For many years in the United States the only tokusatsu available for purchases were "Godzilla" moves on VHS tape. Altough "Ultraman" had been shown on American television and severa other henshhin heroes had been shown in Hawaii and California they were not available for purchase to watch at home, not licensed from legitmate sources anyway. Its only since early 2000s that companies in the US have started to release henshin heroes on licensed DVDs and more recently Blu-ray. I've listed companies which I am aware of that have released various henshin heroes from Ultraman to Super Sentai in the US, unless otherwise noted they are Japanese with English subtitles. I've also included the martial arts action series "Fight! Dragon" and the series about ninja "Shadow Warriors" as well as the Chinese super hero "Inframan". The list is in alphabetical order by company and then chronological order by year the series originally aired in Japan.
Most of these series are from Tsuburaya Productions or Toei Company, Ltd. Sadly not one Toho henshin hero series has been released in the US although Rainbowman and Diamond Eye were aired on television in Hawaii in the 1970s. Apparently Toho does not belive there is an audience for their products other than Godzilla (real name Gojira). None of P-Productions' series have been released in US either. A movie parody of "Denjin Zaboga" is available on DVD.
The first tokusatsu DVDs I ever purchased were the JN Productions box sets of the first henshin heroes I ever saw, in Hawaii (in the 1970s), Kikaida, Kikaida-01, Kamen Rider V3 and Inazuman. They added the reboot Kikaida movie later. italicized titles are ones I have purchased or plan to in the case of future releases.
Showa Era or Showa Period (1926-1989)
Heisei Era or Heisei Period (January 8, 1989 - April 30, 2019)
Reiwa Era or Reiwa Period (May 1, 2019 - )
BCI Eclipse went bankrupt in 2009, their properties sold to Mill Creek Enteraintment which rereleased most of these titles. Their demise put an end to the planned release of all Shadow Warrior series (1-6). As far as I can tell Mill Creek Enteraintment has not rereleased Shadow Warriors 1. I have the BCI set. BCI Eclispe DVDs can still be found on Amazon.
Planned To Be Released:
Soace Sherrif Shaider (19??) - Sepetember 2024
Android Kakaider-(1973) - 2024
Kamen Ridver V3 (1973) - November 26, 2024
Special Rescue Police: Winspector (1990_- coming soon
Discotek Blu-ray discs can be found on Amazon.
Kikaida was originaly released in 9 DVDS each released seperately over a period of months. After all 9 volumes were avaialble a Collector's Edition including all 9 volumes plus a slide cut from the 3D movie. The others series were only released in box sets. The Kamen Rider V3 and Inazuman movies are not included. When first released the Kikaida Collector's Edition Boxed Set was available autographed by Ban, Daisuke (Jiro/voice of Kikaida), because he was in Hawaii celebrating the release. Those autographed sets sold out. JN Productions sold their DVDs and other tokusatsu items on their web site which closed down on May 1, 2023)
Planned To Be Released:
Mill Creek Entertainment has licensed every available Ultra series from Tsuburaya Productions and plans to release every series They begain with Ultra Q, Ultraman, Ultraman Orb and Ultraman Geed. Seems they plan to release two Showa Era series followed by two Heisei era series every few months instead of in chronological order. Due to the rights to them not currently being held by Tsuburaya Productions but by others, Ultraman: Towards The Future (Ultraman Great) and Ultraman: The Ultimate Hero (Ultraman Powered) are NOT included in the deal. Mill Creek's DVDs and Blu-rays can be found on Amazon. If pre-ordered Amazon will not actually charge you until they ship and will charge the lowest price available during the time you pre-ordered. Mill Creek Entertainment also has the Ultraman series for sale for online viewing at Movie Spree, their online video service.
Mill Creek Entertainment has not at this time licensed Tsuburaya Productions other series (Jumborg Ace, Fireman, Triple Fighter, Emergency Directive 10-4-10-10) so there are no current plans for their release in the USA.
Classic Tokusatsu Collection - Febuary 20, 2024 (Blu-ray)
Prince Of Space (1959), Invasion Of The Neptune Men (1961), Watari The Ninja Boy (1966), Golden Ninja (1966), Dragon Showdown (1966), Ninja Scope (1969), Terror Beneath the Sea (1966)
Ultra Q (1966) - August 13, 2013
Ultraseven (1967) - November 11, 2012
Johnny Sokko and His Flying Robot (Giant Robot) (1967) (dubbed in English) - March 26, 2013
Message From Space (1978) (dubbed in English) - November 19, 2019 (DVD & Blu-ray)
Chikyuu Sentai Fiveman (1990) - September 6, 2022
Chojin Sentai Jetman (1991)- September 25, 2018
Super Sentai Zyuranger (1992) - February 17, 2015
Gosei Sentai Dairanger (1993) - November 10, 2015
Ninja Sentai Kakuranger (1994) - May 17, 2016
Chouriki Sentai Ohranger (1995) - November 1, 2016
Gekisou Sentai Carranger (1996) - April 25, 2017
Denji Sentai Megaranger (1997) - October 31, 2017
Seijuu Sentai Gingaman (1998) - January 30, 2018
Kyuukyuu Sentai GoGoFive (1999) - April 24, 2018
Mirai Sentai Timeranger (2000) - July 31, 2018
Kamen Rider Kuuga (2000) - September 20, 2022 (Blu-ray)
Hyakujuu Sentai Gaoranger (2001) - December 18, 2018
Ninpuu Sentai Hurricaneger (2002) - March 26, 2019
Kamen Rider Ryuki (2002) - February 7, 2023 (Blu-ray)
Bakuryu Sentai Abaranger (2003) - November 8, 2022
Tokusou Sentai Dekaranger (2004) - February 14th 2023
Kamen Rider Zero-One (2019) - January 25, 2022 (Blu-ray)
Planned To Be Released:
Kamen Rider Geats (2022) - Febuary 23, 2024 (Blu-ray)
Space Monster Wangmagwi (1967) - January 2023 (Blu-ray)
Howl From Beyond The Fog (2019) - DVD July 6, 2021 & Blu-ray November 23, 2021
The Great Yokai Wars: Guardians (2021) - Febuary 16, 2024 (Blu-ray)
Karate-Robo Zaborgar movie reboot of Denjin Zaboga (1974) TV series - September 11, 2012, can still be found on Amazon.
