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As the years go by and Tokunation grows, we have made many featured articles, galleries, and changes to help connect to the tokusatsu fan community. With this being Tokunation’s sixth year being live, as well as the one year anniversary of our Customs Corner segment we here amongst the staff have decided to make a special showcase gallery of our works! Dive into the gallery to see the customs of our very own Den-O, Sentai Tamashii, Kiryu, KamenRiderOOO  and ZeoRangerV and take a read at how they created their pieces in this discussion thread! From Minipla to custom S.H. Figuarts to a Gundam, there is no shortness of unique customs!

We hope you all enjoy what you see and thank you all for your continued support!

Be sure to give them all follows on their Twitter pages; @DenO_Tokunation, @SoulinkChu, @DK_Zer0, @TrueKROOO and @Ajax_Ranger!

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“Riderrrrrrrr, henshin!”

While this release just barely made it’s way out at the end of 2017, it’s already set the bar very high for where figures for 2018 should be. After 10 years of S.H. Figuarts, and numerous releases in one form or another of this character, Tamashii Nations has finally made the definitive figure of Takeshi Hongo’s heroic rider form. We thought it only appropriate that on today, what would have been Shotaro Ishinomori’s 80th birthday, we share our gallery of S.H. Figuarts Shinkocchou Seihou Kamen Rider 1!

From the ground up, Seihou Rider 1 is the ultimate representation of this character in 1/12 scale form. Faithfully recreating Kamen Rider 1’s most iconic look in his “Shin” costume from later in the original TV series, this appearance is how Hongo has appeared for nearly all of his appearances since it’s debut well over 40 years ago. Elevating the engineering of figuarts once again, this Shinkocchou Seihou release manages to capture the wonder of this costume perfectly and translate it’s essence into a dynamic action figure any collector should be proud to own.

We’ve attached the FULL 100 image gallery to this post, but you can also see our extensive review in the thread linked below. Just click “Discuss on the TokuNation Forums” below to see the entire gallery thread for S.H. Figuarts Shinkocchou Seihou Kamen Rider 1!

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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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“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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This year’s Toku Toy Box Giveaway has come to an end. Four winners were randomly selected and each have confirmed and responded. So here’s the list of who won and what they won!

– GurrenPrime (Power Rangers Prize Package)
– CinemaSlob (Super Sentai Prize Package)
– Enchilada645 (Kamen Rider Prize Package)
– Deepsea (Other Toku Prize Package)

A special thank you to the staff who helped provide prizes for this year’s Toku Toy Box as well as KentuckyJam for his incredible donation as well.

We look forward to doing even more giveaways this year in celebration of the Power Rangers 25th Anniversary, so stay tuned for that! And of course – Toku Toy Box 2018/2019! Thank you for your participation and congratulations again to the winners!

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This year’s Toku Toy Box is drawing to a close! You have until 11:59pm PST on Saturday, January 13th to post in any of the eligible galleries. After that the Toku Toy Box giveaway for 2017/2018 will come to a close. We plan to randomly select winners on Sunday, January 14th. We will private message you through the TokuNation Forums. You will have 24 hours to respond or we will move on to the next individual.

If you need some incentive – here are some links to what you can win!

– Power Rangers Prize Package
– Kamen Rider Prize Package
– Super Sentai Prize Package
– Other Toku Prize Package

To enter this year’s Toku Toy Box you need to be a registered member of the TokuNation Forums and simply leave a comment (not spam) in any gallery that was posted in 2017! We’ve made it easy for you – here are ALL the galleries for 2017.

