Once again the Kamen Rider, Ultraman, and the Mobile Suit Gundam franchises will be joining together in a new crossover title: Super Hero Generations which was just announced for PS3 and PS Vita consoles!
From our side of the fandom, the game will include Ultra Seven, Ultraman Zero, Ginga, Tiga, along with Kamen Rider Fourze, Black RX, Wizard, Den-O, W, and 000.
The game itself is a grid based tactical RPG ala Super Robot Wars.
It’s time once again for TokuNation to plume the depths of it’s newest segment, Toy Tuesdays! This time around we’re forgoing the spandex heroes and bug men in favor of the most venerable of toku hero franchise,s Ultraman! This week we spotlight the recently released Ultra-Act Ultraman Ginga!
Ginga is of course the titular hero of the Ultraman Ginga story featured in New Ultraman Retsudan! Returning soon in Ultraman Ginga S, this is the first collector’s style toy released from the first series. As a part of the long lived Ultra-Act line Ginga has had a lot to live up to, or rather he needed to live up to the quality of the more recent releases in the line. And does he ever! Ginga is by far one of the most dynamic entries in the line, this mold screams with personality.
Ginga is a little lite on the accessories, but as mentioned in our review of the figure, his most important accessory is actually all over his body. The Light Crystals mounted all over his body are fully removable, as are the head and shoulder pads, suggesting Bandai plans to release future accessory sets for Ginga’s other forms and powers! For once it seems Bandai/Tamashii Nations has really planned ahead with a new release. Depending on Ginga’s sales we could be in store for some great surprises in the future.
Click “Discuss on the TokuNation Forums” at the bottom of this post to enjoy a full 40 image gallery of this figure as well as a lengthy review. We’ll see you back here next week for another Toy Tuesdays gallery, S.H. Figuarts Kamen Rider Black & Battle Hopper Renewal!
And you thought Bandai had spoiled all the good surprises with the DX/Chogokin ToQoh reveal. Fear not because the imaginary trains of justice, fruit warriors of Helheim, and new Ultras are on full display this weekend. Right now some great first had looks can be had of:
Be sure to check out over 50 images of the various displays Bandai has at the show, and stay tuned to TokuNation for further updates!
Another new preview for the second season of Ultraman Ginga has hit the web. Sadly the official streaming version is region-locked but a helpful fan has reuploaded the preview RIGHT HERE for all Ultra Fans to enjoy!
“Ultraman Ginga S” hits the airwaves on July 5th! Stay tuned to TokuNation until then for further details!
Tamashii Nations Summer Collection 2014 is currently ongoing. And of course with a new toy show that means new toys! And Bandai Tamashii Nations has decided to pull out all the stops with a star-studded display of their lines past, present and future! But of course what we’re interested in is the future. Take a look at their displays featuring all of these upcoming products!
S.H. Figuarts
Kamen Rider Gaim
Kamen Rider Gaim Jinba Lemon Arms
Kamen Rider Zangetsu
Kamen Rider Shin Zangetsu
Kamen Rider Ryugen
Kamen Rider Baron
Kamen Rider Gridon
Kamen Rider Kurokage
Sakura Hurricane
Rose Attacker
Kikaider
Hakaider
Side Machine
Kamen Rider Hibiki
S.H. Monsterarts
Godzilla (2014)
Ultra-Act
Tiga Renewal
Ginga
S.I.C.
Kamen Rider Wizard
A new catalog scan has turned up online & gives us some new details regarding the second season of Ultraman Ginga!
*The new hero Ultraman Victory is heavily featured in this new merchandise, receiving two new roleplay weapons: the Strium Brace transformation device and the Victory Lancer weapon.
*Victory’s special ability is revealed through the new action figure series, “Change Victory.” The new Ultraman can summon and transform various monster limbs for new attacks. The Change Victory action figures are said to be similar to Kamen Rider Gaim’s “Arms Change” series, something Ultra collectors may enjoy!
The tremendous variety of materials suggests a promising future for Ultraman! Stay tuned to TokuNation as we keep you up to date on this exciting second season!
If you’re in Japan, you can make your Happy Meal even Happier with an Ultraman Ginga promotion which started April 18th. None of these figures are truly groundbreaking in terms of concept or engineering, but if you’re a big fan of Ultraman then you might find yourself looking for a way to pick up these neat little collectibles. To see all the details, simply click right here!
Tamashii’s main page has updated once again with some interesting future releases!
Highlights of the June release schedule are SH Figuarts Kamen Rider Chalice, the long-absent fan-favorite from “Kamen Rider Blade” and Ultra-ACT Ultraman Ginga, the newest supersized hero!
Price details on both are not yet confirmed so stay tuned for further details!
After an extended hiatus, the newest Ultra Hero returns to the airwaves tomorrow- November 20th, 2013.
Tsubuyara has released a new preview trailer on their official channel, teasing Ginga’s future adventures
Remember to tune in & watch The Closed World.
Future episode titles include
Ultra Live!
It looks like Bandai will finally be releasing an Ultra Act Ultraman Ginga figure. This photo was posted by Bluefin Tamashi whom was present at Tamashi Nations, and while the image isn’t very clear the shapes and colors matches to that of Ginga and Jean Nine!
Further release details on these two will be announced at another time.
UPDATE: Non blurred image provided courtesy of Toysdaily!