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under General Tokusatsu News

After recently being teased in a Bandai Tamashii Nations blog entry, full release details for the S.H. Figuarts Hakaider Squad have been revealed! Made up of Red Hakaider, Blue Hakaider and Silver Hakaider, these three act as Gill Hakaider’s henchmen in the opening section of Kikaider 01.

As many expected the figures will be coming as part of a 3-pack, however the set will also be a ToeiHero.net exclusive. Each figure will come with their own unique weapon, along with presumably an array of additional hands.

Costing a total of 16,200 yen, preorders will be open until the 30th April with the set shipping out to collectors in September.

under Ultraman

Joining the S.H. Figuarts Trychaser 2000 in as a mass release item in July will be the much anticipated Ultraman figure from the currently ongoing manga sequel to the original 1966 series. This figure is a particularly special release as it is a collaboration between both the Ultra-Act and S.H. Figuarts lines.

Price details and accessories are yet to be confirmed, so stay tuned to Tokunation.com over the coming week for more information!

under Kamen Rider

Bandai Tamashii Nations have just announced a selection of their mass release items for July 2015, and among them is another motorcycle for collectors to add to their Kamen Rider collection! This month it’s the turn of the Trychaser 2000 – the first bike of Kamen Rider Kuuga. Perfect to go alongside the original S.H. Figuarts release or the forthcoming Shinkocchou Seikou renewal.

Price details are yet to be confirmed, so stay tuned to Tokunation.com over the coming week for more information!

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As collectors begin to receive the newly released Complete Selection Modification Kamen Rider Decade Decadriver, Bandai have also teased the next release in this line of more highly-detailed belt reissues. Included in the instruction sheet’s plastic wallet is a blue card featuring the emblem of Decade’s secondary Rider Kamen Rider Diend, along with the words “coming soon”.

While a Complete Selection Modification Diend Driver will undoubtedly feature more detailed paint applications than its mass release toy counterpart, whether it will feature a proper card scanner (something the original sorely lacked) is yet to be known. We’ll bring you more news on this item as it’s released in the future!

under General Tokusatsu News, Metal Heroes

Juukou!

We’re back! Did you miss us? After our New York Toy Fair coverage we thought it was time to give the citizens of TokuNation a treat. Today we’re taking a look at a brand new Tamashii Web Exclusive release familiar to both Western & Japanese tokusatsu fans alike. S.H. Figuarts Blue Beet from Juukou B-Fighter! And 90’s Saban Era fans will undoubtedly recognize this figure as the Blue Stinger Beetleborg from Big Bad Beetleborgs!

Blue Beet is one of the more intricately detailed Figuarts you’ll own for sure. An incredible representation of an elaborate suit, Blue beet really captures the presence of his on screen counterpart. Some articulation issues not withstanding, this figure nails the look. Not to mention a bevy of really well done accessories too. Blue Beet comes with the standard side arm of the B-Fighters the Input Magnum,  3 sets of extra hands, as well as his signature Stinger Blade. Of course it also includes parts necessary to transform it into the Stinger Drill too!

Honestly S.H. Figuarts Blue Beet is a fantastic figure. While I’m not impressed with the articulation given to him it’s certainly one of the better looking figuarts I own. I’m even more excited for the upcoming G-Stag, Reddle, & Black Beet than I was before. If you want to be as well then I suggest checking out our complete 80 image gallery of Blue Beet by clicking “Discuss on the TokuNation forums” at the bottom of this post!

under General Tokusatsu News

1972’s classic tokusatsu franchise Kikaider has been getting a lot of love lately, and it looks like it’s potentially getting 3 more doses of it soon! With S.H. Figuarts Kikaider 01 & Gil Hakaider about to be released is it’s no surprise that Bandai has chosen today to tease the release of the S.H. Figuarts Hakaider Squad! 

