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under Conventions, New York Comic Con, Power Rangers

The second exclusive from Bandai of America for this year’s New York Comic Con has also been revealed on the Power Rangers Facebook Page and surprise! It’s another Mighty Morphin Green Ranger exclusive!

This figure (in non-metallic paint) was offered at this year’s San Diego Comic Con but will be available in limited quantities in metallic paint at this year’s New York Comic Con. Pricing has yet to be revealed nor has the number that will be available. If you’re a collector of these Tokyo Vinyl figures then this is probably on your list to pick up.

What do you think of this year’s New York Comic Con 2014 exclusives? Sound off in our discussion by clicking the “Discuss on the TokuNation forums” link! It’s sure to be a very interesting conversation!

under Conventions, New York Comic Con, Power Rangers

After Bandai of America had mentioned both at San Diego Comic Con 2014 and Power Morphicon 2014 that they were interested in making a more exciting exclusive for their appearances at New York Comic Con, today they revealed through the official @PowerRangers Twitter account their upcoming New York Comic Con 2014 Limited Exclusive. Fans of the character Tommy Oliver will be ecstatic to see an entire Power Rangers Super Megaforce Ranger Key set of all of the different Power Rangers that famed Power Rangers actor Jason David Frank has portrayed.

This limited set comes with the following Ranger Keys:
– Mighty Morphin Green Ranger
– Mighty Morphin White Ranger
– Zeo Red Ranger
– Turbo Red Ranger
– Dino Thunder Black Ranger

It is important to note that all of these keys are currently available at retail. This set will be released in limited numbers and will most likely run in the $20 price range. When more information comes available we will share it.

under Super Sentai

The (supposed) final DX Mecha for Ressha Sentai ToQGer is due for release next month, and we finally have some official images of this shining fighter!

DX Hyper Ressha TeiOh transforms from Ressha to Terminal form and can carry most other DX Resshas. The price is a steep 13,824 Yen before shipping and handling.

under Kamen Rider, TokuNation, TokuNation Spotlights

Let’s Watch Wednesdays returns from a couple weeks on hiatus back to Kamen Rider Den-O! Zeronos has returned, but that may be all the good news our heroes will have for now.

Yuuto Sakurai, the older one, disappeared some time ago. That fateful day by the lake, the circumstances of it are known only to Ryutaro. If Yuuto Sakurai no longer exists in the memories of others, how can we be sure Ryutaro actually knows what happened? Kai counted on erasing Yuuto from time to connect his future to the present, but he didn’t count on Ryutaro’s memories. And if the two times don’t connect, Momotaros & the others will disappear along with their time, forever. Now that contested moment in time will be revisited by all parties involved. But who actually knows the truth?

Den-O Trivia #16
Back to actors! If you didn’t pick up on it yet, you may have seen Kamen Rider Zeronos’ actor before. Yuichi Nakamura, is the man we’ve come to know and love as the younger Yuuto. However don’t confuse him with the actor of the same name who voiced Beet J Stag from Go-Busters.  This is the Zeronos Yuichi Nakamura.

In any case Nakamura once had another role on an older rider series, Kamen Rider Hibiki! 2 years before he became Yuuto/Zeronos he played Kyosuke Kiriya, who would briefly transform into the at the time unnamed Kamen Rider Kyoki! His role as Kyoki may not have been as long as Zeronos but it’s always fun to see which characters toku actors have played previously.

under Kamen Rider

Once again almost falling out of the radar is October’s batch of Nanoblock Kamen Riders with Wizard Flame Style, Fourze Base States, Kamen Rider 2 and to round out the Showa rider trio: Kamen Rider V3!

Fourze Base states will include all of the nessicary bricks to build him with his Rocket and Drill Modules for his Limit Break pose, meanwhile Wizard will include parts for his WizSwordGun and Connect spell poses.

Much like Kamen Rider 1, Rider 2 and V3 will both include the nessicary parts to build their respective bikes: New Cyclone and Hurricane though will cost slightly more than Wizard and Fourze. V3 can also be built in either his signature pose or doing his Rider Kick.

Wizard and Fourze both retail for 1500 yen, while V3 and Rider 2 cost 2000 yen.

under Kamen Rider, TokuNation, TokuNation Spotlights

The end of Kamen Rider Gaim has come – and at TokuNation.com we’ve chosen to celebrate this very popular series with a send off spanning nine total days looking at every single Rider from the show and movie! Stay tuned because at any time we can announce a contest on our twitter account (@TokuNation)!

