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“Mayday mayday SOS!”

Toku Toy Box has officially begun! And the first gallery that can qualify you for entry in this years’ contest is none other than S.H. Figuarts Walter from Tokkei Winspector!

Walter rounds out the Winspector trio in spectacular fashion following up from comrades Fire & Bikel. An accessory pack for the team was just released as well, we’ll be taking a look at it next month. But for now Walter is a magnificent follow up to two excellent releases. Featuring all the hallmarks of this subline, Walter has excellent articulation and a plethora of accessories for display options. His signature Dislider jetpack/shield, a pair of oil cans for having a drink, numerous extra hands, and the ever present Daytric M2 sidearm. Walter is the perfection finish to an excellent lineup of characters.

We’ve attached a selection of images to this post, but you can actually view the entire 80 image gallery after the jump by clicking “Discuss on the TokuNation Forums” at the bottom of this post. We’ll be back in 2 days with the next Toku Toy Box gallery as well! For now though, enjoy S.H. Figuarts walter!

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Once again we’ve come upon the time of year we love most. Time for the members and staff of TokuNation.com to celebrate their respective holidays with their friends & loved ones. But it’s also time for TokuNation to celebrate itself. Our little community hits a major milestone this year, our 5 year anniversary!! January 4th 2017, will officially mark 5 years since TokuNation first went public thanks to it’s found Kickback!

5 years of growing & evolving into the open and fun community it’s become. As we’ve done in the past we want nothing more than to continue to grow this community. To strengthen the bonds it’s helped forge. To continue to bring you up to date news, rumors, images, videos, the occasional podcasts, and the welcoming community atmosphere you’ve all come to know. But we also want to bring you just 1 more thing.

Our annual Toku Toy Box Giveaway! Like years past TokuNation is hosting an annual holiday giveaway open to ALL registered users! You’ll recall that in years’ past giveaways, users could post in a selection of galleries within the contest period to automatically be entered into the drawing for 1 of 4 prize packs. And this year is no different! To show our appreciation to you, the community, we’ve assembled 4 incredible prize packs spanning Power Rangers, Super Sentai, Kamen Rider, Ultraman, and more!

Click “Discuss on the TokuNation Forums” at the bottom of this post to be taken to the OFFICIAL RULES and prize pack breakdowns of Toku Toy Box 2016! For now though, thank you. Thanks to all of you who continue to call this place your home for news, discussion, images, sales, friendships, artwork, videos, podcasts, and everything else in between. Happy Holidays from all of us, and best of luck in our giveaway! It’s our gift to you this, and every, holiday season!

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Even though this special release was literally just revealed today at Tamashii Nations 2016 we’ve already received confirmed release information for it! Thanks to a listing on Amazon.JP we have confirmed details for the Tamashii Lab Laser Blade Origin Version!

Tamashii Lab Gavan Type G Laser Blade Origin Version
– Bundled with Gavan/Dekaranger Space Squad Movie Blu-Ray Set
– July 19th, 2017 release
– 29,160 yen

This bundle gets you this new unique version of the Laser Blade, new more ornamental display bases that differ from the original release, and the DVD/Blu-Rays of the Space Squad film and the Girls In Trouble Special! This is absolutely something of a must have for die-hard Metal Hero collectors. It was nice knowing you all, I’m off to be homeless and clutch this thing in an alleyway somewhere.

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Tamashii Nations 2016 has gotten well under way and to make things easier we’ve separated our coverage into multiple posts. Continuing our coverage, here’s the selection of Metal Heroes figures and one or two Garo & Super Sentai items currently on display at the show:

Metal Heroes
S.H. Figuarts
Gavan 2.0/renewal
Gavan Type G 2.0/renewal
Gavan’s Cybarian
Retsu Ichijouji (display only)

Tamashii Lab
Dol Giran (display only)
Gavan Type G’s Laser Blade

Garo
Makai Kado Midnight Sun Knight Dan

Super Sentai
Tamashii Lab Zyusoken
S.H. Figuarts Dragon Ranger (display only)

We’ll keep you up to date throughout the weekend as more images and info from Tamashii Nations 2016 begin to circulate. Stay tuned to TokuNation!

