Bandai Japan has put up a short teaser for a major upcoming release in 2019- the Evil Rider known as Ohma Zi-O!
This sinister figure is the Demon King of 2068 with remarkable time-controlling powers. Ohma Zi-O’s full story has not yet been told at time of writing but his fate is somehow linked to the King Of Time, Kamen Rider Zi-O.
Sadly, no release details for Ohma Zi-O have been announced just yet. So stay tuned to TokuNation for further details on all SH Figuarts Kamen Rider releases!
The 7th annual Toku Toy Box Giveaway has come to an end! With a total of 54 galleries from 2018 making our users eligible for entry, it was anyone’s game to win. As stated with the announcement of this year’s giveaway, we aren’t doing big huge prize packs anymore. Instead we split things up to allow more people the chance to enjoy the giveaway this year. That means that for the 2017/2018 giveaway celebrating our 7th anniversary, we have 7 winners total!!
And for this year, we wanted your prizes to be total surprises. So the winners won’t know what they’re getting, until it arrives! The only thing that we ask, as always, is that if a prize is something you already own or do not want, please pay it forward. We’d just ask that you pass the good will along to someone else who could use a little good luck to kick their year off right.
Now, without further adieu, the 7 winners of the 7th Toku Toy Box are:
-ARGiammarco
-Switchblade
-Talisman
-decepticusprime
-Golden King
-losondro
-Blade Fang
Each of you can expect a PM shortly informing you of your victory and requesting your shipping address! And please let us know when your prizes arrive with a post in our recent hauls thread or on he social media of your choosing. Just make sure to tag us! And of course, CONGRATULATIONS!
Tokusatsu GaGaGa is an upcoming J-Drama series adapted from the comedy manga of the same name. In it, actress Fuka Koshiba stars as Kano Nakamura, an office worker who tries to hide her obsession with all things Tokusatsu from her friends and co-workers. The J-Drama series will be adapted into seven episodes which will begin broadcasting on NHK network on January 18th 2019 and the first trailer for this J-Drama series was just released online.
No Youtube link at the moment, but we do have a trailer via Twitter thanks to Twitter user @kotoshitoshi, hit the jump here to check it out.
LET’S MORPHIN!
Thanks to our friends over at The Power Scoop, new set photos were spotted online from the filming of the much anticipated Power Rangers Beast Morphers, the filming took place at Spark Arena New Zealand around December 12th 2018.
The photos show what looks to be Beast Morphers Red Ranger wearing a rather peculiar set of armor. For fans of the Super Sentai counterpart: Tokumei Sentai Go-Busters, you may know that the team acquires an upgrade called Powered Custom but the armor Red is using doesn’t appear to be Powered Custom at all but something else entirely. In addition, Beast Morpher Silver was also spotted on set.
Unfortunately, not much else is known about this cool new upgrade but it is certainly exciting to see Power Rangers own original take on the Go-Busters power sets, something that the series hasn’t really done outside of Megazord cockpits in quite awhile.
“Cattle don’t have dreams.”
Two years on from Neo’s death, Omega is hunted. Crossing the path of an unusual home for children and a man named Midou, a horrifying new iteration of the Sigma Project has been uncovered. As the hunters become the hunted, the man named Midou proclaims himself Amazon Neo Alpha, the one to surpass Jin Takayama and the original madness of the Amazon Cells.
S.H. Figuarts Kamen Rider Amazon Neo Alpha is the latest and so far last release from the juggernaut Amazons franchise. A really interesting note to end the line on, Neo Alpha reuses the excellent Neo mold and incorporates new militarized elements to the design. Including a new arm weapon in the form of the Neo Amazon Sweeper, a combination chainsaw & machine gun! Opinions may vary on the Amazons The Last Judgement film, and most will find the Midou/Neo Alpha character to be very hollow, but as far as I’m concerned this figure is another winner from the Armour Zone.
We’ve attached the full 70+ image gallery to this post, but you can also read through our complete review thread by clicking “Discuss on the TokuNation Forums” at the bottom of this post. As you ring in the new year today, we wish you all the best! We’ll see you in 2019 for the announcement of Toku Toy Box winners and the prizes they will receive!
“Those who betrayed me are far beyond forgiveness!”
