Well, even if it's not legally streaming, I actually just finished the original Gavan right before it aired, so I feel pretty good!

Full opening!!!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UEquvZ9SHUI

Well, Brazil is only scheduled to get their announcement in (checks watch) 2 minutes from now, so we may get it last minute as well.

Okay, so Latin America is getting Gavan Infinity but it will be broadcast a week late. It was supposed to be a simulcast but They didn't get the video from Toei in time.

Toei successfully launch a global rollout challenge: IMPOSSIBLE

You do know this is all likely the fault of TV Asahi, right? If for whatever reason, they don't want certain countries to broadcast it, they are well within their rights not to do it.

If it's any consolation, NA is apparently getting nothin. As the episode just aired and there's not even a peep of promotional marketing or notice on the TokuSHOUTsu channels.

Ray Fujita of GARO and Kamen Rider Faiz fame is the voice of Death Gavan.

Just saw the first Episode raw, since it appears we're either waiting for the global release (judging by the "Coming Soon" from the Trailers), and so far, I gotta say, I liked what I saw!

Still feels a little too similar to Kamen Rider, but there's some OG Gavan thrown into the mix that'll definitely make fans happy, plus it appears some of the things I'm hoping to see in this show are on their way.

I won't spoil what I could discern from the raw episode, but I am definitely giving this a rewatch when the English Subs are out. And on one last note, the Opening absolutely slams!

There is a TV Asahi J-drama I'm currently watching called Silent Truth that is being simulcast weekly on Netflix worldwide as we speak, so I doubt it's the network. Toei has a long history of botching these launches for shows on other networks too (see: Dragon Ball Super not getting simulcast for a full year after it started).

For anybody who has seen it already: how connected to the original Gavan does it seem so far?

Trying to decide if I should try to binge it and then catch up when I'm done, or just hop on now and watch the original Gavan down the line (the latter of which seems to be much easier and more likely :lol)

Well, from what I've seen:

We still get "Jouchaku" and "Mouichido Miteimiyo" scene to show the full transformation.

We still get a kind of "Laser Blade" and Gavan Dynamic Finisher.

There's apparently still a "Makuu Space."

The eyecatch has a similar theme to the OG.

Is there a spoiler-free version?:lol

The only connections it has to the original Gavan so far are aesthethics.

You can go in blind, at least as far as ep 1 is concerned Infinity is only aesthetically connected to the original series.

Though I encourage you to keep watching the original Gavan. I was lucky in that I watched it last summer and when Infinity was announced I jumped on and finished watching Sharivan and Shaider before the premier. The Space Sheriff trilogy turned out to be one of my favorite Toku watch throughs.

Yeah, I want to watch it, I just have such a backlog and a few things I already started, I don't want to start something new unless I'm watching it weekly as it airs. But Metal Heroes in general seems fascinating. Space Sheriff, B-Fighter, Jiraiya, the rescue stuff...it all looks great.

I think I'll probably watch Gavan Infinity weekly and go back to the older ones later on when I want to see where it all came from.

Side note, I think it's interesting that Metal Heroes was essentially the "new Kamen Rider" when it first started, but now it's the "new Sentai" essentially becoming a connecting bridge between the two ends of the Toei tokusatsu spectrum.

This is very interesting.

Bro was like "Am I being punked?" :lolol

Joking aside, I heard that, and forgive me if it was already brought up, the decision to make Gozyuger the last show of the series for now was decided since around pre-production. Man, it must've been hard for some of the staff (and I assume the core cast) trying to be tight-lipped about it. I can understand Nagata being worried and confused at the time since likely he was auditioning before the big news hit the press.

DX Gavarion Laser and DX Gavarion Crane.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zj8hFk5fvHA

I've noticed Reiji regularly says things invoking gods or divinity (at least in the translation I'm watching), while most other characters both in Gavan Infinity and other toku shows I've seen usually don't. So I'm wondering if someone more knowledgeable about Japanese language can answer this question: Are those just everyday sayings, or is it something more? The idea of a scifi hero being more religious than average is interesting, but I might be reading too much into it.

