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Following up on the first Drive Saga V-Cinema, Kamen Rider Chaser, Toei Video has just announced a Kamen Rider Mach/Kamen Rider Heart V-Cinema set!

Set after the events of the Kamen Rider Drive Mach Saga novel and the events of the TV series, this pair of films will of course focus of Gou Shijima (Mach) as well as Heart. Who has newly found his calling as a heroic Kamen Rider!

As with the Chaser V-Cinema these films will be available a number of ways. Standard DVD & Blu-Ray editions as well as deluxe packs which include 2 brand new Shift Cars; Shift Ride Crosser & Shift Heartron! 

Standard Editions
DVD Edition – 4500 yen
Blu-Ray Edition – 5500 yen

Deluxe Editions
DVD with Shift Ride Crosser & Heartron Cars 12,000 yen
Blu-Ray with Shift Ride Crosser & Heartron Cars 13,000 yen

A short teaser for the pair of films has been added to youtube as well, but is currently region locked. Drive Saga: Kamen Rider Mach/Kamen Rider Heart is set for release on November 16th!

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Signal Bike/Shift Car!

One of the most unusual forms to come out of Kamen Rider Drive has finally arrived in figure form. S.H. Figuarts Kamen Rider Super Dead Heat Drive is here for our latest gallery! This hodgepodge form only appears in the film Kamen Rider Drive Surprise Future, and the circumstances by which it exists are pretty dire. Without spoiling the film Shinnosuke is forced to use the Tridoron Key with a Mach Driver, to attain a body identical to Mashin Chaser but with a Type Speed style head.

The Super Dead Heat Drive figuart takes full advantage of parts reuse to recreate this form perfectly. Right down to a fully removebale Tridoron Key, as well as a gorgeously detailed new version of the Type Speed head. If you’ve experienced the Mashin Chaser body, then you’re familiar with this excellent figure. And luckily this release retains it’s compatibility with the Busou Chaser accessory set! However it does lack quite a bit in terms of it’s own accessories. But we made due with what we had already to give this figure it’s proper due!

We’ve attached a selection of images to this post but we’ve got over 50 in the full gallery thread. Just click “Discuss on the TokuNation Forums” at the bottom of this post to see the entire gallery & review! We’ll be back next time when the final announced (so far) Drive figuart is released, S.H. Figuarts Kamen Rider Chaser Mach!

under TokuNation, TokuNation Site Updates

We interrupt your regularly scheduled news and rumors from the world of tokusatsu for an exciting announcement!

You may recall that last year my wife and I welcomed the birth of our daughter into our little family. And the love & support we received from this community were overwhelming. So I would be doing this community and one of my best friends in the entire world a disservice if I did not wish a massive CONGRATULATIONS to our fearless leader Kickback on the birth of his son!

Please join us in wishing all of the best to Kickback AKA Chris AKA @rankal, his healthy baby boy, and his brave missus @jadesloth! Welcome to the family little man!

under General Tokusatsu News, Power Rangers, Super Sentai

Another month has come & gone and so we have a number of toy galleries and in depth reviews by our Photo & Content staff to round-up once again! Though all the products we reviewed this past month were released in the last 3 or 4 years, the content they covered spanned decades. A selection of Ranger Keys took us down the path of Metal Heroes from 1982 all the way to 2012, the Legacy line gave us a one-two punch throwback to 1994 & 1995, and we caught up with some much needed gallery 2.0’s a recent and often overlooked sentai.

As always you’ll find below links to this months gallery/reviews. We look forward to bringing you even more content this month!

Mighty Morphin Power Rangers
Legacy Thunder Megazord
Legacy Black Megazord
Legacy Falconzord

Doubutsu Sentai Zyuohger
DX ZyuOh King & Cube Kirin

Metal Heroes
Ranger Key Set Metal Hero Edition

Tokumei Sentai Go-Busters
S.H. Figuarts Blue Buster
S.H. Figuarts Gorisaki Banana

under Super Sentai

“Ryuuj!!!”

The TokuNation Gallery 2.0 project adds another entry today with another visit to Tokumei Sentai Go-Busters! Last week we posted our S.H. Figuarts Blue Buster gallery 2.0, so as a companion to that entry today we’re bringing you Ryuuji’s partner Buddyroid, S.H. Figuarts Gorisaki Banana!

Much like Nick Cheead, Gorisaki is a totally new mold for this line. A unique robotic gorilla (as the name implies), Gorisaki features articulation and posability that’s in line with what a person wearing a suit and acting as this character would likely have available. While the accuracy of this isn’t lost on me, it also hurts what the figure can do to a degree. Gorisaki also comes with no accessories at all, so the figure has to hit the mark perfectly. And while he may not have done so, Gorisaki undoubtedly is a fun figure with some great personality to him.

We’ve attached a selection of images to this post, but the full 40 image gallery is view-able after the jump. As well as an in depth review into the pros & cons of this figures’ design. Just click “Discuss on The TokuNation Forums”. We’ll be backnext month with a final Gallery 2.0 for Go-Busters with the S.H. Figuarts Yellow Buster & Usada Lettuce 2-Pack!

under Super Sentai

Let’s Morphin!

