ABS-CBN Under Negotiations with Toei Animation for Sailor Moon?

An on the job trainee of ABS-CBN named, Ronnel Sanchez mentioned on the popular Pinoy forum, PinoyExchange.com that they are "digitalizing" the classic 90's anime Sailor Moon and some episodes are now on the dubbing process.

It is not sure if this claim is true or not since the said series is still under negotiation between Toei Animation and ABS-CBN. If this is true, it is said that it will end up on HERO TV or Studio 23. Please take it with a grain of salt since after he leaked this info, I am sure ABS-CBN is now "cleaning" the mess he did... and get scolded about it.

The entire Sailor Moon franchise once aired on ABC now known as TV5 during the 90's and early 2000 era. The said anime never had a rerun after it completed its run.

Source: Philippine TV Ratings via AnimePH

Saki Kagami Retires from Showbiz

Actress Saki Kagami, best known for her roles in tokusatsu which includes Kamen Rider Kiva's Maya aka Queen (1986) and UltraSeven X's Saeki Elea has just announced in her blog that she will retire from show business.

She was already taking a break since June due to her poor health, but she decided to end her career completely due to worries about her work. She reveals on the said blog entry that she can't hardly remember some of her lines for a TV drama and emotional wounds such as that have accumulated over time.

While on her current break, she made up her mind to quit acting, effective at the end of July. Kagami said that she wants to privately return to a normal life and try ventures outside acting. She expressed her gratitude to her fans and those she worked with for all of their support up until now.

She debuted as an actress in the 2001 film entitled, Platonic Sex which is a biopic about the late adult actress Iijima Ai in which she topped from the 12,000 girls who auditioned in the movie. In the film, she starred alongside with Joe Odagiri, just fresh from his success in playing the role of Yusukue Godai aka Kamen Rider Kuuga. Her very last work will be the suspense movie, "Canary," which will be released this winter.

Source: Sponichi Annex via Tokyograph, Sanspro via tokyohive

Kamen Rider OOO x Fourze Movie Wars Teaser

The first teaser of the upcoming Kamen Rider OOO x Fourze Movie Wars movie has been released. The film is said to commemorate the 40th Anniversary of the franchise is set for a December release.


Is it me or it seems that Movie Wars is now an official Toei movie tradition similar to Sentai's Versus movies. It is said that the film will be released this December 10th.

OOO Filming Ends and Random Shu Watanabe

Bye, bye Hina. :-(

Since Kamen Rider OOO is almost over, some cast members posted pics of their last shooting day of the said series. Also as a bonus, some pics of what Shu Watanabe is doing during the past few weeks!

Pictures from the left and right came from Riho Takada's blog who plays Hina Izumi while on the center came from Hiroaki Iwagana's blog who plays Akira Date/Kamen Rider Birth, which depicts Date wearing a medical robe. Yep, Doctor Date is back in business.

More on Doctor Date, it seems that he is on some isolate forest doing some medical mission...

Guess I might be right that he is in some medical mission. Also, in this picture we have two staff members, Eiji, Hina, Ankh and Eitoku, Birth's suit actor.

Shots from Mayuko Arusue's blog which features a beach scenery. Also, she revealed in her blog that Satonaka WILL BE CARRYING A BAZOOKA IN AN EPISODE! CAN'T WAIT!

Another beach shooting scene.

Mayuko carrying flowers which signifies that her job in the series is over. :-(

Pics coming from Marie Kai who plays Chiyoko and Riho Takeda's respective blogs.

Another cast pic somewhere in the forest.

Gotou, Eiji, Satonaka and Hina eating cakes less Gotou who wants to eats Eiji. The picture came from Marie Kai's blog. Also, Takashi Ukaji who plays Kosei Kougami screamed, "WONDERFUL!" or if you prefer the Japanese one, "SUBARASHI!" after he finished filming the show. I'll gonna miss his weekly hammy screams...

Another pic from Marie Kai's blog. Look who is behind them! XD

Ankh, Eiji and Hina eating cake inside a van. Guess they are just helping cleaning up the set by eating the cakes that Kougami baked! Now for the bonus pictures from Shu Watanabe's blog!

