Funimation has officially announced that they will be releasing the new Studio Trigger anime SSSS Gridman this fall!
The series will be made available on the FunimationNOW streaming service, and will be receiving an English dub.
A new trailer for this anime series was also released by Tsuburaya Productions showing off some additional character details:
SSSS Gridman is tentatively scheduled for release in October 2018!
Exciting news for anyone interested in the new Gridman anime series from Studio Trigger!
Funimation has announced a special WORLD PREMIERE screening of the new series, SSSS Gridman to be held at Anime Expo 2018! This convention will be held from July 5-8 2018 in Los Angeles, California!
The premiere screening of SSSS Gridman is currently scheduled for Friday, July 6 2018 at 7:45PM. Several members of Studio Trigger will be attending the convention for a Q&A Session after the screening, including:
*Executive Producers Shigeto Koyama and Hiromi Wakabayashi
*Character Designer Masaru Sakamoto
*Animation Producer Masato Takeuchi
While no official announcement has been made at time of writing, this premiere event strongly suggests Funimation will be licensing SSSS Gridman for a Western release once the series officially begins. Stay tuned to TokuNation for further details!
Back in early April, we reported on the upcoming REDMAN comic series written & Illustrated by Matthew Frank & colored by Goncalo Lopes. Well Matthew has just dropped back by our forums to give us an official update on the English language release of this highly anticipated series as well!
Via Nightshining Inc. We have open pricing, open pre-orders, and a new synopsis for the series:
Redman: The Kaiju Hunter Volume 1 Graphic Novel. This 128 page full color story spotlights the adventure of Redman and his quest to rid the world of any and all Kaiju. This is not the hero you will be expecting but its the hero you will want!
Be one of the first 100 to purchase this directly from Night Shining, Inc and you will receive an exclusive Redman foil trading card. These are limited to only 150 in the U.S. Pre-order your copy today.
This item is expected to ship June 2018.
Be sure to pre-order copy today!
As Tamashii Comic-Con continues there have been a huge number of reveals and display prototypes on shown for various western properties like Marvel, Star Wars, & DC. If you’d like to check out all of these, we highly suggest you head over to our sister site, Toyark.com to see their reporting. For us though, the con has provided more display prototypes from Pacific Rim Uprising!
For starters we have Robot Spirits Gispy Avenger Tokyo Final Battle Version! This remold/repaint of the original Avenger release features the left arm Plasma Caster, and rocket booster used for the decisive battle near and above Mount Fuji. It also appears to include the Plasma Chainsaws taken from Obsidian Fury for the same battle. Second, we have our first look at the Robot Spirits Drone Jaegers. These are their pre-Kaiju Hybrid forms which are actually only seen quite briefly in the film.
For now we don’t have any release information for this pair of figures, but we’ll be sure to update you when and if it does. Images come courtesy of Figsoku.
The newest event on Tamahii Nations toy show circuit, Tamashii Comic-Con, is currently happening this weekend. While the show seems primarily geared towards some more mainstream non-toku properties like Stars Wars, Marvel, DC, and even the newly announced Harry Potter license, there are going to be a handful of new and upcoming releases relevant to us as well.
First up, Bandai Tamashii Nations has on display the 2nd release in their Pacific Rim Soul of Chogokin line, Crimson Typhoon! You may recall, we saw this figure first back at Toy Fair 2018. This is our first solid look at it since then, and it looks absolutely incredible. These new images come courtesy of Amiami Hobby News, and while the placard seen in them doesn’t confirm any release information, we can only assume that such info will drop in the near future.
We’ll keep you up to date with any other new reveals or upcoming releases that are at Tamashii Comic-Con through out the weekend.
It’s that time of month again, for a release of Tamashii Picup images for upcoming products from Tamashii Nations! This week sees the release of preview images for two very different monsters.
