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Once again we’ve come upon the time of year we love most. Time for the members and staff of TokuNation.com to celebrate their respective holidays with their friends & loved ones. But it’s also time for TokuNation to celebrate itself. Our little community hits a major milestone this year, our 5 year anniversary!! January 4th 2017, will officially mark 5 years since TokuNation first went public thanks to it’s found Kickback!

5 years of growing & evolving into the open and fun community it’s become. As we’ve done in the past we want nothing more than to continue to grow this community. To strengthen the bonds it’s helped forge. To continue to bring you up to date news, rumors, images, videos, the occasional podcasts, and the welcoming community atmosphere you’ve all come to know. But we also want to bring you just 1 more thing.

Our annual Toku Toy Box Giveaway! Like years past TokuNation is hosting an annual holiday giveaway open to ALL registered users! You’ll recall that in years’ past giveaways, users could post in a selection of galleries within the contest period to automatically be entered into the drawing for 1 of 4 prize packs. And this year is no different! To show our appreciation to you, the community, we’ve assembled 4 incredible prize packs spanning Power Rangers, Super Sentai, Kamen Rider, Ultraman, and more!

Click “Discuss on the TokuNation Forums” at the bottom of this post to be taken to the OFFICIAL RULES and prize pack breakdowns of Toku Toy Box 2016! For now though, thank you. Thanks to all of you who continue to call this place your home for news, discussion, images, sales, friendships, artwork, videos, podcasts, and everything else in between. Happy Holidays from all of us, and best of luck in our giveaway! It’s our gift to you this, and every, holiday season!

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Not long after the release of the Sentai Artisan Dino Buckler, it has been announced today that the next release shall be none other than the Dragon Buckler! Fans will recognize the Dragon Buckler as being the henshin device of the Dragon Ranger, or the Japanese version of the original Green Ranger! Orders open 12/21/16 but pricing and release date have yet to be revealed. Stay tuned for more details!

under Kamen Rider, TokuNation, TokuNation Spotlights

“Cast Off: Change Beetle!”

 A dark reflection arrives in our latest retro Kamen Rider Kabuto gallery, it’s S.H. Figuarts Kamen Rider Dark Kabuto (Original Release)! This classic release predates the recent Tamashii Nations exclusive Shinkocchou Seihou Dark Kabuto by a number of years. And while it’s clearly been outclasses by the S.S. release now, we thought it was the opportune time to take a look at it.

Dark Kabuto is a decently extensive repaint of the original Kamen Rider Kabuto figuart. Though the detailing on his chest and back isn’t quite as sharp as the new Seihou release. As with many other figuarts from this period he tends to be a bit off model, a little too lanky, and lacks a number of accessories. But on a budget, the original Dark Kabuto may fill the gap in your Kabuto collection.

We’ve attached a selection of images to this post but feel free to peruse the complete 40 images gallery after the jump. Just click “Discuss on the TokuNation Forums” at the bottom of this post. Be sure to tune in next month during our annual Toku Toy Box giveaway to see our new S.H. Figuarts Shinkocchou Seihou Kamen Rider Dark Kabuto gallery as well!

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Seen most recently at the Tamashii Nations 2016 event, S.H. Figuarts Super Evolved Heart Roidmude has been teased out for release for some time. Thankfully now it’s been confirmed for it!

Super Evolved Heart is of course a straight gold repaint of the original Heart Roidmude release. For those unfamiliar, this gold super-evolved form debuts near the end of the Kamen Rider Drive TV series as well as gold forms for Brain & Medic. Gold Heart isn’t likely to include any new accessories, but if the original is any indication this release will likely include 3 sets of hands.

S.H. Figuarts Super Evolved Heart Roidmude will be released in May 2017 as a Tamashii Web Exclusive for 5940 yen.

under General Tokusatsu News, TokuNation, TokuNation Spotlights

“Ganbare Robocon!!”

It’s time for another overdue trip down memory lane! In the past we here at TokuNation have shown you some truly odd & interesting figures from Tokusatsu history. Kamen Rider, Metal Heroes, and even some one-off toku shows that are no more. Today we’re taking a look at a vintage piece from the classic 1999 series Moero Robocon with DX Slotroid 01 Robocon!

