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2020 is looking to be the year of Gridman, with Studio Trigger announcing the show’s return with a second SSSS.Gridman show next year and to compliment this series, a new stage play was just announced.

According to AnimeNewsNetwork Fumiya Matsauzaki will be directing this stage play and handling the script is Yume Mizusawa. Other cast details include Ryoosuke Akashi as Samurai Calibur, Masafumi Yokoyama as Max, Nagato Okui as Borr, and finally Bishin Kawasumi as Vit.

The play will run from May 7th to the 10th in Tokyo’s Zenorosai Hall/Space Zero’s Kokumin Kyosai Coop Hall and then at Cool Japan Park Osaka TT Hall in Osaka from May 17th to the 17th.

Other details about this stage play aren’t known, but we’ll be sure to notify you once more details become available.

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Just the other day, Bandai Tamashi unveided their upcoming S.H.Figuarts Ultraman Taiga Tri-Strium action figure, hot off the heels of that announcement a new magazine scan was just made its way online and we now know the price and release date for this exciting new entry in the S.H.Figuarts line.

S.H.Figuarts Ultraman Taiga Tri-Strium will retail for 7150 yen and is scheduled to come out June 2020. Reservations for this figure begins January 9th 2020 as a  Tamashii web exclusive so be sure to mark your calendars and contact your preferred middleman service once it hits. 

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A new challenger approaches!

Our friends at Tsuburaya may have just given us our first look at a brand new Ultraman; say hello to Ultraman Reiga!

Supposedly, this brand new Ultra Hero will be making his debut in the fourth-coming Ultraman Taiga movie. But whether this is a new form for Taiga or a follow-up series remains to be seen.

Naturally, we’ll be providing you with more info on this exciting new development as it becomes available, so do check back with us and stay tuned for future updates!

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Hot off the heels of the recently released Ultraman Taiga The Movie: New Generation Climax trailer, our friends at Bandai’s given us our first preliminary look at S.H.Figuarts Ultraman Taiga Tri-Strium.

S.H.Figuarts Ultraman Taiga Tri-Strium will be a Tamashii Web exclusive release, pre-orders are expected to go live January 9th, 2020, stay tuned, and we’ll notify you once pre-orders begin and more information becomes available!

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More big news from Tsuburaya Convention 2019 is the announcement of Ultraman Taiga The Movie: New Generation Climax! This film will not only feature a team up with the previous heroes from Ultraman R/B, but will also include appearances from the other New Generation Ultramen – Ultraman Ginga, Ultraman Victory, Ultraman X, Ultraman Orb and Ultraman Geed!

As seen in the trailer linked below, the film will see the New Generation Ultras join the Tri-Squad to face a new dark threat – one which mysteriously includes Taiga’s own father, Ultraman Taro!

Ultraman Taiga The Movie: New Generation Climax will be released in Japanese cinemas in March 2020.

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For those of you that might be just tuning in, Toho and Tsuburaya will be collaborating on a new Ultraman feature film called Shin Ultraman, helmed by Shin Godzilla director Shinji Higuchi himself.

At Tsuburaya Convention 2019, our friends at Toho and Tsuburaya just unveiled what the design could possibly end up looking like, and it seems like they’re sticking as close to the original design as possible.

There’s still much we don’t know about this movie as of this writing, hopefully as we head into 2020 more news breaks sooner rather than later. Until then, be sure to check back with us at Tokunation, and we’ll be sure to update you as soon as it becomes available.

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The anime producers at Studio Trigger have at last announced a follow-up to their Gridman anime series!

Titled SSSS Dynazenon this new project apparently features some familiar faces- and the appearance of at least one Gridman design missing from the first series.

A brief teaser trailer was also released with this announcement:

Sadly, no other details about this upcoming series have been confirmed at time of writing. Stay tuned to TokuNation as we keep you up to date on this exciting new project!

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Once again it’s the time of year that the community and our staff love most – time for all of us to celebrate our respective holidays & traditions with the friends and loved ones we hold dear. But it’s also time for TokuNation.com to celebrate itself. Our little community is hitting another milestone this year, our 8 year anniversary!! January 4th 2020, will officially mark 8 years since TokuNation first went public as part of the network of TFW2005.COM, ToyArk.com, HissTank.com and of course our newest sister site PWRRNGR.com, through both network owner Tony_Bacala and our founder and original Editor-In-Chief, TokuChris.

For 8 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’ve done our best to change with them, delivering you content in different ways, covering new and exciting topics, and trying to improve our social outreach. But he one true constant that’s been with us since our first year, that you can expect every year? The 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 several prizes. Like last years giveaway, not only will we be posting a number of eligible galleries throughout the month of December, but every gallery we’ve posted in 2019 also makes you eligible! If you’ve already posted in the 1 of the over 40 galleries we’ve produced this year, then you’re already entered. If not, you already have over 40 chances with more on the way this month! To show our appreciation to you, the community, we’ve assembled a number of individual prizes for our users, which we’ll be revealing through out the month.

Click “Discuss on the TokuNation Forums” at the bottom of this post to be taken to the OFFICIAL RULES for Toku Toy Box 2019! The first new gallery of the giveaway period will be posted later today, so be on the lookout! 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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Between the animated Netflix series, a brand new movie announcement by director Hideaki Anno and the long awaiting release of the franchise back catalogue in the US by Mill Creek Entertainment, it’s already been a rollercoaster year for Ultraman – and it just keeps getting bigger!

Unveiling the news at this weekend’s Tokyo Comic Con, Tsuburaya Productions have announced they will be teaming up with none other than Marvel Comics to bring new Ultraman stories to comics and graphic novels in 2020.

Marvel Editor-in-Chief C.B. Cebulski commented: “As one of the world’s most popular franchises, Ultraman has brought together some of the most passionate fandoms in pop culture today, and we can’t wait to bring his story to even more fans around the globe. Like Marvel, Ultraman captivated generations by telling spectacular stories grounded in the real world, and it continues to be a beloved classic through its television shows, movies, toys, games, comics, and more. We are so thrilled to introduce new chapters to the Ultraman Multiverse next year.”

Tsuburaya Production CEO Takayuki Tsukagoshi added: “We are delighted to announce the partnership with Marvel, one of the leading entertainment companies that has produced fascinating characters and stories loved by fans across the globe for over 80 years. We can’t be more excited to explore and create new stories for the Ultraman franchise with Marvel and bringing them to both Marvel and Ultraman fans all around the world.”

While there’s no proper confirmation on what this collaboration will entail just yet this is an extremely exciting prospect for Ultraman fans across the world. What are you hoping to see from Marvel and Tsuburaya next year? Sound off on this news after the jump!

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More Ultraman goodness is coming to North America thanks to our friends at Mill Creek Entertainment, with two recent announcements: the web series Ultraman Orb: The Origin Saga and The Return of Ultraman series.

Return of Ultraman will be released on February 25, 2020 with a suggested retail price tag of 49.89, a steel book option for this series will be available as well. Ultraman Orb: The Origin Saga will retail for $19.99 and will also include Ultra Fight Orb as well.