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ANYTHING GOES!

Premium Bandai has put up an official product page for the next entry in the Complete Selection Modification series!

This time around, CSM tackles the Kamen Rider OOO Driver! This is a fan-favorite design and will certainly be popular with collectors.

But to make things EXTRA interesting, Premium Bandai mentions TWO OOOs releases- a OOO Driver and a OOO Driver Complete Set– which will likely include a complete set of Kamen Rider OOO Medals!

Unfortunately, no official images or price details have been made available at time of writing. The product page lists a reveal date of December 11 2017 so stay tuned to TokuNation as we keep you up to date on this unique new offer!

under Conventions, General Tokusatsu News, Other Conventions

Fans of the 2013 Kaiju/Mecha action film PACIFIC RIM have been hoping for some new & improved merchandise ever since Bandai took over the license.

The first such wish has apparently been granted thanks to the marvelous Soul of Chogokin figure series, with a beautifully-recreated Gipsy Danger figure scheduled for release in early 2018.

But it seems there may be OTHER Soul of Chogokin releases on the horizon for Pacific Rim! The Tamashii Nations 2017 display room has mock-up displays for two more Jaeger releases: Cherno Alpha & Striker Eureka!

Sadly, no other information about these potential releases is available at time of writing. But feel free to join in our Ongoing Tamashii Nations 2017 Discussion Thread to share your thoughts on these (and other) new reveals!

under Conventions, Other Conventions, Ultraman

After a rousing success in international print sales, numerous S.H.Figuarts, high end 1/6 scale figures, statues, busts, & other collectibles, the last barrier left to conquer for Eeichi Shimizu’s ULTRAMAN manga is of course, for it to be adapted to anime!

Headed our way in 2019 will be a full anime adaptation of the long running ULTRAMAN manga! A countdown had been ticking down on the series official website, without much further information until now. As more information about this series is revealed, such as the animation staff and voice cast, we’ll be sure to keep you up to date. If you’re unfamiliar with the ULTRAMAN Manga, here’s a handy summary of the plot from the series US publisher Viz:

Decades ago, a being known as the Giant of Light joined Shin Hayata of the Scientific Special Search Party to save Earth from an invasion of terrifying monsters known as Kaiju. Now, many years later, those dark days are fading into memory, and the world is at peace. But in the shadows a new threat is growing, a danger that can only be faced by a new kind of hero – a new kind of Ultraman…

Shinjiro is an ordinary teenager, but his father is the legendary Shin Hayata. When he learns that his father passed on the “Ultraman Factor” to him, and that he possesses incredible powers, nothing will ever be the same again.

under Conventions, Other Conventions, Power Rangers, Super Sentai

“Appear, Guardian Beast Dragon Caesar!”

As though Burai himself commanded the great beast to appear, we have finally been treated to the official unveiling of the Soul Of Chogokin Dragon Caesar (MMPR Dragonzord) at Tamashii Nations 2017!

This gorgeous companion piece to SOC Daizyujin/Megazord was teased some months ago with initial design sketches having been released by Bandai Japan. Now, as Tamashii Nations 2017 continues to surprise us with new reveals, the SOC Dragon Caesar figure is on full display. We don’t currently have any confirmed information about it’s release date, format, or pricing. As soon as any of that information comes to light, we’ll be sure to share it with you. These images came courtesy of Amiami.

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ORE, SANJOU!

This year marks the 10th anniversary of Kamen Rider Den-O, and as you may recall; Bandai was hyping up a big announcement for the series at the next Tamashii Nations event, and while it might not be the highly speculated S.H.Figuarts Shinchokou Seihou, what we do have is a new currently unnamed articulated action figure line for Kamen Rider.

At the moment, not much about this new line is known other than the fact that they appear larger than Figuarts, in addition to having some sort of transformation and light up gimmick.

under Kamen Rider, Ultraman

The much anticipated and teased about Tamashii Nations 2017 is finally here, and we’re kicking things into high gear with a plethora of new reveals for Ultraman and Kamen Rider.

First off, on the Shinchokou Seihou front, two of Kamen Rider W’s forms were shown: Heat Metal, and Luna Trigger. For Showa Rider fanatics, there’s the announcement of Kamen Rider 2, New Cyclone, and a Shinchokou Seihou Kamen Rider Amazon to round things off.

In addition to that, we have our first look at the next S.H.Figuarts Kamen Rider Build releases: Machine Builder and Kamen Rider Cross Z! For Ultraman collectors, we have a trio of Ultraman Geed-related S.H.Figuarts with Ultraman Geed Royal Megamaster, Zero Beyond, Belial Atrocious, and Imit-Ultraman.

We have new S.I.C too with the next batch of Kamen Rider Gaim S.I.Cs on display: Lord Baron, Baron Lemon Energy Arms, Kamen Rider Marika, and Ryugen Yomotsu Heguri Arms are present. Finally, Tamashii Lab’s next product was revealed to be a replica of Anhk as a floating arm.

Tamashii Nations will be an ongoing event, so there’ll be more announcements over the course of the weekend. So stay tuned, we’ll continue to provide more info as it’s made avalaible.

under Power Rangers

Thanks to user coolztoys at Rangerboard we have some up close in-package images of the upcoming Wave 5 figures from the Legacy Power Rangers 6.5″ Figures collection. Notably absent from the wave is the Dino Thunder Yellow Ranger and Zeo Pink Ranger, although Bandai America has issued a statement weeks ago that collectors should not worry because they are still releasing female figures (no images of the Wave 4 Zeo Yellow Ranger have surfaced yet and she was excluded from the first assortment of Wave 4).

The figures available in the first assortment of this wave appear to be:

– Dino Thunder Black Ranger
– Zeo Red Ranger
– Zeo Blue Ranger

We do not yet know the case assortment yet, but one could assume it will be Tommy-heavy in shipping (x3 and x2 on the Tommy figures, most likely). Stay tuned for more information as it comes available.

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Thanks to Instagram user @powerrangerstoysau and @lestraque we have some in package images of the upcoming Legacy Zords. For those unawares, the Legacy Zords are larger scale articulated versions of the original Dino Zords. They come with a small Power Ranger pilot and do NOT combine or transform in any way shape or form.

The first wave consists of the Tyrannosaurus-Rex Zord and the Sabertooth Tiger Zord. Check out the images by clicking the title of the story.

NOTE: The prices on the packaging are NOT final prices for the United States, as they are located in a specialty store in Australia.

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As a natural follow up to S.H.Figuarts Night Rouge, we now have confirmation that S.H.Figuarts Blood Stalk is coming our way who was discovered thanks to some data mining from Twitter user @_Erasu. Further release info is pending, but for now, we do know that he’ll include some nice steam effect parts as part of his accessory count.

under General Tokusatsu News

Rise Up! 

For those that may enjoy a little DIY in their hobbies, Pacific Rim Uprising is the latest series to join Bandai’s fantastic line of High Grade 1/144 model kits, with the latest images and release info having been released for High-Grade Gypsy Avenger, Obsidian Fury, and Bracer Phoenix the first three Jaegers to receive this treatment.

All three will be available for purchase in March 2018. Gypsy will cost 2,052 yen while Obsidian and Bracer will cost 2,484 yen each. A DX version of Gypsy will also be available for 3,024 yen this package will include a personalized display base and a LED unit also to be released in March.

These three kits should provide a good alternative for those that can’t afford to buy the Robot Damashii versions of these designs.