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Archives for November 2018

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“So you think you have what it takes to obtain the legendary power?”
“The fact that I’m here is proof enough.”

A free but guilty man, Masamune Dan sought to take back his company, defeat his son, and discontinue those pesky Kamen Riders. Resilient to all strains of the Bugster virus, Masamune was uniquely worthy to obtain the power of the one meant to defeat Gamedeus. With the ability to Pause & Restart, Masamune would become Kamen Rider Cronus! But Taiga Hanaya was the first rider chosen to fight the Bugsters. And as Kamen Rider Snipe he saved countless lives. In order to stop Masamune’s final plot, Taiga exposed himself to Kamen Rider Chronicle and using his Gamer Driver and two Chronicle Gashats, he’ll take on Cronus as, Kamen Rider Cronus!?

S.H. Figuarts Kamen Rider Cronus is a bit of a unique release. While we all know Masamune Dan as the menacing Cronus with his ability to control time, Taiga also proved himself worthy of the power near the series finale and would even go on to use this power once more in the Another Ending Trilogy. This figure can represent either version of the suit! While it comes standard with Masamune’s Buggle Driver Zwei, an alternate Gamer Driver with Chronicle Gashats is included as well so to display the figure as Taiga! Will your own Cronus be the hero or the villain of your collection. I’m a sucker and I bought two of them!

We’ve attached the full gallery of S.H. Figuarts Kamen Rider Cronus to this post but you can also check out the full review thread by clicking “Discuss on the TokuNation Forums” at the bottom of this post. Next time;

“Black Hazard! Oh no!” 

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With Bandai America’s Power Rangers toyline winding down before Hasbro takes the brand in a new direction next year, one of the last releases the company has to offer has just been spotted at US retail.  The Gamestop Exclusive Legacy Armored Red Ranger was just spotted at retail by Mando Arriaga over at the Power Rangers Traders, Buyers, and Sellers facebook page!

As one of the tail end releases in the line, the Armored Red Ranger has made the packaging change the rest of the most recent Legacy product has like Psycho Red, Dino Thunder White etc.  So it’ll fit right in with your other end of the line purchases. As one of the last new Legacy 6.5″ releases to hit retail, will you be hunting this figure down yourself? Let us know in the thread linked below!

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New Sodo figures were unveiled at the Autumn Miyazawa Model Exhibition held recently in Japan. This gives our first look at the upcoming Shodo-X Wave 4 figures which appear to be Kamen Rider Ryuki themed with Ryuki himself, Knight, and Contract Monster Dragreder prominently on display.

In addition to those, we have the next wave of SO-DO Kamen Rider Zi-O figures: SO-DO Kamen Rider Zi-O Ride4 on display.  Ride4 will feature the OOO, Kabuto, Blade, and Kiva armor times. This also gives us our first clear look at the full Kiva and Blade Armor Times themselves with more in the wave yet to be revealed.

The Shodo-X Ryuki wave won’t be released till April 2019 while you can look forward to SO-DO Zi-O Ride4 in December of this year.

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As the current holiday shopping season ramps up in to top gear, a non-profit children’s safety organization known as W.A.T.C.H. (World Against Toys Causing Harm) has listed their Top 10 Unsafest Toys for the 2018 Holiday Season. Gracing the list this year at Number 4 is none other than Power Rangers Super Ninja Steel, specifically the Superstar Blade roleplay item. As W.A.T.C.H. states in their description of the item:

HAZARD: POTENTIAL FOR BLUNT FORCE AND EYE INJURIES!

W.A.T.C.H. OUT! Young children are encouraged to “power up” with this “Super Ninja Steel” spring-loaded plastic blade, with the potential to cause facial and other impact injuries.

The roleplay item’s functionality is a spring loaded mechanism that shoots out a few inches. The organization’s fears stem from the fact that the item is a sword (meant to be swung at people) and that the spring loaded feature could inadvertently cause facial injury to the wielder.

TokuNation.com advises parents and collectors alike to use common sense when handling a children’s toy and if you purchase the item for your child to be a parent and explain how to, and how not to, play with it. Check out the full press release by clicking here.

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You may recall that last week, we reported on an upcoming special release of Redman Volume 2 for Tokyo Comic Con. This will be the first release of volume 2 ahead of it’s general Japanese language release in mid-December. An English language release has still yet to be announced.

