[Official Images] Shokugan Modeling Project Gao God

Earlier today, Bandai Candy finally announced the upcoming Shokugan Modeling Project release for Hyakujuu Sentai Gaoranger’s Gao God! For those unaware, Gao God is the ancestor and the divine creator of all the Power Animals seen within the series. Whereas, when the character was adapted in Power Rangers Wild Force, the name was changed to Animus.   Now, the overall divine character is a sentient mecha that is thematically a royal and religious retool of Gao King. However, the difference between the two are mostly the aesthetic changes of the…

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[Official Images] Shokugan Modeling Project GaoIcarus + GaoLion & GaoElephant Set

Recently, Bandai Candy officially revealed the next two Shokugan Modeling Project Hyakujuu Sentai Gaoranger releases. Now, as expected the first set revealed pertains to the Gaorangers‘ third Power Animal combination in GaoIcarus. Whereas, the second set is for the larger GaoLion, which is used for the GaoKentaurus formation, alongside the basic GaoElephant. Surprisingly, SMP Hyakujuu Gattai GaoIcarus is a retail release, while the SMP GaoLion & GaoElephant set is Premium Bandai exclusive. Also, Bandai has confirmed that both Shokugan Modeling Project products are scheduled to release this Summer, sometime in…

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[Official Images] Shokugan Modeling Project GaoHunter & GaoKnight

Today, Bandai announced that they are doubling up with two new Super Sentai related Shokugan Modeling Project releases. Continuing with Hyakuju Sentai Gaoranger, Bandai will be adding Gao Silver’s GaoHunter and the movie combination, GaoKnight to the SMP line. Surprisingly, one of the intended releases is a retail product, and the other item is a Premium Bandai exclusive. The retail release is GaoSilver’s signature mecha GaoHunter, otherwise known as Power Rangers Wild Force’s Predazord. Whereas, the movie combination, GaoKnight, as seen in The Fire Mountain Roars, is exclusive due to…

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[Official Images] Shokugan Modeling Project Hyakujuu Gattai GaoMuscle

Today, Bandai officially revealed the information regarding the upcoming release for the Shokugan Modeling Project GaoMuscle from Hyakujuu Gattai Gaoranger. For those unaware, GaoMuscle is the second Power Animal combination used in the 25th Super Sentai series, Gaoranger. Whereas, the series was adapted into Power Rangers Wild Force in North America, and the mecha was renamed the Kongazord. Also, for those wondering, the Shokugan Modeling Project is the current name for Bandai’s Super Mini-Pla line.   Now, the Shokugan Modeling Project GaoMuscle will contain parts to build GaoGorilla, GaoPolar and…

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[Official Images] SMP Shokugan Modeling Project Hyakujuu Sentai Gaoranger GaoKing

On February 17th via their Candy Toy Twitter account, Bandai announced the upcoming 20th anniversary campaign for Hyakujuu Sentai Gaoranger. For those unaware, Gaoranger is the 25th installment in the Super Sentai series, while also commemorating the franchise’s 25th anniversary. The series was directly adapted into Power Rangers Wild Force, with some minor changes to the story occurring.   Now, within the initial announcement, there was a teaser image for Super Mini-Pla GaoKing. However, in the following weeks, Bandai confirmed this release would be part of their new subline, Shokugan…

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Los Ingobernables de Tokusatsu Ep 88 – United as One Pt II: Anniversary to Anniversary Edition

Welcome to an all-new episode of Hero Club’s first original podcast, “Los Ingobernables de Tokusatsu!” Today’s episode practically features the “Ninja Talks Live” roster hosting the show since Demonwolf aka T-CosmicLatte is making a guest appearance. Now, the bulk of the episode is Super Sentai! First off, we try out a new segment called “On the Road,” where we discuss a few vehicles in tokusatsu. Some versions of the segment maybe one single vehicle, or a few depending on the uses. Then for the rest of the episode we continue…

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Los Ingobernables de Tokusatsu Ep 38 – How to Score: The Music of Tokusatsu

Welcome to an all-new episode of “Los Ingobernables de Tokusatsu!” We kick things off with Wheelchair21 calling this episode, Episode 39 when we are only on 38. However, Wheelz and Projekt jump right into the news! We have another Super Sentai release from Shout! Factory, which is GoGo V. In addition, we have the premiere for Super Ninja Steel, and more info on the comic series, Shattered Grid. That is all capped off with the Lupin vs Patranger cast. They are then joined by Soundout12 to talk about tokusatsu scores.…

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Convention News: Dore Kraus At Japan World Heroes

Today we have learned that Dore Kraus will be attending Japan World Heroes on Sunday only. For those who do not know, Dore Kraus is known for his work as “Ultraman: Towards the Future”. This also maybe his first American convention, so if that is true. Fans of him please show out and support him so he can continue to come to other cons in the future. Finally, for those attending, we have the Autograph Rates & Photo Ops times and pricing information. A huge thank you to Japan World Heroes for…

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