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“Access Flash!”

As is often the case for popular shows, a new Volume 1 Blu-ray has been announced for the SSSS.Gridman. There is a standard edition on the way as well, but the newly announced limited edition will include some special bonuses:

– SSSS.Gridman Volume 1 Blu-Ray
– SSSS.Gridman OP Single Union
– Slipcase to store all 4 volumes of the series
– Initial Fighter Gridman (purple form) vinyl from Fine Clover

So far this new offering from Fine Clover is the first piece of physical merchandise for Gridman’s original purple form, known as Initial Fighter. A standard release vinyl of Gridman’s optimized red form (Primal Fighter) is also on the way from Fine Clover, as well as classic live action Gridman.

This set was just announced on the official SSSS.Gridman twitter account.

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Redman The Kaiju Hunter has been received as one of the best tokusatsu to comic adaptations out there. As you could probably tell from our very own review of it back in September, we 100% love it. It’s an enthralling read with gorgeous art that doesn’t get bogged down by dialogue to tell it’s story.

Now, ahead of it’s November 30th release date, Phase 6 Publishing has revealed series creator & artist Matthew Frank’s cover for the hotly anticipated Redman Volume 2! Determined not to give away what will definitely be an epic story, this cover features Redman surround by another horde of Kaiju. Kaiju that will most certainly join the next Red Fight.

Redman Volume 2 arrives November 30th at Tokyo Comic-Con with it’s general sale in bookstores Mid-December. It’s English language release will come after this. We’ll keep you up to date as we know more.

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Sandy Pug Games, the creators behind the modern day era Americana tabletop roleplaying game on Kickstarter, reached out to let us know that their $9000 stretch goal to create a tokusatsu themed version, in the style of Power Rangers and Super Sentai, has been funded! That means you can play as Super Americana Magic Force Go in this modern day era tabletop roleplaying game! To celebrate they’ve added a new, limited pledge tier of $200 for five lucky backers.

For a $200 pledge you will BE IN THE GAME. You’ll need to submit a photo of yourself, a description of your power suit or robot, and their artist (see title image for reference) will draw you in to the game’s yearbook, making you part of the Super Magic Force as a Super Magic Force Fighter!

For all the details of this tabletop roleplaying game Kickstarter, click here to check it out and to pledge if interested. The game is already 100% funded with the Super Americana Magic Force Go stretch goal unlocked, so this is just a fun “hey check this out” update for anyone who is interested in seeing themselves immortalized in to a tabletop roleplaying game!

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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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These days tabletop roleplaying games are all the craze in the tokustasu community. Recently, Sandy Pug Games introduced a Kickstarter campaign for their tabletop roleplaying game “Americana”, a tabletop game set in the 1950’s but with all your favorite fantasy races living normal everyday lives in 1950’s America. That Kickstarter campaign has already reached its funding goal so it will be released! But now, they’ve introduced one of their stretch goals – a tokusatsu themed expansion! Introducing Super Americana Magic Force Go!

“Americana Magic Force Go is a tokusatsu tabletop RPG setting, taking place in that same fantasy 1950s, but instead of investigating a murder, the party is a group of teenagers given the power of legendary mythical beasts, charged with battling the evil werewolf dictator Xueh, who intends to conquer the world and seize the minds of the Earth’s werewolf population from their massive battle station, hanging high above the Arctic.”

Americana Magic Force Go will be, if funded, a fully developed new setting with mechanics to match – mirroring classic tokusatsu shows and films with an awesome escalation mechanic, unique character generation mechanics and a fantastic enemy creation system to provide the meanest, most special foes for your team to combat!

As previously stated – the game is already 100% funded! This is a $10,000 stretch goal (as of the time of the post they are less than $2,300 away with 11 days to go). There are plenty of different tiers you can choose from with varying prices. If you are interested we encourage you to check out the project, the stretch goal, and to consider contributing!

Everyone at Sandy Pug Games is really excited to make this project a reality, and we’re really looking forward to the stories and worlds our fellow tokusatsu lovers make!

