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“We’re teammates now.”

It’s another new gallery for Toku Toy Box at TokuNation and we’re revisiting the grim world of Kamen Rider Amazons! Before Alpha & Omega, Mamoru the Mole Amazon, was a member of the Nozoma Peston Service. Rag tag mercenary Amazon hunters. Often seen eating a hamburger the gentle & powerful Mamoru would have done anything to protect these friends. And if you weren’t aware, Mole Amazon is actually based on the Showa character Mole Beastman from the original Kamen Rider Amazon TV series. Mole Beastman was actually the very first Kaijin to befriend a Kamen Rider, and became a strong ally to Amazon. So it’s no wonder that a similar bond was forged between Mamoru & Haruka for a time.

As the first of the proper non-rider Amazons to receive a figure, we dive in and take a look at S.H. Figuarts Mole Amazon! The Mole Amazon is a pretty wild design from the ground up. Angular, intricate, well painted, monstrous. It’s such an interesting update to an otherwise very odd character design. While Mole isn’t a Kamen Rider per se, it’s unquestionable that he fits right in with the other misfits and miscreants of the series. This figuart of Mamoru includes a an extra pair of hands, his open feeding mouth, a final blow effect part to defeat Amazon Sigma, and of course his Hamburger! I wasn’t entirely sure what to expect of this Tamashii Web Exclusive but I’m really happy to say that I love it. Here’s hoping we see his season 2 Evolved Form down the road as well!

We’ve attached the full 55 image gallery to this post but you can also read an in depth review of S.H. Figuarts Mole Amazon by clicking “Discuss on the TokuNation Forums” at the bottom of this post. Next time we’ll be back with the long awaited gallery of god himself Kuroto Dan, with S.H. Figuarts Kamen Rider GenM Zombie Gamer Level X!

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Our annual Toku Toy Box is in full swing and we are preparing to reveal the different prize packages! This year we’ve made a big change in how you can enter to win – namely EVERY SINGLE GALLERY FROM 2017 is an eligible gallery for you to enter in! All you have to do is post a comment in any gallery from this year and you’ve already entered! Each gallery counts as an entry. That means you have, as of today, 42 opportunities to have your name entered to win one of our four prize packages for Toku Toy Box.

To make things easy for you – here’s a listing of all current eligible galleries. To post, you need to be a registered user of our forums. To do so – click here – and start posting! Per forum rules you can only have one user account, duplicate accounts will find you disqualified and banned from our forums, so no cheating!

– 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

For all the official rules and such of this year’s Toku Toy Box, please click here. Good luck and be sure to check out our official YouTube channel for prize package reveals!

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“I will live until the last moment!!” 

A tormented soul joins us today for Toku Toy Box. It took Chihiro most of his life to discover what he truly was, an Amazon. Son of Jin Takayam, Amazon Alpha, the Point of Origin for a new generation of Amazons, a threat to all of humanity. Ultimately, Chihiro came to blows with his long lost father Jin as well as Amazon Omega Haruka Mizusawa. He never got to live the peaceful life he wanted to, or be the hero he thought he wanted to be. He at least went out a fighter standing his ground against the odds. Today we take a look at the first figuart based on this chaotic & torn character, S.H. Figuarts Kamen Rider Amazon Neo (Amazon JP Edition)!

Amazon Neo is the first release we’ve seen from Amazons Season 2, soon to be followed by New Omega. But this new body type introduced with Neo has already won me over. I was initially skeptical, but this figure has turned out to be possibly my favorite Amazon thus far. Sharp paint apps and strong details help bring this design to life. Not to mention as an Amazon Japan Exclusive edition, we also get a sweet set of Tamashii Flame Effects in addition to the included hands, Amazon Neo Blade, & Amazon Injector accessory.

We’ve attached the full 60+ image gallery to this post but you can also read through our comprehensive review of Kamen Rider Amazon Neo by clicking “Discuss on the TokuNation Forums” at the bottom of this post. Toku Toy Box will pick up next time with another gallery from Kamen Rider Amazons with S.H. Figuarts Mole Amazon! 

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**This gallery qualifies you for an entry in our Toku Toy Box giveaway! Check out the official rules to see how!

