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First revealed nearly 4 months ago as a prototype at Tamashii Nations 2013, we finally have release details for one of the strangest toku heroes ever! A new sub-line of the Garo Makai Kado line, Shougeki Kado will be the home for characters of the recent comedy drama tokusatsu Shougeki Gouraigan! The first release in that line will be the first of the Hikaribito, Gou!

Shougeki Kado Gou will be released, much like all the most recent releases in the Makai Kado line, as a Tamashii Web Exclusive. Gou will be be released in July for 6264 yen. 

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Thanks to our friends at the Tokusatsu Network, we have translated details of the upcoming Kikaider movie, which many fans have been wondering about since it’s first “announcement” nearly a year ago.

The following is a translation of the story from the Tokusatsu Network:

– Kikaider was created by Nobuhiko Komyoji as part of the ARK Project. After Komyoji mysteriously dies, Kikaider begins his fight against the ARK Project, which has now lost sight of its original purpose.

Fans of the original series will be happy to know that the series’ original star, Ban Daisuke, is returning to the show as a character named Kyujiro, which when seen in Kanji, translates to “old Jiro”. Thanks again to the folks of the Tokusatsu Network for the translations!

Are you excited for the return of Kikaider? Join in the discussion already in progress!

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After a long while of speculation, and nearly a year after it’s announcement at the end of Super Hero Taisen Z, the Kikaider movie reboot finally has something solid to show!

At long last the reboot design for Kikaider himself has been revealed! And a pleasant surprise accompanies this image, the reboot design for everybodies favorite anti-hero himself, Hakaider! That’s right, this image finally confirms that both androids will be featured in the film, though let speculation abound about Hakaider’s role. The film is said to be a heart warming love story. But as anyone whose seen Mechanical Violator Hakaider would know, love isn’t his forte.

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NECA’s ToyFair display includes an impressive display of Pacific Rim figures!

In addition to the already-released Gipsy Danger & Knifehead toys, we also have a close look at the upcoming “TRESPASSER” Kaiju along with two more Jaeger figures: the Russian Cherno Alpha and the Japanese Coyote Tango, both impressive (if probable final) entries in the Pacific Rim toyline.

Be sure to check out ToyArk’s full Pacific Rim Toyfair gallery!

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It’s time to end the speculation folks. This news comes courtesy of our sister site ToyArk. Bandai Tamashii Nations has announced that their S.H. Figuarts and D-Arts lines will be merged together. D-Arts as a sub line is now over.

Beginning in April 2014, figures that would have fallen under the D-Arts banner will now be released under the S.H. Figuarts line. A couple of confusing examples of this change over have been reported recently. Non-Toku figures such as Mario, Imperialdramon Fighter Mode, and Lucario were all originally intended for the D-Arts line. However with the discontinuation of that line these figures have been solicited as S.H. Figuarts as will all future releases that would have been in that line.

For anyone who wants to join in on the discussion of S.H. Figuarts (toku or non) hit up our two main discussion threads on the topic. The non-toku S.H. Figuarts thread in General Discussion will also retroactively encompass the D-Arts line from this point on.

S,H, Figuarts (Toku Related) Discussion[/URL]
S.H. Figuarts & D-Arts (Non-Toku) Combined Discussion[/URL]

 

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Dread Central has reported that the following King Kong movies will be release on Blu-ray on April 1st this year:

  • King Kong VS Godzilla
  • King Kong Escapes

Synopsis can be seen below:

King Kong VS Godzilla

When an underhanded pharmaceutical company goes to a remote tropical island to steal King Kong for advertising purposes, they get more than they bargained for when the gigantic ape attacks an unsuspecting village and an enormous octopus. Meanwhile, far below the sea, a submarine crew unleashes reptilian terror when they melt a block of ice and release the ferocious Godzilla from his icy lair. When both destructive monsters descend on Tokyo, it’s a fight that holds the future of mankind in the balance in this knock-out film that was the first theatrical release to bring its larger-than-life contenders to the big screen in glorious color.

King Kong Escapes
King Kong, having fallen in love with the beautiful Lt. Susan Watson (Linda Miller), is kidnapped from his Mondo Island home by the evil Dr. Hu (Eisei Amamoto) to dig for precious gems in a mine when the robot MechaKong is unable to complete the task. Soon, though, the machine and the real Kong engage in a tremendous battle that threatens to level Japan.

Read on to check out posters for both.

 

 

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Some new images from NECA’s next “Pacific Rim” release have come online!

This is the Category III Kaiju codenamed “Knifehead” updated in a larger scale and with new battle damage detail. The upsizing brings Knifehead much closer in size to the already-released Jaeger figures.

Knifehead Version 2 has an expected release window of first-quarter 2014 and these in-package pictures suggest that retailers will have this wave in stock very soon.

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Thanks to sister site ToyArk we’ve got our first official look at Pacific Rim Series 3 figures Coyote Tango & Cherno Alpha. NECA recently posted the first images of these fully painted figures to tease their upcoming February release. Check them out after the jump by clicking “Discuss on the TokuNation Forums”.

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If you haven’t noticed since our site relaunch, our awesome photo team has stepped their game up to bring you some special galleries from your favorites tokusatsu. Periodically we’re going to be “rounding up” galleries during the month so everyone has a quick access point to any gallery that may not have been featured on our front page.

We want you to have easy access to these awesome toys and want our epic photo guys to get the credit they deserve. Follow these links to check out this months snazy new galleries:

S.H. Figuarts Libra Zodiarts Gallery by ryan

S.H. Figuarts Greeed Mezool Gallery by ryan

Mystic Knights “DX” Rohan Gallery by conundrum

Megaforce Ultra Red & Blue Zord Vehicles Gallery by conundrum

Minipla Datas Hyper & Mystic Brothers Gallery by Moonbasetom

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After letting the community throw out some choices for our next segment, it looks like it’s finally time to vote on the 10  we’ve narrowed it down to! The candidates for the next Let’s Watch Wednesdays are:

Mahou Sentai Magiranger
Madan Senki Ryukendo
Kamen Rider Faiz
Garo (Season 1)
Kamen Rider Kuuga
Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon (live action)
Kamen Rider Agito
Power Rangers In Space
VR Troopers (season 1)
Kyoryu Sentai Zyuranger 

To cast your vote for the next Let’s Watch Wednesdays, click “Discuss on the TokuNation Forums” to head on over to our poll thread. This thread will remain open for voting until Tuesday January 21st at 12 Midnight EST. At that point if we have a clear winner then that’s the show we’ll be tuning in to for our next Let’s Watch Wednesdays!