Bandai Japan has put up a teaser page for the next entry in the Complete Selection Modification collector series!
Looks like the next entry in this line is the AlterRing from Kamen Rider Agito!
A full reveal is scheduled for January 28 2021. Stay tuned to TokuNation for all Complete Selection Modification details!
The next Ultra has finally been confirmed!
Tsuburaya Productions has filed a trademark for the next Ultrman project- which will apparently be known as Ultraman Trigger!
The trademark was initially filed on Christmas Day 2020 and is now officially approved for use.
Could Ultraman Trigger be included in Tsuburayas’ continuing worldwide Ultraman viewing expansion? Only time will tell!
Toei has announced a number of new casting details for the upcoming streaming projects Rider Time: Kamen Rider Zi-O VS Kamen Rider Decade!
In addition to Masahiro Inoue reprising his role as Kamen Rider Decade (for possibly the last time), this project will see the return of fellow world-traveler Onodera Yūsuke– the AU Kamen Rider Kuuga played once again by Ryouta Murai.
A number of other Rider alumni will be making cameos in this streaming special- including Kamen Rider Gaims own Metal Yoshida as a Yakuza housewife.
The most interesting reveal concerns a pair of new Rider forms for the lead characters-
*Kamen Rider Zi-O will receive a new RideWatch for the current hero, Kamen Rider Saber– unlocking the power of Kamen Rider Zi-O Decade Armor Saber Form.
*Kamen Rider Decade activates a new model K-TOUCH to channel the powers of all Kamen Rider Final Forms- creating Kamen Rider Decade Complete Form 21!
The two part Rider Time specials are currently scheduled for release on the Toei Tokusatsu Fan Club streaming service beginning February 9 2021.
Some official images of the toyline for the 45th Super Sentai series Kikai Sentai Zenkaiger have been released online!
In a change of pace from previous seasons, the Kikaigers are ALSO their Mecha! The four Kikanoid Kikaigers are capable of transforming into gigantic robotic configurations (Kikai Modes) creating a powerful new Robo called ZenkaiOh.
ZenkaiOh requires two Kikai Modes to activate:
*ZenkaiZyuran & ZenkaiGaon transform into ZyuranTyranno & GaonLion Kikai Modes and combine to create DX Zenkaioh JuraGaon! This DX set is priced at 7480 Yen and will be released March 6 2021.
*ZenkaiVroom & ZenkaiMagine activate their Kikai Modes- VroomDump & MagineDragon forming DX ZenkaiOh VrooMagine! This set will cost 7480 Yen and is scheduled for an April 3 2021 release.
DX Juragon and VrooMagine are cross-compatible, allowing for multiple ZenkaiOh configurations.
Lastly, we have some images of a new action figure line called Change Heroes– featuring simplified versions of the Kikai Mode transformations. Each Change Hero figure is priced at 1650 Yen and will be released in March 2021.
Stay tuned to TokuNation as we keep you up to date on all Zenkaiger reveals!
Tonight is the annual Toei press conference officially revealing the next Super Sentai team- Kikai Sentai Zenkaiger!
Heading off the conference this evening was a cast reveal-
*ZenKaiser (the only human Ranger in the cast to date) will be played by newcomer Kiita Komagine.
The other four members of the Zenkaiger team are robotic Kikanoids and will be portrayed via voice & suit actors.
*ZenkaiZyuran is voiced by Shintaro Asanuma
*ZenkaiGaon will be voiced by Kaji Yuki
*ZenkaiMagine is played by Yume Miyamoto
*ZenkaiVroom gets his voice from Takuya Sato.
Singer Takeshi Tsuruno (best known to tokusatsu fans as Ultraman Dyna) will perform the Kikai Sentai Zenkaiger opening theme. Legendary tokusatsu composer Chumei Watanabe will be in charge of the Zenkaiger soundtrack.
A new teaser trailer for the series was also released online – highlighting the return of some past Super Sentai heroes.
Kikai Sentai Zenkaiger begins on March 7 2021! Stay tuned to TokuNation for further details on the next chapter in Super Sentai history!
