#Toei V-Cinema

[laboitediabolique]

Publicity photo for Lady Battle Cop, 1990

[bravehero96]

Graduation 🧑‍🎓 alchemy edition

[ladyaugment01]

how I gotta be

クモ女 『仮面ライダーZO』

[kero-cure]

Me, The survivor of past long term tormenting by Toei that playing with my shipper heart (lol)

After latest episode of Boonboomger, I was looking at my room ceiling for a while. My thoughts mixing betweeen "Well, Nothing to worry. This is kid show anyway. I believe in their eyes-to-eyes communication. Everything is gonna be okay." and "Ahhhh... When this suffer gonna enddddddd? SHOW ME HAPPY ENDING GODDAMMIT!!!".

Then I thought again "I didn't suffer that much with my otp-related story when I watch toku for a while now... Last time was when...?" And then I remember that recently I talked with my local friends about how Tiremeter become my toku ship that I went so crazy about them a lot since last time that was...

The best match bois from Kamen Rider Build.

Yes. That long. When it was on-airing period I was on full brainrot over them. I read lots of doujinshi/fanfiction and thought about story of them a lot. But because that time I didn't know how to access and go blend inside JP shippers community. So I don't have much doujinshi of them. I have 5 and all of them I found on secondhand shop. If I was able to access that community at the time it was on-airing, I could have more of it.

After that I didn't have a ship that I went so crazy like them. I had some fun and good time with Zi-O trio related ship or some dynamics in Revice. (When I was on student aboard in Japan, I went to watched Evil-Live & Demons V-Cinema 2 times and I really like that duet song. But the actual reason I went to watch 2 times is first time was for avoid spoiler (and take the information back to my friend who's actual shipper) and second time was for Demons henshin sound card. I'm Hiromi stan and that sound card with his voice was sooooooo gooooooooooooooooood lol) But after Build ended, I couldn't found the ship in tokusatsu that I enjoy & brainrot as much as The best match bois, Until I met Tiremeter. It took 7 years to me to finally have another full brainrot ship in toku fandom.

And then I remember one time that I was tormented a lot by how story of Build was going that time. And I experienced it real time....

That was... Episode 34-39. You know damn well what was happening that time.

And this is my reaction back then...

....

EP 34: The Severing Best Match

Oh no! New enemy that look soooo strong! This will be tough fight.

What! My bunny boi got poisoned and about to die!? PROTECT HIM AND HELP HIM WITH ALL COST MY DRAGON BOI!!!!

Wait... My dragon boi got possessed by that alien!!?? WTF!!!!!! WHAT THE FUCK!!!!!!?????

EP 35: Tower of Destruction

YOU FUCKER!!!!!! YOU TRICKED US!!!!!!!! GIVE OUR FRIED SHRIMP HEAD DRAGON BOI BACK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

EP 36: The Star Hunting Evolto

TIME TO GET YOUR ASS WHOOP PARASITE!! GO BUNNY BOI!! SAVE THE DRAGON BOI!!!

NOW DRAGON BOI IS SAFE.... AHHHHH!!!! DANG IT!!!! NOT AGAIN WITH BUNNY BOI!!!!!!!!

EP 37: The Ultimate Phase

LET'S GO MY DRAGON BOIIIIII!!!!! BEAT THAT ALIEN UP WITH THE POWER OF LOVE!! YES!! FINALLY MY BUNNY BOI IS SAFE...

....GODDAMMIT IT'S NEVER GONNA END!!!! JUST END THIS SHIT, END MY SUFFER, AND BRING MY BOIS BACK TOGETHER FOR REAL PLS FOR THE LOVE OF GOD!! AAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHGGGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

EP 38: Mad World

Look how sad my boi is... "That should be you but it isn't you who I know..."

All around me are familiar faces.... Worn out places, worn out faces... Bright and early for the daily races... Going nowhere, going nowhere...

EP 39: The Unstoppable Genius

Are you gonna come back home now bunny boy? This episode will be your ultimate form debut so pls pls pls...

YESSSSS!!!! FINALLY!!!!!! FOR REAL THIS TIME!!!!!!!!!!!!!! MY BOIS FINALLY BACK TOGETHER AGAINNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

...

It took 6 episodes, 6 weeks, finally my suffering came to the end.

Now Boonboomger have 5 episodes left. I don't think this situation will continue until the end since Sentai will come with peak and hopeful last fight. So that mean this time torment will never go that much longer than, or as long as that time.

I'm a survivor of that period so... I'M GONNA SURVIVE THIS TIME TOO!!

Think about this made me relief a little bit. I think lots of toku girlies had been face a long otp torment like this in other series too. So... Let's look forward for them until the end :D.

//back to inhale more copium, just in case

[asknarashikari]

The Vcine...

ngl... its widely different from what i expected... and that's me who saw "leaks" which is turning out to be a red-herring to root out the leakers.

Hmm... Well it does makes sense with Houtaro and Rinne being in high school and they were in their final year when the show ended. If we look at the show as a coming of age story for them, then graduation is a logical next step to that.

Other than that, there's not really much revealed here to be honest- so I'm not really sure it will subvert any sort of expectations we would have.

On the other hand... I'm kinda freaking out with the shot of them under the cherry blossoms with their diplomas...

Like, this is EXACTLY how I pictured my hc confession scene would look like, holy shit. Toei can be really iffy with ships, especially in V Cinemas, but if they actually make HouRinne endgame I may pass out lol.

Also Minato?? Properly dressed in a suit?? WITH A TIE?? YES PLEASE!!

