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At long last we know who will be the driving force behind the new Kamen Rider series!

Kamen Rider Drive’s head writer is Riko Sanjo, a fan-favorite tokusatsu writer best known for Kamen Rider W and Zyuden Sentai Kyoryuger.

The head producer is one Takahito Ōmori whose resume includes Zyuden Sentai Kyoryuger and Kamen Rider Kiva.

Finally, Drive’s director is Ryuta Tasaki– the director of Kamen Rider Gaim! 

Definitely an established crew with a lot of talent & experience. We can only hope this means good things ahead for the 15th Hesei Rider!

Kamen Rider Drive premieres October 5th 2014! Stay tuned to TokuNation for further details!

 

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We continue to learn more about the 15th Hesei-Era Kamen Rider!

As previously reported, the villains of this new series are called the Roimude. These creatures apparently use small devices known as Viral Cores similar to Drive’s own Shift Cars. Could there be a shared origin between these monsters and Kamen Rider Drive? We may find out soon so stay tuned!

In addition we also have some details about the supporting cast for this new series. The character details are incomplete at the time of this writing but we do know a few things. Following the image from left to right, the supporting cast consists of:

*Genhachirou Otta

*Kyuu Saijou (the scientist in charge of network processing)

*Rina Zawakami

*Jun Honganji (Chief of the Tokyo Police Departments’ Special Unit)

*Kiriko Shijima (a fellow police officer aware of Drive’s secret identity)

Definitely seems like a good team so far! Tune in October 5th to see the Kamen Rider Drive crew in action!

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TokuNation is back with another exciting climax in Kamen Rider Den-O for Let’s Watch Wednesdays!

As Yuuto continues to struggle with the final Zeronos Card, their secret is revealed. Airi can’t remember any version of the Sakurai Yuuto she once loved.  Because every time one of Zeronos‘ cards is used something incredibly important is lost, memories of Sakurai Yuuto! Each card contains a memory someone else has of him. And a new line has appeared in time twisted and mangled, this line doesn’t connect to Den-Liner, yet. But its tremors are being felt across time. No one will know that better than Hana. Could this line cross into her destroyed time? Where does it lead to, the future? Or the past?

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You may have noticed something big changed this week. And that’s Hana’s actress! For reasons we’ll find out later within the shows plot, Hana has regressed in age to that of a child. Some of you may even have noticed that Hana’s original actress, Yuriko Shiratori, last appeared in episode 30. After Ore Tanjou her involvement began to decline somewhat but she abruptly left the show at episode 30. So you’ll notice the ignorance of her absence by the shows plot.

In the real world what happened was Yuriko Shiratori became very over worked while doing the show and she’s said to have exited the franchise because of health problems related to this. Other reports have variously claimed over the years that she was injured filming a stunt for the show and refused to return because of it. Whatever the case may be she left the show and never returned. Which may be a big missed opportunity for the young actress as Den-O went on to become the longest lasting franchise in Kamen Rider and by far one of the most successful. But her replacement Tamaki Matsumoto stuck with it as Kohana for years, all the way into the Cho Den-O Trilogy!

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Not to be outdone, the ToQGers also have a handful of interesting new magazine scans online now!

This September we will see the introduction of the Hyper Ressha! This unique new addition to the ToQGer arsenal grants new enhanced abilities and special golden armor, transforming the regular Toq1 into  Hyper ToQ1!

The Hyper armor comes with a new weapon, the DaiKaiten Cannon– a roundtable based blaster that channels energy from six Resshas into a single massive attack!

Last but certainly not least, the magazines reveal another villain joining the cast: Marchioness Morc will fight alongside the Shadow Line. What are her motivations for coming to Earth? How will the other Shadows react to this newcomer? Only time will tell!

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A massive amount of new scans for Kamen Rider Drive have come online! This time we get a close look at the new Kamen Rider’s combat style!

As previously reported, Drive’s default combat Type is Speed -accessed by using the Shift Speed Car. Additional Shift Cars will change Drive’s Type and in turn slightly alter the suit (the major change seen in these scans is a change to the tire-sash across Drive’s chest). The early new Types demonstrated are Speed Shadow (using the Midnight Shadow Shift), Speed Spike (courtesy the Funk Spike Shift) and Speed Flare (via the Max Flare Shift).

