The next entry in the Shodo SUPER toyline has been confirmed!
1984’s Choudenshi Bioman team will be released in this new line, fully articulated and with matching weaponry.
The Shodo Super Bioman set is currently scheduled for release in July 2021! Price is a modest 7500 Yen before shipping and handling.
Toei has released the first trailer for the upcoming cinematic endeavor, Super Sentai Movie Ranger 2021!
This project will be a TRIPLE BILL featuring 3 Super Sentai movies:
*Kishiryu Sentai RyuSoulger: The Movie takes place one year after the series’ ending and features the reunion of the RyuSoulgers.
*Mashin Sentai Kiramager: The Movie: Bee-Bop Dream! features the Kiramagers facing off against a new opponent with the ability to manipulate dreams.
*Kikai Sentai Zenkaiger: The Movie will introduce the world to the 45h Super Sentai team!
Super Sentai Movie Ranger 2021 is currently scheduled for release February 20 2021.
Some official images of the toyline for the 45th Super Sentai series Kikai Sentai Zenkaiger have been released online!
In a change of pace from previous seasons, the Kikaigers are ALSO their Mecha! The four Kikanoid Kikaigers are capable of transforming into gigantic robotic configurations (Kikai Modes) creating a powerful new Robo called ZenkaiOh.
ZenkaiOh requires two Kikai Modes to activate:
*ZenkaiZyuran & ZenkaiGaon transform into ZyuranTyranno & GaonLion Kikai Modes and combine to create DX Zenkaioh JuraGaon! This DX set is priced at 7480 Yen and will be released March 6 2021.
*ZenkaiVroom & ZenkaiMagine activate their Kikai Modes- VroomDump & MagineDragon forming DX ZenkaiOh VrooMagine! This set will cost 7480 Yen and is scheduled for an April 3 2021 release.
DX Juragon and VrooMagine are cross-compatible, allowing for multiple ZenkaiOh configurations.
Lastly, we have some images of a new action figure line called Change Heroes– featuring simplified versions of the Kikai Mode transformations. Each Change Hero figure is priced at 1650 Yen and will be released in March 2021.
Stay tuned to TokuNation as we keep you up to date on all Zenkaiger reveals!
Tonight is the annual Toei press conference officially revealing the next Super Sentai team- Kikai Sentai Zenkaiger!
Heading off the conference this evening was a cast reveal-
*ZenKaiser (the only human Ranger in the cast to date) will be played by newcomer Kiita Komagine.
The other four members of the Zenkaiger team are robotic Kikanoids and will be portrayed via voice & suit actors.
*ZenkaiZyuran is voiced by Shintaro Asanuma
*ZenkaiGaon will be voiced by Kaji Yuki
*ZenkaiMagine is played by Yume Miyamoto
*ZenkaiVroom gets his voice from Takuya Sato.
Singer Takeshi Tsuruno (best known to tokusatsu fans as Ultraman Dyna) will perform the Kikai Sentai Zenkaiger opening theme. Legendary tokusatsu composer Chumei Watanabe will be in charge of the Zenkaiger soundtrack.
A new teaser trailer for the series was also released online – highlighting the return of some past Super Sentai heroes.
Kikai Sentai Zenkaiger begins on March 7 2021! Stay tuned to TokuNation for further details on the next chapter in Super Sentai history!
Bandai Japan has released some official images for the first pieces of merchandise from the 45th Super Sentai series, Kikai Sentai Zenkager!
This is the DX GearTLinger, the main weapon and henshin device used by the Zenkaigers. The GearTLinger is powered by Sentai Gear– containing the energies of the previous Super Sentais.
The DX GearTLinger comes with two Sentai Gear- #45 Zenkaiger and #16 Zyuranger. Currently this DX item is scheduled for release on March 6 2021 with a price of 4950 Yen.
A Gear Holder will also be released, featuring three more Sentai Gear- #25 Gaoranger, #29 Magiranger & #30 Boukenger. This release is priced at 2750 Yen.
OR, a special release consisting of the GearTLinger, Holder & five Sentai Gear will be released for 7700 Yen.
Details for the latest Super Sentai series: Kikai Sentai Zenkaiger are beginning to trickle in and after several leaks, we finally have our first set of magazine scans making the rounds online. These latest scans give us another look at the Kikanoid suits in more detail; each Kikanoid will have his/her own personal sidearm inspired by the mecha that they are based on.