Toei Wardrobe has finally blessed us 😭😭

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Hero Vision Vol.1 (2000/Winter) Changerion Reunion Interviews ft. Takashi Hagino & Aizawa Kazunari (translations below)

Publication: December 31, 2000

Takashi Hagino & Aizawa Kazunari: After 4 years, a date in Harajuku

Hey you two, how are you doing these days? It's been 4 years since the end of the broadcast. You two had a fateful encounter in "Choukou Senshi Changerion," an unusual heroic show that still remains popular to this day. We asked Takashi Hagino and Kazunari Aizawa, who say they still get along well with each other, about their memories of those days, and what their future plans are.

Main Interview Section

"I'm going to say it now. I mean it, I'm really going to say it right now! Changerion was really entertaining! It was truly a masterpiece! Suzumura Akira, a happy go lucky, good natured, 182cm tall, cat eyed, beautiful private investigator, and his partner, Hayami Katsuhiko, a 183cm tall, hot blooded and direct individual with a handsome face, are both on the side of justice. Kuroiwa Shogo, the Dark Knight, is an elite who's handsome, also quite tall I guess, and is running for governor of Tokyo in order to seize control of the city. A slapstick comedy and super cool tokusatsu hero show, with a mixture of fiction and reality, something like this most definitely existed in 1996 Tokyo. On the day of this interview, I was so excited to hear their voices saying, "Good morning~!" The appearance of those two standing there looked really really cool! And so begins the converstions full of laughter between Takashi Hagino, who plays the main character Suzumura Akira, and Aizawa Kazunari, who plays his partner Hayami Katsuhiko."

-Casting!! Secret Stories?-

Hagino: At that time, the role was the same as it always was, wasn't it? I went to a party at some production company, and someone was like, "Ah, you there," and told to come in for an audition. When I went to it, Shirakura-san, the producer, and Nagaishi-san, the main director, were smiling ear to ear once they saw me. I remember thinking, "What, why are you smiling like that?" I was 22 at the time of my debut, so it was about 5-6 years after I dropped out of high school. Before that, the movies that came out around that time made me think that acting was really interesting.

"You've also appeared in a V-Cinema that contains slightly adult content."

Hagino: It's bad. Please don't watch it (laughs). Watch something else where I look cool.

Kazunari: For me, I had just started acting, and my manager took me to Toei's head office to introduce myself. I announced that I was new and would be in their care, and then a strange old man came up to me and said, "Are you the one?" (everyone laughs).

Hagino: Wait! Was he trying to flirt with you?!

Kazunari: Uh, no, you see, my shoelaces became untied in the hallway, so I had to sit on the floor to retie them. He came up to me and said, "What's wrong?" I said, "Ah, no, I'm an actor," and he said, "Come with me then!" Things got carried away, and before I knew it, I went in for an audition.

Hagino: So, who was that guy?

Kazunari: He was……a really good guy to say the least, I actually don't remember his name.

Hagino: You're terrible! (laughs).

Kazunari: No, no. Look, it's because, it's just…anyway, so, at first, I was reading the script without knowing which one of us would play the role. Then, when it was down to just a few people, they asked me, "Which role do you want to play?" I was like, "Well, Hayami, I guess." I wondered if this was it, and then I passed, I passed……huh.

Hagino: Can we get some more joy here?

Kazunari: Well, it's because I really didn't understand. I didn't really feel it when I was suddenly told that I got the job. What's more, I still had no idea how hard it was going to be. No, rather, you really don't know what's going to happen in this world.

"Thank goodness for untied shoelaces and nice people"

-I'm not awkward!-

Hagino: I was asked to read my lines in front of everyone. Naturally, the producer told me that in the future, he would never have me read my lines at the audition for a leading role ever again (everyone laughs). No, I thought it went really well, and while I was a favorite to play this role, somehow I was also the worst. One of the more important people there looked as if he was going "?" all while tilting his head. He looked really nervous. He said, "From now on, when we present leading role auditions to the higherups, we won't make them read lines." He also said, "If you go with this guy, then shut him up and pick him already."

"It's true, Akira's acting wasn't very good, and I felt so embarrassed watching that I wasn't even able to finish the first episode. But, I could never think of anyone else playing Suzumura Akira but Takashi Hagino, and I still think that way after seeing him again after four years."

Hagino: But, back then, I definitely had some momentum. I was always told "You're a perfect fit for the role of Akira!," and a part of me got carried away over it, it felt like my nose was growing just like Pinocchio, except this nose is of brilliant glass. If Pinocchio's nose was made of glass, it would be really beautiful and sparkling.

"He smiles cheerfully and says that such things give him "the power" to play a role."

Hagino: But, you know, it's going to break someday. When that happens, only then will you understand.

"Afterall, Akira, aren't you suppost to be an adult?"

-First Impressions-

Hagino: We first met in an elevator, right?

Kazunari: Yeah, it was in an elevator. When I was on my way to the audition area.

Hagino: I said, "Huh? What's with the long hair?"

Kazunari: Yeah, it was really long.

Hagino: Incredibly long, it was tied in a single knot, along with wearing black jeans and a black shirt. I noticed him and asked, "What floor?" He said, "8th floor, hurry it up."

Kazunari: You liar! No, I politely said, "I'm going to the 8th floor, please."

Hagino: Well, I don't know, I guess that's just how bad my impression of you was (laughs).

Kazunari: Somehow, I never thought that the two of us would be working together.

Hagino: Yeah, I had costume fitting, and they told me that my partner was coming, and then the absolute worst guy came walking in.

Kazunari: Hey now (laughs).