The scans also offer some brief glimpses at the enemies for this new series. Translation of the scans refers to the villains as Roimude but their story (along with how & why they oppose Kamen Rider Drive) is yet to be told. 

Kamen Rider Drive is still set to premiere early October 2014! Stay tuned to TokuNation until then for further details!

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Despite Kamen Rider Gaim’s imminent ending in just 5 short weeks, it seems the show has one final surprise to throw at us! The actual, for real this time, one true villain of the series is revealed! Kamen Rider Jam!

The Jam suit is very clearly a reuse of the design shared by Kamen Rider Kamuro & Mars from Gaim’s summer film, with some major differences in color and accents. He also appears to be sporting a purple version of Gaim’s Daidaimaru. The Jam Lock Seed, unnamed at the time of this writing, very clearly resembles the Gold & Silver Ringo locks of the movie riders as well.

Click “Discuss on the TokuNation forums at the bottom of this post to be taken to our discussion thread with possible spoilers for the identity of this character. It’s currently unconfirmed, but indicators are pointing straight to the one person it could be.

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A few new images have surfaced online, giving us our first real look at the face behind the 15th Hesei Era Kamen Rider!

According to The Tokusatsu Network, Kamen Rider Drive’s true name is Shinnosuke Tomari.  He is described as a car fanatic and police officer in his off-hours. The Drive transformation works by changing a Shift Car into Lever Mode and then inserting it to the Shift Bracelet. Perhaps the most surprising news from the scans thus far is the Drive Driver TALKS to Shinnosuke during combat & offers him helpful advice! 

If all goes well, Kamen Rider Drive should begin airing the first weekend in October! Stay tuned to TokuNation until then for further details!

 

Thanks again to The Tokusatsu Network for translating these scans!

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All good things must come to an end…

The latest magazine scans confirm that Kamen Rider Gaim will end with 47 episodes, the last one airing September 28th.

Interestingly, the last episode of the series is not written by showrunner Gen Urobuchi but instead by Jin Haganeya, the writer of the Gaim Summer Movie.

Some fans have speculated that Episode 46 will be the true finale of the series, with the alternatively-written final episode serving as a crossover of sorts between Gaim & the upcoming Kamen Rider Drive. This is a rumor at time of this writing; details are not yet revealed!

So, with only six episodes left, is there enough time to finish things off decently? Feel free to join in our Ongoing Gaim Rumor Thread and share your thoughts!

 

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After months of waiting, speculation and leaked shots, we FINALLY have an official image of the 15th Hesei-Era Kamen Rider!

Kamen Rider Drive is the cover model for the latest issue of The Kamen Rider EX Magazine. At the moment there is only one image available but we do get a good look at Drive’s suit, Driver and (presumably) the Shift Cars that allow Drive to change forms during combat.

Kamen Rider Drive should begin on October 5th so stay tuned to TokuNation until then for further details!

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Everyone’s favorite segment, Let’s Watch Wednesdays, returns from Kamen Rider Den-O’s movie! Now for the consequences…

Gaoh has been defeated and time saved for now, but at a cost. The delicate bond Ryutaro had with the 4 Imagin  is broken. Now the Imagin of Den-Liner, all but Momotaros, will fade away. But something is left behind, composed of all Ryutaro’s feelings and memories of them. However this device may be the key to unlocking the greatest power of Den-O. The ultimate Climax. Meanwhile Yuuto is faced with a harsh reality. With only one Zeronos card left, his next battle may be his last. What is the dark secret of the cards and their hidden cost? Can he rely on Deneb and Ryutaro’s new power forever?

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We’ve talked about the Imagin and their design origins, but how about a little behind the scenes action? When talking about the Imagin they of course have incredible suit actors which bring them all to life. Equally as important though is the voice which gives them each a unique personality. The lovable Deneb is of course voiced by the wonderful Hochu Otsuka!

Otsuka has been doing voice overs for many many years and in that time has had some seriously great roles that fans of anime and animation in general will recognize. A mere fraction of his roles include Chibodee Crocket from Mobile Fighter G Gundam, Jiraiya from Naruto, Ultra Magnus from Transformers Headmasters, even Captain Planet himself, and so on. But perhaps the two greatest roles tokusatsu fans will know him for outside of Deneb are the fantastic Signalman from Gekisou Sentai Carranger and the Narrator of Kamen Rider Gaim!

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