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It’s officially fall – and that means it’s time for the fall of your wallets! Our friends and official sponsor of our site, BigBadToyStore.com, have just sent out their brand new newsletter and it’s chuck full of great toy goodness! And as always – we’re here to separate why you’re here (toku!) versus all that other stuff! But don’t worry – you can read the full newsletter after the jump! But check out the toku!

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And rounding out the official images of the night is yet another new upcoming exclusive release, Ultra-Act Ultraman Mebius Phoenix Brave!

Mebius Phoenix Brave includes several sets of hands as well as the Knight Shoot beam effect as well as a Final Meteor effect piece! Like the rest of tonight’s reveals, Ultra-Act Mebius Phoenix Brave is set for a March 2016 release as a Tamashii Web Exclusive. Retail price is 5940 yen.

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Earlier this year Studio Khara head and Neon Genesis Evangelion creator Hideaki Anno held a Japan Animator Expo in association with media company Dwango. As you may or may not remember, among the shorts that were produced by various studios was the return of Denkou Choujin Gridman.

However the Japan Animator Expo is once again underway and it was recently announced that its 30th short will be based on The Ultraman manga by Mamoru Uchiyama. It will helmed by Hisashi Mori, who previously served as character designed on Digimon Adventure: Bokura no War Game.

The plot is described as follows:

In the spring of 1975, peace returned to the universe once more. But then members of the Ultra Brothers started being murdered by someone, one by one. The perpetrator was Jackal the Demonic Space Overlord.

Jackal was an alien defeated by Ultraman King and banished to spend an eternity in a black hole. Having returned, Jackal sent his armies to Earth to uncover any Ultra Warriors that may be hiding in humanoid form there. Jackal’s minions resorted to threatening to kill human beings held as hostages in order to force Ultra Warriors to reveal themselves.

Just when it seemed all hope was lost, a mysterious warrior wearing a suit of armor that obscured his identity appeared from the heavens…

The Ultraman is set to debut on Japanese streaming site Niconico this Friday!

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Good news for Ultra fans!

The streaming service Crunchyroll has picked up the rights to Tsuburaya’s latest series- Ultraman X!

This new Ultra series will be simulcast weekly beginning July 14, 2015 and have official English subtitles. This marks the first-ever simulcast release of a tokusatsu program!

New episodes of Ultraman X will be available every Tuesday once the series begins!

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Our very own Kickback is back! This time he interviewed Adam Newman from Tamashii Nations, who was at the Bluefin booth.  From the interview, Adam talked about the state of the market when it comes to Figuarts, from Sentai/Power Ranger to Kamen Riders, and Anime in general.

Tamashii Nations USA is taking a break from anything Power Rangers related for SDCC, in fact, while MMPR related product sold very well (Figuarts White Ranger was their best ever), Figuarts that aren’t MMPR didn’t do so well.  For example, the Figuarts Zero MMPR Red Ranger is being shelved because Tamashii Nations is less than satisfied with how the Figuarts Zero MMPR Green Ranger performed.

The overall state of Figuarts is doing very well however, in fact, the Figuarts market; when it comes to Kamen Rider and Anime properties, are growing so fast that Tamashii Nations had to restrategize so they can keep up with the demands.  Kamen Rider is doing so well that any past or new Kamen Rider characters has a chance to be made.  As for Sentai, if Ninninger can gain enough popularity, it’s entirely possible for Tamashii Nations to consider making the Figuarts as well.

When it comes to Power Ranger news, Tamashii Nations said that repackaging Kyoryuger Figuarts into Dino Charge is entirely possible, something for them to consider.  Tamashii also has interests to partner up with Saban Brands and Bandai of America to do something MMPR Movie related, but it would have to depend on how the movie progresses.

Now for a bit of good news: While Kamen Rider Gaim Figuarts aren’t currently being displayed at SDCC 2015, it is still being distributed by BlueFin, so look forward to that at your favorite retail outlet.  Also a nice tidbit for Dragon Ball fans out there, apparently the new reissue of Dragon Ball Figuarts will come with updated parts, such as hands and possibly faces, be sure to collect them all

Stay tuned as TokuNation brings you more update, pictures, and interviews from SDCC 2015,

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In a similar fashion to the Ultra Monster Personification Eleking-San statue released a few years ago, Griffon Enterprises is apparently carrying on that concept with their Ultra Kaiji Gijinka line of PVC statues.

The first two to receive the bishojou anime girl treatment will be the Kaijus Zetton and Baltan, both will retail for 11,800 yen before shipping fees.

Zetton Girl will be released in September while Baltan Girl comes out in August, and both can now be pre ordered from AmiAmi as of this writing.

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“Transform Musashi, for the Earth!”

Coming as a Tamashii web exclusive this October is Ultra-Act Ultraman Cosmos, star of the 2001 Ultra series of the same name. Based on the character’s default Luna Mode, Cosmos comes packaged with six alternate hands, replacement red colour timer and effect parts for his Luna Extract and Full Moon Rect attacks.

He can be yours for the price of 5184 yen. Check out the full selection of pics after the jump!

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While we’ve had little to go on up to this point other than a trademark filing, we finally have our first look at Tsuburaya’s upcoming production Ultraman X!

Though we don’t have information on the plot and characters of the series yet, you can infer from the teaser that Spark Dolls may still play a role and what appears to be some form of collectible cards may as well. An armored power up for our titular hero Ultraman X as well as franchise favorite kaiju Gomora are also shown.

We’ll keep you up to date as more information becomes available about this upcoming series!

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A new copyright has been filed by Tsuburaya Productions, the parent company of giant tokusatsu hero Ultraman.

The name Ultraman X appears in recent copyright filing, suggesting a new series in the near future!

Sadly, no other details regarding Ultraman X are available at this time. Stay tuned to TokuNation as we try to keep you up to date on all Ultra news!

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It’s that time of year once again for the comic & toy convention season to get under way! And getting the ball rolling on both fronts is the upcoming Lexington Comic & Toy Con, from March 13th-15th! What began in 2012 as a con that garnered over 1000 guests has flourished in the years since to it’s height now, attracting upwards of 20,000 guests from the around the midwest & southeast!

What’s even more impressive is how the guest list for this con has grown from featuring just a few of your favorite Power Rangers actors, to being one of the nations premiere selections of ranger actors! This year the convention staff have pulled out all the stops to offer the BIGGEST selection of Power Rangers, & Indeed Super Sentai actors, possible! Not to mention a few other fantastic bonuses for Ultraman fans! Check out the full guest list as it pertains to the tokusatsu fandom below, as maintained by our very own uchihabro77! 

Aside from this star studded guest list, LexCon is also an opportunity for fans to make real world connections. As I’ve done in years past I will of course be there repping for TokuNation.com & the Talkin Toku Podcast. But many other groups and personalities in the tokusatsu fandom will also be in attendance like trekkieb47 of Ranger Command Power Hour and RiderJetfire of Dans Toku Rants. If you’re going to be in attendance be sure to post in our Lexington Comic & Toy Con 2015 thread. We’ll see you there!