Kamen Rider and General Tokusatsu

Christopher · 2025-11-15T13:34:04+0000

Huh? So they're not replacing Sumino with her sister, they're recasting her? Maybe it'll be some weird side effect of Sumino using the Donbrothers Sentai Ring.

Also, just to clarify, the tweet says (according to X's autotranslation) that "She will appear starting from episode 40," so it's not just for the one episode.

I'll be glad to see the lovely Kohaku Shida again, and she should be a reasonably good fit for the character, but the circumstances are weird and unfortunate.

According to RangerWiki, GozyuUnicorn is voiced in episodes 37-39 by Ayaka Maekawa, who's voiced various returning "Female Sentai Warriors" in several crossover movies as well as the mecha Mashin Carry in Kiramager. This is the second time Maekawa has understudied a Gozyuger cast member; in Kamen Rider Heisei Generations Final, she took over the role of Mezool, who was voiced in Kamen Rider OOO by Yukana Nogami, the voice of Gozyuger's Queen TegaJune (and of Honoka/Cure White in the first two seasons of Pretty Cure).

Samurai8472 · 2025-11-15T17:00:54+0000

Christopher said:
Huh? So they're not replacing Sumino with her sister, they're recasting her? Maybe it'll be some weird side effect of Sumino using the Donbrothers Sentai Ring.

They Aunt Viv'd her

What they're likely doing right now is whatever scene Maya/Sumino was in Kohaku Shida will recreate and reshoot

It is weird. She's only going be in about 9 to 10 episodes plus reshooting the Gozyuger VS Boonboomger team up

Also if they do do a Gozyuger X Donbrothers special it's going to be even weirder

Maya's agency is also being harassed. Long story short to these past weeks for us and past months for Toei and the agency they probably want to move on ASAP

Samurai8472 · 2025-11-15T19:16:49+0000

Universe heroes 2026

Based on trusted sources the format will be less focus on teams and more classes
Warrior
Wizard
Tamer

Different heroes will occasionally show up. Not other shows just less team structure than before

Their mecha system will be similar to Gozyuger,donbrothers and gridman

So we’ll have one core robo with different heroes swapping out different forms

Christopher · 2025-11-15T20:38:06+0000

It just occurred to me to wonder... Will RangerWiki cover Universe Heroes (and maybe change their name), or will they start a separate wiki for it? Or will it be covered on Tokupedia?

Kamen Rider Blade · 2025-11-16T01:21:39+0000

Samurai8472 said:
Universe heroes 2026

Based on trusted sources the format will be less focus on teams and more classes
Warrior
Wizard
Tamer

Different heroes will occasionally show up. Not other shows just less team structure than before

Their mecha system will be similar to Gozyuger,donbrothers and gridman

So we’ll have one core robo with different heroes swapping out different forms

So is the Kamen Rider side of Toei going to be part of Universe Heroes?
They would easily fit into many of those categories.

Christopher · 2025-11-16T03:05:33+0000

Case #10: "Vanish" (I don't think I'll post the livestream link, since it'll be gone in a couple of days anyway): Kind of interesting. The case involves a "national secret" hidden in three paintings, but the real focus is on advancing the larger arc involving Odaka/Nox and giving more exposition about how the Capsems work. Nox seems to be someone like Nem who can only live in dreams, and it's looking increasingly likely that he'll be the next Rider.

Kind of creepy that the art collector fantasizes about owning Nem as a piece of his collection. I guess it's just supposed to be a lifelike mannequin within the dream, but it's still pretty objectifying. Also, is it hard for her to walk in those shoes? If that's the outfit he dreamt her into, he has a weird fashion sense.

There's a new sequence for showing Baku's transition to the dream world, more stylish and elaborate than just watching him suddenly fall asleep. I bet it'll be a recurring thing going forward.

This episode contained one of my pet peeves -- the detectives come in just after Minami leaves Baku's room, and they tumble noisily across the floor and carry on a conversation in normal tones, and somehow Minami doesn't hear it through the door. Ordinary doors in TV/film are implausibly soundproof.

Samurai8472 · 2025-11-16T17:06:15+0000

This from Japan news site that published corporate sustainability info on many companies, so none of that tabloid bull.

coki.jp

Maya Imamori's contract termination and departure: The two issues behind it

>The incident that sparked this change was the announcement by her agency that Maya Imamori (19) had been drinking alcohol underage. On the 8th, the agency announced that "she was found to have been drinking alcohol despite being under the age of 20," and after determining that this was a "serious breach of contract," her management contract terminated on the same day.
>What further deepened concerns was the existence of "working at a lounge," which had been discussed among those involved. Although it was not specified in the agency's announcement, a member of the drama production staff said the following:
>"There are some lounges where you can start working from the age of 18, but the majority of them serve alcohol. It is very difficult to draw the line between this and underage drinking, and it is a big risk for a talent who carries a brand on their shoulders. The environment may have also influenced the agency's decision to consider it 'black'."
>Underage drinking is a serious offense in the entertainment industry, but it is especially strict in the Sentai series, which is a children's program.
>Toei immediately consulted with TV Asahi after receiving the notice from the agency and decided to terminate the contract from the perspective of compliance. They announced, "She will be stepping down from her appearances in the series."
>TV Asahi also stated on the program's website that "in light of the seriousness of the matter, we agreed to the request for her to step down," making it clear that this was a measure to protect the show.

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