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Two Giant Monsters Attack Tokyo!

Bandai Tamashii Nations continue their journey into The Return of Ultraman with the release of S.H. Figuarts Gudon! Appearing in episodes 5 and 6 of the 1971 series, Gudon is a prehistoric kaiju that preyed upon Twin Tail. When a Twin Tail egg was discovered and hatched in modern day, a Gudon also appeared to hunt its eternal rival – prompting a three way battle between the two monsters and Ultraman Jack.

S.H. Figuarts Gudon is a Tamashii web exclusive due for release in December, at the price of 7560 yen. It comes with a single accessory – an alternate damaged head for the soon-to-be-released S.H. Figuarts Twin Tail figure.

Will you be adding this ancient monster to your collection? Check out the images and let us know after the jump!

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The special Ultraman page on the Bandai Tamashii Nations website has recently updated with a teaser confirming that the release of S.H. Figuarts Ultraman Zero Beyond. Previously unveiled at last year’s Tamashii Nation’s event, Ultraman Zero Beyond is the powered up form of Ultraman Zero that appears in Ultraman Geed. Other that displaying the figure facing off against the forthcoming S.H. Figuarts Ultraman Belial Atrocious, the teaser image simply states that preorders for the figure will open on the 29th of June.

However the newest wave of magazine scans also confirms that the figure will be a Tamashii web exclusive, releasing in November for the price of 5940 yen. So far the only confirmed accessory is his Beyond Twin Edge weapon, but expect more to be confirmed next week when the official images surface!

Are you ready to “beyond” and add the newest form of Ultraman Zero to your collection? Let us know after the jump!

under Conventions, Super Sentai

It’s that time again: time for another Tokyo Toy Show! Our first stream of photos is starting to trickle in and as always: Bandai is putting on an impressive show with the latest merchandise from LupinRanger VS PatRanger.

Kicking things off, we have our first look at the DX X Emperor the mecha of Pat Ren X/Lupin X in both of his modes, in addition to a set of adorable plush versions of the Lupin and Pat Ranger teams. Only the plushies have a confirmed release date as of the time of this writing: they will be released in July for 1500 yen. 

Tokyo Toy Show will be an ongoing event so stay tuned to Tokunation and we’ll keep providing updates from the event as they become available.

under Power Rangers

IT’S MORPHIN TIME!

If you’ve been keeping up with our SDCC coverage than you may know that Tamashii Nations plans on releasing Helmetless versions of the S.H.Figuarts MMPR Red and Green Ranger exclusives.

In a surprise reveal, BlueFin Brands announced that their face scanning technology will be put to use on another release of the S.H.Figuarts MMPR White Ranger, the announcement came from BlueFin Brand’s official website.

The S.H.Figuarts Helmetless MMPR White Ranger doesn’t appear to be among the exclusives for SDCC. His official product page lists him for $65.00 USD with a release date slated for November. This is the perfect opportunity if you were one of the many that missed out on this figure the first time around.

under General Tokusatsu News

Although the S.H. MonsterArts line has remained a strictly Godzilla-affair for sometime now, it looks like everyone’s favourite child-friendly turtle will be joining the line once again with the announcement of S.H. MonsterArts Gamera [1999]!

Based on the monster’s appearance from the third film in the Heisei Gamera trilogy, Gamera 3: The Revenge of Iris, Gamera [1999] is a remould of the original MonsterArts Gamera figure featuring a new spiked shell to match the movie suit. The magazine images confirm that the alternate flight parts from the previous release will be carried over, together with a brand new alternate translucent orange right arm – recreating the final scenes of the movie where Gamera defeats Iris with a fiery plasma fist.

S.H. MonsterArts Gamera [1999] will be a mass release item released in October 2018 for the price of 10800 yen. Be sure to check out the full-sized image and let us know your thoughts after the jump!

under Ultraman

Bandai teased that an S.H.Figuarts Ultraman X was finally coming our way. Not long after that teaser, we finally have our first look at this figure in the recent batch of magazine scans that are making the rounds online.

S.H.Figuarts Ultraman X is set to be released in October 2018 with a price tag of 7,560 yen. For those of you whom may be unfamiliar with the character: Ultraman X has the power to create weapons and armor based on monsters or past Ultramen, and it looks as though this gimmick will be well represented in the figure itself! S.H.Figuarts Ultraman X will include parts that will allow you to swap off into his Cyber Gomora armor form.

There doesn’t seem to be a P-Bandai banner on this page, so at the moment it appears that he will be a mass retail release. Only time will tell if Bandai plans on releasing the other armor forms in the future and in what capacity.

under Kamen Rider

As you may recall, Bandai teased that the god of programming himself: Kuroto Dan would be getting an S.H.Figuarts release, and it seems that the time for his release is sooner than we might think.

Photos of S.H.Figuarts Kuroto Dan are now online, thanks to some data mining from @_Erasu  via Twitter and it looks like there’ll be two flavors of God to choose from; a black suit version and a post-Continue version. 

Both are looking to be November releases according to his Tweets  each one will have their own assortment of heads but the Continue Pipe will be included in the grey-suited post-Continue version. Dan Kuroto marks the first civilian form Heisei Era Kamen Rider character to be produced and we’ll be sure to update you on how much these bad boys will cost once the pre-orders go live. A must-have for any fans of Kamen Rider Gemm or Kuroto Dan! 

UPDATE:

Pre-Order links for both figures have now gone live. Shin Dan Kuroto will retail for7344 while Dan Kuroto Shin retails for 6264.

Click here for the pre-order link to S.H.Figuarts Shin Dan Kuroto

And here for S.H.Figuarts Dan Kuroto Shin

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Bandai has finally confirmed that the wait S.H.Figuarts Ultraman X  is finally over. The character was unfortunately skipped over by Bandai when the now-defunct Ultra-Act line was transitioning into Figuarts.

For now, there’s no price or release date just a snazzy info showing this completed prototype in all of its glory. Stay tuned, and we’ll bring you info once it becomes available. 

under Super Sentai

PATORISE!

If you’ve been following LupinRanger VS Patoranger, you might be all too familiar with Tsukasa(PatRen 3) and her obsession for all things cute and plush. And for those of you that might be looking for that sweet, sweet release P-Bandai has just the thing.

A trio of adorable plush key chains just went up for pre-order, representing Tsukasa’s obsession and first off we have , the shark plush from episode 4 of the series in addition to Fuwa-Pan and Jagaton which were the focus of episode 13.

All three will be released in July for the modest price of 2,700 yen.

under Kamen Rider

BUILD UP!(literally)

In case you missed it, Bandai announced that the Figure Standard series will once again be delving into Kamen Rider with Figure Rise Standard Kamen Rider Build Tank Rabbit having been on display at the last Winter Wonder Festival. 

Offical stock photography along with release info for this forthcoming kit courtesy of Bandai Hobby.

Figure Rise Standard Kamen Rider Build Tank Rabbit will be released in July and cost 3,240 yen.