Source: TOKU press release Special Thanks to Jesús Piñango As part of its efforts to provide its audience with top-rated Asian-Pacific entertainment, TOKU, the only 24/7 live and on demand television network dedicated to eye-catching anime, popular live-action titles and cult classics from Asia dubbed into English, will feature for the first time in the U.S. the highly-anticipated tokusatsu television series, ULTRAMAN COSMOS. Starting April 23rd, weekdays at 7 p.m. EST, the TOKU audience will be able to enjoy one of the most popular titles in the Ultra franchise, ULTRAMAN COSMOS. Internationally acclaimed, the series follows the adventures of Ultraman Cosmos, a powerful giant warrior from an unknown galaxy. Committed to protect humanity from all terrestrial and alien threats, Ultraman Cosmos fights against the evil Chaos Header, a powerful virus that either infects monsters or replicates more violent and aggressive versions of them. Produced by Tsuburaya Productions, this 65-episode series currently sits as the longest running installment in the Ultra franchise. TOKU is poised to air all episodes subtitled in English; the final episode is scheduled to premiere on Friday, July 20th. “Since its inception, TOKU has played a key role introducing the U.S. audience to new genres from the Asian-Pacific region, as well as never-before-seen series and movie, including titles from one of the most successful tokusatsu franchises in the world, the extremely popular Ultra Series,” stated Jesús Piñango, Director of TV Content Strategy at Olympusat. In addition, TOKU will also feature the U.S. premiere of SHAOLIN GRANDMA and SUPER MORTARD, as well as the network premiere of season 2 of SAMURAI CAT. SHAOLIN GRANDMA (????, Shorin Babaa, 2008) 4/7/18 at 10 p.m. EST Director: Kotaro Terauchi Cast: Chiyoko Asami, Kazuyuki Senba An old woman proves she has a little more fight left in her when she sets out to win back the temple she lost many years ago. SUPER MORTARD 4/28/18 at 10 p.m. EST Director: Kenji Kobayashi Cast: Natsumi Kamata, Shun Kaneko Years after the death of his father in an accident, Hiroto must compete in an extremely dangerous motocross race. To win the prize money, he will have to put his past aside and face his fears. SAMURAI CAT (??, Neko Samurai, 2014) Season: 2 Episodes: 12 4/25/18, Back-to-back episodes, Wednesdays at 8 p.m. EST Director: Yoshitaka Yamaguchi Cast: Kazuki Kitamura, Kaoru Hirata In Season 2, samurai Kyutaro Madarame continues his quest to protect Tamanojy, a fluffy white cat that belongs to a local boss. ULTRAMAN COSMOS (?????????, Urutoraman Kosumosu, 2001-02) 4/23/18, weekdays at 7 p.m. EST Episodes: 65
Episode List: 1. Reunion with Light 2. Shadow of the Chaos Header 3. Fly! Musashi 4. The Fallen Robot 5. Revenge of the Fireflies 6. Monster Fishing 7. Present from the Sky 8. Sleeping Maiden 9. Friends of the Forest 10. The Bronze Devil 11. Move! Monster 12. The Organism of Light 13. Daughter of Time: Part 1 14. Daughter of Time: Part 2 15. Deep Sea Fight 16. The Flying Whale 17. The Different Dimensional Trap 18. The Legend of Mt. Nibito 19. Star Lover 20. Musashi`s Sky 21. The Battle with the Tech Booster: Part 1 22. The Battle with the Tech Booster: Part 2 23. Luna v.s. Luna 24. Warm Memories 25. Alien Girl 26. The Power to Defeat the Chaos 27. A Space Monster is Born on Earth 28. Strength and Power 29. Dreaming Courage 30. Eclipse 31. Rescue Gon 32. The Nightmare Experiment 33. Monster Hunter 34. Wrath of the Sea God 35. The Magic Stone 36. The Mountain of Y?kai 37. Fubuki Retires?! 38. Alien Old Man 39. Light of Evil 40. Giant of Evil 41. The Green Fugitive 42. Friend 43. Puppet Monster 44. Ghighi vs Gon 45. The Amusement Park Legend 46. The Miraculous Flower 47. Sorceress of the Sky 48. Waroga Counterattack 49. Snow of Space 50. Monster Smuggling!? 51. Enemy of Chaos 52. Transformation Impossible!? 53. Future Monster 54. Human Transporter 55. Final Test 56. Kappa Village 57. Door of Snow 58. The Sky of Revenge 59. Maximum Invasions 60. Chaos War 61. Forbidden Weapon 62. Cry of the Earth 63. Chaos`s Violent Attack 64. Deathmatch on the Moon 65. True Hero
About TOKU
TOKU is a unique network dedicated to a wide variety of eye catching anime, popular live-action titles and cult classics from Asia you have to see to believe. TOKU is owned and operated by Olympusat, Inc., and it’s currently available on Armstrong, AT&T U-verse, Cablevision Optimum, Claro TV, Comcast Xfinity, Hotwire Communications and MCTV. For more information on TOKU’s programming, please visit tokuhd.com. TOKU – BE REANIMATED.
About Olympusat, Inc.
Olympusat has established itself as a leader in the television and media space, providing content and technology to our growing list of partners and clients. Our extensive portfolio of networks includes 100+ HD and SD Spanish and English language television networks, featuring the top-rated Spanish-language movie channel, Cine Mexicano, and the popular Ultra HD Plex. We also offer the distinctive Faith & Family and Specialty Suite, representing some of the biggest networks in the industry. Recognizing the ever changing landscape within Media and Entertainment, Olympusat has launched VEMOX, a white label OTT Solution. VEMOX is a cost efficient and reliable B2B carrier-grade OTT platform, developed for operators in the U.S. and Latin America. The platform combines technology and content (100 LIVE Channels and 30,000+ hours of VOD content in English and Spanish), creating an attractive and customizable OPEX based turnkey solution.