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Toei Tokusatsu Fan Club (東映特撮ファンクラブ Tōei Tokusatsu Fan Kurabu), stylized as TTFC, is a premium subscription service by Toei for registered members to stream Toei's massive library of tokusatsu productions, chiefly the franchises Kamen Rider, Super Sentai, Metal Heroes, Toei Fushigi Comedy Series, and various other series. The service also includes exclusive specials, cast interviews, and functions as a news site for series/movie releases and events as well as contests and merchandise.
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History[edit | edit source]
It was originally launched in October of 2015, when Kamen Rider Ghost
joined Shuriken Sentai Ninninger as part of Super Hero Time.[1] It costs ¥960 a month (roughly $9.16 in Feb 2021) although some material requires a separate fee (see farther down). Alongside Kamen Rider 1 and Akarenger at a press conference announcing the app was Kento Handa/Takumi Inui/Kamen Rider Faiz, who was given the member number 555. It gained a download function on December 21, 2020, allowing users to watch when either they can’t connect to the internet or to save on data plans.
Included series & films; additional paywall[edit | edit source]
Nearly every tokusatsu series, movie, and stage show produced by Toei is included. A few exceptions:
- There are no Super Videos or Hyper Battle Videos, save for Kamen Rider Gaim’s
- Gekko Kamen (although the feature films adapting the series are)
- Spider-Man and its feature film
For nearly the first five years of its existence, all theatrical films from Kamen Rider Agito: Project G4/Hyakujuu Sentai Gaoranger: The Fire Mountain Roars, all V-Cinema films after Juken Sentai Gekiranger vs. Boukenger, all filmed stage shows (ex: tapings of the Final Live Tour stage shows), and media related to Kamen Rider Amazons required an additional rental fee, ¥490 for usually thirty days although stage shows rentals are only for seven. On April 1st, 2020, most of the films became available without a separate fee. Currently, only stage shows, ‘’Kamen Rider Amazons’’, and films released to video for roughly less than a year still require a fee, with newer films losing the separate fee as they age and replaced by newer films.
Quality[edit | edit source]
In short, the quality ranges from standard definition to high definition, matching their most recent DVD or Blu-Ray release with some caveats:
- Shows completed in HD are on TTFC in HD as well, even if they never received a Blu-Ray release.
- Many films are available in HD, even ones that never received a Blu-Ray release.
- Regardless of the highest quality available, all shows and films can also be played from 180p to 480p/1080p, depending on the internet connection speed and user preference (for example, using a lower quality to save on data).
- The download function also has different quality settings, depending in how much storage a device's internal storage or SD card has.
Every Kamen Rider series is remastered in HD, as are NEARLY all the films and specials. Conversely, Himitsu Sentai Gorenger is not available on TTFC in HD, despite its Blu-Ray release, as well as V-Cinema films until July of 2020. Most of the HD releases are in 720p quality, although newer shows and films released after (or re-released in HD after only being in SD) Kaitou Sentai Lupinranger VS Keisatsu Sentai Patranger are in 1080p. While most of the 720p releases mostly resemble the quality of 1080p releases, a few series and films released around 2012-2017 with 720p video have slight ghosting issues that may or may not distract people when watching. However, in addition to most of the 720p shows and films not having this problem, 720p shows can be upgraded with 1080p masters (case in point being ‘’Kamen Rider Gaim’’ when ‘’Gaim Gaiden: Kamen Rider Gridon VS Kamen Rider Bravo’’ was released).
List of specials exclusive to TTFC[edit | edit source]
- Kamen Rider Brave: ~Let's Survive! Revival of the Beast Rider Squad!~
(2017) - Hero Mama League (2018)
- Keisatsu Sentai Patranger feat. Kaitou Sentai Lupinranger ~Another Patren 2gou~ (2018)
- Kamen Rider Zi-O: Supplementary Plan (2018)
- Series Kaiju Area: Gyaras (2019)
- Rider Time: Kamen Rider Shinobi (2019)
- Kamen Rider Drive Saga: Kamen Rider Brain (2019)
- Gaim Gaiden: Kamen Rider Gridon VS Kamen Rider Bravo (2020)
