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Archives for December 2015

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2015 is officially coming to a close tonight for those of us in the US, and for many of our users around the world 2016 has already dawned! But before we can ring in the new year we wanted to find out what YOU thought about the toy releases of this past year. What were your Top Toku Toys of 2015?

Some of the staff got together recently to share their thoughts on what exactly the top toku toys of this year were. Our answers ranged from the inexpensive and fun 66Action figures, to S.H. Figuarts like Drive & Mach, all the way up the other end of the spectrum with S.H. Figuarts Tridoron!

We’ve included our picks after the jump below, you can see them by clicking “Discuss on the TokuNation Forums” at the bottom of this post. But please feel free to share what your favorite toku toys of 2015 were.

2016, here we come!

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It’s time for another entry in our annual Toku Toy Box Giveaway! This gallery is part of that contest and, by commenting in it, allows you a chance to enter to win one of our four grand prizes! This is the biggest Toku Toy Box yet – and it’s totally free! All you have to do is be a member of our forums – so be sure to register on our forums, then check this master list of the Toku Toy Box eligible galleries, and start posting! Good luck!

Today’s gallery takes a look at one of the villains from Power Rangers Dino Charge, the villainous Sting Rage who can inflict rage upon his victims once they’ve been stung by his stinger! But don’t worry – this figure (unlike some of the other villains) isn’t going to fill you with rage! In fact, it may even put a smile on your face. Check out over 25 images as well as our review by clicking right here! Post in the thread and enter in our Toku Toy Box Giveaway!

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Just in time for the end of the year we have another behemoth Rider Machine to review! Not to be entirely outdone by Kamen Rider Drive’s Tridoron,[/URL] the late Showa classic Kamen Rider Black RX swoops in with this massive release to round out the year. S.H. Figuarts Ridoron!

The Ridoron, much like Black RX’s other ally Acrobatter, is a sentient machine that allied itself with RX in the battle against Crisis Empire. The Ridoron figuart is yet another excellent huge addition to the line following in the footsteps of other big releases like Machine Itasha & Tridoron. This one is a very straightforward release with no real accessories aside from the antennae you need to attach. However Ridoron does feature some excellent action features in the form of spring-loaded mandibles in the front bumper and functional turbines in the rear!

S.H. Figuarts Ridoron is another welcome addition to any Kamen Rider Black or Black RX collection. Feel free to check out over 30 images of Ridoron as well as a full review by clicking “Discuss on the TokuNation Forums” at the bottom of this post.  And remember that this gallery qualifies you for entry in our Toku Toy Box Giveaway! That means all you have to do is post something relevant to the conversation and you’re entered for a chance to win!

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The next big Super Sentai & Kamen Rider teamup project has been revealed!

Next spring, we can all look forward to Superhero Year: Kamen Rider 1– a special film commemorating the 45th anniversary of Kamen Rider along with the 40th anniversary of Super Sentai.

No plot details are available at this time, but the poster for this new film reveals a highly-revised new look for Kamen Rider 1. The upcoming Super Sentai team, Dobutsu Sentai Zyuohger is also featured prominently in the poster- meaning they should have a role in the film.

Superhero Year premieres on March 26, 2016. Stay tuned to Tokunation for further details!

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KAIGAN!

Another set of special Eyecons havegone up for pro order on Premium Bandai: we have Kamen Rider Ghost’s first entry into the Legend Rider line with a set of Legend Rider Eyecons.

The first set to be avalaible will contain Eyecons representing Riders from Kuuga through Decade each one will be done up in a spiffy metallic paint job and it seems like they’ll have a personalized display stand for every one.

Pre Orders will begin December 28th, 2015 and will be released in March 2016. The set will cost a rather reasonable 7,777 yen before middleman fees and shipping for collectors overseas. Do note that while pictured, the W through Drive Eyecons shown in the pre order page will not be included in this set and will be released separately at another date. 

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For-For-For-Formula!

After the holiday rush Toku Toy Box is back in full swing with a brand new gallery! Today we’re making another pit stop with Kamen Rider Drive and S.H. Figuarts Kamen Rider Drive Type Formula!

Type Formula is Drive’s penultimate form, and much like his final form it has it’s lovers & detractors. I for one have always been a big fan of the Formula design but it doesn’t work for everyone. A recent Tamashii Web Exclusive, Formula is a unique release. Yes it includes the requisite extra hands, Formula Shift Car, Trailer Cannon, & even the swap-out Core Driviar-N chest. But Type Formula also includes a full decal sheet! The decals on this sheet help you recreate every single Shift Car “sponsor logo” on the suit! While this may seem tedious to most I have to admit it wasn’t that bad in practice.