The one and only Game Master returns! Deleted previously by Parad, Kuroto Dan’s data was scattered into the Proto Mighty Action X Gashat and seemingly lost. But thanks to Poppy, Kuroto’s data was recovered and the game master was reborn, as a Bugster! Now imbued with all the abilities of a Bugster, and begrudgingly joining up with the team at CR, Kuroto has returned to stop Parad, Masamune, and anyone else who gets in the way of his path to godhood!
S.H. Figuarts Shin Kuroto Dan represents this reprehensible rider after his rebirth as a Bugster in episode 31 of Ex-Aid. Taking on the moniker Shin (new), Kuroto begins to indulge in some of his wilder tendencies. This figure, while imperfect, certainly does a fair job of recreating the insanity of his character at this point as well. Civilian figuarts still aren’t incredibly common, so the expectations can be big surrounding releases such as this. Couple that with the inclusion of the Continue Pipe the character is infamous for, and collectors had high hopes over this release. So how did it turn out in the end?
We’ve attached the full 50+ image gallery to this post, but you can read our in depth review of Shin Kuroto Dan after the jump by clicking “Discuss on the TokuNation Forums”. We’ll be back soon with a brand new gallery from Kamen Rider Amazons: The Last Judgement! And don’t forget that this gallery enters you in for a chance to win one of a number of possible prizes in our annual Toku Toy Box giveaway! See that link for more details.
While the next Super Sentai series, Kishiryu Sentai Ryusoulger, doesn’t officially begin airing until March of 2019 that doesn’t mean the toys won’t be heavily promoted leading up to their eventual release. Word on the street is Toei and Bandai Japan are going all-in for this series in hopes of turning what has felt like an inevitable tide of disappointing toy sales and show ratings for Super Sentai over the last few years.
Thanks to YouTube user ショウカイジャー we have our first look at some of the new toy offerings on display in a local shop in Japan. Check out the video below to see these glorious items in person (well, as in person as a video can be).
Bandai Japan has released a few images for upcoming entries in the Kamen Rider Zi-O toyline, expanding the King of Time’s collection of RideWatches even more!
This next of Zi-O’s RideWatch devices wave will focus on Final Form Kamen Riders! New RideWatches feature the strongest forms of the Heisei Era:
Not to be outdone, a NEW type of RideWatch will also be released! The MirideWatches are the personal devices of Kamen Rider Woz and feature the powers of FUTURE Kamen Riders!
The MirideWatches currently revealed are:
Definitely some exciting times ahead for Kamen Rider fans! Stay tuned to Tokunation for all Kamen Rider reveals!
The 43rd Super Sentai series is drawing closer and closer, and Bandai Japan has released official images for the first wave of Kishiryu Sentai RyuSoulger merchandise!
This new Super Sentai lineup includes:
*The RyuSoul sets- miniature knight figures that transform into dinosaur heads. These items will unlock the RyuSoulgers’ powers and weapons.
*The RyuSoul Buckle, an egg-shaped belt that holds the RyuSouls. Most DX releases will feature a unique RyuSoul- the Buckle comes with the FuuSoul.
*The RyuSoul Ken, the teams’ signature bladed weapon. The DX RyuSoul Ken will include the TsyuoSoul.
*The series’ henshin device, the RyuSoul Changer which offers a unique Red RyuSoul.
*Last but certainly not least, the traditional Super Sentai Vinyl figures return once again featuring the RyuSoulgers in detail.
The first wave of Kishiryu Sentai RyuSoulger merchandise is currently scheduled for release in March 2019! Stay tuned to TokuNation as we keep you up to date on this remarkable new Sentai series!
Toei has announced something VERY unique for Kamen Rider– a stage play!
Returning to the world of Kamen Rider Gaim, this theatrical production will feature Kamen Rider Zangetsu returning to action. Actor Yuki Kubota will reprise his iconic role as Takatora Kureshima yet again.
While the full story details have not yet been released, the play will be written by Nobuhiro Mouri with supervision from Kamen Rider Gaim’s original writer, Gen Urobuchi.
Kamen Rider Zangetsu The Stage: Gaim Gaiden is currently scheduled for release in March 2019! Stay tuned to TokuNation for further details on this fascinating project!