The picture was taken last July 22nd. In this picture he is behind a couple of Gokaiger, Ultraman and yes, Kamen Rider OOO masks.

And yes, Shu also has his own copy of Kamen Rider OOO Full Combo Collection! Also, here are some interesting pictures taken last June when he first visited the Kamen Rider-themed diner.

Shu Watanabe with his OOO Putotyra Combo inspired cake!

A closer look on the cake...

And the Tyranno Medal icing?

Him eating.

And him with the Cyclone and him seating on Great Leader's chair. AWESOME.

Special thanks to nerefir of HJU for the pictures!

Urban Legend, ORB-40F and More Fourze News

As Kamen Rider Fourze is close to its premiere, more info about this series has been revealed which confirms A LOT of past rumors. Which includes the Kamen Rider urban legend and Kengo getting the Fourze Driver and the 40 Astro Switches from his father.

Kamen Rider Fourze’s base form is called "Base States," which is accessed when Gentaro uses the space energy inside the Astro Switches. It’s stats are as followed:

• Height: 200cm

• Weight: 95kg

• Punch strength: 2.1t

• Kick strength: 6.3t

• Jump power: 20m in one jump

• Speed: 100m in 6.2s

• Special Attack: Rocket Drill Kick (Stratosphere Kick): 15t

Kamen Rider Fourze’s exclusive bike is the Machine Masshigler. Although, that’s just what Gentaro named it. It’s official name is "ORB-40F." It uses hydrogen as fuel and doesn’t release any CO2. The Astro Switches are the sources of Fourze’s powers. These switches hold an unknown energy called "Cosmic Energy."

• Fourze’s Module 1, the Rocket Module: A rocket is equipped on his right arm. By enabling the Exhaust Thruster, Fourze can add up another 4 t to his punches.

• Fourze’s Module 2, the Launcher Module: He can shoot 5 missiles from his right leg.

• Fourze’s Module 3, the Drill Module: It’s equipped on his left leg. It’s spins around 200 rpm.

• Fourze’s Module 4, the Radar Module: By using this module, Fourze can give his Launcher Module homing missiles. He’s also able to reflect certain waves.

• Fourze’s Module 5, the Magic Hand Module: The Magic Hand is equipped on his right hand, which gives him an extra 10 m reach. The end of the Magic Hand is called the “End Effect Pliers” which can lift up any object up to 6 t.

The Zodiarts use switches that are very different from Fourze’s. These are called “Zodiart Switches”. A human can use this to turn into a Zodiart. The Scorpion Zodiart is actually one of the stronger monsters, who suddenly shows up in Amanogawa High School.

In episode 1 and 2, someone will use the Orion Switch to turn into the Orion Zodiart. He uses a giant club called Lemnos and a shield called Chios, named after two Greek islands.

Kengo Utahoshi received the Fourze Driver along with 40 Astro Switches from his dying father. He wishes to fight against the Zodiarts with the Fourze Driver, but due to his weak body he’s unable to fight. Kengo eventually gives Gentaro Kisaragi the belt when they meet. The heroine Yuki Joujima is actually Gentaro’s childhood friend who’s Kengo’s classmate. She calls herself a "space nerd" and Japan’s happiest schoolgirl.

As a bonus, Souta Fukishi who plays Gentaro Kisaragi mentioned in an interview that the hit American TV show, Glee is one of the inspirations of the series. Also, he mentions that this show will have a lot of comedy. Guess I will expect that bullies will throw slushies at them or them having a musical episode!

Source: Henshin Justice Unlimited via JEFusion

Hurricaneger Tribute: Pirates vs. Ninjas!

After we got the confirmation that the three ninjas of the Hayate Ninja Academy will return for the Hurricaneger tribute in Gokaiger, more info about why the three of them appeared surfaced the web along with a very interesting picture of Matsuri owning Basco!

Zangyank suddenly dispatches 2 Action Commanders that are completely different from the rest. The 2 of them, called Satarakura Jr. and Sandaaru Jr. (voiced by Bin Shimada and Shuichi Ikeda), appears before the Gokaigers. The Gokaigers who have never fought against Space Ninjas are in big pinch. Suddenly 3 shadows appear before them.

