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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!

 

under Conventions, General Tokusatsu News, Kamen Rider, Metal Heroes, Ultraman

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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The first day of the show has wound down but Tamashii Nations 2015 will go on through this weekend. We’ve had a ton of reveals up to this point but a LOT more are apparently on the way as more sections of the show are made available to the general public. A portion of the rumored figures list comes from The Ghouly News, but still take it with a bit of salt as we can’t confirm some of these figures yet. Thanks to some teaser images released by Bandai we have at least a few confirmed things to look forward to:

S.H. Figuarts
Ultra Seven
Ultraman Zoffy
Ultraman Ace
Ultraman jack
Ultraman Taro
Ultraman Leo
Darkraider
Shinkochu Seiho N Daguva Zeba
Shinkochu Seiho Kuuga Ultimate
Kamen Rider Ghost Ore Damashii
Kamen Rider Ghost Edison Damashii
Kamen Rider Ghost Robin Hood Damashii
Kamen Rider Ghost Newton Damashii
Kamen Rider Spectre
Machine Ghostriker
Yurusen

There are still yet more releases coming and this is only a partial list of what’s been seen and what’s been hinted at. Rest assured that Tamashii Nations 2015 is not over and we will continue to pour over the internet until we have more concrete information to share.

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Bandai’s popular line of Converge chibi-style figurines will be expanding into the Kamen Rider series! Until recently, the line mostly covered chibified designs from the Gundam franchise.

Kamen Rider Converge’s first outing will include:

Kamen Rider Kuuga Mighty Form

The Grongi Go-Gadoru-Ba

Kamen Rider Faiz

Kamen Rider Kaixa

and finally: The Arch Orphenoch.

These beautifully detailed figurines will see release sometime in February 2016 and  grabbing them as singles should cost you 500 yen per one figure.

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The premiere Rider of the Hesei Era is finally coming to Blu-Ray!

Amazon Japan has listed a Blu-Ray boxset for Kamen Rider Kuuga!

Box 1, containing 4 discs, will be available on January 6 2016 at a price of 24624 Yen. Prices and release dates for the remainder of the series remain unconfirmed at the time of writing.

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Another recent reveal from this week, Bandai has just released official images of the S.H. Figuarts Beat Chaser 2000 from Kamen Rider Kuuga!

While the Beat Chaser 2000 may only include the bare minimum of accessories, as most Rider Machines do, it still does it looking absolutely amazing. Beat Chaser includes a rear wheel base for display, a tamashii stage adapter, and handlebar hands for S.H. Figuarts Kuuga Mighty Form to use.

S.H. Figuarts Beat Chaser 2000 will be released in January for 4968 yen!

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Add another few new reveals to tonight’s round of Figure Oh scans! Up this time is a trio of release!

S.H. Figuarts Garo (Ryuga). The main hero of Garo The One Who Shines in the Darkness, Ryuga will be the first new Garo entry into the S.H. Figuarts line in many years. Seemingly out of the norm from the Makai Kado releases of the last several shows. Ryuga is set for February release as a Tamashii Web Exclusive for 5940 yen.

S.H. Figuarts Kamen Rider Orga is another long abandoned figure we’ve seen on display at several Tamashii Nations events over the years. But it looks like Bandai has finally decided to dust this one off for release. And much like Ryuga above it will be a Tamashii Web Exclusive in February, 5184 yen.

Last but not least we have the second of Kamen Rider Kuuga’s bikes, the S.H. Figuarts Beat Chaser 2000! Beat Chaser looks to be another solid vehicle release from Bandai though we’re sure this one will be lite on the accessories. The Beat Chaser 2000 is set for release in January and as has been the trend tonight it will be a Tamashii Web Exclusive. Retail is 4968 yen. 

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No fear, no pain!

One of the most iconic Heisei Riders ever has finally gotten the premium treatment from Bandai of Japan. S.H. Figuarts Kamen Rider Kuuga! Having finally received a renewal figure in the Shinkouchu Seiho subline of high end releases! Our own Photo & Content contributor Ryan has been kind enough to share a full gallery and review of this release with tons of side-by-side comparisons to the original!

The short version is that Kuuga Renewal is hands down an improvement in every single way on the original, a figure which was release just near the beginning of the entire S.H. Figuarts toyline. 7 years in toy engineering improvements have put Kuuga Renewal light years beyond the original Kuuga Figuart.

Check out the full gallery and review by Photo & Content Contributor Ryan after the break by clicking “discuss on the TokuNation Forums” at the bottom of this post.

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Bandai Tamashii Nations have just announced a selection of their mass release items for July 2015, and among them is another motorcycle for collectors to add to their Kamen Rider collection! This month it’s the turn of the Trychaser 2000 – the first bike of Kamen Rider Kuuga. Perfect to go alongside the original S.H. Figuarts release or the forthcoming Shinkocchou Seikou renewal.

Price details are yet to be confirmed, so stay tuned to Tokunation.com over the coming week for more information!

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CHOU HENSHIN!!



S.H. Figuarts Kuuga Renewal was on display recently at a toy event, and we have our first look not only at finished product but his box as well! The photo comes courtesy of @shfindo.

Kuuga Renewal sports the same iPhone style box as Hibiki and Kabuto both did as a part of the Shinkocchou Seihou subline. Interestingly, the finished sample has more of a matte finish compared to shiny metallic that the initial production gallery did, though this could be due to bad lighting.

The figure will be a retail release in April for 5,400 yen.