Another fun Super Sentai Artisan release is on the way for Denji Sentai MegaRanger fans!
Premium Bandai has announced the next henshin device for the Artisan series- the Keitaizer belonging to Mega Silver! This new release will include updated show accurate sound-effects along with Silver’s signature background music.
The Super Sentai Artisan Keitaizer will be released in February 2019! The price is a very modest 8500 Yen before shipping & handling.
“Summon, spirit of the Earth!”
Shout! Factory announced two more Super Sentai DVD sets coming up for release back in May, and finally the later of the two sets has had it’s cover art revealed. The series which celebrated the 25th anniversary of the Super Sentai franchise is on the horizon, Hyakujuu Sentai Gaoranger!
Hyakujuu Sentai Gaoranger: The Complete Series is scheduled for a December 18th release date according to Shout!’s website. You can pre-order the set directly through them HERE. Pre-orders through online retailer Amazon should also be going live in the coming weeks. As always, Shout!’s cover art is looking very sharp indeed. What do you think of it? Sound off in the thread below!
IT’S MORPHIN TIME!
Power Rangers Beast Morphers is the next much-anticipated season of Power Rangers, along with the first under the Hasbro banner, and it seems like we don’t have to wait much longer for its debut.
It’s now been confirmed that Power Rangers Beast Morphers will debut sometime in February 2019, this comes from actor Rorrie Travis who confirmed it during a radio interview in South Carolina, Rorrie Travis will be portraying this season’s Red Ranger. The radio excerpt can be heard in full on his Instagram account, make the jump here to check it out!
RIDER TIME!
Kamen Rider Zi-O’s first episode just debuted over the weekend. And while the Ziku Driver hasn’t been out for long, people in Japan have already figured out a way to hack the belt and as a result: new sounds have been discovered. The following sounds were found to exist inside the Driver courtesy of Crane Joe:
In addition, a diagram posted on Crane Joe’s blog shows which pins need to be pushed in order to activate what noises. Now it’s entirely possible that any one of these could end up becoming new Ride Watches or Riders entirely, but like the Drive Driver, a lot of these could end up not getting used so, for now, do take these with a grain of salt. In the meantime, stay tuned to Tokunation we’ll bring you more updates as they become available. There could be potential spoilers to these leaks, so please click the jump at your own risk.
Toei has uploaded a very brief teaser for the next major Kamen Rider film!
Kamen Rider: Heisei Generations Forever unites all Riders from the Heisei Era– from Kamen Rider Kuuga to Kamen Rider Zi-O.
Exact story details for this epic crossover project remain unknown at time of writing.
Heisei Generations Forever is currently scheduled for release on December 22 2018! Stay tuned to TokuNation as we keep you up to date on all Kamen Rider reveals!
Once again, foreign markets are progressing through a Power Rangers season faster than American networks.
New summaries for Power Rangers Super Ninja Steel have been released via France’s GULLE programming directory, detailing the 13th and 14th episode of this season.
Out of respect for those fans who wish to go into things unspoiled, we will NOT be posting full summaries here (check the “Discussion Thread” below if you are interested in learning things). But as a general outline:
*Episode 13 should introduce a new villain, previously revealed thanks to the toyline.
*Episode 14 may introduce a new hero, thanks to some previously-unexpected footage from Super Ninja Steels’ parent series, Shuriken Sentai Ninninger.
Both episodes are currently scheduled to air in France the week of September 11, 2018. Stay tuned to TokuNation as we keep you up to date on all Super Ninja Steel Reveals!
“Effervescent Burst! Rabbit Tank Sparkling!”
Using the essence of Pandora’s Box, Sento Kiryu has managed to create a new power-up item to rival the revealed Blood Stalk! This dazzling new form that shocks even Souichi Isurugi, maximizes Build’s speed and strength and will even drive the fearsome Night Rogue into hiding. S.H. Figuarts Kamen Rider Build Rabbit Tank Sparkling Form bursts onto the scene!
Build Sparkling is another fantastic outing for this mold, slightly modified from it’s previous two outings as Build & Cross-Z. It’s a form I didn’t initially expect to want to own, but you a know a fantastic show has a way of changing my opinion on things like that. In hand Sparkling is a really dynamic and interesting new take on the mold, though it’s sadly very lite on accessories. Including 10 hands (not all in matching pairs either!) Sparkling can interact with all the goodies included in the Parts Set with the Machine Builder though.
This gallery clocks in at just over 65 images, all of which are attached to this post. You can also read up on our full review of the figure by clicking “Discuss on the TokuNation Forums” at the bottom of this post. Next time we’ll be back with a gallery of the Tamashii Nations event exclusives Kamen Rider Joker!
Back in April of 2018 I wrote a news piece stating my decision to step down as acting Editor in Chief of TokuNation.com and pass the reigns on to someone else. The decision that I, as well as our network owner, came to was to place Jordan, aka Den-O, in to the position should he choose to accept it. And accept it he did and thus he and I began a transition period where he would slowly take over more responsibility.
The transition period is now over. Jordan, aka Den-O, is now the acting (and only) Editor in Chief here at TokuNation.com. Please join me in congratulating him on this accomplishment and new role within the network. His work ethic, devotion to accurate and complete coverage of tokusatsu topics across the spectrum, and borderline unhealthy knowledge of classic tokusatsu toys is second to none.
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Congratulations Jordan! I look forward to the new TokuNation and in watching it continue to grow under your knowledge and leadership. P.S. Who is the secret owner now?
TODAY is the day the 20th and final Heisei-Era Kamen Rider series is released in Japan, and now we finally get a chance to hear some of the music accompanying our new hero Kamen Rider Zi-O!
Zi-O’s theme song is known as OVER QUARTZER. The song is performed by a pair of veteran tokusatsu musicians:
*Shuta Sueyoshi of the group AAA– who previously performed CLIMAX JUMP! during Kamen Rider Den-O.
*And ISSA from the group DA PUMP– previously known for performing Kamen Rider 555’s special song, JustiFaiz.
Be sure to tune in for Zi-O’s first episode & feel free to join in our official Kamen Rider Zi-O Episode 1 Discussion Thread to share your thoughts on this remarkable new Kamen Rider!