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“Long live Shocker!”

After the defeat of the great Doctor Shinigami, the Shocker Army needed a new general to command it’s forces in Japan. To destroy the Kamen Riders, a member of their American west coast organization was recruited. The deadly and dangerous, Ambassador Hell! Capable of assuming a Kaijin form as Gargaranda, the Ambassador is a force of pure evil in his humanoid form as well. Utilizing his trademark whip to bind his enemies and rally his forces, S.H. Figuarts Ambassador Hell is here to build a new Shocker Army all his own!

Ambassador Hell joins the line at a time when the original Showa Kamen Rider series is getting more releases than it ever has. Expanding to villains has been something that S.H. Figuarts has always struggled with thanks to lower than average sales numbers. But the iconic greats like this can go a long way to reviving them in toy form. Joining the ranks of the various Shocker Combatmen on or coming to market this year, Ambassador Hell is a wonderfully interesting figure, though with a few faults. He’s sure to menace your Seihou Rider 1 & Rider 2 quite well though.

We’ve attached the full 50+ image gallery to this post, but you can also read our full review of S.H. Figuarts Ambassador Hell after the jump by clicking “Discuss on the TokuNation Forums” at the bottom of this post. We’ll see you soon again for another action packed gallery!

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A new Tamashii Blog Post examining the latest Kamen Rider Build SH Figuarts reveal- Kamen Rider Great Cross-Z has also included a quick glimpse at another Build Figuart!

The final page is using a background image of SH Figuarts Kamen Rider Cross-Z Magma! While only a prototype test-shot image, this definitely suggests that Banjo Ryuga’s most powerful form is on the way to shelves.

Stay tuned to TokuNation as we keep you up to date on all Kamen Rider Figuart reveals!

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Each and every year, Toys’R’Us receives a 6-figure set of Power Rangers that they sell as an “epic pack”. That pack always contains an “exclusive figure or accessory” that you cannot buy separately. This year is no different! Courtesy @mightymorphinpowerranger on Instagram we now know what’s inside the pack! And for fans of Kelson Henderson, the actor who plays Mick on Power Rangers Ninja Steel and Power Rangers Super Ninja Steel, it’s your chance to own his first official Power Rangers toy!

Here’s the part that will undoubtedly frustrate some fans. The item is still exclusive to Toys’R’Us. This figure pack was found in a store in Canada. For those following the situation with Toys’R’Us, the Canadian stores are NOT closing. With the US Toys’R’Us stores – they are closing at the end of the month and the distribution centers have closed meaning no new product will arrive.

Get in touch with your Canadian friends! $49.99. Happy hunting!

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Shattered Grid continues as the Ranger Slayer has arrived, threatening the future of the Power Rangers by destroying their past in service of Lord Drakkon! Issue #10 of Boom! Studios’ Go Go Power Rangers arrives on June 6th and we have a selection of preview images to whet your appetite.

Featuring flashback panels of the Ranger Slayer’s life before they served Lord Drakkon, the images naturally contain spoilers for those not fully up to date with this 25th anniversary Power Rangers event. But for those curious – be sure to check out the images and discuss after the jump!

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PATRISE!

Bandai’s official blog for all things candy toy related was just recently updated revealing what will be included in the next Yudo set for LupinRanger VS Patranger.

Yudo LupinRanger VS PatRanger Set 2 will include Patren X, Lupin X, Patren Ugou, the Porderman Footsoldiers, and a sperate box which will contain accessories for the aforementioned figures.

You can look forward LupinRanger VS PatRanger set 2  coming out in late August.

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In today’s Hasbro Strategic Decisions Conference, CEO of Hasbro Inc., Brian Goldner, spoke to the audience regarding the acquisition of the Power Rangers master toy license as well as the impending acquisition of the brand as a whole. Brian’s statement is quoted below:

“As I mentioned, we’ve now announced the acquisition of Power Rangers. This is really a great statement about where we believe we are in develping our brand blueprint. The fact that we can acquire Power Rangers brand and plug and play that right into our strategy where we activate it in entertainment, motion pictures in the future and then of course across toys and games and consumer products and do so globally. We felt the brand was very under leveraged and undervalued. We feel we can exploit it to a much greater extent and it was a great opportunity to acquire the brand.” – Brian Goldner, Hasbro Inc. CEO

This revelation will obviously come as great news for fans of the Power Rangers franchise who, last year, enjoyed their first major motion picture in 20 years. As many are well aware, the Power Rangers movie released at higher than expected numbers domestically, but overall failed to capture any audience globally, limping its way in to $142 million worldwide.

Stay tuned for more information as the Hasbro acquisition of Power Rangers continues!

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The good people at Boom! Studios have put up a few preview pages for a brand new entry in their fan-favorite Power Rangers comic series!

Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Anniversary Special– created by Magdalene Visaggio, Joe Quinones & Sina Grace– will feature a series of standalone short stories set in the Power Rangers universe.

Small teaser pages for a number of stories have been released, including:

*A surprising teamup for Power Rangers Ninja Steel
*The return of an old friend in Power Rangers Mystic Force
*Reflections on team changes from within the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers

Sadly, the release details for this anniversary special have not been revealed at time of writing aside from a release date of June 27th, 2018. Stay tuned to TokuNation as we keep you up to date on all BOOM! Studios reveals!

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BEST MATCH!

It just wouldn’t be Super Hero  Time without Kamen Rider, and go alongside our previous Lupin Ranger VS PatRanger coverage , we have official photos for Kamen Rider Build’s batch of toy releases for June.

In this round, stock photography was released for the following products: the DX Evol Trigger(which will be released this weekend in Japan), the DX Genius Full Bottle, Bottle Change Series 13 Kamen Rider Build Genius Form, and finally Rider Hero Series Kamen Rider Build Genius Form.

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A new month is almost upon us, and as such we have a plethora of new toy images to look at. Kicking us off is the June releases for Kaitou Sentai LupinRanger VS PatRanger featuring the exciting new Ranger on the block: Patren X and Lupin X!

In this round, Bandai has released photos for the following products: DX X Changer, the DX X Rod Sword, and of course sofubi vinyls of both Patren X and Lupin X to go alongside the latest magazine scans that were just released a few days ago.

Are you looking forward to the debut of this new Ranger or his toys? Make the jump and let us know what you think the discussion thread!

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Tsuburaya Productions have announced that the next instalment in the Ultra Series to receive high-definition treatment will be none other than 1987 animated joint production with Hanna-Barbera, Ultraman: The Adventure Begins (also known as Ultraman USA).

After the stunt pilot trio “the Flying Angels” are caught in a mysterious flash of light, they become the hosts of three alien warriors  from Nebula M78. With a base inside of Mount Rushmore and assistance from a trio of robots, this new Ultra Force defend the planet from escaped monsters from the alien planet Sorkin. They are Scott Masterson (Ultraman Scott), Chuck Gavin (Ultraman Chuck) and Beth O’Brien (Ultraman Beth).

As as featuring a brand new Blu-ray conversion, this is the first time that the film has been made available since its original VHS releases. The Blu-Ray will feature both the 75-minute Japanese and 78-minute English cuts of the film, however at the time of writing there is no confirmation that the latter also features English audio.

Ultraman: The Adventure Begins will be released on September 26th 2018, for the price of 7800 yen. Stay tuned to Tokunation for more information on this release as it comes!