[Frontier]

Not the Showa Rider I was expecting to see get licensed and subbed like this, but I'm down!

Also especially nice timing with the remake coming out.

[GoldenXtreme]

You can't really go wrong with this one, it is iconic. If they eventually did Black RX too I'd be over the moon, I know it's contentious but that show is my favorite Showa Rider!

[Enchilada645]

Yeah, it definitely feels like if there was any Showa Rider to come next, it was going to be Black.

That being said, hooray for Discotek for getting in on Rider stuff!

Now can they be miracle workers and bring over Garo again? Kraken hasn't done anything with the license since the original sets were released and the first half of the 2005 Series is out of print now.

[Mesnick]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kurona

Shame about the movies, but when it comes to this they're very Take It Or Leave It compared to say, W A to Z or Reiwa First Gen. I wish they were there for completion's sake but like, it's fine y'know?

Are those specials "This Is Kamen Rider BLACK" and "#1 through RX Big Gathering"? I can't think of anything else they'd be, and if it is them it'd be awesome for them to go that deep!

I agree, Black's films are not exactly masterpieces, but simply extended episodes. I wouldn't be surprised if that's what they are, just chosen to be shown in theaters.

[Mesnick]

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Originally Posted by GoldenXtreme

You can't really go wrong with this one, it is iconic. If they eventually did Black RX too I'd be over the moon, I know it's contentious but that show is my favorite Showa Rider!

I think the RX would have been better received if it wasn't a continuation of Black but a new rider.

[Daikaijuman54]

What ho!

A surprise to be sure, but a welcome one.

Looking forward to picking up this one!

[Kamen Rider Lucha]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mesnick

I agree, Black's films are not exactly masterpieces, but simply extended episodes. I wouldn't be surprised if that's what they are, just chosen to be shown in theaters.

I think the only thing that differentiates Showa-era KR and SS movies from the shows are the film stock they used. I'm pretty sure they shot the movies on 35mm film (while the shows were shot on 16mm film). Some of the HD transfers from that era's movies are freaking gorgeous.

But anyway...

KR Black on BluRay!? I'm shocked and amazed. This might be a purchase for me... which is saying something, as I can't remember the last time I bought anything on disc. I'm not even sure I still have a working BluRay player.

[GrandComplete]

https://www.rightstufanime.com/Kamen...-Black-Blu-ray

Pre-Orders are up

[Enchilada645]

Thread on Twitter has a rundown of what to expect.

https://twitter.com/discotekmedia/st...39476842156032

Straight from the tweets though for those who don't want to click a link, here are all the extra stuff aside from the usual release stuff:

-This is Kamen Rider Black!- an extended vintage behind the scenes special
-A 3-part Cast & Crew Reunion Chat that ends up running for more than 2 hours!
-Promos
-A Photo Gallery
-The US Blu-ray Trailer
-The hour-long recap special
-A brand new historical essay about the series by @Mach_Dent!
-A vintage clip of the show that will activate the modern DX Kingstone Belt collectible.

+Something secret (for now) that you are welcome to guess at. Your only clue is it is about 1 minute long.

That last bit is pretty juicy, I say. Curious to see what it ends up being.

That being said this release is absolutely packed.

[Kurona]

There's some EXTREMELY deep pulls in here; including some stuff I'm pretty certain we've never seen here subbed or even raw! Super packed release, so much love has clearly gone into this