Category: Tokusatsu

[Press Release] SHREDDER vs RANGER X in MIGHTY MORPHIN POWER RANGERS/ TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES II #3

Pak Hanu

Recently, Boom! Studios sent us a press release for Mighty Morphin Power Rangers/ Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II Issue 3. Whereas, the issue that is being featured and previewed today is set to release later this month. Yet, for those unaware or behind on this series, keep in mind this may include some spoilers. As a result, we must insist that for readers continuing with the article please do so with some discretion.   SHREDDER vs RANGER X in MIGHTY MORPHIN POWER RANGERS/TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES II #3 Highly Anticipated…

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Official Ohsama Sentai King-Ohger Press Conference – Cast Details & More

Billy "TaJa" Doyle

Recently, Toei held the official press conference for the next upcoming installment in the Super Sentai series. Titled, Ohsama Sentai King-Ohger, this installment will feature the series returning to the usual standalone season format. Whereas, the previous series, Avataro Sentai Donbrothers, that is concluding its run was a loose sequel to 2021’s Kikai Sentai Zenkaiger. However, since Zenkaiger, crossover previews for the next show have been occurring to showcase the new mecha. So, for those who watch Super Sentai weekly, they are already caught up with recent events. Anyway, as…

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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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Mighty Morphin Power Rangers Once & Always Behind the Scenes Video Streamed

Pak Hanu

The official Power Rangers Youtube channel has updated with the behind the scenes video for the MMPR 30th anniversary special. The special, which is called “Mighty Morphin Power Rangers Once & Always,” will feature the return of several of the original cast members. While most of the cast were confirmed earlier last year, it has also been confirmed that Barbara Goodson will reprising her role as Rita Repulsa and Richard Horvitz as a currently unknown Alpha. Mighty Morphin Power Rangers Once & Always will premiere on Netflix on April 19,…

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

Hero Club

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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[Press Release] Power Rangers Lightning Collection Mighty Morphin Alien Rangers 5-Pack Available Now

Jessie Elias

Hello there Hero-Club, ZeltraxMillennium here, reporting on this new update, as we are now eligible for Power Rangers press releases. After contacting the Power Rangers FaceBook page, they sent me a contact form to apply and they quickly accepted us. Now, Hasbro sent us the following press release earlier today for the Lightning Collection Mighty Morphin Alien Rangers 5-Pack. For those unaware, Alien Rangers was a mini-series associated with the third season of Mighty Morphin Power Rangers. Originally, most people included the Alien Rangers within MMPR rather than being its…

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[Interview] Tokusatsu Director & Producer Takeshi Yagi

Billy "TaJa" Doyle

Today, Hero-Club is presenting its newest interview, which we previously alluded to in our interview with Ultraman Max’s Sean Nichols. Also, Sean Nichols should be considered as the initial mastermind behind this current interview altogether. Especially, when it was Sean who helped to network and connect us with our guest that we are featuring today. So, we really have to further thank Sean, as this entire interview would probably not be happening without him.   Now, as the title of this article states, our guest is former Tsuburaya Productions director and…

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[Tokyo Comic Con] AKARI: Tokusatsu Re-Imagined Campaign Announced

Billy "TaJa" Doyle

Recently at Tokyo Comic Con, former Tsuburaya Productions director and producer Takeshi Yagi announced a new tokusatsu project. Titled, AKARI, the production is a proof-of-concept that is in association with the online video service, Narō. For those unaware, Narō is an on-demand video service that creates programs on Japanese culture, and veterans from its professions. Whereas, the programs are filmed as a hybrid between a documentary, and a master class course on the profession featured.   Now, the service is expected to release a course on tokusatsu hosted by Takeshi Yagi…

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Fathom Events to Release Shin Ultraman in US Theaters

Pak Hanu

Recently, Fathom Events updated site regarding the official theatrical announcement for Shin Ultraman, as a special two day event. Alongside the standard subtitled version of the film, a English Dub will also be available for viewing. The news was first announced during the Ultraman panel at Anime NYC 2022 earlier today. For those unaware, the film is a modern adaptation of the original Ultraman series from 1966. Shin Ultraman is directed by Shinji Higuchi and written/ produced by Hideaki Anno who previously collaborated together on Shin Godzilla.   Now, Shin…

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[Interview] Super7’s Kyle Wlodyga is Back!

Michael Lederhos

Today, Hero-Club is conducting its first follow up interview, and it is with Super7’s toy designer, Kyle Wlodyga. For those unaware, immediately after our interview with him from Power Morphicon 2022, we looked to schedule another one. Surprisingly, we were able to quickly arrange at date, and meet up to talk more in-depth about Super7. This time we wanted to go more in-depth with our questions, and give Kyle as much time as he needed. Also, we wanted to use the time to discuss the other brands that Super7 collaborates…

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