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Similar to last years’ Kamen Rider Snipe Episode Zero mini-series, Kamen Rider Build will be giving the same treatment to none other than Night Rogue!

Simply titled Rogue, this new mini-series will focus on Gentoku Himuro with his aide Nariaki Utsumi, as well as Souichi/Blood Stalk making appearances. We can also see from the brief trailer Toei has released that the Kaisers from Heisei Generations Final will make a cameo as well. From the looks of the special it appears we’ll mostly be getting insight into the events of the 10 years which preceded the TV series, including Gentoku’s exposure to Nebula Gas and subsequent assumption of the Night Rogue identity.

Rogue begins with the first Kamen Rider Build Blu-Ray Set which is due for release on March 28th!

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As the revitalization of the Showa Era continues from Tamashii Nations, we have one more enemy grunt to add to our collections. Appropriately, following on from the upcoming Renewal of the Shocker Combatman in February is the successor to those very troops. S.H. Figuarts Gel Shocker Combatman!

Gel Shocker was the first organization to succeed the original Shocker in it’s quest for world dominance. Formed by Shocker’s Great Leader, and Geldamn’s General Black, this group culled the ranks of the original Shocker even down to it’s reliable Combatman men. This purge resulted in the introduction of the new Gel Shocker Combatmen who wold menace the Double Riders for some time to come. This new figure is the first instance of Gel Shocker in the figuarts toyline and it looks to be a pretty spectacular release. The Gel Shocker Combatman utilizes the new body enginered for the Renewal Shovcker Combatman and includes both the spiked staff & sword these soldiers were known to use.

The Gel Schocker Combatman will be release in June 2018 as a Tamashii Web Exlcusive for 5400 yen. Be sure to get in touch with your preferred middleman or service in order to secure an order in the near future. Credit to Tendou Toys for sharing this image with us.

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In case you missed it, Bandai’s entry into the Kamen Rider Gaim S.I.C series will be non-other than a hyper-stylized Ichigo(Strawberry) Arms. Since we last saw the prototype proudly on display at the Tamashii Nations Show Room, more info was just released thanks to scans from the latest issue of Figureoh magazine.

S.I.C Kamen Rider Gaim Ichigo Arms will see a July release as a Tamashii Webshop online exclusive priced at 9,180 yen. Stay tuned, and we’ll share more info on this product once the pre-orders for this bad boy drop!

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“Super Best Match!”

Time to boost up your Hazard Level with the latest addition to Kamen Rider Build’s henshin gadgets! The DX Hazard Trigger will give Build the ability to assume Rabit Tank Hazard Form and rival the power of the Sclash Drivers. Check out Bandai Japan’s commercial below for a brief look at this upcoming accessory!

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“Henshin!”

For the last 47 years, Japan & the world have been safe guarded thanks to the selfless actions of heroes known as Kamen Riders. Among their ranks, one stands above as the most iconic character the franchise has ever produced. The original Kamen Rider himself, Takeshi Hongo! After 10 years of various Kamen Rider 1 S.H. Figuarts releases, Tamashii Nations has finally released what is sure to be a centerpiece for many collections with S.H. Figuarts Takeshi Hongo! 

Joining Dan Moroboshi & Retsu Ichijoji, Hongo is the first civilian form Kamen Rider figuart to be released. Based on one of Hongo’s more iconic looks in his dashing black suit, this figure features the stunning likeness of actor Hiroshi Fujioka circa 1971. To replicate Hongo’s transformation into Kamen Rider 1, a really unique effect sheet is included, as well as several sets of hands. This release may seem a bit lite on accessories, but it’s honestly just right. Bringing to life the early days of Kamen Rider like this is just really refreshing as well. I love buying my modern riders too, but seeing the Showa era continue to receive this level of love is wonderful.

We’ve attached the full 70+ image gallery to this post, but you can also read up on our full review of Takeshi Hongo as well by clicking “Discuss on the TokuNation Forums” at the bottom of this post. We’ll back next time with a brand new gallery of the hotly anticipated S.H. Figuarts Shinkocchou Seihou Kamen Rider 1!