The 3 shadows are revealed to be the former Hurricangers. They murmur that the Space Ninjas can't be defeated without Hurricanger's greater power, but they don't trust the Gokaigers. Which is why they are hesitating on giving them Hurricangers greater power. The 3 Hurricangers takes their Ranger Keys and plan on saving the Earth.

Also, here are the summaries for the upcoming weeks:

Episode 24: Foolish Earthlings
Gai wants to take the crew out to eat some takoyaki. Jealoushit was thrown out from Zangyack together with their garbage, Jealoushit was taken in as a pet by an owner of a takoyaki stand. After spending so much time there, he remembers how to make takoyaki.

When the Gokaiger's meets Jealoushit again, Don feels like Jealoushit is more like a disciple rather than a pet. Jealoushit tells the Gokaiger's that his dream is now to open up the first space takoyaki stand. Also, the Action Commander Senden appears.

The writer of the Carranger tribute episode returns to write this episode. Guess I will expect some shenanigans then.

Episode 25: Pirates and Ninjas
Satarakura Jr. and Sandaaru Jr. starts wrecking havoc by turning people into chestnuts. Satarakura. Jr is collecting these chestnuts for some reason. The Gokaigers are having trouble fighting the Space Ninjas. But suddenly, 3 other ninjas appear.

Episode 26: Shushuuto THE SPECIAL
Marvelous, Luka and Joe are transported to Satarakura Jr.'s "Boki Space." Yousuke, Nanami and Kouta break into the Boki Space, while Marvelous falls into the worst situation.

Episode 27: A More Than Usual Gokai Change
After receiving an electric shock from Action Commander Regaeru's attack, Luka and Don aren't able to fight properly. The two of them switched bodies.

And as a bonus, here's the latest trailer of the upcoming Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger the Movie: The Flying Ghost Ship movie which will be released this August 6th. Take note, embedding is disable in this video, so click this link.

Source: DecaEnd of HJU

Super Sentai Battle: Ranger Cross Game Trailer

The first trailer of the upcoming Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger game, Super Sentai Battle: Ranger Cross has been released! The trailer also features a gameplay video which features this game's Musou-style gameplay. The trailer also reveals that the Go-Ongers and the Shinkengers will use voice actors for their voices and not the actual actors.


In the game, the Gokaigers will fight a villain made for this game called, Devil Jark which will stop them to obtain the "greatest treasure of the universe." Asides from the Gokaigers, you can use four other teams; namely: Goseiger, Shinkenger, Go-Onger and Goranger. Players first fight the villain on foot and if you have already beaten it, you must fight his giant form with your team's mecha.

Super Sentai Battle: Ranger Cross will be released this September 8th for the Nintendo Wii.

Eiji vs Ankh, Giru, Kamen Rider OOO Ends

Kamen Rider OOO's beautiful end is almost here and so, spoilers for the upcoming weeks has surfaced online! Read at your own risk since it contains heavy spoilers for the upcoming weeks.

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Dinosaur Greeed Giru: By the influence of the Core Medals, Doctor Maki finally becomes the said Dinosaur Greeed. Eiji later mutates into a Dinosaur Greeed, but he was just called as Eiji Greeed. Kazari finally reaches his full body, he manages to overpower both OOO and Birth until his Core Medals are destroyed by the Putotyra combo. Doctor Maki takes Kazari's remaining Core Medals, leaving him to die.

After Eiji and Ankh parted ways, Ankh managed to revive completely. Will he show the true nature of the Greeeds!? Ankh's head is slightly different from the fake, pay attention to the belt around his hip.

Also, here are the short summaries for Kamen Rider OOO's last four episodes:

Episode 45 (8 / 7)
Script: Yasuko Kobayashi Director: Satoshi Morota
Eiji decides to launch a surprise attack on the Greeed and Ankh, but he is outnumbered!

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Episode 46 (8 / 14)
Script: Yasuko Kobayashi Director: Satoshi Morota
After Mezool is destroyed, Gamel becomes complete, he attacks Eiji. Eiji falls into the sea, after a while he wakes up, he starts walking but staggers. Suddenly the eyes of Eiji becomes purple, then even his left hand turns into a Greeed hand. When Eiji finally regains conscious, his OOO Driver disappears... Meanwhile, Dr. Maki's plan to end the world is to utilize a rampaging Greeed.

