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Following up from two other reveals at the week long Tamashii Shanghai event, Ultraman Ginga & Ultraman Geed Magnificent, we now have a third! S.H. Figuarts Ultraman X Bemstar Armor!

The Bemstar Armor was officially revealed via the Tamashii Figuarts blog, giving us a selection of official photos to drool over. However shortly after, it was physically put on display at the Shanghai event giving us a fantastic look at this possibly (?) upcoming figure. As of now there are no release details for the Bemstar Armor, and in fact we aren’t sure if it’s going to be released as just a set of armor or if we’re looking at a re-release of Ultraman X with this armor included.

As more details emerge we’ll continue our reporting on this figure.

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FUSION RISE!

Earlier last month, Bandai teased us with the release of an S.H.Figuarts Ultraman Geed Magnificent figure, we now have confirmation on when we can expect this magnificent looking figure to release.

S.H.Figuarts Ultraman Geed Magnificent is scheduled to release in August retailing for 7,020 yen before middleman fees and shipping. You can find the pre-order link by clicking here.

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The Netflix CG Anime adaptation of the Ultraman manga releases in well over a month, in preparation for the April 1st, 2019 launch a new trailer for said Anime was recently released online.

This new trailer features plenty of new action sequences, with clips of Ultraman Suit A and Suit Ver.7.5 and a snazzy suit-up sequence. 

In the meantime, you can check out the trailer below and be sure to join us in the discussion afterward:

 

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ULTRA LIVE!

Earlier at the beginning of last month, we reported that an Ultra Heroes Tamashii Event will be taking place in Shanghai, China. That aforementioned event is currently in full swing, and we now have our first batch of reveals from the exhibition, starting with our first full look at the long-awaited S.H.Figuarts Ultraman Ginga!

We’ve also been getting reports of other new S.H.Figuarts Ultramen releases being spotted or hinted at the event, of note Ultraman Orb’s Burnmite, and Hurricane Slash forms, in addition to an Eleking Armor option set for Ultraman X though, at the moment, only Ginga himself was shown at the event.

The Ultra Heroes Tamashii event is actually a month-long event, so we’re bound to be getting more exciting new Ultraman reveals in the near future. So be sure to check back with us when the time comes.

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“Reddo Fight!”

A while back we reviewed the very first figure in Evolution Toy’s Hero Action Figure (HAF) line. HAF Redman was unfortunately a mixed bag of QC issues. In the time since that figure’s release, the first and now second volume’s of the amazing REDMAN comic from Phase 6 and Night Shining. Series writer & artist Matthew Frank has crafted and truly compelling reinvention of the Redman story and breathed new life into an otherwise obscure cult character. Thanks to Matt we also got our hands on the subject of today’s gallery.

Today we’re looking at the incredibly limited Tokyo Comic Con exclusive REDMAN Volume 2 Dark Channel Edition! Not only does this version of volume 2 feature an exclusive limited cover differing from the retail version, but the Dark Channel also came packed with the the even more limited (just 300 pieces!) HAF Redman Dark Version! Thankfully, Matt was kind enough to pick up a Dark Channel Edition for us while he was set up at the Tokyo con, and was also generous enough to sign inside my personal copy of Japanese volume 2. Redman Dark himself is a familiar figure if you’ve handled the original, but there’s something to be said for a sleek black color scheme and some truly incredible glow-in-the-dark eyes.

Check out our full 40 image gallery and review after the jump by clicking “Discuss on the TokuNation Forums” at the bottom of this post. We’ll be back in a couple days with a gallery of S.H. Figuarts Shinkocchou Seihou Kamen Rider W Heat/Metal! 

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The Ultraman S.H. Figuarts range has enjoyed a wide range of aliens and kaiju from both the original series and Ultraseven, but when the line moved onto Return of Ultraman last year things seemed to be awfully quiet in comparison. However fans of the adventures of Ultraman Jack can now rejoice, as Tamashii Nations reveal S.H. Figuarts Black King.

Appearing in episodes 37 and 38, a pivotal two-part story in the series and widely regarded as one of the best classic Ultra stories, Black King is the kaiju bodyguard of Alien Nackle. The S.H. Figuarts version will be released as a Tamashii web exclusive in July, with a price tag of 7560 yen. Preorders will open on February 16th.

Are you excited for more classic Ultra kaiju releases? Does this mean an S.H. Figuarts Alien Nackle could be on the way? Check out the full range of images and discuss this figure after the jump!

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As Wonderfest 2019 gets underway we’re due for a few reveals in tokusatsu world this weekend. To kick things off we have 2 teased releases from SSSS.Gridman!

First up is Figma Rikka Takarada! The high school heroine of SSSS.Gridman and member of the Gridman Alliance is the first of the human characters to get an official product image so far. When she was teased back in November alongside series antagonist Akane Shinjo, we didn’t have a clear indication of when we’d see official prototype images. GSC has finally provided this first look via WonFest and we should be able to expect some release information for Rikka in the near future as well.

Next up is a Soft Vinyl Ghoulgilas! This Kaiju was originally teased for release back in late December with just a silhouette. Now we have our first test shot image of the figure announcing plans to roll it out for release. In case you’ve forgotten, this cyborg like dragon monster faced off against Gridman in the first episode of the series. Presumably this vinyl will be in scale with the Gridman & Grid Knight Figma’s as well. Release details should come at a later date.

We’ll be sure to keep you up to date as more WonFest 2019 news rolls in!

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Tsuburaya Productions has registered three new trademarks for the next entries in their ongoing Ultraman tokusatsu franchise!

The new Ultras in question are:


*Ultraman Taiga
*Ultraman Titus
*Ultraman Fuma

Unfortunately, no other information about the new Ultra characters or series is available at time of writing.

Presumably, these new heroes will begin their adventures upon the conclusion of the current series Ultraman R/B (currently expected to end in March 2019).

Stay tuned to TokuNation for further details!

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ACCESS FLASH!

If your among those clamoring for more of Studio Trigger’s hit SSSS.Gridman anime, we have good news for you. This comes straight from the SSSS.Gridman account, who teased that a 2nd season might’ve already entered production.

At the moment, not much else is known about this potential 2nd showing other a date that was given along with the image of May 26th, 2019. This could be a possible start date, which would put SSSS.Gridman Season 2 in the running for the summer. 

Either way, be sure to tune back into Tokunation as the date draws near, and we’ll bring you the updates as it becomes available.

 

UPDATE:

New information has just recently come to our attention since publishing this article: the tweet and image in question is actually the date for a follow-up to a talk show. Of course, it is still possible we might see SSSS.Gridman season 2 get announced during that show. But if anything noteworthy comes up, we’ll be sure to let you know!

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ACCESS FLASH!

Our friends at GoodSmile Company has more goodies from Studio Trigger’s hit SSSS.Gridman anime on the way with the recent announcement that a replica Primal Accepter is in the works.

No price or release info was disclosed at the time of this writing. At the moment the only thing we do know is that the Primal Accepter Replica will be 1/1 scale. Stay tuned, and we’ll provide you with more info on this exciting piece as it becomes available.