Toei has officially filed a trademark for the next Kamen Rider series!
Once the adventures of Kamen Rider Zi-O are finished, fans can look forward to Kamen Rider Zero-One!
Zero-One represents a new beginning for Kamen Rider- this will be the first Rider series starting in the Reiwa Era of Japan, under Emperor Naruhito.
Sadly, no other information about Kamen Rider Zero-One has been revealed at time of writing. Stay tuned to Tokunation for all Kamen Rider news!
Attention all tokustasu fans! We’ve returned with yet another poll that we cannot disclose much information on other than it is important and we need your assistance in getting as many votes as possible.
As we all know, the era of streaming services is in full swing. You can watch practically any show, from any time, new or old, on a number of different streaming services. There’s a good chance that some of you subscribe to more than one of the popular streaming services out there. But we need your input on a simple question:
What is your PREFERRED streaming service to watch programming on?
In our list we grabbed some of the most popular as well as some of the more relevant services that have popped up lately that provide tokusatsu-themed programming or anime on them. This is not a comprehensive list and there is a chance that your personal preferred streaming service is not on the list. We simply ask that you vote on what is your PREFERRED streaming service from the list we provide.
ANYONE can vote in on the polls in our forums. So please – spread the word once again (thank you SO much for the last round of polls, we can only say your voice was heard loud and clear) and showcase what your preferred streaming service is for programming.
Click here to vote on the poll!
Thanks – and stay tuned!
After being displayed last month at Tamashii Nations Tokyo, we finally have a clear look at the official images of S.H. Figuarts Kamen Rider Zi-O II! The page for this release is now live on P-Bandai.
Scheduled for an October release, Zi-O II’s retail price is 6380 yen. However, as seems to be the case more often these days, don’t let the official pics fool you. While Zi-O II definitely comes with the signature Saikyo Girade, he does *not* include the Zikan Girade. Despite what these images suggest, the only way to get a Zikan Girade is still having purchased the upcoming S.H. Figuarts Ride Striker. The two swords should still becapable of combining, but you’ll need both of those releases to utilize it.
S.H. Figuarts Kamen Rider Zi-O II will be released as a Tamashii Web Exclusive, so be sure to keep an eye on your favorite middleman services and retailers for pre-orders.
“Guess who’s back?”
With Lord Zedd’s Scarlet Sentinel on the rampage, the Power Rangers need help. With the Green Ranger’s powers no more, Zordon & Alpha 5 have worked in secret to create the newest and most powerful member of the team. Stronger than ever before, Tommy Oliver returns as the White Ranger!
And now thanks to Hasbro, a better stronger toyline has been unleashed for Power Rangers collectors! The Lightning Collection heralds the debut of the now standard 6″ scale line of collectible figures for Power Rangers, and brings with it for the first time ever realistic proportions and design aesthetics. Wave 1 consists of the SPD Shadow Ranger, Lord Zedd, the Dino Charge Red Ranger, and our subject today, the Mighty Morphin White Ranger! Look no further than our gallery & review to see comparisons with S.H. Figuarts & Hasbro’s Marvel Legends, the incredible articulation engineered into this figure, and the wealth of accessories the White Ranger includes. Such as the Saba Saber, and even a civilian Tommy Oliver head!
We’ve attached the full 70+ image gallery to this post, but you can read our lengthy review of the Lightning Collection White Ranger as well by clicking “Discuss on the TokuNation Forums” at the bottom of this post. We’ll be back with more galleries this week from Power Rangers Beast Morphers & Kamen Rider Zi-O!
To dominate the Morphin Grid & the real world, the sinister virus Evox has demanded the servitude of Scrozzle and his army of Tronic soldiers! Cold, lifeless machines, the Tronic’s battle the Power Rangers of Coral Harbor at every turn. While they aren’t as powerful as Robotron’s, their sheer numbers can make things difficult for our heroes. Thankfully for collectors, you can build your own army of the mechanical monsters with the 6″ Basic Tronic Figure!
The 6″ Tronic is the first troop builder villain from Hasbro and luckily has been hitting retail in decent numbers allowing many collectors to get as many as they need. Fortunately for us, Hasbro was kind enough to provide us with one for free as part of their Beast Morphers Product Review Mailer. With much of the same standard articulation as the 3 rangers released so far, the Tronic is another great basic figure to add to your collection. Armed with two Tronic Blasters and a Tronic Morph X Key this figure will antagonize your Rangers or compliment your Blaze quite well.