Today we’re going to take a special look back at one of the single-best characters (in our opinion) to be in a Kamen Rider series – everyone’s favorite French pâtissier, Oren Pierre Alfonzo aka Mister Dangerous aka Kamen Rider Bravo!

Be sure to check out all the previous day celebration threads! A lot of love went in to these!:
– Day One – Movie Riders
– Day Two – The Nut Bros.
– Day Three – Kamen Rider Duke
– Day Four – Kamen Rider Sigurd & Kamen Rider Marika

Come get your pastry on and join us as we take a detailed look back at Kamen Rider Bravo and everything that he brought to the Kamen Rider Gaim series, including the extreme popularity when he first appeared that helped push his original Arms Change figure to be created and released through Premium Bandai! Click “Read More” and beware of SPOILERS!

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under Kamen Rider, TokuNation, TokuNation Spotlights

The end of Kamen Rider Gaim has come – and at TokuNation.com we’ve chosen to celebrate this very popular series with a send off spanning nine total days looking at every single Rider from the show and movie! Stay tuned because at any time we can announce a contest on our twitter account (@TokuNation)!

And the journey of new episodes for Kamen Rider Gaim has come to an end. The finale aired yesterday afternoon for residents in the Western Hemisphere, as it was airing early Sunday morning in the Eastern Hemisphere. And now that subtitles for the episodes are available, we Kamen Rider Gaim fans will have to settle for waiting until the summer movie is released, encoded, subtitled, and subsequently released. We have some awesome S.H. Figuarts and Arms Change figures coming out to tide us over till then, so expect those in the near future!

Today we’re going to look at cherries and peaches as we dive in to the history of Kamen Rider Sigurd and Kamen Rider Marika (or Malika depending on the translation you want to go with). One started as a shady wanna-be drug dealer, the other as an overzealous assistant to Professor Ryouma, and both shared the same fate in the end (but you’ll have to keep reading for that!).

So go ahead and click “Read More” to get your energy cherry and energy peach on! And don’t forget our previous celebration articles – Day One – Movie Riders, Day Two – The Nut Bros., and Day Three – Kamen Rider Duke! Enjoy the celebration! As always … SPOILERS AHEAD!!!!

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under Kamen Rider

“BAKAMON! Haji o shiri nasai! NEVER GIVE UP!!!” Even though the series is over, Gaim continues to produce its merchandise through Premium Bandai. The latest release from this past weekend, is the Premium Bandai Gashapon Lockseed Donguri (Oren Voice Version) and Darkness Lockseed set.

The Donguri (Oren Voice Version) Lockseed, otherwise known to some as the Fake Donguri Lockseed, made its debut in Episode 17, bringing some comedy relief to a serious situation in that episode. Created by Oren Pierre Alfonzo, otherwise known as Kamen Rider Bravo, the Lockseed was used by his protégé, Hideyasu Jonouchi, otherwise known as Kamen Rider Gridon.

The Darkness Lockseed set consists of the Dark Orange and Dark Lemon Energy Lockseeds. These two Lockseeds make their debut in Gaim’s Summer movie, “Great Soccer Battle! Golden Fruits Cup!” used by the brainwashed Kouta Kazuraba, aka the titular Kamen Rider Gaim, to transform into the evil Gaim-Yami.

Note that this set is a Gashapon style set, meaning they lack the LED and springloaded action that DX Lockseeds do, and that they need to have their back button repeatedly hit to make the sounds. Though this set was released this past weekend, another batch of it was up for preorder up until September 17th, with an expected release date for that batch being November 2014.

under Ultraman

In a surprise announcement, the fantastic 66Action line will be expanding beyond just Kamen Rider and taking on other Toku proprieties starting with Ultraman!

The first wave of the 66Action Ultraman series will include the original Ultraman himself, Ultraseven, Ultraman Ginga Strium,  and Baltan Seijin 

Due out for release in 2015, each one costs a wallet friendly 380 yen per singles.

 

under Kamen Rider

While fans across the world mourn the ending of Kamen Rider Gaim, Toei gears up for the future!

The official preview of Kamen Rider Drive’s first episode, Why Did My Time Stop? is now online! This new trailer gives us an up-close look at Drive’s Shift combat & the Roimyudo enemies.

Kamen Rider Drive premieres October 5th– one week from today! Stay tuned to Tokunation until then as we keep you up to date on all Kamen Rider news!