The Decade-Shinkenger teamup lookback

There was the Shinkenger and Decade crossover which happened in episode 24-25 of Decade NOT in Shinkenger. So it was kind of a cross between worlds. Hmmm... it'll be hard for fans in their imagination to fit in the Kamen Rider Universe into the Sentai Universe for any fan-fiction Toei allows them by making both universes officially up to fan's imagination.

It's not the first time that Kamen Rider was mentioned. If you can remember the Goranger vs. JAKQ movie, Shoutarou Ishinomori intended that his Sentai warriors be in the same universe as Kamen Rider. However as time passed, it wasn't official and fans were left to speculate how they operated within the same universe.

The idea came into fruition NOT in Super Sentai but in Power Rangers. Not everything in Sentai is original. Power Rangers did contribute some things to later Sentai too even if they're the franchise version, Saban had originality. It was way back then then Saban created the crossover in the 3-part series entitled "A Friend in Need" in MMPR which however got me disappointed why Kimberly Hart had to suffer from a cold. Sigh. I kept feeling bad about her cold and Tommy not being near her. The whole mini-series was intended to introduce the adaptation of Black RX to America. It focused five rangers minus Kimberly Hart in Edenoi which was conquered by Count Dregon, using footage from Kamen Rider Black RX episode 3 in many scenarios.

Sadly the Kamen Rider Black RX adaptation was a failure I believe because Power Rangers got too powerful that fans didn't bother to watch other toku adaptations plus it lacked plot. A funny show doesn't always have a poor plot, it's how the humor gets executed that affects the show. Saban's Masked Rider was JUST AWFUL!

Somehow Toei saw through livening up the whole idea in the two part Shinkenger crossover, which Decade travels into the world of Shinkenger. Unlike the MMPR idea where he wanted to introduce Masked Rider to the audience of MMPR, Toei did the opposite. Decade (which only lasted for 31 episodes :-( ) actually wanted to introduce Shinkenger to Kamen Rider fans. The whole plot involved the crossing and Decade meets the Shinkengers.

The whole two part episode for me was more fun IMO than the three part MMPR crossover because they were complete and there was much more action, even if they didn't travel to another planet. I just can't help but laugh at how silly Genta can get when Diend stole his Ika-Origami. I'm also glad that Mako Shiraishi doesn't have to stay in bed with a cold like poor Kimberly Hart did.

The thing is the Gedoushu also gets involved in trying to get rid of Decade as well in which, puts Doukoku in a more active spot than Lord Zedd was during the MMPR crossover. However what I can complain about this show is that, it was more of a random meeting than a mission sent to them. Again Sentai commanders are frequently shown to be less powerful than Zordon which balances the whole franchise, even Mr. Voice doesn't know as much as Zordon does.

The show ended up paying tribute to the "Friend in Need" arc when the next Decade episode was focused on Black RX. As the crossover ended, we see a picture of Crisis Empire hinting at "A Friend in Need" although this was much shorter.

However when Saban adapts Shinkenger (and I hope he does cross the line once of an Oriental red ranger then that's the end of it), I wonder if he'll ever put Decade into it. I think not. He may have a hard time knowing how his other toku adapts failed. They're not that strong as Power Rangers.

Credits to Sean Akizuki's Sentai Blog for the lookback.

Kamen Rider Decade All Riders VS DaiShocker Director's Cut info

It's been months since we reported the release of Kamen Rider Decade director's cut movie. Kamen Rider Decade: All Riders vs Dai-Shocker Director's Cut rental copy is now out, and the DVDs will be on sale on June 21.

Kamen Rider Decade: All Riders vs Dai-Shocker Director's Cut is said to fill-up some plot holes, and confusions visible on the original cut. It is confirmed that there will be 13 minutes of new scenes added.

SPOILER ALERT! Read at your own risk.

