Kamen Rider Climax Fighters Bandai Asia Trailer Streamed

Pak Hanu

Bandai Namco Entertainment Asia recently posted an official trailer for their release of the Kamen Rider Climax Fighters video game.  What makes this version special is that it will feature English subtitles although the game will still feature the standard Japanese audio.  This should be especially great for international fans since the game will be able to play on the non Japanese versions of the Playstation 3, Playstation 4, & PSVita since they are region free. The game is set to launch for the Playstation 3, Playstation 4, and PSVita in Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, the Philippines, and Indonesia on December 7. For those…

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