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!
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]
Dread Central has reported that the following King Kong movies will be release on Blu-ray on April 1st this year:
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.
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.
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”.
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
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!
It’s that time again folks! Kamen Rider Blade has ended and we’re sad to see it go, but now it’s time for us to pick up a new show for Let’s Watch Wednesdays!
As always Let’s Watch Wednesdays is intended to get the community together to check out some older tokusatsu they may not have seen before. We ask that each user make only 1 nomination. The 10 nominations with the most users behind them will be featured in a poll to decide the actual series for the segment next week. This nomination thread will be open from today January 15th through Sunday January 19th at 12 Midnight EST. So get your choices in before then.
There are a few other stipulations for nominating any new shows for LWW such as those series which are ineligible. So click “Discuss on the TokuNation Forums” at the bottom of this post to check them out and get started! We look forward to all of your suggestions!
In a time where subtitles seem to rule, it’s rare to see anything tokusatsu related dubbed, or at least, dubbed in a way that doesn’t make you cringe and cry out for pain killers. As some of you may already know, there’s an on-going Chinese tokusatsu titled Armor Hero of which the latest series Armor Hero XT is airing now. However, whether to gain exposure to their tokusatsu series or simply in a gesture of good will, the Armor Hero series (the first one) is being released, officially, with an English dub via an official YouTube channel.
Click here to check out the YouTube channel which is releasing full, dubbed episodes periodically. By going to www.ArmorHero.com, you are taken to the same YouTube channel where, as of the time of this news post, you can watch the first 9 episodes fully dubbed in English.
What do you think? Do you prefer sticking to subtitles? If this proves to be popular, is it a possible sign of things to come in the future, maybe from TOEI? Sound off!
It is with a sad and heavy heart that we pass along a message from our friends at JEFusion.com, that the site owner and founder, GekiDan, passed away last night. The announcement was made on their Facebook page this afternoon:
I have some extremely sad news. GekiDan. the founder of JEFusion. Passed Away Last Night. I will do my best to carry on with JEFusion. Turn it into what He always wanted it to be. I as well as everyone will gravely miss you Gekidan.
I, unfortunately, never got to speak much with GekiDan, but I can share that his website, JEFusion.com, was one of the inspirations for me to want to create a website like TokuNation. Regardless of anyone’s personal thoughts regarding JEFusion and how they handled posting news, GekiDan was a pioneer in bringing news, information, video streaming, and so much more from Japan to the whole rest of the world. Because of his dedication, JEFusion stands as the largest and most-viewed website for tokusatsu in the entire world.
Thank you, GekiDan, for everything you did in promoting this genre and helping open up the eyes of the world to the genre of tokusatsu. The staff here at TokuNation sends our sincerest condolences to the family, friends, and everyone who knew GekiDan. We have lost a truly important individual in this genre that we all love so much. May you rest in peace.