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“WAKE UP!”

Shy, anxious, fearful, Wataru Kurenai would rather craft violins like his father Otoya. But as the son of the Fangire Queen as well, he was destined to become Kamen Rider Kiva, the Fangire King! And like the King’s before him Wataru has one trusted partner, a member of the Kivat family, Kivat Bat III. With Kivat in tow, Wataru sets out to fight Fangires and protect humanity, just as his father did (occasionally) 20 years prior. Now it’s time to break the chains on a review we’ve waited years for with S.H. Figuarts Shinkocchou Seihou Kamen Rider Kiva!

As the Heisei Era ends, Tamashii Nations has at long last delivered on the promise of completing the 20 Heisei Riders! With Kamen Rider Kiva, the entire lineup of main riders is complete, and let me say, it’s incredibly satisfying. Kiva brings to a close an era of incredible heroes and does so in gorgeous fashion. With the trademark accuracy and engineering of the Seihou line, Kiva looks as though he walked right off the set. Including his 6 Fuestles, the Hell’s Gate leg for his Rider Kick, a Ridewatch Tamashii Stage, and the ever present Kivat Bat III, Kiva is a tremendously welcome sight to any Kamen Rider collection.

You can check out our full 100 image gallery below by clicking “Discuss on the TokuNation Forums at the bottom of this post. It features not only the 20 Heisei Riders, but also as many Kiva cameos as I could make happen including TV riders Ixa, Rising Ixa, Emperor Kiva, & Dark Kiva, movie villains Kamen Riders Rey and Arc, & even Decade’s own Kiva-La! Please join in the discussion and let us know what you think of this release which finally closes out the Heisei Era. Next time, it’s Armor Time with a brand new gallery from Kamen Rider Zi-O!

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RIDER TIME!

As you might recall, we got a nice teaser from Bandai announcing that a SODO set for the fan favorites Another Riders was coming down the pipeline, and we finally have our first look at these beauties thanks to some new photos that were recently released.

SODO Another1 will contain four Another Riders: Another Ex-Aid, Another Build, Another Faiz, and Another Gaim the set will release in July 2019.

With this being numbered as the first set, one can only hope that we’ll see the other Another Riders somewhere down the road.

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Attention Kamen Rider fans! We have a couple of polls up on our forums that we need your assistance in getting some data on! We need to know two things:

– Your MOST Favorite Neo Heisei Era Kamen Rider Gimmick
– ALL your favorite Neo Heisei Era Kamen Rider Gimmicks

Why are we asking? Let’s just say we’re asking for a friend :) You do NOT need to be a member on the forum in order to vote, and we really appreciate if you would share these polls around.

– Your MOST Favorite Neo Heisei Era Kamen Rider Gimmick
– ALL your favorite Neo Heisei Era Kamen Rider Gimmicks

Thank you for voting and for sharing it with other Kamen Rider fans!

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“I think I was destined to choose this path.”

Little did Sougo Tokiwa know, his childhood dreams of being a great king were prophetic in a way. Should they ever come to pass, they could create the desolate future ruled by Sougo’s own evil self, the overlord Oma Zi-O! In the present, Sougo journey’s down the path of the overlord, defeating Another Riders as Kamen Rider Zi-O! But with the Day of Oma approaching, will Zi-O become the evil overlord? Or will Kamen Rider Geiz, the Time Jackers, Kamen Rider Woz, or even Kamen Rider Decade, manage to contain his power? Time, will tell…

S.H. Figuarts Kamen Rider Zi-O kicks off this year’s new Figuarts sub-line as a pretty solid release. While assuredly many will take issue with this figure’s lack of accessories (which are included with the Ride Striker) this figure has a lot to offer and lots of personality. Zi-O is a well rounded, well articulated figure that fits in fantastically with mainline figuarts as well Shinkocchou Seihou releases. Though Seihou Kamen Rider Kiva still hasn’t been released, seeing Zi-O with his fellow lead riders is still quite the sight. And if you happen to have a DX Time Mazine as I do, you’ll find that Figuarts Zi-O works quite well with him. Zi-O also compliments Shinkocchou Seihou Kamen Rider Decade marvelously.

We’ve attached the full 60+ image gallery to this post, but you can also check out the full review of Kamen Rider Zi-O by clicking “Discuss on the TokuNation Forums” at the bottom of this post. Next time, things heat up, with our gallery of Shinkocchou Seihou Kamen Rider W Heat/Metal! 

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Today, Toei began streaming a new video promoting the upcoming Kamen Rider Heisei Generations Forever film (which comes out in two days!). But rather than just a new teaser or trailer for the film, this video previews the films theme song, which is itself a compilation and re-mix of the Opening Themes for all 20 Heisei Riders!

