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The title of the next Kamen Rider crossover film has been announced!

This winter, we will see Kamen Rider Ex-Aid and Kamen Rider Build face off in Kamen Rider: Heisei Generations- FINAL!

And this title is definitely appropriate- based on recent news reports concerning the Japanese royal family, Kamen Rider Build will likely be the very last Heisei-Era Kamen Rider series.

Sadly, no other details about this upcoming Rider film are available at time of writing. Stay tuned to TokuNation as we keep you up to date on all Kamen Rider news!

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TOEI has completed their first official press conference for the 19th Heisei-Era Kamen Rider- Kamen Rider Build! We now have an extensive look at the cast & story of this new series!

*First up, the story: Kamen Rider Build takes place 10 years after a mysterious artifact called the PANDORAS BOX was found on Mars. The energy from this discovery created a SKY WALL that split Japan into 3 Zones, and awakened strange monsters known as SMASH! that prey on innocent people.

*Kamen Rider Build’s true name is Sento Kiryu! Sento will be played by Inukai Atsuhiro. He is described as a genius level physicist but also has no memory of his past- aside from a vague hint involving a creature known as Nitrogue.

*Sento is taken in by a cafe owner named Soichi Isurugi (played by Yasuyuki Maekawa) who supports the amnesiac scientist. Soichi has a young daughter, Misora (played by Kaho Takada) who possesses a unique ability to “Purify” the dark elements of SMASH.

*A mysterious young man named Ryuga Banjo (played by Eiji Akaso) may hold the key to Sento’s past- but Ryuga’s own past has plenty of secrets too; he’s an escaped convict accused of murder!

*Special Forces Chief Gentoku Himuro (played by Kensei Mikami) will be the one to hire Sento to investigate the Pandora’s Box & solve the mystery of the Sky Walls. He has a secretary, Shigeaki Utsumi (played by Yuki Ochi) instructed to closely monitor Kamen Rider Build’s actions.

*Lastly, Sento will receive support from a freelance journalist named Sawa Takigawa (played by Yukari Taki). She reports on attacks by the SMASH! creatures and may help Build unravel the secrets of his past.

And one final bit of information: the theme song for Kamen Rider Build will be titled Be The One! This song will be performed by a new music group, PANDORA!

Kamen Rider Build will officially begin on September 3, 2017! Stay tuned to TokuNation as we keep you up to date on this exciting new series!

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Fun fact – Super Sentai and Dragon Ball Super share the same production company known as Toei. Some readers may remember the original Super Sentai homage in Dragon Ball Z – namely the Ginyu Force. But some 30 years later a new homage to Super Sentai exists in the world (or universe) of Dragon Ball Super – the Pride Troopers!

In the latest arch of Dragon Ball Super there is a giant tournament between 10 different universes. From one universe comes a group of warriors who call themselves the Pride Troopers and they will remind you heavily of the Ginyu Force homage as each fighter takes a pose ending with a group shot and a colorful explosion behind them.

Check out the attached image for what we mean. And check out Dragon Ball Super, airing every Saturday, to catch up on what has become one of the hottest animes of 2017!

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The very first batch of magazine scans for the 19th Heisei Era Rider Series- Kamen Rider Build has been posted online!

We now have some excellent detailed shots of Build using his Build Driver and Full Bottles to fight-along with his signature weapon the DrillCrusher and motorcycle, the Machine Builder.

When FullBottles are activated in the Driver, the resulting form is dubbed BEST MATCH signifying that Bottles have combined properly.

*Build’s first form, RabbitTank– also referred to as The Moonsault of Steel will be his default form, capable of a powerful Rider Kick attack named Vortech Finish!

*Build’s second form, GorillaMond -the Sparkling Destroyer– is also shown in detail.

Finally, we have confirmation that Kamen Rider Build will fight alongside Kamen Rider Ex-Aid in the TRUE ENDING special movie, AND Build will make a special cameo appearance in the final episode of Ex-Aid.

Kamen Rider Build will officially begin on September 3 2017! Stay tuned to TokuNation between now & then as we keep you up to date on this exciting new Rider Series!

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The latest round of magazine scans has been posted online, showing us some details about the further adventures of the Uchu Sentai KyuRanger!

*A new challenge approaches in the form of the Vice Shoguns, the strongest warriors the KyuRangers have yet faced. They wield a powerful Dark KyuTama that can be used to turn Rangers evil!

*The first victim of their plan is Naga, who takes on a new form as Hebitsukai Metal!

