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And the hits keep on coming! Following up from Kamen Rider Ghost scans from Figure Oh, we have a selection of new Kamen Rider Drive images from August airing episodes! Not only do we see the upcoming Ultimate Evolution of Medic, but also 2 brand new riders!

First up is the new Kamen Rider Gold Drive! As indicated by the scans this rider is actually the consciousness of Banno Tenjuro, the creator of the Roidmudes, given physical form with a spare Drive Driver. The gold coloring of this form would seem to indicate it’s related to the Ultimate Evolution of the Roidmudes, perhaps the 4th of the promised number?

The 2nd new rider revealed today is a Mass Production version of Kamen Rider Mach! In an effort to conitnue the fight against the Roidmudes, the Metro PD has mass produced Mach HonOh Drivers and armor. Rather than a Shift Bike or Car though, this new MP Mach Driver uses a generic version of the Tridoron Key to initiate the transformation!

That’s quite a few curve balls for Drive to be throwing us this late in the game, how it all ends is anyone’s guess from here!

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A plethora of new images have come online, giving the world its first genuine look at the 17th Hesei-Era Kamen Rider!

These magazine images show off Kamen Rider Ghost in splendid detail, starting with his cameo appearance in Surprise-Drive and offering a few brief teasers for his upcoming television show.

Some new details about Ghosts’ arsenal have also been revealed- Kamen Rider Ghost’s alternate forms are listed as Damashii (literally soul). In addition to the Ore Damashii that creates Ghosts’ default form, these images reveal the yellow Edison Damashii, the red Musashi Damashii and the blue Newton Damashii. In addition, we also have some up-close shots of the Ghost Driver and the Eyecons that Ghost will use to change Damashii forms.

Be sure to join in our ongoing Kamen Rider Ghost Rumor Thread to share your thoughts and fears about this upcoming series!

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Some more ghostly news has found it’s way to us this morning regarding the upcoming Kamen Rider Ghost! Though we’ve had some blurry looks at these forms previously, we now have our first looks at some (2 new, 1 old) of ghosts upcoming alternate forms called Souls:

  • Ghost Edison Soul: A form which allows access to electrical powers (we’ve previously seen it)
  • Ghost Newton Soul: A form that appears to grant Ghost gravitational powers as well as boxing gloves to channel them through.
  • Ghost Musashi Soul: A samurai based form that sees the Gangan Saber split into 2 katana.

Stay tuned as yet more information for the 17th Heisei Kamen Rider is made available! Kamen Rider Ghost premieres this September!

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Some more catalog images from the upcoming 17th Hesei Rider series have surfaced online, giving us some details regarding the arsenal of Kamen Rider Ghost!

Ghost (and the still-unseen Kamen Rider Specter) will transform using the Ghost Driver! This belt device will be sold with two Ghost Eyecons- the Ore Eyecon and the Edison Eyecon.

Next up is Kamen Rider Ghosts’ personal weapon- the GanGan Saber! According to recent rumors, the Saber can transform into several alternative configurations based on whatever Eyecon is used by Kamen Rider Ghost. By charging this Saber along with the Ghost Driver, Kamen Rider Ghost can perform the Omega Break attack! The GanGan saber will be sold with the Musashi Ghost Eyecon.

Last but certainly not least, is the weapon of Kamen Rider Specter- the GanGan Hand! This weapon appears to be a shotgun with a hand mounted on the front of the barrel, potentially for long-distance attacks. The GanGan Hand is packaged with the Specter Ghost Eyecon and can also perform an Omega Break attack.

Be sure to join in our ongoing Kamen Rider Ghost Rumor Thread to share your thoughts and fears about this upcoming series!

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Great news for all our fans of Dekaranger as well as Power Rangers S.P.D. – a brand new behind the scenes making of video has been uploaded by Toei! Here we get to see our favorites from Tokusou Sentai Dekaranger as well as plenty of in-suit action. Check out the video below and then join in our on-going discussion of what is easily one of the most anticipated Super Sentai projects in years!

What do you think? Sound off in discussion!

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A handful of new images for the 17th Hesei-era Kamen Rider have surfaced online!

These updated catalog shots give us the best look yet at Kamen Rider Ghost along with two new forms!

*One headshot shows Ghost in yellow with modified eyes. At the moment some fans theorize this helmet may belong to the rumored Edison Eyecon.

*Another catalog image shows Kamen Rider Ghost using the Robin Eyecon! This form is primarily green and seems to be armed with a new weapon. Though no other images are available at the time of writing, translations of the available scans suggest that Ghost will also have a red form and a blue form.