The first new gallery tied into our very recently announced Toku Toy Box 2017 giveaway is here! Dating back to 1982 TV Special “Birth of the 10th! Kamen Riders All Together!!” is the very first Showa movie rider, Kamen Rider ZX. Largely forgotten for many years, ZX’s  appearances have been somewhat sporadic and brief since his inception. He has however enjoyed cult popularity in the Kamen Rider Spirits manga for some time. ZX actor Shun Sagata even managed to finally reprise his role as the character in 2014’s Heisei Rider VS Showa Rider: Kamen Rider Taisen!

This special double sized gallery not only takes a look at S.H. Figuarts Kamen Rider ZX, released just over 4 years ago now, but also his Rider Machine S.H. FIguarts Helldiver! Which itself was only released this past month. That’s quite a bit of time separating a rider and ride, so we figured it was best to double up and give you a comprehensive look at both!

We’ve attached the full 80 image gallery to this post, but you can also read an extensive review of both ZX & the Helldiver by clicking “Discuss on the TokuNation Forums” at the bottom of this post. We’ll be posting another brand new Toku Toy Box gallery this weekend as well.

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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 and loved ones. But it’s also time for TokuNation to celebrate itself. Our little community has hit another milestone this year, our 6 year anniversary!! January 4th 2018, will officially mark 6 years since TokuNation first went public as part of the network of TFW2005.COM, ToyArk.com, and HissTank.com through both network owner Tony_Bacala and TokuChris.

For 6 years now we’ve posted news, rumors, toy galleries, videos, and even dabbled in podcasts for a bit (never forget Talkin Toku!). As times have changed we have tried to change with them, delivering you content in different ways, updating our photography to take better galleries, and expanded in to new areas (check out our official YouTube channel, full launch coming in 2018!). But there’s one thing that we don’t want to change – 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. This year however we’ve opened things up. Not only will we be posting a number of eligible galleries throughout the month of December, but every gallery we’ve posted in 2017 also makes you eligible! If you’ve already posted in the 1 of the 40 galleries we’ve produced this year, then you’re already entered. If not, you already have 40 chances with more on the way this month! 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!

Throughout the month of December we will be revealing all the prize packs on the TokuNation YouTube Channel. On Christmas Eve we will reveal the “Grand Prize” of each of the 4 prize package categories. As always, there will be late additions as we accumulate things or find incredible deals on various items throughout the Holiday season. A quick special thanks to the individuals who donated (a) item(s) for this year’s Toku Toy Box:

– TokuChris (@TokuChris)
– Den-O (@DenO_Tokunation)
– Kamen Rider OOO (@TrueKROOO)
– R.J. (@animeredneck96)
– KentuckyJAM (@KentuckyJAM)

Click “Discuss on the TokuNation Forums” at the bottom of this post to be taken to the OFFICIAL RULES for of Toku Toy Box 2017! Remember – we’re keeping the prizes an absolute top secret for now so keep an eye on our frontpage and be sure to subscribe to the official TokuNation YouTube Channel. Trust us, you are going to LOVE what we have in store for you this year! 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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“5th Gear!”

You’ve seen our previous galleries of the Drago Knight Hunter Z derived Level 5 forms for Kamen Riders Ex-Aid, Brave & Snipe. But now it’s time for Kiriya Kujou to shift into 5th Gear with his own form based on this Gashat! S.H. Figuarts Kamen Rider Lazer Hunter Bike Gamer Level 5! 

Lazer Level 5 is an interesting release because frankly it’s one that many fans have settled for. At the time of it’s announcement, it was the only one of Lazer’s three humanoid rider forms to have been solicited for release. And while it shares elements with his more heavily favored Level 3 form, it’s just not the one that many collectors wanted. Now we know that Lazer Turbo Level 0 is on the way as well, Level 3 seems even more likely to happen in the future. So does this figure merit a spot in your collection? At least ti go with the rest of a 4-player co-op display? Check out our full review to decide for yourself.

We’ve attached the full 70 image gallery to this post, but you can also read the entire review by clicking “Discuss on the TokuNation Forums” at the bottom of this post. We’ll be back next time with a double sized gallery featuring two releases separated by nearly 4 years. It’s been too long since we’ve revisited the Showa Era!

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“Ore, Sanjou!”

