A very interesting news story has just been revealed!
It seems Kamen Rider Gaim will be teaming up with the Android Kikaider for at least one episode this May, as a cross-promotion for the upcoming Kikaider reboot film.
Previously Toei had used Super Sentai to promote an older property revival (which led to the “Go-Busters VS Gavan” teamup) but now Gaim gets to be the launching point!
Stay tuned to TokuNation for further details!
Fusion Jack!
The S.H. Figuarts line continues its journey through the Kamen Rider Blade series with Kamen Rider Blade Jack Form!
This winged mid-season power-up for the titular Rider will be released as a Tamashii web exclusive in September, priced 4644 yen. Included will be a selection of alternate hands, the enhanced Blade Rouzer, Rouze cards and (as Google translate puts it) partially-exploded card parts.
Will Jack Form be joining your collection? Preorders are open now!
2014 may just be proving to be the year of Kamen Rider Shin, as not only will this unique Rider be receiving an S.H. Figuarts figure in May, but he will also be joined by a Super Imaginative Chogokin version this September!
A Tamashii Web Exclusive release priced 5940 yen, S.I.C. Kamen Rider Shin comes packaged with a selection of alternate hands, 2 alternate faces and the decapitated head of Cyborg Soldier Level 2!
Pre-orders are now open!
After a ton of anticipation the 3rd Premium Bandai Arms Change release is about to be open for orders! The ACPB03 Kamen Rider Sigurd & Marika 2-pack retails for 8640 yen. The order page opens today in Japan 4/24 and will remain open until 6/30. The set will be released in September. So get with your middleman now to secure orders.
For now, whet your appetite for these delicious fruits with a plethora of official images for the set and their arms swapped between the other Energy Riders. These look to be two more fine fine additions to an already excellent line. A teaser image for the upcoming ACPB04 Kamen Rider Knuckle is also attached. This shadowed out image doesn’t show us the same detail we saw earlier in the week for this figure, but it confirms it as the next Premium Bandai exclusive.
As the Arms change line keeps chugging along, we finally have an image of the next upcoming retail release from the line. AC12 Energy/Kamen Rider Duke!
It was speculated for some time that Duke’s Lemon Energy Arms would be a remold of Mango Arms, and it appears to be true for the most part. Though the mold of course has it’s own unique bits too. AC Duke will be released in May!
Walk the path of heaven!
His grandmother always knew it, and so did we. Souji Tendou/Kamen Rider Kabuto has always been destined for greatness! So is it any wonder that his S.H.Figuart is the first to receive Bandai’s radical new premium makeover?
In today’s gallery/review we take a look at this excellent new figure. Implementing a brand new basic SHF body as well as an entirely new wrist peg/hand system, Kamen Rider Kabuto Renewal is the first in a new line of premium SHF releases soon to be continued by Hibiki. If you don’t have any experience with the original Kabuto figuart then you should check this one out, And if you do have experience with it then you DEFINITELY need to check out the renewal. It’s a simply excellent figure, that wholly improves on the original.
To check out the full gallery & review of S.H. Figuarts Kamen Rider Kabuto Renewal simply click “Discuss on the TokuNation Forums” at the bottom of this post.
Now, Clock Up!
It’s time to talk some toku with the Talkin Toku Podcast! Join your hosts Kickback aka Chris (@rankal), Den-O aka Jordan (@DenO_Tokunation), and Sentai Tamashii aka Tom (@SoulInkChu) as they talk the latest news to hit the tokusatsu community!
In Episode 008 – Articulated Boobs join the guys as they talk about the winning Ranger Keys of the Morphin Madness contest. They transition in to discussing some of the most exciting and promising news in recent memory for Power Rangers with the apparent return of Judd Lynn as executive producer of the upcoming Power Rangers Dino Charge season, adapted from Zyuden Sentai Kyoryuger, in 2015. And the toy topic of the podcast? Are S.H. Figuarts of Super Sentai characters dead?
For the first time (and not the last time if you guys enjoy it), our conversation and discussion about Power Rangers Super Megaforce “Silver Lining Part 2” is done in the way of MST3K, with Jordan watching the episode live on the podcast. The part that makes it hilarious to listen to, aside from his criticisms of Power Rangers as a whole, is the fact he had no idea we were recording. Enjoy his natural comedic wit in this segment! The boys also discuss Kamen Rider Gaim, with the return of Kamen Rider Bravo and Kamen Rider Gridon. But where does the show go from here? The boys attempt to speculate. And discussion of Ressha Sentai ToQGer is hijacked with discussion of Mini-Pla ToQOh.
Be sure to stay tuned to the end of the episode for a special promotion of the upcoming Talkin Ranger Toku Command at the Nation Summer Crossover Event, where the Talkin Toku at the Nation Podcast joins forces with the Ranger Command Power Hour Podcast for an epic podcast crossover. A big special thanks to @trekkieb47 for editing the promo. Be sure to check out the Ranger Command Power Hour Podcast by checking out their official site – RangerCommand.com.
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Looks like Arms Change isn’t over just yet!
A simple teaser image has surfaced online for AC-PB 04, the fourth Premium Web Exclusive for the Arms Change series. This time PB brings us Armored Rider Knuckle, the Walnut Rider!
Since Knuckle is the last Armored Rider introduced in Gaim, its possible this Premium version will be the very last item in the fan-favorite Arms Change series.
With PB-03 (Sigurd & Marika) releasing in September, Knuckle’s release window should be opening in mid-to-late October 2014. Stay tuned to TokuNation for further price & release details!
Ryu Ho! Ha ha ha!
S.H. Figuarts Kamen Rider Ryugen has finally been announced for release! After a few months in limbo it’s finally been revealed that Ryugen will be released in August 2014 for 3800 yen. The better news is that he also appears to be a retail release!
Love or hate the character (most likely hate) the figure of him looks gorgeous! Check out a few of the official images for Ryugen after the jump!
The 66action Kamen Rider candy toy line is coming back for a third case assortment!
This case contains Kamen Rider Shin Zangetsu, Fourze Base States, Eternal, and one more yet to be announced figure.
Due out in August, each figure will run you a wallet friendly price of 380 yen each for singles.