Discotek Media has announced a Blu-ray release of Mobile Cop Jiban for July 2024. Discotek Media has announced another Metal Heroes series will receive a Blu-ray release in North America. All 52 episodes of the 1989 Toei tokusatsu series, Mobile Cop Jiban, will be subtitled in English and released on Blu-ray Standard Definition in July of 2024. Synopsis: (via the Discotek Media Facebook page) The wicked Doctor Giba and the monstrous forces of Biolon have silently infiltrated every aspect of human society. To what end? World domination, of course! Earth’s only hope is a clueless detectiv ..read more

Tamashi Nations has announced the release of the Bun Red S.H. Figuarts from Bakuage Sentai BoonBoomger. “Boon Boom Change!” Taiya Hando transforms into Bun Red, the leader of the latest Super Sentai, Bakuage Sentai BoonBoomger! Bun Red comes to life in this latest S.H. Figuart announced by Bandai Tamashi Nations! With show-accurate paint hues and interchangeable hands accessories, you can you to recreate various poses from the television series with this new Figuarts release. The Bun Red figure comes with a miniature Boon Boom Changer, that can be attached and detached to the brace on Bun Red ..read more

  Hasbro, owner of the rights to the Power Rangers franchise, has announced a global licensing agreement with Playmates Toys to produce and distribute Power Rangers merchandise. On April 22, 2024, Hasbro announced that they have entered a global licensing agreement with Playmates Toys. As part of the agreement, Playmates holds licensing rights to produce and distribute Power Rangers merchandise, including action figures and roleplay toys. The deal entails global distribution rights in all regions excluding Asia. Casey Collins, President of Licensed Consumer Products at Hasbro, stated ..read more

Yuki Yamada (Joe Gibken/Gokai Blue from Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger) and Nanase Nishino (Wasp-Aug from Shin Kamen Rider) announces marriage. On March 31, 2024, Yuki Yamada, best known to tokusatsu fans for portaying Joe Gibken/Gokai Blue from 2012’s Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger, announced on his X (formerly known as Twitter) of his marriage with former idol and actress Nanase Nishino, who portrayed Wasp-Aug in 2023’s Shin Kamen Rider. お世話になっている皆さまへ pic.twitter.com/EPTWQEjF7X — 山田裕貴 (@00_yuki_Y) March 31, 2024 His announcement reads: To my supporters, Today I would like to announce that I, Yuki Yama ..read more

The Oxford English Dictionary now recognizes “tokusatsu” and other Japanese terms as official loan words in the English language. For decades, “tokusatsu” has been used in English to refer to Japanese-style live action special effects productions. These productions emphasize practical special effects over computer-generated visual effects, and the word is most commonly associated with superhero and kaiju productions from Power Rangers and Ultraman to Godzilla and Girls x Heroine. As of its March 2024 update, the Oxford English Dictionary (OED) has officially recognized “tokusat ..read more

Toku Spirits and U7 Media have announced that various  Super Sentai and Kamen Rider alumni will attend Florida Supercon in July 2024.  Toku Spirits and U7 Media have announced that they will host various tokusastu alumni for Florida Supercon in Miami in July 2024. The first guest announced is Yasuhisa Furuhara, from Engine Sentai Go-Onger (2008). Furuhara is known for his portrayal of Sosuke Esumi/Go-On Red, the leader of the Go-Ongers. Furuhara has gone on to host a talk series on his YouTube channel interviewing other tokusatsu alumni (with English subtitles). In his first Americ ..read more

Premium Bandai has announced the start of preorders for the Kamen Rider Valvarad S.H. Figuarts.  Preorders for the Kamen Rider Valvarad SH Figuarts have been opened on the Premium Bandai website for the currently airing series, Kamen Rider Gotchard. This new SH Figuarts faithfully recreates the purple and metallic shades of the Kamen Rider Valvarad suit seen in the television series. This figure comes with 3 sets of interchangeable hand parts, as well as a model Valvarusher weapon to create various dynamic poses for Kamen Rider Valvarad ..read more

On March 8, 2024, Premium Bandai announced the next in its exclusive line of Core IDs from Kamen Rider Geats. The IDs are set to release in August. Premium Bandai announced the release of the Kamen Rider Geats Core ID Set 03 via Twitter on March 8, 2024. It comes with 4 regular Core IDs and the Sound Core ID (Ace & Tsumuri ver.). Pre-orders are open until May 7, 2024, and the set costs ¥3,520 (tax included) with expected shipping in August 2024. The Included Core IDs are: Kamen Rider Brali Kamen Rider Turbon Kamen Rider Letter (Heavy Damage Version) Kamen Rider Togetchi (Heavy Damage Ver ..read more

Team TokuNet staff member Charlie Li attended Katsucon 2024 in National Harbor, MD in February, thus uniting a community of tokusatsu cosplayers and fans.  Katsucon is an annual 3-day convention at the Gaylord National Hotel and Convention Center in National Harbor, MD. Katsucon is one of the largest and most popular anime conventions of the year as thousands of attendees come from all over the world to showcase their cosplays, participate in various events, and have fun with old and new friends. This year Katsucon was held from Fri, Feb 16, 2024 – Sun, Feb 18, 2024. Starting off into th ..read more

On February 18th, Toei streamed a press event introducing the main cast and characters of the 48th Super Sentai series, Bakuage Sentai BoonBoomger. On February 18th, a press event was streamed on the Toei Tokusatsu YouTube Official channel to introduce the cast of Bakuage Sentai BoonBoomger. NOTE: Romanization of names are subject to change. Cast and Characters Haruhi Iuchi as Taiya Hando / Bun Red (pronounced as “Boon Red”) Taiya is described as a kind young man who loves cars. He works as a delivery man in a tuned-up red car. Taiya is reliable, has a strong competitiv ..read more