Wonder Festival 2019 is currently going on in Japan, and our friends at Good Smile Company had a pleasant surprise for us with the announcement of the Nendoroid Ultraman Suit from the Manga/Netflix series.
At the moment, there isn’t much info to go on for this cute little figure, as all we have to look at is the grey prototype for now. We’ll be sure to update you once photos of the completed sample go live!
In the immortal words of Woz,
“Rejoice! He is heir to the power of all riders”.
Kamen Rider Zi-O is nearing it’s end and the impending start of the Reiwa Era of Kamen Rider is on the horizon. And as this series and the Heisei Era come to an end, Tamashii Nations has just released the first of Zi-O’s power ups in figure form. S.H. Figuarts Kamen Rider Zi-O Build Armor is the first stepping stone along Sougo Tokiwa’s path to the future where he rules. Will he be a benevolent overlord, or succumb to the evils of Oma Zi-O? Time will tell.
For now, we’re tackling this first in a line of Zi-O Armor Time upgrades in the same we always have, with a comprehensive gallery & review! Zi-O Build Armor set the standard for what was to come with many of the shows’ various power ups as well as many that never made it in. This figure likewise sets an incredibly solid & stable standard for how the Zi-O line should progress from here on. A stylish figure with tons of personality inherited from both of it’s parent designs, and armed with the Drill Crusher Crusher (yes!) it’s an excellent addition to the power set of this benevolent overlord.
Check out a full 50+ images of S.H. Figuarts Kamen Rider Zi-O Build Armor after the jump by clicking “Discuss on the TokuNation Forums” at the bottom of this post. If you’d like to take a look back at the designs that influence this figure you can check out our galleries of Kamen Rider Build Rabbit/Tank Form and Kamen Rider Zi-O!
Premium Bandai has revealed two new Ridewatch releases for the soon to be released Kamen Rider Zi-O: Over Quartzer film!
First up, a 3-pack for the villains exclusive to the film! These are Ridewatches for Kamen Riders Barlckxs, Zoshinj, & Zamonas. Each of these characters is of course based on the unique riders who qualify as Heisei Kamen Riders, but aren’t generally counted towards the era. Each of their watches interacts with the previously released DX Ziku Driver. This set details for 4950 yen and will be released as P Bandai exclusive in December.
And to round out the movie watches, a brand new watch for Kamen Rider Zi-O will also be released. The Zi-O Oma Form watch will be actually be releasing a month earlier than the above 3-pack, in November. Based on Oma Zi-O, this movie exclusive power-up will give Sougo all the strength and abilities of the future overlord Oma Zi-O! This watch will be released in November as a P Bandai exclusive for 2220 yen.
Our friends at Criterion Collection just announced a very special set for fans of the iconic radioactive lizard of destruction himself: Godzilla.
As the name implies, Godzilla: The Showa-Era Films 1954-1975 is a massive eight disk Blu-Ray set containing the fifteen Godzilla films that were released in that time frame. The following movies will be included in this set:
And finally:
Terror of Mechagodzilla (1975)
This impressive collection can be yours for an MSRB of 224.95 with a release date of October 29, 2019. As of this writing, you can pre-order this directly off Criterion Collection’s website for a reduced price. For those interested, make the jump here.
A new trailer and cinematic poster for the forthcoming Garo: Moonbow Traveler film has been released and it looks to be the family reunion fans of the Golden Knight have been waiting for! The latest chapter in the saga of Raiga Saejima won’t just see Ryosei Konishi reprise his role as Raiga’s father (and original series Garo) Kouga Saejima, but Hiroyuki Watanabe will also be returning as his grandfather Taiga. Three generations of Golden Knight!
Garo: Moonbow Traveler will be released in Japanese cinemas on October 4th. In the meantime, you can check out the full trailer below.
As part of the merchandise push for the new Ultra Galaxy Fight New Generation Heroes series, Tamashii Nations has partnered with Tsuburaya Productions to release two new Ultraman S.H. Figuarts!
Joining the long tradition of the black repaint, two more evil ultra doppelgangers will debut in Ultra Galaxy Fight. Ultraman X Darkness & Ultraman Geed Darkness! These gorgeous red black and purple repaints of the heroic ultras were revealed in tandem with this new Youtube series this morning, though no official release details have been announced at this point. Tamashii has confirmed they will be commercialized so it’s only a matter of time before we find out the release pattern for these two. We’ll update this story when that information is released.
