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Let’s Watch Wednesdays returns with Power Rangers In Space and a Silver Secret….

Unbeknownst to the other rangers, Zhanes powers are fading fast. Being frozen while morphed for so long has put a permanent drain on the Silver Ranger powers. One more morph could be the end for him, but a daring stunt may be able to restore his powers. Or destroy Zhane for good!

But even if he does survive that, he may be in for an even more dangerous prospect, a date with Astronema! Can a real bond form between these bitter enemies? And if that wasn’t enough, Zhane has a heavy choice to make. Will he remain with the rangers, or help the remaining rebels of KO-35 against Dark Specter?

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Let’s Watch Wednesdays is back! After 2 weeks of back to back holidays interrupting our programming schedule, Power Rangers In Space returns! And a new hero rises!

Andros has been hiding something from the rangers. A secret that will forever reshape the team! Hidden away deep within the Megaship, lays the dormant cryogenically frozen body of the Silver Ranger! The once heroic Zhane sacrificed himself to save Andros on their homeworld KO-35 when Dark Specter’s forces invaded. Frozen for years recovering from his injuries, the Silver Ranger must awaken! On a foreign planet, in a wrecked Megaship, an invasion by an army of aliens, and 5 rangers in danger may be just the wake up call this sleeping hero needs! Unfortunately he’s in for a rude awakening indeed….

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Just over 1 month ago TokuNation began the countdown to today, January 5th 2014, which marks our official 3 year anniversary!

Over the course of December & the first week of January we posted over 20 image galleries of various toys running the entire spectrum of tokusatsu. The goal? To give our users the chance to discuss these incredible toys. The result of these discussions? Every time a post was made in these threads, the users making them automatically had their names put into a random drawing for 1 of 4 MASSIVE Prize Packs for our annual Toku Toy Box Giveaway!

With 21 galleries, 66,000 page views, over 1700 posts, and a slew of new users joining the fray, we’re at long last ready to reveal the 4 winners of our prize packs! Check out the video below to see who the lucky winners are!

CONGRATULATIONS to our 4 winners and thanks once again for another incredibly successful year here at TokuNation.com! We can’t wait to do this again!

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With our annual giveaway Toku Toy Box, officially coming to an end tonight, we wanted to take a moment to celebrate. Tomorrow, January 5th 2015 officially marks 3 years of TokuNation.com! As always this community continues to grow and change and improve in more and better ways than we could have ever hoped for. And to thank you for your support we’ve taken the last month to throw everything we had at our Toku Toy Box Giveaway.

Below is a rundown of all the galleries we’ve featured as a part of this years giveaway. Remember that in order to be entered in for a chance to win a particular prize pack, you need only make a post in a corresponding gallery thread. Here’s the breakdown of which galleries qualify you for which prize pack:

Charged Up Rangers Mega Prize Pack
– Dino Charge Dino Cycle with Red Ranger Gallery
– Dino Charge Dino Cycle with Black Ranger Gallery
– Dino Charge Dino Cycle with Blue Ranger Gallery
– Dino Charge Megazord Gallery
– Dino Charge Parazord Gallery
– Dino Chargers Wave 1 Gallery
– Dino Charger 5″ Red Ranger Gallery
– Super Megaforce Lost Galaxy Ranger Keys B Gallery
– Super Megaforce Operation Overdrive Ranger Keys B Gallery
– Super Megaforce Wild Force Ranger Keys B Gallery

All Aboard Sentai Prize Pack
– DX Police Deco Gunbir-Oh Gallery
– S.H. Figuarts Gokai Christmas Gallery
– S.H. Figuarts Vul Eagle Gallery

Top Gear Rider Legends Prize Pack
– Tire Koukan Kamen Rider Drive Tire Set 2 Gallery
– Tire Koukan Kamen Rider Drive Type Technic Gallery
– S.H. Figuarts Kamen Rider Baron Lemon Energy Arms Gallery
– S.H. Figuarts Kamen Rider ZO Gallery

Monolithic Monsters Prize Pack
– S.H. Figuarts Hakaider Gallery
– S.H. Figuarts Kikaider’s Side Machine Gallery
– Ultra-Act Ultraman King Gallery
– VR Troopers Battle Grid Ryan Steele Gallery

Toku Toy Box officially ends tonight at 12:00 AM EST. That means you have only a few short hours left for entry! Be sure to peruse the links to all the above galleries one last time and make sure you’ve posted in the corresponding threads at least once to qualify you for entry. As always we thank you for your continued support. TokuNation.com simply wouldn’t be what it is today without the staff, countless friends, supporters, and users who work everyday to ensure this is a great place for discussion of all things tokusatsu. We’re ready to make 2015 our best year yet!

