Japan’s New Paraplegic Tokusatsu Hero, Chosoku Parahero Gandine

Today, NHK announced an all-new tokusatsu inspired drama series, Chosoku Parahero Gandine (Super Speed ParaHero Gandine). The series features a groundbreaking premise that combines disabled sports with transforming heroes. The series will heavily focus on wheelchair related combat and action, as the protagonist is paraplegic. In addition, the series’ paraplegic protagonist will transform into a typical ‘henshin hero,’ who uses a superpowered wheelchair. However, Chosoku Parahero Gandine is special mini-series that will span three episodes rather than having 12 or more episodes. Furthermore, the main cast features several actors, previously…

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Kamen Rider Zi-O Press Conference

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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