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Who likes soda? Who are we kidding – we’re a collective fan community made up of people who watch subtitled tokusatsu shows online and enjoy (and at times cringe through) Power Rangers – OF COURSE WE LIKE SODA! And if you don’t, you might want to make an exception for this soda – our gallery and review of S.H. Figuarts Kamen Rider Zangetsu Shin – Melon Energy Arms!

This “powered-up” or “final” form of the Kamen Rider Zangetsu character was the first of many (and we mean many) Tamashii Web Exclusives for the S.H. Figuarts line of figures from Kamen Rider Gaim and as you can tell by the pictures – it doesn’t disappoint!

Check out over 40 pictures as well as our review for S.H. Figuarts Kamen Rider Zangetsu Shin – Melon Energy Arms by clicking here! Sound off in the discussion thread – did you get this figure? What are your thoughts? And if not, are you planning to pick it up when you can?

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As is usual with these larger Tamashii events there’s a photo ban in place on a select group of items at Tamashii Nations 2014. For whatever reasons there’s always a selection of figures at these thing you just can’t take pictures of. Generally they’re off in their own areas of the show but eventually someone sneaks camera shots of what’s in there. For now at least there are no pictures or at least no decent ones of quite a few more things than we realized.

Before the show began Bandai aired a 30 minute livestream video in which a slideshow contained images of the Gaim & Drive displays. But thus far that’s all we had to go on. The list below confirms much of what could be made out in those images and includes several more we were unaware of. Here’s the full rundown of what IS at the show but can’t be photographed:

Updated with at least 1 image from the Kamen Rider Gaim display!

Kamen Rider
S.H. Figuarts Kamen Rider Drive Type Speed
S.H. Figuarts Tridoron & Drive Tire Sets
S.H. Figuarts Machine Chaser
S.H. Figuarts Ride Chaser
S.H. Figuarts Kamen Rider Marika
S.H. Figuarts Kamen Rider Sigurd
S.H. Figuarts Kamen Rider Knuckle
S.H. Figuarts Kamen Rider Kurokage Shin
S.H. Figuarts Kamen Rider Gaim Ichigo (strawberry) Arms
S.H. Figuarts Kamen Rider Ryugen Kiwi Arms
S.H. Figuarts Kamen Rider Ryugen Yomotsuheguri Arms
S.H. Figuarts Kamen Rider Mars
S.H. Figuarts Kamen Rider Kamuro
S.H. Figuarts Suika Arms Gaim Version
S.H. Figuarts Suika Arms Baron Version
S.H. Figuarts Overlord Baron
S.H. Figuarts Kamen Rider Jam

Metal Heroes
S.H. Figuarts Janperson
S.H. Figuarts Kabutack Super Mode

That so far is all the yet to be pictured items that we know are physically at the show. That’s quite a lot of stuff. Frankly the grainy images we have seen show that the Gaim & Drive displays are huge and full of figures, really great set pieces. It would seem silly for the photo ban on those sets up to last through out the show. And the two additional Metal Heroes would be welcome among the numerous other fresh reveals yesterday. We’ll keep you posted if images for anything on this list turn up from the event.

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The Bandai Tamashii Nations event may have only just started but the new reveals are coming in thick and fast! Many hobby magazines and stores are in attendance, and thanks to the likes of Amiami and Dengeki Hobby here are the figures you can look forward to coming in the near future! Get ready for a pretty long list.

In addition to the previously reported Gaim and Drive figures, seen at the event are:

Kamen Rider
S.H. Figuarts Rideron & remaining Showa era bikes!
SIC Kamen Rider Wizard Hurricane and Land Styles
SIC Kamen Rider Birth
SIC Kamen Rider OOO LaToraTah Combo

Super Sentai
The whole S.H. Figuarts Goranger team!
The whole S.H. Figuarts Sun Vulcan team!

Metal Heroes
S.H Figuarts Gavan (renewal)
S.H. Figuarts Metalder
S.H. Figuarts Juspion
S.H. Figuarts Mad Gallant
S.H. Figuarts Spielban
S.H. Figuarts G-Stag
S.H. Figuarts Reddle

Other heroes
S.H. Figuarts Kikaider REBOOT
The return of Garo S.H. Figuarts!