The TokuNation Gallery 2.0 initiative slowly marches on! It’s been a while since we posted one of our updated looks at a figure gone by. But today we’re back with the third in our series of do-overs for Tokumei Sentai Go-Busters with S.H. Figuarts Blue Buster!

First things first, Blue Buster is basically identical to the previously released Red Buster. The only mold difference is the helmet. If you have experience with this mold then you know it well. Admittedly it’s not perfect, there’s limited upper arm movement & especially difficult to swap hands. But Blue Buster is still a more than serviceable release with a great selection of accessories including the Sougan Blade, Ichigan Buster, & the combined Ichigan Buster Special Buster Mode! If you’re looking for another addition to your sentai figuarts display, this one is both inexpensive to acquire and still pretty great despite it’s flaws.

We’ve attached a selection of images to this post, but the full 40 image gallery is view-able after the jump. Just click “Discuss on The TokuNation Forums”. We’ll be back in just a few days with yet another Go-Busters gallery 2.0 with S.H. Figuarts Gorisaki Banana!

under Power Rangers

White Ninja Falconzord, Power Up!

Soaring into the Power Rangers Legacy collector’s line is a new release from the original Movie/Season 3 era of the franchise! The Power Rangers Legacy Falconzord is here for our latest gallery. But that’s not all. We’ve included a special comparison between this figure and the original Vintage Falconzord!

Now the Legacy Falconzord jumps the shark so to speak just a little bit. As a stand alone release for now, it’s isn’t compatible with any other Megazord, Legacy or otherwise, currently on the market. Instead the packaging cross sells lead us towards the impending Legacy Ninja Megazord. But without that we have to take this figure on it’s individual merits. While it does feature diecast metal feet (the only diecast parts) as well as a lavish paint job and articulated wings, that may or may not be enough to totally sell you on this as an individual release ranging from $59.99 t0 $79.99 depending on your Toys R Us’s current  pricing. But we’ve done out best to break it all down after the jump for you.

We’ve attached a selection of images to this post but there over 60 images in the full gallery/review thread. Feel free to browse them all by clicking “Discuss on the TokuNation Forums” at the bottom of this post.

under Kamen Rider

The next Super Hero Year project has finally been revealed and it’s Kamen Rider Amazons! No that isn’t a typo. In fact we’re getting a special team up of 2 different Kamen Rider Amazons!

The Red rider, Kamen Rider Amazon Alpha is based on the S.I.C. Hero Saga exclusive form of Pre-Amazon. A form which does not use the Gigi Armlet, is 1/3 as powerful as the full Amazon, and the user will die in 3 days if the armlet is not obtained. The Green one, Kamen Rider Amazon Omega appears to be a new rider entirely with a design aesthetic similar in nature to the recent Kamen Rider 1 film.

Kamen Rider Amazons will apparently be a multi-part streaming net series that is appropriately enough, going to be available only via Amazon Prime in Japan. As more information becomes available, we’ll update this news story.

under Metal Heroes

After an initial teaser was posted last week on the Tamashii Web Shop, Bandai has just fully officially revealed official images of the S.H. Figuarts Winspector Full Package Option Set!

This incredible set is pretty much the pinnacle of accessory packs. It includes just about everything you could possibly need to compliment your full Winspector trio:

  • Fire’s Gigastreamer super weapon and the Spin Claw mode attachment
  • 2 Hand Wappers/cuffs (1 large set, 1 small)
  • 2 Winbadge’s for fire (1 opened, 1 closed)
  • 2 maintenance chairs for Bikel & Walter
  • All 3 Multi-Pack backpacks for each member of the team

Basically you get everything you’d possibly need to compliment your figures. The S.H. Figuarts Full Package Option Set will be released in October 2016 as a Tamashii Web Exclusive for 8100 yen.

under Metal Heroes, Super Sentai

Gokai Change!

It’s the gimmick that just won’t ever fade away, Ranger Keys! Today we’re taking a look at just the latest set from Premium Bandai released in this 5 year old line of collectible trinkets. Today’s subject is the Ranger Key Set Metal Hero Edition!

This incredible new set seeks to fill out some long standing gaps in Ranger Key collection, following up on a Ranger Key set released 3 years ago to coincide with Super Hero Taisen Z. That set introduced 6 Metal Heroes into the line with Jiraya, Jiban, Draft Redder, Janperson, Blue Beet, & B-Fighter Kabuto. The Metal Hero Edition adds another 10 Metal Heroes to the line up with:

Gavan (Uchuu Keiji Gavan-1982)
Sharivan (Uchuu Keiji Sharivan-1983)
Shaider (Uchuu Keiji Shaider-1984)
Juspion (Kyoju Tokusou Juspion-1985)
Spielban (Jikuu Senshi Spielban-1986)
Metalder (Chojinki Metalder-1987)
Fire (Tokkei Winspector-1990)
Sol Braver (Tokkyu Shirei Solbrain-1991)
SWAT Sho (Blue SWAT-1994)
Gavan Type G (Uchuu Keiji Gavan The Movie-2012)

While that does indeed fill in most of the gaps for collectors, there’s still a few left that may irk some (mostly me). For now enjoy over 75 images of the Ranger Key Metal Hero Edition along with group shots comparing this set to the Ranger Key Complete Edition released for Super Hero Taisen Z. Click “Discuss on the TokuNation Forums” at the bottom of this post to see the full gallery!