*To fight back against these Shoguns, HoOh Soldier fuses his personal Voyagers with the other KyuRangers- creating the almighty combination KyuTamaJin! This is the strongest Mecha in the KyuRangers’ arsenal to date!

Definitely some exciting times ahead for the KyuRanger team. Stay tuned to TokuNation as we keep you up to date on all Super Sentai news!

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The crew in charge of the 19th Heisei-Era Kamen Rider series Kamen Rider Build has finally been revealed!

*The head writer of Kamen Rider Build is Shogo Muto, whose resume includes several successful drama series.

*The main director of build is Ryuta Tazaki a veteran of multiple tokusatsu projects including Kamen Rider OOO, Seiju Sentai Gingaman and Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon.

Some brief story elements are also revealed-

*An item known as the Pandoras Box is found on an expedition to Mars. Once on Earth, the Box unleashes the “Sky Wall” around Japan- separating the nation into 3 parts. Monsters known as the SMASH emerge after the Wall rises & attack humanity.
*Build himself is said to be a genius physicist who views fighting as an experiment- mixing various battle styles with his arsenal of Full Bottles.

Kamen Rider Build will officially begin on September 3, 2017! Stay tuned to TokuNation as we keep you up to date on this exciting new series!

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Ginga Tensei!

Announced at SDCC with coverage via Powerrangersnow, we just have confirmation that our friends over at Shout! Factory will be releasing Seijuu Sentai Gingaman on DVD with English subtitles. 

Gingaman began airing in 1998 and would later become the basis for Power Rangers Lost Galaxy. Price and the exact release date wasn’t disclosed, but we can expect this to hit shelves early 2018.

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Another entry in the GARO universe is coming to theaters in 2018!

Officially titled Garo: Kami No Kiba this film will once again follow the adventures of Dogai Ryuga as the Golden Knight! Actor Wataru Kuriyama returns once again as Ryuga, finally concluding his character arc that began in 2013’s Garo: Yami o Terasu Mono.

But Kuriyama is not the only familiar face among this cast-

*Junya Ikeda (Gokai Silver) reprises his role as Makai Knight Takeru
*Tsunori Aoki (Kamen Rider Duke) returns to play the Makai Knight Aguri
*Masahiro Inoue (Kamen Rider Decade) once again portrays the villain Zinga

An all-star lineup for GARO & tokusatsu fans!

Franchise creator Keita Amemiya will direct this new film, but sadly no other release information is available at time of writing. Stay tuned to Tokunation as we keep you up to date on all GARO reveals!

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New images for the 4th & final Uchu Sentai KyuRanger release quarter have been posted online, and the arsenal of Voyagers has expanded once again!

*Leading things off is the Orion Battler, a GIGANTIC Carrier Mecha which can transport other Voyagers & transform into an extremely powerful Mecha. The Battler is controlled by Lucky in his new shiny form, Shishi Red Orion!

*In addition, one more Voyager has been revealed- the Koujishi Voyager! This new craft draws its power from the Leo Minor constellation. While not seen in full on its own, we DO get to see Koujishi combined with Shishi Voyager- creating Super KyuRenOh! This new configuration adds a powerful cannon weapon to the original combination.

Seems like the last quarter of KyuRanger is just as exiting as the first! Stay tuned to TokuNation as we keep you up to date on all Super Sentai news!

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Yet another group of catalog images for the upcoming Kamen Rider series have been posted online, showing us even more of Kamen Rider Build and his special abilities!

Kamen Rider Build will henshin using the BuildDriver, which is powered by 2 FullBottles. His signature weapon is the DrillCrusher, a drill-based saber that can convert into a gun.

A number of new Build Forms have been revealed, including-

*HawkGatling, an orange & silver suit armed with the HawkGatlinger weapon
*NinNinComic, a purple & gold combo using the NinpogaTana weapon
*KaizokuRessha, a neon configuration that fights with the Kaizoku Hassha crossbow weapon.

We also get a quick shot of Kamen Rider Build’s vehicle- the Build Phone! This device is actually a smartphone that becomes a motorcycle when equipped with the Lion FullBottle.

Not to be outdone, Kamen Rider Close is included among these scans! We get to see his signature weapon, the BeatCloser and the CloseDragon device that powers his transformation.

Last but certainly not least we have some details about the series’ antagonists- Nitroge & Bloodstark! Each has their own unique weapon/transformation device, the Transteam Gun and Steam Blade respectively.

Definitely some promising items for this new Kamen Rider! Don’t forget to join in our Ongoing Kamen Rider Build Discussion Thread to share your thoughts & fears about the 19th Heisei Rider Series!