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2016 has come and gone, and tomorrow marks our official 5th anniversary! January 4th marks 5 years since we began this adventure together, and it also marks the end of our annual Toku Toy Box giveaway! So as of now you have until 12 AM EST tonight to finish getting your entries in for this giveaway. If you need a refresher on the rules, just follow that link.

Below are the 16 eligible galleries that can qualify you for entry:

S.H. Figuarts Tokkei Winspector: Walter
S.H. Figuarts Movie Kamen Rider 1
S.H. Figuarts Shinkocchou Seihou Kamen Rider Gattack
S.H. Figuarts Alien Baltan
S.I.C. Akumaizer 3
S.H. Figuarts Shinkocchou Seihou Kamen Rider Dark Kabuto
Magnet Change Kamerock
Power Rangers Movie T-Rex Battle Zord
S.H. Figuarts Kamen Rider Zero Drive
Superchange Kuwajiro
S.H. Figuarts Shinkocchou Seihou Kamen Rider W
S.H. Figuarts Kamen Rider TheBee
TV-Kun Contest Prize Silver Kuwajiro
S.H. Figuarts Machine Ghostriker
S.H. Figuarts Space Sheriff Gavan
S.H. Figuarts Kamen Rider Amazon (Amazon JP Edition)

As always we want to express our eternal gratitude to the wonderful community that exists here. The last 5 years have been an incredible journey for us all, let’s make sure the next 5 are as well!

under Contests and Giveaways, TokuNation, TokuNation Site Updates, TokuNation Spotlights, Ultraman

One of Ultraman’s oldest & most persistent foes arrives for today’s Toku Toy Box Gallery with S.H. Figuarts Alien Baltan!

The 2nd release commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Ultra franchise, Alien Baltan is a companion piece to the recently released S.H. Figuarts Ultraman. However, unlike Ultraman, Baltan is a very straightforward and pretty bare bones release. With no accessories at all, the merits of this figure are based solely on it’s exquisite sculpt, paint apps, and personality. Does it effectively recreate the classic space ninja we all know and love? Read on to find out!

We’ve attached a selection of images to this post but you can view the entire 50 image gallery of S.H. Figuarts Alien Baltan after the jump by clicking “Discuss on the TokuNation Forums” at the bottom of this post. We’ll be back in two days with another Toku Toy Box gallery!

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Tamashii Nations 2016 has gotten well under way and to make things easier we’ve separated our coverage into multiple posts. To kick things off here’s the selection of Ultraman figures currently on display:

SH Figuarts
– Manga Ultra Seven Version 2
– Manga Ultraman Ace
– Manga Bemular
– Gomora
– Alien Mefilas
– Alien Metron
– Ultra Seven
– Baltan Clone Set
– King Joe

Figuarts Zero
– Manga Dada

We’ll keep you up to date throughout the weekend as more images and info from Tamashii Nations 2016 begin to circulate. Stay tuned to TokuNation!

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It’s still that time of the month for brand new items to drop on the Tamashii Nations site, and tonight’s next reveal is a huge one! Fans of the original Ultraman series will undoubtedly recognize what this set represents, it’s the S.H. Figuarts Alien Baltan Clone Set 3-Pack!

Meant to replicate the Baltan races’ ability to merge into larger beings as well as clone or copy itself, this 3-pack features 3 S.H. Figuarts Baltan figures, each in varying degrees of blue & clear blue plastic to show the transition. A truly incredible looking set that will be sure to menace your entire Ultra-Act or Ultraman S.H. Figuarts collection!

S.H. Figuarts Alien Baltan Clone Set 3-Pack will be release as a a Tamashii Web Exclusive in April 2017 for a whopping 17,820 yen.

under Conventions, General Tokusatsu News, Godzilla, Kamen Rider, Other Conventions, Ultraman

This list will grow and change as more new figures are revealed and release info becomes known for others. Stay tuned for all the exciting reveals this weekend! Tamashii Features 2016 officially begins May 21st, the image currently being relayed thanks to Amiami Hobby News are from a preview/press event.

S.H. Figuarts
Kamen Rider Amazon Alpha – TBD
Kamen Rider Amazon Omega – TBD
Junglaider – TBD
Kamen Rider Drive Type Tridoron – TBD
Kamen Rider Zero Drive – 5184 yen, October
Machine Hoodie – TBD
Shinkocchou Seihou W – 6480 yen, October
Rider 1 (2016 ver.) – 5184 yen, October
Neo Cyclone – TBD
Hardboilder – TBD
Kamen Rider Gattack – 6480 yen, September
Gattack Extender -TBD
Ultraman – 5616 yen, July
Baltan – 5940 yen, August
Zetton – 6480 yen, October
Kamen Rider Ghost Edison Damashii – TBD
Kamen Rider Ghost Robin Damashii -TBD
Kamen Rider Ghost Newton Damashii -TBD
Kamen Rider Ghost Musashi Damashii -5832 yen, August

S.I.C.
Kamen RIder Drive Type Speed -TBD
Kamen RIder Drive Type Speed Flare -TBD
Kamen RIder Drive Type Speed Shadow -TBD
Kamen Rider Gaim Suika Arms -TBD
Kamen Rider Baron – TBD
Kamen Rider Zangetsu – 8556 yen, November release
S.H. Monsterarts
Godzilla feat.EVA-01 – 9936 Yen, January

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With Ultraman set to celebrate his 50th birthday in July (along with the birthday of his creator Eiji Tsuburaya), many collectors speculated that this month would see the release of the S.H. Figuarts Ultraman figure previously revealed at last year’s Tamashii Nations event. And thanks to the latest set of magazine scans, we can now confirm this to be the case!

