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Tokunation › General Tokusatsu News › Page 31

Toku Toy Box 2014 Giveaway Announcement!

Posted on December 1, 2014 at 12:38 am by Den-O under Contests and Giveaways, General Tokusatsu News, Godzilla, Kamen Rider, Network News and Updates, Power Rangers, Super Sentai, TokuNation, TokuNation Site Updates, TokuNation Spotlights, Ultraman

It’s that time of year once again! Time for the members and staff of TokuNation.com[/URL] 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 3 year anniversary!! January 4th 2015, will officially mark 3 years of TokuNation growing into the incredible 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 our users! You’ll recall that for last years giveaway[/URL] 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. Well this year we’re going the same route, but we’re charging up this contest even further! To show our appreciation to you, the community, we’ve assembled 4 MASSIVE prize packs spanning Power Rangers, Super Sentai, Kamen Rider, Godzilla, Ultraman, and more! With a little help from Zyuden Sentai Kyoryuger & Power Rangers Dino Charge this will be our biggest giveaway yet!

Click “Discuss on the TokuNation Forums” at the bottom of this post to be taken to the official rules and prize pack reveals of Toku Toy Box 2014!  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 us, and best of luck in our giveaway! It’s our gift to you.

 

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› Companies: Toei, Tamashii Nations, Bandai of Japan, Bandai of America, Saban... › Characters: Mighty Morphin Green Ranger, Godzilla, Kamen Rider Drive, Kamen Rider Wizard, Kyoryu Red... › Toyline: S.H. Figuarts, DX Mecha, Megazords, Ranger Keys, Ultra-Act...

Pacific Rim 2 Story & Casting Details Online

Posted on November 27, 2014 at 8:34 pm by Paladin under General Tokusatsu News

A   recent interview with director Guiliermo Del Toro provided some new insight into his upcoming film Pacific Rim 2 the sequel to 2013’s fan favorite monster vs. mecha action spectacular.

Del Toro offers a few details about the story structure for this new film:

“It’s a few years after the first one.  It’s not an immediate follow-up.  It is the world having been freed of Kaiju, what happens to the world after – what happens to the Jaeger technology once the Kaiju are not a threat.  It’s quite a jump.”

Furthermore, Guiliermo has apparently confirmed two returning actors for this project:

*Charlie Day as Dr. Newton

*Burn Gorman as Dr. Herman Gottlieb.

Will anyone else return from the original film? What new adventures await us on this side of the Breach? Only time will tell!

Pacific Rim 2 is expected to hit theaters in 2017. Stay tuned to TokuNation as we keep you up to date on all Kaiju and Jaeger news!

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› Companies: Legendary Pictures › Show: Pacific Rim

S.H. Figuarts Kikaider Gallery

Posted on November 14, 2014 at 3:55 pm by Den-O under General Tokusatsu News

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TokuNation returns with a brand new photo gallery of one of the most classic tokusatsu heroes out there, S.H. Figuarts Kikaider! Recently released as a Tamashii Web Exclusive Kiakider is the titular hero of Jinzo Ningen Kikaider (Android Kikaider) from 1972. Created by the late Shotaro Ishinimori, Kikaider was his first live action Tokusatsu hero since Kamen Rider. And in a legacy that includes Kamen Rider & Himitsu Sentai Goranger, some of the lesser known heroes like Kikaider might be looked over from time to time. But Tamashii Nations has stepped up to the plate to deliver this figure.

Based on his TV appearance, S.H. Figuarts Kikaider captures the intricate detail and robotic nature of the on screen character. Though it lacks a bit in the accessory department the figure has some personality to it that classic toku fans will latch onto. With the recently released Hakaider and the upcoming Kikaider 01 as well, the Kikader family is slowly growing in the S.H. Figuarts line. Check out our full gallery of this awesome figure after the jump by clicking “Discuss on the TokuNation Forums” at the bottom of this post.

