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Redman Dark revealed!

Volume 2 of Redman, titled Dark Channel, is about to see it’s initial release at the upcoming Tokyo Comic Con on November 30th. And in a special collaboration between Phase 6, Tsuburaya, and Evolution Toy, there will also be a special limited edition Tokyocon release of volume 2.

Limited to 300 pieces. This release features an exclusive cover as well as postcards featuring Matthew Frank’s fantastic artwork. This exclusive cover also features the very first appearance and reveal of Redman Dark! Exactly who, and what this new character is, especially in relation to Redman himself, is yet to be seen unless you’re been lucky enough to grab one of these special early release volume 2’s. However, the biggest surprise of this bundle comes by way of Evolution’s involvement, as it will include an HAF (Hero Action Figure) of Redman Dark!

Though there are no pictures yet of this figure, Evolution Toy promises to reveal a sample soon. Redman 2: Dark Channel Dark Limited Edition will retail for 12,500 yen at Tokyo Comic Con.

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Following up from some of their other mostly store exclusive cereals (like the Golden Girls one) Funko has now announced a new specialty line of “Saturday Morning” cereals for Designercon. This line-up of exclusives includes FunkO’s Red Ranger Cereal!

From the Funko Daily Blog: 

Funko is debuting Saturday Morning, an experiential booth that focuses on FunkO’s cereal, classic cartoons, and, most importantly, fun!

DesignerCon exclusive FunkO’s cereal will be available at the booth! The lineup includes Freddy Funko, Marvin the Martian, Skeletor, the Red Power Ranger, Rugrats, Hong Kong Phooey, the Amazing Carlos, and a very special collaboration with Be@rbrick! All DesignerCon exclusive FunkO’s cereal boxes are limited to 1000 pcs each except the Be@rbrick, which is limited to 3000 pcs.
Collecting never tasted so good!

This cereal will be limited to 1000 pieces sold exclusively at Designercon, and each box will include a new Pocket Pop of the MMPR Red Ranger.

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During a special Live Stream presentation rounding out the events at Tamashii Nations 2018, Bandai confirmed that the just revealed Hokuto Three from Kamen Rider Build will indeed be released! There was some initial confusion about the form these releases would take should they be green-lit for production, the prototypes lack joints and the placards specifically called them “S.H. Figuarts”. However the live stream has confirmed that the Hokuto Three will indeed be released as Figuarts Zero’s! There is no information currently available regarding time, price, or format of release, but we will update you when that information is available.

This live stream event also featured Kamen Rider Grease/Ixa/Dark Kiva actor Kohei Takeda. Takeda had the chance to show off the upcoming Shinkocchou Seihou Kamen Rider Kiva Figuart and it’s functionality. Bandai even busted out the old Ixa & Dark Kiva figuarts along with the recent Grease release for Takeda to play around with during the stream. You can watch the entire event on Bandai’s Youtube channel. 

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“Best Match!”

Revealed yesterday during Tamashii Nations 2018, we now have our first clear images of S.H. Figuarts Kamen Rider Build Rabbit Dragon Form!

Originally under a photo ban with a variety of other items at the show, Build Rabbit Dragon can now be seen in all it’s golden & silver glory. An extensive repaint of the Rabbit Tank mold, with some new dragon parts courtesy of Cross-Z, this form represents the fusion of Sento & Banjou’s powers as seen *very* briefly in the series finale. Could something like this actually see release? Even as a limited web exclusive? I personally hope so, but time will tell.

You can continue to follow our updates from Tamashii Nations 2018 by clicking “Discuss on the TokuNation Forums” at the bottom of this post. Our coverage continues!

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As if the announcement of S.H. Figuarts Kamen Rider Kiva wasn’t enough to get you excited, Bandai had one more surprise in store as well! We knew of this item being displayed at the Tamashii Nations 2018 event, but weren’t able to see it because of the annual photo ban on certain items. Now, via SHFindo, we have our very first look at the S.H. Figuarts Machine Kivaa & Parts Set!

Kivaa is of course Kivaa’s stylish personal Rider Machine, and hot on the heels of Kiva’s own announcement, this is pretty exciting. Better still, it looks as though Bandai will be including the iconic Bloody Rose violin as well as the chair/throne Kiva is commonly seen seated in during the OP and in promotional material. While there are no confirmed release details for this set as of yet, one has to assume Bandai would be working on it with the Kiva hype at an all time high.

