The Energon Pub

[Jelze Bunnycat]

Yeah, I've seen those, and they're right up my alley with the space theme. Quite a nice touch that the vehicles have stylised planetary symbols on them:

Red: Mars
Blue: Mercury
Pink: Venus
Yellow: Saturn
Green: Jupiter

[Madeus Prime]

Interesting, the mecha look decent, but they could be a little more creative in combination. The suits are refreshing, lots of shiny stuff. The weapons are cool. Dat sixth member through, freaking awesome suit (I love it when the heroes have a stylized hat, like Gokaiger, Kamen Rider Sorcerer, and the Burakawani combo)


Also, while not directly Tokusatsu related, TOHO has revealed two members of the production staff for their upcoming new Godzilla project:

The film will be written by Hideaki Anno, a long-time animator best known for the series Neon Genesis Evangalion.

The film’s director (and special effects expert) is Shinji Higuchi, a veteran of several previous project- including the 1990’s GAMERA trilogy.

[Madeus Prime]

Tsuburaya Productions has applied a new copyright filing: Ultraman X

Am I the only person hoping for a reboot series with a 40-50 episode run with a bigger budget?

[Jelze Bunnycat]

A little something I found regarding Bison King. It's a demonstration from the Official Bandai Japan channel:



Doesn't include King Shurikenjin unfortunately.

[Madeus Prime]

Ultraman X has been revealed!



Well, keeping with the trend of combining Ultramen with Kaiju, we got an Ultra who can adopt armor based on/created from robotic Kaiju? Or some variation thereof?

[Sabrblade]

Well, keeping with the trend of combining Ultramen with Kaiju, we got an Ultra who can adopt armor based on/created from robotic Kaiju? Or some variation thereof?

Sounds like what Gridman/SSSS did all those years ago.

[Madeus Prime]

Well, keeping with the trend of combining Ultramen with Kaiju, we got an Ultra who can adopt armor based on/created from robotic Kaiju? Or some variation thereof?

Sounds like what Gridman/SSSS did all those years ago.

Yeah, I do like this new design though, the head is very nostalgic for me as it looks a lot like a fusion of The Next and Tiga.

[LOST Cybertronian]

Super Sentai DX Mechs 1975-2015 Gorenger - Ninninger

Also includes Akibaranger

[Sabrblade]

Anyone here remember Van Pires?

It was a 1997 live action/CGI show that was kind of like an attempt to cross Power Rangers with Transformers while cashing in on the popularity of the CGI cartoons of the time like Beast Wars and ReBoot.

Here's a review of the show overall:

[Jelze Bunnycat]

Super Sentai DX Mechs 1975-2015 Gorenger - Ninninger

Also includes Akibaranger

For the ones curious, here are all the names. Most are proper nouns and thus aren't translated, but the few that use Kanji are:

1. Variblune
2. Sky Ace
3. Battle Fever Robo
4. Daidenjin
5. Sun Vulcan Robo
6. Goggle Robo
7. Dyna Robo
8. Bio Robo
9. Change Robo
10. Flash King

11. Great Five
12. Live Robo
13. Turbo Robo
14. Five Robo
15. Jet Icarus
16. Daizyuzin ("Great Beast God")
17. Dairen'oh ("Great Union King")
18. Muteki Shogun ("Invincible General")
19. Ohranger Robo
20. RV Robo

21. Galaxy Mega
22. Gingaioh
23. Victory Robo
24. Time Robo (alpha)
25. Gaoking
26. Senpujin ("Whirlwind God")
27. Abaren'oh
28. Dekaranger Robo
29. Magiking
30. Daibouken

31. Gekitohja
32. Engine-oh
33. Shinken'oh
34. Gosei Great
35. Gokaioh
36. Go-Buster-oh
EX. Itasha Robo
37. Kyoryuzin
38. ToQ'oh
39. Shurikenjin

Gotta respect his collection, and the condition the bots are in.

*EDIT* Forgot Bio Robo, added. Also redone the count to "exclude" Itasha Robo (being from Akibaranger).

[Madeus Prime]

Anyone here remember Van Pires?

OMG, I'd forgotten about those, I had them on the Save portion of my Netflix for the longest time when I was younger. I am really, really, really glad I gave up on them now.

Gotta respect his collection, and the condition the bots are in.

Those clicky-clacks of ratchety goodness.

Personally I always wished I could find and buy the DaiBouken figure and it's accompanying units. Boukenger/Operation Overdrive's mecha rank up there in my top five series for the zords. For anybody interested: 1: Gekiranger, 2: Gaoranger, 3: Abaranger, 4: Boukenger, 5: GoGo-V (Magiranger and Dekaranger deserve a honorary mention for their designs, even if the individual zords were sub-par)

[wilcosu35]

Gotta respect his collection, and the condition the bots are in.

that video is made of win

Personally I always wished I could find and buy the DaiBouken figure and it's accompanying units. Boukenger/Operation Overdrive's mecha rank up there in my top five series for the zords. For anybody interested: 1: Gekiranger, 2: Gaoranger, 3: Abaranger, 4: Boukenger, 5: GoGo-V (Magiranger and Dekaranger deserve a honorary mention for their designs, even if the individual zords were sub-par)

what condition do you want the boukenger mecha in? i currently have daibouken and vehicles 6-10 loose, and i actually want them MIB so i'm planning to sell them in the future and get examples with a box.

[Sabrblade]

Anyone here remember Van Pires?

OMG, I'd forgotten about those, I had them on the Save portion of my Netflix for the longest time when I was younger. I am really, really, really glad I gave up on them now.

