[Review] Shin Ultraman: A Tribute to the Classic Series

On August 1, 2019, Tsuburaya Productions announced that Hideaki Anno and Shinji Higuchi would be collaborating again for another production. Titled, Shin Ultraman, the film would be the second Shin film in the pair’s growing library of reimagining classic icons. As the title states, the pair would be rebooting Tsuburaya Productions’ most famous and largest hero, Ultraman.   Now, Shinji Higuchi served as the film’s director, while Hideaki Anno was its producer and wrote the script. Surprisingly, Anno also took part in the motion-capture process, portraying the titular hero, since…

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[Advertisement] KS Empire One Year Anniversary Lucky Draw Campaign

Today, we have been asked to advertise an on-going “Lucky Draw Campaign” hosted by our friend’s at KS Empire. However, before we continue we must advise that this promotion is for our readers in Malaysia due to varying circumstances. For those unaware, KS Empire is an online tokusatsu toy store and distributor located in Malaysia for Malaysians. The store was founded by longtime friend and occasional translator, ProtomanV89, last year during the pandemic. Thankfully, the pandemic did not affect KS Empire’s business, as it is booming and looking to expand.…

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[Sneak Peak] David Kaye on the Fatal Fury OVAs & Film

The following clip is a preview for our staff member, Zeltrax Millennium’s next interview, which releases on his birthday. So, in this upcoming interview, Zeltrax will be talking with the iconic voice actor, David Kaye. Many people should recognize him for his extensive work with Transformers having voiced Megatron in Beast Wars and the Unicron Trilogy. However, David Kaye also performed as the Autobot leader, Optimus Prime in Transformers Animated. Also, another notable role of David Kaye’s that fan should recognize is time as Inuyasha’s brother Sesshomaru.   Whereas, the…

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[Sneak Peak] Lee Tockar on Dragon Ball Z Kai (Ocean Group Dub)

The following is a promotional clip from our staff member, ZeltraxMillennium for his newest interview with voice actor Lee Tockar. The full interview will be posted onto the site later this week, or fans can currently watch it on Zeltrax’s YouTube Channel if they so please. Anyway, for those unaware, Lee Tockar has performed in several North American cartoons, and English anime dubs. Some of Mr. Tockar’s roles include Street Sharks, Beast Wars: Transformers, Monster Rancher, and Johnny Test. However, this promotional clip is regarding Mr. Lee Tockar’s role in…

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Kamen Rider Kuuga Joins “TokuSHOUTsu” Library

The official TokuSHOUTsu twitter page has updated with the announcement that Kamen Rider Kuuga will be released on their service this Friday at 7 PM ET/ 4 PM PT. Additionally the series will also air on PlutoTV CH 681 in Tech + Geek. For those who are not aware, the series will be the second Kamen Rider series that is available on the service, as the original Kamen Rider series was added to the service earlier this March.  A new legend begins Friday. 7pm ET / 4pm PT on @PlutoTV CH 681 in Tech + Geek. pic.twitter.com/p0lKoUd0Lh —…

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Shout Factory & PlutoTV announce “TokuSHOUTsu”

Happy Monday heroes, we have some news when it comes to tokusatsu. Through the joint efforts of Pluto TV and Shout! Factory TV, TokuSHOUTsu a new streaming channel on Pluto TV will be bringing Ultraman, Super Sentai, and Kamen Rider to the United States. To quote some of the IGN article which outlines all the specifics. Beginning at midnight PT on Tuesday, March 17, TokuSHOUTsu can be found on Pluto TV Channel 681 (in the Tech + Geek section). The channel will offer a mix of live, curated content and…

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Dragon Ball: Show Me the Work Ep. 3 – An Overabundance of Gods!

Welcome to Hero Club’s third official podcast based on the Dragon Ball franchise! Here your hosts, Fighterxaos and Wheelchair21, attempt to tackle various fan theories and misconceptions regarding the franchise. Yet, on occasion they will be joined by TheBadGamer to review the anime and films. Now, today’s episode is all about the Gods! From Kami to the Kais, the Kais to the Gods of Destruction, the Omni-King Zeno and the even Angels, we try to tackle them all. This episode will break down the tiers and roles of the Gods,…

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Dragon Ball: Show Me the Work Ep. 2 – What is Canon? And the Problem with Moro!

Welcome to Hero Club’s third official podcast based on the Dragon Ball franchise! Here our hosts, Fighterxaos and Wheelchair21, attempt to tackle various fan theories and misconceptions regarding the franchise. Yet, on occasion they will be joined by TheBadGamer to review the anime and films. Now, today’s episode is heavily on Dragon Ball Super, both the anime and manga! Our hosts start off by discussing the on-going debate of what is ‘canon’ between Super’s anime and manga. Then they proceed with the alarming issues within the current chapters of the…

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Dragon Ball: Show Me the Work Ep. 1 – HITtin’ Up Our First Episode

Welcome to the premiere of an all-new monthly series from Hero Club, it is Dragon Ball: Show Me the Work! This new podcast series is a show that will attempt to tackle various fan theories and misconceptions about the Dragon Ball franchise. However, on occasion our hosts will review the anime and/ or the films, as well as the on-going chapters of the Dragon Ball Super manga. Now, today’s episode is our pilot, so it will feature our hosts introducing themselves in regards to how they discovered Dragon Ball and…

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Hero Club’s Third Anniversary: 3 Years That Feel More Like 10!

Today, marks the third anniversary of the site’s official launch back in June 2016. Since then, Hero Club continues to provide amazing coverage on news regarding the various superheroes seen in media. Now, while our first two years came off as incredible, our third year became more of the usual norm. The staff has remained nearly the same early 2018, and our ability to produce content remains consistent. Yet, our audience and fans of the site continues to grow like it should.   However, we would be lying if we…

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