HJU members NeonZ and Red Ranger have compiled a list of changes they saw based on the leaked copy of the rental version:

• The sequence of Amazon kicking away Decade's sword was extended with an aerial shot, showing Amazon rolling around and kicking away Decade's sword several times before using Jaguar Shock.
• Another Ika+Beer scene right in the beginning when Eijiro is still at home.
• Darker music when they explore the world. Tsukasa stops on the bridge to look at their surroundings.
• Tsukasa tries to leave, rather than open the front door of his old home.
• Sayo watches Tsukasa leaving with Yusuke and Natsumi after he recovers his memories, clearly sad, while Tsukikage stays by her side, holding her.
• The smaller Rider tournament battles got a pre-battle screen similar to the loading screens from some fighting games, like Soul Calibur. There's a picture of each fighter covering half of the screen, while the narrator announces their names. However, aside from that, there's no real added footage to them...
• Eijiro sees the Shocker castle rising, and decides to go there, worried. He's alone in that scene, so it supports the double personality shown in Movie Wars...
• In Saiyo's flashback, Tsukasa actually returns to give her a flower, before disappearing alongside with the dimensional wall. The original take of the movie almost made it seem like he didn't care for her, but this one makes it look like he was just blind to her real problem (which fits in with what he says later in the movie, about how he should have told her that she could fly too).
• The scene about Natsumi rejecting Tsukasa was the same from the original... I thought I had read in one of the DVD descriptions somewhere that it had been extended.
• In the Dai-Shocker meeting, Dr.Shinigami commemorates Decade's elimination. Daiki is shown disguised as a Shocker grunt.
• The camera cuts back from the people escaping to two other buildings blowing up.
• Natsumi stands still, watching an Imagin grabbing someone, and then runs along with a group of people. Meanwhile, an Orphenoc kills another person. She helps a man stand up, and only after that she runs to the place where she meets Narutaki.
• Longer camera pan on depressed Tsukasa.
• A few extra seconds of Kick Hopper and Ouja vs Diend's summons are shown, but the footage still ends before the ending of the battle.
• A few extra seconds of Den-O vs Mole Imagin (which grabs Den-O after he attempts to slash it).
• A few extra seconds of Super-1, showing him beating up an Orphenoc and the camera moving to Ryuki.
• Diend using his speed to beat up several monsters.
• BLACK kicks one enemy and throws another way, the camera slowly changes to Shin who uses his claws to attack a monster already on the ground.
• V3 beats a Shocker grunt and a Dark Roach and makes his pose. Hibiki uses his instrument to beat up some Shocker grunts.
• The scene where Kaito saves Natsumi and Narutaki is extended with Natsumi asking Kaito to help them. Kaito agrees but wants treasure as compensation. Natsumi laughing pressure points him.
• After Tsukasa is dropped from the trap door. The part with Rising Ultimate Kuuga is extended slightly, showing him kick Tsukasa before choking him.
• The scene where Decade and Diend defeat Jark is extended showing them leave that world and re-enter Decade's world for the final battle.
• A few of the riders get a bit more screen time in the big battle. Diend is shown during this sequence using his ability to run fast...
• Kamen Rider W Heat Joker henshin sound is fixed.
• Scenes from the credits are now part of the movie.
• Making of footage is shown during the credits now.

With this sort-of added scenes, Kamen Rider Decade: All Riders vs Dai-Shocker Director's Cut DVD is still a nice movie to look forward to, especially to those Kamen Rider fans. But those who have already seen it are pretty disappointed, and said that this version doesn't fill-up the plot holes on the original cut.

Credits to JEFusion for the news regarding the Director's cut.

Kamen Rider Decade is back

For those who missed out a bit or a lot of the action from the previous KR series this year,
starting today @ 6:30 am JST, Kamen Rider Decade is reairing again on TV Asahi to prepare for the next movie this December. Enjoy!

And also don't forget about Kamen Rider W, every Sunday @ 8 am JST.

Saraba, Decade.

Next week, The story of the "Passing-through Kamen Rider" comes to a close. The final episode of Kamen Rider Decade will air next week. After that, the week after, W will take over Decade's timeslot. after 14 worlds covered, the Journey to the Decade will finally end.

We will miss you, Decade. Ride on.

However this is not the end of his story. The real ending is in the Decade movie and a planned Decade/W teamup in the christmas season. so there's less chances to miss him just yet.

Still, thanks for the memories, Decade!

tokunight. short and sweet round 2.

its been a while and believe me I'm still catching up on the tokunight thing.

