Source: Bandai Namco Collectibles, Nerdist press releases (authored by Kyle Anderson and Amy Ratcliffe) Official Site: bluefinbrands.com/heisei-week Special Thanks to David Clarke (Team Kamen Rider)

This is a great time for Tokusatsu fans in America! Bandai Namco Collectibles` Team Kamen Rider and Shout! Factory TV have teamed up with Nerdist for a Kamen Rider-themed streaming event called Heisei Week that leads up to the first ever Kamen Rider movie screening in the US! The movie KAMEN RIDER HEISEI GENERATIONS FOREVER (????????20?????????????????????? FOREVER, Heisei Kamen Raid? 20 Sakuhin Kinen Kamen Raid? Heisei Jener?shonzu FOREVER, 2018) features a team up of all 20 Heisei Era (1989-2019) Riders. Nerdist will also welcome Team Kamen Rider and Shout Factory TV to Nerdist House 2020, their virtual series of panels and discussions broadcast live over the internet. Saturday, July 11 is the big day, as Nerdist will host the panel at 4pm PST and follow with the movie screening at 5pm PST. Another first for the event will be a message from a mystery Kamen Rider actor, an exclusive prize, and sales for Kamen Rider shirts and other collectibles! The panel series will be carried on Nerdist‘s YouTube Channel and will simultaneously stream on the Geek & Sundry YouTube Channel and Geek & Sundry‘s Twitch Channel. Visit the Team Kamen Rider website for updates and to purchase Kamen Rider collectibles.

Saturday, July 11 Schedule

4:00 pm – 5:00 pm PT: TokuSHOUTsu Kamen Rider Panel Nerdist’s Kyle Anderson moderates an exclusive panel exploring Kamen Rider, one of the greatest and most beloved tokusatsu series of all time. Panelists include Team Kamen Rider‘s David Clarke, Steve Schultze, Ken Pham, and Anthony Aguirre; Tokunation’s TokuChris; Tokusatsu Network’s Nicole Amber; and TokuSHOUTsu’s Ari Schonfeld. 5:00 pm PT: North American Premiere Screening of KAMEN RIDER HEISEI GENERATIONS FOREVER This is your chance to see this landmark film for the first time in North America! Featuring a special message from a Kamen Rider actor before the film, fans won’t want to miss this. Kamen Rider Heisei Generations FOREVER will not be streaming anywhere until the end of the summer, so this screening event will be fans’ only chance to watch the film until then. Note: Due to rights restrictions, this screening will be YouTube only.

Select Kamen Rider Merchandise Sales

· Kamen Rider Apparel Store"/>

· Ziku Driver (Toys R Us Exclusive in Japan)

· Luminous Kamen Rider

· So-Do Kuuga

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About Bluefin

Bluefin is a leading master and channel distributor of Japanese toys, collectibles, novelty and hobby products. The company’s extensive product line features a diverse and continually expanding catalog of high quality and popular collectibles from Asia. As a Bandai Namco group company, Bluefin distributes products in the U.S. for Bandai Tamashii Nations, Hobby and Shokugan. The company’s array of brand offerings also includes products from Storm Collectibles, Mr. Hobby/GSI, SEN-TI-NEL and Flame Toys, for which the company is the North American exclusive distributor. Bluefin is also the official North American consumer products and retail development partner for Studio Ghibli. Additional company information is available at bluefinbrands.com.