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In the last drop of Figure Oh Magazine scans, it was revealed that a brand new take on S.I.C Kikaider and Hakaider were both in the works, with official line art having been previewed.

S.I.C. Kikaider at least might be coming out sooner than we think with a new Bandai teaser image having been released. Giving us a much clearer look at what the finished design should end up looking like. At the moment, there’s not that much info to go on but stay tuned and we’ll keep you up to date as more becomes available.

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Thanks to the latest round of magazine scans now online we have a quick look at some future Super Imaginative Chogokin releases!

We now have some concept art for SIC designs based on the tokusatsu hero Kikaider and his enemy, the evil Hakaider! Sadly, no details relating to price or release dates are available at this time.

In addition we have a closer look at SIC Kamen Rider Birth and his backup Rider, Proto-Birth. Previous teaser images suggested that Birth’s release would merely be a ZERO-type (meaning no articulation) but this recent image shows Birth’s armor & weapons- which may imply a fully functional release.

Stay tuned to TokuNation for further details on these exciting new releases!

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Denkou Choujin Gridman returns after almost 20 years in the form of an animated short that debuted at the Animator Expo, and that very short can now be viewed online both at the convention’s website and on Youtube! North American readers will most likely recognize this Ultraman esque hero as Servo from Super Human Samurai Cybersquad.

But the most interesting aspect about this short is that this is the first time we see Gridman Sigma, from a proposed sequel series that never made it past the concept art phase, keep watching till the end of the short where an adult Takeshi Todo(whom would’ve been Sigma’s partner) shouts “Access Flash!” And transforms into the hero.

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It’s time for another episode of TokuNation.com‘s official podcast – Talkin Toku! Join site administrators Kickback, Den-O, and Sentai Tamashii – along with special guest host trekkieb47 from the Ranger Command Power Hour Podcast – as they discuss all the latest news and take a long, hard look at Power Rangers in 2015!

Episode details include predictions for Toy Fair 2015, what the guys hope to see from Power Rangers Dino Charge, and whether or not no news for the upcoming Power Rangers 2016 Movie is good news or bad news! Along with those topics we also touch base on new toys, what new toys we’ve recently purchased as well as our thoughts, and a whole lot more. We also read YOUR answers to two of our questions – whether or not having past cast members of Power Rangers for Power Rangers Dino Charge will disappoint you, and if you think the lack of news on the movie is a good or bad thing.

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Tsubaraya‘s Denkou Choujin Gridman (which was adapted into Superhuman Samurai Syber-Squad in the West) is set to return in the form of a one-off anime short, as part of Japan Animator Expo – a project of weekly anime shorts spearheaded by Hideaki Anno’s Studio Khara and media company Dwango.

The short, entitled “Denkou Choujin Gridman: Boys invent Great Hero” was animated by popular studio Trigger (most notable for the recent Kill la Kill) and directed by Akira Amemiya – director of Trigger’s Inferno Cop and forthcoming Ninja Slayer series.

The project will see a total of 30 planned shorts air weekly, ranging from anime shorts to promotional and music videos. While these will be streamed for free via Niconico, there are currently no plans for any of them to receive a commercial release.

Niconico have already released a 13 second teaser of the short, however it doesn’t give away anything other than the title. Are you excited for the return of Gridman? Sound off after the jump!

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If you haven’t been following Marvel’s current run of Amazing Spider-Man then now may be the time. Though we wouldn’t typically cover this kind of thing today’s latest issue, Amazing Spider-Man #12 featured the return of 2 very familiar faces for the tokusatsu community. Making his first official appearance since his 1979 TV Series is Toei’s Spider-Man! And along for the ride is his faithful transforming mecha Marveler/Leopardon!

The currently ongoing Spider-verse storyline has seen the entire Marvel Multiverse assaulted by the Morlun family of killers. They’ve been hopping between dimensions plotting to and in some cases succeeding in murdering various Spider-heroes. Now a ragtag team of the remaining spiders with the Earth-616 Peter Parker at the lead are trying desperately to win the war. Just in time to lend a helping hand (and maybe a gigantic sword?!) Spider-man & Leopardon enter the fray! Though it’s only briefly seen Leopardon is soundly defeated with Spider-Man AKA Takuya Yamashiro (or Supaidaman) escaping with his brothers and sisters from other worlds.

A fun and interesting nod to the the beloved 1978-1979 series. Most likely a one-off instance, but personally I’d love to see more of this duo in official Marvel comics of this nature.

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Just over 1 month ago TokuNation began the countdown to today, January 5th 2014, which marks our official 3 year anniversary!

Over the course of December & the first week of January we posted over 20 image galleries of various toys running the entire spectrum of tokusatsu. The goal? To give our users the chance to discuss these incredible toys. The result of these discussions? Every time a post was made in these threads, the users making them automatically had their names put into a random drawing for 1 of 4 MASSIVE Prize Packs for our annual Toku Toy Box Giveaway!