Hagino: Because we seemed so similar in type, I thought there was no way the two of us would be together. Then he came in. And, as you can see, he's handsome, incredibly so. And…uwah. He stands out just by standing still. I really have to do my best here. Even still, I feel good with this guy. I can't imagine anyone else, as I'm already spoiled being stuck with him.

"Oh? Hayami is smiling shyly as he listens."

-Dramatic Drunks-

Hagino: When we drink together, we end up staying up until morning, right?

Kazunari: Yeah, when I see him, all he does is drink.

Hagino: When drunk, this guy tries jumping backwards. He gets really mad. When he stomps, it makes a nice sound.

Kazunari: I see… (pretending not to know)

Hagino: I end up joining him (grinning)

Kazunari: It seems I do alot of unacceptable things.

Hagino: Not really. He says that like I'm trying to wring it out of him. Well, guess I'll just go home then… (walks straight past him)

Kazunari: I do drink abit too much.

Hagino: I feel like a fighter when it comes to alcohol. I'm trying not to lose my memory here.

Kazunari: This guy makes people drink all the time. He'll ask, "Want some sake?" It seems I don't drink for myself, rather, I only drink due to the influence of other people. (to Hagino) Hey, you, you're the reason I always end up getting drunk.

"As usual, they are the best of friends."

-Acting, Theatre and Films-

Kazunari: Basically, about halfway through Changerion's filming, my impression of him was, "Ah, this guy, he's actually really serious.

"Oh? Somehow, Akira looks very happy."

Hagino: That's because, you know, it took me a long time to properly get into the role.

Kazunari: In our current ranks, we don't get into such big roles on TV or movies. I often get a role at the last minute, and have to act on the spot, so I think that because I can practice for a month on stage, movies really require alot of power in comparison.

Hagino: It's definitely different from Changerion, where we could say, "Let's take our time and work on it." I won't be able to make it if I try to wing it. But, if you ask me if I can act in the moment, I can't play the role of a big shot, because I think it wouldn't come off as authentic, but it'll be the best I can do, so it's important to know how much you can work with in such a short period of time.

Kazunari: I think about it alot. When I get a role, I'll think about it for a long time, doing research by watching similar movies, reading books, and so on, then, build up an image. Finally, once on set, adjust it as I see fit.

Hagino: My perception of acting has changed. I'll still watch the videos, and think, "Wow, I really did it~." But, there are also scenes where I'll say, "Oh, I don't think I can do this now." There are so many scenes like that. Although, it's a great opportunity to get into the swing of things, because you end up transforming yourself. The more I got into the rhythm, my surroundings were also in rhythm, so I was able to stay on track. Changerion was a a unique experience, and I don't think I could have done it alone.

Kazunari: The final broadcast was on Christmas, right?

Hagino: For some reason, I don't want to talk about the final episode. It went something like, I drank alot before the shoot and just had alot of fun, since we basically had a day off…

"Does this mean you were having a rough time before the end of the broadcast?"

Hagino: No, no, that's not it. We had about four days off before we started shooting, and I'd never had such a holiday weekend before, so I got alittle too relaxed.

"Does that mean things ended on good terms?"

Hagino: Yeah ❤️, that's how it felt. That's why I don't want to remember.

Kazunari: Like-I-was-say-ing, you…

Hagino: No, no! For me it may be just a past memory, but it's an important one.

Kazunari: Yeah, it was alot of fun.

"Never ending stories and overflowing emotions. I was happy to meet them. Changerion, beyond time…and for all eternity."

[dast4rd]

hi guys do any japanese speakers know where the best place to access japanese academic articles + texts is. im writing about toei's v-cinema in the 90's and struggling to find many articles or papers

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Just gave Lady Battle Cop a watch. It’s pretty neat!

Everything I found on this more or less labels it as a fun action flick and yeah, that’s about everything there is to it! A lot like Skull Soldier it uses a revenge plot to motivate the story and the main character but it’s a lot more fun and the fights far more flashy and entertaining, I feel.

A few interesting things to note about it: being released in 1990, this was Toei’s first ever V-Cinema; their first direct-to-video movie! This is the earliest predecessor to stuff like W Returns and 01hers and even Shin Kamen Rider (1992). Talking of Rider it also uses a surprising amount of BLACK RX’s OST, which I guess if it is your first v-cin may as well use what you’ve got

It’s kinda coppy but the focus is on the action and that’s where it counts. Solid 7/10, could recommend

[shinningassulthopper]

Toei Tokusatsu specials coming in 2024:

Kamen Rider 555: Paradise Regained

Dekaranger 20

Kamen rider Buffa V-cinema

Kamen Rider Gazer vs Gazer Zero

Geats X Gotchadd Winter Movie

Outsiders Episode 4

And even if i missed something, thats what we know of so farrrr

[narashikari]

V-Cinema non-spoiler(-ish) thoughts

Putting it under a cut though just in case... also, beware Junya simping afoot

Junya Komatsu really was the MVP of Revice... his acting in the V-Cinema is *chef's kiss*

No, seriously, the man's so talented, I cannot. He nails Muramasa coldness and sadism, as well as both of Hiromi's serious and goofy sides. I love him so much asdfghjkl

GODDAMN THEY SHOULD'VE LEFT THE LACE TOP BY ITSELF BECAUSE JUNYA AS MURAMASA WAS HOTTER THAN CROSS-Z MAGMA. Petition to have Junya re-do all the Muramasa scenes in just the lace top without the shirt and jacket on top of it... pls Toei

Hiromi is quite handsome in his new Blue Bird duds too though

Wataru Hyuga's no slouch too. Kagerou's the second-best thing in this movie, ngl. Kid's gonna go places for sure.