In addition, the magazine scan gives us a look at the GearTlinger, the personal sidearm of Zenkaiser, and how the Gears will interact with it. Kikai Sentai Zenkaiger is scheduled to air on March 7th, 2021, there’s still much we don’t know about this exciting addition to the Super Sentai family so be sure to check back with us at TokuNation, and we’ll be sure to update you with more info becomes available.
We are growing ever closer to the official reveal of the 45th Super Sentai series Kikai Sentai Zenkaiger and a plethora of new information about this new series has just been released online!
Thanks to LinkedToku on social media we have learned the following details-
Zenkaigers’ story begins with a pair of scientists that discovered parallel worlds & could concentrate the powers of these worlds into small devices called Gears. In the process they discovered a world of mechanical lifeforms known as Kikanoids– normally a peaceful people but now their world has been conquered by the Evil Dynasty Tojitendo that seeks to eliminate all other worlds.
The scientists’ son, a young man named Kaito (described as an adventurous friendly man with no sense of personal space) takes up the power of the Gears with another device- the GearTlinger to transform into a new Super Sentai hero- ZenKaiser!
Four of the Kikanoids are able to join Kaito-
*Zyuran– the senior member of the team, who thinks he is calm and relaxed but is in practice a stubborn old man. With the power of the Gears he takes on the combat form ZenkaiZyuran!
*Gaon– a peaceful airhead with a love of cooking, who becomes ZenkaiGaon for fights.
*Vroom– the educated team member with a love for schooling; his battle form is ZenkaiVroom.
*Magine– a shy otaku obsessed with the occult who can transform into ZenkaiMagine when needed.
The Zenkaigers will be aided in their missions by Secchan– a strange talking mechanical bird created by Kaito’s parents.
In addition to changing between humanoid-robo and Zenkaiger forms, the Kikanoids are also able to transform into Mechas! The artwork gives us some ideas of the combinations- a type of SYMMETRICAL DOCKING where one Zenkai Robo forms half the combination.
Kikai Sentai Zenkaiger is currently scheduled for release March 7 2021! Stay tuned to TokuNation as we keep you up to date on this remarkable new chapter in Super Sentai history!
The official TV-Asahi page for the 45th Super Sentai series Kikai Sentai Zenkaiger has officially gone public offering fans some key details on this upcoming project!
Zenkaiger’s head writer will be Junko Komura whose resume includes Dobutsu Sentai Zyuohger & Kaitou Sentai Lupinranger VS Keisatsu Sentai Patranger. Long-time Sentai veteran Shojiro Nakazawa will serve as the series’ director, while veteran suit actor Hirofumi Fukuzawa will take up the role of action director once again. The series will be produced by Shinichiro Shirakura, previously known for several Kamen Rider shows.
The story of Zenkaiger will feature the hero ZenKaiser and his four robot followers uniting against a foe determined to erase all parallel worlds. The unique Sentai Gear will concentrate the powers of past Sentai to aid in combat and further transformations.
An official cast reveal for Kikai Sentai Zenkaiger is currently scheduled for January 15 2021! The series itself will begin on March 7 2021!
Stay tuned to TokuNation for this new chapter in Super Sentai history!
After an early teaser, we now have our first proper look at the 45th Super Sentai series- Kikai Sentai Zenkaiger!
This series represents a major change in formula for Super Sentai; instead of a human team the Zenkaigers are four robots led by the apparently-human ZenKaiser.
The other four members of the Sentai are known as:
Each robot is based on an iconic Super Sentai Mecha- GaoKing, Daizyujin, MagiKing & DaiBouken respectively. According to toy listings, the Zenkaigers will use Sentai Gear to channel the powers of previous Sentai.
Sadly, no other details on the Kikai Sentai Zenkaiger have been confirmed at time of writing. Stay tuned to TokuNation for this new chapter in Super Sentai history!
We finally have our first look at the 45th Super Sentai series, Kikai Sentai Zenkaiger!
The character in question is the leader of the Zenkaiger team- known as ZenKaiser according to toy listings.
The ZenKaiser suit uses a very different design pattern than recent Super Sentai offerings, including armor and a cape.
Will this mean more radical design choices for the rest of the team? Only time will tell!
Stay tuned to TokuNation for further details on this exciting new chapter in Super Sentai history!