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“Wake Up! Cross-Z Dragon!”

Ryuga Banjou has been through the ringer the last few years. A former boxer, Banjou has been framed for murder, lost the love of his life, become a Kamen Rider, and then there’s that stretch with the evil alien trying to take destroy the world. Today’s gallery takes us back to Banjou’s beginnings, when he was still learning what it meant to be a hero. S.H. Figuarts Kamen Rider Cross-Z is here!

Cross-Z is Banjou’s first outing in the Figuarts toyline with his 2nd form, Cross-Z Charge, releasing this week as well. Cross-Z though, is a really great repaint & remold of the basic Build Rabbit/Tank Form with a few dynamic changes that go a long way to selling it as a brawler form. While there are admittedly some minor issues with articulation, the figure looks wonderful in hand and the included Beat Crosser is the perfect accessory for it.

We’ve attached the full 55+ image gallery to this post but you can also check out our full review thread by clicking “Discuss on the TokuNation Forums” at the bottom of this post. Next time we’ll be back for another Kamen Rider Build gallery with S.H. Figuarts Machine Builder! 

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In a surprising announcement for the rapidly-winding-down Kamen Rider Build series, a new Rider Form has been unveiled!

Fan-favorite supporting character Kamen Rider Grease will abandon the now-obsolete Sclash Driver and combine a Build Driver with the newly-completed Blizzard Knuckle to transform into Kamen Rider Grease Blizzard! This blue repaint of Greases’ original suit includes a Robot SMASH arm as main weapon, granting Grease the power to stand against Evolto in the final battles.

But Kamen Rider Grease may not be the ONLY Build Rider receiving a last-minute change! The same scans also hint at a new form for Kamen Rider Mad Rogue to be revealed in an as-yet-unannounced Hyper Battle Video.

What other surprises could Kamen Rider Build have in store for its final act? Stay tuned to TokuNation for further details!

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The 20th and final Heisei Era Kamen Rider is coming closer every day, and we continue to learn more about this new hero: the King of Time, Kamen Rider Zi-O!

In the first magazine scans published for this new series, we get to see Zi-O’s arsenal and special attacks from the Zikan Gilade in Sword and Gun configurations. We also get a close look at Kamen Rider Zi-O’s motorcycle- the Ride Striker! Some early teasers for Zi-O’s time travel powers are included, with brief glimpses of the Cretaceous Era and the Edo Period.

As an extra bonus, this scan gives us our best look yet at the second Rider- Kamen Rider Gates! This character is said to arrive from the year 2068 and uses the same Driver as Zi-O.

Each characters’ RIDER KICK attacks are detailed in full: Kamen Rider Zi-O uses the Time Break while Kamen Rider Gates’ is known as Time Burst! Both Rider suits bear the katakana for KICK on the underside of their boots.

Kamen Rider Zi-O is currently scheduled to begin September 2 2018! Feel free to join in our Ongoing Kamen Rider Zi-O Rumor Discussion Thread to share your thoughts & fears about this exciting new Rider!

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For years upon years, the S.H. Figuarts line of figures from Bandai Japan have been considered the ultimate visual form of our favorite spandex-clad superheroes from Japan. Featuring heavy articulation, show-accurate paint and details, as well as a variety of weapons and accessories, you really cannot beat a S.H. Figuart in terms of feeling you have a “complete” figure. Then something called “Rider Kick Figures“, or RKF, emerged recently.

Bandai Japan would like to appeal to those who cannot always afford a solid $50 for a figure.

Releasing in September is the brand new action figure line “Rider Kick Figures” which literally, and I quote, has the catchphrase “It’s cheap and it moves!”. Consider our interests piqued. The first figure to release will be Kamen Rider Build in his Rabbit/Tank form. Following his release will be Kamen Rider Cross-Z and Kamen Rider Grease (shown in pictures attached to the article), and announced or teased figures include Kamen Rider Zi-O, Kamen Rider Ex-Aid, Kamen Rider Evolt, and Kamen Rider Build Dragon/Rabbit form.

For those of you who want to collect figures but cannot afford the price of S.H. Figuarts, or are simply annoyed at the constant influx of Premium Bandai releases, the Rider Kick Figures may be for you. Check out all the in-hand images by clicking the title of the story.

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A new article at CinemaToday has revealed some important details about the upcoming 20th and FINAL Heisei Kamen Rider project- Kamen Rider Zi-O!

First up, a brief story synopsis has been revealed under the tagline Rejoice-for the birth of a new King!


It is the fall of year 2018, when a time machine appears before the protagonist born in 2000.