This morning Tsuburaya Productions has announced a brand new short form Youtube series for the Ultraman franchise. Ultra Galaxy Fight New Generation Heroes pits the New Gen Ultras from Ginga all the way through Geed against the League of Darkness! Their ranks comprised of more brand new additions to the iconic dark repaint category, the League also appears to be lead by a character originally created for the Pachinko game Ultraman Taro: Revenge of the Dark. None other than Ultra Dark Killer! Though he’s appeared off and on in stage shows, this marks the villains first TV series appearance. Menacing our heroes will also be two slick new evil repaints, Ultraman X Darkness and Ultraman Geed Darkness!
In a surprise move Tsuburaya has not only posted a standard Japanese trailer for the series to their Youtube, but an English trailer as well! In addition, an english statement from series director, the incredible Koichi Sakamoto, has been posted detailing the series. The series will release worldwide in both Japanese & English simultaneously each week. The series will begin September 29th an run for 13 episodes, each 5 minutes long. Check out the English trailer below!
“WAKE UP!”
Shy, anxious, fearful, Wataru Kurenai would rather craft violins like his father Otoya. But as the son of the Fangire Queen as well, he was destined to become Kamen Rider Kiva, the Fangire King! And like the King’s before him Wataru has one trusted partner, a member of the Kivat family, Kivat Bat III. With Kivat in tow, Wataru sets out to fight Fangires and protect humanity, just as his father did (occasionally) 20 years prior. Now it’s time to break the chains on a review we’ve waited years for with S.H. Figuarts Shinkocchou Seihou Kamen Rider Kiva!
As the Heisei Era ends, Tamashii Nations has at long last delivered on the promise of completing the 20 Heisei Riders! With Kamen Rider Kiva, the entire lineup of main riders is complete, and let me say, it’s incredibly satisfying. Kiva brings to a close an era of incredible heroes and does so in gorgeous fashion. With the trademark accuracy and engineering of the Seihou line, Kiva looks as though he walked right off the set. Including his 6 Fuestles, the Hell’s Gate leg for his Rider Kick, a Ridewatch Tamashii Stage, and the ever present Kivat Bat III, Kiva is a tremendously welcome sight to any Kamen Rider collection.
You can check out our full 100 image gallery below by clicking “Discuss on the TokuNation Forums at the bottom of this post. It features not only the 20 Heisei Riders, but also as many Kiva cameos as I could make happen including TV riders Ixa, Rising Ixa, Emperor Kiva, & Dark Kiva, movie villains Kamen Riders Rey and Arc, & even Decade’s own Kiva-La! Please join in the discussion and let us know what you think of this release which finally closes out the Heisei Era. Next time, it’s Armor Time with a brand new gallery from Kamen Rider Zi-O!
COUNT THE MEDALS!
It’s a double whammy of Kamen Rider OOO goodness today! Joining alongside our magazine scan magazine coverage of S.H.Figuarts Shinkocchou Seihou Kamen Rider OOO GataKiriBa Combo, Bandai recently revealed the next entry for the SO-DO Chronicle Kamen Rider series, with Kamen Rider OOO himself.
Of course, So-Do Chronichle Kamen Rider OOO will be starting off with the default form itself: TaToBa Combo. Further release info is pending as of this article, but we can tell from the photos that it’ll come with his Medajaribur weapon, a long with a decent range of articulation.
We’ll be providing you with more info as it becomes available so stay tuned for further updates.
The latest batch of magazine scans are starting to appear and in them we get a look at some of the Tamashii web exclusives heading our way in 2020!
First up is S.H. Figuarts Kamen Rider Geiz Revive! As seen in previous preview images, this figure will be able to switch between both Goretsu and Shippu forms and comes packaged with the Zikan JaClaw. It will release in January 2020 priced 8250 yen.
Next up is S.H. Figuarts Shinkocchou Seihou Kamen Rider OOO GataKiriBa combo! The second of OOO’s forms to arrive in the Shinkocchou Seihou range, this figure will release the following month in February 2020 for 7150 yen.
Looking forward to adding these figures to your collection? We’ll keep you updated as more images and release information follows!