Heading down to New York Comic Con this weekend? Be sure to drop by the Bandai Tamashii Nations booth and check out the impressive full-size Taro Suit from the ULTRAMAN anime they have on display! The suit shows off the latest Ultra suit in all its fiery glory, complete with light up eyes and colour timer.
Not at the con? Then check out the gallery of images we have courtesy of our own Sentai_Tamashii by clicking the title of the story!
Tamashii Nations 2020 is underway and it’s another good year for Ultraman. On display at the online event are a number of different S.H. Figuarts dioramas, primarily focusing on Ultraman Z, Ultra Galaxy Fight: The Absolute Conspiracy, Ultraman Zero, Ultraman Leo and initial six Ultra Brothers. Displays are made up of released, previously revealed and brand new reveals.
Ultraman Z:
Ultra Galaxy Fight: The Absolute Conspiracy
Ultraman Zero:
Ultraman:
Ultra Brothers
Ultraman Leo
Stay tuned to Tokunation for more Tamashii Nations 2020 reveals over the weekend!
“Precious friends, fight together with me!”
7 years after Earth first encountered the giant of light Ultraman, Ultraman Taro arrived! Taking the human Kotaro Higashi as his host, Taro fought against legions of Kaiju as they invaded the Earth. And for years since, Taro has fought hard and earned the respect of his peers. Mentoring new generations of heroes at the Ultra Coliseum, Taro also went on to instruct and guide the likes of Mebius & Ginga. This Master fighter has lived a long and hard fought life, but that didn’t stop him from settling down either. Passing his skills down to yet another generation, Taro instills the hope & power of the land of light in his son, Ultraman Taiga!
Recently we had a chance to review both S.H. Figuarts Ultraman Ginga, and the Ultraman Suit Ver 7 thanks to our good friends at Bluefin Brands. Now they’ve treated us to something a bit more classic with S.H. Figuarts Ultraman Taro! Hailing from the 6th Ultra series which bears his name, many a fan of the New Generation Ultras will recognize Taro from his time mentoring Ginga. This figure will appeal to any fan of the character though. Recereating his timeless appearance and updating his articulation to modern standards, SHF Taro will stand tall with your other heroes. Armed with the mighty Bracelet Lancer, Taro also includes the iconic Storium Ray effect part for all of your Kaiju destroying needs!
We’ve packed a full 50+ image gallery into the review thread linked below. Just click “Discuss on the TokuNation Forums” at the bottom of this post to see the entire thread for S.H. Figuarts Ultraman Taro. Next time, we’re finally rounding out our reviews of Power Rangers Lighting Collection Wave 3 with the Mighty Morphin Red Ranger!
More big news from Tsuburaya Convention 2019 is the announcement of Ultraman Taiga The Movie: New Generation Climax! This film will not only feature a team up with the previous heroes from Ultraman R/B, but will also include appearances from the other New Generation Ultramen – Ultraman Ginga, Ultraman Victory, Ultraman X, Ultraman Orb and Ultraman Geed!
As seen in the trailer linked below, the film will see the New Generation Ultras join the Tri-Squad to face a new dark threat – one which mysteriously includes Taiga’s own father, Ultraman Taro!
Ultraman Taiga The Movie: New Generation Climax will be released in Japanese cinemas in March 2020.
BUDDY GO!
In case you missed it, Ultraman Taiga was announced as the exciting new chapter in the Ultra Heroes franchise. Since the initial announcement, a new teaser went live on YouTube showcasing each of the new Ultras in motion.
In addition, we also have a premiere date: July 6th 2019! In the meantime, you can watch the teaser in the box below:
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.
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.
Bandai’s 66Action line of Candy Toys is returning with Wave 6 having been announced for Kamen Rider and Wave 2 of Ultraman.
66Action Kamen Rider Wave 6 will feature:
Kuuga
Accel
Shadowmoon
And one more yet to be announced figure, most likely Kamen Rider Black/Black RX or Mach.
Meanwhile, 66Action Ultraman Wave 2 features:
Taro
Taiga
Leo
And again: A fourth unknown figure that will be announced at another date. Both waves will be going on sale May 2015.
And you all thought the Garo Pachinko Game was gonna be the game to play! Well on top of recent info about Ultra-Act Ultraman Taro it looks like Taros’ recently released pachinko game is about to receive a face lift with a new story line!
Ultraman Taro: Revenge of The Dark continues a plot from the final episodes of Ultraman Mebius, Armored Darkness. This game will feature Dark Killer version of five Ultramen including Dark Killer Ace, Dark Killer Seven, and Dark Killer First. The game will also introduce a central villain known as Ultra Dark Killer.
Credit: Rising Sun TokusatsuThanks to user Gojira Prime for pointing us to some new images of the upcoming Ultra-Act Ultraman Taro! Images are courtesy of the Import Monsters Blog. And thanks to the Tamashii Nations twitter account we’ve also got some info regarding Taros’ upcoming release which will be this June. Taro is priced at 3500 yen.
Ultraman Taro was the 6th entry in the Ultra franchise and ran from 1973-1974. Once Taro is out he’ll be joining his soon to be released father, Ultra-Act Ultra Father! And of course just like Father, Taro will include his trademark Storium Ray effect part, Taro bracelet/lance, and a Brothers Mantle along with the usual supply of alternate hands!
Credit: Import Monsters