We’ve included basically 2 galleries for the price of 1 here. A number of detailed photos of Type Formla without decals applied and a complete set of photos with decals applied as well! Read on by clicking “Discuss on the TokuNation Forums” at the bottom of this post to enjoy over 80 images of Drive Type Formula! And remember that this gallery qualifies you for entry in our Toku Toy Box Giveaway! That means all you have to do is post something relevant to the conversation and you’re entered for a chance to win!

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The goodies keep on coming in with the upcoming toys for the recently released Power Rangers Dino Supercharge toy line, available now at all major retailers! Today, we have our first look at some of the soon-to-be-released 5″ figures – namely the Super Dino Drive variety! Basically being a re-release of the Dino Drive figures, but this time with added spikes on their arms and legs to make them “Super”, this new assortment will feature every single Power Ranger with the upgrade.

For those who don’t watch the show – in recent years, if Saban Brands has elected to make their own cockpit for the Megazord battles, they also choose to go ahead and create their own “power up” forms inside the cockpit. We saw this originally with Mega Mode in Power Rangers Samurai, which followed with Shogun Mode as well. With Power Rangers Dino Charge, we’ve received it once with Dino Drive and we’ve already seen clips that show off this new Super Dino Drive mode as well.

Oh hey – and we get our first look at the regular and “Super Dino Drive” modes for the Silver Ranger!

Special thanks to the folks at RangerCrew.com for the find on these exciting images!

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The first brief teaser for the 40th Super Sentai Series, Dobutsu Sentai Zyuohger aired during this weekends’ SuperHeroTime action block!

Although the promo is very short, we do get some excellent shots of the new team interacting, along with closer looks at the Zyuman animal forms of the four alien rangers.

Dobutsu Sentai Zyuohger begins on Saturday, February 14 2016!

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The official TV-Asahi page for the 40th Super Sentai Series, Dobutsu Sentai Zyuohger has been opened! This gives us a plethora of new information about this upcoming series!

First off, a basic story outline has been posted:
Zyuland, a world parallel to ours, is attacked by aliens, the Deathgalian. Four of its inhabitants (called Zyuman), Sera, Leo, Tusk and Amu call for help a young man from our world, Yamato. After taking human form, they all five form the Doubutsu Sentai Zyuohger!

Next, we have the Zyuohger main cast!
*Nakao Masaki plays Yamato Kazakiri/Zyuoh Eagle
*Miki Yanagi portrays Sera/Zyuoh Shark
*Nanba Shohei has the role of Leo/Zyuoh Lion
*Tsurugi Watanabe will play Tusk/Zyuoh Elephant
*Haruka Tateishi is Amu/Zyuoh Tiger
The four Zyuland Rangers are show to have animal-based alternate forms, similar to the Fist Sages from Gekiranger.

Rounding out the primary cast is Susumu Terajima, a veteran actor who will play Yamato’s uncle- an animal sculptor.

Last but CERTAINLY not least, we have learned the production crew for this new series!
*Zyuogher’s head writer is Junko Komura, previously the secondary writer for Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger and Unofficial Sentai Akibaranger.
*The series’ main director is Takayuki Shibazaki, whose resume includes Kamen Rider OOO, Kamen Rider Drive, Tokumei Sentai Go-Busters and several others.
*Primary action director for Zyuohger is Hirofumi Fukuzawa, a long-time stunt actor who portrayed the Red Ranger in nearly every Super Sentai from Gaoranger to Gokaiger.
*Finally, the main producer is one Takaki Utsunomiya, veteran of Kamen Rider Wizard and Ressha Sentai ToQGer.

Definitely looks like a promising team for the 40th anniversary! Stay tuned to TokuNation as we keep you up to date on all Zyuohger details!

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You may recall that on this day last year we posted our very first 2.0 Gallery kicking off our journey of self-improvement of some of our previous works. That gallery was none other than S.H. Figuarts Gokai Christmas! This year we wanted to remind you of this awesome figure on Christmas and also let you know that this gallery is good for an entry in this years Toku Toy Box! As with any other Toku Toy Box eligible gallery you just need to make a relevant (non-spam) post in this thread to give yourself another entry in out giveaway!

For a little refresher on this figure, Gokai Christmas was a special form achieved by Gokai Silver in Episode 44 of Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger. A Christmas themed episode itself, Silver/Gai sought to be more festive in the battle against Zangyack and so using his special abilities merged the Gokai Red & Green Ranger Keys! The result is this fantastic repaint that was released in 2013 as a Toei Hero.Net exclusive.

Though we’re sharing this gallery once again to celebrate the Christmas holiday, we know that many of our friends, family members, & staff also celebrate entirely different holidays all around the world. We’d like to take this moment to not only wish the community a Merry Christmas but also Happy Holidays! No matter what you may celebrate TokuNation is happy to have you here and we’re thrilled to continue yet another successful year with you.