#HyuJun's chemistry really just works. Build-tier heated drama between men.

Why. Did. They. Use. That Song. Why?? I didn't have to be reminded of the moment I fell for Junya??

Also the scene they used it for... OH HIROMI... MY HIROMI...

Goddamn they used that song for the moment that HiroDaiji walked to the final battle together?! What does this mean?!

Kagerou is a tsuntsun magnificent bastard, knew it

What is with Revice and amusement parks?

HiroDaiji canon basically.

Dad Material Hiromi confirmed.... as it should be

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Lucca Comics & Games Unveils 'The Butterfly Effect'

Lucca Comics & Games has launched the new poster for its 2024 edition today. This year’s festival, themed ‘The Butterfly Effect’, has had its poster designed by world-famous Japanese artist, Yoshitaka Amano. For ‘The Butterfly Effect’, Amano created not just one image, but three, each representing an act of this extraordinary work.

Lucca Comics & Games 2024

Today Lucca Comics & Games releases OUVERTURE represented by the work that Amano dedicated to Puccini's Tosca. An embrace between two characters, between physicality and imagination, captures all the exuberant energy of the festival and the thousand colors of its audience of butterflies. The image dedicated to Madama Butterfly will arrive in September. On 30 October the festival will present a third work by Amano, this time linked to his immortal princess Turandot, to reflect the apotheosis of creativity and passion that is Lucca Comics & Games.

Poster art by Yoshitaka Amano Lucca has always aimed to be a crossroads of different arts - a place where comics, games, cinema, literature, and music converge into a multisensory experience. In the year of the Puccini centenary, it is only natural to think that Lucca Comics & Games would present a contemporary version of that synesthetic ideal which, a century ago, was represented by opera, a combination of literary invention, scenic wonder and musical magic. In addition to a clear reference to Puccini's masterpiece, the title refers to the well-known "Butterfly Effect", a corollary of Chaos Theory which studies the way in which small changes can lead to large consequences. It is a theme that resonates perfectly with the spirit of Lucca Comics & Games, and to visually represent the three acts of this unique Opera, they have called upon a great Sensei who embodies a melting pot of cultures and media in Yoshitaka Amano. Lucca Comics & Games 2024, The Butterfly Effect, promises to be a memorable edition. This event celebrates the transformative power of art and creativity, in perfect harmony with the spirit of innovation that has always characterized this extraordinary festival. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6MzxihE41b8 Netflix returns to Lucca Comics & Games this year with an unmissable event for SQUID GAME 2. On Thursday 31 October, the creator, writer and director Hwang Dong-hyuk and the protagonists Lee Jung-jae and Wi Ha-Joon will be in Lucca to meet fans and to reveal to the whole world some news from the highly anticipated second season. The second chapter of Squid Game which still remains the most popular series on Netflix more than two years after its release, will only be available on Netflix by the end of 2024. The event in Lucca promises to be an event not to be missed. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r6-12RevbUY 25th anniversary of One Piece started simultaneously from Milan, Berlin, London, Madrid and Paris, on the occasion of the birthday of Monkey D. Luffy, the famous straw-hat pirate, but it will be in Lucca on most important moment to close the celebrations in style and with all the numerous fans. In fact, two great guests from Japan will participate in Lucca Comics & Games: Tatsuya Nagamine (director of the last years of One Piece and previously of many other TOEI titles, including Dragon Ball Super: Broly) and Kenji Yokoyama (historical animator from the first episodes to today). Not only that, but the celebrations will also continue at the TOEI Animation stand with many surprises and new features to be announced in the coming weeks! In a new feature for 2024, Lucca Comics & Games will this year leave the urban walls of Lucca and land at the Fabbrica del Vapore in Milan, with the exhibition AMANO CORPUS ANIMÆ, dedicated to Yoshitaka Amano. This exhibition will offer a complete overview of his work, highlighting his extraordinary ability to merge Anime, Video Games and contemporary art into a single, inimitable artistic vision. More than 100 original works will tell the history of animation and world entertainment; the epic images that have consecrated the "boy from Shizuoka" in the Olympus of contemporary artists will range from Tatsunoko to Final Fantasy, passing through Vogue. The exhibition will happen after the festival. From November 13, 2024 to March 1, 2025, “Amano Corpus Animae ” will be the first retrospective to celebrate the 50-year career of the visionary Maestro. The largest and most complete exhibition ever dedicated to the Japanese artist in the West. Curated for Lucca Comics & Games by Fabio Viola, with the exhibition design and itinerary is created in collaboration with POLI.design of Milan. 50TH ANNIVERSARY FOR DUNGEONS & DRAGONS AND THE PLAYING COMMUNITY OF THE WORLD To celebrate 50 years, Lucca Comics & Games is dedicating not one but two unique tributes to the world of Dungeons & Dragons, transforming this anniversary into a gigantic collective party. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AiFd-R2jzXY   For the first time the Koder Collection will be exhibited, with original masterpieces by Larry Elmore, Jeff Easley, Clyde Caldwell, Keith Parkinson, Brom, Todd Lockwood, in a unique exhibition in the world entitled "Gateway to Adventure: 50 Years of D&D Art". It will be curated by Jon Peterson, one of the most important historians of the game, author among other things of Dungeons and Dragons - Art & Arcana and the extraordinary collection of rare documents The Making of Original Dungeons & Dragons 1970-1977, recently published by Wizards of the Coast, and by Jessica Lee Patterson, an art historian who has been working on cataloguing the collection since 2022. The exhibition will be hosted in the extraordinary and sacred Church of the Servi, already used in the past for the display of original tables, redesigned to accommodate an editorial and artistic path that also leaves great space for experience and the games played. It doesn't end there. The role-playing game will leave a permanent trace in the city of gaming par excellence: the municipal administration of Lucca will rename the basement of the San Paolino bastion, after Gary Gygax and Dave Arneson, the creators of Dungeons & Dragons. This is the culmination of a journey started 15 years ago with Larry Elmore, Tracy and Laura Hickman. Jeremy Crawford, lead rules designer of Dungeons & Dragons and lead designer of the new 2024 version, will be present in Lucca to investigate the present and future of the first and longest-running role-playing game. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=On6RywcyfJY   Additionally, Tetris will celebrate its 40th anniversary at Lucca Comics & Games with the participation of the game's creator and the co-founder of The Tetris Company. In 1984, Alexey L. Pajitnov, a programmer at the Moscow Academy of Sciences and a great lover of puzzle games, presented the world with what would become a universal phenomenon: Tetris. One of the most iconic and beloved video games of all time, with hundreds of millions of copies sold on over 50 platforms, Tetris continues to captivate fans of all ages around the world. Alexey L. Pajitnov, the creator of Tetris, and Henk B. Rogers, co-founder of The Tetris Company, will talk about the game's history, its impact on pop culture, and share their thoughts on the brand's future direction with the participants of Lucca Comics & Games. At Lucca Comics & Games, Star Wars™: Unlimited, the fast-paced and easy-to-learn collectible card game where players explore a galaxy of endless possibilities, engaging in thrilling head-to-head battles featuring the most famous characters from the Star Wars universe, will be featured in a world premiere! Worldwide pre-release events for Set 3, The Twilight of the Republic, will take place on Friday, November 1, but at Lucca Comics & Games, they will start on Wednesday, October 30. Two days of exclusive pre-release, where all Italian players and Star Wars fans can see, touch, and experience the new Star Wars™: Unlimited set before anyone else in the world. Read the full article