Ultraman
Ultra-Act Ultraman Manga version
Ultra-Act Hunter Knight Tsurugi
Ultra-Act Ultraman Mebius Burning Brave
Ultra-Act Yullian

Godzilla
S.H. Monster Arts 2014 Godzilla with spine/breath effect and “poster” variant

Which figures will be on your to buy list in 2015 and beyond? Be sure to check the huge amount of images we’ve gathered and discuss after the jump!

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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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Revealed over the weekend today brings us some new in depth scans of Kamen Rider Drive’s upcoming second form, Type Wild!

A primarily black form, Type Wild swaps the the Tire Koukan gimmick out to it’s right shoulder. 3 new Tires will also be introduced along with Wild; Wrecking Hooker, Mad Doctor, & Rumble Dump! These new scans give us a taste of what each new tire looks like and a better look at the slick black police deco that Type Wild sports.

A handful of additional movie scans from the Gaim X Drive Movie War Full Throttle are also included showing off Kamen Riders Lupin, and Proto-Drive.

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Bad news for those of you collecting the S.H. Figuarts line of characters for the popular Kamen Rider Gaim series. Normally, exclusives from these type of events show up as Tamashii Web Exclusives a month or two after said event is over. But it would appear that this time almost all the exclusives from the show will be available only as Lucky Draw items – basically super rare items.

The S.H. Figuarts Kamen Rider Baron Lemon Energy Arms figure is one of the said exclusives from this month’s Tamashii Nations Event that will be available only as a Lucky Draw item after the event. This means that unless you have purchased a pre-order from a few hobby shops attending the event, or have someone attending the event, you will be stuck looking on the secondary market for this item. It’s almost a guarantee that Mandarake will have the item pop up from time to time over the next few months, but the availability is not guaranteed in the slightest.

Best of luck to all those looking to complete this line with this new revelation.

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Some new information has surfaced online & given us more insight about the enemies of Kamen Rider Drive X Kamen Rider Gaim Movie War FULL THROTTLE!

The first villain was seen earlier this week- Kamen Rider Lupin! He is described as a world-class thief out to steal the name Kamen Rider.

A second enemy creature was revealed through recent scans- an artificial lifeform known as Megahex. This monster is seen fighting off Gaim in Kiwami Arms. The accompanying text confirms this monster will attack the alien planet last seen in Kamen Rider Gaim & force Kouta to return to Earth. Megahex is also the source of our third and final “new” villain. Most surprising (and the largest spoiler to date; which we will keep hidden out of respect for other fans who wish to go in cold)

Spoiler:

Professor Ryoma Sengoku has returned! Armed with a repaired Driver and the new E.L.S. HEX Energy LockSeed, he transforms into Kamen Rider Duke- DragonFruit Arms!

Movie War FULL THROTTLE premieres in theaters December 13 2014! Stay tuned to TokuNation as we keep you up to date on all Movie news!

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The latest round of magazine scans demonstrates Kamen Rider Drive’s second form- Type Wild!

Drive uses the Shift Wild Shift Car to unlock this upgraded suit. In addition, a new wave of Shift Cars will appear to fight with Type Wild- Hooking Wrecker, Rumble Dump and Mad Doctor!

But Drive’s not the only one receiving upgrades! The mysterious Machine Chaser will obtain new Core Powers based on fallen Roidmude. In particular, these scans demonstrate Chaser Bat, Chaser Cobra and Chaser Spider!

 

Definitely looks like some interesting adventures are coming down the road for Kamen Rider Drive!

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Though this fledgling line is still in it’s early stages we’ve just gotten our a peak at the first (and currently only) villain in the line. Tire Koukan TK-06 will be none other than Machine Chaser!

Machine Chaser looks to have much of the fantastic asymmetrical detailing of his on screen counterpart and  includes his henshin device the Break Gunner. It’s currently unknown if this figure can actually use the Tire Koukan gimmick and accept tires for weapons. Either way, TK-06 Machine Chaser will be released in December for 3456 yen.

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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.