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“Precious friends, fight together with me!”

7 years after Earth first encountered the giant of light Ultraman, Ultraman Taro arrived! Taking the human Kotaro Higashi as his host, Taro fought against legions of Kaiju as they invaded the Earth. And for years since, Taro has fought hard and earned the respect of his peers. Mentoring new generations of heroes at the Ultra Coliseum, Taro also went on to instruct and guide the likes of Mebius & Ginga. This Master fighter has lived a long and hard fought life, but that didn’t stop him from settling down either. Passing his skills down to yet another generation, Taro instills the hope & power of the land of light in his son, Ultraman Taiga!

Recently we had a chance to review both S.H. Figuarts Ultraman Ginga, and the Ultraman Suit Ver 7 thanks to our good friends at Bluefin Brands. Now they’ve treated us to something a bit more classic with S.H. Figuarts Ultraman Taro! Hailing from the 6th Ultra series which bears his name, many a fan of the New Generation Ultras will recognize Taro from his time mentoring Ginga. This figure will appeal to any fan of the character though. Recereating his timeless appearance and updating his articulation to modern standards, SHF Taro will stand tall with your other heroes. Armed with the mighty Bracelet Lancer, Taro also includes the iconic Storium Ray effect part for all of your Kaiju destroying needs!

We’ve packed a full 50+ image gallery into the review thread linked below. Just click “Discuss on the TokuNation Forums” at the bottom of this post to see the entire thread for S.H. Figuarts Ultraman Taro. Next time, we’re finally rounding out our reviews of Power Rangers Lighting Collection Wave 3 with the Mighty Morphin Red Ranger!

 

under Conventions, Kamen Rider

Attention Kamen Rider fans headed to this year’s Chicago Comic and Entertainment Expo (C2E2)! Team Rider is going to be at this year’s C2E2 and want to take a group photo with everyone at the show! You are encouraged to cosplay and to wear your favorite DX Belt/Driver for the photo! Here are the details:

WHEN – Saturday, February 29th – 6:30pm Central
WHERE – At the Bandai-Namco Collectibles / Bluefin Brands booth #307 inside C2E2
WHAT – A big group photo of Kamen Rider fans! Cosplayers encouraged, or at least bringing a DX Belt/Driver for the photo!

This is the second planned meet up with Team Rider. The first takes place a week prior on Saturday, February 22nd in New York City. For full details of that event please check out the Facebook Event Page and let Team Rider know if you’re attending.

under Super Sentai

We are growing closer and closer to the debut of the 44th Super Sentai series, and today we have our best looks yet at the new team- Mashin Sentai Kiramager!

These new scans give us several up-close details of the new Kiramagers, in and out of costume.

But the centerpiece of this months’ reveal is the Mashins, the jeweled Mecha of Kiramager! The core 5 Mashin are Reds’ Mashin Fire, Blues’ Mashin Jetter, Yellows’ Mashin Shoyellow, Greens’ Mashin Mach and Pinks’ Mashin Hellico.

These Mashin are capable of MULTIPLE Mecha combinations-

*Fire, Shoyellow and Mach unite to form the fighter Land Mage.
*Jetter & Hellico link up to create Sky Mage.
*All 5 combine together for the strongest combo, Kiramaizin!

Finally, we have a quick teaser for the next entries in the Kiramagers’ arsenal of Mashin-

*Mashin Carry– a purple truck
*Mashin Rolland– an orange steamroller
*Mashin Lifton– a cyan forklift.

Mashin Sentai Kiramager officially begins March 8 2020! Stay tuned to TokuNation as we keep you up to date on this remarkable new Super Sentai series!

under Super Sentai

The last act of the last Heisei Era Super Sentai is upon us, and it seems Kishiryu Sentai RyuSoulger still has a few surprises left in its final stage!

The great mother of the Druidon Tribe, Eras has awakened to battle the RyuSoulgers. To defeat her, the RyuSoulgers must summon every armor and weapon configuration they have obtained throughout the series- but that may not be enough.