[yeonchi]

Kisekae Insights #48: Kamen Rider Zi-O Part 6 - After Quartzer

Starting with W before continuing from Gaim onwards, each Rider series has featured post-series direct-to-video specials known as V-Cinemas, which serve as epilogues or side stories to the main series. In some cases, series have been known to receive streaming-exclusive specials on the Toei Tokusatsu Fan Club years after the series ended. Such specials typically feature new Riders or new forms for existing Riders, and of course, this series is no exception.

There are two blocks of post-series specials, each consisting of a longer and shorter special, that were released in November and December 2022. These specials are set in the new world created by Sougo after the destruction of the main series timeline, with all characters being recreated in the new world. The first block features major crossovers with highlighted franchises (featuring their respective opening themes at the start) while the second block consists of adaptations of the two TTFC Rider Time miniseries written by Chris Chibnall Toshiki Inoue.

Let’s jump into the post-series specials for Zi-O and the true ending for my personal project.

Decade vs Sea Princesses: Revenge of Quartzer

Adapted from Kamen Rider Genms -The Presidents- and -Smart Brain and the 1000% Crisis-.

Unlike the other specials, this special is set in the main timeline instead of the new world created by Sougo.

The Quartzer Riders continue to run rogue in the main timeline despite the defeat of their commanders. The Decade Riders, allying with Shugo, OOO, Birth and the non-Quartzer affiliated Salacian Riders, are tasked with suppressing the rogue Riders. Suddenly, Daniel Camielez (Ryuki) is afflicted with the Game Disease, causing a Bugster Kuroto Dan to emerge from his body. As a result of this, Daniel transforms into Ryuga instead of Ryuki. Genm defeats Ryuga and infects the Salacian Quartzer Riders, turning them into zombies under his control. After Ryuga is defeated, Dark Daniel (who is able to act independently from his host) separates from his body and covers the Salacian Riders’ escape.

In another battlefield, Decade and Diend are fighting the Quartzer Riders alongside Shugo Guardian Form (based on Den-O Liner Form), OOO Yadopangaru Combo (introduced in Soulbound Series 4) and Birth X. Akari’s rogue cousins join the battle on Quartzer’s side, only to be stopped by Accel Booster Form, Bravo King Durian Arms and Gridon Lychee Arms. The Quartzer Riders are captured and taken in by UNIT, but on the way, their cavalcade is surrounded by Zombie Gamers and the remaining Quartzer Riders are taken from it.

Hiroki and Daniel confront Kuroto alongside their allies. During the battle that ensues, Dark Daniel transforms into Ryuga Survive (a recolour of Ryuki Survive), which transforms Dragblacker into Blackranzer. As the other Riders are infected and Ryuga, Decade and Diend are defeated by Genm’s Mighty Critical Strike, time pauses and a Bugster Masamune Dan arrives to confront his son as Cronus. As the father and son argue, Daniel manages to convince the two to work together to achieve their dreams, allowing Kuroto to merge with his father and gain the Genm Musou Gashat. The new power allows Genm to summon his zombified Riders to charge at the remaining Riders; as Hiroki and Kayley transform into Decade Complete Form 21 and Diend Ultimate Complete Form and use the Gekijouban Attack Ride cards to summon all primary and secondary Riders, Daniel and Dark Daniel merge together into Kamen Rider RyukiRyugaSurvive, taking cues from EvilytyLive with the transformation pose of Kamen Rider Century.