– DX Kyutama Gattai KyurenOh
– S.H. Figuarts Kamen Rider J
– S.H. Figuarts Kamen Rider Amazon Omega
– S.H. Figuarts Jungraider
– S.H. Figuarts Kamen Rider Amazon Alpha
– S.H. Figuarts Gatack Extender
– PB01 LVUR Full Action Kamen Rider Ex-Aid Level 1
– S.I.C. Kamen Rider Drive
– S.H. Figuarts Kamen Rider Super Mashin Chaser
– S.H. Figuarts Kamen Rider Hercus, Ketaros, and Caucasas
– S.H. Figuarts Kamen Rider Drive Type Tridoron & Tire Blending Set
– S.H. Figuarts Kamen Rider Ex-Aid Level 2
– S.H. Figuarts Kamen Rider Brave Level 2
– S.H. Figuarts Kamen Rider Snipe Level 2
– S.H. Figuarts Kamen Rider Necrom
– S.H. Figuarts Kamen Rider Mach Chaser
– S.H. Figuarts Over Evolved Heart Roidmude
– S.H. Figuarts Hard Boilder (Renewal)
– S.H. Figuarts Space Sheriff Gavan Type G Space Squad Version
– S.H. Figuarts Kamen Rider Heart
– S.H. Figuarts Space Sheriff Gavan and Saibarian Set
– S.H. Figuarts Kamen Rider Accel Shinkocchou Seihou
– S.H. Figuarts Alien Metron
– S.H. Figuarts Kamen Rider Amazon Sigma
– LVUR-18 Kamen Rider Ex-Aid Maximum Gamer & Muteki Gamer
– S.H. Figuarts Kamen Rider Hyper Kabuto (original)
– Ultra-Act Ultraman Belial
– S.H. Figuarts Tokkei Winspector Full Package Option Set
– S.H. Figuarts Gomora
– BCR-01 Kamen Rider Build Rabbit Tank Form
– S.H. Figuarts Shinkocchou Seihou Kamen Rider Kickhopper
– S.H. Figuarts Kamen Rider Dark Drive Type Next
– S.H. Figaurts Kamen Rider Ex-Aid Hunter Action Gamer Level 5
– S.H. Figuarts Kamen Rider Lazer Level 2
– S.H. Figuarts Shinkocchou Seihou Kamen Rider Punch Hopper
– S.H. Figuarts Kamen Rider Brave Hunter Quest Gamer Level 5
– S.H. Figuarts Kamen Rider Snipe Hunting Shooter Gamer Level 5
– S.H. Figuarts Shinkocchou Seihou Kamen Rider Skull
– S.H. Figuarts Kamen Rider Den-O Sword Form
– S.H. Figuarts Kamen Rider Lazer Hunter Bike Gamer Level 5
– S.H. Figuarts Kamen Rider ZX and Helldiver
– S.H. Figuarts Kamen Rider Amazon Neo
– S.H. Figuarts Kamen Rider Mole Amazon
– S.H. Figuarts Kamen Rider GenM Zombie Gamer Level X
– S.H. Figuarts Kamen Rider Ex-Aid Double Action Gamer Level XX
– S.H. Figuarts Kamen Rider GenM Action Gamer Level 2 with Shakariki Sports
– S.H. Figuarts Dan Moroboshi
– S.H. Figuarts Retsu Ichijoji
– S.H. Figuarts Kamen Rider Drive Type Special

For all the official rules simply click here. Good luck to everyone and thank you all for a wonderful 2017 and an incredible start to 2018! Here’s to a great year providing you tokusatsu news and galleries!

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It is time for the final prize package reveal for our Toku Toy Box giveaway! We’ve already revealed Power Rangers, Kamen Rider, and Super Sentai – all that is left is the Other Toku category. We struggled a bit on this one to find the right items to giveaway and in the end we settled on Ultraman items as the Ultraman franchise had a huge uptick this year in terms of popularity in the toku fandom. But we also added a “store credit” prize to get it on par with the other prize packages – so use that as you see fit! The prizes are listed below!

Other Toku Prize Package for Toku Toy Box
– S.H. Figuarts Ultraseven
– S.H. Figuarts Orb Origin
– S.H. Figuarts Orb Origin The First
– Ultraman Manga Volume 1
– Ultraman Manga Volume 2
– Ultraman Manga Volume 3
– Ultraman Manga Volume 4
– Ultraman Manga Volume 5
– Ultraman Manga Volume 6
– Ultraman Manga Volume 7
– $100 store credit (your store choice)

For complete details on how to enter Toku Toy Box, simply click here! Stay tuned for the official end date of this year’s Toku Toy Box!

Image courtesy @muto_the_official on Instagram.

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Back in the summer of 2011 I approached our network owner, Tony_Bacala, with an idea for a new website to add to the network. Having been a fan of Power Rangers all my life while watching Gokaiger weekly, along with getting in to Kamen Rider through Kamen Rider Fourze, I wanted to take this enjoyment and passion and share it with other people in a broader scope. Tony_Bacala agreed to give me a shot, having been an Administrator at TFW2005 for nearly 10 years, and told me I had to find my own crew to run it.