Click here to check out the Kickstarter and to make your pledge! Special thanks to Sandy Pub Games for reaching out and sharing this exciting project with us and the rest of the tokusatsu community! Check out Sandy Pub Games at the links below!

– Follow @SandyPugGames on Twitter
– Check out their items on DriveThruRPG.com

EDITOR’S NOTE: TokuNation.com normally does not endorse crowd-funding campaigns due to continued abuse from creators (the Power Rangers community has been taken for well over $100,000 over years in campaigns that became funded yet never delivered on promised content). However, an exception was made as Sandy Pub Games has items already released in the tabletop RPG community. As always, you pledge to projects at your own discretion and risk.

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Toys R Us is making a comeback! Sort of…in the aftermath of the beloved toy store’s bankruptcy, a new business venture has risen from the ashes and Geoffrey’s Toy Box may be coming to a store near you.

As reported by sister sites The Toy Ark and TFW2005, Geoffrey’s Toy Box will be a store-within-a-store concept akin to how companies like Samsung or Apple will have kiosks set up inside Best Buys and what not. This news comes after news broke out that plans to liquidate Toys R Us’ assets have halted, at the time of this writing there hasn’t been any news on when or where these stores within-a-stores will be popping up or in what capacity. The first batch of locations will be opening in November 2019.

While this seems like good news to some folks, do remember that Toys R Us’ closure left many people without jobs or severance in some cases, in addition to costing companies millions of dollars. Naturally, this move has raised a lot of eyebrows and questions in the collecting community. We’ll be sure to keep you updated on this story as more info becomes available. The Toys R Us Brand still continues to operate in Canada and some parts of Asia. 

In the meantime, head on over to the discussion forums and let us know what you think about the toy retailer’s surprising return.

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ACCESS FLASH!

Studio Trigger’s SSSS.Gridman anime is well underway, having just aired its first episode earlier last weekend. Remember that awesome DX SSSS Gridman set that we first saw at Wonder Festival some time ago? Goodsmile released new photos of this set via Figsoku, giving us a much clearer look at this toy.

The pricing of this set has yet to be disclosed as of this writing, for now, all we know is that this will come out sometime “Spring 2019” according to the images shown. In the meantime, we do have these four new images to enjoy so hit the jump and check them out.

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With NYCC raging on, Funimation has just released a fresh English Dub trailer for their upcoming distribution of SSSS Gridman! 

Just yesterday we got confirmation that the North American streaming rights for the series have been acquired by Crunchyroll. Now, we can have our first look (listen?) at the series. SSSS Gridman bgeins streaming (dub & sub) via Crunchyroll and Funimation this Sunday, October 7th! 

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Renowned anime streaming service CrunchyRoll has announced they will be offering the new Studio Trigger series SSSS Gridman!

This project is based on cult classic tokusatsu series Denkou Chojin Gridman! A brief synopsis for this new anime project has also been provided:

Yuta Hibiki can’t remember who he is, and now he’s seeing and hearing things that others don’t! A voice from an old computer tells him to remember his calling, and he sees a massive, unmoving creature in the distance. Nothing’s making sense—until the behemoth springs to life! Suddenly, Yuta is pulled into the digital world, reappearing in the real one as the colossal hero—Gridman!

Exact release details have not been confirmed at time of writing, but SSSS Gridman is currently scheduled to begin October 7 2018! Stay tuned to TokuNation as we keep you up to date on this exciting project!

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Exciting news for collectors this morning!

Bandai Namco Holdings has announced the acquisition of a controlling stake (80% of shares) in toy distributor Nippon Imports LLC– best known under their trade name Bluefin. A new subsidiary will be developed as a result- currently titled Bandai Namco Collectibles– and operations are tentatively scheduled to begin in January 2019.

The motive for this purchase is to strengthen Bandai’s merchandise sales in the North American toy market, taking advantage of Bluefins’ extensive experience with USA distribution and collector events.

This is definitely an exciting time for Bandai fans! A new deal could mean greater access to Japanese exclusives for US fans, OR some positive changes to current distribution methods.

Stay tuned to TokuNation as we keep you up to date on this exciting business deal!