All the Riders are released from Genm’s control as they are defeated and transformed. After Decade and Diend launch their shooting Final Attack Rides at Genm, RyukiRyugaSurvive launches the Impulse Dragon Rider Kick, which has Dragranzer and Blackranzer running laps around Genm as the combined Rider bounces off them similar to Drive’s SpeeDrop. With Kuroto’s disappearance, Daniel is cured of his Game Disease and the Quartzer Riders are forgiven since they have been punished enough already.

Zi-O vs Equestria Girls: Rainbow Rider Revolution

Adapted from Zi-O episodes 1, 49 and the Geiz Majesty special.

In the new world, Sougo Tokiwa and Akari Ichigo have become friends after their past conflicts and coincidentally, they apply to be transferred to Canterlot High. Geiz Myoukouin is transferring to Canterlot High as well while Luna Roberts is a local student living with her great-uncle Mark at the homestay house where Sougo, Akari and Geiz will be living in, also known as the clock repair shop 9TO5.

On the first day of school at Canterlot High (Sougo, Akari, Geiz and Luna are wearing the uniform), Akari quickly goes back to get her pencil case as she forgot to take it. It is at this point that Sougo, Geiz and Luna are met by Kazuto, Kensuke and Akihito, who inform them of the Minato-Sugaru Rider Championships happening around the island, encouraging them to win and set off on their path to glory. At the same time, Akari finds a Genesis Driver and Lemon Energy Lockseed beside her bed and takes it with her pencil case as she is in a hurry.

At Canterlot High, the students meet Vice Principal Swartz (working alongside Principal Celestia and Vice Principal Luna) along with two students resembling Heure and Ora (who are also wearing uniform). Heure and Ora show the four around the school as the students are getting ready for the Rider Championships which are happening throughout the first week of school (after summer break). As Ora remarks how she hates how the championships have made everyone hostile towards each other, Sougo and the others realise that they have their own Drivers and collectables, leading Heure and Ora to tell them to enter the championships and beat everyone.

Sure enough, Sougo and his group enter the championships, which are co-hosted by Superintendent Abacus Cinch, Principal Cadance of Crystal Prep Academy, and Vice Principal Swartz. Other teams joining include Team Decade, made up of Hiroki and Kayley from the main universe, and Team Barlckxs, made up of Hiryuu Kakogawa and two obscure figures from my past; in this timeline, Luna’s parents were killed by the Matsunaga Army, whom Hiryuu was a part of, when she was eight years old.

There are a total of five rounds in the championships with 32 teams duking it out. The Rainbooms are Team Wizard, the Shadowbolts are Team Gaim and the Dazzlings are Team Faiz. To get 32 teams, some non-primary Riders, namely Meteor, Nadeshiko, Beast, Sorcerer and Wiseman, are given their own teams supplemented by monsters, while the Future Riders from the main series return, forming their own teams as well.

Throughout the first three rounds, Sougo, Geiz and Luna gradually regain their memories of the old timeline through their Ziku Drivers and Ridewatches, while Kachinebots attack the city, which are defeated by Birth X and Kaixa from the main universe. Akari loses against her opponent in the first round (against Team Gaim, though it was a two-on-one fight for each of them), but manages to defeat Equestrian Twilight Sparkle in the second round. When Geiz and Luna are defeated in the second round against Team Nadeshiko, Kazuto gives the Zi-O II Ridewatch to Sougo so he can turn the tides.

In the third round, Kazuto joins Team Zi-O as they fight Team Barlckxs. During the battle, Sougo transforms with Geiz and Kazuto into Zi-O Trinity when Luna and Akari are at risk of being defeated. It is then that Sougo, Andrew and Luna remember everything of the old timeline; as they talk to Kazuto and Akari about what they know, Kazuto reveals that the births of Gaim to Zi-O took place earlier than normal due to the Rider Championships, adding that he is also investigating who is pulling the strings behind the scenes. Sure enough, it is revealed that Kensuke and Akihito are the ones pulling the strings alongside Team Barlckxs.

The fourth round is an all-out session featuring Team Zi-O and Team Decade against Team Wizard and Team Fourze, the latter side bringing their eliminated allies to the battle. In addition to Kazuto, Kensuke and Akihito also join Team Zi-O to even out the numbers as Geiz and Luna are given the power of Geiz Revive and Tsukuyomi ABC. Sure enough, Team Zi-O and Team Decade are victorious and will be fighting each other in the fifth and final round.

The fifth round is fought by Sougo and Hiroki as the representatives of their teams. This round will have them running a course as Riders around the island, encountering enemies which they need to defeat before they fight each other upon finishing the course. Sougo is given the Grand Zi-O Ridewatch by Kazuto while Hiroki uses Decade Complete Form 21. During the battle, it’s shown that Decade, like Grand Zi-O, can summon Riders (final forms) by touching the card holders on his armour.

Elsewhere, Kensuke and Akihito are about to create Another Geiz and Another Tsukuyomi when Ora unknowingly stops them. Hiryuu throws his Revolcane-like sword at the two, but Heure manages to deflect it, making Swartz realise that they are starting to recover their Time Jacker powers. Kazuto reveals the truth to everyone; Kensuke knew that Kazuto would betray him, but Kazuto says that his loyalty has always been with his overlord and nothing more.