With 21 galleries, 66,000 page views, over 1700 posts, and a slew of new users joining the fray, we’re at long last ready to reveal the 4 winners of our prize packs! Check out the video below to see who the lucky winners are!

CONGRATULATIONS to our 4 winners and thanks once again for another incredibly successful year here at TokuNation.com! We can’t wait to do this again!

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With our annual giveaway Toku Toy Box, officially coming to an end tonight, we wanted to take a moment to celebrate. Tomorrow, January 5th 2015 officially marks 3 years of TokuNation.com! As always this community continues to grow and change and improve in more and better ways than we could have ever hoped for. And to thank you for your support we’ve taken the last month to throw everything we had at our Toku Toy Box Giveaway.

Below is a rundown of all the galleries we’ve featured as a part of this years giveaway. Remember that in order to be entered in for a chance to win a particular prize pack, you need only make a post in a corresponding gallery thread. Here’s the breakdown of which galleries qualify you for which prize pack:

Charged Up Rangers Mega Prize Pack
– Dino Charge Dino Cycle with Red Ranger Gallery
– Dino Charge Dino Cycle with Black Ranger Gallery
– Dino Charge Dino Cycle with Blue Ranger Gallery
– Dino Charge Megazord Gallery
– Dino Charge Parazord Gallery
– Dino Chargers Wave 1 Gallery
– Dino Charger 5″ Red Ranger Gallery
– Super Megaforce Lost Galaxy Ranger Keys B Gallery
– Super Megaforce Operation Overdrive Ranger Keys B Gallery
– Super Megaforce Wild Force Ranger Keys B Gallery

All Aboard Sentai Prize Pack
– DX Police Deco Gunbir-Oh Gallery
– S.H. Figuarts Gokai Christmas Gallery
– S.H. Figuarts Vul Eagle Gallery

Top Gear Rider Legends Prize Pack
– Tire Koukan Kamen Rider Drive Tire Set 2 Gallery
– Tire Koukan Kamen Rider Drive Type Technic Gallery
– S.H. Figuarts Kamen Rider Baron Lemon Energy Arms Gallery
– S.H. Figuarts Kamen Rider ZO Gallery

Monolithic Monsters Prize Pack
– S.H. Figuarts Hakaider Gallery
– S.H. Figuarts Kikaider’s Side Machine Gallery
– Ultra-Act Ultraman King Gallery
– VR Troopers Battle Grid Ryan Steele Gallery

Toku Toy Box officially ends tonight at 12:00 AM EST. That means you have only a few short hours left for entry! Be sure to peruse the links to all the above galleries one last time and make sure you’ve posted in the corresponding threads at least once to qualify you for entry. As always we thank you for your continued support. TokuNation.com simply wouldn’t be what it is today without the staff, countless friends, supporters, and users who work everyday to ensure this is a great place for discussion of all things tokusatsu. We’re ready to make 2015 our best year yet!

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TokuNation is ready to present a truly retro gallery for Toku Toy Box, today we’re looking at Battle Grid Ryan Steele from VR Troopers!

This unique form is the byproduct of needing the troopers to interact more on screen & source footage exhaustion. Since VR Troopers used footage from both Metalder & Spielban for it’s first season the characters were rarely seen transformed together. Battle Grid footage allowed all 3 troopers to actually appear on screen simultaneously and fight. The Battle Grid suits themselves were simple spandex with padding, each with a Mighty Morphin Red Ranger helmet repainted to match. Though cheap and very cheesy the Ryan Steele Battle Grid suit actually makes for a pretty fun, albeit very 90’s, figure. Armed to the teeth with more weapons than he ever needed (or  had!) this figure is a fun bit of nostalgia.

Check out 40 images of this classic from VR Troopers after the jump. And of course leave a comment in the discussion thread as well! That will qualify you for a chance to win our Monolithic Monsters Prize Pack as a part of Toku Toy Box! Full details as well as prize pack breakdowns for this giveaway are posted here.

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The Tamashii Nations Akiba Showroom has just updated it’s display cases with some upcoming retail & exclusive figures!

-S.H. Figuarts Kamen Rider ZO retail release for December, 4536 yen
-S.H. Figuarts Kikaider 01 Tamashii Web Exclusive for April, 5184 yen
-S.H. Figuarts Juspion Tamashii Web Exclusive for May, 5184 yen
-Ultra-Act Ultraman Hikari Tamashii Web Exclusive for April, 4536 yen
-Ultra-Act Ultraman 80 Tamashii Web Exclusive for January, 4536 yen
-Ultra-Act Yullian Tamashii Web Exclusive for May, 4536 yen

Are you as excited for these upcoming releases as we are? Be sure to share your thoughts in the thread linked ot this story!