Category: Kamen Rider

“Henshin! Honshin! Kamen Rider!”

This category is for those popular ‘Karate Bugmen’ shows created by Shotaro Ishinomori and produced by Toei.

[Interview] Kane Kosugi on Godzilla, Ultraman, Kamen Rider & Super Sentai

Billy "TaJa" Doyle

Good morning Hero-Club faithful, today is a really interesting Sunday for us, since we have this special interview to present! Now, as the title states, our guest for this interview is none other than the incredible Kane Kosugi. For those unaware, Mr. Kosugi has appeared in the big three tokusatsu franchises, Ultraman, Kamen Rider, and Super Sentai. In addition, Kane Kosugi even starred in Godzilla: Final Wars, as well as some live-action video game adaptations. Furthermore, others may recognize Kane for his various action roles alongside his father Sho Kosugi,…

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[Con Report] Power Morphicon 2024: The Entire Weekend Rundown

Billy "TaJa" Doyle

Last weekend, the biannual Power Rangers convention, Power Morphicon was held in Pasadena, California from August 23rd to the 25th. As per usual, the event was held at the Pasadena Convention Center, which is part of the greater Marriott branding. Additionally, the accompanying Sheraton Pasadena Hotel was rebranded, as the Dena last Summer, joining the Tribute Portfolio series. So, the revamped hotel was a subtle change for attendees returning to the show following PMC 2022. However, the event’s housing did not change within the past few shows, excluding its temporary…

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Kamen Rider Faiz 20th Anniversary Trailer

Ben Odinson

Open your eyes for the next Faiz! Today, have the trailer for the upcoming Kamen Rider Faiz 20th anniversary film, Paradise Regained. Unfortunately, we do not have any subtitles, so we cannot really tell everyone what is going on. Outside of that it seems as though every actor is returning to reprise their roles for this movie. Now, I for one am excited about this, but I know Faiz is hit or miss show for fan. Specifically, because of the whole throwing people into the water, and never having a…

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[Japan World Heroes 2023] Kamen Rider Gaim’s Gaku Sano Panel

EZ Peterson

Last weekend, Power Morphicon’s sister-show Japan World Heroes had its third event, and it was held in Burbank, California. Additionally, this year’s convention seemed to be the most packed for its guest roster when compared to previous ones. Coincidentally, like its first event, Japan World Heroes 2023 managed to host lead talents from the big three tokusatsu franchises. For the Ultra Series, the convention featured the “First Lady of Ultra” Hiroko Sakurai, and Ultraman Gaia star Takeshi Yoshioka. Then from the world of Super Sentai, Hero-Club’s latest interview guest Go-On…

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Official Kamen Rider Gotchard Press Conference – Cast, Staff & More

Billy "TaJa" Doyle

Today, Toei held their press conference for the next installment in the Kamen Rider series, Kamen Rider Gotchard. However, unlike previous press conferences that were conducted live, Toei prerecorded the entire presentation. So, the following details pertain to the series synopsis, the main cast, and the staff involved.   Series Synopsis: The key to the story is the artificial lifeforms called Chemie created by collecting the best alchemy techniques. There are 101 Chemies in total, made to imitate all things that exist in this world like grasshoppers and SLs (Train).…

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Hero-Club LIVE Archives: Kamen Rider Geats’ Michael Kinder Interview

Michael Lederhos

On Sunday, December 18th, Hero-Club held its first-ever live interview on Twitch, thus launching our interview subseries Hero-Club LIVE. To verify, this series will be for whenever interview guests want to meet up for long durations. In addition, the guests are allowing us to interview them in front of a virtual audience, and accept viewer participation. However, we are uncertain if future Hero-Club LIVE interviews will remain exclusively on Twitch or shared on YouTube moving forward.   Then as for our first guest in the series, it is actor, stuntman,…

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[Official Images] S.H.Figuarts Kamen Rider Geats Magnum Boost & Entry Raise Form

Billy "TaJa" Doyle

Currently, Tamashii Nations 2022 is occurring in Japan, and they are unveiling several new items throughout their various product lines. As expected, several of the items are scheduled to be Premium Bandai exclusives, and others are to be determined. However, there are retail releases being announced with some confirmed to be going up for pre-order in the near future. Now, among these upcoming retail releases to go on pre-order are the first two S.H.Figuarts for Kamen Rider Geats. Whereas, for those unaware, Kamen Rider Geats is the current airing series…

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Discotek Media Licenses Kamen Rider Black for North American Distribution

Billy "TaJa" Doyle

Recently, Distock Media hosted their “A Very Spooktacular Discotek Day” livestream to announce their upcoming home media releases. However, their stream kicked off with a bang, as their next title under their Toku Time label is Kamen Rider Black! Yes, Kamen Rider Black is joining Discotek Media’s library, and not joining the Shout! Factory line-up of releases. For those unaware, the series is the eighth installment in the long-running Kamen Rider franchise, having aired from October 4, 1987 to October 9, 1988. The series spans across 51 episodes, two television…

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Official Kamen Rider Geats Press Conference – Cast, Staff & More

Billy "TaJa" Doyle

Today, Toei held their press conference for the next installment in the Kamen Rider series, Kamen Rider Geats. However, unlike previous press conferences that were conducted live, Toei prerecorded the entire presentation. So, the following details pertain to the series synopsis, the official trailer, the main cast, and the staff involved. Series Synopsis: A young man named, Ace Ukiyo, whose catchphrase is “In the end, victory will be mine!” enters the Desire Grand Prix; a mysterious survival competition where combatants fight deadly creatures called Jamato as Kamen Riders. These Kamen…

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Shout! Factory Announces Kamen Rider Kuuga & Chikyuu Sentai Fiveman on Home Video

Billy "TaJa" Doyle

Earlier today, the Shout! Factory booth accidentally revealed that the company will be releasing two new tokusatsu home video releases. However, they quickly fixed their mistake, even though it was too late, to officially make the announcement at their panel. Now, Shout! Factory’s first announcement was that they will be physically releasing Kamen Rider Kuuga on Blu-Ray. For those unaware, the company previously made the series available for streaming through their site, Pluto TV, and Tubi in 2020. Surprisingly, Shout! Factory exclaimed that they underestimated the demand for physical media,…

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