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› Companies: Tamashii Nations, Bandai of Japan › Characters: Kikaider › Toyline: S.H. Figuarts

Let’s Watch Wednesdays Week 2 Power Rangers In Space 4-6

Posted on November 12, 2014 at 1:24 pm by Den-O under General Tokusatsu News, Power Rangers, TokuNation, TokuNation Spotlights

On this weeks Let’s Watch Wednesdays with Power Rangers In Space it’s time for a little turtle power! The Power Rangers are about to meet the legendary Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles!

Plucked from their battles against the Shredder & Dragon Lord, Raphael, Leonardo, Donatello, Michelangelo, & Venus have arrived! But are they here to help the Power Rangers, or destroy them?! Despite Astronema’s meddling it won’t take long before our 10 heroes stand side by side! And this week the mysteries of Andros will also begin to unfold. On a quest to find his missing sister Karone and the monster who kidnapped her, Andros returns to his deserted homeworld KO-35. But an encounter with his old foe Ecliptor will change his plans. Will the rangers get closer to their goal of saving Zordon? Will Andros discover the truth about his past? Find out today on Power Rangers In Space!

Rocket Powered Reading #2
Let’s take a look this week at one of the central villains of In Space, Dark Specter. As you may or may not have noticed by now Dark Specter bears a strong (100% identical) resemblance to another past foe of the rangers. Maligore from, Turbo: A Power Rangers Movie. That’s because the Maligore costume was simply reused for Dark Specter, though Specter could speak and was quoted as being substantially more powerful. At least once within the show’s continuity this resemblance was remarked upon by Divatox, who herself almost wed Maligore in the Turbo movie.

Blatant costume reuse of this nature doesn’t happen quite that much these days but it’s fun to notice. Off and on over the years various re-releases of the original Mighty Morphin Power Rangers movie have even featured the Maligore/Dark Specter image in the background of the DVD cover as well. This is itself even more odd as the central villain of that film was Ivan Ooze.

 

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› Companies: Saban Brands, Saban Entertainment › Characters: Red Space Ranger, Blue Space Ranger, Black Space Ranger, Yellow Space Ranger, Pink Space ranger... › Show: Power Rangers In Space, Ninja Turtles: The Next Mutation

Kikaider Reboot Coming To DVD in America!

Posted on October 31, 2014 at 2:58 pm by Paladin under General Tokusatsu News

After a somewhat lackluster reception in Japan and a surprising (yet limited) theatrical release in North America, the Kikaider Reboot film will now be coming to DVD with official subtitles for US audiences!

Kikaider Reboot’s DVD is currently scheduled for release in December 2014. No details regarding price or range of availability are available at this time. Stay tuned to TokuNation as we keep you up to date on this heroic reboot!

 

 

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› Companies: Toei › Characters: Kikaider › Show: Kikaider Reboot › Toyline: DVDs & Blu-Rays

Tamashii Nations 2014 Reveals

Posted on October 30, 2014 at 1:56 am by Den-O under Conventions, Garo, General Tokusatsu News, Godzilla, Kamen Rider, Other Conventions, Super Sentai, Ultraman

Tamashii Nations 2014 has just gotten underway in Japan and we’re already starting to see the initial reveals from the show floor! The show is still ongoing sso images and information are subject to change as we get updates.

S.H. Figuarts
-Kamen Rider Drive Type Speed
(various Tires shown as well! Funky Spike, Max Flare, Midnight Shadow, Justice Hunter, Dream Vegas)
-Tridoron
-Machine Chaser & Ride Chaser

–Suika Arms (apparently in both Baron & Gaim flavors!)
–Kamen Rider Knuckle
–Kamen Rider Marika

The show is still ongoing and new images and info are beginning to pour in. We’ll update this post as the show carries on!

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› Companies: Tamashii Nations, Bandai of Japan › Characters: Kamen Rider Drive, Kamen Rider Baron, Kamen Rider Marika, Kamen Rider Knuckle, Machine Chaser... › Toyline: S.H. Figuarts, S.H. MonsterArts, Ultra-Act

Tamashii Web Shop for the West Announced!

