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Tonight was the annual Toei press conference fully revealing the 44th Super Sentai series, Mashin Sentai Kiramager! We have now met the cast behind this new Super Sentai season.

The Kiramager cast consists of:

*KirameRed/Juru played by Ryo Komiya. Red is a high-school student with artistic talents who meets the other Kiramagers when trying to draw their battles.
*KirameBlue/Shiguru played by Atomu Mizuishi. Blue is a stunt actor who frequently has to wear different costumes.
*KirameYellow/Tametomo played by Rui Kihara. Yellow is a professional E-Sports player.
*KirameGreen/Sena played by Yume Shinjo. Green is an athlete specializing in track & field.
*KiramePink/Sayo played by Mio Kudo. Pink is a doctor who also specializes in Aikido.

With their powers, each Kiramager can summon a Mashin– a sentient machine to assist in battle against oversized enemies.

The voices of the Mashin will be:

*Mashin Fire – Kenichi Suzumura
*Mashin Shovellow – Mitsuo Iwata
*Mashin Mach – Kenji Akabane
*Mashin Jetter – Genki Okawa
*Mashin Helicop – Yuki Nagaku

Japanese comedian Daimaou Kosaka (also known by the stage name Pikotaro will serve as the teams’ mentor, Professor Muryou.

Actress Inori Minase will play the Princess Mabusena of the Planet Crystalia– the source of the Kiramage Stones that give the Kiramagers their powers.

Tokusatsu alumni Tomokazu Sugita will play the series’ narrator, and is also the voice of their henshin device- the KirameChanger.

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

under Super Sentai

Sentai fans, rejoice!

The Mashin Sentai Kiramager press conference is finally here, and with that press conference comes our first look at this year’s Mecha: Kiramaizin finally revealed in all of his glory.

Further info on this forthcoming series is pending as the press conference is still ongoing at least at the time of this writing. But stay tuned, and well be sure to provide you with info as soon as proper translations become available.

under Ultraman

Mill Creek Entertainment has revealed the next entries in their ongoing project of Western Ultra Blu-Ray releases!

*First up is the 1972 classic Ultraman Ace! This is a fan-favorite entry and features several cameos from previous Ultra heroes.

*Next comes the 2007 series Ultraman X a modern Ultra take with a few surprises. Ultraman X’s feature film, titled Here He Comes! Our Ultraman! will be receiving a separate release.

These new Ultra entries are coming to Blu-Ray in April 2020!

under Ultraman

Your favorite game and collectible store, GameStop, has put up for pre-order five brand new Ultraman Funko POP!Tv figures. They are:

– Alien Baltan
– Ultraman Ace
– Ultraman Jack
– Kanegon
– Father of Ultra

Click here to check them out. They are set to release 04/20/2020.

under Kamen Rider

Our friends from Team Rider of Bluefin Brands have uploaded a brand new video to their YouTube channel showcasing the upcoming DX Decadriver – available April in the United States and Canada from Bluefin Brands. They demonstrate everything you need to know for this upcoming item. Check out the video below!

under Power Rangers

At long last we have our first images of the missing Mighty Morphin Yellow Ranger figure from the fan-favorite action figure series, Power Rangers Lightning Collection!

The Mighty Morphin Yellow Ranger comes with her signature Blade Blaster and Power Dagger weapons, along with an unmorphed head and effect parts.

Lightning Collection MMPR Yellow will be part of the fourth wave of Lightning Collection figures, tentatively scheduled for release in Spring 2020.

Be sure to join in our Ongoing Lightning Collection Discussion Thread to share your thoughts and fears on this amazing new series!

under Kamen Rider

On Friday, January 3rd we had the opportunity to do something really special. We held a live-streamed interview with #TeamRider of Bluefin Brands asking both questions we wrote up as well as questions we asked you for via our @TokuNation Twitter account (now 10,000 strong and growing – THANK YOU!). During the interview they were able to see your comments and respond to them real-time. We had a blast and we can’t wait to do it again soon.

Below is a recap of some of the questions/answers as well as the stream itself so you can listen if you missed it. Enjoy!