Shinkenger:

A monster that is an elephant that looks like a Pre-Curser to Kamen Rider W attacks and puts people in a dream state of happyness while trapping their consciousness in an un-ending state of pain so Genta and Takeru team up with each other to go into the head of one of the people trapped in the dream state to get the people out and defeat the monster so they pull them out so he goes big so Genta and Takeru go Dai-Gai-Shinken-Oh to its ass.

Decade:

The kid tries to pull the amazon control brace off of Amazon so he can fight alongside decade to end the wrath of a much more powerful Apollo Geist who is hinting revenge at Tsusaka and his gang for taking his life energy stealer that almost killed natsumi then Amazon, Kuuga, Decade and Diend join forces to face the final boss of that world as Apollo Geist runs off again which will probably lead into the start of the movie.

thoughts: I'm glad I finally got to watch it again. I missed last week due to circumstances so im glad to be back.

Party on.

Super Hero Time: The Movie 2009 is no.1 in the Japanese Box Office!

Good news to Kamen Riders and Super Sentai fans out there!

As expected by many fans, the back-to-back movie of Kamen Rider Decade and Samurai Sentai Shinkenger leads the box office, according to the Japanese movie site, Movie Walker. Do you know which movies it beat? It''s Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (#2) and Pokemon: Arceus - To the Conquering of Space-Time (#3). I think the Showa Kamen Riders was the key to this success. Who would not have became nostalgic seeing their favorite Kamen Riders again in a once in a lifetime gathering, that might not happen again in the future.

For international fans like me, we need to patiently wait until and DVD and a subbed version comes out to watch this awesome movie.

Credits to JEFusion for the good news.

THE NEXT DECADE full music video!

The song is sang by GACKT, who will portray Riderman in the most anticipated "Theatrical Feature: Kamen Rider Decade- All Riders VS GreatShocker", which premieres today in Japan.



Note that Adness Entertainment (makers of KR: Dragon Knight) produced the MV, and references to the rumored Kamen Rider The NEXT sequel.

Super Hero Time 2009: The Movie! this Saturday!

It's another year, another August, that the Super Hero Time gets another movie, and this time, this Saturday, Two double features will rock the house.

first up is Theatrical Feature: Samurai Sentai Shinkenger- The Fateful War, which will be seen in 3D, and shows a two movie exclusives: Shinken Red's Super Mode (movie version) and a new Origami that doubles as a regular weapon for Shinken Red.
second is Theatrical Feature: Kamen Rider Decade: All riders VS GreatShocker, which is the greatest thing to happen to Tokusatsu fandom in 20 years since the BLACK RX all riders teamup. Features GACKT as Riderman, the movie debut of the next rider, Kamen Rider W, a new OP song exclusive to the movie and lots more, you'll ask for more.

Watch out for these two as SUPER HEEEERO TIME... STARTS NOW! in japanese cinemas this Saturday, Aug. 8.

*note: I used Theatrical Feature instead of The Movie because Gekijouban directly translates to Theatrical Feature.

The saga of Kotaro Minami continues...

Today on Super Hero Time, the RX no sekai continues with part 2, as Tsukasa ends up in the alternate place where Kotaro Minami (aka Kuya (older brother) Robert Akizuki in the Philippines) thinks that Tsukasa is the destroyer of worlds. will Tsukasa be able to convince BLACK kotaro that he's not what Narutaki thinks he is?

find out later @ 8 am JST/Saturday, 4 pm PST on Kamen Rider Decade!

Kamen Rider BLACK is BACK!

After traveling in the Shinkenger World, Tsukasa and company finally landed in Kamen Rider Black's World. Here, the will meet the greatest "Kamen Rider in History", Kotaro Minami, which can henshin into Kamen Rider Black and later, Kamen Rider Black RX, the first form changing Kamen Rider. Unlike any other worlds (with exception to Diend and Shinkenger World), they will feature Kamen Rider Black's original actor, Tetsuo Kurata.

Watch out for it next Sunday on Super Hero Time!

Credits to JEFusion for the info.

Teamup month starts today!

Remember the details I gave out last time regarding teamups? well it begins this Sunday/Saturday, kicking it off with a bang starting with Kamen Rider Decade!

Later this Sunday @ 8 am JST/Saturday @ 4 pm PST, The Decade gang visits the Shinkenger world, after Daiki took Ika Origami from Genta.

