Tag: Tokusatsu

[Review] Godzilla -1.0: The New Face of Fear *Spoiler Warning*

Billy "TaJa" Doyle

This past week marked the North American release for the latest Toho produced Godzilla film, Godzilla -1.0. Interestingly, this film was somewhat made in secret, as it was not officially revealed until filming ended in 2022. Although, its existence was announced in February that same year under the working title, Blockbuster Monster Movie, as speculation rose. Especially, since director of the Always: Sunset on Third Street films, Takashi Yamazaki was heavily attached to this production. For those unaware, in series’ second film, the movie opens on a writer’s dream of…

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Ultraman Rising Teaser Trailer

Ben Odinson

Happy Thursday heroes, we have the teaser trailer for the upcoming Ultraman: Rising film which is set to air exclusively on Netflix. Here is what we know about the main plot of the upcoming movie. When baseball superstar Ken Sato returns home to Japan to pick up the mantle of Earth-defending superhero Ultraman , he quickly finds more than he bargained for as he’s forced to raise the offspring of his greatest foe. From director Shannon Tindle (Kubo & The Two Strings) & co-director John Aoshima (Kubo & The Two…

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[Interview] Narō TV’s CEO Todd Silverstein & VP of Content Production Jordan Smith

Billy "TaJa" Doyle

Good morning Heroes, and happy Monday, as we are one day away from celebrating Halloween 2023! Now, today we have an interview that has been sitting in our backlog since last December. However, what delayed everything was scheduling, editing mishaps, and ‘corporate okays’ pertaining to what our guests could say. Unfortunately, during this time, the educational streaming Narō TV announced it would be closing its door by 2024. Yet, rather than cancelling the interview outright, our guests are allowing us to share what Narō TV was about. Especially, since the…

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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] Ultraman Gaia’s Takeshi Yoshioka 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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[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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[Interview] Actor Yasuhisa Furuhara, Engine Sentai Go-Onger’s Go-On Red

Billy "TaJa" Doyle

Good evening Heroes, today Hero-Club is presenting its newest interview, which is with Engine Sentai Go-Onger’s Yasuhisa Furuhara. Yes, our guest is none other than the man who portrays Go-On Red/ Sōsuke Esumi, in the Super Sentai series. However, besides appearing in Super Sentai, Furuhara-san has been in other tokusatsu productions. Specifically, the 2011 film Karate-Robo Zaborgar a remake of 1974’s Denjin Zaborger, and Ultraman Orb: The Origin Saga. In addition, Furuhara-san has recently launched a YouTube channel in 2022 where he discusses his life, and work in tokusatsu. As a…

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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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Tsuburaya Productions Releases Ultraman Blazar Trailer & Synopsis

Billy "TaJa" Doyle

Following the Ultraman Decker film, Tsuburaya Productions previewed a teaser trailer for its next televised Ultraman series for 2023. Officially titled, Ultraman Blazar, the new series was confirmed to not be a continuation of the Next Generation productions. However, the series will be an all-new original Ultraman production that seemingly does not rely on legacy material to transform. So, Ultraman Blazar will be more like older series than as seen with modern shows since Ginga onwards.   Whereas, as of today, Tsuburaya Productions has officially released the first trailer for…

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[Interview] Writer & Producer Melissa Flores (Power Rangers, Massive-Verse & More)

Michael Lederhos

Good morning, Heroes, today we have another all-new interview, and our guest is none other than Melissa Flores. Currently, she is best known for her work as a writer for the Power Rangers and the Massive-Verse comics! However, for those unaware, Melissa’s experience with the Power Rangers franchise began as a producer at Saban Brands. Then after leaving the Power Rangers brand, Melissa transitioned into writing comic books, as mentioned earlier.   Now, in our interview we discuss her time at Saban Brands, including her involvement with Glitter Force and Digimon Fusion. Also, we ask what was the…

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