Kensuke, working with Kazuto and Akihito, teamed up with Changyue and Hiryuu to bribe Abacus Cinch to allow the Rider Championships to take place, then replicated all the Rider equipment from the old timeline and distributed them to those who were willing to fight in the championships. Kensuke’s objective is to take the powers of the Kamen Riders and Time Jackers so he can become the true saviour and rule over the world. It is then that Swartz betrays Kensuke as well, saying that he was secretly working with Kazuto because he would not walk the same path he did in the old timeline. Kensuke reveals that he can still steal Geiz and Tsukuyomi’s powers through the Future Note, but nothing happens when he writes in it; his abuse of the Future Note’s power to make the Rider Championships happen caused it to overload, rendering him unable to will the future.

Kensuke and Akihito transform and fight Team Zi-O alongside Team Barlckxs. After being informed of the situation, Hiroki forfeits the match so Sougo can hurry back and help his friends. Akari struggles in battle until Narutaki (from the main timeline) arrives and gives her the Dragon Fruits Energy Lockseed. Kensuke, Akihito and Team Barlckxs are defeated, but the former two show up again at the abandoned warehouse district. Transforming into Another Diend and Another Gold Drive, Kensuke and Akihito summon an army of Kachinebots before they are eventually defeated by the Riders, with Kayley giving Geiz the Geiz Majesty Ridewatch once again.

As the defeated Kensuke and Akihito retreat, Sougo, Geiz, Kazuto and Luna find their power-up Ridewatches disappearing. Kazuto comments that being in a new timeline doesn’t mean that they can use their strongest powers that easily, but Sougo comments that a new timeline also means a new start, meaning that they will just have to work to earn their powers again.

Team Zi-O are presented with the championship cup as the other Riders’ equipment and collectibles disappear, with the exception of Team Zi-O and Team Decade. The next week as school starts for real, Sougo, Geiz and Luna decide to have a race to see who can achieve their dream of being the demonic overlord, saviour or queen first. Akari is asked who she wants to cheer for, but she says that she wants to join the race instead, opting to become a princess since Luna already took the position of queen. Kazuto, of course, backs Sougo, just as he always has been, while he opts to chronicle this new timeline himself.

This special was designed to be a pilot to a new hypothetical series featuring Team Zi-O earning their powers again, hence why all their power-ups disappeared at the end (because they were brought in from the old timeline). The implication of Another Geiz and Another Tsukuyomi being created is an allusion to the Zi-O novel, where the aforementioned Another Riders alongside Another Woz were featured. The prologue was translated by revolutionpotato and nobody else has picked up the novel because they stopped posting after 2022 and nobody cares about Kamen Rider novels. The novel is a Woz-centric story, which is possibly what a Next Time Woz special could have been if Shinichirō Shirakura hadn’t nixed it with the reasoning that it wouldn’t feel like Zi-O anymore if they made it.

Decade vs Zi-O and the Game in the House of Death

A direct adaptation of its original counterpart. Where the original special featured Yusuke Onodera along with pastiches of the Time Jackers, those characters are changed to original characters as I wanted to highlight more forgotten figures from my past (though believe it or not, there have been some that I would rather stay away from).

Between scenes, the Decade Riders (save Narutaki) are in the Reading Room waiting for Hiroki to signal his location to them once he finds the new demonic overlord, the true Sougo. We also get treated to Akari talking about how she and Hiroki are a sex-positive couple.

After Narutaki reveals herself as the true identity of the masked jester, she admits that she has become tired of serving the true Sougo and would join Zi-O and the Decade Riders in the final battle against Ohma Zi-O. Zi-O gives Decade the Ninja Ridewatch because he apparently can’t use it. When Ohma Zi-O defeats the Decade Riders, though, Hiroki finds himself in the same quarry but with a jeep nearby (he ended up in a different pocket dimension).

Zi-O vs Decade and the Seven Sougos

Another direct adaptation of its original counterpart.

A week prior to this story, new world Sougo and Geiz are given Saturday detention by Vice Principal Swartz as they have been falling behind on their schoolwork due to their duties fighting monsters whereas Luna and Akari have been able to catch up. Luna volunteers to join Sougo and Geiz as well while Akari hangs out with the Rainbooms, but on the day, Luna forgot to bring her homework so she went back to get it, which caused her to end up somewhere else when Canterlot High was brought into the pocket dimension. We also learn that after the Rider Championships, humans are being transformed into various monsters thanks to something known as the Kaiju Factor.

The love plot between Sougo and Heure is changed to Heure and Ora playing Magic: The Gathering. Swartz holds a tutorial for the detention students about how to play the game, but by the end, Heure and Ora are the only ones playing. Heure’s life is spared thanks to this.

Micro Chips is shown playing the water coin drop at Sougo A’s mini-carnival, replacing the goldfish catching game from the original. Danielita and Alchemic Flower also appear in this special.

In the original versions of the last special and this one, we had a supporting character named Misa Kuon played by Rena Takeda. In the adapted versions, she is named Charlie Quander and because the actress I (hypothetically) cast for her face claim is a rising talent who is still rather obscure, I won’t go out of my way to name her. However, I will say that Charlie’s actress also plays Windy Adams, aka Kamen Rider Poseidon; I initially had her in mind for Charlie, but later on, I needed an actress for Windy and I didn’t want to bother finding a new one, so I went with Charlie’s actress and left it at that.

At night, Sougo A helps Swartz make food out of monster meat. Swartz suggests that they cook a feast the next time he checks up on Heure and Ora; Sougo questions if this is okay, to which Swartz says that it is because Principal Celestia and Vice Principal Luna are outright having relations with students. There are also original characters named Eva Fukada, Riley White, Brandi Mikami, Johnny Katō and Carter Shimizu. Just saying.

On election day, the ballot box is knocked over, though Micro Chips manages to give his ballot to Swartz. This version highlights that it was a failed election and that Sougo A won in an undemocratic process to lampoon how it was done in the original.

