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It’s time once again for our Toku Toy Box Giveaway, a staple of TokuNation‘s history.  Every year in December we give away tokusatsu toys and collectibles to our readers, fans, and followers – just because you’re great!

This year will be a little bit different than years past.  The global pandemic has hit us all in some way, shape, or form and our staff is no exception.  Previously we would require everyone to register on our forums and comment on special galleries for the entirety of the month.  Unfortunately we were unable to prepare any galleries in time for Toku Toy Box 2021.

This year everything will be given away on our Twitter account – @TokuNation – with simple “Follow, Like, RT” rules in place.  We’re also incredibly delighted to share our two sponsors for this year’s Toku Toy Box – Tokullectibles.com and Team Kamen Rider of Bluefin Brands/Bandai-Namco!  Unfortunately, due to increased shipping costs and numerous shipping delays, as well as legalities with having sponsored companies donating items, this year we will only be opening Toku Toy Box to residents in the United States.  We are hoping to have an international giveaway sometime in the spring so for our international followers please stay tuned for more info!

And now for the goodies!  This year we’re incredibly excited to be giving away the following items:

  • CSM Sengoku Driver Project Ark Edition (courtesy Tokullectibles.com)
  • CSM Zeronos Belt
  • Legend Typhoon Belt (courtesy Tokullectibles.com)
  • Legend Makeover Belt Arcle – Kuuga (courtesy Tokullectibles.com)
  • SH Figuarts Shinkocchou Seihou Kamen Rider Decade Neo Decadriver Version
  • SH Figuarts Shinkocchou Seihou Kamen Rider OOO
  • Kamen Rider Zero-One Plushie (courtesy Team Kamen Rider)
  • Kamen Rider Zi-O Plushie (courtesy Team Kamen Rider)
  • Kamen Rider Build Plushie (courtesy Team Kamen Rider)
  • Kamen Rider OOO Plushie (courtesy Team Kamen Rider)
  • Kamen Rider W Plushie (courtesy Team Kamen Rider)
  • Kamen Rider Decade Plushie (courtesy Team Kamen Rider)
  • Kamen Rider Faiz Plushie (courtesy Team Kamen Rider)
  • Kamen Rider Den-O Plushie (courtesy Team Kamen Rider)
  • Kamen Rider Kuuga Plushie (courtesy Team Kamen Rider)
  • Power Rangers Lightning Collection Dino Thunder Red Ranger
  • Power Rangers Lightning Collection Dino Charge Red Ranger
  • Power Rangers Lightning Collection Psycho Blue Ranger (GameStop)
  • Power Rangers Lightning Collection Goldar (GameStop)
  • Power Rangers Lightning Collection Lord Zedd
  • Power Rangers Lightning Collection Mighty Morphin White Ranger
  • Power Rangers Lightning Collection Pumpkin Rapper
  • Power Rangers Lightning Collection SPD B Squad Blue Ranger vs A Squad Blue Ranger

These items will be grouped together for a series of giveaways leading up to the end of the year!  Again – make sure you’re following us on Twitter at @TokuNation!  Happy Holidays and thanks for being one of our awesome readers/followers/fans!

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Don’t say no, just buy more!  Those were the lyrics, right?  Premium Bandai has announced the next Lockseed set in the CSM Kamen Rider Gaim product line.  Fans of the namesake Rider, Kamen Rider Gaim, will be happy to see these Lockseeds included – especially ones never before released in the previous DX line!

This CSM Kamen Rider Gaim Lockseed Set includes:

  • Pine Lockseed
  • Ichigo Lockseed
  • Suika Lockseed
  • Fresh Orange Lockseed
  • Black Orange Lockseed
  • Black Lemon Energy Lockseed
  • Proto Gaim Faceplate

The last three Lockseeds listed have never been released as DX previously.

This set is scheduled to release in February 2022 for 13,422 yen via Premium Bandai.

While it has not been announced as to being released in North America, it is safe to assume this set, like each set before it, will be offered via North American specialty retailers with Bluefin Brands.

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IT’S SPACE-TIME! 

 

As part of the Kamen Rider Fourze 10th Anniversary Celebration, Bandai will finally be bringing the DX Nadeshiko Driver to the hands of both fans and collectors alike.

The Driver was announced as P-Bandai exclusive, however, our friends at Team Kamen Rider have announced that this product will be made available for North American distribution!

No other release info was given, but we’ll know more about this exciting new product when pre-orders open up on September 7th, 2021.

 

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Flying under the radar this week was an announcement from Bluefin Brands during what would have been WonderCon week on an upcoming release from Flame Toys.  While there is no release date and no production sample images to show there is a basic design image of an upcoming Mighty Morphin Power Rangers Megazord.

This model kit is roughly 7 to 8 inches tall, will fully transform and combine like in the show, and feature a range of articulation as seen in other Flame Toys model kits.

No release information is available though it will be distributed via Bluefin Brands and likely available wherever Bluefin Brands products are sold.  We’ll have more details when they’re available to share.

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The next set of Kamen Rider Gaim Complete Selection Modification Lockseeds is coming and this time it is the Kureshima Lockseed Set, which will undoubtedly contain Lockseeds for both Kamen Rider Zangetsu and Kamen Rider Ryugen.

Of note – the teaser image for the Kureshima Lockseed Set is Kamen Rider Zangetsu in his Kachidoki Arms form – a form that was first featured on a stage show and later in the Kamen Rider Fan Club exclusive Gaim Gaiden story released a few months back.  Its inclusion will mark the first time any roleplay items for this form have been released (only a S.H. Figuart has been released).

