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“Gattai! Live Dimension!”

Since Super Minipla began in mid-2016, it’s blossomed into quite the heavy hitting toyline. Setting itself apart from Bandai’s normal Minipla toyline, Super manages to recreate giant robots (of the live action and animated varieties) in fantastic form. In many cases these new models are incredible cost-effective alternatives to long gone and expensive DX toys. So far that’s been illustrated best by today’s subject, Super Minipla Live Robo!

Choujuu Sentai Liveman was the 2nd sentai announced for this line after Zyuranger, and if collector reaction is any indicator then Bandai needs to focus on more pre-zyu series. Super Minipla Live Robo is one excellent set. Thanks to the new and innovative design methods used for this line over standard Minipla, we get 3 fully functional vehicles in Sky Land & Aqua Machines. We also get an intricate transformation with minimal parts removal that results in a functional highly poseable robot armed with it’s trademark Super Beast Sword & Live Shield. Even if model kits aren’t your thing, this set definitely will be.

We’ve assembled a MASSIVE 150+ image gallery of Live Robo as well as a full 5 part review. Each post in the gallery thread focuses on another piece of the set culminating in Live Robo at the end. Catch the whole thing by clicking “Discuss on the TokuNation Forums” at the bottom of this post. We’ll be back soon with another brand new gallery from Pacific Rim Uprising!

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PATORISE!

This month’s exciting new magazine scans for Kaitou Sentai LupinRanger VS Keisatsu Sentai PatRanger have been making the rounds online, courtesy of Rangerboard and some translations via SpecialForm12 via Twitter.

Items of interest for the month:

-New Trigger Machines added to the PatRanger’s arsenal: Trigger Machine Crane and Drill can combine to form PatKaiser Strong, similar to the Scissor and Blade dial fighters of the Lupinranger’s.

-Various pieces of the elusive Lupin Collection are highlighted, and it’s mentioned that only Kogure knows their true purpose and something happening when all pieces are gathered. 

–Lupin X was also highlighted in this scan. He’ll be joining the fight against the Ganglars in next month’s batch of episodes! 

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The upcoming Shout! Factory complete series release of Mirai Sentai Timeranger is coming on July 31st, 2018. We now have our first look at the cover image! You can pre-order this item on Amazon.com.

Mirai Sentai Timeranger was adapted in to Power Rangers Time Force and is considered a fan-favorite series. This summer you can see the Super Sentai series that inspired the popular Power Rangers series.

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“Cho Ninja Gattai!”

By way of the Bandai Candy Toy Blog we have our very first look at another figure from the highly anticipated Super Minipla toyline from Ninja Sentai Kakuranger!

Just last month we had our first preview of the upcoming Super Minipla Muteki Shogun with prototype images of Red Saruder. Today, the Candy Blog has released the first prototype image of Tsubasamaru! We don’t have much to go on based on this sole image, but we can see for certain that is shaping up to be another solid release. We’ll keep you up to date as more images and release info for Muteki Shogun, Kakure Daishogun, & Tsubasamaru are released!

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A full-length trailer for the upcoming Super Sentai/Metal Hero crossover project has been posted online!

This gives us the best look yet at all returning heroes, villains and some good action scenes-

KyuRanger VS Space Squad is currently scheduled for release on August 8 2018! Stay tuned to TokuNation as we keep you up to date on this exciting double-project!

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Those of you who have followed TokuNation.com over the years are aware of our love not only for toys and collectibles but the desire to get to know more about what goes in to making them happen. That love allowed us the opportunity to get to know, on personal levels, some of the individuals at Bandai America who were working on the Power Rangers brand. One such individual was Gregory Mitchell, who first joined the Power Rangers team in 2013 and started making his mark on the property with Power Rangers Super Megaforce. He would finish his tenure with Bandai America as the Senior Director of Marketing for Power Rangers and oversee Power Rangers Dino Charge, Power Rangers Dino Supercharge, the Power Rangers Movie, and Power Rangers Ninja Steel.

Gregory Mitchell left Bandai America and Power Rangers in October of 2016 to join Alpha Group, a Chinese based company that was in the infant stages of growing their presence in the US markets and territories. Since joining the team, he has played a pivotal part in the acquisition of master toy licenses for various properties, including the multi-billion dollar global property that is Spongebob Squarepants. Fans of tokusatsu will recognize the name Alpha Group as the same company in China that produced the Armor Hero tokusatsu series.