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A blast from the past, 1993 to be exact, the titular hero of the film Kamen Rider ZO has arrived in S.H. Figuarts form!

Rounding out the end of 2014 S.H. Figuarts releases is Kamen Rider ZO. From the second film in Toei’s trio of 90’s rider movies, ZO (spoken as Zet-O) is in that murky era that Toei considers Showa, but is actually Heisei. In any case this Showa Rider is one of the more streamlined suits of his era diverging largely from his predecessor Kamen Rider Shin. ZO includes several sets of additional hands as well as an alternate head featuring his Break Toother mouthplate, as well as small Grasshopper with optional wing parts. This grasshopper is one of those used by Dr. Mochizuki to contact ZO telepathically throughout the film.

With 50 images to view after the jump, is there any better way to round out our Toku Toy Box galleries than with S.H. Figuarts Kamen Rider ZO? This gallery marks your FINAL chance to enter into our giveaway. Simply post in the discussion thread after the jump to be entered in for a chance to win our Top Gear Rider Legends Prize Pack! Winners of all 4 prize packs will be chosen tomorrow. Official rules as well as prize pack breakdowns can be viewed here.

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We look to the past
As we head towards the future
To reclaim the Digital world

With faith in ourselves
And trust in each other
We live by the lessons we learned

As we work towards one solution
Through a spirit evolution

It’s the end of 2014 and the start of 2015 and Talkin Toku is ringing in the New Year the way they do best – by being late to it! Join Kickback aka Chris, Den-O aka Jordan and Sentai Tamashii aka Tom as they spend 2 horribly long hours reflecting on 2014 and looking ahead to 2015!

Before the reflection begins – it’s time to talk current Toku! Join in the discussion of their continued thoughts as more and more of Shuriken Sentai Ninninger is revealed! And the question everyone has on their minds … has Tom even seen the trailers for the damn show?! We also take a look at the extended Power Rangers Dino Charge (and discover if Tom has watched that trailer too).

Then we reflect on 2014. What was the Best Toku Toy of 2014? And the Worst Toku Toy of 2014? Reflecting on the year of news itself, What was the biggest Toku news of 2014? And the question that no one is going to accurately guess the answer to … our opinion on Which of the 3 Toku shows (Power Rangers Super Megaforce, Kamen Rider Gaim, and Zyuden Sentai Kyoryuger) had the best ending? We also take a moment to read YOUR answers to those questions – thanks to everyone who submitted their thoughts/opinions/answers!

And by popular demand … the return of Toku Company’s New Year’s Resolutions for 2015 … what we think Bandai of America, Bluefin Tamashii Nations, Tamashii Nations, Bandai Japan, Saban Brands Entertainment, and Shout! Factory should have for New Year’s Resolutions!

Join us in this end of the year celebration as we celebrate a staggering average of 1.25 episodes a month and promise to do better in 2015!

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Be sure to follow all of the Talkin Toku social media outlets so you can keep up with the hosts and our upcoming contests and give-aways!
Follow the show @TalkinToku on Twitter, and the hosts: Kickback at @rankal on Twitter, Den-O at @DenO_Tokunation on Twitter, and Sentai Tamashii at @SoulInkChu on Twitter! There’s also a Talkin Toku Facebook page! Give us a ”Like” at Facebook.com/TalkinToku

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Follow the sun!

TokuNation has indeed caught the sun with this gallery from Taiyou Sentai Sun Vulcan! In this installment we’re taking a look at the team leader of Sun Vulcan, S.H. Figuarts Vul Eagle!

Released just at the end of 2014, Vul Eagle begins a new subline of Sentai Figuarts and apparently a new level of quality as well. In my personal opinion Vul Eagle is one of the best sentai figuarts ever produced. This figure truly captures the look of the actual suit, is exquisitely detailed, and includes just about every accessory possible. Multiple sets of hands, 2 versions of the Vulcan Stick, and a very special Katana that allows you to display this figure as either version of the character! Vul Eagle I Ryusuke Oowashi, or Vul Eagle II Takayuki Hiba, his katana wielding successor!

