Unbelievable violence witnessed at the figurine shop.

It's the 40th anniversary of Zelda you say #Zelda

You know he would

Hiroshi Fujioka has reached the big 80! Happy Birthday 🥳

G6! www.cinematoday.jp/news/N0153345

Not a half bad start! Over the course of 20-odd minutes it mostly establishes itself. The specter of Super Sentai hangs over it (and will continue to for a while) as does the influence of modern Rider. But overall it does a good job of being its own thing, or at least showing promise of becoming it.

Thank you to everyone that shared yesterday. We're so close to $1,000 which will be just enough to get the first phase of repairs started Please keep sharing the link if you can. Literally every dollar and every repost helps, I promise.

Super Sentai 1975-2026 I think my first-ever glimpse was a photo of Jetman, but Dairanger was where Sentai became a regular part of my life, a constant companion to whatever Ultra and Rider coverage I was buying Televi-Mag/Kun/Land for. I figured it would rest some day, but still, what a run. "Go!"

Opening my KO – FI page again in the meantime. Still hurting for bills, still struggling for hours, and some things I was hoping would come through kind of imploded. Any/all support appreciated. ko-fi.com/machdent

Hot Toys 1/6 Scale Kamen Rider Amazon is up for preorder at Sideshow ($270.00) - bit.ly/46sIY5y #ad

Whaaaaa SHODO-EXCEED lives!

Like Ultraman, I returned. #Ultraman

We're at almost $800 - amazing. Thank you all so much. Please keep sharing the link to the gofundme. Every share, and every dollar helps getting the car repaired as soon as possible.

いいですね！

Agito movie thoughts: -Great to see it. Maybe an easy choice for the film project, but a welcome one -I have mixed feelings about not using “Kamen Rider” in the title, but if they do a thing where Shoichi finally says it right at the end before we smash cut to the credits, I’ll give them a pass

And from the sounds of the trailer's description box and English subs, it looks like an international release might be in the works. Rad. youtu.be/SGqE1goUG8g?...

The film's website for those curious - www.kamen-rider-official.com/agito/

Here in Japan it's 1/25 and what would be the 88th Birthday of Shotaro Ishinomori! I owe him a lot. Hard to believe we are 2 years away from the big 90. Maybe within that time, I can finally write something about Dog World, one of my favorite comics. And here is one of my favorite photos:

At last, one final (?) time, I dined at the Squeenix Cafe, now running a limited menu based on Final Fantasy Pixel Remaster. After going with the odd-numbered entries last time, I did the even-numbered ones- all games very near and dear to me. #FinalFantasy

Here is the Gofundme for my car repairs. Honestly, I've been at the end of my rope for a few months now and this was a devastating blow. Help me get back this thing back on the road so I can keep working to make things a little better. gofund.me/3a33df09b

Back for more! The second-half menu has started. There’s so much I want to try, I had to split things up, going with items from FF I, III and V. Finally, the first game got its due. I’ll go one more time next weekend to cover the even numbers (in full). And then I’ll go on a diet. #FinalFantasy

Gavan Infinity looks interesting enough, but I'm going to need to see a giant immobile enemy big boss guy before I commit.

For the 55th anniversary, Toei is letting YOU, THE FANS 🫵 guess which (Heisei era, which is not 55 years old yet) Rider shows will actually get movies. www.kamen-rider-official.com/kr-movie-pro... I’d say whichever ones look like they spent the most time on making the logo (i.e. not Amazons)

The Kaiju Sakaba in Shimbashi is now running a limited-time Return if Ultraman-themed menu. After the day I’ve had, this dinner was well-earned. #Ultraman

As is now tradition, I went to the Kamen Rider Store on New Year’s Day, when they debut a bunch of new merchandise. It’s mostly the Reiwa Riders, but there is a limited-time tote bag with the Showa guys’ logos (and inside, a T-shirt with the Heisei footprints and jumbo badge with Zeztz and Nox).

2026 Media Thread: Even More Mediating (See the 2025 edition below)

First sunrise of 2026

あけましておめでとうございます！ Happy New Year! 🎍🐎

After the Final Fantasy IX limited menu ended I thought I was done with the Squeenix cafe for a while. But no, they figured out the one other thing that would get me back there without hesitation: a limited menu based on the first 6 games. #FinalFantasy

Merry Christmas 🎄 メリークリスマス 🎁 Happy Holidays and all that

A little pre-Xmas at the Diner #KamenRider #仮面ライダーザダイナー

paselabo.pasela.co.jp/square-enix-... I guess I'm not out of the woods yet!

TIL that Nox’s actor’s English is really really good. Apparently he moved to Canada at age 7, lived there until he was 16, moved to the US and lived there until 19, and then came back to Japan afterwards. youtu.be/_qttJcz4KTI?...

Today back in 2011 one of the still-greatest Kamen Rider movies ever (in my Top 5, and Top 3 if we specify from the 21st century) came out. I wouldn’t see it in a theater until years later for a revival festival, but I watched it enough times on the small screen to almost remember it scene-by-scene.

As was foretold, they got me back for one final round. I think I have all the coasters now. #FinalFantasyIX

Kamen Rider Eins has been revealed. She’s played by Hiroshi Fujioka’s daughter. She’s part of the final Girls Remix special (for now) coming soon. This last special is getting two songs performed by Do As Infinity.

This is one of those “Are you a fan or are you A FAN?” moments jp.ric-toy.com/200482r.html

The 60th anniversary edition SHF Ultraman looks set to complete the trifecta of amazing The Original Guy releases along with Rider 1 and Akaranger. He comes with ALL THE BEAMS

The countdown has begun

They got me back one more time to finish my quest of trying everything on the menu. The Magic Drink comes in 3 flavors, Fire (strawberry and cranberry) Blizzard (lychee) or Thunder (salted mandarin). The Black Mages have 3 sauces to match (salsa, cheese and blue-dyed tartar sauce).

This was difficult to write; if I had my druthers, it would've come out last year, but I struggled with revisiting this period of my life that intently, or with organizing things in a way that didn't feel navel-gazey or self-pitying. But I do hope this reaches folks and helps them on their way.

Went to the Final Fantasy IX 25th Anniversary Exhibition, took something like 500 pictures and spent way too much on commemorative junk. Loved it. 10/10 would go again. #FinalFantasyIX

Amazon Rider is here

Hot Toys Marvel 1/6 Scale Spider-Man (1978 Japan).

An evening with V3 & friends I attended a talk event today hosted by my pal Michi Yamato (suit actor of Masked Rider who regularly organizes these) featuring Kamen Rider V3 himself, Hiroshi Miyauchi, and THE Junko Tama herself, Hizuru Ono, sharing all about about the making of V3.

Pretty good Tamashii showing hobby.dengeki.com/tamashii_nat...

November is here and Squeenix changed up the menu at the cafe. They also have different coasters and placemats now, so once again the quest is on to try and get everything related to my favorite dragoon. And to ultimately try everything on the menu because at this point, why not? #FinalFantasyIX

As awful as the whole situation is, it was pretty surreal to see TV-Asahi cut right from the end of Gozyuger, with no next time trailer, outro or anything, then run the same Acuvue commercial four times in a row. Super Hero Time ending with the announcer cursing out the viewers would be less awkward

Finally, some good news!