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Great news for Space Sheriff Gavan fans – the upcoming Beam Sword or Laser Blade will be seeing a release via Bluefin Tamashii Nations here in the United States! Originally only available through Premium Bandai Japan, the US release will hit in January of 2017 for a suggested retail price of $164.99.

You can pre-order yours through Amazon today for $165.99.

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It’s been a long and hot summer but TokuNation is bringing you in to the homestretch of 2016 for the holiday season! August has come and gone and before you know it so will September. But before we head that way, let’s take a look back at your favorite toy galleries posted for the month of August 2016:

Tokkei Winspector
S.H. figuarts Bikel

Kamen Rider Ghost
S.H. Figuarts Kamen Rider Specter

Kamen Rider Kuuga
S.H. Figuarts Kamen Rider Kuuga Ultimate Form (original release)

Kamen Rider Kabuto
S.H. Figuarts Kamen Rider Gattack (original release)

Metal Heroes & Kamen Riders dominated our August, what will September bring? Actually more of the same! For this month we’ll have classic galleries from Kamen Rider Kabuto, our third entry from Tokkei Winspector, a sprinkling of Sentai, and perhaps some vintage figures we’ve yet to share…. And we definitely can’t forget our VERY special 500th gallery this month as well! Stay tuned!

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Hot on the heels of the Gavan/Dekaranger Space Squad movie announcement is a brand new revel for Metal Hero collectors. Possibly to coincide with the upcoming films’ release is S.H. Figuars Space Sheriff Gavan Type G (Space Squad)! Pictures from the C3Tokyo event, and this figure, come via Figsoku.

We don’t currently have any confirmed release details for this figure. What we can tell you is that a renewal of the Gavan S.H. Figuarts mold was first revealed way back at Tamashii Nations 2014. Though it never actually saw release. This film may finally be the excuse Bandai needed to release the renewal Gavan body, with Type G beating out original Gavan.

As we get more confirmed details for S.H. Figuars Space Sheriff Gavan Type G (Space Squad) we’ll keep you updated.

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This expensive collector piece was revealed only yesterday, but now we have our first official look at the Tamashii Lab Laser Blade from Space Sheriff Gavan! 

As reported previously this impressive item features an IR sensor that lets the Laser Blade detect your hand as you slide ir up the blade to “charge” it in the same way that Gavan does for his Gavan Dynamic attack. Whilst doing so you can press a button on the hilt to the either the series BGM, or rapidly press it to recreate sound effects from the show. These images also confirm the inclusion of the fantastic set of display hands to hold the Laser blade. See the promo video below with the legendary actor who played Gavan, Mr. Kenji Ohba, demonstrating these wonderful features.

The Tamashii Lab Laser Blade is set for January 2017 release for a whopping 16,200 yen.

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More good news for Metal Hero fans!

Toei has announced a high-definition home media release for the legendary Metal Hero, Space Sheriff Gavan!

Two box sets will be released containing the entire 44-episode series. The first announced special feature is an interview with the Gavan crew- specifically, Kenji Ohba (who portrayed the title character), Osamu Kaneda (the series’ action director) and Jun Murakami, stuntman & suit actor for Gavan.

Volume 1 will be released on January 1, 2017 while Volume 2 is tentatively scheduled for release on March 8, 2017. Each volume is priced at 29000 Yen.

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Legacy Collection what? It looks like Tamashii Nations is getting in on premium 1:1 scale replicas for a whole new subset of fans, specifically Metal Heroes. We’ve just gotten our first look at the upcoming Tamashii Lab Laser Blade! A lifesize replica of Space Sheriff Gavan’s signature weapon.

This surprising piece looks to be one of the most complex replica weapons Bandai has produced to date. Featuring an IR sensor, the Laser Blade allows you to slide your hand up the blade to “charge” it in the same way that Gavan does for his Gavan Dynamic attack. Whilst doing so the Blade lights up in sequence and plays the appropriate sound effects while also playing the series’ BGM!

The Tamashii Lab Laser Blade is set for January 2017 release for a whopping 16,200 yen. Currently it’s believed to be a Premium Bandai exclusive releases but we don’t have confirmation on that as of yet.