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It’s been over 1 month since we began but Toku Toy Box is finally coming to an end! This year has been possibly our biggest yet and we really tried to pull out all the stops in bringing you as many toy galleries as possible, with the biggest prize packs we could afford to offer. We’ve run the spectrum of  the last 3 decades worth of tokusatsu to bring you a unique mix of toys you’ve never seen and some familiar favorites along the way.

Please take a moment to check out all 16 galleries and be sure to leave a post in them if you haven’t done so already! Every time you make a relevant (non-spam) post in a Toku Toy Box thread you’re automatically entered in for a chance to win 1 of 4 amazing prize packs!

Qualifying Toku Toy Box Galleries:
– Godaikin Machineman & Machine Dolphin Gallery
– Power Rangers Dino Charge 5″ Dino Drive Figures Gallery
– S.H. Figuarts Kamen Rider Kiva-La Gallery
– Power Rangers Dino Charge 5″ Vivizord Gallery
– S.H. Figuarts Busou Chaser Set Gallery
– S.H. Figuarts Kyoryu Black & Kyoryu Pink Gallery
– S.H. Figuarts Kyoryu Gold Gallery
– Superchange B-Robo Kabutack DX Gallery
– Magnet Change Robotack Gallery
– S.H. Figuarts Tridoron (Kamen Rider Drive) Gallery
– S.H. Figuarts Kamen Rider Drive Type Formula Gallery
– S.H. Figuarts Gokai Christmas Gallery 2.0[/URL]
– S.H. Figuarts Ridoron (Kamen Rider Black RX) Gallery
– Power Rangers Dino Charge 5″ Sting Rage Gallery
– Power Rangers Dino Charge 5″ Sledge Gallery[/URL]
– S.H. Figuarts Red Buster Gallery 2.0[/URL]

If you need a refresher on how Toku Toy Box works as well as an overview of the official rules for the giveaway then please click “Discuss on the TokuNation Forums” at the bottom of this post to be taken to our original announcement thread for this years giveaway. Good luck to all who entered this year! Winners will be revealed tonight at 12:00 AM/Midnight EST!

under General Tokusatsu News

We’re kicking off our annual Toku Toy Box giveaway with a vintage blast from the past! Released as a part of Bandai’s short lived American Godaikin toy line, today we take a look at the Machineman & Machine Dolphin set!

From the classic but often forgotten series Seiun Kamen Machineman, the Machine Dolphin vehicle can switch between 3 alternate modes. The standard Machine Dolphin supercar, Dolphin Jet, & the humanoid Dolphin Robo! Machineman himself can ride along in any of these modes as well! Machineman also comes packed with accessories like his Laser Saber & Throttle Gun, as well as his tiny sidekick Ball Boy! Both Machineman and this vehicle feature significant diecast content as well! A true classic the Machine Dolphin set reminds us of how creative and unique Toku Toys could once be.

If you have no experience with the Machineman series or character then have no fear! We’ve included a brief overview of both in the gallery below. Feel free to browse more than 50 images of the Godaikin Machineman & Machine Dolphin as well asa full review by clicking “Discuss on the The TokuNation Forums” at the bottom of this post!

under Kamen Rider, Metal Heroes, Super Sentai

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 General Tokusatsu News, Metal Heroes, Super Sentai

You may recall that in 2013 some incredible behind the scenes footage of Gosei Sentai Dairanger made it’s way online via former Power Rangers stunt coordinator Jeff Pruit. This type of video is quite rare & often not shared with the general public. However one such behind the scenes video has been released today. Posted by youtube user kbigstone is an incredibly rare look behind the scenes of Kagaku Sentai Dynaman!

But that’s not all! This video was of course shot on the Toei studio lot, so multiple series were being filmed at the time. And while there’s no proper video of these other series the below video includes some rare stills from two other Toei productions. Seiun Kamen Machineman & Uchuu Keiji Sharivan! Specifically of the Machine Dolphin & Motosharian set props!

Dynaman, Machineman, & Sharivan just barely overlapped their filming schedules to make it possible to see them all on set at the same time. It’s a truly incredible video to watch. We rarely if ever see such behind the scenes prep as this. Please enjoy this video courtesy of youtube user kbigstone!