Next year, for the first time ever,
200 Super Sentai and 40 Kamen Riders unite one movie to bring the Japan "All-Star" team up movie of the new century! Tentatively titled "
Super Hero Taisen" (
Super Hero War), the movie, slated for a release sometime in 2012, will bring together forces
The Kamen Riders, beginning their legacy with 1971's
Kamen Rider, has spawned 39 other shows after the initial series, with the current and 40th one being
Kamen Rider Fourze, which is currently ongoing.
The Super Sentai brand, which started the original Super Sentai series
Himitsu Sentai Goranger in 1975, has supplied fans with various forms of team and super robot adventures, which have amassed over 200 Sentai troops that include next year's
Tokumei Sentai Gobuster.
Both products are the work and legacy of the late great Japanese manga artist
Shotaro Ishinomori, whose influence inspired many generations to look up to these heroes, and brought popularity to the sentai and kamen rider names. Confirmed to appear and reprise their roles are
Masahiro Inoue as
Kamen Rider Decade,
Ryota Ozawa as
Gokai Red, and the team of
Rina Akiyama/ Naomi,
Kenjiro Ishimaru/ Station Manager, and
Momotaros from
Kamen Rider Den-O! For more info, visit
the source post at Anime News Network!
The Super Sentai/ Kamen Rider team up, to be directed by
Osamu Kaneda and released by
Toei, will be shown during Japan's Golden Week holidays next year!