Pretty sure those are normal phrases for generally religious Japanese people to say, since Buddhism and Christianity are both popular there compared to somewhere like the US where Christianity is the most common. For other Tokusatsu characters, we have Ryugi/Gozyu Tyranno, Takeru/Ghost, Nago/IXA and Tendo/Kabuto.

The notion I'm getting is that it's more of a metaphor. Otentosama is supposed to refer to Amaterasu, the big-time sun deity in Japanese culture. My take is that Reiji says it to metaphorically express something along the lines of "Don't disturb the peace!" or "Don't mess with the order of things!", and it makes sense if that's the case since he's technically a police officer who happens to hop around dimensions and wears red plated armor to uphold the law.

That said, here me out. I wonder if the color schemes have something to do them being a representation of the planets of the solar system. Not 100% certain myself, but just throwing it out there since the Amaterasu stuff has been brought up.

Gavan Infinity > Sun
Gavan Bushido > Mercury
Gavan Luminous > Venus
Death Gavan > Pluto, maybe?

Or maybe:

Gavan Infinity > Sun
Gavan Bushido > Moon
Gavan Luminous > stars
Death Gavan > black hole

Again, just throwing it out there.

I think it's entirely possible. The show clearly draws on elements from Super Sentai, Kamen Rider, and Metal Hero, so it could very well have borrowed some from Sailor Moon as well.

Gavan Raiya.

THAT IS BALLER. :rock:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tdf_19_FmxM

You know, at this rate, maybe we could get a Gavan that pays tribute to B-Fighter or Blue Swat.

A very cool costume. Now I have a feeling that future Project Red shows will be inspired by other Toei pieces or use completely original ideas, since Infinity Gavan pays homage to all the Metal Heroes very well.

I see what we?re doing here and I like it.

DX Gavarion Dornado.
Price: 6600 yen.
Release date: April 2026

DX Gavarion Rifle.
Price: 7700 yen.
Release date: May 2026

DX Gavarion Saber (Dark Version).
Price: 3850 yen.
Release date: May 2026

DX Gavarion Drill (Dark Version).
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Nice.

YES. ABSO-FRICKIN'-LUTELY YES. LFG :rock:

Dol, is that you!?

The Jiraiya (in the Power Rangers Super Ninja Steel version) is called Sheriff Skyfire. The Gavan Raiya are also sheriffs. I think this fact is very funny and very cool.

Gavan Raiya action figure:

Wew. At this point get Sharivan, Shaider, Spielban and Juspion or Janperson in it too lololol

I love the color scheme, but boy does it remind me of sweet potatoes. :lolol

Kentaro Yasui of J-Pop idol group 7ORDER to play the role of Kunai Kazanami, aka Gavan Raiya.

https://natalie.mu/eiga/news/665928

Personal observation, it appears the choice to have this Jiraiya tribute Gavan don a hot pink-ish color may be due to Yasui's signature color when he's doing 7ORDER stuff being pink.

DX Gavarion Dornado

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b8A5IFxTVWA

I watched the first 5 episodes last week. I didn't mind what I watched so far, but the show feels like it's a little too kiddy in tone (I say this because 1 of the reasons cited by someone in the industry pointed to Sentai overly focusing on a kid audience that it went on hiatus after losing money). I assume it'll grow to be focused more on a general audience, but yeah. It also is just in early days, so we'll see where it goes. I like the set-up & Setsuno is my favorite character so far, probably because he reminds me of characters like Spock & Data from Star Trek. I hope they actually do something that makes having Rikiya & Patran worth having in the show because they annoy the hell out of me with how awful they are & add nothing to the show so far.

Definitely Data with samurai swords. :lolol

I mean, comic relief still adds to the show, just in a trivial way. Besides, I like this show's take on Bulk and Skull. :lolol

So, the Gavan Infinity movie will be a short film? Interesting.