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Buddy, GO!

Tokunation contributor and friend to the site My Shiny Toy Robots is back again with a new Tokusatsu review, this time taking a look at the 2019 Ultra Series entry and seventh entry to the New Generation Hero lineup – Ultraman Taiga!

12 years after his defeat at the hands of Ultraman Tregear, Ultraman Taiga regains a physical form when he bonds with Hiroyuki Kudo – a strong-willed member of the private security organisation EGIS. Shortly afterward, Taiga’s comrades Ultraman Titas and Ultraman Fuma also find their way to Taiga – reuniting the Tri-Squad as the trio take up residency within Hiroyuki. However Tregear has also made his way Earth, and has his own plans for the son of Taro…

Please check out the review and let us know your thoughts about the series in the discussion thread linked!

under General Tokusatsu News

Change, Leopardon!

What would a Toei Spider-Man release be without his trusty giant robot to go with it? Lo and behold, Soul of Chogokin Leopardon will be reissued alongside the Figuarts release, bearing a brand new GX-33R designation and a rather interesting accessory.

Rather than the vinyl figure that was included with the original release, this version of Leopardon will instead include a full-sized Spider Bracelet that plays BGM from the show! Such a great extra doesn’t come cheap though, with this reissue due for release in September and priced 20,000 yen.

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The Emissary of Hell, Spider-Man!

Big news from Bandai Tamashii Nations as a recent magazine reveals the production of an S.H. Figuarts Toei Spider-Man! Star of the 1978 TV series that helped introduce mecha to the Super Sentai franchise, Spider-Man is due for release in August for the price of 6500 yen. Like Bandai’s other Spider-Man Figuarts he will come loaded with a number of web effect parts, as well as an opening Spider Bracelet!

But that might not be all! If you check out the image attached you’ll also see that the magazine features images of the 2006 Soul of Chogokin Leopardon figure. Could a reissue also be on the way to coincide with this surprise release? Stay tuned to Tokunation for more news as it comes!

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Continuing the milestones for Western tokusatsu streaming this month, Toei themselves have also announced a brand new venture – the TOEI TOKUSATSUWORLD OFFICIAL channel.

This YouTube service will feature 70 series from the 1960s to the 1990s, including (but not limited to) Himitsu Sentai Goranger, Space Sheriff Gavan, Megabeast Investigator Juspion, Message from Space, Changerion, Poitrine and Shin Kamen Rider: Prologue.

The channel will launch GLOBALLY on 6th April 2020, with the first two episodes of all 70 shows being made available (licensing restrictions may apply to certain shows in certain territories) subtitled in a number of languages. Further episodes will be available in Japanese, with Toei planning to make a “public call” for subtitles in any language.

More information can be found via the official press release or the images attached to the story!

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The fist of a wise man crushes all it’s path!

Following his initial reveal at last year’s Tamashii Nation event, the Sage of Strength from U40 joins the S.H. Figuarts line! S.H. Figuarts Ultraman Titus will release as a Tamashii web exclusive in September 2020, with a price tag of 7150 yen. The co-star of Ultraman Taiga comes packed with three sets of alternate hands, an alternate red colour timer and Planium Buster attack effect part with stand.

Will Ultraman Titas be joining your collection? Check out the full selection of images and discuss after the jump!

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Clearly no longer content with being the second best purveyor of tokusatsu toys in all of Japan, Evolution Toy have announced the latest classic hero to be joining their growing Hero Action Figure line. Out for vengeance with his howling whip, it’s the extraordinary Zubat!

The 1977 creation of Shotaro Ishinomori will be joining the line later this year in July, with a price of 9860 yen. Preorders are now open, and listings confirm that the figure will come packaged with four additional hands as well as his signature whip.

Will Zubat be joining your collection? Check out the full set of images and discuss!

under General Tokusatsu News

Arrow Films have now opened preorders for their forthcoming Gamera: The Complete Collection blu-ray set, and with that have finally revealed this full contents of this premium package.

In total the set includes all 12 Gamera films across 8 Blu-ray Discs, including 4k restorations of the Heisei era trilogy (Gamera: Guardian of the Universe, Gamera 2: Attack of Legion and Gamera 3: Revenge of Iris). Also included are audio commentaries, cast and crew interviews and the worldwide premiere of Gammera the Invincible – the American version of the original 1965 film.

Physical extras include a hardback 120-page comic which includes a full-colour reprint of the four-issue 1996 Dark Horse comic book series, as well as as the first ever English language reprint of prequel comic The Last Hope by Matt Frank and Joshua Bugosh. There is also a perfect-bound 80-page book including a retrospective on the Gamera series, kaiju X-ray illustrations and much more!

Gamera: The Complete Collection will retail for $180 in the US and £149.99 in the UK. Early-bird preorders are available from Arrow and wherever you buy your blu-rays!

under Kamen Rider, Ultraman

Next week the first official Tamashii CyberFest will launch – a digital version of the Tamashii Nation event Bandai hold at the end of each year. Gearing up to the launch of the festival, the official @t_features Twitter account has released a sneak preview of some the figures that will be on show at the event. Among the new tokusatsu offerings are the long awaited S.H. Figuarts Ultraman Ace, and a surprise new addition – S.H. Figuarts Shinkocchou Seihou Kamen Rider Hibiki Kurenai!

Stay tuned to Tokunation for more information on these figures and Tamashii CyberFest 2020 as it comes!

under Kamen Rider

2019: Trinity Has Begun!

The Bandai Tamashii Nations blog has updated with new images of the previously teased S.H. Figuarts Kamen Rider Zi-O Trinity, uniting the forces of Kamen Riders Zi-O, Geiz and Woz!

As well as showing off the figure in all it’s glory, the blog post also confirms that the figure will come packaged with the Saikyo Girade weapon. Additional hands will be included to hold the Zikan Zax and Zikan Despear, but the weapons themselves will not be included.

S.H. Figuarts Kamen Rider Zi-O Trinity is a Tamashii web exclusive, with preorders to begin on March 21st! Stay tuned for more information on this figure as it comes.

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Winter Wonderfest 2020 has just happened in Japan, and while the event usually strays towards the anime figure side of things there are usually a few tokusatsu-related surprises as well. Among Good Smile Company’s reveals this year is the announcement of HAGANE WORKS Thunder Gridman, based on the combined from of Gridman and the three Assist Machines from the original 1993 series.

The HAGANE WORKS line is still relatively new, and with only this combined form prototype image at the moment it’s uncomfirmed whether this figure will be able to split into its individual components or whether the Assist Machines will also be able to combine into God Zenon. However based on descriptions for previous entries in the line, it’s safe to assume that the figure will at least feature some die cast content.

Stay tuned to Tokunation for more news on the figure as it comes!