On Friday @ 8 pm/7 pm CST, The Russo siblings win a cruise on the S.S. Tipton and meet the On Deck gang.

what happens next? well watch to find out! because I'm not giving out spoilers yet since I haven't watched it.

enjoy your US Summer peeps!

July is teamup month!

July is the US Independence month, but it's also the month for two cool teamups! And what better way than to enjoy these teamups is to watch it with your friends. This July, two teamups will happen- one for Wizards of Waverly Place, The Suite Life on Deck and Hannah Montana, and one for Samurai Sentai Shinkenger and Kamen Rider Decade.

That said, here's what will happen on these five shows:

“Cast-Away (To Another Show)” – Justin (David Henrie) is excited to meet London Tipton (Brenda Song) when he wins the essay contest prize, a cruise on the SS Tipton. Alex (Gomez) and Max (Jake T. Austin) get to go aboard too, where Alex bonds with new BFF Bailey (Debby Ryan), but soon gets in hot water when she uses magic to bring Harper (Jennifer Stone) aboard. Meanwhile, Max and Zack (Sprouse) compete in a series of outrageous challenges.

“Double-Crossed“– Hannah Montana (Miley Cyrus) boards the SS Tipton on her way to a concert performance in Honolulu. To impress Bailey, Cody (Cole Sprouse) enlists Woody to help him get tickets. Meanwhile, the Russos use a little magic to spice up their vacation – Alex pulls a prank on Justin, for which Mr. Moseby (Phill Lewis) blames Zack, while Max introduces London to a magical suitcase.

“Super(stitious) Girl“– While on the ship deck, Miley loses the charm ankle bracelet that her mother gave her and, when things start to go wrong, she is sure it’s because she lost her lucky charm. Meanwhile, Cody tells Bailey that he has a close friendship with Hannah and promises great seats to her concert.

In Shinkenger: Kaitou Daiki comes to steal Ika Origami from ShinkenGold, Genta. An Ayakashi henshins into Diend, giving birth to a rider in a world where there has never been a rider before! Tsukasa and Takeru team up with the others to defeat the evil Diend to bring back both IkaOrigami and DiendDriver.

In Decade: Tsukasa and the others ends up into the Shinkenger World. They saw an Ayakashi steals the DiendDriver from Kaitou.

Look forward for this never before seen team-up in the tokusatsu world.

Wizards on Deck with Hannah Montana premieres 7/17 @ 8PM ET/PT on Disney Channel!

The Shinkenger/Decade teamup will begin next week (7/12) on Kamen Rider Decade.

Credits to Just Jared Jr. and JEFusion

Awhile ago on Super Hero Time...

Samurai Sentai Shinkenger:
The five core rangers are introduced to Ebi Origami, and they were awed at it, so awed, Ryounosuke dared to one of the Kuroko for a day. If he didn't succeed, he won't get to use Genta's Ebi Origami. then, 10 school girls were kidnapped by the old geezer so Genta and Ryounosuke go intestigate, and they freed the 10 and the other 4 join in as the beat the Kaiju of the week w/ IkaShenkenOh. but it got detached from it by the enemy but Ika Origami countered and they did the finisher as IkaShinkenOh again.

Kamen Rider Decade:
The episode is focused on DiEnd's place where Kamen Riders are not allowed, Glaive, Lance and L'arc are hunting Kaito, and where Kaito is a wanted person. because some Jokers came out and attacked random town folk, they were forced to henshin to the Riders, and the people were chasing after them after the fight. Later, as Diend was done fighting some mosnters, Lance and L'arc fought with DiEnd, and Decade goes complete form and uses Kiva's Emperor form to get rid of the others. it ends with Diend attacked.

NEXT WEEK:
Ebi Origami fights for the first time!
Albino Joker shows his identity!

Stay tuned next saturday/sunday if you live in Asia.

Credits to my pal JediBmoney for doing this.

Another day, another Super Hero Time.

Well today is another day of Super Hero Time after a week's absence due to golf.

so today we're going to see the 1st part of the DiEnd no sekai in Kamen Rider Decade @ 8 am JST/4 pm PST, and before that, a new episode of Samurai Sentai Shinkenger @ 7:30 am JST/3:30 pm PST.

all of this, only on TV Asahi. (again, don't forget your Keyhole TV or other similar streaming service.)