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Back in the summer of 2011 I approached our network owner, Tony_Bacala, with an idea for a new website to add to the network. Having been a fan of Power Rangers all my life while watching Gokaiger weekly, along with getting in to Kamen Rider through Kamen Rider Fourze, I wanted to take this enjoyment and passion and share it with other people in a broader scope. Tony_Bacala agreed to give me a shot, having been an Administrator at TFW2005 for nearly 10 years, and told me I had to find my own crew to run it.

For months I spoke with members of TFW2005.com who had an interest. I didn’t want to go pick up notables from other existing communities – I wanted to introduce fresh faces and build something from the ground up in every aspect. I did not know that the staff we would put together, the staff we have today, would be some of the greatest people and friends I would ever have. Sentai Tamashii, Den-O, Kamen Rider OOO, Paladin, ZeoRangerV, Kiryu, Uchihabro – they are some of the best and I am honored and humbled to get to do this with them every single day.

Six years. That’s a lot of San Diego Comic Cons, a lot of Toy Fairs, a lot of New York Comic Cons, and a sprinkling or two of Power Morphicons as well. 574 galleries as of today. That’s almost 100 galleries per year. Toku Toy Box – one of our holiday staples – is as popular as ever.

For 2018 we are going to go full swing with the celebration of the Power Rangers and the 25th anniversary. We have so much content planned for the year and I cannot wait to share it with you and celebrate the last 25 years of the Power Rangers franchise. And we cannot forget the Lupinranger vs. Patoranger hype, or just how exciting Kamen Rider Build is!

Thank you for making us a stop on your adventure through the world wide web. Thank you for your support, your comments, and your criticisms. Thank you to all of our members who have made this their place to discuss all things tokusatsu and more. We hope you will continue to be part of our family and we hope to continue to deliver the news, galleries, and content you expect for years to come.

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Great news for you Legacy Mighty Mighty Morphin Power Rangers Flip Head Figures collectors! The assortment has been released at Target stores. Found by Jaime M on the Power Rangers Buyers Sellers Traders group on Facebook and shared with us via @BigMike8109, we can report that this assortment does include the Mighty Morphin Pink Ranger.

These figures were originally found at Game Stop stores and did not include the Mighty Morphin Pink Ranger. The case assortment at Target is as follows:

4x Mighty Morphin Red Ranger
1x Mighty Morphin Green Ranger
1x Mighty Morpin Pink Ranger

This is the third different case assortment as Game Stop contains 3x Red and 3x Green, while Entertainment Earth has a pre-order available for 4x Green Ranger, 1x Red Ranger, and 1x Pink Ranger. It would appear that the Mighty Morpin Pink Ranger will be the hardest figure in this assortment to find. Happy hunting!

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It’s a new year! And what better way to start a new year than with some new toys! Our site sponsor BigBadToyStore.com has just sent out their latest newsletter and included are some listings for all the HOT new Bandai Japan/Tamashii Nations Pre-Orders for your favorite Kamen Rider, Ultraman, Super Sentai, and Power Rangers needs. Check out the new listings, some classic must-buy listings, and some stuff in stock below!

New and Must-Buy Pre-Orders!

– Gosei Sentai Dairanger DX Won Tiger
– S.H. Figuarts Kamen Rider Cross-Z
– S.H. Figuarts Machine Builder (bike) with Accessary Parts
– S.H. Figuarts Ultraman Belial (Atrocious)
– S.H. Figuarts Golden Knight Garo
– Shodo Kamen Rider Shin vs Kamen Rider J Set
– S.H. Figuarts Kamen Rider Blood Stalk
– Legacy Mighty Morphin Power Rangers Green Ranger 1:1 Helmet
– Legacy Power Rangers Zeo Zeonizer
– Legacy Power Rangers Zeo Gold Ranger Golden Power Staff

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– S.H. Figuarts Kamen Rider Skull Shinkocchou Seihou
– S.H. Figuarts Kamen Rider Ex-Aid Level XX Mighty Bros. X Set
– Kyoryuger Brave Kyoryuzin Set
– Kyoryuger Brave Gabugabu Revolver & GabuGaburiCaliber Set
– Soul of Chogokin Mighty Morphin Power Rangers Megazord
– Legacy Mighty Morphin Power Rangers Black and Gold Titanus

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Happy New Year! And what better way to start a sparkling new year is with a sparkling new S.H. Figuarts reveal – this one being none other than Kamen Rider Build’s Rabbit Tank Sparkling form! More details will become available soon! We assume this is in the Tamashii Nations Akihabara showroom! Thanks to @_Erasu for the heads up!

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“I’ve taken my sons’ Drive back!!”