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“Best Match!”

Tamashii Nations day 2 has gotten off to a pretty wild start for Kamen Rider Build fans! A number of new reveals that were under photo bans have finally been revealed:

S.H. Figuarts:
Kamen Rider Evol Cobra Form
The Hokuto Three Crows (Aoba, Kiba, Akiba)
Kamen Rider Grease (With Crows Dog Tags)
Kamen Rider Build Rabbit/Rabbit Form
Kamen Rider Build Tank/Tank Form
Kamen Rider Build Rabbit/Dragon Form

Rabbit/Dragon, the final form debuting in the final episode of the series, has yet to be seen in a properly clear photo, as it’s still under the photo ban. The Hokuto Three are listed as S.H. Figuarts on their placard, however they do appear to be non-articulated Figuarts Zero’s based on the prototypes shown. They’re definitely quite an interesting release if they make it out to retail eventually.  As is we have no confirmed release info for any of these figures.

As more information and images become available we’ll be sure to update you in the ongoing Tamashii Nations 2018 discussion thread. Just click “Discuss on the TokuNation Forums” below to catch up on the discussion. Images for this story come from AmiamiNews, and Tokullector.

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Tamashii Nations 2018 is currently happening from today until October 28th. As always this event brings us a smattering of new reveals, many which may or may not ever see the light of day again afterwards. It’s become a bit of a game in recent years to figure just what won’t be released. As Always though, we’ve compiled a last of everything new that’s currently on display from Bandai & Tamashii Nations

Photos in this post were compiled from multiple sources. Credit should be given to Amiami News, Tendou Toys, Erasu, & Tokullector.

Ultraman
S.H. Figuarts
Ultraman Belial
Ultraman Blu Flame
Ultraman Rosso Aqua
Ultraman Ruebe
Ultra Seven Special Color Version
Ultimate Zero

Kamen Rider
S.H. Figuarts
Kamen Rider Amazon Omega Final Judgement Version
Kamen Rider Amazon Alpha Final Judgement Version
Kamen Rider Geiz GenM Armor
Kamen Rider Zi-O Build Armor
Ride Striker
Kamen Rider Lazer Level 3
Kamen Rider Lazer Level 0 Proto Sports Gamer
Kamen Rider Genm Level X-0 Gamer Driver Version
Kamen Rider Prime Rogue
S.I.C. (new name, Super Imaginative Colliseum
Kamen Rider Ghost
S.I.C. Statues
Kamen Rider Amazon Omega
Kamen Rider Amazon Alpha

As the event continues through the weekend, we’ll be sure to keep you up dated on any further reveals or confirmations on releases!

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NYCC 2018 is well under way as of this morning. Thanks to our usual news crew roaming the show floor we have some new Power Rangers images from the Tamashii Nations Booth! While there aren’t any new reveals at this years show, Tamashii Nations has still got quite the display set up for attendees:

– Soul of Chogokin Titanus/King Brachion
– Soul of Chogokin Black Megazord
– S.H. Figuarts MMPR Green Ranger
– S.H. Figuarts MMPR Red Ranger
– S.H. Figuarts MMPR White Ranger

To follow all of the other new reveals and displays at NYCC, check out our sister sites TFW2005 & ToyArk! You can also keep up with their updates on social media @tfw2005 and @Toyark!

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Easily the most exciting display of the weekend at this year’s Power Morphicon was the enormous amount of screen used props that Hasbro brought with them to the show. Ranging from Mighty Morphin Power Rangers all the way through Power Rangers Super Ninja Steel, fans were given a treat seeing these props up close and personal.

So of course we busted out our camera and took as many high resolution pictures as we could! Who knows if or when we will ever see these again? Every single prop that was on display is pictured in this news story. Click the title of the story to see them all!

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This year marks the 25th Anniversary of the Power Rangers and Hasbro chose to celebrate by bringing 25 different helmets, one for each year of Power Rangers, to their display booth at this year’s Power Morphicon! Those with keen eyes will recognize the display pieces coming from the original offices of Saban Brands which shut down earlier this summer when Hasbro purchased their entire catalogue of intellectual properties.

Check out each and every helmet by clicking the title of the story!