Happy New Year 2016 - Zyuohger Ninninger Artwork

Happy New Year 2016! Here the artwork of Zyuohger and Ninninger for new year card.

Dobutsu Sentai Zyuohger - Official Actors Actresses

By the time we passed 2015 Christmas, the official cast for Dobutsu Sentai Zyuohger has finally revealed:

Zyuoh Eagle = Masaki Nakao 中尾 正樹
Zyuoh Lion = Shohei Nanba 南羽翔平
Zyuoh Shark = Miki Yanagi 柳美樹
Zyuoh Elephant = Tsurugi Watanabe 渡邉剣
Zyuoh Tiger = Haruka Tateishi 立石晴香 (たていし はるか)

A quick internet search did not come with many results, indicated that they were quite new talent. Tateishi Haruka is in TV series "Hammer Sesion", check Wiki Addicts

The confirmation came from this scanned page:

2016 Super Sentai Dobutsu Sentai Zyuohger - Masaki Nakao, Miki Yanagi, Haruka Tateishi, Tsurugi Watanabe, Shohei Nanba

UPDATED : THE FIRST PROMO CLIP IS UP

PROMO CLIP HERE

OFFICIAL CAST DESCRIPTION from TV-Asahi:

FILL UP Ou Eagle / to play the wind off Yamato, the TV drama debut become Nakao NobuTatsuki (Nakao Masaki). Bare-19-year-old it will challenge the "awakening" of as an actor in the unknown world!

And to play a gun Ow Shark / Serra, Yanagi Miki  to be active as a model in a tall and friendly character. In cultivated rich expressive power as a model, expected to gather even as an actress, it is inevitable break of the hot stock.

FILL UP Ow Lion / Leo, the 24-year-old to be the oldest in the five Minami-wa Shohei Nanba. Feat kendo, tapir air. It is attention to the action that takes advantage of the height of the overwhelming physical ability.

The play a gun Ow Elephant / Tusk,  Tsurugi Watanabe sword of  2014 Junon Super Boy Contest Finalist (Watanabe Ken). In addition to play a movie starring the 2016 spring public, it is a young promising strain to spread the width of activity such as drama and CM.

Gun to follow play a Tiger / Amu, was awarded to the 2007 Grand Prix Nicola model audition, it was shining in God quasi Grand Prix result, in the model audition 2010 Tateishi Haruka. Model since graduation in 2013, it appeared in this work as the first job!

We also looks like getting official spelling as "Dobutsu Sentai Zyuohger" . Something close to Zyuranger.

The show will be premiered at February 14th, 2016. The translation for Zyuman can also be "Juman". The first episode guide is up to in official Toei page here. The premise in Japanese :


地球が宇宙に誇る“生命”　―動物。

１人の人間と４人の不思議な動物＝ジューマンの出会いが

“生きとし生けるもの”を護る地球を、守り、救う。

スーパー戦隊シリーズ　第４０作

動物戦隊ジュウオウジャー

Zyuohger premise is something like this:

Zyuland, a parallel universe where the Zyumans live, is facing aliens invasion. Four "Zyumans" named Sera, Amu, Tusk and Leo flee to our world and recruit human named Yamato. Together they disguised in human form, the Zyumans and Yamato teamed up to be become Doubutsu Sentai Zyuohger!

Zyuohger first episode from official website

By now, tons of magazine scan had been seen by public and circulating.

Zyuohger magazine scan and official 40th Super Sentai Anniversary photo team up

another hi-res Zyuohger magazine scan

check the previous post here

2016 Doubutsu Sentai Jyuuouger First Looks

Today we got the first looks from 2016 Super Sentai, Doubutsu Sentai Jyuuouger   動物戦隊ジュウオウジャ = Animal Task Force Beast King Ranger. The 2016 theme is back to animal power, the color combination are RED, YELLOW, GREEN, and females are BLUE and WHITE. This is first combination of such color and gender.  The animal power visually can be seen on the front outfit : Falcon, Lion, Shark, Elephant and white can be cheetah or panther.

The outfit itself is bit too simple with only animal motif. The helmet are ok, but White's helmet resembling Gekiranger, while the Blue's looks alike Liveman. Overall not the best original design for this year, and it is not as impressive as Ninninger first appearance last year.

The mecha is shaped as a CUBE. There will be  Jyuuou Eagle, Jyuuou Shark and Jyuuou Lion. There is also Giraffe (orange) and Gorilla (white) as addition.

2016 Super Sentai Jyuuouger  first toy scan and images

Notable previous sentai with animal theme:

- 1981 Sun Vulcan - Eagle, Shark, Panther
- 1985 Change man - legendary creatures (dragon, griffon, pegasus, mermaid, phoenix)
- 1992 Jetman - wing animals -  Hawk, Swan, Owl, Swallow, Condor
- 1988 Liveman - Falcon, Lion, Dolphin, Bison, Sai
- 2001 Gaoranger  - Lion, Eagle, Shark, Bison, Tiger, Wolf
- 2006 Gekiranger - Martial Arts with Animal based theme - Tiger, Cheetah, Jaguar, Wolf, Cooper

The most close resembling should be on Gaoranger and Liveman.

