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under Super Sentai

 

This weekend we got our first looks at the supporting cast of the 38th Super Sentai Series. And now thanks to some updated news reports we have some more details about the faces & voices behind these new cast members!

*The ToQGers’ team mentor Shashou is played by Sekine Tsutomu, a well-known comedic performer.

*His assistant, Ticket, is voiced by Yamaguchi Kappei a long-time anime veteran with an extensive voiceover resume, perhaps best known as the voice of “Ranma” in the iconic anime Ranma 1/2.

*Their robot helper, Wagon, will be voiced by Horie Yui another veteran voice actor & also a well-known singer. We may be in for some musical performances during ToQGer!

Finally, the villains voices were also announced by Japanese news outlets. Again, all four are long-time veterans:

*Nero Danshaku- performed by Fukuyama Jun (Lelouch Lamperouge of Code Geass)

* Noir Fujin- voiced by Hisakawa Aya (original anime voice of Sailor Mercury)

*Scwarz Shogun- voiced by Jou Haruhiko(Mastermind in X-Men Animeverse)

*Gritta Jou- voiced by Hidaka Noriko (Belle-Mère from One Piece)

No doubt an impressive staff that should give us some very entertaining performances this year!

 

under Godzilla

Showing up online before Toy Fair 2014 at both Tomopop.com as well as Godzilla Movie News, we now have our first not-keychain toy image of the upcoming Godzilla figure, set to star in the upcoming Godzilla movie!

In a few weeks we will most likely see a full array of images and figures for our favorite lizard as he rises from the sea of obscurity on US shores once again! What do you guys think? Let us know!

under TokuNation, TokuNation Spotlights, Ultraman

Were you a fan of Let’s Watch Wednesdays with Ultraman Nexus? If so then you’re in luck, on top of our previous Ultraman Nexus Junis Red & Junis Blue galleries we have a special web exclusive treat for you! Today we have a gallery of Ultra-Act Dark Zagi!

Zagi himself is a dark clone or copy of Nexus’ original form, Ultraman Noa. As such he has immense power at his control and is wildly violent. First rearing his ugly mug  in the Nexus finale, Zagi (or at least some version of him) would later return in Ultraman Ginga briefly. Though not the first or last dark giant or evil/dark Ultra, Zagi is certainly one of the most vile. Schemeing for decades towards his ultimate goal Zagi has gone down as one of the great Ultra villains. And this figure more than lives up to the image of that character, a welcome addition to any Ultra-Act collection.

Click “Discuss on the TokuNation Forums” at the bottom of this post to view our entire gallery of this figure.

under Kamen Rider

Major Spoiler here! Click this story to see the first image of Kamen Rider Gaim’s first upgraded form!

Spoiler:
As seen in the attached images, DJ Sagura will be giving Kouta a new Lock Seed in an upcoming episode of Kamen Rider Gaim. In fact it’s a duplicate Lemon Energy Lock Seed like the one Duke uses. This seed plus the Genesis Driver attachment, when used with the Sengoku Driver, allows Gaim to become Jinba Lemon Arms!

 

UPDATE: New images added from Gaim episode 16 preview!

under Super Sentai

More information about the 38th Super Sentai Series is slowly but surely rolling down the tracks!

In this latest round of magazine scans we learn that the ToQGers are actually childhood friends & have been together for many years. They fight to regain lost memories (though that particular story element has not been explained in full detail).

The ToQGers are guided by the mysterious “Shashou” (literally Conductor) who speaks to the team through his hand puppet, a monkey named “Ticket.” In addition the ToQGers receive help from a robotic character called “Wagon” who serves food & drink on their train voyages.

Ressha Sentai ToQGer is set to premiere February 16, 2014 so stay tuned to TokuNation as we keep you up to date with all new details!

under Power Rangers

Thanks to Fury Diamond of Samuraicast Blog, we’ve been taken to a link on Amazon.com which shows us the first official images of the Power Rangers Super Megaforce Deluxe Hand Gear roleplay item! It comes with two gauntlet-styled gloves, the Alien Red Ranger key, and some blue coin-like discs!

What makes this thing so much fun is that you basically have a disc launcher gauntlet that, when you turn the Alien Red Ranger Key, fires off the discs! Bad guys, unsuspecting friends, and pets beware – you’re about to have some Legendary Discs coming at you! What do you think? Sound off in our Super Megaforce toy thread, linked to this post!

under Super Sentai

When the 38th Super Sentai, Ressha Sentai Toqger, premieres we’ll be following the adventures of 5 heroes who protect the Rainbow Line from the recently revealed members of the Shadow Line! 

The image we have here shows us what appears to be 4 aristocratic commanders/generals in the Shadow Line organization, yet another evil underground empire. From left to right we have General Schwartz, Baron Nero, Madame Noa & Miss Greeta.

With the Ressha Sentai Toqger official unveiling press conference happening right now, you can expect plenty more images & information in the next couple of days. All aboard!

under General Tokusatsu News, Kamen Rider, Power Rangers, Super Sentai, TokuNation, TokuNation Spotlights

If you haven’t noticed since our site relaunch, our awesome photo team has stepped their game up to bring you some special galleries from your favorites tokusatsu. Periodically we’re going to be “rounding up” galleries during the month so everyone has a quick access point to any gallery that may not have been featured on our front page.

We want you to have easy access to these awesome toys and want our epic photo guys to get the credit they deserve. Follow these links to check out this months snazy new galleries:

S.H. Figuarts Libra Zodiarts Gallery by ryan

S.H. Figuarts Greeed Mezool Gallery by ryan

Mystic Knights “DX” Rohan Gallery by conundrum

Megaforce Ultra Red & Blue Zord Vehicles Gallery by conundrum

Minipla Datas Hyper & Mystic Brothers Gallery by Moonbasetom

under Network News and Updates, TokuNation

TokuNation.com sponsor Entertainment Earth has some great deals on upcoming releases for tokusatsu items for the month of February! We’ve listed them below for you to check out! Do yourself a favor and visit Entertainment Earth, sign up for their newsletter, and stay tuned for some sponsored galleries!

– S.H. Figuarts Kamen Rider Delta
– S.H. Figuarts Kamen Rider G3-X
– S.H. Figuarts Kamen Rider Agito Burning Form
– Ultraman Zero Ultra-Act Action Figure
– S.H. Figuarts Power Rangers Ninja Storm Crimson & Navy Thunder Rangers
– Ultraman Ace Father of Ultra Ultra-Act Action Figure

We will continue to bring you weekly updates of all things tokusatsu that our sponsor Entertainment Earth offers! Please be to check out not only their incoming items, but their vast inventory of items already released, for individual and case pricing!

under Super Sentai

Toei’s official press conference for the 38th Super Sentai Series takes place this weekend in Japan, so we should have lots of new details about Ressha Sentai ToQGer very soon!

To kick things off on the right track, some minor music samples have been released for the series. This is our first chance to hear the introduction theme and ending theme for ToQGer so tune in and check them out!

And be sure to join our ongoing Discussion Thread to voice your thoughts on the sounds or the series!