LEVEL UP!
Bandai will finally be releasing the Kamen Rider Chronicle Gashat Player Version to collectors, as a P-Bandai online exclusive item.
As a nice little bonus, the Gashat will be placed in a box that mimics the ones delivered to Players from the actual show(CERO logo removed). The Pre-Orders for this Gashat will end in August and will see a release date sometime in November priced at a relatively inexpensive 1620 yen before middleman fees and shipping wherever applies.
An unusual news item from this weekends’ Anime Expo:
The animation studio Studio Trigger has announced a new anime series based on the tokusatsu series Denko Chojin Gridman from Tsuburaya Productions!
Tentatively titled SSSS Gridman, this anime will feature a new story unrelated to the original Gridman series. Veteran anime director Akira Amemiya will be in charge of the project.
Some fans may remember Studio Trigger as the minds behind the short film Gridman: Boys Invent Great Hero back in 2015-
Sadly, no other information about this new Gridman project is available at time of writing. Stay tuned to TokuNation for further details!
Following up on the reported return of fan-favorite series Kamen Rider W, we now have some additional details on this revival project!
A new manga series, titled Kamen Rider W: Futo Detectives has officially been announced! Series head writer Riku Sanjo will be in charge of the story, while designer Katsuya Terada will return once again to develop even more strange creatures for W to fight. Artwork will be provided by longtime anime veteran Masaki Sato.
The first issue of Futo Detectives is currently scheduled for release on August 7 2017! Be sure to join in our Ongoing Discussion Thread to share your thoughts and fears about this new manga!
Starting this October, Super Hero Time (the hour long block of programming that airs Super Sentai and Kamen Rider) is changing up their time slot on local Japanese television. The change is shown below, all times local Japanese time.
Uchu Sentai Kyuranger – from 7:30am to 9:30am
Kamen Rider Build – from 8:00am to 9:00am
Obviously, the biggest switch aside from the times is that the new Kamen Rider Build series will begin airing before Super Sentai. How big is the time change overall? Well, for starters, this is the first time slot change for Super Sentai since the 7th episode of Megaranger. If you’re keeping track, that’s 20 years. So that’s kind of big. Join in the discussion thread!
AMAZON!
After it’s numerous showings at various toy shows and magazines, S.H.Figuarts Amazon New Omega is finally gearing up for release with Bandai having just released offical stock phorography and production info.
S.H.Figuarts Amazon New Omega is slated for November 2017 release with two variants having been confirmed: the one released at mass retail for 5,500 yen while the green effect parts shown in one of the images will be an Amazon Japan online exclusive for 7,020 yen.
It should be noted that Amazon Japan does offer international shipping for select items and collectibles. Though whether or not a middleman will be required for New Amazon Omega remains to be seen.
New full-length teaser trailers for the upcoming Super Sentai and Kamen Rider summer movies have been posted online!
*First in Uchu Sentai KyuRanger The Movie: Ghess Indaver’s Counter-Attack an enemy fleet threatens the planet Earth, and the KyuRangers will need to discover the secret of the Cerberus Voyager!
*Next, in Kamen RIder Ex-Aid The Movie: True Ending the Game Riders face off against an evil ninja clan channeling the dangerous new power of Virtual Reality!
Both films will be released in theaters on August 5, 2017.
“You truly are the best opponent I could have asked for!”
The first of the Promised Number arrives in the S.H. Figuarts line up! An extensive and elaborate repaint of the original Heart Roidmude, this figure represents the charismatic villains ultimate evolution. This is S.H. Figuarts Over Evolved Heart Roidmude!
As mentioned above this figure is nothing more than a repaint of the original Heart Roidmude. So that does mean that the physical & functional shortcomings of this mold will still persist as they always have. However the glorious golden paint scheme, the dark paint wash, and bright purple used on Over Evolved Heart bring out all of it’s best details & personality. This figure may still be limited, but Heart has never looked better than he does here. He does however still have a very limited selection of accessories, just the same 3 sets of hands that came with the first release. Here’s hoping that eventually the Brain Roidmude prototype that was shown off a while back will be able to join Heart one day.
We’ve attached a selection of images to this post, but you check out the full 50 image gallery after the jump by clicking “Discuss on the TokuNation Forums” at the bottom of this post. Next time we’ll be back with a gallery from Kamen Rider W!