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Bandai Tamashii Nations have just revealed their retail release plans for the months of June and July 2018, and while the tokusatsu offerings among them are slim there is at least one item to entice Kamen Rider fans. Initially revealed at the 2017 Tamashii Nations event, a new version of the S.H. Figuarts New Cyclone motorcycle is on the way to go with the newly released S.H. Figuarts Shinkocchou Seihou Kamen Rider 1 and forthcoming Kamen Rider 2 figures.

This version of the bike matches the colourscheme of the previous single-pack release, rather than the 2-pack edition which came with the original Rider 1 figure. This version features slightly more red at the front of the bike, as well as blue areas surrounding the headlights.

Just how different this is to the original New Cyclone release is unconfirmed, as are both its price and accessories. Stay tuned to Tokunation.com for more information as it comes!

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Toei has announced a YouTube spinoff for the highly-successful series Kamen Rider Build!

Titled Raising The Hazard Level-The 7 Best Matches, this side-story explores the powers of FullBottles recovered from other regions Hokuto & Seito.

While Toei’s official YouTube channel remains region-locked, the Genm Corp Twitter page has released a subtitled version of this trailer for fans- AVAILABLE HERE!

Based on the brief suit glimpses from the trailer and previous toy listings for Build, it appears the 7 Best Matches in question are:


*RoseCopter
*TigerUFO
*KujiraJet
*SameBike
*SmartphoneWolf
*PhoenixRobo
*KirinCyclone

The first part of this spinoff will be uploaded on February 5 2018 while the second part is currently scheduled for release on March 12 2018!

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Olympics Arms? Yutaka Kobayashi, aka Kamen Rider Baron from the Kamen Rider Gaim series, is going to be carrying something other than a banana spear. First reported on by BOYS AND MEN, and subsequently reported by the Tokusatsu Network, Yutaka Kobayashi will be one of the individuals representing Japan by carrying the 2018 Winter Olympics torch.

The 2018 Winter Olympics will be in PyeongChang, South Korea, starting on February 9th 2018 and running through February 25th 2018. As if you needed another reason to watch the 2018 Winter Olympics. Our congratulations to Yutaka Kobayashi on this tremendous honor and our assurances that toku fans across the world will be tuning in to see one of their favorites on the world’s stage.

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“NEW OMEGA”

We took a short break but now we’re back with out first brand new gallery of 2018! At both the beginning and end of last year, we really opened our Amazons with 6 galleries from the hit series. Alpha, Omega, Jungraider, Sigma, Mole Amazon, & Neo. To kick this year off we’ve decided to start with a gallery of the Amazon Japan exclusive edition of S.H. Figuarts Kamen Rider Amazon New Omega!

New Omega is Haruka Mizusawa’s upgrade from the 2nd season of Amazons, and the first true upgrade for any of the riders in the show. Using the new Neo Amazons Driver, Haruka’s traditional Omega suit gets retrofitted with cybernetic parts that give him a wild and unfinished look that’s really striking. This Amazon JP edition of the figure includes all the of the standard accessories like the Neo Blade arm, an Amazons Syringe, and two sets of hands, but also comes with the exclusive Green Tamashii Flame Effects!

We’ve attached the full 50+ image gallery of Amazon New Omega to this post, but you can also check out our full review of the figure after the jump. Just click “Discuss on the TokuNation Forums” at the bottom of this post to be taken to the full thread. We’ll be back later this week with a full gallery & review of S.H. Figuarts Takeshi Hongo!

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We love Kamen Rider Ex-Aid. And we love Kamen Rider Ex-Aid figures. So obviously, we love the display shown off today of S.H. Figuarts Kamen Rider Ex-Aid Sports Action Gamer Level 3.

This is currently only a prototype and there is no release information available at this time. We can only hope that this figure sees a release as it looks beautiful!

Thanks to @dewachang on Twitter for the images.