Posted on October 24, 2014 at 12:55 pm by Den-O under Garo, General Tokusatsu News, Godzilla, Kamen Rider, Metal Heroes, Power Rangers, Super Sentai, Ultraman

This is a HUGE announcement. Bandai of Japan and Tamashii Nations have just revealed their joint Tamashii Web Shop venture for western markets! A brand new website which will offer Web Exclusive figures and products to English speaking western markets!

We got an inside scoop about this piece of news on the ground at New York Comic-Con earlier this month. Sadly that news was not public at the time so we had to keep a tight lid on things. But today this new Tamashii Web Shop has not only been revealed to the world, but is in fact already active! Though only 1 item is currently up for pre-order you can be sure that more items will begin to be listed in the coming days and weeks.

This is a huge step forward for western fans importing figures from Japan. Though this new web shop is so far only limited to those residing in the US & Canada it’s a pretty significant step in the collector toy market. Time will tell how far this goes.

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› Companies: Tamashii Nations, Bandai of Japan › Toyline: S.H. Figuarts, S.I.C., S.H. MonsterArts, Ultra-Act, Super Robot Chogokin...

S.H. Figuarts Kikader 01 Official Images

Posted on October 23, 2014 at 2:16 pm by Den-O under General Tokusatsu News

Revealed earlier this week among several other new figures, the Tamashii Web Shop has updated with official images and pricing info for the upcoming S.H. Figuarts Kikaider 01!

The younger brother of Jiro the original Kikaider, Kikaider 01 (Ichiro) was likewise the star of his own live action series in the 70’s. Itself a follow up to the original Kikaider show. At the rate Bandai continues to pump out new Kikaider Figuarts we may run the gamut  of the two classic live action shows pretty quickly. Perhaps some figures based on the Reboot film or the anime & OVA’s are down the road?

S.H. Figuarts Kikaider 01, much like his brother, only includes 3 extra sets of hands for accessories. But this classic addition to your collection will be made available as a Tamashii Web Exclusive in April 2015 for 5184 yen.

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› Companies: Tamashii Nations, Bandai of Japan › Characters: Kikaider 01 › Toyline: S.H. Figuarts

S.H. Figuarts Kikaider 01, Kamen Rider Blade Broken Version Revealed

Posted on October 21, 2014 at 11:20 pm by Den-O under General Tokusatsu News, Kamen Rider

Another set of magazine scans is still making the rounds tonight and we’ve got a couple of more figure confirmations.

First up is the next release in the Kikaider series of Figuarts. It’s Jiro’s brother Ichiro, S.H. Figuarts Kikaider 01! Kikaider 01 looks to be a pretty standard release much like the recently released Kikaider. Like his brother, Kikaider 01 will also be a Tamashii Web Exclusive set for April 2015 for 5184 yen. 

Next up is an odd one that’s sure to please Kamen Rider Blade fans. The elusive and popular S.H. Figuarts Kamen Rider Blade is getting a reissue, with a twist! This Blade will be released as a battle damaged Broken Head Version! It will include a damaged helmet with a partially revealed face of our hero Kazuma Kenzaki! A Tamashii Web Exclusive S.H. Figuarts Blade Broken Version will be out in April 2015 for 4320 yen.

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› Companies: Tamashii Nations, Bandai of Japan › Characters: Kamen Rider Blade, Kikaider 01 › Toyline: S.H. Figuarts

Medicom Premium Club Real Action Hero DX Inazuman

Posted on September 23, 2014 at 10:47 pm by Den-O under General Tokusatsu News

Medicom has just announced/revealed their next upcoming Premium Club release. A true 70’s classic, it’s Real Action Heroes DX Inazuman! 

Inazuman is finally getting the 1/6 scale premium figure treatment with this release and it really does the premium aspect justice. Sold exclusively through the Medicom Premium Club this figure will retail for a whopping 22,000 yen & be released in June 2015. With a high end figure like this coming along, could we see an S.H. Figuart in the near future?

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› Companies: Medicom › Characters: Inazuman › Toyline: Real Action Heroes, 1/6 Scale Figures

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