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Titanium Power!
Jungle beast, spirit unleashed!

TokuNation is back with another in our series of Titanium Powered galleries. But this time there’s a dose of something extra! With today’s gallery we take a look at the recently released Power Morphicon 2014 Exclusive Ranger Key Set! This set includes two of the most hotly demanded characters from Bandai’s Morphin’ Madness competition and in fact, these two went head to head in the final round. It’s Lightspeed Rescue’s Titanium Ranger & Jungle Fury’s Wolf Ranger!

 

This pair of keys was made to coincide with the Power Rangers Super Megaforce toyline and are entirely functional with the Legendary Morpher. When either key is used with the morpher the “Power Morphicon!” phrase is uttered and this special set is the only way to get either of these rangers in key form here in the US. Wolf Ranger, or rather his original counterpart Geki Violet, was released in the Gokaiger toyline some years back but the PMC exclusive is the only way to own an american version of the  key. Titanium Ranger however is a 100% original creation of the Power Rangers franchise! With no sentai counterpart he has never had a Ranger Key produced of him. So that makes this release truly special!

Check out a full 40 image gallery of this set after the jump by clicking “Discuss on the TokuNation Forums” at the bottom of this post! Special thanks to site owner and admin Kickback for being awesome enough to pick this set up for me at PMC.

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Bandai Namco Games via their official Youtube channel just released the first preview trailer to their new IP: Kamen Rider Summon Ride.

This new video demonstrates just how exactly the Ride FIgures work in tandem with the different kind of Chips, along with giving us a glimpse at the gameplay which is very reminiscent of the Skylanders franchise:

The game will be released on the PS3 and Wii U December 4th 2014 in a big set that includes a Ride Gate, three Ride Figures(Drive, Gaim, Wizard) , and four Ride Chips(Kachidoki Arms, Shin Zangetsu, Wizard All Dragon, and a mystery Chip) all for 8,550 yen.

Due note that the Wii U is region locked and thus Summon Ride will not work on consoles released outside of Japan. For the majority of us that will be importing this game, the region-free PS3 is the way to go.

 

 

 

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After a whirlwind year of fruit warriors, plant aliens, dance battles, and evil corporations a new rider show is upon us. With Kamen Rider Gaim out the door it’s time today for Kamen Rider Drive!

Kamen Rider Drive premieres today October 4th (5th in Japan) at 7PM EST. TokuNation and some of it’s staff will be tuning in to today’s live stream of the 1st episode of Drive titled “Why Has My Time Stopped?” Todays episode will introduce us to our hero Shinnosuke Tomari/Drive, a rookie officer in the Tokyo Metro Police who fights against the evil Roymudo.

If you have the chance and are ready to see how this new rider shapes up before subs are available we invite you to join us in our live viewing by following this link to Taima.Tv. They play miscellaneous programs up until the Super Hero Time shows begin, but check back at 7PM Eastern Standard Time for Kamen Rider Drive.

To join in on our community discussion of this inaugural episode click “Discuss on the TokuNation Forums at the bottom of this post. Get ready to drive the Kamen Rider!

Start Your Engine!

 

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The first piece of Kamen Rider Drive’s Tire Koukan (meaning Exchange) toyline has been released in Japan, and Youtube reviewer WotakuFighter offers us a close look at this new action figure!

TK-01 comes with the Speed and Flare Tires. The price is a modest 3200 Yen so if you’re interested check out the seller of your choice to confirm purchase!

 

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A new year means a new selection of clothing from Premium Bandai’s Fashion department, and Kamen Rider Drive is no exception!

 

Continuing this yearly tradition, Premium Bandai Fashion just put up this year’s quality selection of replica clothing and accessories from the new Rider show. Of note, we have:

  • Shinnosuke Tomari’s(AKA: Kamen Rider Drive) blazer(16,200 yen) and tie (4,320 yen)
  • Kiriko Shijima’s Special Unit uniform(32,400 yen)
  • Chase(AKA Mashin Chaser)’s leather jacket(24,840 yen)

 

Make the jump and click here to see the full selection, and as always be sure to contact your favrioute middleman to secure these items.