The Hakaider Squad from Kikaider 01 is composed of 3 similar Hakaider model cyborgs, each with a different color designation; Red Blue & Silver. Created from the remains of other DARK scientists these 3 in addition to Gil Hakaider formed the Squad. In the 01 TV series each had their own unique monster form, as well as the ability to combine into one gigantic cyborg known as Gattaider.

With possibly 3 more Hakaider’s coming from Bandai (a 3-pack perhaps?) we wonder what next era in the Kikaider franchise Bandai will spotlight. We’ll keep you informed as more updates become available!

under Kamen Rider

Though none of the Kamen Rider Drive S.H. Figuarts have been released yet Bandai is giving us an early tease of the many 1st run bonuses to be included with these figures!

In official images released today we get some solid looks at:

  • The Max Flare bonuses included with Drive Type Speed, to be released in April.
  • The Midnight Shadow bonuses included with Mashin Chaser & Rider Chaser, to be released in May.
  • The Funky Spike bonuses included with Mach & Rider Macher, to be released in June.

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With the Gaim Gaiden DVD coming out in April, a new set emerges! This new two-pack of Arms Change Figures consists of two key Riders from Kamen Rider Gaim, Zangetsu and Baron in their Gaiden-exclusive Arms, Watermelon Arms and Ringo Arms respectively!

Accessed through the Proto-10 Watermelon Lockseed, Watermelon Arms is a remold of Zangetsu’s original Melon Arms, with a modified gatling gun-shield weapon. Baron’s Ringo Arms is accessed through the LS-Taboo Forbidden Ringo Lockseed, utilizing a repaint of Kamen Rider Mars’s Golden Arms, right down to using the same weapons.

Preorders for this set open March 2nd and end on May 18th, with the current estimated price of 7000 Yen. Be sure to tell your usual middleman!

 

under Power Rangers, Super Sentai, TokuNation, TokuNation Site Updates

Brave in!

Leading up to the February 7th TV premiere of Power Rangers Dino Charge, TokuNation has prepared another serving of Zyuden Sentai Kyoryuger for your viewing pleasure! Continuing our new series of Gallery 2.0’s today we’re bring you S.H. Figuarts Kyoryu Blue & Kyoryu Green!

These fantastic figures are based on the equally excellent Kyoryu Red mold, though Kyoryu Blue & Green were released as a Tamashii Web Exclusive 2-pack. Because of this they’ve become a bit harder to find for a decent price and have seen a significant increase in demand. But don’t let that deter you. S.H. Figuarts Kyoryu Blue & Green share Kyoryu Red’s excellence in accessory count, sculpt, and articulation. It’s like getting a double dose of fantastic figures loaded down with best accessories they could possibly have. But definitely take a look at this gallery if you need some convincing.

We’ve attached a selection of images to this post, but feel free to peruse 80 images of this two pack by clicking “Discuss on the TokuNation Forums” at the bottom of this post. We’ll be back soon with a nother gallery 2.0 as well, S.H. Figuarts Kyoryu Black & Kyoryu Pink!

under Super Sentai

It’s that time of the month once again, time for Bandai of Japan to make an official image dump of all their upcoming products! And this time we’re treated to the ENTIRE selection of initial Shuriken Sentai Ninninger releases! Images included are:

  • DX Shurikenjin
  • Ninninger Punch Fighter
  • DX Hidden Sword Ichibantou
  • Sentai Hero Series Akaninger Vinyl
  • Sentai Hero Series Aoninger Vinyl
  • Sentai Hero Series Kininger Vinyl
  • Sentai Hero Series Momoninger Vinyl
  • Sentai Hero Series Shironinger Vinyl
  • DX Ninin Buckle
  • DX Gamagama Gun
  • Ninnin Action Series 01 Akaninger 
  • Ninnin Action Series 02 Aoninger 
  • Ninnin Action Series 03 Kininger

Pre-orders for these initial waves of collectibles have begun to pop up at such sites as BigBadToyStore, Amiami, & Hobby Link Japan so make sure to secure your pre-orders ASAP!