Toei's Classic INAZUMAN Coming to DVD from JN Productions!

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here's some good news!

http://www.generationkikaida.com/store/

it ships November 21st!

David

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You can get a FREE t-shirt (first come, first served) if you pre-order!!

Got mine locked in. (Yeah!!)

Can't wait!!

[August]

MEDIA ADVISORY
For Immediate Release
November 5, 2008

NEW TOKUSATSU DVD RELEASE "INAZUMAN"

Riding on the success and popularity of the Toei tokusatsu (live-action) series of the 70's KIKAIDA, JN Productions and Generation Kikaida will release another action- packed Japanese superhero DVD box set INAZUMAN on November 21, 2008. Inazuman, the Fighter for Freedom, battles mutant monsters of the evil Bamba Empire who are threatening the world.

Watari Goro, a college student, saves two youngsters from the Neo-Human Empire's Fantom Army and brought to the headquarters of the Youth League, a group of pure-hearted young mutants with psionic powers. Their leader, Captain Sarra, awakens Goro to his own extrasensory abilities that allow him to transform—first into Sanagiman, then—into the mighty Inazuman. With the aid of the amazing flying car, Raijingo, Inazuman battles the evil forces of Bamba to liberate mankind.

All 25 electrifying episodes of Toei Company & Ishimori Productions' 1973 series INAZUMAN are packaged in a glossy four-disc box set—digitally remastered, completely uncut, and fully subtitled in English—for the first time anywhere on Region 1 DVD.

This exciting box set also includes an array of special features which include an interviews with series star, Ban Daisuke and Generation Kikaida fans from Japan and Hawaii, Inazuman Karaoke, interactive Trivia Quiz, Character Profiles, and detailed, behind-the-scenes Factoids The INAZUMAN Complete Series Box Set will be sold in Honolulu by Shirokiya at Ala Moana Center and through the Generation Kikaida website.

INAZUMAN DVD is Region Code "1" NTSC
4:3
Japanese Language
English subtitles
Feature running time: 10 hours 27 minutes
NOT RATED

MSRP $99.95 ($7 Domestic Shipping) and FREE "Kikaida 30th Anniversary in Hawaii" Tabloid with all orders! Pre-order your INAZUMAN DVD Box Set before November 20, 2008 and receive a FREE "Limited Edition" Inazuman Pose T-shirt—supplies are limited!

Go to http://www.generationkikaida.com for more details!

[August]

I received my advance copy yesterday, and I will say this is another winner from the team at JN Productions! The Ban Daisuke interview is different than JNP's interview segments for their previous DVD releases and the Fan Interview is similar in structure and execution to the "Generation Kikaida Special" from 2002 -- the fans are going to eat this one up!

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Is it going to be available anywhere else besides their site? $100 is a bit pricy for me.

[August]

Well, because of restrictions by Toei Company, no. Although that doesn't mean that your local retailer cannot try to carry them directly from Generation Kikaida. But, if you save $20 for five weeks, you can pick this release up.

Unfortunately, licensing the rights to these shows aren't cheap--after Toei's deals with Saban and Village Roadshow in licensing POWER RANGERS over the last 14 years, they aren't going to lowball their other titles, even for a small label like JN Productions (with whom they've worked closely with over the last six years). Plus, the amount of work that JN Productions put into these (digitally cleaning up the masters Toei sends them, the sharp menu design and abundance of extras), blow away similar domestic releases--and don't forget that JN Productions' box sets are still half the price of the R2 DVD releases from Toei Video (which contain little or no extras and lack English subtitles).

[Cookie]

Thanks for the information, August. I went ahead and pre-ordered the set. Get a free shirt, so.. WOOT!

btw, they say that orders over $100 require a signature upon delivery. Do they mean "items + shipping" or just item? The DVD set is $99.95, just under $100.. so that's why I'm asking. Thanks.

edit:

Was looking at their other DVDs. Is kikaida, Kikaida 01 and Kamen Rider V3 worth checking out at some point? I was always more of a Daikaiju fan more then Japanese super heroes... but kind of came to respect them etc.

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KIKAIDA is still popular (and was a big hit in Hawaii, even making the pages of Time magazine in 1974), has a unique story and is still one of the most beloved series in tokusatsu history--look here for more information:

Here are my thoughts on the series:
http://www.henshinonline.com/kikaida.html

Kung Fu Cinema review of KIKAIDA Vol. 1:
ttp://www.kfccinema.com/reviews/kaiju/k ... _vol1.html

KIKAIDA 01 is a good follow-up, but was never as popular as its predecessor--but it's still a solid series:

DVD Talk Review of KIKAIDA 01:
http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/29898/ki ... te-series/

As for KAMEN RIDER V3, I consider it the best of the Showa Kamen Rider series and the best superhero series of the 1970s--so, that's a pretty solid recommendation.

DVD Talk Review of KAMEN RIDER V3:
http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/19648/ka ... te-series/

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INAZUMAN is now officially on sale! Pre-orders have been shipped! Those of you who ordered this new DVD box set from JN Productions/Generation Kikaida, please let us know what you think!



Click on the above image to go to the official website or click here: http://www.generationkikaida.com

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My DVD player always remembers where I was at during a movie or TV show, but the subs turn off and I have to turn 'em back on - every time. Strange. My player's kinda old, so maybe other/newer models don't do this? Hmmm...

As for the cursing, there is also a "sonuvabtich"in there, and THAT really surprised me. Still, I'd LOVE to share this series with kids (and JNP must realize this since their locally-promoted live stage & fan stuff are heavily attended by folks bringing their young children, to initiate them into the "Kikaida Generation.") However, I don't know any mom who would be okay with their little kids imitating the DVD subs and calling each other bastards and SOBs, do you? I know the seat of my pants would be red-hot for a month if I used that sort of adult language if I were 6-12 and still living under Mom & Dad's roof. Go back to offering earlier releases which had the ability to click an Expletives Deleted option. That would be a great compromise, although I'm guessing it would cost more for JNP to include it in the options menu.

Thanks for clearing up the who/what is Inazuman. I was only unsure because he uses lightning in most of his moves, and so I thought perhaps he was supposed to be a lightning bug, but they don't spin cocoons (or do they? I'm not into entomology, so I don't know for sure).

If FLASH makes it out eventually, please also consider doing some investigative piece on the fabrication of the Raijingo car. I really LOVE trick movie/TV cars like the old Batmobile and Green hornet's Black Beauty, etc., etc., so it would be a treat to see any behind-the-scenes stuff on turning whatever base car they started with into the Raijingo vehicle - if such pictures and so forth even exist. (I wanted the same info on the real scoot that was the Sidemachine, but it got either ignored or lost in the shuffle.)

I sure hope JNP completes Inazuman with 'Flash' as the end of this first series sets up the machinery behind the sequel and leaves you hanging, waiting for next's weeks exciting introductory episode!

Great stuff!!!!!!!!
Peace.
-JN

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