[Con Report] Magfest 2023: It Has Gone Super Now!

Salutations Heroes and Villains, Ben Odinson here with a convention report on this year’s Super MAGfest. Hosted at the Gaylord National Convention Center in National Harbor, Maryland, the convention spanned from January 5th to the 8th. For those who are unaware on what Super MAGfest, here is the event’s official summary before I continue. Short for “Music and Gaming Festival,” MAGFest is a four day-long event dedicated to the appreciation of video game music, gaming of all types, and the gaming community. The event runs 24 hours a day, and…

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The Drop Episode 16: Alpha vs. Omega

On this week’s The Drop, Fighter xaos goes into some gaming news, anime and even pro wrestling! Xbox looks to expand, and there are rumors swirling of a Superman game. Over the weekend, Crunchyroll was attacked with malware redirects, making the site impossible for anyone to access it. Whereas, in the world of Sports Entertainment, a pro wrestling dream match has been announced, “ALPHA vs. OMEGA: Chris Jericho vs. Kenny Omega!” A match-up set for New Japan Pro-Wrestling’s Wrestle Kingdom 12 in January… Hmmmm, that reminds me, I am pretty…

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Official Images: S.H.Figuarts Tiger Mask & Tiger the Dark

On Thursday, Tamashii Nations updated its item listings for S.H.Figuarts Tiger Mask and Tiger The Dark from Tiger Mask W. Both are slated to be August releases, and will be sold for 6480 yen. Orders for these figures are confirmed to going up for pre-order tomorrow, March 27th. The series is currently on-going, and is simulcasted on Crunchyroll. What is really interesting about the series is its crossovers with New Japan Pro-Wrestling. The anime feature several of the wrestlers such as Hiroshi Tanahashi, Rainmaker Okada, and Yuji Nagata. In addition, Tiger Mask W jumps off…

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Los Ingobernables de Tokusatsu Ep 5 – An Unlikely Sandwich

Welcome back to an all new episode of “Los Ingobernables de Tokusatsu”! This week’s episode is very different than the norm, since things have been pretty calm. The biggest thing affecting the toku-spectrum is the premiere of the Power Rangers movie. Now, we do open and close the show on the movie; as we talk about the info straight from the red carpet. However, the rest of the show features our discussion on the 2017 New Japan Cup! Thus, it explains why titled the episode “An Unlikely Sandwich”. The New…

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NJPW Superstar – Hiroshi Tanahashi Joins the Cast of Kamen Rider Heisei Generations

Breaking news straight out of Japan, as New Japan Pro Wrestling superstar, 7 Time Heavyweight Champion, and avid Kamen Rider, Hiroshi Tanahashi will be starring in Kamen Rider Taisen: Kamen Rider Heisei Generations! Hiroshi Tanahashi will be portraying a villain in film that works alongside Dr. Pacman; Tanahashi will be using the Proto Gekitotsu Robots Gashat to transform into Robot Bugster. Kamen Rider Heisei Generations will release in theaters December 10, 2016. Source: Oricon

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Tiger Mask W Joins Crunchyroll's Fall 2016 Simulcast Schedule

Today, Crunchyroll announced that Tiger Mask W would be join its Fall 2016 schedule of simulcasts. Tiger Mask W, is a reboot of Ikki Kajiwara and Naoko Tsuji’s 1960s professional wrestling manga which features an incredible voice cast, as well as characters based on members from the New Japan Pro Wrestling roster such as Rainmaker Okada and Hiroshi Tanahashi! It will also feature the return of Hidekatsu Shibata, who will reprise his role as Mister X. The series is scheduled to join the Crunchyroll line up tomorrow, Saturday, October 1st…

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