However, Evolution Toy let it slip a little early last week that they would be offering a Redman 2: Dark Channel Dark Limited Edition. This special edition will include a brand new offering from their HAF Hero Action Figure line in the form of Redman Dark! Now, we have our very first official look at this figure thanks to a follow up tweet from Evolution. Redman Dark is a character that is (so far) exclusive to Redman Volume 2, and his figure will be even more exclusive. Included only in the Redman 2: Dark Channel Limited Edition at Tokyo Comic Con, this set will retail for 12,000 yen. 

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Toei has released the first full trailer for the upcoming Kamen Rider crossover film, Kamen Rider: Heisei Generations Forever!

This epic crossover features a clash of all Heisei-Era Kamen Riders against a threat that could change reality as we know it.

Heisei Generations Forever is currently scheduled for release on December 22 2018!

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“Time Mazine!”

The massive mecha known as the Time Mazine is the last line of defense between the rebels of 2068 & the dark overlord Oma Zi-O. These mass produced defenders have even been known to be used by the Time Jackers… Sougo Tokiwa was given access to one thanks to Tsukuyomi travelling back in time from this bleak future. A means of travel to the eras of the legendary riders that preceded him, Sougo as the present day Kamen Rider Zi-O will gain the powers of the past to save (or dominate) the future!

DX Time Mazine is the big DX toy of the line this year. In years past it was preceded by things like Captain Ghost, Tridoron, Suika Arms, and Wizardragon. While we don’t get to see a lot of the big items each year because of CG costs, Time Mazine is used fairly often actually. The DX toy winds up being one of the best articulated mecha we’ve gotten in a while (take that Sentai!) and is completely interactive with the Ride Watches of the toyline. This figure is also scaled to work with the Rider Kicks RKF line and even transforms to vehicle mode!

We’ve attached the full gallery of DX Time Mazine to this article, but 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. Later this week, we’ll be back with the legendary warrior, S.H. Figuarts Kamen Rider Cronus!

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On the next phase of his journey across time & space, Kamen Rider Zi-O will visit the world of fan-favorite fruit dancer Kamen Rider Gaim!

A pair of returning Rider actors have been announced for this illustrious occasion:

*Gaku Sano will once again reprise his role as the titular Kamen Rider Gaim! He appears to offer guidance to the wandering Sougo.

*Not to be outdone, Yutaka Kobayashi will be returning as Kaito Kumon- better known as Kamen Rider Baron! Kaito will offer his expertise to a still-skeptical Geiz.

This adventurous meeting of Riders is currently scheduled to air November 18 2018! Be sure to join in our Ongoing Kamen Rider Zi-O Discussion Thread to share your thoughts & fears about this epic crossover!

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“Access Flash!”

With one of these having only been revealed earlier this week, we now have official images of the two soon to be released SSSS.Gridman Strong Style Soft Vinyls!

Fine Clover, the company producing vinyls for both Denkou Choujin Gridman and SSSS.Gridman, revealed on Wednesday that they would be including a special Initial Fighter Gridman vinyl with the Special Edition Blu-Ray Volume 1 box for SSSS.Gridman. Now we have our first official image of this vinyl. At the same time, Fine Clover has also released some official images for their retail release of Primal Fighter Gridman. Primal Fighter Gridman is due out at regular retail in late December for 3980 yen.

Release details and official images for their previously teased Denkou Choujin Gridman have not yet been released. But we’ll keep you up to date as they announce more releases officially.

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“It’s time. Finally, I will become the god amongst all gods!”

In a bid to create the ultimate game Zombie Chronicle, and restore the data of all those lost to the Bugster Virus, Kuroto Dan has obtained the power of god. Using the God Maximum Mighty X Gashat, Kuroto ascends to become Kamen Rider GenM God Maximum Gamer, Level Billion! And this unique S.H. Figuart has quite a a history to it.

GenM Level Billion is an all new mold, and honestly a surprising release. It’s been a couple years since Ex-Aid aired, and despite this we’ve still yet to see a number of Ex-Aid’s forms in S.H. FIguarts. But Kuroto Dan’s massive popularity continues to drive new releases for him, including this one. A repaint of an Ex-Aid figure that actually has still yet to release! Level Billion is a big beefy, and surprisingly well articulated figure that shine’s with GenM’s personality. The included extra hands and Gashacon Key Slasher also compliment the figure nicely.

We’ve attached the full gallery to this article. but you can also read our full review with this figure’s interesting background by clicking “Discuss on the TokuNation Forums” at the bottom of this post. Following up from what will for now be the last GenM gallery, next time we tackle his father, S.H. Figuarts Kamen Rider Cronus!