Bandai has yet another offering for fans of Hyakuju Sentai GaoRanger!
The ancient spirit GaoGod joins the Shogukan Modeling Project lineup, as a Premium release.
GaoGod is a retool of the GaoKing design, with a new arm joint to allow the signature arrow attack pose.
Sadly, this will be the LAST GaoRanger release in the SMP lineup. What will the future bring for the Shogukan Modeling Project collector line? Only time will tell!
At last we have our first proper look at the upcoming Kamen Rider cinematic revival project by Hideaki Anno!
The hero Takeshi Hongo is augmented by the secret society SHOCKER as a critical step in their plan to evolve humanity. But Hongo has vowed to use his powers to fight against the SHOCKER group and defend humans.
Shin Kamen Rider is currently scheduled for release in March 2023!
The Power Rangers Twitter page has revealed a new entry in the Power Ranges Lightning Collection series!
Fans of Power Rangers Wild Force will be thrilled to see the Surging Shark– Wild Force Blue Ranger recreated in superb detail.
Sadly, no other release details for the Lightning Collection Wild Force Blue Ranger have been confirmed at time of writing. Stay tuned to TokuNation for further details on the Lighting Collection lineup!
An official release date has been announced for the upcoming Kamen Rider W: Fuuto PI anime project! This new venture will begin on August 1st 2022 on the U-NEXT streaming service, with the traditional broadcast schedule beginning August 8 2022.
In addition, some Kamen Rider W veterans will be returning for the series on the musical side-
*The Fuuto PI theme song- Crime, Punishment & The Underground is composed by Kouji Kikkawa (better known as Kamen Rider Skull) and will be performed by Mitsuru Matsuoka– Kamen Rider Eternal.
Finally, the anime streaming service Crunchyroll has confirmed Fuuto PI will be part of their Summer 2022 lineup- so Western fans will have a chance to enjoy this new Rider adventure!
At long last the 46th Super Sentai series Avataro Sentai DonBrothers has its first Mecha!
The DonBrothers access their new RoboTaro forms and combine into the great warrior Don Onitaijin! This Mecha is formed by Don Momotaro becoming the head & torso, SaruBrother forming the arms, InuBrother & OniSister becoming legs and finally KijiBrother turning into wings.
In a major step forward for DX Mecha engineering, the Don Onitaijin appears to feature FULL ARTICULATION in the knees AND elbows!
DX Don Onitaijin is currently scheduled for release in late May 2022. The price is a steep 9350 Yen before shipping & handling.
Toei is not done counting the Medals just yet!
A special episode of Kamen Rider OOO has been announced titled Kamen Rider Birth X Birth- Secret Episode. As the title suggests, this episode will focus on Kamen Rider Birth and the creation of his unique new form- Birth X.
Actor Asaya Kimijima will return once again as Kamen Rider Birth and actress Riho Takada reprises her role as Hina Izumi– but this time Hina returns to take up the OOO Driver ?!
Kamen Rider Birth X Birth Secret Episode will be released on the Toei Tokusatsu Fan Club in Summer 2022.
One more teaser trailer has been released online for the upcoming Shin Ultraman project by Hideaki Anno.
In this new film, a series of giant monsters have appeared for unknown reasons across Japan. The government seeks to find a way to stop these creatures when a mysterious silver giant appears from beyond the atmosphere.
Shin Ultraman will be released in theaters May 13 2022.
A trailer has been released for the upcoming Toei Tokusatsu Fan Club Kamen Rider special episode starring fan-favorite Kamen Rider Genm!
After a bout with the Game Sickness, CEO Gai Amatsu creates a new HumaGear based on the President of Genm Corporation- until the HumaGear becomes infected with a certain strain of Bugster Virus and a new adventure begins!
Two new Rider forms have been created for this special:
*Kamen Rider Thouser will use his new Driver to become Kamen Rider Thousand Ark!
*To transcend his powers once again, Kamen Rider Genm activates the new form Genm Musou Gamer!
Smart Brain & The 1000% Crisis is scheduled to premiere on April 17 2022 on the Toei Tokusatsu fan channel.
The Toei Tokusatsu Fan Club has announced a very unique Kamen Rider crosover special!
Titled Kamen Rider Genms: Smart Brain & 1000% Crisis this new adventure features the return of Tetsuya Iwanaga as Kuroto Dan– reborn using the HumaGear technology of Kamen Rider Zero-One.
Also returning to the Kamen Rider franchise is Ren Amagasaki– who portrayed the Lovlica Bugster in Kamen Rider Ex-Aid. Finally, the name SMART BRAIN in the title may mark the return of the Orphnoch organization from Kamen Rider 555.
What sort of antics lie ahead in this special event? Only time will tell!
Kamen Rider Genms: Smart Brain & 1000% Crisis is currently scheduled for release on April 17 2022.
The 46th Super Sentai series Avataro Sentai DonBrothers will be receiving an upgrade!
This is our first look at the DonBrothers’ RoboTaro forms- the RoboTaros! These five fill the role of the traditional giant mecha fights from past Super Sentai- but instead of summoning Mecha the DonBrothers will themselves transform into the RoboTaros.
In future episodes, the RoboTaros will combine into one super form- known as Don Onitaijin according to toy catalogs.
Stay tuned for further details on this exciting chapter in Super Sentai history!