Neo Ultra Q: First Ultra Show Returns After 47 Years

After being first aired in 1966, Ultra Q, the tokusatsu series that spawned the Ultraman franchise will make its return with Neo Ultra Q. It will be a 12-episode "second season" which will be aired next year.

In addition, the second and third Ultra series, Ultraman and UltraSeven, will have HD remastered editions that will run on WOWOW this August and winter, respectively. It will be a part of Tsuburaya Productions x WOWOW's Three Great Ultra Projects.

The 1966 science-fiction series Ultra Q was the brainchild of Tsuburaya Productions founder Eiji Tsuburaya, a special-effects director on the first Godzilla film and other classics. Tsuburaya has been called the "Father of Japanese Cinema Special Effects" and the "God of Special Effects." As Tsuburaya Productions' first in-house creation, Ultra Q featured 28 largely standalone episodes in the spirit of The Twilight Zone from America and other titles.

Source: Sports Hochi, Mantan Web via Anime News Network

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All Kamen Rider: Rider Generation 2 Trailer

Here's the first trailer for the upcoming All Kamen Rider: Rider Generation 2 for the PSP and Nintendo DS from Bandai Namco Games.

Following last year's All Kamen Rider: Rider Generation, Rider Generation 2 kicks off with more playable Riders added such as Kamen Rider New Den-O, Skull, Accel Trial, Kaixa, Garren, G3-X, Gatack, Meteor, OOO Putotyra and Fourze's Fire, Elek, Magnet and Cosmic States. We'll also get to fight new bosses such as Kamen Rider Eternal, King Dark, the Hopper Brothers, Kamen Rider Ouja, King Dark and Kamen Rider Core.

All Kamen Rider: Rider Generation 2 will be released on August 2 for Nintendo DS and PSP.

Buy All Kamen Rider: Rider Generation 2 (Nintendo DS) at Play-Asia.com
Buy All Kamen Rider: Rider Generation 2 (Sony PSP) at Play-Asia.com

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Toku Shrine

Just a little page that we started where we'll try to compile all Tokusatsu-related video games for download.

Visit us here: http://toku-shrine.blogspot.com/

And the Facebook page is here: http://www.facebook.com/TokuShrine

Hope you guys like this :)

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Gokaiger Game for the Nintendo DS

This past August, we had a Kamen Rider game for the Nintendo DS in commemoration of the series' 40th year.

Another Tokusatsu show-based game for the Nintendo DS is coming up from Bandai Namco, it will be for the current running Super Sentai series Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger. It will be titled Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger: Atsumete Henshin! 35 Sentai!

It is scheduled to be released in November 17, 2011.

Official Site

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GARO 2nd Season to Premiere this October

Garo Makai Senki (Garo Makai Battle Chronicle), the second series of the Garo tokusatsu franchise, will premiere on late night television on October 6.

Before the episodes premiere on television, they will first be previewed in premium screenings in five Japanese theaters. The first three episodes will be shown in theaters on September 24, followed by more episodes in screenings on October 8, October 22, and November 5.

...and here's a trailer:

It has been six years since the run of the first Garo series which focused on the life of Saejima Kouga, who obtained the title of Makai Knight to protect humanity against dark demonic manifestations called "Horrors". The series had 25 episodes, a two-part TV special (Beast of the White Night), and recently, a 3D movie (Red Requiem, 2010) and an upcoming spin off movie (KIBA the Dark Knight).

Source: Presepe News via Anime News Network 
Official Site

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Gokaiger Shoot 'em Up game for iPhone

Namco Bandai released a game for the recent Super Sentai series Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger titled Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger: Let’s Gokai Galleon.

It is a shoot 'em up game where you get to control the Gokai Galleon, Captain Marvelous' pirate ship, and shoot up enemies in space. Shoot down eight enemies and you can temporarily transform the Gokai Galleon into the invincible mecha, the Gokai-Oh.

Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger: Let’s Gokai Galleon is available on iTunes for iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4, iPod touch devices (3rd generation or later), and iPad.

Source: Siliconera

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All Kamen Rider: Rider Generation DS Gameplay Trailer

Previously, we have an entry about an upcoming game for the Nintendo DS called All Kamen Rider: Rider Generation. Well here is the gameplay trailer for it.