Episode 47 (8 / 21)
Script: Yasuko Kobayashi Director: Ryuta Tasaki
Eiji confronts Ankh! Hina also is confronted with her own choice, to save either Ankh and Shingo...

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Episode 48 (8 / 28)
Script: Yasuko Kobayashi Director: Ryuta Tasaki
Uva has become perfectly complete, will Doctor Maki, whose eye is on Uva, at last implement his plan to put an end to his world?

And as a bonus, here's the latest trailer of the upcoming Kamen Rider OOO WONDERFUL Shogun and 21 Medals movie which will be released this August 6th. Take note, embedding is disable in this video, so click this link.

Source: DecaEnd of HJU, tukiman of HJU via KamenRiderBiblio of HJU

UPDATE: Placed a better synopsis of episode 46, courtesy of KamenRiderUNDERGROUND of HJU

Saban Brands Registers Power Rider

Saban Brands has registered in the US Patent and Trademark something called, Power Rider. To those who remembered, Saban Brands once claimed that they got the footage of the Kamen Rider Decade and Shinkenger crossover. Could this be a new Kamen Rider adaptation or something else?

And to those who are familiar, in case this is a Kamen Rider adaptation, this would be Saban's second attempt with the franchise. The first attempt was simply called, Masked Rider which utilized footage from Kamen Rider BLACK RX and some clips from Kamen Rider ZO.

Years later, Adness adapted Kamen Rider Ryuki in a show called, Kamen Rider Dragon Knight which failed in the US yet was successful outside the American territory, especially in Japan. Also, Steve Wang, the director of Kamen Rider Dragon Knight has interest in adapting Kamen Rider 555 or Kabuto.

Source: Powergate92 of Rangerboard via Riders, Rangers and Rambles

Kami-sama Dolls: A Micropost

Kami-sama Dolls is the new anime from Kishi Seiji, the director of Angel Beats.  That anime gave us this, which probably explains why episode four of his latest work gives us this:

Screencaps from Random Curiosity.

Tiger & Bunny 17 – Blood is Thicker than Water

I didn't expect to see this drawing till the series finale.

In this episode, Kotetsu returns to his hometown, Oriental Town that looks like some random Japanese province in my opinion to relax and to think about the future regarding him losing his powers. Also, after so many years, he finally meets his daughter, Kaede and boy, she is such a Barnaby fangirl that she keeps pictures of him in her desk!

The episode was about the fatherly bond between these two Kaburagis. In Kaede’s case, she hates his father because he didn’t visit them for quite a long time now, which is understandable in my opinion on why she is distant with his father. I mean, she doesn’t have a mother plus her guardian is her grandmother and if God wills it, He will take her away from Kaede since it is her time. Kaede lacks the proper guidance coming from an actual parent, which Kotetsu abandoned for years because of his job as a superhero.

This episode also explores more on what Kotetsu will do once his powers will completely vanish. Sure, they never what are Kotetsu’s options after he will completely lose his powers but based on his actions, it seems that he is fine with Barnaby doing all the work and at seen in the last scene in the episode, he is now planning to resign at his job just to be with Kaede. Another thing that I liked in this episode is Kotetsu’s flashback, it was simple and emotional and it really shows what he sacrificed for the sake of his dream of becoming one great hero.

The episode also features Kotetsu’s dedication as a father that he does his best to bond with his only daughter and never fails to do his responsibilities as a parent even if it will cause some of his limit in using his powers. And for the biggest surprise in this episode, Kaede. Yes, I am not surprised with her Barnaby fangirlism but what surprised me in this episode is that they revealed that she is a NEXT! Based on that short scene of her jumping around, it seems her powers involves floating and able to do incredible leaps. And for the clincher in this episode, that was so touching that I want to cry when I first watched that episode.

Overall, it was yet another good episode and it seems that the series is getting more dramatic as the weeks go by. Hopefully, the series will continue with this pace because based on the episode title alone, it seems that they will go much deeper with the Ouroboros organization since the title has the word, “ignorance” in it. Seriously, most fans, including me had a feeling that Jake is not involved with the deaths of the Brooks since we weren’t able to see the tattoo in his hand.