Even before Gokaiger aired, if there was one thing that could get me interested in a show it would be space pirates. So when Mōretsu Pirates , or Bodacious Space Pirates to give it its English title, was announced it was a show that quickly fell onto my "to watch" list. But as perhaps a lesson in not to judge a book by its cover, this 26-episode series is not quite the space pirate experience you might expect from something based on a light novel series called " Miniskirt Space Pirates ". In the distant future, a war of independence was waged between the Galactic Empire and the third planet in the Tau Ceti system - Sea of the Morningstar. To compliment their meagre fleet, the Sea of the Morningstar issued the Letter or Marque, a document legalizing piracy. The pirates made a great contribution to the revolution's success, and over 100 years later still exist. Meet Captain Marika... The series focuses on Marika Kato, a high-school girl who is one da...

However you look at it, Super Sentai is kids show. It may have a large adult fanbase, but it has and probably always will be mainly for children. So what if Toei made a Sentai show strictly for adults? Well our prayers have been answered....somewhat.  Hikōnin (Unofficial) Sentai Akibaranger is a 13-episode series is an adult parody Super Sentai series geared for adult fans of the show and is not part of the main Super Sentai series of shows. Just like in reality, Super Sentai is a long-running television show within the world of Akibaranger. Our heroes In the otaku paradise of Akihabara, three individuals are chosen by a scientist to become the unofficial Sentai Akibaranger, protecting Akihabara from the evil Stema Otsu Corporation and their attempts to destroy otaku culture. These three individuals - long time Super Sentai fan and 29-year-old delivery boy Nobuo Akagi, 18-year-old martial artist Mitsuki Aoyagi and 23-year-old cosplay fanatic Yumeria Moegi battle th...

By 1994 Power Rangers had hit the height of popularity, however the Zyuranger footage was running out and Saban was left with the choice of whether to continue on with the original costumes or move forward with the aesthetic for the next Super Sentai show, Gosei Sentai Dairanger . So what they did was use both - creating a whole new Power Rangers experience that combined the two shows and continued the franchise in a neat fashion. The 52-episode second season of Mighty Morphin Power Rangers continued the use of the five main Zyuranger suits, but would see the mecha, monsters and sixth ranger of Dairanger join the fray. Our story continues with Rita Repulsa being overthrown by her own master - Lord Zedd, the self-proclaimed  "Emperor of Evil". As Zedd packs Rita back into her dumpster and sends her hurdling through space, he vows to finish what Rita could never do and destroy the Power Rangers. The rangers struggle against Zedd's far more powerful monsters and p...

With Kamen Rider Fourze slowly drawing to a close on Japanese televisions to make way for Kamen Rider Wizard, the wait has seemed like an eternity to see the secondary rider of the series in Bandai's Figuarts line. We've already has the majority of Fourze's states (with Cosmic soon to come too), so the release of Ryusei Sakuta's "WA-CHA"-ing alter ego brings a breath of fresh air to a line that so far has only seen Fourze himself. So without further ado, I present to you Kamen Rider Bruce Lee Meteor! The Meteor design has been a particular favourite of mine since it was first unveiled, so I'm happy to report that Bandai have really knocked it out of the park when it comes to the figure. The constellation markings on the bodysuit are really nicely painted, and there's a good amount of detail on the Meteor driver and Meteor Galaxy. The silver and translucent blue sections stand out nicely against the black body, but the colours work effect...

The Legend Sentai Ranger Key sets are slowly ploughing through both old and new Sentai teams, and last month one of the few key sets I've decided to pick up was released - one of my favourite Sentai series...the Dekarangers! Included in the set is Deka Red, Blue, Green, Yellow and Pink (so Deka Break, Master and Swan still need to be bought by other means). Usually I'm not one to complain that much about box art, but the font they chose for the "Special Police Dekaranger" is just flat out awful. It doesn't match the look and tone of the box or the series itself, and feels like something that was pulled out of a default computer font bank last minute. I originally thought about displaying these in the box (like I've done with my Gokaiger set) but the end product has really put me off that idea. As you'd expect, inserting any of the keys into the Mobirates or Legend Mobirates makes the "DEEEEKAAAARAAANGER" call out (along with a unique ...

Based on the manga series by Jinsei Kataoka, Deadman Wonderland  is a science-fiction/horror drama with a particularly interesting premise. Taking content from the first 21 chapters of the manga, it ran for 12 episode (with one side OVA) between April and July 2011. Ganta Igarashi is the sole survivor of a mass murder by the "red man", who burst into his school one day and violently murdered all of his classmates. Instead of killing Ganta, the red man thrusts a red crystal into his chest, knocking him unconscious in the process. When he awakens in hospital, Ganta finds he is the sole suspect of the murder. Set up by his own defence lawyer, he is sentenced to death and incarcerated at Deadman Wonderland, a massive prison set up like a theme park. Ganta Igarashi is blamed for a crime he didn't commit Inmates of Deadman Wonderland are fitted with a special collar, which monitors their life signs and kills them in three days unless they eat a special piece of cand...