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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!

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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!

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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.

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Photo & Content contributor conundrum is back yet again with a new gallery from Big Bad Beetleborgs! Today he takes a look at the 6″ Blue Stinger Beetleborg!

The figure is an import of the Blue Beet figure from Bandai of Japan’s Juukou B-Fighter toy line, released by Bandai of America in 1998.All in all, it is still a solid figure, even by today’s standards. The articulation for the most part is decent, but the fantastic metallic blue and chrome paint job the figure has more than makes up for it. The paint is a double-edged sword though as it is almost impossible to find a used Beetleborgs figure without any wear to the metallic paint or chrome.

No one knows if the B-Fighters/Beetleborgs will ever get the S.H. Figuarts treatment, but in the meantime, the figures from Bandai of America’s 6 inch line are an excellent placeholder in any collection.

Check out the full gallery by clicking “Discuss on the TokuNation Forums” to see theentire gallery for this figure. And why not have a look at conundrum’s previous gallery of the 12″ Special Edition Blue Stinger Beetleborg as well to get your fix for the Big Bad Beetleborgs!

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Did you know that 2013 actually marked the 15th anniversary of the very awesome Mystic Knights of Tir Na Nog? Well Photo & Content contributor conundrum is certainly here to remind us with this gallery of the Mystic Knight of Fire, Rohan!

Mystic Knights was a rare breed of tokusatsu indeed. An American/Irish co-production created by Saban Entertainment based loosely on Irish myths and aimed at the same audience that watched such shows as Mighty Morphin’ Power Rangers and Masked Rider. The show itself only lasted a single 50 episode season as it’s second season budget was instead allocated to Power Rangers Lost Galaxy. The show however is still special for many fans because of it’s unique take on the genre and the toyline itself is really pretty great and still affordable to collect even now.

Check out conundrum’s full selection of images by clicking this link or “Discuss on the TokuNation forums” at the bottom of this post! We’ll be bringing you at least a couple more Mystic Knights galleries this month, and next up will be the Mystic Knight of Air, Deirdre!

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Our resident lover of 90’s tokusatsu far and wide conundrum is with us once again to share yet another gallery from Superhuman Samurai Syber Squad!

Adapted from the Tsuburaya series Denkou Chojin Gridman this show had the honor of having some of the best DX transforming sets around. However there were also some smaller more affordable Samurizing sets released here in the US that while not as complex as their DX brothers, definitely get the job done. At the lower price point and looking as good as they do these sets are great alternatives even now to the more expensive DX’s.

The Synchro Samurizing Set contains Servo and the 3 vehicles Borr, Tracto, and Vitor that allow him to become Synchro. You’ll see it scales especially well with Gridman Ultra-Acts if you’re on a budget. Seet the full gallery of this figure by clicking this link or by clicking the “Discuss on the Tokunation Forums” link at the bottom of this post!

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Since the end of Superhero Taisen Z, Toei has been strongly hinting at the return of Ishinomori’s other classic cyborg hero, Kikaider.

Recently, Kadokawa publishing (the group behind the recent Kikaider novelization) has confirmed that a new Kikaider movie will premiere next year. Exact details are still not confirmed.

Credit to Orends Range blog!

 

 

 

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Thanks to our forum member irsyadsway we can tell you that a lesser known tokusatsu known as Ryujin Mabuyer is going to be adapted in Malaysia!

Ryujin Mabuyer follows the adventures of a local hero of the Okinawa Prefecture. A local hero is a tokusatsu hero who is based around a certain region or a certain prefecture in Japan, and tends to be based off local mythologies and industries. They are not as big as Super Sentai, Kamen Rider, Metal Heroes, or Ultraman, but they do have dedicated followings.

Ryujin Mabuyer last saw a theatrical release in 2012, but aired 39 episodes spanning from 2008 to 2010. The Malaysian adaption will be filmed in Japan with many new scenes being filmed, and star a Malaysian cast. The series will air in 2014 at 7:30pm on TV3.

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A few months ago we reported the possibility of Toei branching out into US networks with a new cable channel.

Now it seems the project has come to an abrupt end. Henshin Justice received notice that the selected distributor, MyGlobe TV, will not be carrying the channel as expected.

Unless some new developments occur, it seems unlikely that this project will ever get off the ground.

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We know there are some of you itching to get your hands on NECA’s 18″ Gipsy Danger[/URL] figure. We can’t blame you, to cancel the apocalypyse, you need bigger robots! This is NECA‘s 1st Jaeger so far in their 18″ line, with Knifehead[/URL] to follow next year.

The 18″ Gipsy Danger was released recently and thanks to Gamu-toys[/URL] we have a select batch of in-hand images to show you. For comparison, figures from SH Figuarts and MonsterArts are also shown. Read on to check out images of NECA’s long awaited 18″ Gipsy Danger!