For months I spoke with members of TFW2005.com who had an interest. I didn’t want to go pick up notables from other existing communities – I wanted to introduce fresh faces and build something from the ground up in every aspect. I did not know that the staff we would put together, the staff we have today, would be some of the greatest people and friends I would ever have. Sentai Tamashii, Den-O, Kamen Rider OOO, Paladin, ZeoRangerV, Kiryu, Uchihabro – they are some of the best and I am honored and humbled to get to do this with them every single day.

Six years. That’s a lot of San Diego Comic Cons, a lot of Toy Fairs, a lot of New York Comic Cons, and a sprinkling or two of Power Morphicons as well. 574 galleries as of today. That’s almost 100 galleries per year. Toku Toy Box – one of our holiday staples – is as popular as ever.

For 2018 we are going to go full swing with the celebration of the Power Rangers and the 25th anniversary. We have so much content planned for the year and I cannot wait to share it with you and celebrate the last 25 years of the Power Rangers franchise. And we cannot forget the Lupinranger vs. Patoranger hype, or just how exciting Kamen Rider Build is!

Thank you for making us a stop on your adventure through the world wide web. Thank you for your support, your comments, and your criticisms. Thank you to all of our members who have made this their place to discuss all things tokusatsu and more. We hope you will continue to be part of our family and we hope to continue to deliver the news, galleries, and content you expect for years to come.

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It’s a new year! And what better way to start a new year than with some new toys! Our site sponsor BigBadToyStore.com has just sent out their latest newsletter and included are some listings for all the HOT new Bandai Japan/Tamashii Nations Pre-Orders for your favorite Kamen Rider, Ultraman, Super Sentai, and Power Rangers needs. Check out the new listings, some classic must-buy listings, and some stuff in stock below!

New and Must-Buy Pre-Orders!

– Gosei Sentai Dairanger DX Won Tiger
– S.H. Figuarts Kamen Rider Cross-Z
– S.H. Figuarts Machine Builder (bike) with Accessary Parts
– S.H. Figuarts Ultraman Belial (Atrocious)
– S.H. Figuarts Golden Knight Garo
– Shodo Kamen Rider Shin vs Kamen Rider J Set
– S.H. Figuarts Kamen Rider Blood Stalk
– Legacy Mighty Morphin Power Rangers Green Ranger 1:1 Helmet
– Legacy Power Rangers Zeo Zeonizer
– Legacy Power Rangers Zeo Gold Ranger Golden Power Staff

In Stock Now!

– S.H. Figuarts Kamen Rider Skull Shinkocchou Seihou
– S.H. Figuarts Kamen Rider Ex-Aid Level XX Mighty Bros. X Set
– Kyoryuger Brave Kyoryuzin Set
– Kyoryuger Brave Gabugabu Revolver & GabuGaburiCaliber Set
– Soul of Chogokin Mighty Morphin Power Rangers Megazord
– Legacy Mighty Morphin Power Rangers Black and Gold Titanus

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“I’ve taken my sons’ Drive back!!”

As we prepare to celebrate the new year, we look forward to the future. What? No, not 2018, but the year 2035! The Paradox Roidmude traveled back from that time to trick Kamen Rider Drive into giving him his ultimate power. Desecrating even the memory of Shinnosuke’s son, by posing as him to do it. Using the corrupted powers of the future Drive, Paradox tried to take everything from Shinnosuke. But with a bit of luck, Mr. Belts’ help, and the spirit of Eiji Tomari a power was born to defeat Paradox. A fusion of Shinnosuke’s Type Speed and Eiji’s un-corrupted Type Next, the subject of our final gallery of the year is none other than S.H. Figuarts Kamen Rider Drive Type Special! 

Drive Type Special is one again heavily based  on the trusty Type Speed body we’ve come to know over the years. More specifically it’s a slight repaint and remold of Dark Drive which was also recently released. The two suits were exclusive to the Kamen Rider Drive Surprise Future movie.  This figure takes the great things implemented with Dark Drive and adds a more heroic spin to them. While lite on the accessories, Drive Type Special is just such a charming release, and it’s nice to have one more of Drive’s movie exclusive forms at last.

We’ve attached the full 60+ image gallery to this post, but you can also check out our full review by clicking “Discuss on the TokuNation Forums” at the bottom of this post. We’ll see again in the future! Happy New Year!