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under New York Comic Con

Once again our very own administrator Sentai Tamashii has sat down with Bandai Of America reps to discuss the upcoming Power Rangers Super Megaforce toyline!

Super Megaforce Ranger figures
will be divided into 4″ and 5″ categories. 4″ figures will feature less articulation and paint apps compared to the 5″ figures.

Legendary Zords and Vehicles
All additional vehicles/zords that can combine with the Legendary Megazord will come with a Ranger Key specific to the series the vehicle represents. The other vehicles shown to be able to combine with the Legendary Megazord on display will have uniform names. “Insert series name” Cycle. So for the bikes on display currently they’d be the Lightspeed Rescue Cycle and the Time Force Cycle. The Zeo vehicle seen on display is called the Red Battlezord Car. And the 2 additional robots seen on display in front of the Legendary Megazord are called Exozords and can accommodate Ranger figures to pilot them.

Ranger Keys
will initially be sold with other toys in the line. They will later be sold in a 3-Pack format but there are currently NO PLANS to offer the keys in full ranger team sets. Additionally the flip gimmick is not activated by any sort of button at all. You push the edge of the key and it flips automatically. The Wild Force Red Lion Zord also features a ranger key gimmick. One can be inserted behind it’s head but there are no electronics present for it to activate. Only an action feature.

And this rounds out our last interview with BOA at NYCC 2013! On behalf of the entire community we’d like to thank them for sitting down to take the time to have a discussion with Sentai Tamashii! They were kind enough to take a look at our little operation here and have expressed an interest in working with us in the future to promote even better Power Rangers products! We’re happy to help in any way we can!

under Kamen Rider

Though we’ve had a lot of good news in the last couple days unfortunately we have some bad news today. Tomoyuki Dan, most famously known to tokusatsu fans for his role as the Weather Dopant/Shinkuro Isaka on Kamen Rider W, has passed away from an aortic dissection. He passed away in his home on the evening of October 10th, he was 50 years old.

Fans may also recognize Tomoyuki for his work voicing over Christian Bale’s Batman character in the Japanese releases of the Dark Knight Trilogy, or for his roles in such anime as Victory Gundam, Naruto Shipuuden, or Ghost in The Shell, as well as his long list of other anime voice acting credits. As with any toku alum he will be missed.

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under Contests and Giveaways, Kamen Rider, TokuNation Spotlights

Turn up your volume knobs and rider buckles people! It’s time for more of Kamen Rider Blade with Let’s Watch Wednesdays @ Tokunation!

Kenzaki has put the pieces together and discovered the identity of Chalice, but that doesn’t quite solve mystery. Chalice is also

Spoiler:
an Undead
! Karasuma appears on the run from a group seeking the riders and their belts, and they’ve actually captured Blade! Forcing him to fight Undead this group wants to study the riders and create their own system! Can Garren have a normal life? Will his crippling weakness and failing body keep him out of the fight? As the mystery deepens we finally begin to learn the secrets of the 53 Undead, and their Battle Royale with humanity, 10,000 years ago!

And another weekly reminder that Tokunation is giving away S.H. Figuarts Kamen Rider Blade as our prize for the Let’s Watch Wednesdays Giveaway! Be sure to check out our discussion thread for this weeks selection of episodes and post away! It may improve your chances of winning ;)

under General Tokusatsu News

As has been the trend for many years in Japan, towns and cities often create toku mascots specific to their regions. These Local Heroes as they’ve come to be known, embody the local people and culture. Some examples being Ecogander, Fire Leon, Chojin Neiger, and many others.

Well Nagoya is the latest to join that list of towns with their own Local Hero tokusatsu series: Gramspear, Legend of the Golden Shachihoko! The series will follow Taiga Tatewaki (Gramspear) in his battle against the Osogai. His costume is based on the Shacihoko, a legendary fish with the body of a carp but the head of a lion that could summon rain. Check out the trailer for this latest local hero below!

Credit: Hero Shock

under Power Rangers

In a seemingly random event, a video has surfaced on youtube for the original network cut of the final Power Rangers Wild Force episode. “The End of the Power Rangers Part 2” in it’s aired form mentioned that Cole went on to help animals in need after the Orgs were defeated. The oringal cut of the episode shows us that he actually became a veterinarian!

