Los Angeles-based independent tokusatsu, Fujiyama Ichiban, revealed its trailer earlier this past week for its upcoming self-titled YouTube movie. Samurai Action Studio founder and Fujiyama Ichiban creator, Michi Yamato, invited the Tokusatsu Network for a behind-the-scenes look.
Perkaider, Tokusatsu Photo Journalist by Thomas Perkins
A fan of tokusatsu since childhood, Thomas Perkins is an Emmy-award winning artist whose love and passion for heroes shows in his personal and professional work. Working in the animation and film industry since 1997, his professional roster includes Godzilla: the Series, Ben 10, Kaijudo: Rise of the Duel Masters, Avengers: Earth’s Mightest Heroes, and most recently, Beware the Batman.
Thomas’s work can be found on his personal website, his art blog, Facebook, DeviantArt, Tumblr, Twitter, Redbubble, and Lunch Bag Blog.
As the Japanese news media reports on Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger star, Ryota Ozawa, and idol and actress Shoko Nakagawa, alleged romantic relationship, rumors regarding Ozawa being a father have been confirmed by Ozawa himself.
The Tokusatsu Network’s Artist Feature continues with artist Lindsay Smith, who grew up in Santa Rosa, California before making her home in Los Angeles. She’s the creator of the webcomic, Daisy is Dead and her illustrations and fabrication work has been featured at a number of shows at Q Pop Shop and Gallery in Los Angeles, California. Her work can be found on her official website at ComicSmith.com, DeviantART, as well as Tumblr.
Sailor Moon takes center stage at the Magical Girls and Heroines show hosted by independent art gallery and fashion store, Q Pop Shop and Gallery.
Following Episode 9’s refreshingly action-packed episode, Kaiketsu Zubat brings another energizing shot-in-the-arm in Episode 10: Knock Baseball’s Enemies Out of the Park.
The Kamen Rider Wars preview and more of the on- and off-set lives of tokusatsu actors past and present on This Week in Toku Actor Blogs.
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