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Anime distributor Funimation has picked up the streaming rights for the upcoming Garo: Seal of Flames series!

The anime adaptation of the Golden Knight’s adventures will be simulcast with subtitles for all members who subscribe to Funimation’s streaming services. For those interested in joining, services cost 7.95 USD per month and can be played through a variety of media devices.

Garo: Seal of Flames begins this weekend in Japan! Be sure to tune in and see this new story unfold!

UPDATE! Popular subbing group TV-Nihon has stated on their Facebook page that because of the license obtained by FUNimation that they will NOT be doing subtitles for this animated Garo series. We are still awaiting to hear from the other subtitle groups on whether or not they will follow suit.

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The upcoming crossover movie between recently-completed Kamen Rider Gaim and airing-soon Kamen Rider Drive now has an official title!

Movie Taisen 2015: FULL THROTTLE will be co-written by Riku Sanjou (head writer for Kamen Rider Drive) and Jin Hageneya (writer of Kamen Rider Gaim’s final episode and summer movie). The film will be directed by  Takayuki Shibisaki, a long-time tokusatsu veteran whose resume includes the Hesei VS Showa Movie Taisen released earlier this year.

The principal cast of Kamen Rider Drive is confirmed to appear in Full Throttle. To date, returning cast members from Kamen Rider Gaim include Sano Gaku (Kouta/Gaim), Yutaka Kobayashi (Kaito/Baron), Mahiro Takasugi (Micchy/Ryugen/Shin Zangetsu II), Yuki Kubota (Takatora/Zangetsu), and Yumi Shida (Mai).

Movie Taisen FULL THROTTLE will arrive in theaters on December 13 2014! Stay tuned to TokuNation as we keep you up to date on all cinematic details!

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The Kamen Rider Drive toyline has officially begun! Youtube reviewer K2eizo has put up an early look at this years’ transformation device- the DX Drive Driver! The video also lets us see & hear the first three Shift Cars that enhance Kamen Rider Drive’s fighting skills- Speed, Max Flare and Funky Spike.

For those interested in picking up these items, the Drive Driver costs a mere 7600 Yen while the Shift Car Holder (which is sold with Funky Spike) costs 2400 Yen. Check out your retailer of choice & see if you can add Kamen Rider Drive’s arsenal to your collection!

 

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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)!

He goes by many names. Kureshima. Takatora. White Armored Rider. Magnificent Melon. Nissan. TakaTrolla. But he will always be known as Kamen Rider Zangetsu and later as Kamen Rider Zangetsu Shin. And today, with our sixth day of celebrating our favorite Kamen Rider Gaim characters, we now dive deep in to the final group who many often referred to as the main cast of the show. So won’t you sit with us a spell as we discuss the Mighty Melon warrior?

Click “Read More” and take a moment to remember Kamen Rider Zangetsu and Kamen Rider Zangetsu Shin. But as always be warned that this article contains MAJOR SPOILERS. If you haven’t watched Kamen Rider Gaim but you plan to then we advise you to NOT read further. We hope you enjoy!

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

Our 9 day celebration of Kamen Rider Gaim continues with the release of Talkin Toku Podcast Episode 017 – Gaim Finale Part 1!

Kamen Rider Gaim has come to an end but there’s still plenty to talk about! Join your hosts Kickback/Chris, Den-O/Jordan, Sentai Tamashii/Tom and our special guest host for this episode, Shukuen Shinobi/Brian from ShukuenShinobi.com as they dive in to the world of Kamen Rider Gaim for an epic discussion of the finale and everything about the series!

How did your hosts react to the finale of the series? Do they think the series should have ended an episode prior? Is there any possible way for Kamen Rider Drive to succeed with the enormous success that was Kamen Rider Gaim? Who was everyone’s favorite Rider? Villain? Moment from the series? And the most important question – how does Kamen Rider Gaim rank in terms of best Kamen Rider series of all time?

All this and more will be answered! Check out this part 1 send off to one of our favorite Kamen Rider series!

Click here to download the .MP3 of the episode!
(94.0MB in size, .MP3 format, 01:43:00 in length)

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