Rumors are circulating that in the next few weeks, at Tamashii Nations 2017, we could see a Shinkocchou Seihou release for Kamen Rider Den-O. The original Sword Form figuart itself was released over 5 years ago as well. With Tamashii Nations making headway through the backlog of Heisei Riders receiving this treatment Den-O very likely could be next. In light of these rumors we’ve decided to take a look back at my namesake with a brand new and up to date gallery of S.H. Figuarts Kamen Rider Den-O Sword Form!

Den-O Sword Form may be a bit of an older release, but you know what it still has a lot of charm despite the faults we can recognize today. Serving as the first nice 1/12 scale collector figure for Den-O, it set the bar for the numerous releases that would follow it. Den-O was packed out with accessories as well including two forms for the Dengasher, a set of Full Charge effect parts, a Rider Pass, multiple sets of hands and even a set of swap out hip holsters. Mold flaws aside, Den-O Sword Form was a great release for it’s time. But if we indeed are looking at the prospect of a Shinkocchou Seihou release in the near future, I welcome it.

We’ve assembled a full 120 image gallery of S.H. Figuarts Den-O Sword Form. The entire gallery is attached to this post but you can also read through an extensive review of the figure by clicking “Discuss on the TokuNation Forums” at the bottom of this post. We’ll check back in a couple weeks with news from Tamashii Nations 2017, wheter there’s a Seihou Den-O or not.

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As each year passes, we reflect on how we are currently missing out on a big part of collecting- Sentai Figuarts. With only a few teams released, and not many of them even complete, the only way to even get some made is to commission someone to make them or make them yourself. This month for Customs Corner, we take a look at a customizer with an affinity for Red Rangers/Red Senshi, Red5/ReddoFive! One of our own members here on the forum, he makes Red Ranger/Red Senshi Figuarts, creating Reds from both past and current teams, such as Ninja Red and AkaNinger.

Be sure to click here to discuss! Follow Red5/ReddoFive on his Twitter!

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“Blade!”

It took a mighty 4-player Co-Op effort to initially defeat the powerful Bugster Graphite. Using the Level 5 Gashat Drago Knight Hunter Z, Ex-Aid and his allies were each granted a portion of it’s power and a piece of it’s armor. Thus the Dragon Blade was inherited by Kamen Rider Brave! Eventually though Hiro would come master the powers of this Gashat on his own. For now we see how well Tamashii Nations has tamed this wild power with a new gallery of S.H. Figuarts Kamen Rider Brave Hunter Quest Gamer Level 5!

Brave Level 5 is a mold you’ve seen before. Largely unchanged from the original Brave Level 2 Quest Gamer release, Level 5 swaps out the right side limbs for the Drago Knight Hunter Z armor, granting Brave the large Dragon Blade. While these parts are largely unchanged from their outing with Ex-Aid Level 5, Brave can make full use of this arms articulation unlike Ex-Aid. This go around we also have the inclusion of 7 unique word bubble effect parts to spruce up your Ex-Aid display or a battle scene!

We’ve attached the full 60+ image gallery to this post, but you can also read up on our full review of this figure by clicking “Discuss on the TokuNation Forums” at the bottom of this post. We’ll be back soon with another new figure from Kamen Rider Ex-Aid as well as a long awaited renewal from Kamen Rider W!

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“Change, Punch Hopper!”

Shun Kageyama had humble beginnings with ZECT under his mentor Sou Yaguruma/TheBee. When Yaguruma fell from grace, Kageyama rose to power, but proved too weak to maintain it. Left a shattered man he was pulled back from the depths of his failures once again by Yaguruma. Kageyama’s mentor had been reborn as Kamen Rider Kickhopper, now he himself lives his own second life as Kamen Rider Punch Hopper. Together they walk their own path, to hell.

Recently we took a look at Shinkocchou Seihou Kickhopper, and as with most any release from this line I was very impressed. So it’s no surprise that mold mate Punch Hopper is also an absolute pleasure. Punch Hopper once again takes an excellent renewal mold and puts it to good use. The only new difference with this release is the arm mounted Anchor Joint weapon, but it’s executed just as well as Kickhopper’s ankle mounted one.

We’ve attached the full 80 image gallery to this post, but you can also click “Discuss on the TokuNation Forums” at the bottom of this post to be taken to the full review. We’ll be back soon with a new pair of Kamen Rider Ex-Aid galleries as well!