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Latest Events
:: Ikeda Shunsuke Interview - April 28, 2008
:: Japanese Superhero Events - May 17-18
:: "Masked Rider: The First" Showing in DC - April 24, 2008
:: New Hawaii Born Hero "Dragonfly" - Oct. 8, 2007
:: Otaku USA Oct. '07 - Hot new item!
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Japanese Superhero Events
May 17-18
MEDIA ADVISORY
For Immediate Release
April 25, 2008
Media Contact: Joanne Ninomiya, Bob Furukawa (808)845-8567
JN Productions, Inc.
www.generationkikaida.com
JAPANESE SUPERHEROES at 8th Maui Matsuri
Saturday, May 17, 2008
Maui Community College
Appearances at 3:30 and 5:30pm
(Honolulu, Hawaii) The Kikaida Brothers, Kikaida & Kikaida 01, will appear with another Japanese TV superhero of the 1970s, Inazuman, who makes his debut at the 8th Maui Matsuri. This appearance is presented by JN Productions.
In addition to a photo opportunity with the superhero characters, the Kikaida Brothers’ actors Ban Daisuke (Jiro in Kikaida and Watari Goro in Inazuman) and Ikeda Shunsuke (Ichiro in Kikaida 01) will be available for autographs immediately following the 3:30 and 5:30pm appearances.
In the TV series, Inazuman, the Fighter for Freedom battles the mutant monsters of the evil Bamba Empire who threaten the citizens of Japan. The Inazuman DVD Box Set, will be released in November 2008 by JN Productions, producers of the Kikaida, Kikaida 01, and Kamen Rider V3 DVD Box Sets.
The Kikaida Brothers took Hawaii by storm in the mid-1970s, drawing island families in droves to Pearlridge Center, the 50th State Fair at Sand Island, and the H.I.C. (Neal Blaisdell Center). The popularity of tokusatsu (Japanese live-action superheroes) has not waned, and a new generation of fans has joined the ranks with their enthusiastic parents.
For more info visit:
www.mauimatsuri.com
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MEDIA ADVISORY
For Immediate Release
April 25, 2008
Media Contact: Joanne Ninomiya, Bob Furukawa (808)845-8567
JN Productions, Inc.
www.generationkikaida.com
SHIROKIYA PRESENTS “JAPANESE SUPERHEROES”
Sunday, May 18, 2008
2:00-3:30pm
(Honolulu, Hawaii) Shirokiya at Ala Moana Center presents “Japanese Superheroes” with a live appearance of the Kikaida Brothers and another Japanese TV superhero of the 1970s, Inazuman.
There will be free picture taking with the superheroes, Kikaida-oke, free superhero balloons while supplies last, and free autographs by actors Ban Daisuke (Jiro in Kikaida and Watari Goro in Inazuman) and Ikeda Shunsuke (Ichiro in Kikaida 01).
The Inazuman DVD Box Set will be released in November 2008 by JN Productions, producers of the Kikaida, Kikaida 01 and Kamen Rider V3 DVD Box Sets. In the TV series of the mid-seventies, Inazuman, the Fighter for Freedom battles mutant monsters of the evil Bamba Empire who threaten the citizens of Japan. The Inazuman DVD Box Set will be sold exclusively at Shirokiya, Ala Moana Center and on-line at www.generationkikaida.com.
In addition to the Japanese superheroes, Hawaii’s newest superhero “Dragonfly” will appear, as well as actors from the Hawaii TV series “Ninja EX” and “Blood of the Samurai.”
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"Masked Rider: The First" Showing in DC
April 24, 2008
"Masked Rider: The First
Presented by Japan Information & Culture Center, Embassy of Japan and The DC Anime Club. Masked Rider: The First © 2005 ISHIMORI PRO•TOEI COMPANY, LTD All Rights Reserved. DVD package and design by Tokyo Shock 2007
Thursday April 24 6:30 PM
In Japanese with English Subtitles 90 minutes
This event is free and open to the public. Reservations are required. RSVP to jiccrsvpspring08@embjapan.org. Seating is limited and granted on a first come, first served basis
Japan Information and Culture Center, Embassy of Japan・3 Lafayette Center・1155 21PstP St NW・Washington DC 20036・202-238-6949・www.us.emb-japan.go.jp/jicc/
DC Anime Club website: www.dcanimeclub.org
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New Hawaii Born Hero "Dragonfly"
Oct. 8, 2007
"Pineapple Man" creator Sam Campos unveils idea for high-tech TV show.
If he has to pin down a logline for "Dragonfly," to sell it to the uninitiated, Campos describes it as "pretty much Kikaida meets 'X-Files.' A little something for everybody that just happens to take place in Hawaii."
View the full story at the Honolulu Star Bulletin
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Otaku USA Oct. '07
Hot new item!
Otaku USA Magazine - October 2007 Issue
Check out the 6-page spread on Kikaida and Kikaida 01, accurately documented by Joseph Luster. The Kikaida and Kikaida 01 Box Sets produced by JN Productions are featured in this issue, with a full explanation of what Kikaida is all about for the uninitiated. Also in the issue are interviews with Ban Daisuke and Ikeda Shunsuke, exclusively for Otaku USA. It's interesting that some of the questions are definitely "American," unlike what you would read about them in Japanese magazines.
Other features include "Kikaida Toys Attack!" by Mark Nagata, and "The Real Genius of Anime and Manga, Ishinomori Shotaro" by Tomohiro Machiyama. Our thanks to Carl Gnam and Patrick Macias of OTAKU for putting these features together.
If Otaku USA is not available at a store near you, we have a few copies for purchase at the Generation Kikaida Online Store
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