S.H. Monsterarts Gamera (1999), as we reported on yesterday, is based on the creatures’ appearance in the third film of the Heisei trilogy, Gamera 3: The Revenge of Iris. The biggest draw of this release of course being the new translucent orange arm from the climax of the film. Gamera (1999) will be released in October 2018, as a retail release, for 10,800 yen.
Although the S.H. MonsterArts line has remained a strictly Godzilla-affair for sometime now, it looks like everyone’s favourite child-friendly turtle will be joining the line once again with the announcement of S.H. MonsterArts Gamera [1999]!
Based on the monster’s appearance from the third film in the Heisei Gamera trilogy, Gamera 3: The Revenge of Iris, Gamera [1999] is a remould of the original MonsterArts Gamera figure featuring a new spiked shell to match the movie suit. The magazine images confirm that the alternate flight parts from the previous release will be carried over, together with a brand new alternate translucent orange right arm – recreating the final scenes of the movie where Gamera defeats Iris with a fiery plasma fist.
S.H. MonsterArts Gamera [1999] will be a mass release item released in October 2018 for the price of 10800 yen. Be sure to check out the full-sized image and let us know your thoughts after the jump!
Following up Bluefin Tamashii’s other excellent exclusives for this year’s San Diego Comic Con, they are also teasing an exclusive 2-pack exclusive from Pacific Rim Uprising!
While Bluefin promises more information is coming soon, we can already see from the preview image of this set, that it features re-releases of the popular Robot Spirits Obsidian Fury & Gypsy Avenger. However this go around they appear to be repainted in far more accurate detail, calling back to the Premium Color repaints other Tamashii lines (like Dragonball) have received over the years.
We don’t have information on the pricing of this set yet, but it will most certainly be available at the Bluefin Brands booth as with their other exclusives, the SOC Black Megazord & Helmetless MMPR Figuarts.
“Born Ready. War Ready.”
Last month we took you on a tour of all things Pacific Rim Uprising with a complete look at the line of Robot Spirits figures produced for the film from Tamashii Nations. 6 solid releases, each with it’s own strengths and weaknesses. Gipsy Avenger, Obsidian Fury, Titan Redeemer & Bracer Phoenix, and Guardian Bravo & Saber Athena. Now, we get to add an extra step on that journey with a look a this recent 7-11 Japan Exclusive release, Robot Spirits Gipsy Avenger Clear Blueprint Version!
Blueprint Gipsy Avenger takes a mold we’re very familiar with at this point, an excellent one at that, and recasts the entire thing in gorgeous translucent blue with ice blue accents. Physically the figure functions entirely the same way, but it’s astounding how different and good it can look in these new colors. Equipped with the same Gravity Sling and Chain Sword as the original release, Blueprint Gipsy is a fantastic exclusive that may not be for everyone, but if you love this franchise, it’s a must own.
We’ve put together just over 60 images of this beauty for your viewing pleasure. You can check out out the full gallery and review after the jump by clicking “Discuss on the TokuNation Forums” at the bottom of this post. Coming up soon we check out new releases from Kamen Rider Kabuto & Kamen Rider W!
Today we have some sad news to report. Verne Troyer, the actor perhaps best known for his role as the character Mini-Me in the Austin Powers franchise, has passed away. He was 49.
Now why are we reporting on this? Well, it’s an often over looked fact that Verne Troyer also had one small role in tokusatsu. An infamous role that has become an ironically loved character in recent years. Verne Troyer was actually the suit actor for Ferbus, from Saban’s Masked Rider. As such we felt it only appropriate to share the news of his passing with community.
The news of his passing comes way of The Hollywood Reporter. While no immediate cause of death is listed, there are quotes taken from his representatives/family that mention severe and chronic bouts with depression and suicide. Regardless of what has claimed his life, we only hope that all involved parties respect the privacy of those who cared for him and whom he cared for. If you yourself are suffering from depression or suicidal thoughts, please seek help from such sources as the National Suicide Prevention Hotline. The world is better with you in it.