As we prepare to celebrate the new year, we look forward to the future. What? No, not 2018, but the year 2035! The Paradox Roidmude traveled back from that time to trick Kamen Rider Drive into giving him his ultimate power. Desecrating even the memory of Shinnosuke’s son, by posing as him to do it. Using the corrupted powers of the future Drive, Paradox tried to take everything from Shinnosuke. But with a bit of luck, Mr. Belts’ help, and the spirit of Eiji Tomari a power was born to defeat Paradox. A fusion of Shinnosuke’s Type Speed and Eiji’s un-corrupted Type Next, the subject of our final gallery of the year is none other than S.H. Figuarts Kamen Rider Drive Type Special! 

Drive Type Special is one again heavily based  on the trusty Type Speed body we’ve come to know over the years. More specifically it’s a slight repaint and remold of Dark Drive which was also recently released. The two suits were exclusive to the Kamen Rider Drive Surprise Future movie.  This figure takes the great things implemented with Dark Drive and adds a more heroic spin to them. While lite on the accessories, Drive Type Special is just such a charming release, and it’s nice to have one more of Drive’s movie exclusive forms at last.

We’ve attached the full 60+ 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 see again in the future! Happy New Year!

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“Electroplate”!

The original Space Sheriff Gavan is without a doubt one of the most iconic tokusatsu heroes ever. The originator of the Metal Heroes franchise & Space Sheriff title, Gavan has been in a resurgence ever since his 2011 return in Gokaiger VS Gavan. Reprising the role of this iconic character each time has been legendary actor Kenji Ohba! Now, years after the first Gavan figuarts were released and even the Gavan Renewals, we at last have Gavan’s civilian form with S.H. Figuarts Retsu Ichijoji!

Retsu Ichijoji is the 2nd release in Bandai’s new sub-line of civilian identity figuarts, preceded by Dan Moroboshi and followed by Takeshi Hongo. Improving on the faults of Dan, Retsu is a fantastic release. Bringing to life the young likeness of Kenji Ohba, this figure fantastically replicates Gavan circa his debut in 1982. Boasting some really great articulation Retsu is complimented by a couple set of hands as well as an effect sheet to replicate the electroplating process that transforms him into Space Sheriff Gavan!

We’ve attached the full 75 image gallery to this post, but you can also check out our full review of the figure by clicking “Discuss on the TokuNation Forums” at the bottom of this post. We’ll be back soon with (hopefully) one more gallery before the new year!

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It’s a double whammy of new Super Sentai toys today! Not only are the Lupinranger toys going up for pre-order, we also have stock photographs for Keisatsu Sentai Patoranger’s first quarter toys as well.

Keisatsu Sentai Patoranger’s first batch will consist of: Vinyls for PatorenIchigo, PatorenNigo, and PatorenSango along with their respective Trigger Machines and their version of the VS Changer which includes Red’s Trigger Machine.

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Lupinranger VS Patoranger’s debut is right around the corner and as such; pre-orders for the first batch of toys are beginning to surface.

To kick things off, we have our first look at the Kaitou Sentai Lupinranger toys whose catalog consists of vinyl for LupinRed, Blue, and Yellow. The Dail Fighters, Lupin Sword, and the VS Changer which includes Red’s Dail Fighter.

You can look forward to these toys hitting shelves in February 2018.

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Get ready fans of Power Rangers! Arguably the most popular Power Ranger of all time, Tommy Oliver, is coming to the hit new series Power Rangers Hyperforce on Tuesday, January 2nd 2018! For those who don’t follow Power Rangers Hyperforce, it’s a live-streamed table top Dungeons and Dragons styled roleplaying game featuring a new team of Power Rangers who travel through time chasing a mysterious villain!

Tune in on Tuesday, January 2nd of 2018 at 6pm PT, 9pm ET! Start your new year off right with Jason David Frank and the crew of Power Rangers Hyperforce, available only on Twitch.TV!

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It’s time for another announcement for our annual Toku Toy Box giveaway! With the holidays in full swing we haven’t had time to do a proper video announcement for Super Sentai and for that we apologize. But we felt it important to announce the prizes for the Super Sentai prize package either way – so here we go! To enter Toku Toy Box and how to win Toku Toy Box, simply click here for all the details! Good luck!

– Gokaiger Ranger Keys 2000th Edition (Grand Prize!)
– DX KyurenOh
– Super Mini-Pla Megazord
– Super Mini-Pla Dragon Caesar
– 1 set of Sodo Kyuranger Candy Figures
– 1 copy of Detail of Heroes Kyuranger book
– Houou Kyutama keychain
– Gashopan Ryutsuteder

We will be adding a couple more items to this prize package before Toku Toy Box ends so stay tuned for more details! Good luck and thank you for your continued support! Happy Holidays!