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Tune, Chaser!

Bandai has just thrown us all a curve ball and officially revealed a new accessory set for their upcoming S.H. Figuarts Machine Chaser!

The Busou or Armed Chaser Set includes components of Mashin Chaser trademark E-Circular multi-weapon. The necessary parts need to form the Tail Whipper, Wing Sniper, & Fang Spidey are all included as well as the Viral Cores needed to acces those power ups. But perhaps the best item is this set is an incredible pair of Wing Effect Parts for Chaser!

An awesome addition to what looks like a great upcoming figure, the S.H. Figuarts Busou Chaser set will be released in October as a Tamashii Web Exclusive for 3780 yen.

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Tokunation is in Top Gear today! We’re proud to finally be able to share a full gallery and review of S.H. Figuarts Kamen Rider Drive Type Speed! As well as the included 1st Run Bonus Max Flare Set!

Kamen Rider Drive Type Speed is our titular heroes basic form, but the figure itself is far from that. While it may appear to have a lite accessory count, only 2 pairs of hands, this figure more than makes up for that with it’s versatility and interchangeability. Not only can the tires be removed to replicate the Tire Koukan gimmick, but so can the read outs on the Drive Driver, the flipped Shift Cars in the brace, and even the Shift Cars on Drive’s holster! The level of thought and engineering that’s gone into this figure is astounding, and the included 1st run Max Flare bonuses more than makes up for any lack of accessories. This figure is hands down worth your purchase.

We have a full gallery, totally over 100 images, after the jump as well as an in depth review detailing the wonderful aspects of S.H. Figuarts Kamen Rider Drive Type Speed. Just click “discuss on the TokuNation forums” at the bottom of this post to be taken to the complete thread. If you don’t get the point from our review then let me state it simply here, all you need is Drive.

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Bandai of Japan’s SHODO 4 inch  figure line is expanding into Kamen Rider, and the first wave of SHODO Kamen Rider VS will appropriately enough feature characters from the Showa Era series.

  • Wave 1 will reportedly feature:

    Kamen Rider 1

  • V3
  • X
    Apollo Geist

Though Kamen Rider 1 is the only one shown in the photos. The set of four will be released in September and will cost a wallet friendly 500 yen per and sold in cases of 10.

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As more details emerge about Kamen Rider Drive’s final form we inch closer to a full reveal. And today we have our clearest look yet at Kamen Rider Drive Type Tridoron! This is the first time we’ve seen the actual design of the helmet, and I must say it looks very very good. Taking on the characteristics of the Tridoron itself, this form brings Drive’s upgrades and color schemes full circle.

This images is a also bit of a double whammy for news though. Not only does it give us a clear look at Type Tridoron but we also have our first look at the upcoming Shift Next Special Shift Car! A 2-in-1 car, the yellow side allows for Drive Type Special while the black side gives access to Drive Type Next. Type Next would seem to be the form we’ve seen behind the scenes shots of. Both forms are set to appear in this summers’ Kamen Rider Drive Surprise Future movie.

Lastly this scan also confirms an unexpected upgrade, using a device called the Tridoron Key it appears that Kamen Rider Mach will be able to access Super/Chou Dead Heat! This silhouette bears a strong resemblance to Mashin Chaser so time will tell if it’s actually for Mach, or possibly for Kamen Rider Chaser.

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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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Yee-Haw!

The shining star, Starninger, has arrived on Shuriken Sentai Ninninger. And with him comes the release of a brand new mecha for this series, the DX Bison King!

Composed of the Otomonin Rodeomaru & Bison Buggy, DX Bison King is a pretty versatile toy. When the two components are combined for the buggy you get a pretty uniquely different vehicle we’ve never really seen before in sentai. Combining them properly yields Bison King himself! A bulky cowboy themed robot wielding a Gunblade! Combine Rodeomaru with Shurikenjin to form Shurikejin Texas, or throw all of them into the mix and you can form the imposing King Shurikenjin! The year of the ninja continues to get more strange and more awesome with each new toy release!

And while we’ve assembled a pretty massive gallery of this figure our friend and frequent contributor Baltmatrix has also filmed a video review of DX Bison King! Be sure to check out Balt’s video below and subscribe to his youtube page for further updates!

And be sure to check out our full gallery of this figure, totaling 100 images! Just click “Discuss on the TokuNation forums” at the bottom of this post to be taken to our full gallery & review thread.

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Continuing it’s still new line of high end releases, Premium Bandai have just revealed Super Sentai Artisan Rodeomaru! 

In much the same fashion as Artisan Shinobimaru, and in fact revealed on Shinobimaru’s order page, Rodeomaru will be much more to his on screen counterpart, feature a greater degree of poseability, and premium paint apps. This full replacement for DX Rodeomaru will be able to combine to form DX Bison King as well.

Ordering information, pricing, & release date for Super Sentai Artisan Rodemaru have yet to be released but we’ll keep you up to date as more information becomes available! Yee-Haw!

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Set for release in late May is the second mecha from Shuriken Sentai Ninninger!

Following on from Shurikenjin’s release Bison King, Starningers’ personal mecha, will be the next Ninninger mecha released in the long running line of Minipla/Candy Toy kits from Bandai Of Japan! Released as a 4 box set, each box will retail for 360 yen each.

Yee-Haw!

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Having appeared only a few weeks ago on Kamen Rider Drive, Bandai of Japan has just released a full set of official images for the upcoming 10th release in the Tire Koukan line@

TK10 Kamen Rider Chaser is due for a May 16h Release for 3456 yen. Included with Chaser is his Signal Axe as well as the Kikern Signal for use with TK Kamen Rider Mach! Sadly Chaser does not include his Break Gunner meaning you’ll need to borrow one from your Mashin Chaser for him to use.

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Though we’ve seen official images and display pieces of the final production S.H. Figuarts Tridoron, Bandai has just treated us with a special look at this upcoming vehicle with a look at the earlier stage of the production process.

These S.H. Figuarts Tridoron images give us an idea of what an unpainted sample/prototype looks like mid production. It’s an interesting set of photos for sure. What’s more interesting perhaps is that these photos reveal is an accessory previously only listed on Tridoron’s order page as “replacement body parts”. In actuality it’s a new flat tire mid-section replacement for Drive’s back, one that allows him to sit back flat against the seat of Tridoron!

This is definitely one heck of an interesting look at one of the more hotly anticipated Figuarts releases for 2015.