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Ever wondered what it’ll be like to live in a world where giant monster attacks are frequent? Well now you can thanks to a new Toku themed survival video game coming out of the woodwork with City Shrouded in Darkness having been recently been announced.

City Shrouded in Darkness puts players in the role of a civilian trying to survive a Kaiju battle that erupted in the middle of a city. Various franchises will be featured in this unique game, with Ultraman already being confirmed and Godzilla currently rumoured(though unconfirmed at the time of this writing) via the Gormaru Island Facebook page, the same face book page also posted a teaser which can be viewed by making the jump here.

No release date or plans for localization for the game’s been announced just quite yet, though it’s been confirmed for PS Vita and PS4 consoles exclusively. 

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4 Prize Packs
16 Galleries
35 Days
963 Photos
1208 Replies
45,000+ Views

Just over 1 month ago TokuNation began the countdown to January 4th 2016, which marked our official 4 year anniversary!  And as with every year to honor our anniversary, we hosted the massive Toku Toy Box giveaway! Our 4th Anniversary has come and gone and after over a month of new toy galleries it’s time to announce the winners who will be receiving our 4 incredible prize packs! And the winners are:

Spoiler:

Charged Up Rangers Prize Pack WINNER:
Mr. Yellow

Open Your Eyes for Riders Prize Pack WINNER:
Guyver Spawn

Monolithic Monsters Prize Pack WINNER:
Talisman

Hidden Heroes Sentai Prize Pack WINNER:
TheVacuuminator

We are so grateful to every last person who participated this year. Every die hard veteran & every brand new user who joined just to participate. Without all of you this place simply wouldn’t be what it is. We’ve continued to grow and change these last 4 years thanks to all of you. It’s our goal to provide you the best content possible & the best environment to discuss it in. With your continued support we’ll continue to be better than ever!

**As always winners were chosen at random, TokuNation.com staff members as well as the previous years winners were ineligible for entry.

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It’s been over 1 month since we began but Toku Toy Box is finally coming to an end! This year has been possibly our biggest yet and we really tried to pull out all the stops in bringing you as many toy galleries as possible, with the biggest prize packs we could afford to offer. We’ve run the spectrum of  the last 3 decades worth of tokusatsu to bring you a unique mix of toys you’ve never seen and some familiar favorites along the way.

Please take a moment to check out all 16 galleries and be sure to leave a post in them if you haven’t done so already! Every time you make a relevant (non-spam) post in a Toku Toy Box thread you’re automatically entered in for a chance to win 1 of 4 amazing prize packs!

Qualifying Toku Toy Box Galleries:
– Godaikin Machineman & Machine Dolphin Gallery
– Power Rangers Dino Charge 5″ Dino Drive Figures Gallery
– S.H. Figuarts Kamen Rider Kiva-La Gallery
– Power Rangers Dino Charge 5″ Vivizord Gallery
– S.H. Figuarts Busou Chaser Set Gallery
– S.H. Figuarts Kyoryu Black & Kyoryu Pink Gallery
– S.H. Figuarts Kyoryu Gold Gallery
– Superchange B-Robo Kabutack DX Gallery
– Magnet Change Robotack Gallery
– S.H. Figuarts Tridoron (Kamen Rider Drive) Gallery
– S.H. Figuarts Kamen Rider Drive Type Formula Gallery
– S.H. Figuarts Gokai Christmas Gallery 2.0[/URL]
– S.H. Figuarts Ridoron (Kamen Rider Black RX) Gallery
– Power Rangers Dino Charge 5″ Sting Rage Gallery
– Power Rangers Dino Charge 5″ Sledge Gallery[/URL]
– S.H. Figuarts Red Buster Gallery 2.0[/URL]

If you need a refresher on how Toku Toy Box works as well as an overview of the official rules for the giveaway then please click “Discuss on the TokuNation Forums” at the bottom of this post to be taken to our original announcement thread for this years giveaway. Good luck to all who entered this year! Winners will be revealed tonight at 12:00 AM/Midnight EST!

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2015 is officially coming to a close tonight for those of us in the US, and for many of our users around the world 2016 has already dawned! But before we can ring in the new year we wanted to find out what YOU thought about the toy releases of this past year. What were your Top Toku Toys of 2015?

Some of the staff got together recently to share their thoughts on what exactly the top toku toys of this year were. Our answers ranged from the inexpensive and fun 66Action figures, to S.H. Figuarts like Drive & Mach, all the way up the other end of the spectrum with S.H. Figuarts Tridoron!

We’ve included our picks after the jump below, you can see them by clicking “Discuss on the TokuNation Forums” at the bottom of this post. But please feel free to share what your favorite toku toys of 2015 were.

2016, here we come!

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Toku Toy Box returns with yet another gallery of a classic toy! Picking up where we left off with our Superchange Kabutack DX Gallery we’re moving 1 year ahead to Kabutack’s follow up series, Tetsuwan Tantei Robotack, the final Metal Hero! Today’s gallery will focus on the series lead character in toy form, Magnet Change Robotack!

A revolutionary toy line, Robotack features my absolute favorite gimmick ever; Magnet (Jishakku) Change! Each figure in the line consisted of a central torso with detachable limbs each embedded with a magnet. Not only did this allow you transform each figure from it’s Normal Mode to Super Mode but every figure in the line was totally interchangeable with one another! Any number of unique combinations is possible. Robotack himself is a sturdy die-cast laden toy more than worth adding to your collection, especially for the low prices he’s available for today!