Titled “Heisei Generations Forever Medley D.A. Re-Build Mix” this song arranges clips from each of the 20 Heisei Rider OP’s into one giant song, set to a variety of archival footage as well as new scenes from the soon to be released film itself.  This new theme was arranged by Daisuke Asakura.

Kamen Rider Heisei Generations Forever hits Japanese theaters on December 22nd! Best to dodge spoilers on social media for a bit, but if you’d like to join in on our ongoing discussion of the film, feel free to pop into our discussion thread linked below. Just click “Discuss on the TokuNation Forums”.

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Hot off the heels of the first Another Watch set, P-Bandai was quick to announce the follow up: Another Watch Vol.2 was just recently revealed.

Another Watch Vol.2 will feature the second batch of Another Riders: Another Gaim, Another OOO, Another Den-O, and finally Another W along with two more yet to be announced Another Riders.

No release info was given at the time of this writing, though pre-orders are expected to go live December 3rd 2018. If the first set is anything to go by, we could expect a similar price point of 3,240 yen. Stay tuned, and we’ll provide you with more info as it becomes available.

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On the next phase of his journey across time & space, Kamen Rider Zi-O will visit the world of fan-favorite fruit dancer Kamen Rider Gaim!

A pair of returning Rider actors have been announced for this illustrious occasion:

*Gaku Sano will once again reprise his role as the titular Kamen Rider Gaim! He appears to offer guidance to the wandering Sougo.

*Not to be outdone, Yutaka Kobayashi will be returning as Kaito Kumon- better known as Kamen Rider Baron! Kaito will offer his expertise to a still-skeptical Geiz.

This adventurous meeting of Riders is currently scheduled to air November 18 2018! Be sure to join in our Ongoing Kamen Rider Zi-O Discussion Thread to share your thoughts & fears about this epic crossover!

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A new round of magazine scans has hit the Internet, providing fans with a couple insights on the further adventures of Kamen Rider Zi-O!

Next up for the time-hopping Riders is a visit to the world of Kamen Rider Gaim! The fan-favorite Fruit Samurai offers a brand-new power set, creating Kamen Rider Gaim RideArmor! This new Armor takes the form of Gami’s legendary LockSeeds and unfolds after attaching to Zi-O’s head. But the Riders must defeat the monstrous Another Gaim in order to obtain this new power…

But Zi-O isn’t the ONLY one receiving an upgrade! The trusty Time Majin gains the ability to channel RiderWatches and use new attacks- the powers of Kamen Rider OOO are displayed for effect. And it seems Time Majin will also be able to channel the powers of previous Rider Vehicles- new configurations are shown based on the Captain Ghost from Kamen Rider Ghost and Castle Doran from Kamen Rider Kiva.

Finally, a brief teaser for the upcoming Heisei Generations FOREVER movie is included. Zi-O will have to team up with Kamen Rider Build to stop a threat greater than all Riders!

Definitely some exciting adventures to close out the Heisei-Era Kamen Riders! Stay tuned to TokuNation as we keep you up to date on all Kamen Rider Zi-O reveals.

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As you might recall, Tamashii Nations announced the S.H.Figuarts Heisei Riders Rising Project to coincide with the launch of Kamen Rider Zi-O and the end of the Heisei Era. Many are eager to see what will come of this announcement, and our first one comes in the form of the S.H.Figuarts 20 Kamen Rider Kicks reissues of older S.H.Figuarts Kamen Rider figures.


What sets these Figuarts apart from their first releases is the fact that they’ll include special Tamashii Act stage stands: these stands include parts that will mimic one of Kamen Rider Zi-O’s Ride Watches in appearances and of course they’ll be themed after each corresponding Rider.

Each of these Figuarts will cost 5400 yen a piece, going in order, our first batch of releases will include Kamen Riders Build, Faiz, Gaim, Ex-Aid Blade, Den-O, Drive, and Ryuki with Drive and Den-O coming out January 2019.

This will be an excellent opportunity for those that may have missed out on these figures the first time around, or for those new to the fandom looking to dive head first into the fan favorite S.H.Figuarts line.

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With Kamen Rider Zi-O heralding the end of the Heisei Era for Kamen Rider, and in commemoration of the 20th Heisei Rider himself, Tamashii Nations has announced the S.H. Figuarts Heisei Riders Rising Project!

The Rising Project announcement promises the reveal of 3 new Heisei Rider figuarts in the near future. The first of these 3 riders will be revealed on August 24th. Currently speculation is running wild as to what these 3 figures will actually be. Will this be Kiva’s time? There’s Zi-O which begins airing next month  as well, so now would be an ideal time to reveal his first figuart. Then there’s the possibility that 1 or more of these figures could be a Shinkocchou Seihou renewal of an out of date release like OOO, Fourze, or even Faiz.

Exactly who these 3 Heisei Riders are, is something we’ll be watching closely in the coming weeks. So we’ll be sure to keep the community up to date!