The first piece of Kamen Rider Drive’s Tire Koukan (meaning Exchange) toyline has been released in Japan, and Youtube reviewer WotakuFighter offers us a close look at this new action figure!
TK-01 comes with the Speed and Flare Tires. The price is a modest 3200 Yen so if you’re interested check out the seller of your choice to confirm purchase!
Anime distributor Funimation has picked up the streaming rights for the upcoming Garo: Seal of Flames series!
The anime adaptation of the Golden Knight’s adventures will be simulcast with subtitles for all members who subscribe to Funimation’s streaming services. For those interested in joining, services cost 7.95 USD per month and can be played through a variety of media devices.
Garo: Seal of Flames begins this weekend in Japan! Be sure to tune in and see this new story unfold!
UPDATE! Popular subbing group TV-Nihon has stated on their Facebook page that because of the license obtained by FUNimation that they will NOT be doing subtitles for this animated Garo series. We are still awaiting to hear from the other subtitle groups on whether or not they will follow suit.
The upcoming crossover movie between recently-completed Kamen Rider Gaim and airing-soon Kamen Rider Drive now has an official title!
Movie Taisen 2015: FULL THROTTLE will be co-written by Riku Sanjou (head writer for Kamen Rider Drive) and Jin Hageneya (writer of Kamen Rider Gaim’s final episode and summer movie). The film will be directed by Takayuki Shibisaki, a long-time tokusatsu veteran whose resume includes the Hesei VS Showa Movie Taisen released earlier this year.
The principal cast of Kamen Rider Drive is confirmed to appear in Full Throttle. To date, returning cast members from Kamen Rider Gaim include Sano Gaku (Kouta/Gaim), Yutaka Kobayashi (Kaito/Baron), Mahiro Takasugi (Micchy/Ryugen/Shin Zangetsu II), Yuki Kubota (Takatora/Zangetsu), and Yumi Shida (Mai).
Movie Taisen FULL THROTTLE will arrive in theaters on December 13 2014! Stay tuned to TokuNation as we keep you up to date on all cinematic details!
The Kamen Rider Drive toyline has officially begun! Youtube reviewer K2eizo has put up an early look at this years’ transformation device- the DX Drive Driver! The video also lets us see & hear the first three Shift Cars that enhance Kamen Rider Drive’s fighting skills- Speed, Max Flare and Funky Spike.
For those interested in picking up these items, the Drive Driver costs a mere 7600 Yen while the Shift Car Holder (which is sold with Funky Spike) costs 2400 Yen. Check out your retailer of choice & see if you can add Kamen Rider Drive’s arsenal to your collection!
The (supposed) final DX Mecha for Ressha Sentai ToQGer is due for release next month, and we finally have some official images of this shining fighter!
DX Hyper Ressha TeiOh transforms from Ressha to Terminal form and can carry most other DX Resshas. The price is a steep 13,824 Yen before shipping and handling.
While fans across the world mourn the ending of Kamen Rider Gaim, Toei gears up for the future!
The official preview of Kamen Rider Drive’s first episode, Why Did My Time Stop? is now online! This new trailer gives us an up-close look at Drive’s Shift combat & the Roimyudo enemies.
Kamen Rider Drive premieres October 5th– one week from today! Stay tuned to Tokunation until then as we keep you up to date on all Kamen Rider news!
A new round of magazine scans are now online! At last we get to see the headquarters of the Rainbow Line!
The massive Hyper Ressha serves as a rest station (called the Hyper Terminal) for the other Resshas and is also the home of the Rainbow Line President, who wears a costume similar to Conductor & Ticket- except with a gigantic bunny head. The President’s story is not yet revealed in full.
Hyper Ressha transforms into a super-powerful Mecha form, Hyper Ressha TeiOh! This massive Ressha towers over the other combos & has a powerful arsenal strong enough to take on any Shadow creature.
What other new adventures could be coming down the line for ToQGer? Stay tuned to TokuNation as we keep you up to date on the Rainbow Line!
The latest issue of Telvi-Kun Magazine includes several new scans for Kamen Rider Drive! These magazine images give us our first look at Drive’s rival character, Machin Chaser – a mysterious purple warrior who transforms for combat using a weapon called the Break Gunner. Machin Chaser is presumably connected to the Roimyudo monsters that fight Kamen Rider Drive but the full story of this new character is not yet known.
The scans do provide some more close looks at the Roimyudo creatures, including the monster forms of the main villains Brain & Heart. Apparently the Roimyudo will have a type of evolutionary chain- beginning in human form, then changing to a basic monster form & potentially evolving further as they develop new powers.
In addition these magazine scans have revealed Kamen Rider Drive’s headquarters- the Drive Pit! Located beneath a driving school, the Pit will be Trideron’s storage location & presumably a testing ground for Drive’s abilities.
Last but certainly not least we also get some more Shift Car combat details! Kamen Rider Drive is seen using the Shift Dimension Cab to create portals and attack from a distance, while the Spin Mixer Shift Car lets Drive fire concrete bullets at enemies.
Kamen Rider Drive premieres October 5th! Stay tuned to TokuNation until then as we keep you up to date on this new hero!
Some exciting new items for Super Imaginative Chogokin collectors!
We now have the first image of SIC’s Kamen Rider Wizard in Flame Dragon form! This release will also include Dragon effect parts that allow Wizard to take on his All Dragon Style! Flame Dragon will be a normal release SIC costing 9936 Yen.
In addition, magazine scans offer us a brief glimpse at Kamen Rider OOO’s Super TaToBa Combo! First seen in 2011’s Movie War MegaMax, this SIC appears to be a Web Exclusive figure- price and release date not yet confirmed.
Another gem from the new magazine scans: we now have our first look at the villainous Black Beet from Juukou B-Fighter – better known to Western audiences as Shadow Borg from Big Bad Beetleborgs or perhaps as General Venjix in Power Rangers Wild Force.
Black Beet will be available in March 2015 and cost 5814 Yen. Sadly it appears this evil robot is a Tamashii Web Exclusive, requiring a middleman to purchase. Interested fans, keep an eye on preorder sites or contact your preferred buyer if you wish to add Black Beet to your shelf!