The next big thing to watch is the revelation of Jyuuouger actor and actresses. Let's wait a few weeks more!

UPDATED: 22/12/2015 - New Poster Revealed.
UPDATED: 26/12/2015 - Official Casting Revealed
UPDATED: 27/12/2015 - Official 2016 Zyuohger Promo Clip is up

New poster, the new 40th Super Sentai Anniversary Logo has been introduced

Dekaranger 10 Years After - Captured Images and Comments

Dekaranger 10 Years After is V-Cinema that celebrate the 28th Super Sentai, Tokusau Sentai Dekaranger that run on tv in 2004. This is the second of such movie in Super Sentai franchise. The previous one similar to this is Hurricaneger 10 Years After, which set the (hopefully) new super sentai tradition on releasing 10 years anniversary movie of related super sentai show.

Dekaranger 10 Years After really bring back the nostalgic, almost 10 years ago when I hooked into Super Sentai, largely thanks to Dekaranger. Jasmine, Umeko, Ban, Hoji and Senchan is back. The storyline is quite good, in short (spoiler) , the Earth branch is changed. Tetsu is now the acting leader of Earth branch because Doggie Kruger is set into trouble, forged by villain.

Here are some of the images on that movie:

Yes, Jasmine is the one of popular ESP handler in Super Sentai world

Jasmine (Marika Reimon): Ayumi Kinoshita (木下 あゆ美 Kinoshita Ayumi)

Carrie: Rino Kobayashi (小林 里乃 Kobayashi Rino) 

can you forget Sen-chan?

Sen-chan (Senichi Enari): Yousuke Ito (伊藤 陽佑 Itō Yōsuke)

Yuuka Yano of Ninninger - Photo Collections

Yuuka Yano is actress for 2015 Ninninger Fuka Igasaki. She casted as the White Ranger in that 2015 super sentai show. Her data is :

Native name : 矢野 優花
Born : January 6, 1998 (age 17)
Years active : 2008 - present
Agent : Stardust Promotion
Home town Miyazaki Prefecture
Height : 5 ft 1 in (157 cm)
Blood type  : A

She appeared in many magazine shot :

'15 .08 / 22: HERO VISION VOL.57"
'15 .08 / 01: HYPER HOBBY PRESENTS "character land" Vol.2
'15 .07 / 29: TV LIFE 13
'15 .07 / 01: Monthly Audition August issue
'15 .07 / 01: Friend August issue
'15 .06 / 01: HYPER HOBBY PRESENTS "character land" Vol.1
'15 .05 / 22: HERO VISION VOL.56
'15 .05 / 07: TV LIFE
'15 .04 / 10: MonoMax May issue
'15 .03 / 25: TV LIFE 8 No.
'15 .03 / 24: FLASH 1326 issue (2015/4 / 7.14 merger issue)
'15 .03 / 14: S.H.T 2015 in spring No.
'15 .03 / 05: "W! "VOL.5
'15 .02 / 23: HERO VISION VoL55
'15 .02 / 20: Entamikusu April issue
'15 .02 / 10: TV LIFE5-tsuki-go
'15 .02 / 10: CM NOW vol.173
'15 .02 / 10: TV Pia ぴあ
'15 .02 / 09: BOMB (bomb) March issue
'15 .02 / 01: Toei Hero MAX Vol.48

Yet her photo collections is still limited and hard to find in internet. Here are some:

Yuuka Yano 矢野 優花 and Kasumi Yasaya 山谷 花純

Dairanger to be Released by Shout Factory

Fans of 1993 Gosei Sentai Dairanger are taken alert when Shout Factory tweet this :

And ... #PowerRanger fans. It's happening! Someone just asked and we can confirm: Gosei Sentai Dairanger!

— Shout! Factory (@ShoutFactory) July 11, 2015

As known before, Shout Factory already released Zyuranger year ago. My blog posted about Zyuranger release is here.

No date has been announced by Shout Factory yet for Dairanger. Meanwhile, all major sub group will be taken down their Dairanger sub released. Mainly TV-Nihon have indicated their intention and their message is , archived the fans sub as fast as you can. Dairanger's footages is the basis of Mighty Morphin Power Rangers Season Two in America.

welcome Dairanger in official released, soon by Shout Factory

but, good bye to the great fans sub released, which done by fans with care and love

ToQger vs Kyoryuger Captured Images

The latest Super Sentai versus movie to date is Ressha Sentai ToQger vs Kyoryuger : The Movie. How is the train-based sentai and the Dinosaur sentai interact in this movie? Quite good. The story has some unique moments due to their uniqueness. Their first meeting in battle is not a brutal conflict, rather that the senior Kyoryuger gently protect their junior in all braveness, quite literally. One of most important highlight is in one of the main battle, ToQger team transformed into their children form. Funny and eye brow raising hell.