Moero Robocon is actually a reboot of the even older 1974 original series Ganbare Robocon. Technically, Moero Robocon even serves as the final entry in the long running Metal Hero series (more on that in the full review). But enough about the show, here’s the toy! DX Robocon was an innovative figure for it’s time. Robocon featured a built in electronic minigame that allowed him to physically interact with another figure in the line as well a special “super mode” transformation. This diminutive robot is definitely more fun that you’d initially think.

We’ve attached a selection of images to this article but you can view the full 40 images by clicking “Discuss on the TokuNation Forums” at the bottom of this post.

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Yet another classic Ultraman Kaiju makes their debut in the S.H. Figuarts line! Following up from Baltan & Zetton we have S.H. Figuarts Alien Mefilas!

Alien Mefilas first appeared in episode 33 of the original Ultraman TV series. This same species of Kaiju has plagued Ultra heroes off & on throughout the 50 year history of the franchise as well. The new S.H. Figuart release will join the ranks of his Kaiju brothers with some surprisingly great articulation and more than enough effect parts to make any Ultra collector snatch him up.

S.H. Figuarts Alien Mefilas will be released as a Tamashii Web Exclusive in May 2017 for 6480 yen.

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For the first time ever the original giant hero makes his appearance in the S.H. Figuarts line! After years of steady Ultra-Act releases that line has now been retired with it’s characters having been folded into S.H. Figuarts beginning with this release, S.H. Figuarts Ultraman 50th Anniversary Edition!

Celebrating 50 years of the Ultraman franchise, which began in earnest in 1966, this new release seeks to improve upon past flaws and open a new chapter for Ultraman figures. And does it live up to it’s expectations? Well that depends on your point of view. This figure seeks to replicate almost perfectly the design of the Ultraman suit. It’s nature as a poseable toy sort of comes second. But it’s undeniably a well made figure that should include more than enough accessories to make up for any issues you might take with it’s design. Such as the famous Baltan Ship, or the Tamashii Action Option Building sets.

We’ve attached a small selection of images to this post, but you can see over 50 images in the full thread. Just click “Discuss on the TokuNation Forums” at the bottom of this post to see our full S.H. Figuarts Ultraman 50th Anniversary Edition gallery! We’ll be back

under Kamen Rider, TokuNation, TokuNation Spotlights

Let’s Game, Super Game, Ultra Game, what’s your name?!

Kamen Rider Ex-Aid is well underway and so far we’ve seen a lot of positive reactions to the series. Now that we’ve finally had a chance to absorb some of what the series has to offer ourselves, we’re ready to share our gallery & review of the first figure in this line, LVUR01 Level Up Rider Kamen Rider Ex-Aid!

LVUR Ex-Aid is the first entry in the so-called gimmick line this year. An interesting figure, Ex-Aid manages to transform from his SD style Level 1 mode via a hollowed out shell, and assume his more iconic Level 2 Action Gamer form. As gimmick lines go, this one may not blow you out of the water, but there are some nice changes this go around. Level 1 may be mostly immobile, but it isn’t without it’s charm, and Level 2 takes full advantage of the standard articulation Bandai applies to the retail gimmick line every year (plus some double jointed knees!). And of course each form is armed with their version of the standard Gashacon Breaker weapon!

We’ve attached a selection to this post but you can enjoy over 90 images in the full thread below! Just click “Discuss on the TokuNation Forums” at the bottom of this post! Mighty Critical Strike!

under Kamen Rider, TokuNation, TokuNation Spotlights

I am Boost! The Rumbling Ghost! Go Fight, Go Fight, Go, GO!

We’re a little late to the party with this one, but we’re happy to finally take a look at S.H. Figuarts Kamen Rider Ghost Toucon Boost Damashii! The 3rd release in the Kamen Rider Ghost line, Toucon Boost is also Ghosts’ first real upgraded form. So what’s the verdict?

If you’ve been a fan so far of the Ghost & Specter releases then we can happily report that you’ll be looking forward to much of the same with Toucon Boost. While this figure doesn’t necessarily mix things up much, it does manage to take a basic body we’ve seen twice over, and things interesting. And we finally have a weapon that can really interact with the included Eyecons in the form of the Sunglasseslasher!

We’ve attached a selection of images to this post but you can enjoy 60+ photos in the full thread by clicking “Discuss on the TokuNation Forums” at the bottom of this post!

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