S.H. Figuarts Ultraman will be a mass release figure, retailing for 5200 yen. His accessories include a selection of effect parts, including of course his signature Specium Ray attack. In addition to this two scaled “Option Act Building Sets” will be released that month, retailing at 2700 yen each and coming in standard and damaged variants. However if both of these things take your fancy, a special Ultraman 50th Anniversary set is also being released, costing 8000 yen and including Ultraman, a special colour version of the building set AND a scaled Alien Baltan spacecraft.

As for Baltan itself? That’ll be joining the line the following month in August, retailing for 5940 yen. No word on the previously revealed Zetton figure yet, but expect that to join shortly afterward.

Stay tuned for more information on these figures in the coming week!

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Well this looks like something we can all definitely be thankful for this year! Occasionally we share rare & interesting toku auctions we find on ebay but this is on an entirely different level.

The fine folks at Serious Toyz[/URL] have just opened up a special set of auctions aimed at collectors of vintage Japanese die cast toys & robots with a special emphasis on tokusatsu! Running the range of Metal Heroes, Super Sentai, Ultraman, Godzilla, & Kamen Rider this auction consists of a number of rare finds from a personal collection that was greatly cared for with many items having either never been opened or even used.

It isn’t often we see near mint & rare vintage releases like this for sale. So we wanted to share this with the community in the hopes that someone here may finally be able to fill a unique hole in their collection they’ve been after!

The master list of ALL Auctions are posted HERE
– Super Sentai Auctions[/URL]
– Kamen Rider Auctions[/URL]
– Metal Heroes Auctions[/URL]
– Ultraman Auctions[/URL]
– Miscellaneous Toku Heroes & other characters[/URL]

And here’s a link for new user registration as well as one for all the rules that accompany this set of auctions!

Happy bidding to everyone and thanks to Serious Toyz for making these various items available! I’ll be bidding on several myself!

 

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Yet another year and another Tamashii Nations fall event have come and gone! As with every year there were more than a few surprises on display, the expected & unexpected, a few disappointments, line changes, and a few notable absences. As is usual the official @t_features twitter account has been tweeting out official images of many of the events’ reveals. And between that and a few stealthily taken pictures from the show we’ve compiled a list of every new and upcoming figure on display with images available:

S.H. Figuarts
Shinkochu Seiho Kamen Rider Kuuga Ultimate
Shinkochu Seiho N Daguva Zeba
Shinkochu Seiho Kamen Rider Diend
Shinkochu Seiho Kamen Rider Gattack
Gattack Extender
Kabuto Extender
Fire
Bikel
Walter
Kamen Rider Ghost Ore Damashii
Kamen Rider Specter
Kamen Rider Ghost Edison Damashii
Kamen Rider Ghost Newton Damashii
Kamen Rider Ghost Musashi Damashii
Machine Ghoststriker
Yurusen
Kamen Rider Drive Type Tridoron
Kamen Rider Chaser Mach
Kamen Rider Gold Drive
Kamen Rider Proto-Drive
Brain Roidmude
Kamen Rider baron Ringo Arms
Overlord Baron
Kamen Rider Gaim Yami Dark Jinba Arms
Kamen Rider Duke Dragon Energy
Darkraider & Kamen Rider Knight Survive
Dragranzer & Kamen Rider Ryuki Survive
Wolf Orphenoc
Kamen Rider Orga
Ultraman
Ultraman Zoffy
Ultra Seven
Ultraman Taro
Ultraman Ace
Ultraman Jack
Ultraman Leo
Alien Baltan
Zetton

S.I.C.
Kamen Rider Drive Type Speed
Heart Roidmude
Kamen Rider Gaim Orange Arms
Kamen Rider Baron Banana Arms
Kamen Rider Zangetsu Melon Arms
Kamen Rider Ryugen Budou Arms
Kamen Rider OOO LaToraTa Combo

This has been one great show this year! However the absence of Super Sentai figuarts & the smaller presence of Metal Heroes & other offbeat toku heroes is noticeable. So we’d like to know what are your thoughts on the showing from Bandai and Tamashii Nations this year? Sound off in our ongoing discussion of all the reveals from this show by clicking “Discuss on the TokuNation Forums” at the bottom of this post.

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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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Following their initial reveal last month, we now have official images of the forthcoming wave of 66 Action Ultraman figures. Like the Kamen Rider waves, these are small poseable candy toy figures that each also come with a piece of soda-flavoured candy. Included in this first wave are the original Ultraman, Ultra Seven, Ultraman Ginga Strium and a Baltan Seijin.

The figures will retail for 380 yen each and be released in January 2015, with preorders likely to be going up in the next few days!