Are previous CSM Kamen Rider belts available to be released in the United States and Canada?

Bluefin Brands is limited to only what is currently in production or available at retail in Japan. If there is an item that you want to see brought back – be vocal on social media and at conventions. However, there is a good chance that any future CSM items that release will be brought over to the United States and Canada.

Why are there no releases currently planned for UK and Europe?

Bluefin Brands does not hold the rights to distribute items in the UK or Europe. They encourage fans in the UK and Europe to reach out to their local distributors to try and get the same items released there. (NOTE: We have reached out to the Bandai UK branch in hopes of getting more information and if/when we receive a response we will share it with you).

Why is xxxx S.H. Figuart not releasing in the United States?

Tamashii Nations and Bluefin Brands are two separate entities. Tamashii Nations produces a certain number of figures and allocates them accordingly. For the record – #TeamRider asks for quantities of EVERY. SINGLE. FIGURE. that is produced. Sometimes they get a yes, sometimes they get a no. Originally, they were told they were not getting S.H. Figuarts Kamen Rider Zero-One – and now he’s available for pre-order. They’re working on it.

Are you going to release the accessory items for the DX Belts?

At this time they are not in the plans – but they want to for sure. It goes hand in hand with the earlier comment about items in production. If Lock Seeds aren’t currently being produced they can’t necessarily get a run of Lock Seeds brought over to go with the DX Sengoku Driver. This is something they are looking at and working on but the short term answer is nothing right now. Stay tuned.

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Please enjoy the full interview below!

under Kamen Rider

Rejoice, for a new era in SH Figuarts has begun!

We have some early images of the first new Kamen Rider reveal for the SH Figuarts line in 2020- and the choice is a fan-favorite: Kamen Rider Zi-O Trinity! By uniting the powers of 3 Riders, Trinity becomes strong enough to destroy AnotherRiders as they battle across time.

Sadly, no price or release details for SH Figuarts Kamen Rider Zi-O Trinity Form have been confirmed at time of writing. Stay tuned to TokuNation as we keep you up to date on all Figuart reveals!

under Uncategorized

The 8th annual Toku Toy Box Giveaway has come to an end! With a total of over 50 galleries posted in the year 2019 making our users eligible for entry, it was anyone’s game to win. As with previous years, we’ve dispensed with doing large prize packs for a small number of winners, in favor of opening things up so we can split multiple prizes up among multiple winners. That means that for the 2019 into 2020 giveaway celebrating our 8th anniversary, we have 8 winners total!!

And once again, we wanted your prizes to be total surprises. So the winners won’t know what they’re getting, until it arrives! It’s our way of giving the community a belated Secret Santa each year. The only thing that we ask, as always, is that if a prize is something you already own or do not want, please pay it forward. We’d just ask that you pass the good will along to someone else who could use a little good luck to kick their new year off right.

Now, without further adieu, the 8 winners of the 8th Toku Toy Box are:

– Denshin48
– Kurona
– gabriev28
– EpsilonX
– KaijuUltraFan
– Electric Turahk
– maxlovesamber
– Nemesis251

Each of you can expect a PM shortly informing you of your victory and requesting your shipping address! And please let us know when your prizes arrive with a post in our recent hauls thread or on he social media of your choosing. Just make sure to tag us! And of course, CONGRATULATIONS!

under Power Rangers

SPD EMERGENCY!

Happy New Year, TokuNation!


Rounding out our coverage for the currently known line-up of figures for wave 4 of the popular Lightning Collection line, we have our first in-package photograph of the fourthcoming Lightning Collection SPD Red Ranger action figure from the fan-favorite season: Power Rangers SPD.

Thankfully, we can see some alterations were made to the figure to make it look more accurate to what was presented in the show most notably to the hands, and the Morpher.

We can expect this new wave of figures to hit sometime in 2020. We’ll notify you once a pre-order is made available so be sure to check back with us for any new updates. In the meantime, be sure to drop us a line in the disscussion thread and let us know your thoughts on this exciting new figure.