Wait, the show made it to Netflix?!

[Madeus Prime]

what condition do you want the boukenger mecha in? i currently have daibouken and vehicles 6-10 loose, and i actually want them MIB so i'm planning to sell them in the future and get examples with a box.

Well, preferably I'd like them in good condition, tight parts, and including all accessories. Not sure I'd be able to get them from you though, parents and all that crap.

Anyone here remember Van Pires?

OMG, I'd forgotten about those, I had them on the Save portion of my Netflix for the longest time when I was younger. I am really, really, really glad I gave up on them now.

Wait, the show made it to Netflix?!

Into the Save section of my queue, in other words, some heroic person got the discs and burned them and nobody wanted to be the person to order the replacements.

[Jelze Bunnycat]

Gotta respect his collection, and the condition the bots are in.

Those clicky-clacks of ratchety goodness.

Don't forget die cast! Numbers 1 (Variblune) through 10 (Flash King), and 22 (Gingaioh) through 26 (Senpujin) were released as genuine Popynica and Chougokin, while the rest up to Abaren'oh had some degree of die cast metal as well. Try handling the combined GouraiSenpujin, that sucker's HEAVY!

I can't say from experience though, I only have the US Samurai Megazord plus the Beetle-, Swordfish- and Tigerzord. We never got the rest

[wilcosu35]

Gotta respect his collection, and the condition the bots are in.

Those clicky-clacks of ratchety goodness.

Don't forget die cast! Numbers 1 (Variblune) through 10 (Flash King), and 22 (Gingaioh) through 26 (Senpujin) were released as genuine Popynica and Chougokin, while the rest up to Abaren'oh had some degree of die cast metal as well. Try handling the combined GouraiSenpujin, that sucker's HEAVY!

I can't say from experience though, I only have the US Samurai Megazord plus the Beetle-, Swordfish- and Tigerzord. We never got the rest

i can say i have, and gouraisenpuujin is ridiculously heavy.
though some of the larger mechs like daivoyager and ushi origami can be quite heavy too, while mostly being plastic.

[Jelze Bunnycat]

Gotta respect his collection, and the condition the bots are in.

Those clicky-clacks of ratchety goodness.

Don't forget die cast! Numbers 1 (Variblune) through 10 (Flash King), and 22 (Gingaioh) through 26 (Senpujin) were released as genuine Popynica and Chougokin, while the rest up to Abaren'oh had some degree of die cast metal as well. Try handling the combined GouraiSenpujin, that sucker's HEAVY!

I can't say from experience though, I only have the US Samurai Megazord plus the Beetle-, Swordfish- and Tigerzord. We never got the rest

i can say i have, and gouraisenpuujin is ridiculously heavy.
though some of the larger mechs like daivoyager and ushi origami can be quite heavy too, while mostly being plastic.

Gotta love electronics, eh? Well, to a degree, as long as it doesn't comprise the design.

[wilcosu35]

Gotta respect his collection, and the condition the bots are in.

Those clicky-clacks of ratchety goodness.

Don't forget die cast! Numbers 1 (Variblune) through 10 (Flash King), and 22 (Gingaioh) through 26 (Senpujin) were released as genuine Popynica and Chougokin, while the rest up to Abaren'oh had some degree of die cast metal as well. Try handling the combined GouraiSenpujin, that sucker's HEAVY!

I can't say from experience though, I only have the US Samurai Megazord plus the Beetle-, Swordfish- and Tigerzord. We never got the rest

i can say i have, and gouraisenpuujin is ridiculously heavy.
though some of the larger mechs like daivoyager and ushi origami can be quite heavy too, while mostly being plastic.

Gotta love electronics, eh? Well, to a degree, as long as it doesn't comprise the design.

they're all bricks anyway

[Madeus Prime]

they're all bricks anyway

I love that, but am I the only one who is surprised that no company has come out with fully articulated megazords? I know we had those legendary things from a while back that were all stylized, but I want an SH Figurearts level mecha!

[wilcosu35]

they're all bricks anyway

I love that, but am I the only one who is surprised that no company has come out with fully articulated megazords? I know we had those legendary things from a while back that were all stylized, but I want an SH Figurearts level mecha!

there were a couple of them in the Super Robot Chogokin line, but they're just action figures, no gattai whatsoever.
in fact, i like that they're all bricks, it gives them a certain charm. shurikenjin with his movable hips and knees is one of the most articulated DX mechs in a long time, and that's mostly for his combination with the 3rd-quarter carrier mech. throne-ception pretty much

[LOST Cybertronian]

Speaking of bricks, I just ordered Toqger TeiOh which is the last mecha I need from Toqger.

[wilcosu35]

Speaking of bricks, I just ordered Toqger TeiOh which is the last mecha I need from Toqger.

teioh is an interesting take on the final mecha, which binds all the previous ones together.

[LOST Cybertronian]

Speaking of bricks, I just ordered Toqger TeiOh which is the last mecha I need from Toqger.

teioh is an interesting take on the final mecha, which binds all the previous ones together.

It would be nice if it used all the trains but it leaves a bunch behind with no where to go.

[wilcosu35]

Speaking of bricks, I just ordered Toqger TeiOh which is the last mecha I need from Toqger.

teioh is an interesting take on the final mecha, which binds all the previous ones together.

It would be nice if it used all the trains but it leaves a bunch behind with no where to go.

it does indeed, but i can't really how they could have stuck all those complete trains onto teioh

[LOST Cybertronian]

Which is why it will never be diplayed as ToQ Rainbow. I will just have TeiOh standing beside Cho Cho ToQ-DaiOh