As the true Sougo transforms into Ohma Zi-O, Decade gives Zi-O the Ninja Ridewatch, which allows him to transform into Decade Armor Ninja Form (based on Ninja’s Tri-Battlizer form but keeping the default Decade Armor design). Though Decade is seemingly killed in Complete Form 21 by Ohma Zi-O, he ends up in the Reading Room with his friends thanks to the recall systems they have in their vortex manipulators and Drivers.

The pocket dimension is destroyed and everyone returns to their own universes. Sougo B says his goodbyes to Sougo A before he rides back to his own universe. Since Luna was late for Saturday detention, she will be joining Sougo and Geiz for real; since Swartz sent everyone else home, Sougo, Geiz, Luna, Swartz, Ora and Heure get to work cleaning up the school. And this is where our story ends after 11 years (it would have been 10 if it weren’t for the pandemic and real life getting in the way).

And thus ends the story of Zi-O. Our final two instalments for this run will cover background information on the characters of the series and the series itself.

[laboitediabolique]

Lady Battle Cop (女バトルコップ), V-Cinema / Toei Video, 1990

[callgespenst]

I am abandoning making a Media Thread on the former bird website, and will update that here now. The plan is to list whatever I'm watching/reading/playing once a month or so, with how I'm feeling about it. Plus I'll probably make longer writeups for anything I really liked that I want to talk about at length. And of course, there'll probably be spoilers for whatever 20+ year old thing I'm into right now.

Anyway, here's what I've been doing so far this year:

Fist of the North Star, volume 8: The finale of the battle with Souther, up to Toki's death at the ends of Ryuga. Raoh and Toki's fight, and the reveal that they're blood brothers, was definitely /much/ better in the manga than the Toei anime. I definitely still love the Toei anime, but reading the manga, I'm realizing every problem I had with the series was anime-original.

Patlabor 2: Somehow, the only part of Patlabor I haven't seen yet is the last two movies. Patlabor 2 is a damn good movie! It's definitely a Mamoru Oshii film. There's a lot of neat stuff going on, and I liked having a big focus on Shinobu. But also, it's definitely so wildly different from the rest of Patlabor. I like it, and I want to rewatch it at some point, but it's not my favorite entry.

Police Story: Buddy of mine got in a nice new blu-ray that we watched. Now this is fucking cinema. Excellent fights, mind-blowing stunts, hysterical laugh out loud bits throughout. Absolutely want to watch the other two.

I Am A Dog: Don Matsuguro's Life: They got Yasuo Yamada, the original voice of Lupin, to play Lupin but a dog, basically. An entertaining movie about talking dogs for kids, but has a few bits that are maybe a little too brutal or intense for the target audience. My favorite role besides Yamada was definitely Toshio Furukawa as a loveable little scamp.

California Crisis: Probably not "good", by any real standard, but I had fun with it. Some good chase sequences, definitely really and truly feels like it's set in California in a lot of entertaining ways. Has something of a non-ending, but I think that's more of a riff on sci-fi alien encounter movies of the time, than anything.

That's all the completed! Currently in progress:

Anime: Metallic Rouge, Soaring Sky Precure, Dungeon Meshi, Shangri-La Frontier, Freiren (few episodes behind), Bang Bravern.

Going to start: Pon no Michi, Synduality S2, probably something else I'm forgetting.

Manga: Skip and Loafer (only just started v.1), Hokuto no Ken (need to buy a copy of vol.9)

Going to start: I swear I'm going to get into Berserk this year. I have the first three omnibuses.

Video games: A lot in progress, not sure what I'm going to play next.

[jedivoodoochile]

Lady Battle Cop ( On'na Batorukappu ) es una película japonesa de Tokusatsu lanzada en 1990.

Es el primer tokusatsu de Toei lanzado solo por V-Cinema.

Es un híbrido de la película estadounidense,

Robocop

y la serie japonesa Metal Hero Kidou Keiji Jiban .

Los trajes están diseñados por Keita Amemiya.

La cinta es

una obra de acción y de ciencia ficción producida como una de las series de videos originales de acción y violencia de "Toei V-Cinema" de Toei Video, basada en la famosa película estadounidense ,Robocop

estrenada en Japón en 1988.

El escenario de la película es Neo Tōkyō , la capital de Japón en un futuro cercano.

La historia es sobre una mujer moribunda y gravemente herida que fue atacada por una poderosa organización criminal internacional ,junto a su amante.

Después revive como un policía cyborg para enfrentarse a la organización.

Al igual queKidou Keiji Jiban, que se transmitió en la serie Metal Hero de TV Asahi en el momento del rodaje, es un trabajo sobre la aniquilación del mal por parte del héroe cyborg.

Al final de la película

se muestra un mensaje: "Su batalla acaba de comenzar", pero no se ha producido la secuela de Lady BattleCop.

[asknarashikari]

Wait, wait, wait... Right's appearance in BoonBoomger doesn't coincide with what happened during ToQger Returns!!! Right, and the other ToQgers for that matter, supposedly lost his imagination, it was the whole plot point of the "Returns" movie!!!

It's not the first time Toei literally forgot a plot point, but still!!!

Well, we have no idea if this takes place before or after the V-Cinema's events.

If it happens before... correct me if I'm wrong, but wasn't Right the only one who retained his Imagination that whole time? He was the only one who could see Akira too.

If it takes place after the V-Cinema, then that whole thing has no bearing on Right's appearance, since he'd have his imagination either way.

So, yeah. There's nothing wrong here, and the crossover still fits with canon.