Click “Discuss on the TokuNation Forums” at the bottom of this post in order to view the entire 80 image gallery as well as a full review of this set! We’ve also included a short synopsis of Tetsuwan Tantei Robotack for those unfamiliar with the series. And remember that this gallery qualifies you for entry in our Toku Toy Box Giveaway! That means all you have to do is post something relevant to the conversation and you’re entered for a chance to win!

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Superchange!

Toku Toy Box is back with yet another vintage gallery for your viewing pleasure! Today we take a look back at a classic entry in the Metal Heroes franchise circa 1997-1998 with B-Robo Kabutack! And the toy of it’s titular hero, the Superchange Kabutack DX Set!

An often overlooked series, B-Robo Kabutack was the spiritual successor to the long forgotten Toei Fushigi Comedy series. A franchise marked by fun loving almost child like robots and their human allies. Examples being shows like Batten Robomaru, Morimori Bokkun, & Robot 8-Chan. Kabutack sat itself apart with some fantastic production values, a plot that borrows more than a little bit from Dragonball, and an absolutely fantastic gimmick for it’s toyline; Superchange! This DX Superchange set includes the fully transformable Kabutack as well as his 2 armors Drillut & Zabut, each sporting 3 different combinations with Kabutack!

Click “Discuss on the TokuNation Forums” at the bottom of this post in order to view the entire 100 image gallery as well as a full review of this set! We’ve also included a short synopsis of B-Robo Kabutack for those unfamiliar. And remember that this gallery qualifies you for entry in our Toku Toy Box Giveaway! That means all you have to do is post something relevant to the conversation and you’re entered for a chance to win! We’ll be back very soon with another gallery related to this one, in the form of Kabutack’s succesor. The final Metal Heroes series, Tetsuwan Tantei Robotack!

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We’re kicking off our annual Toku Toy Box giveaway with a vintage blast from the past! Released as a part of Bandai’s short lived American Godaikin toy line, today we take a look at the Machineman & Machine Dolphin set!

From the classic but often forgotten series Seiun Kamen Machineman, the Machine Dolphin vehicle can switch between 3 alternate modes. The standard Machine Dolphin supercar, Dolphin Jet, & the humanoid Dolphin Robo! Machineman himself can ride along in any of these modes as well! Machineman also comes packed with accessories like his Laser Saber & Throttle Gun, as well as his tiny sidekick Ball Boy! Both Machineman and this vehicle feature significant diecast content as well! A true classic the Machine Dolphin set reminds us of how creative and unique Toku Toys could once be.

If you have no experience with the Machineman series or character then have no fear! We’ve included a brief overview of both in the gallery below. Feel free to browse more than 50 images of the Godaikin Machineman & Machine Dolphin as well asa full review by clicking “Discuss on the The TokuNation Forums” at the bottom of this post!

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Once again we’ve come upon the time of year we love most. Time for the members and staff of TokuNation.com to celebrate their respective holidays with their loved ones. But it’s also time for TokuNation to celebrate. Our little community is about to hit yet another milestone, our 4 year anniversary!! January 4th 2016, will officially mark 4 years of TokuNation growing & evolving into the open and fun community it’s become. As we’ve done in the past we want nothing more than to continue to grow this community. To strengthen the bonds it’s helped forge. To continue to bring you up to date news, rumors, images, videos, podcasts, and the welcoming community atmosphere you’ve all come to know. But we also want to bring you just 1 more thing.

Our annual Toku Toy Box Giveaway! Like years past TokuNation is hosting an annual holiday giveaway open to ALL users! You’ll recall that for last years’ giveaway users could post in a selection of galleries within the contest period to automatically be entered into the drawing for 1 of 4 prize packs. And this year is no different! To show our appreciation to you, the community, we’ve assembled 4 incredible prize packs spanning Power Rangers, Super Sentai, Kamen Rider, Godzilla, Ultraman, and more!

Click “Discuss on the TokuNation Forums” at the bottom of this post to be taken to the OFFICIAL RULES and prize pack breakdowns of Toku Toy Box 2015! For now though, thank you. Thanks to all of you who continue to call this place your home for news, discussion, images, sales, friendships, artwork, videos, podcasts, and everything else in between. Happy Holidays from all of us, and best of luck in our giveaway! It’s our gift to you this and every holiday season!

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Our site sponsor BigBadToyStore.com has a MASSIVE Black Friday Sales Event going on throughout this weekend! If you’re a toy collector of any kind you do NOT want to miss out on some of these great deals! And, as always, for those only interested in tokusatsu we’ve listed those below! Check it out!

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And of course there’s more! To check out the full product listing, click the following link – BigBadToyStore.com Black Friday Sales Event! Better hurry – the sales all end on Monday night (or when the item is out of stock)!

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This one is a little bit out of left field! For those who follow various or not-so-known tokusatsu series, the Armor Hero line from China is their own version of Super Sentai and/or Kamen Rider. Recently, the toys have picked up some popularity here in the United States with tokusatsu collectors, with the recent mech being considered a vast improvement from the last few years.

Today, during the Hasbro Investor’s Conference Call, Hasbro revealed that they have partnered with China to develop their line of building toys, known as KRE-O, for the Armor Hero series in China. These toys will be exclusive to China.

While this may not seem like huge news, in a way it is – Hasbro now has its hat in the ring with a tokusatsu series that rivals Bandai and TOEI. With a global partnership like this being created, one has to wonder … if the Power Rangers 2017 Movie is successful, does this partnership leave a door cracked open for potential Armor Hero showing in the United States?

Join the discussion! Special thanks to our sister site TFW2005.COM for the update!