All Kamen Rider: Rider Generation will be released in August 4, 2011

Sources:
Official Site

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Kamen Rider Fourze

What started as rumors more than a month ago is beginning to have a clearer picture. Before May 2011, word about the upcoming Kamen Rider series started. For the following weeks, a bunch of infos and images showed up around the net. Now the wait is over, take a first good look at the 13th Heisei Kamen Rider, Kamen Rider Fourze.

(Wait, I saw a Circle, Triangle, Square and an X. Is that a Playstation button reference?)

The second scan proves his so called "Rocket Punch", his Astronaut/Space themed design and his appearance in the upcoming Kamen Rider OOO movie.

Kamen Rider Fourze will start airing on September 4th.

Sources:
JEFusion (check out their previous entries. this is where I've first heard about the rumors)
Henshin Justice Unlimited

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KIBA the DARK KNIGHT GAIDEN

Following the 25 episodes of the series GARO, Beast of the White Night and Red Requiem, another movie will be added to the GARO franchise. This time it will feature the series' antagonist, Barago, as the main character. The story will focus on how he became the Dark Knight, Kiba.

It will be released in DVD and Blu-Ray in September. Here's the trailer for KIBA the DARK KNIGHT.

*edit* 2nd trailer added.

Sources:
Official Site
KeitaAmemiya - Youtube

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All Kamen Rider Generation for the Nintendo DS

It seems like Okamiden won't chalk the demise of the Nintendo DS. Something big is still coming up... for Tokusatsu fans, that is.

Following games such as Kamen Rider Battle: Ganbaride Card Battle Taisen for the DS and Kamen Rider Climax Heroes OOO for the PSP, Bandai Namco Games will release another one entitled All Kamen Rider: Rider Generation (オール仮面ライダー　ライダージェネレーション). It will be a side scrolling game featuring Ichigo to OOO with graphics nostalgic to those of earlier games (remember Kamen Rider Club for the NES? That's a good example).

All Kamen Rider: Rider Generation will be released in August 4, 2011

Sources:
JEFusion
Official Site

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back then, there was Kamen Rider: Climax Heroes...

...now, Namco Bandai will be doing a Super Sentai crossover game. It's going to be called Super Sentai Battle Ranger Cross.

Remember the Kamen Rider Decade craze back in 2009? Just a bit of a back track, Kamen Rider Decade is the series to commemorate the 10th Heisei-era Kamen Rider featuring the 9 previous Riders since Kuuga (and some heroes from the Showa-era shows, I won't tell). Well, bottom line is that fans loved it. Old fans and those new to the Kamen Rider series alike.

It spawned 3 Kamen Rider: Climax Heroes games.

Now, let's fast forward to the year 2011. Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger.

This is the series for the 35th Super Sentai Anniversary. I've seen some episodes and personally, I'd say that some elements are similar to Decade... but it's a lot better. It features the new team, the Gokaigers, and all the previous Sentai teams since Himitsu Sentai Goranger.

And then, Super Sentai Battle Ranger Cross was recently announced.

Some reports states that the gameplay will be similar to Dynasty Warriors and will be released in Japan this fall. Also, Namco Bandai gave word that they will be working on a Power Rangers: Samurai game... Well then, let's just stay tuned and see how these games will turn out. Not much Super Sentai games were produced back in the old consoles and it'd be nice to see them in video game action.

Sources:
Siliconera
Orends Range

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Chou Kamen Rider Den-O Trilogy... wait, not ANOTHER ONE?!

Seriously, this is like the series' fifth, sixth and seventh film. I do remember Momotaros saying that the Saraba Kamen Rider Den-O movie is the final one and yet they've released a Decade/Den-O crossover... and then there's three more! Well, it seems like TOEI still had a lot of Den-O ideas on their vault that needs to come out.

By the way, Ryotarou Nogami, Sakurai Yuuto and the others will return!

Anyway, here's some images that I've found about the upcoming movies.

Previews of the (hopefully) last 3 Den-O Movies

Kamen Rider G Den-O? Insert Uchuu Keiji comment here...

Reiji Kurosaki... yep, you've guessed it. He's G Den-O

Kamen Rider Diend's... complete form... I know, it's not his series.

There's a lot of teaser images out there (I can't remember where I grabbed the ones here, sorry). Yes, it's another set of Den-O movies but, looking at the bright side, we'll see another adventure from the Kamen Riders, the Denliner crew and the Imajins...

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