We’ve attached the full 40 image gallery to this post but you can also check out our full review by clicking “Discuss on the TokuNation Forums” at the bottom of this post. We’ll be back next week with a gallery of the NERF Cheetah Beast Blaster!
A mysterious new Kamen Rider threatens the King of Time, and the key to victory lies with the prophet- Kamen Rider Woz!
The Ginga MiRide Watch contains the power of the cosmic warrior, Kamen Rider Ginga. By combining with the BeyonDriver, Kamen Rider Woz is able to access his most powerful form- Kamen Rider Woz Ginga!
Fans can add the DX Ginga MiRide Watch to their collection in May 2019! The price is a modest 4200 Yen before shipping and handling.
New images from the next entry in the Kishiryu Sentai RyuSoulger toyline have been released online!
This is our first look at the sixth DX Mecha in the RyuSoulger line, a flaming Dimetrodon known as DimeVolcano!
DimeVolcano comes with a unique RyuSoul known as the MeraMera Soul. Both can combine with the DX KishiRyuOh to create KishiRyuOh DimeVolcano!
The DX DimeVolcano is scheduled for release in May 2019. The price is a modest 2800 Yen before shipping and handling.
“Okay Cruise, let’s do this!”
Last week, we here at TokuNation received a rather generous gift. The good people at Hasbro sent out a pretty huge and impressive Product Review Mailer containing the entire first wave of Power Rangers Beast Morphers product! A number of fan sites and toy reviewers received them and we were lucky enough to receive one of these free mailers ourselves. While we plan to review all the products it contained, we wanted to kick things off with a review of the big bot in the box. The Beast Racer Zord Action Figure!
If you’re familiar with Hasbro’s other properties, the Beast Racer Zord Figure fits right in with their Titan Hero line of affordable figures. At $19.99 the Racer Zord is a bit more than those, but it’s also a pretty well rounded toy. Based on the Racer Zord Battle Mode suit, the figure has heroic super robot proportions, but also a ton of sculpted in detailing. With just the right articulation cuts and the included sword & axe, the Racer Zord is a great toy for kids and display piece for collector’s of all ages.
We’ve attached the full gallery to this post, but you can also read through our review of the Beast Racer Zord Action Figure by clicking “Discuss on the TokuNation Forums” at the bottom of this post. We’ll be back with a Beast Morphers gallery of the 6″ Basic Tronic figure soon!
“Unleash the beast!”
Since it was officially announced back in February 2018 that Hasbro (the massive toy company behind Transformers, Star Wars, Marvel, and much more) was picking up the Power Rangers master license from Saban Brands & Bandai America, fans wondered what the future of the brand would look like. But shortly after that initial announcement, Hasbro let the world know what the Power Rangers series was headed for with Power Rangers Beast Morphers! In recent months the show has begun airing, and in fact just went on hiatus with this weekend’s introduction of the Gold Ranger! With a fresh new take on the TV show thriving, it’s good to know that the toyline is as well!
With Hasbro taking over the master license for the brand, the toyline has completely changed. While still based in practice on the designs crafted for it’s Super Sentai equivalent, Tokumei Sentai Go-Busters, without Bandai America involved this line has been rethought from the ground up. In light of this seismic shift in the way the Power Rangers toyline is designed and approached now, Hasbro has also decided to reach out to numerous fan sites, toy reviewers, and other prolific members of the Power Rangers fan community to foster some good will towards the new line. To that point, I & and the entire TokuNation team are proud to be included among these individuals. Hasbro has generously provided a product review mailer for us to sample the entire initial wave of Beast Morphers toys! This product mailer was 100% free and shipped to us at no cost whatsoever, it is truly a gift from Hasbro. One we incredibly and deeply appreciate.
TokuNation has been around for going on 8 years now and I’ve been doing toy reviews/galleries for this site for nearly that entire time. To say I and we are honored, would be an understatement. A toy company has never personally reached out to me before in order to review their products. So I accept this rather graciously. While I’ll be reviewing every item in this product mailer individually in the coming weeks, I wanted to take today to simply break down the contents of this generous gift on the whole, and present the wonderful packaging it was sent in. Click “Discuss on the TokuNation Forums” for a full gallery and breakdown of the Beast Morphers Product Mailer”. You can expect our first gallery of figure’s contained within it, early next week!
BUDDY GO!
In case you missed it, Ultraman Taiga was announced as the exciting new chapter in the Ultra Heroes franchise. Since the initial announcement, a new teaser went live on YouTube showcasing each of the new Ultras in motion.
In addition, we also have a premiere date: July 6th 2019! In the meantime, you can watch the teaser in the box below: