Bandai isn’t done with Kamen Rider Gaim quite yet! It seems we’ll still be getting Lock Seeds well into Drive’s Premiere!
The Rider Lock Seeds will be continuing, featuring characters from Ichigo to J. There’s currently no word on when these new Seeds will be coming out, but the Showa lock Seed from the Movie Taisen set should give you an idea of what to expect.
The Tamashii Nations 2014 event isn’t too far off and it looks like we just got the reveal of the at show exclusive!
S.H. Figuarts Kamen Rider Baron Lemon Energy Arms is slated to be released at the event for a whopping 5000 yen. But don’t let it’s show exclusive status put you off. There’s been an annual trend of the at show rider exclusives being available for order via the Tamashii Web Shop mere months after the event!
Following the trends set by Ryuki Blank Form & Den-O Super Climax, you can be sure that even if you miss this figure at the show, you will definitely be able to get with a Web Exclusive Middleman to purchase this figure!
Updated with pricing for both!
Despite reports to the contrary for months, it seems that Super Sentai S.H. Figuarts are far from over! Following hot on the heels of Aka Ranger shipping next month, we have the reveal of another classic Showa era Sentai red! Apparently slated for a December release is S.H. Figuarts Vul Eagle from Taiyo Sentai Sun Vulcan! Vul Eagle will be a retail in december for 4860 yen.
In another surprising reveal the 2nd of the 3 “Showa” movie riders has also been revealed! Joining ranks with the recently released Kamen Rider Shin is S.H. Figuarts Kamen Rider Zo! ZO will be released along side Vul Eagle, also as a retail release in December, for 4536 yen! Could a release for the third movie rider, Kamen Rider J, be far behind? Time will tell!
Everyone’s favorite segment, Let’s Watch Wednesdays, returns from Kamen Rider Den-O’s movie! Now for the consequences…
Gaoh has been defeated and time saved for now, but at a cost. The delicate bond Ryutaro had with the 4 Imagin is broken. Now the Imagin of Den-Liner, all but Momotaros, will fade away. But something is left behind, composed of all Ryutaro’s feelings and memories of them. However this device may be the key to unlocking the greatest power of Den-O. The ultimate Climax. Meanwhile Yuuto is faced with a harsh reality. With only one Zeronos card left, his next battle may be his last. What is the dark secret of the cards and their hidden cost? Can he rely on Deneb and Ryutaro’s new power forever?
Den-O Trivia #11
We’ve talked about the Imagin and their design origins, but how about a little behind the scenes action? When talking about the Imagin they of course have incredible suit actors which bring them all to life. Equally as important though is the voice which gives them each a unique personality. The lovable Deneb is of course voiced by the wonderful Hochu Otsuka!
Otsuka has been doing voice overs for many many years and in that time has had some seriously great roles that fans of anime and animation in general will recognize. A mere fraction of his roles include Chibodee Crocket from Mobile Fighter G Gundam, Jiraiya from Naruto, Ultra Magnus from Transformers Headmasters, even Captain Planet himself, and so on. But perhaps the two greatest roles tokusatsu fans will know him for outside of Deneb are the fantastic Signalman from Gekisou Sentai Carranger and the Narrator of Kamen Rider Gaim!
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Some new information about the upcoming Kamen Rider Drive toyline has surfaced online. Keep in mind once again ALL DETAILS REGARDING KAMEN RIDER DRIVE REMAIN UNCONFIRMED BY OFFICIAL SOURCES. The actual toys & weapons may not match our early concepts!
Thanks to previous catalog leaks we know the collectors’ gimmick for Kamen Rider Drive is Shift Cars which will unlock new powers. Based on these recent reveals, we can identify some of the Shift Cars that will be available in early waves:
*Set 02 will contain Shift Dimension and Shift Dream Pegasus
*Gashapon Set 02 features Shift Burning Solar
In addition, Drive will also use Tires as a secondary gimmick. Based on the brief glimpses we have of Kamen Rider Drive’s suit thus far, we can assume the Tires will grant Drive new armor and weapons. Tires will be sold as add-ons for the TK collectible action-figure series (this years’ answer to Arms Change). Some Tires will be sold with new Drive figures, some will be sold only as sets (similar to the Module Changes from Kamen Rider Fourze).
*TK 02 will contain the Funky Spike, Massive Monster and Justice Hunter Tires.
*TK 03 is Drive’s second Type, Wild and includes the Rumble Dump Tire
*TK 04 contains Dream Pegasus, Mad Doctor and Spin Mixer Tires
*TK 05 features Drive’s third type, Technique and includes the Fire Braver Tire.
Definitely sounds like a winning assortment for the newest Kamen Rider! Feel free to join in our Ongoing Kamen Rider Drive Rumor Discussion Thread and share your thoughts about this latest reveal!
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The third release of the S.H. Figuarts Kamen Rider Gaim line from Tamashii Nations is none other than the original melon warrior – Kamen Rider Zangetsu! A general release item, this figure retailed between 4,000 and 5,000 yen depending on where you ordered it from and at the time of this gallery and review is still readily available online as well as your favorite import shops (though prices will vary).
Kamen Rider Zangetsu, for those who do not follow the show Kamen Rider Gaim (you NEED to go watch it RIGHT NOW), is the prototype suit for Takatora, one of the heads of the Yggdrasill corporation. It is the first Armored Right suit to be made and was the test suit for all the others. The suit was only used in the show for the first 12 episodes or so of Kamen Rider Gaim before Takatora took up the Energy Rider suit known as Kamen Rider Zangetsu Shin (which has it’s S.H. Figuart release later this month!). The suit does appear again in the latter part of the 30’s in the show, but you’ll have to watch it for yourself as we do not believe in spoiling major story elements in our reviews!
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It’s time to shift into excitement! Kamen Rider Drive is fully revealed in this latest image from TagHobby! It’s an interesting design to say the least, but it clearly matches up with the TK-O1 Drive figure that was revealed earlier today.
Discuss what you think on our forums in the ongoing Drive Rumors & Speculations thread. We’ll be sure to update you with more and better images as they become available.
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Bandai is back at it again with the second release in their Premium Arms Change line! ACPB02 is none other than Kamen Rider Bravo! And today we’re here to take an in depth look at Mister Dangerous himself, in more ways than one.
As always seems to be the case with Arms Change figures Bravo is yet another home run. More than a simple repaint/remold Bravo features extensive retooling of the Baron/Gridon/Duke base body. But more importantly he comes with his brand new Durian Arms and his signature weapons the Duri Nokos! If you thought Bujin Gaim was a premium release then allow Bravo to redefine what Premium really means for Arms Change. This figure is beautifully painted and detailed, despite being from what was originally just a mass retail gimmick line. This militant pastry chef mercenary nutjob will sit proudly on a shelf with the rest of your Arms Change collection and look incredibly good while doing it.
After the jump we’ve assembled a full 80 image gallery of this wonderful figure including more than a few fun ones. Also included is as many Arms Changes as you can make with EVERY figure in the line right now thanks to Bravo! But before you check out our selection of images by clicking “Discuss on the TokuNation Forums” be sure to look bellow for another wonderful video review by the one and only Baltmatrix! We’ll be trying to coordinate in the future to bring you more of these timed gallery & video pairings as well!
It’s time for Let’s Watch Wednesdays once again here at TokuNation. And although we’re still steaming downing the tracks with Kamen Rider Den-O, this weeks installment brings us to the first of many Den-O Theatrical films. This week we view Kamen Rider Den-O The Movie: Ore Tanjou!
Kamen Rider Gaoh, has appeared. Intent on controlling and erasing time itself he’ll take Den-Liner & Gaoh Liner to rider God’s Line. Hana & Ryutaro will travel to the past and encounter Ryutaro’s younger self, Sieg will return for a proper debut with Wing Form, and Yuuto will go back in time to find help. Last week we saw Yuuto & Deneb creating all kinds hijinks, kidnapping Ryutaro from various points in time, all for the Climax Scene. Well the Scene is officially here, and the power of 4 Den-O’s will unite against Gaoh with all of time at stake! But before that we’ll have some fun with a new rider, Mini Den-O!? It’s a wild ride this week, but you can be sure there will be repercussions from this film. Next week we’ll see just what happens to Ryutaro after the Climax Scene.
Den-O Trivia #10
Getting back to actors in this franchise, let’s take a look at this films big villain Kamen Rider Gaoh! Played by veteran actor Hiroyuki Watanabe, Gaoh’s costume is based on Den-O Sword Form but has a Crocodile motif. Something that wouldn’t turn up again in rider design until OOO BuraKaWani combo. Sadly Gaoh’s suit no longer exists physically as it was scrapped for parts to produce the Kamen Rider Yuuki suit in one of Den-O’s later films, Final Countdown.
Mr. Watanabe, having had a rather long career, was no stranger to tokusatsu before this role. He portrayed the Xig Commander Ishimuro in Ultraman Gaia, Taiga Saejima in Garo & it’s spinoff Beast of the White Night, and beyond Den-O he would go on to appear in the rebooted Karate Robo Zaborger film in 2011.
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