LUPIN GATTAI!
Bandai’s Candy Toy blog was just recently updated with three new LupinRanger VS PatRanger mecha joining the Minipla line-up. LupinRanger VS PatRanger Minipla Series EX will contain the Magic Dial Fighter, Splash Trigger Machine, and last but certainly not least: Lupin Magnum himself.
LupinRanger VS PatRanger Minipla Series EX will be launching November 12, 2018. In the meantime, you can make the jump here and check out the plethora of images from Bandai’s blog.
Toei has at last filed the necessary trademark for the next entry in the Super Sentai series!
The 2019-2020 Super Sentai Series will be known as Kishiryu Sentai Ryuusouger! The name suggests a MEDIEVAL theme, centered around knights and dragons. Unfortunately, no other information regarding this new series is available at time of writing.
Stay tuned to TokuNation as we keep you up to date on all Super Sentai reveals!
“We need Megazord power, NOW!”
SDCC had some powerful exclusives for Power Rangers collector’s this year. Exclusives that are now making the rounds at a number of North American conventions such as Fan Expo Canada and New York Comic Con. Today, we’re taking a look at by far the most spectacular of these exclusives with the SOC Soul of Chogokin GX-72B Black Megazord!
The Black Megazord/Daizyujin is an elaborate repaint of the original SOC release, primarily in black, with a plethora of gorgeous gold trim, green accents, and silver chrome. This color scheme is directly inspired by and meant to compliment the Soul of Chogokin Dragonzord/Dragon Caesar, which is a bit of a different take on the black repaint tradition than we usually get for MMPR or Zyuranger. Each of the Zords functions identically to the first release, but they look so spectacular in these new colors. We’ve included a number of comparison shots with the first release, with some fun mix & match possibilities as well.
Attached are 120 images of this gorgeous set. You can also read up on our full review of SOC Black Megazord in the full gallery thread by clicking “Discuss on the TokuNation Forums” at the bottom of this post. And don’t worry if you’ve missed one of it’s various con releases either, it’s being made available through the Tamashii Web Shop in Japan next year as well.
DENJI GATTAI!
The much teased about Super Minipla Galaxy Mega and Delta Mega is finally getting ready for production and thanks to that: new stock photos for the pair have finally come out, giving us a good look at not only the two in space-ship mode but also the combined Super Galaxy Mega form.
At the time of this writing, the release info for the two isn’t really clear. The pair were exhibited at the All Japan Model and Hobby Show which took place during the weekend. From there, the placard on display suggests that they will see release in January 2019 for 3,200 yen though whether this is for the two of them together or for them individually remains to be seen.
In the meantime, you can stay tuned to Tokunation and we’ll be sure to update this article as more info becomes available.
Another fun Super Sentai Artisan release is on the way for Denji Sentai MegaRanger fans!
Premium Bandai has announced the next henshin device for the Artisan series- the Keitaizer belonging to Mega Silver! This new release will include updated show accurate sound-effects along with Silver’s signature background music.
The Super Sentai Artisan Keitaizer will be released in February 2019! The price is a very modest 8500 Yen before shipping & handling.
“Summon, spirit of the Earth!”
Shout! Factory announced two more Super Sentai DVD sets coming up for release back in May, and finally the later of the two sets has had it’s cover art revealed. The series which celebrated the 25th anniversary of the Super Sentai franchise is on the horizon, Hyakujuu Sentai Gaoranger!
Hyakujuu Sentai Gaoranger: The Complete Series is scheduled for a December 18th release date according to Shout!’s website. You can pre-order the set directly through them HERE. Pre-orders through online retailer Amazon should also be going live in the coming weeks. As always, Shout!’s cover art is looking very sharp indeed. What do you think of it? Sound off in the thread below!
Revealed originally at Power Morphicon, and confirmed for release via Figure Oh, we finally have official images for the SOC Soul Of Chogokin GX-85 King Brachion!
The mighty Brachion (Titanus for those of us in the west) rounds out the MMPR/Zyuranger Chogokin collection for many fans. These official images give us a great sense of the impressive scale of this figure next to the other Guardian Beasts and shows off the combined Ultimate Daizyujin/Dino Ultrazord mode.
SOC King Brachion/Titanus will be released as a general retail item in February 2019 for 29,160 yen.
Thanks to some fresh scans floating around from this month’s Figure Oh we have release information on a selection of new S.H. Figuarts, but more on that in a minute. In the mean time this issue has just confirmed official release information for Soul of Chogokin GX-85 King Brachion! This figure was just revealed to be in the works at this weekend’s Power Morphicon 2018 under it’s western release as Soul of Chogokin Titanus.
Figure Oh confirms that King Brachion is headed for a February 2019 release at 29,160 yen. Which seems to be a bit under most people’s expectations on price. Brachion also appears to be a general retail release, likely because of it’s western distribution as Titanus. With these confirmations we can expect official images of the figure to be released in the new future. When they are, we’ll be sure to update our ongoing discussion thread.
Just revealed only hours ago to the general public, we have brand new up close and clear images of Soul Of Chogokin Titanus AKA King Brachion!
Whether you’re a fan of Mighty Morphin Power Rangers or Kyoryu Sentai Zyuranger, this massive mighty carrier will make a fine addition to your collection. While currently we still have no idea what the release window and price are looking for at this time, we can see that this will be an impressive companion to your SOC Megazord (Daizyujin) & SOC Dragonzord (Dragon Caesar).
We’ll keep you up to date as more new information becomes available. Be sure to follow us here and on our social media on twitter @TokuNation or check in with our man on the ground at Power Morphicon 2018, @TokuChris!
Released just last week at San Diego Comic Con, the GX-76B Soul of Chogokin Black Megazord will no longer be exclusive to SDCC. According to the latest issue of Figure Oh, we have confirmed the release of this set in Japan.
Release date has not been announced at this time, but the GX-76B Soul of Chogokin Black Daizyujin will officially be available as a Tamashii Web Exclusive. Retail price is 32,400 yen. This release will likely feature some slightly altered packaging though we don’t know what it looks like at this time.
We’ll be sure to keep you updated as this story develops.