The Ultraman series has a long and storied history dating back six decades. Like most tokusatsu series, toylines have been an integral part of the franchise. In this feature, I’ll be taking a look at the development of Ultraman action figures that culminated in the Shinkocchou Seihou line. On July 10th, 1966, Ultraman debuted on […]
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Kamen Rider The Ride Review
The Ride Review with Ethan: Kamen Rider Gavv Episodes 33-40
Snacks are served up, Riders. Ethan returns to bring you some overdue Gavv goodness. This [...]
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Power Rangers
RUMOUR: Power Rangers Reboot in the works at Disney, Toei Not Involved (+3 Things I Want From the Reboot)
Let’s address those Power Rangers Reboot rumours and, while we’re at it, take a look [...]
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Super Sentai
No.1 Sentai Gozyuger: S.H. Figuarts Gozyu Wolf Revealed
With No.1 Sentai Gozyuger in full swing, it’s time for Bandai to reveal their yearly [...]
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May
May
Message From Planet C Super Sentai
The Final Message from Planet C: A Nogizaka46 Primer ft. Boonboomger’s Sakurai Reika
By the time you read this, Bakuage Sentai Boonboomger will have drawn to a close, [...]
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May
May
Super Sentai
Super Sentai 50th Anniversary Exhibition Announced
An ‘All Super Sentai Exhibition’ will tour nationwide across Japan, starting in August 2025! We’ve [...]
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“Have you become so fond of humans, Ultraman?” As mentioned in my previous Shin Ultraman article, after reviewing the film, I would be reviewing the toys. And now, after much delay, I am now pleased to be giving you all my thoughts on the Shin Ultraman toys, specifically, the ones I own. Well, I say […]
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A solid movie, but do we suggest this for tokusatsu fans? Absolutely, yes. For those who are normal, you may be asking “What the hell is a Zebraman?” and that’s a good question. I barely knew the answer until watching the movie. Zebraman is a tokusatsu love letter in itself. It’s a movie about a […]
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It’s a great time to be a Rider fan. The Reiwa Era has gotten off to a great start with three awesome series and some equally amazing toylines. Among these toy lines, of course, we have the S.H. Figuarts line, which over the years has had its ups and downs with their quality control etc […]
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On May 13th, 2022, Shin Ultraman was released in Japanese theatres to a positive reception. The film, directed by Shinji Higuchi and produced by Hideaki Anno, is a modern reimagining of the iconic 1966 Ultraman TV series. One year later, however, the film saw a two-day release in the US and UK, with day two […]
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Kamen Rider Geats is a flashy stylistic showcase with substance – but is that substance any good? As the show reaches its midpoint, let’s take a look back at everything that’s come so far. Hello there reader, I’m Danno, and today I’m going to be reviewing Kamen Rider Geats as we’re about halfway into the […]
Tokkyuu Shirei Solbrain (特救指令ソルブレイン), or simply Solbrain, is exactly the kind of Metal Hero show I was expecting and I enjoyed the heck out of it. It’s the kind of show I expected Winspector to be but didn’t get but it still defied some of my expectations. We kick off with a seeming alien invasion […]
Robot 8-Chan (ロボットはっちゃん) is the very first of the Toei Fushigi Comedy Series and was aired between 1981 and 1982. It shows. I really need to stop randomly picking these shows because I feel I’ve been hoodwinked into reviewing too many of these bizarre anarchic Toei shows and the only person I can blame is […]
The Kagestar (ザ・カゲスター), or simply Kagestar, is a 1976 circus of bizarre ideas and the tropeiest of toku tropes and I actually kind of dig it for that. There’s some interesting stuff here but let me start with the costumes. Kagestar and Bellestar’s costumes are whack. Those big googley anime eyes? Whack. The Evel Knievel […]
Omoikkiri Tanteidan Hadogumi (おもいっきり探偵団 覇悪怒組), or simply Hard Gumi, is the 7th in the Toei Fushigi Comedy series, so a little earlier than my last review (PaiPai) and aired in the year of my birth. Somehow, this has the most coherent story of the shows I’ve reviewed so far and apart from one glaring factor, […]