Be sure to join in our ongoing Kamen Rider Ghost Rumor Thread to share your thoughts about this upcoming series! And stay tuned to TokuNation as we keep you up to date on all Ghostly news!

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Yet another new scan for the 17th Heisei Kamen Rider has surfaced online! This time we have learned the backstory for the upcoming series:

*Kamen Rider Ghosts’ real name is Tekuuji Takeru, a young man training to be a Ghost Hunter who receives the Ore Eyecon from his (supposedly deceased) father.

*When trying to protect the Eyecon, Takeru is killed by a Ganma– a monster from another world! In order to protect others from the Ganma, Takeru is given a secondary life and- by using the Eyecon with the Ghost Driver– is reborn as a Kamen Rider!

*Once reborn, Takeru must travel the world to collect the Eyecons of 15 Great Men in 99 Days, to earn one wish. But along the way, Takeru finds himself in a war that may change the fate of the entire world…

Definitely sounds like some fascinating adventures ahead for this new Rider! Be sure to share your thoughts on this new series in our ongoing Kamen Rider Ghost Rumor Thread!

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After yesterdays surprise reveal of the 17th Heisei Kamen Rider we now have some more initial rumors about the upcoming Kamen Rider Ghost! These rumors are currently posted at Heroshock and have yet to be corroborated, so for the time being take them with a healthy dose of skepticism.

– The Ghost Eyecons which contain the spirits of the dead and allow Ghost to switch between his forms will house the spirits of dead historical figures. The rumored names for these Eyecons being: Robin Ghost Eyecon (Robin Hood?), Billy The Kid Ghost Eyecon, Toutankhamun Ghost Eyecon, Beethoven Ghost Eyecon, Nobunaga Ghost Eyecon, Benkei Ghost Eyecon, Musashi Ghost Eyecon, & Edison Ghost Eyecon.

– The main Eyecon used by Ghost is the Ore Ghost Eyecon. The forms themselves are know as Souls. So his base form will be Kamen Rider Ghost Ore Soul. In this case Ore is read as “o-ray” or more literally translated the word “I”. So the Ore Eyecon is most likely Ghosts very own ghost/soul.

– Ghost wields two weapons, the Gangan Saber & Gangan Hand gun.

– This series we’ll also see a return to the rider having other devices. In this case called Ghost Gadgets. They are the Condor Phone, Cobra Mobile, Bat Clock, & Spider Lantern.

– Ghost’s Rider Machine will be called the Igunana Ghostriker.

– And the rumored secondary rider for the series will be Kamen Rider Specter!

We’ll keep you up to date as more rumors roll in for Kamen Rider Ghost!

 

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And here we are folks, the first look at 17th Heisei rider, Kamen Rider Ghost! After months of speculation and false information we have our very first look at the character thanks to a toy catalog scan!

Kamen Rider Ghost uses the Ghost Driver to transform. When inserting a Ghost Eyecon into the driver the spirit of a ghost is absorbed and projected onto the users body in the form of a hood/jacket. This construct with a face mask covers the suit from behind to create the primary look of the rider. An orange and black with a horn, a hero fit to premiere around October. Though if translations are correct not only will Ghost appear first in Kamen Drive: Surprise Future, but his show will premiere in late september!

These images also give us our first look at the Ghost Driver and Eyecons themselves. The Ghost Driver features a lever on the right side that needs to be pulled back to accept an Eyecon then pushed back into to activate the gimmick. And the Gangan Saber is Ghost’s primary weapon.

So what do you think of the reveal of the 17th Heisei Kamen Rider? Let us know what you think of Kamen Rider Ghost in the comments!

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This one is a little out of the ordinary for us but it was still pretty awesome either way. During San Diego Comic Con 2015 we spent a lot of time chatting with Bandai America, both casually and on the record about the future of the franchise and so forth (click here to see our on-the-record interview!). One of the cool things they mentioned was that the Dino Charge Megazord that has been at all their booths during this year’s convention cycle is the actual Kyoryuzin suit used in Zyuden Sentai Kyoryuger!

That’s right – Bandai America paid to have Toei ship the suit for Bandai America to show off during the convention cycle. You know what that means? Remember the image of our own Sentai Tamashii holding the Dino Charge Megazord sword at this year’s Toy Fair? It means he was holding the screen-used weapon from Kyoryuger.

Wow!

So if you’re headed to New York Comic Con 2015 this year, be sure to reach out and gently touch this awesome piece that will one day find its way back to Toei for storage in the museum!