Tsuburaya Productions has announced that the newest Ultraman series will be made available on YouTube with official English subs!
Titled Ultraman Chronicles Z: Heroes Odyssey this new series features tales from the Ultras of the Heisei and Reiwa eras- Ultraman Z & Ultraman Tiga and retells their adventures through some alternate perspectives.
Ultraman Chronicles Z: Heroes Odyssey officially begins January 9 2021! Episodes will be uploaded to the Tsuburaya YouTube channel every Friday at 7:30 PM EST.
2021 marks the 50th anniversary of the legendary Kamen Rider franchise, and a big anniversary calls for a big celebration!
Toei has officially announced that they will be uploading episodes of Kamen Rider to the Toei Tokusatsu World channel on YouTube with official English subtitles. The current plan is to release 1-2 episodes a week, encompassing EVERY Kamen Rider series!
This is a monumental opportunity for Kamen Rider fans to view the franchise in full official detail.
Kamen Rider will be added to Toei Tokusatsu World beginning January 16, 2021!
Bandai Japan has released some official images for the first pieces of merchandise from the 45th Super Sentai series, Kikai Sentai Zenkager!
This is the DX GearTLinger, the main weapon and henshin device used by the Zenkaigers. The GearTLinger is powered by Sentai Gear– containing the energies of the previous Super Sentais.
The DX GearTLinger comes with two Sentai Gear- #45 Zenkaiger and #16 Zyuranger. Currently this DX item is scheduled for release on March 6 2021 with a price of 4950 Yen.
A Gear Holder will also be released, featuring three more Sentai Gear- #25 Gaoranger, #29 Magiranger & #30 Boukenger. This release is priced at 2750 Yen.
OR, a special release consisting of the GearTLinger, Holder & five Sentai Gear will be released for 7700 Yen.
New listings have surfaced online for the next wave of Power Rangers Lightning Collection Monsters!
If these are correct, a pair of iconic Mighty Morphin era creatures will be coming to the Lightning Collection:
*Pirantishead&
*EyeGuyBased on the listing, both figures have a tentative release window of April 2021.
Feel free to join in our Ongoing Lightning Collection Discussion Thread to share your thoughts & fears on these new entries!
We are growing ever closer to the official reveal of the 45th Super Sentai series Kikai Sentai Zenkaiger and a plethora of new information about this new series has just been released online!
Thanks to LinkedToku on social media we have learned the following details-
Zenkaigers’ story begins with a pair of scientists that discovered parallel worlds & could concentrate the powers of these worlds into small devices called Gears. In the process they discovered a world of mechanical lifeforms known as Kikanoids– normally a peaceful people but now their world has been conquered by the Evil Dynasty Tojitendo that seeks to eliminate all other worlds.
The scientists’ son, a young man named Kaito (described as an adventurous friendly man with no sense of personal space) takes up the power of the Gears with another device- the GearTlinger to transform into a new Super Sentai hero- ZenKaiser!
Four of the Kikanoids are able to join Kaito-
*Zyuran– the senior member of the team, who thinks he is calm and relaxed but is in practice a stubborn old man. With the power of the Gears he takes on the combat form ZenkaiZyuran!
*Gaon– a peaceful airhead with a love of cooking, who becomes ZenkaiGaon for fights.
*Vroom– the educated team member with a love for schooling; his battle form is ZenkaiVroom.
*Magine– a shy otaku obsessed with the occult who can transform into ZenkaiMagine when needed.
The Zenkaigers will be aided in their missions by Secchan– a strange talking mechanical bird created by Kaito’s parents.
In addition to changing between humanoid-robo and Zenkaiger forms, the Kikanoids are also able to transform into Mechas! The artwork gives us some ideas of the combinations- a type of SYMMETRICAL DOCKING where one Zenkai Robo forms half the combination.
Kikai Sentai Zenkaiger is currently scheduled for release March 7 2021! Stay tuned to TokuNation as we keep you up to date on this remarkable new chapter in Super Sentai history!