In their darkest hour, a mysterious new warrior joins the fray- the mysterious RyuSoul Brown! This new figure is a brown recolor of the infamous Gaisorg armor. Could the Knight of Vengeance be returning for one last fight? Only time will tell!

Stay tuned to TokuNation as we keep you up to date on all Super Sentai reveals!

under Kamen Rider

A handful of new images for Kamen Rider Zero-One have been released online, giving fans a few insights on the future adventures of this amazing new Kamen Rider series!

This is our first proper look at Zero-One’s strongest form to date- Kamen Rider Zero-One Metal Cluster Hopper! Using the Metal Cluster Hopper Progrise Key Zero-One activates a brand new form, with unparalleled strength. Unfortunately said strength comes with a price- in Metal Cluster Hopper form, Zero-One will attack anyone and anything that approaches.

And with a new form comes a new weapon, the Progrise Hopper Blade– which has been specially crafted to treat infected HumaGears.

Stay tuned to TokuNation for all Kamen Rider Zero-One reveals!

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When the Five Horns Cross, the golden soldier Thouser is born

The first half of Kamen Rider Zero-One is expected to be released on Blu-Ray later in the year, and some exciting new details have surfaced regarding this upcoming release.

Those that acquire this set will be treated to a special mini-series featuring Gai Amatsu himself titled Project Thouser. Details regarding this mini-series are currently not known.

The Kamen Rider Zero-One Blu-Ray set will be released on April 8th, 2020 retailing 26,400 yen. Episodes 1-16 will be included on three discs in addition to other goodies including:

A making-of feature, Coming up next clips, promotional videos, a and Liner Note notebook all contained within a special storage box.

Of course, we’ll be sure to bring you more information on this new mini-series once it’s made available so be sure to check back with us once more info is made clear.

under Power Rangers

After much speculation, we have finally learned the premiere date for the second season of Power Rangers Beast Morphers!

Beast Morphers Season 2 will officially begin on February 22, 2020 with a new episode titled Believe It Or Not! Sadly, no plot details have been confirmed at time of writing.

Stay tuned to TokuNation as we keep you up to date on all Beast Morphers reveals!

under Kamen Rider

A JUMP IN THE SKY TURNS INTO A RIDER KICK!

Yet another apparel leak’s been making the rounds online lately, here’s our first look at a brand new form for Kamen Rider Zero One: Metal Cluster!

Details surrounding this form aren’t currently known at the time of this writing, but once the new scans come out and we know more about this exciting new upgrade we’ll be sure to let you know once more info is available.

under Kamen Rider

DASH!

At the last Tamashii Nations event last year, we first caught wind of an S.H.Figuarts Kamen Rider Vakyire Rushing Cheetah action figure was going to be released. Fast forward to today, and a new magazine scan’s surfaced, highlighting this much-anticipated release once again.

While no release date or pricing info was given, we can confirm that S.H.Figuarts Kamen Rider Valkyrie will be coming out as a Tamashii Webshop online-only exclusive and whether our friends at Team Rider and Bluefin Brands will be bringing this over for collectors outside of Japan remains to be seen.

Naturally, we’ll be sure to provide you with additional info once pre-orders begin, so be sure to check back with us for any future updates.

under Kamen Rider

It’s still comin’ up OOO as Kamen Rider OOO Latoratah Combo has been revealed as the next S.H. Figuarts Shinkocchou Seihou release. Following on from Gatakiriba, the lion/tiger/cheetah fusion form will be a Tamashii Web exclusive – releasing in June at a price of 6500 yen.

The magazine reveal shows off the figure’s combo change ability with the previously released OOO figures, however it also reveals another surprise – the purple-eyed Tatoba Combo head that appeared when Doctor Maki transfers one the purple Core Medals into Eiji’s body. On the original OOO Figuarts, this head was previously included with the Eiji Greeed figure.

Check out the images and let us know if you’ll be adding this to your collection!