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under Metal Heroes

Speculation has been buzzing about the introduction of a new Space Sheriff who will cameo in the upcoming Uchuu Keiji Sharivan Next Generation film and possibly in the Shaider film as well. Well speculate no more!

We finally have an image confirming Space Sheriff Estevan! (Or possibly spelled Esteban) Either way this new golden sheriff is ready to shine! Or is he? Take a closer look at this image and you’ll notice that his suit is a gold chrome repaint of Gavan Bootleg, who was featured in Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger VS Uchuu Keiji Gavan The Movie! So is this redemption for the suit that once tried to kill the original Sheriff? We’ll know in a few months! For now we’ve included a few images of Bootleg for comparison.

And while we’re at it, the actor playing Estevan has also been confirmed. He’s none other than Ryoma Baba! Most familiar to toku fans as Ryuji Iwasaki AKA Blue Buster from Tokumei Sentai Go-Busters!

under Power Rangers, San Diego Comic Con

Bandai’s first exclusive for the massive fandom gathering known as “San Diego Comic Con” has just been revealed thanks to Toys R Us!

Lord Zedd is the self-proclaimed “Emperor of Evil” and “enemy of all that is good and decent.” With multiple points of articulation and a muscular design, this figure is perfect for play or display! Comes with collectible legacy packaging styled after the original figures.

How this figure differs from the previously-announced Lord Zedd action figure (tentatively scheduled for Fall 2014 release) remains to be seen.

Zedd will be available to SDCC attendees at Entertainment Earth, Booth #2324! Stay tuned to TokuNation for more price & purchase details!

under Godzilla

After a triumphant return to cinema earlier this summer, the King of the Monsters is now making the move back into video games!

Bandai Namco is developing a new Godzilla video game for the Playstation 3, said to be released this winter. Details about the game content are sparse at the moment but a brief teaser trailer was released early today!

Stay tuned to TokuNation as we keep you up to date on this exciting new project!

under Power Rangers, Super Sentai, TokuNation, TokuNation Site Updates

The boys are back from their crossover adventure with the release of Episode 12 – Lord Zedd Interview and Talkin Dino Charge! Talk some toku with your hosts Chris/Kickback, Jordan/Den-O, and Tom/Sentai Tamashii! In this week’s episode, Chris conducts the first ever Talkin Toku Interview with none other than Robert Axelrod, the voice of Lord Zedd from Mighty Morphin Power Rangers. Special thanks to Denver Comic Con for helping set up and coordinate a time and place for the interview. Chris also shares his thoughts on Denver Comic Con.

To round off the episode the guys keep the topic on Power Rangers, and more specifically discuss a couple of Power Rangers Monday articles – namely what do we want to see adapted in to Power Rangers Dino Charge from Kyoryuger and what else would we have liked to see adapted from Super Sentai in general in to Power Rangers? It’s a fun conversation as our hopes for a great season with Power Rangers Dino Charge especially with Judd Lynn at the helm show up in the conversation. Take a listen to the episode below and join in the discussion!

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under General Tokusatsu News

Tokusatsu fans across the world fell in love with Guiliermo Del Toro’s epic Mecha VS Kaiju cinematic entry Pacific Rim last summer. Sadly, the box office returns were less than expected, leaving the future of this innovative new universe in doubt- UNTIL NOW!

Del Toro himself has confirmed that Pacific Rim 2 will be released in 2017! In addition, a new animated series set in the Pacific Rim universe (and following up on the adventures published in comic book format) will come out to bridge the gap between the first film and the sequel.

under Power Rangers

Courtesy as always of @razzle1337 on twitter, we have some more new Power Rangers toy images!

On the Dino Charge side of things we have our very first look at the upcoming Dino Charge rangers 6-pack! But wait! That’s not a Gold Ranger in the 6th spot, but instead a villain. Astute fans of Kyoryuger will no doubt recognize this character as Dogold from the Deboss Army and understand why he’s been included in this set. His Power Rangers counterpart name has yet to be confirmed. Also included is the combined team weapon also yet to be named (Kentrospiker in Kyoryuger). And we also catch a glimpse of the Dino Charge Red Ranger mask from the Ranger Training set!

For Super Megaforce there’s actually quite a few new images to behold!

  • All of the Wave 4 Ranger Keys packs. Mighyt Morphin, Operation Overdrive, Alien Rangers, Jungle Fury, Dino Thunder, RPM!
  • 12″ figures of Megaforce Red & Super Megaforce Silver Rangers.
  • Ultimate Legendary Megazord 3-pack! This massive 3-pack will contain the Legendary Megazord, Q-Rex Megazord, & Turbo Falconzords all needed to create the final Ultimate combination!

