KAMEN RIDER: THE TRILOGY ELITE KOLLECTION Blu-ray Listed for Pre-order

A week after announcing their acquisition of six Kamen Rider films, Media Blasters has listed “The Trilogy Elite Kollection” for pre-order exclusively on their storefront site, which will be available sometime this Summer, with a regular “low-end” edition to follow late 2024/early 2025.

The 2-disc set will have SHIN KAMEN RIDER: PROLOGUE (1992), KAMEN RIDER ZO (1993), KAMEN RIDER J (1994), and KAMEN RIDER WORLD (1994), with the latter being included as an extra exclusive to this version.

Planned as a limited edition of an estimated 1000 units, the set will also include a slipcase with embossing, and will make use of as much art as possible. They are also seeking “highly-respected” Kamen Rider experts who may be able to contribute to the bonus features, so if you’re interested or know someone, contact them.

KAMEN RIDER THE FIRST and THE NEXT will come later, likely without the deluxe treatment this set is getting.

Pre-order the set here. ($69.99)

Media Blasters describes the release:

To commemorate this special event, Media Blasters announces a pre-order date for an exclusive, limited blu-ray pressing of KAMEN RIDER: THE TRILOGY ELITE KOLLECTION!  This slipcased set will only be available via direct sales from the Media Blasters Storefront and will contain a bonus surprise- KAMEN RIDER WORLD!  The two-disc ELITE KOLLECTION will contain the following FOUR films:

Keita Amemiya’s KAMEN RIDER ZO (1993) is a Japanese superhero Tokusatsu film serving as the 12th installment of the Kamen Rider Series. Masaru Aso was Doctor Mochizuki’s human guinea pig in a series of experiments that led to the transformation of Masaru into a grasshopper-like being called Kamen Rider ZO. He flees to the mountains and is awakened from a coma two years later by a telepathic call to protect Doctor Mochizuki’s son, Hiroshi.  As Kamen Rider ZO, Masaru is confronted with a never-ending series of challenges by evil men and indestructible monsters that threaten humanity! 48 mins.

In Keita Amemiya’s KAMEN RIDER J (1994) Koji Segawa is a nature photographer who loses his life saving a young girl from an evil organization called "FOG." When the Earth Spirits resurrect Koji as KAMEN RIDER J, he vows to use his new powers to destroy "FOG" and save the human race. (47 mins.)

SHIN KAMEN RIDER: PROLOGUE (1992) Shin Kazumatsui is a motorcycle racer who unwittingly becomes the test subject for an insidious experiment to create a race of super cyborg soldiers by fusing the DNA of a grasshopper! When a creature arrives and begins a wave of mass murder, Shin rises to the occasion and utilizes his newfound superpowers to fight evil! (88 mins.)

BONUS! Only included in the direct sales ELITE KOLLECTION and never-before-released in North American- KAMEN RIDER WORLD (1994),  Shadow Moon returns to life and revives five mutants previously defeated by the Kamen Riders to serve as his personal army. He plots to defeat the Kamen Riders in his vile quest to conquer the world! With the sudden arrival of Kamen Rider ZO on his ZO Bringer motorcycle and Kamen Rider J on his J Crosser bike, will their combined forces defeat the monsters and a gigantic-sized Shadow Moon? (8 mins.)

Additional KAMEN RIDER blu-ray box set configurations will soon be announced.  However, only the direct-sales Elite Kollection will contain the rare short film KAMEN RIDER WORLD! The targeted street release date is summertime 2024 with the exact date to be announced soon.

Sources: Media Blasters storefront listing, Media Blasters Youtube account