"Japanese Superheroes," featuring live appearances of the Kikaida Brothers and Inazuman, will be held from 2 to 3 p.m. May18 at Shirokiya at Ala Moana Center.

The superheroes from Japanese television will be available for free picture-taking, Kikaida-oke, and autographs.

The participating actors include Ban Daisuke, Jiro from "Kikaida;' Watai Goro, from "Inazuman," and Ikeda Shunsuke, Ichiro in "Kikaida 01."

Also appearing: "Dragonfly," the latest superhero, and Island actors from locally-produced series "Ninja EX" and "Blood of the Samurai."

The event heralds the November release of the "Inazuman" DVD box set from JN Productions, producers of "Kikaida," "Kikaida 01," and "Kamen Rider V3" DVD box sets.

The "Inazuman" release will be sold exclusively at Shirokiya and online at www.generationkikaida.com.