A mysterious girl emerges from the time machine, telling this protagonist “I come from the year 2068- a future where a demonic king reigns and makes his people suffer, creating a hopeless world.”

The girl who came to 2018 is desperate to change the future, stating- “it is YOU who will become the demon that destroys the world- The King Of Time, Zi-O!”

Just what is the fate of the future?!

This is the story of the Kamen Rider who will fight to save the past, present AND future- fighting across time while encountering the past Heisei Riders across the course of history.

In addition, several members of the production crew have been announced:

*The head writer for this series is Kento Shimoyama who previously wrote for several Super Sentai series including Tensou Sentai Goseiger and Shuriken Sentai Ninninger.
*Zi-O’s director is Ryuta Tasaki a veteran of multiple Kamen Rider projects including Kamen Rider W, Kamen Rider Den-O, & Kamen Rider Drive.
*Producer duties will be shared between Shinichiro Shirakura and Naomi Takebe, both long-time TV-Asahi tokusatsu veterans.

The full cast & crew for Kamen Rider Zi-O will be revealed during a press conference on August 7 2018! Stay tuned to TokuNation between now & then as we keep you up to date on this remarkable new Rider!

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As we approach the premiere of Kamen Rider Zi-O in September, we’re continuing to see more and more images of the toyline for the upcoming show. Today brings us a look at this year’s main “gimmick” line with the first wave of RKF (Rider Kicks Figures). 

RKF looks to be a general action figure line rather than one truly driven by a gimmick as in years past. The line is composed of characters from across the Heisei Era and will also be featuring power up armors for Kamen Rider’s Zi-O & Gates. The first wave of releases is dominated by Kamen RIder Build characters including; Build (Rabbit/Tank), Cross-Z, Grease, Evol (Cobra), and the Be The One film exclusive form Cross-Z Build (Rabbit/Dragon).

Cross-Z is listed with a 2160 yen price point and October release date, while Evol & Cross-Z Build each bare a 2700 yen price point with November release dates. The first wave of 6 RKF figures are all up for pre-order at HLJ currently. These pre-orders include Ex-Aid Level 2 who isn’t shown in these initial scans. We’ll be sure to keep you informed as more information about this toyline becomes available.

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In case you missed it: Kamen Rider Zi-O will be Toei’s new Kamen Rider show that will be replacing Kamen Rider Build in the coming months. We’ve seen plenty of the titular rider’s suit design thanks to promotional images that have been coming out, but Toei’s finally released photos of what the actual in-show physical of this design will look like in addition to some more promotional material and the show’s logo.

Kamen Rider Zi-O is premiering in September, in the meantime be sure to stay tuned to Tokunation and we’ll provide you with all the exciting news as it becomes available.

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In case you missed it, S.H.Figuarts Kamen Rider Cross-Z Magma was revealed just a few days ago, thanks to a series of heavily watermarked Figureoh magazine scans. Clearer images are beginning to come out and we can finally make out the release details for this hot new figure.

S.H.Figuarts Cross Z Magma will be released as a Tamashii Webshop exclusive, priced at 6480 yen. You can look forward to adding this piece into your Kamen Rider Build collection in January 2019. In the meantime, stay tuned to Tokunation and we’ll update you as soon as this figure is made available for pre-order!

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While a heavily watermarked scan from Figure Oh appeared yesterday confirming that this release was on the way, we now have a great selection of in hand images as well. The next release from Kamen Rider Build will be S.H. Figuarts Hell Bros!

The combined form of Engine Bros & Remocon Bros, Hell Bros is the first of the Kaiser family of characters to be released in the line. The official S.H. Figuarts Blog has shared this selection of in hand prototype images giving us a great idea of what to expect from the final release. Based on the excellent Night Rogue/Blood Stalk mold, Hell Bros looks like he’ll fit in just perfectly with your Build Collection.

While release month & price are not included in the blog post, we do know that pre-orders will begin through the Tamashii Web Shop on July 27th. We’ll let you know when final official images, and release info are available.

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As Kamen Rider Build approaches its final episodes, new merchandise has come to light. Premium Bandai is set to release the DX Last Pandora Panel White, Last Pandora Panel Black, and Black Lost Bottles Set. These items play a prominent role in the later episodes, with the Black Lost Bottles being an important plot point. While the Pandora Panels are just repaints of the original Pandora Panel, two of the Lost Bottles are only obtainable in this set- the Hasami (Scissors) and Spanner Lost Bottles. While collectors may already have a majority of these Lost Bottles in their original silver and purple color scheme, this black and gold set is a perfect opportunity to obtain the ones that are harder to find, such as Kuwagata and CD. 

The set is now available for preorder, priced at 8640 yen with a January 2019 release date.