This is a nod to his Hyakuju Sentai Gaoranger counterpart Dr. Kakeru Shishi. Kakeru (Red) both before and after his battle with the Orgs was also a veterinarian! Even returning to the job once in the early part of the series after partial amnesia. An interesting twist indeed! Though it begs the question, why was it cut in the first place?

under Godzilla

After what seems like an ages long wait we finally have our first look at the action in Legendary Pictures 2014 Godzilla movie! This footage was shown at the Legendary panel during SDCC 2013. Watch this video NOW, it’s been taken down left and right all over by Legendary’s legal team. It’s truly a monstrous sight to behold.

Follow the LINK to see the new king of monsters!

Via Jefusion

under Contests and Giveaways, Kamen Rider, TokuNation Spotlights

Turn up, and tune in, to Let’s Watch Wednesdays @ Tokunation! We’re diving right back into the the battles of Kamen Riders Blade, Garren, & Chalice!

BOARD has been annihilated, now Blade and Garren must pick up the pieces as they continue to battle the Undead and keep the Chief alive. Knowing now that it was BOARD higher ups that unsealed the Undead to discover the secret of eternal life, what will the riders do? As the Rider System threatens to take their very lives what else can they do but fight? Even among each other?

This is also your friendly weekly reminder that Tokunation wants to give you free things! The prize for this round of Let’s Watch Wednsdays is none other than S.H. Figuarts Kamen Rider Blade! A secret secondary prize, as well as the method to win both will be kept secret until the final day of this LWW 16 weeks from now! So be sure to post in our weekly discussion thread and stick with us to find out both!

under Contests and Giveaways, Kamen Rider, TokuNation Spotlights

After 12 weeks of viewing and discussion the winner of our Let’s Watch Wednesdays @Tokunation DVD Giveaway is announced! After tallying the posts and tossing everyone’s names into the pot our winner is….

Thanks to every one who participated this go around! And don’t forget that Let’s Watch Wednesdays just kicked back off again today with Kamen Rider Blade! As always we’ll have a prize drawing for this segment as well so be sure to join in on our weekly discussion thread!

under Contests and Giveaways, Kamen Rider, TokuNation Spotlights

Let’s Watch Wednesdays @ Tokunation is at it again! After an intense round of polls the community spoke and we listened. The latest edition of LWW will feature Kamen Rider Blade!

BOARD, employer of the Kamen Riders, is a mysterious organization which hunts creatures known as Undead. Kenzaki and Tachibana, Kamen Riders Blade & Garren, fight these creatures but neither truly understands the others intention or what the Undead are. The mysterious Hajime is also involved, as the wild rider Chalice but his ties may run deeper with their enemies… The real question is why has Garren disappeared? Is he really a traitor? And more importantly, who unsealed the Undead?

Let’s Watch Wednesdays is famous for giving away prizes to members of our community and this one will be no different, there is however a twist! This time we’re telling you what the prize is from day one. The insanely popular, hard to find for a decent price, mega seller, S.H.Figuarts Kamen Rider Blade! That’s right whoever the winner of this LWW segment is will win a free SHF Blade! There’s also going to be a secret secondary prize which will not be announced until our drawing on the final day of this segment 17 weeks from now :p AND the method by which the winner will be selected will remain secret until that day as well! If you post in the weekly Blade discussion threads then your name definitely is in the running but the number of times it goes in for the drawing will be determined by other factors…. So turn up, tune in, post away, and get ready for a wild ride!

So Let’s Watch Kamen Rider Blade 1-3!

under Ultraman

If you’ve been following Ultraman Ginga as a part of New Ultraman Retsudan then you know the titular hero has many forms. For every episode it seems Ginga shows off a new power/form/attack to defeat the weeks’ enemy. Now the Bandai Premium Web Shop is offering a special 7-pack of Ultraman Ginga Spark Dolls representing his 7 forms! The Spark Dolls SP Ultraman Ginga 7 Color Collection contains Ginga in the following forms:

  • Normal/Cross Shoot
  • Thunderbolt
  • Fireball
  • Saber
  • Comfort
  • Slash
  • Shield

This special set will retail for the very affordable price of 3675 yen in January.

Credit: Hero Shock