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A new opponent has appeared for Kamen Rider Zero-One to challenge the heroes in their final act!

The newly-awakened Ark has acquired a human form and a transformation device- the Ark Driver Zero to begin the goal of wiping out humanity. But the vessels’ true power is awakened when it undergoes a singularity in combat with the other Riders.

As a result, a new and more powerful form is created: Kamen Rider Ark-One!

Feel free to join in our Ongoing Kamen Rider Zero-One discussion thread to share your thoughts and fears about this shocking new villain!

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A few new magazine scans have been posted online detailing the next entry in the Mashin Sentai Kiramager arsenal!

This is our first proper look at the Gigant Driller– the personal Mecha belonging to KirameSilver. Gigant Driller transforms from its base form Mashin Drijan– a giant mining machine with three drills- into Mecha configuration to battle Yodonheim forces.

Two more Mashins will be introduced alongside Gigant Driller to enhance the Kiramagers’ abilities even further:

*Mashin Duston– a blue garbage truck
*Mashin Magellan– a green cement mixer

Stay tuned to TokuNation as we keep you up to date on all Super Sentai reveals!

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The new tokusatsu streaming platform TokuSHOUTsu has announced the next entry in their lineup!

The 2018 crossover film Kamen Rider Heisei Generations FOREVER will be coming to Pluto TV with official English subtitles. This will be the first major Western release of a Kamen Rider movie.

Sadly, an exact release date has not been confirmed at time of writing- merely a release window of July 2020.

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Toei has officially filed a trademark naming the next Kamen Rider series.

The second Rider of the Reiwa Era will be Kamen Rider Saber!

At time of writing, no further information concerning Kamen Rider Saber has been confirmed. Stay tuned to TokuNation for all Kamen Rider reveals!

under General Tokusatsu News

TV-Asahi has at last announced a return date for the SuperHeroTime programming block, consisting of Mashin Sentai Kiramager and Kamen Rider Zero-One!

Production on both series was suspended last month due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and a state of emergency declaration in Japan. However, new regulations have been put in place to ensure safe distancing between actors and crew to halt potential spread of the disease. As a result, filming on both series has resumed!

New episodes of Super Sentai and Kamen Rider will begin airing June 21 2020! Stay tuned to TokuNation for further details on each exciting series.

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Toei has announced a unique new spinoff format involving the current Super Sentai series, Mashin Sentai Kiramager.

A series of animated shorts will be released on Toeis’ official YouTube channel featuring the Mashin reenacting select classic tales from Japanese folklore.

The first episode of this new series will air June 7 2020 and will feature Mashin Fire retelling the story of Momotaro the Peach Boy.

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While Super Sentai episodes remain on hiatus for the time being, the merchandise for Mashin Sentai Kiramager remains on schedule!

The roleplay toys for Sixth Ranger Kirame Silver were released in Japan this past weekend, and with them came a teaser for the next DX Mashin release in the Kiramager line. This is our first proper look at Silvers’ personal Mashin- the Mashin Drijan!

According to previous listings, the Mashin Drijan has a unique Mecha configuration known as the Gigant Driller – but sadly this form remains unrevealed at time of writing.

Be sure to join in our Ongoing Kiramager Rumor Thread to share your thoughts on this new entry in the Kiramager arsenal!

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While Kamen Rider remains on hiatus for the time being, production details for the current series Kamen Rider Zero-One continue as normal.

Because of this, we now have some new images of the newest configuration for Zero-One: Kamen Rider Zero-Two!

This new form is created by combining the Hiden 01 Driver with a new device called the 02 Driver Unit. A new Progrise Key called the 02 Progrise Key will unlock Kamen Rider Zero-Two when used with the new Driver configuration.

Be sure to join in our Ongoing Kamen Rider Zero-One discussion thread to share your thoughts & fears on this unique new form!

under General Tokusatsu News, Metal Heroes

Back on April 1st, the tokusatsu world was pretty stunned by the announcement that Toei was reviving a character that hadn’t been seen in nearly 20 years. Robocon! The star of two previous TV series Ganabare!! Robocon & Moero!! Robocon, is returning for a brand new film adventure titled Ganbareiwa!! Robocon.

Met with some healthy skepticism that the project could actually be real, it was confirmed fully only a few days later. But today, further information of what to expect from this project has come courtesy of an official trademark from April 21st for the film (via @Trademark_bot), which includes its use in branding for a variety of merchandise including toys, dolls, & games etc.

There’s absolutely no question that this film be released on July 31st, and now we know it’s bringing along with it a resurgence of Robocon merchandise. Let the speculation of just what this odd entry in the Robocon franchise could be about, begin! Could this be another generational meeting of the various Robocon? Or a true reboot entirely? Time will tell, and we’ll be sure to tell you as more information surfaces.

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TV-Asahi has announced a hiatus of sorts for the Super Hero Time programming block- which currently consists of Mashin Sentai Kiramager and Kamen Rider Zero-One.

This hiatus is due to the ongoing COVID-19 outbreak and the extended state of emergency in Japan.

For the next three weeks, alternative episodes will air in place of the usual Super Hero Time lineup-

*Kamen Rider Zero-One will release a two-part Presidents Special recapping the events of the series from Kamen Rider Zero-Ones’ perspective, followed by a Shooting Special shot from Kamen Rider Vulcan’s point of view.

*Mashin Sentai Kiramager will air the Episode ZERO special originally released in theaters, followed by Directors’ Cut revamps of the series’ first two episodes.

An exact return date for Super Sentai & Kamen Rider has not been confirmed at time of writing. Stay tuned to TokuNation for further details on this unique situation!