These images are a bit grainy for the time being but you can bet that we’ll be seeing these upcoming items at San Diego Comic-Con. And of course remember that TokuNation will be there on the show floor covering all of your tokusatsu needs! Be sure to follow the whole TokuNation news team:

– @TokuNation on Twitter
– Facebook.com/TokuNation
– @TokuNation on InstaGram
– @rankal on Twitter to follow Kickback, who will be at the show
– @DenO_TokuNation to follow Den-O, who will be at the show
– @deefuzz to follow Deefuzz, who will be at the show

Our exclusive coverage begins Tuesday, July 22nd.

under Super Sentai

Some more new magazine scans for ToQGer have surfaced online! This month brings us our first close look at Build DaiOh– Toq6’s personal Mecha! The massive twin-car Build Ressha split to form this awesome new Mecha & offer ToQOh some badly-needed help against the DarkLiner Robos.

In addition the scans offer us a few shots of ToQGer’s movie-exclusive new Mecha: the Galaxy Line! Five animal-based Safari Resshas combine to form Safari GaOh!

Toy collectors can look forward to BuildDaiOh’s release in late July for the relatively affordable cost of 6900 Yen. Safari GaOh’s release date is sadly unconfirmed at the time of this writing, so stay tuned to TokuNation for further details!

under Power Rangers

Thanks to @razzle1337, he has found the first image of the upcoming Power Rangers Super Megaforce Legendary Morpher with 20 Keys item listed in Toys’R’Us computers! The good news is that this set comes with some of the female Ranger Keys that people have been wanting. The bad news is the price of this item – it’s listed at $79.99, almost guaranteeing this set to be one of the more victimized items in the ominous “key theft” that has been occurring to Super Megaforce products nation wide. Here’s the breakdown on the keys that we can decipher from this blurry image.

  • Red, Blue, Green, Pink, Yellow Super Megaforce keys
  • Red, Blue, Black, Pink, Yellow Megaforce keys
  • Red, Blue, Green, Pink, Yellow Samurai keys
  • Red, Black, Blue, Pink, Yellow Mighty Morphin keys

We will most likely see an image of this at this year’s San Diego Comic Con, of which TokuNation will be covering in full force like never before!  Be sure to check out raz‘s blog, Razzle’s Dazzles, for all your Power Rangers toy info.  Join in our discussion – do you plan to pick this item up?  Is it worth it?  Chime in!

under Kamen Rider

Magazine scan time has come around once again for Kamen Riders this month! And it looks like this months’ main focus is the Kamen Rider Gaim movie, The Great Soccer Match! The Golden Fruit Cup! 

This newest set of scans from the film reveals some in action shots of new comer fighters Kamen Rider’s Mars & Kamuro. Also shown is Gaim’s Dark Jinba Arms in action, a selection of some of the new Arms Changes Gaim will be trying out in the film, and a team-up or two you may not ever have expected to see.

Overshadowing this though is one bombshell scan from from an upcoming episode of  Kamen Rider Gaim. MAJOR SPOILERS below so read on at your own risk:

Spoiler:
These scans show us the return of Takatora with his original Sengoku Driver, utilizing the Original Kamen Rider Zangetsu suit! He goes toe to toe in these scans with his brother Micchy still posing as Shin Zangetsu. Upcoming episode rumors say the outcome of this battle will see the elder Kureshima brother on top.

We’ll see how the battle plays out in a few short weeks! Until then click “Discuss on the TokuNation forums” to head to our Gaim Rumors/Speculations thread to discuss these spoiler heavy implications!

under Kamen Rider, TokuNation, TokuNation Spotlights

And we’re back with more Kamen Rider Den-O! 3 Imagin now possess Ryutaro. As the weight of that continues to bear on his body and soul, what will he do when a hidden 4th awakens within him? Ryutaros unveils himself! This dragon themed, break dancing, trouble maker is here for one reason. To Defeat Ryutarou. But before he can do that, Den-O Gun Form will rise!

Meanwhile the memories in Airi’s heart begin to surface. Memories of a telescope, of stars once seen, and a love once loved. A familiar watch is in her possession as well, one that a mystery man still holds as well. Inscribed within are the words “the past should give us hope”. What does this mean for Airi? Why does this man continue to appear? Time will tell.

Fun Fact #5

Urataros was the 2nd Imagin to join the Den-Liner crew. As such we explore his origins in myth next! Urataros is based on the legend of Urashimataro. Dating back to nearly the 8th century this legend centers around the fisherman Urashimataro who’s act of kindness, saving a small turtle from violent children, earned him the respect of the sea emperor Ryujin. Urashimataro had coincidentally just saved Ryujin’s daughter.

Given gills to breath water and taken to the bottom of the sea Urashimatro was welcomed by Ryujin and his daughter, now a lovely princess named Otohime. Despite his pleasurable stay in the palace of Ryugu-Jo he asks to retun home mere days after his arrival. given a box that will protect, but instructed by Otohime not to open it, Urashimataro returns to the surface. In his absence what felt like mere days to him had actually been 300 years. His family and life as he knew it were gone, in a panic he opened the Tamatebako box given to him by Otohime. Which unleashed the ravages of 300 years of rapid age upon him….

Next week we take a look at Kintaros and his connections to the legend of Kintaro! Be sure to click “discuss on the TokuNation forums” at the bottom of this post to join our weekly discussion!