He was kind enough to sit down with us for two hours and discuss a number of topics relating to the Power Rangers brand, both from his time there and from his position now looking at things as an outsider. In our exclusive interview, Gregory discusses how the process of a Super Sentai season becoming a Power Rangers season happens; the inside scoop on Legacy toys quality control issues; Legacy Shogun Megazord; an abandoned Super Sentai series that was planned before Lupinranger vs Patranger; and a handful of stories and favorite memories that you may have missed over the years.

The full interview is available in podcast form from Talkin Toku. You can listen to it in the player below or download it by clicking here.

The entire interview is also uploaded in to 9 total videos on our YouTube Channel. The first piece, a preview we released a couple of weeks ago, is shown here on the front page. All 8 follow up segments are included with this story and can be found by clicking “Read More”.

Again, please click “Read More” to see the other 8 YouTube videos!

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A very unique new spinoff project for Super Sentai has just been announced by TOEI!

Officially referred to as Hero Mama League this new film features a trio of veteran Super Sentai heroes-

*Nao Nagasawa as Hurricane Blue
*Ayumi Kinoshita as Deka Yellow
*Ayumi Beppu as Magi Pink

Once champions of justice, all three are now raising families of their own! And now they must learn to balance their lives as Heroes with their responsibilities as Mamas. But things become even more difficult when the Space Shinobu Demost appears on Earth!

This film was created as a “backdoor spinoff” of sorts for the upcoming KyuRanger VS Space Squad film- which is why the Hero Mamas take on a Metal Hero villain.

Hero Mama League is currently scheduled for release on May 13 2018- Mother’s Day! Stay tuned to TokuNation for further details on this interesting Super Sentai spinoff!

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With the release of the YU-DO Kaitou Sentai Lupinranger vs Keisatsu Sentai Patranger candy toy figures due at the end of this month, the Bandai Candy Toy blog has featured a new post taking a closer looking at the six figures along with their packaging and accessories. It also gives buyers a closer look at what the figures will look like without any of the stickers applied, so if you’re a fan of painting them this is your opportunity to see just how much work it’ll be!

However as with most of the blog’s posts the images end with a sneak peak of what else the line has in store – a YU-DO Poderman! The Gangler mook figure is still very much in the prototype stage but is looking great so far, and a positive sign that the line will continue on into at least a second wave.

Could more Ganglers be on the way too? Check out the full selection of images after the jump and let us know your thoughts!

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Some new images from the most recent Super Sentai merchandising catalog have surfaced online, giving us a quick look at the ever-expanding arsenal of Mecha to be used in Kaitou Sentai LupinRanger VS Keisatsu Sentai PatRanger!

A total of THREE new Mecha are shown off in this new catalog-

*The zeppelin-based Magic DialFighter
*The fire-engine-based Trigger Machine Splash

Both these new entries should add some much needed versatility to both teams.

Topping off this lineup is the Jackpot Striker! A golden crowned repaint of the GoodStriker, this appears to be the Movie-exclusive Mecha for this years’ Super Sentai special feature.

And rounding off the reveals this time around is a special Mecha Combo! The LupinRangers’ Dial Fighters & the PatRangers’ Trigger Machines will unite (along with the Mecha belonging to upcoming new Ranger Lupin/Pat X) to create a form tentatively known as Good Cool Kaiser VSX.

Definitely some exciting times ahead for these Ranger teams! Stay tuned to TokuNation as we keep you up to date on all LupinRanger VS PatRanger reveals.

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Get ready to blast off into outer space! Uchuu Sentai Kyuuranger will be the next Super Sentai series to head to South Korea dubbed in Korean under the Power Rangers Galaxy Force(Not to be confused by the Transformers series of the same name) name along with a spiffy new logo.

At the moment, there is no word on when this dub will air but this is exciting news for collectors and Kyuuranger fans. South Korea will often produce their own take on Sentai toys as seen with the new Zyuohger DX Mecha revealed just a few weeks ago, so it’s entirely possible for Bandai’s South Korea division to the same with Kyuuranger.


Of course, this is all just speculative but we’ll be sure to provide you with more info on this as it breaks.