The set will begin pre-orders via Premium Bandai Japan on April 6th.  While as of yet to be announced, we assume Team Kamen Rider and Bluefin Brands will also carry this item.  More details on the 6th!

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Great news for fans of Kamen Rider Decade!  The brand new DX Neo Decade Driver and K-Touch 21, as seen in Rider Time Zi-O vs Decade, is coming!  And thanks to Team Kamen Rider and Bluefin Brands you can order the set (or just the K-Touch 21) in North America, from your favorite stores where Bluefin Brands products are sold, for significantly cheaper than importing the item from Japan!

Both releases will contain all the same items and feature no change from each other.

Check out the official images of the DX Neo Decade Driver & K-Touch 21 in the story and then head to our sponsors below and pre-order your items today!

SPONSOR LINKS:  Tokullectibles.com (DX Neo Decade Driver & K-Touch 21 / K-Touch 21) | BigBadToyStore.com

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The folks at FlameToys have previewed a brand new product and a brand new product line.  Known for their impressive Transformers model kits, FlameToys is moving in to the realm of transforming and combining robots – and the first venture in this new product line is the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers Dino Megazord.

This product is officially licensed by Hasbro.

No other details are available at this time.  FlameToys products are sold and distributed in North America by Bluefin Brands.

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It has been one year since the formation of Team Kamen Rider – the team at Bluefin Brands who work day-in and day-out to get your favorite Kamen Rider merchandise imported to North America and sold at retail.  To celebrate their one-year anniversary they have announced the following livestreams:

  • Thursday, December 17th
    • 11am PT / 2pm ET – Kamen Rider Zero-One Series Review
    • 1pm PT / 4pm ET – S.H. Figuarts Kamen Rider Photo Contest
    • 3pm PT / 6pm ET – Complete Selection Modification (CSM) Wishlist

 

  • Friday, December 18th
    • 1pm PT / 4pm ET – Kamen Rider Gaim Series Review
    • 3pm PT / 6pm ET – Team Kamen Rider Anniversary plus SPECIAL GIVEAWAY ANNOUNCEMENT

We will be taking part in a couple of those livestream events so be sure to tune in!  And trust us – you don’t want to miss this anniversary event!

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Don’t say no – just live more!

One of the most successful lines (in terms of merchandise) for Kamen Rider in the last decade – Kamen Rider Gaim – is making the leap from DX toys to CSM and our wallets couldn’t be more afraid!  Before we begin – what is CSM?  It stands for Complete Selection Modification.  It is basically your DX toys on nerd-steroids to make them as identical to the show as possible and usually with a lot of added features as well.  Those nerd-steroids come with an increased price-tag making these items truly for the ultimate collector and not the casual passerby.

Announced and revealed today – the CSM Sengoku Driver. And while today’s announcement probably didn’t offer Kamen Rider Gaim fans everything they wanted in one shot it does offer quite a lot.  Let’s look at the details and digest them so we’re all on the same page.

CSM Sengoku Driver – Kamen Rider Gaim (March 2021)

  • CSM Sengoku Driver (silver belt)
  • Orange, Kachidoki, Kiwami Lock Seeds
  • Attachment piece for Kiwami/Kachidoki
  • Kamen Rider Gaim Faceplate
  • Lock Seed holder x2
  • Genesis Core
  • Yellow Belt
  • Silver  Belt
  • 35,200 yen

CSM Sengoku Driver – Project Ark (May 2021)

  • CSM Sengoku Driver
  • Blank Faceplate
  • Yellow or Silver Belt (different versions available)
  • 17,600 yen

The CSM Sengoku Driver will come with a large plethora of sound effects, voice clips, and background music from the show.  Thanks in part to an interview with the actors for Kamen Rider Gaim and Kamen Rider Baron, we know that there are many theme songs from the show included in the CSM Sengoku Driver, including the fan-favorite “Ranbu Escalation” song.

Pre-orders begin later today in Japan.

Stay tuned for more details including information on a North American release via Bluefin Brands and Team Kamen Rider.

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“You know better than to think we’d forget about you,
Ryotaro.”

Ryotaro Nogami has terrible luck. He’s clumsy, gullible, frightful, and one of the best people you could ever know. Kind & strong, though not particularly brave, Ryotaro carries in him all the qualities that can make a hero. Including a revolving door of monsters possessing his body! On his own Ryotaro may seem weak, but when he’s partnered with the ‘Taros he’s unstoppable, as Kamen Rider Den-O! With the fiery peach oni Momotaros, Den-O Sword Form is born! But when possessed by the deadly dancing dragon Ryutaros, Den-O Gun Form arrives! Travelling the train of time, righting wrongs of the past, from start to finish this rider is always at a climax!

I have waited years for this day. Since the Shinkocchou Seihou line began I’ve hope for Den-O to receive this premium re-design treatment, and at long last that patience has paid off. This stunning release packs a one-two punch of not only Den-O Sword Form, but parts to form change him to Den-O Gun Form as well. It’s such a lovely way to recreate my favorite Kamen Rider that I purchased an extra to display both forms together. Equipped with the parts for both of these forms, Seihou Den-O also includes the respective forms of the Dengasher, a whopping 7 pairs of hands, and two forms of the Den-Liner pass!! in the personal opinion of this massive Den-O fan, this is Bandai & Tamashii Nations’ figure of the year. Hands down.

We’ve assembled a massive 120 image gallery of S.H. Figuarts Shinkocchou Seihou Kamen Rider Den-O. You can read through our entire review as well as check out the full gallery (with more than a few surprise guests!) after the jump by clicking “Discuss on the TokuNation Forums” at the bottom of this post. In a few days we return to the world of The Coinless with a brand new gallery of the Lightning Collection Ranger Slayer!