Here are the screen captures:

Daigo (actor 竜星 涼 Ryūsei Ryō) meeting Right (actor 志尊 淳 Shison Jun) and the ToQger team

full member of Kyoryuger - Ian, Nobuharu Udo, Daigo, Amy and Souji

surprises by ToQger unique feature, they are children actually

Ninninger Vs Kamen Rider Drive - Photos

Shuriken Sentai Ninninger Vs. Kamen Rider Drive is the second cross over between super sentai and kamen rider franchise. Although we have seen many cross over between sentai and rider, this is the straight second year where the cross over show pulled out as "Spring vacation". The first one is last year's ToQger vs Gaim, and also the previous introduction Heisei Rider vs Show Rider : Kamen Rider Taisen featuring Super Sentai.

Here are some of interesting moment in the movie as  captured:

Mysterious Kamen Rider Sanguo appearances

Pink Ninninger / Momoninger

Kamen Rider Drive allies

Kamen Rider Drive cultural shocked into super sentai world

Kamen Rider Drive and Mach

Tomari Shinnosuke 泊 進ノ介 - lead character for Drive

The two team, Drive and Ninninger cast

黒井 響一郎 Kuroi Kyoichirō is Kamen Rider Sanguo

メディックロイミュード Medikku Roimyūdo or Medic Roidmude played by Fumiko Baba 

Ninninger team in their mecha cockpit 

Shuriken Sentai Ninninger in battle against Roidmude and Youkyai

Ninninger Premiere and Wallpapers

Here more graphics from Shuriken Sentai Ninninger episode 1 premiere.

Shuriken Sentai Ninninger 2015 , wallpaper in 1280 x 800

Ninninger background graphic and standard pose, wallpaper in 1280 x 800 

henshin moment of Ninninger

henshin / morphing sequence screenshot of Ninninger

Shuriken Sentai Ninninger Episode 1 - First Impressions

Finally, Shuriken Sentai Ninninger 2015 primer on air. These are first impressions screen shot, to be added more soon:

伊賀崎 天晴 Igasaki Takaharu is Akaninger (actor 西川 俊介 Nishikawa Shunsuke)

First Episode begin with Akaninger / Red 

Nagi Matsuo (松尾 凪), is Kininger (キニンジャー Kininjā). Cast by Kaito Nakamura (中村 嘉惟人).

Kasumi Momochi (百地 霞), is Momoninger (モモニンジャー Momoninjā). Cast by Kasumi Yamaya (山谷 花純).

Fuka Igasaki (伊賀崎 風花 Igasaki Fūka), Takaharu's sister is Shironinger (シロニンジャー Shironinjā). Cast by Yuuka Yano (矢野 優花 Yano Yūka).

Yakumo "Cloud" Kato (加藤 クラウド 八雲), is Aoninger (アオニンジャー Aoninjā). Cast by Gaku Matsumoto (松本 岳).

welcome, Ninninger casts

the ninja class room as seen on Ninninger Episode 2 Preview

Toei Official Youtube Channel just added Ending Dance Tutorial, what a great thing for kids!

View it HERE

Updated: More quality Ninninger graphics and wallpaper here

shuriken sentai ninninger raw subtitles episode 1 download

ToQger Episode 47 - Goodbye Rainbow Line

ToQger have reach their final stations and the Rainbow Line finally said goodbye to us. 2014 Super Sentai, Ressha Sentai ToQger end their journey in Episode 47 - 輝いているもの, A Shinning Thing. The show ended with classic final battle between super sentai vs villains. Here's the screenshot and some notes on ToQger final moments:

- This is the first series to have the red ranger transformed into black, making new color for the team. This making it difficult to counted ToQ-1 Black as 7th ranger.

ToQ-1 Black version

- ToQger is the first to have super sentai team having their young / children version appeared strongly in full story line

young ToQger : Young Right - Mabuchi Homare → ライト（幼少期） - 馬渕誉

Young Tokacchi - Nagase Keishiro → トカッチ（幼少期） - 永瀬圭志朗
Young Mio - Ishii Kaoruko → ミオ（幼少期） - 石井薫子
Young Hikari - Yamazaki Hikaru → ヒカリ（幼少期） - 山崎 光
Young Kagura - Shimizu Rara → カグラ（幼少期） - 清水らら


- The first super sentai to have Red ranger transformed into six color ranger in Rainbow form.

Rainbow ranger

- One of the super sentai show that the lead main villain did not perished, Zett is last moment is going far away in Shadow Line.

Emperor Zett fighting till final moment, assisted by loyal Marchioness Mork and Baron Nero

- First super sentai show to have the main team transformed back into children form. We'll see them in adult form surely.

ToQger young version 

ToQger adult and children moment - Imagination !

Finally, good bye ToQger, we'll missed you.
Welcome Shuriken Sentai Ninninger