We’ve attached a selection of images to this post, but check out over 50 images of this incredible release after the jump. And be sure to leave a comment in the attached discussion thread for an entry in our Toku Toy Box giveaway! This gallery will qualify you for a chance to win our All Aboard Sentai Prize Pack. Full prize pack breakdowns and details for Toku Toy Box are posted here.

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TokuNation is ready to present a truly retro gallery for Toku Toy Box, today we’re looking at Battle Grid Ryan Steele from VR Troopers!

This unique form is the byproduct of needing the troopers to interact more on screen & source footage exhaustion. Since VR Troopers used footage from both Metalder & Spielban for it’s first season the characters were rarely seen transformed together. Battle Grid footage allowed all 3 troopers to actually appear on screen simultaneously and fight. The Battle Grid suits themselves were simple spandex with padding, each with a Mighty Morphin Red Ranger helmet repainted to match. Though cheap and very cheesy the Ryan Steele Battle Grid suit actually makes for a pretty fun, albeit very 90’s, figure. Armed to the teeth with more weapons than he ever needed (or  had!) this figure is a fun bit of nostalgia.

Check out 40 images of this classic from VR Troopers after the jump. And of course leave a comment in the discussion thread as well! That will qualify you for a chance to win our Monolithic Monsters Prize Pack as a part of Toku Toy Box! Full details as well as prize pack breakdowns for this giveaway are posted here.

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It’s the return of the king here at TokuNation! Today we’re proud to present a long awaited new gallery, Ultra-Act Ultraman King!

Ultraman King, the ancient elder of the Ultra race, has guarded his people for generations operating in secret. Sometimes he intervenes or trains young heroes, but he’s always watchful. And this legendary hero has at long last joined his brothers in the Ultra-Act line! A recent Tamashii Web Exclusive, Ultraman King includes his own personal cape/mantle, his signature King Hammer, the Great Protector armor, and several sets of additional hands. A unique Ultra-Act release, King has some of the more snazzy duds for an Ultra, and sports the even more rare facial hair. His hammer also puts him in the small group of toku heroes that call it their weapon of choice as well. An interesting and offbeat release to say the least, for many Ultraman King has been a dream come true for the line.

Read on with our full review and check out a complete 40 image gallery of this unique addition to the Ultra-Act line after the jump. And don’t forget to share your thoughts on Ultra-Act Ultraman King, good or bad, in this thread as well. A post in this gallery thread will qualify you for entry in our Toku Toy Box giveaway! Specifically you could win our Monolithic Monsters Prize Pack! Full prize pack details and official rules for Toku Toy Box are posted here. We only about a week left to go with this giveaway but we still have more in store for you. Good luck to all!

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“A holy transformation that happens once a year!” – Gai Ikari/Gokai Silver

Today TokuNation is happy to present a special Gallery 2.0 of a figure released nearly 2 years ago, S.H. Figuarts Gokai Christmas! A limited Toei-Hero.Net exclusive of a one-off form used by Gokai Silver/Gai Ikari in Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger episode 44. A union of the Red & Green Gokaiger Ranger Keys, this form was Gai’s way of joining in the holiday festivities. We posted up a gallery of this bad boy all the way back in January 2013, but now we can finally give this fantastic figure the time & love it deserves with this full fledged gallery!

Though we’re sharing this gallery to celebrate the Christmas holiday, we know that many of our friends family members & staff also celebrate entirely different holidays all around the world. We’d like to take this moment to not only wish the community a Merry Christmas but also Happy Holidays! No matter what you may celebrate TokuNation is happy to have you here and we’re thrilled to continue yet another successful year with you.

We’re also sharing another installment of our Toku Toy Box Giveaway! Take a moment to peruse the over 50 images of Gokai Christmas after the jump, and be sure to leave a comment in this thread as well! A comment in this thread will make you eligible to win one of our four fantastic Toku Toy Box Prize Packs! Specifically this gallery will put your name in for a chance to win the All Aboard Sentai Prize Pack! That’s our gift to you this holiday season, a chance to win some awesome stuff and join in on the amazing discussions that happen here daily!