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TOEI has completed their first official press conference for the 19th Heisei-Era Kamen Rider- Kamen Rider Build! We now have an extensive look at the cast & story of this new series!

*First up, the story: Kamen Rider Build takes place 10 years after a mysterious artifact called the PANDORAS BOX was found on Mars. The energy from this discovery created a SKY WALL that split Japan into 3 Zones, and awakened strange monsters known as SMASH! that prey on innocent people.

*Kamen Rider Build’s true name is Sento Kiryu! Sento will be played by Inukai Atsuhiro. He is described as a genius level physicist but also has no memory of his past- aside from a vague hint involving a creature known as Nitrogue.

*Sento is taken in by a cafe owner named Soichi Isurugi (played by Yasuyuki Maekawa) who supports the amnesiac scientist. Soichi has a young daughter, Misora (played by Kaho Takada) who possesses a unique ability to “Purify” the dark elements of SMASH.

*A mysterious young man named Ryuga Banjo (played by Eiji Akaso) may hold the key to Sento’s past- but Ryuga’s own past has plenty of secrets too; he’s an escaped convict accused of murder!

*Special Forces Chief Gentoku Himuro (played by Kensei Mikami) will be the one to hire Sento to investigate the Pandora’s Box & solve the mystery of the Sky Walls. He has a secretary, Shigeaki Utsumi (played by Yuki Ochi) instructed to closely monitor Kamen Rider Build’s actions.

*Lastly, Sento will receive support from a freelance journalist named Sawa Takigawa (played by Yukari Taki). She reports on attacks by the SMASH! creatures and may help Build unravel the secrets of his past.

And one final bit of information: the theme song for Kamen Rider Build will be titled Be The One! This song will be performed by a new music group, PANDORA!

Kamen Rider Build will officially begin on September 3, 2017! Stay tuned to TokuNation as we keep you up to date on this exciting new series!

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Hey Power Rangers fans! The Official Power Morphicon opened its registration this morning! If you haven’t registered yet, please click here and begin the process. A lot of fans are expressing dismay that they didn’t have an option to include the Power Morphicon Exclusive 6.5″ Legacy Power Rangers figure. While it hasn’t been showing up during the registration process, there is a way to add it.

After you’ve registered for your membership, you will be sent an E-mail regarding your registration. Open that E-mail, go back in to your registration profile on the site, edit the “Extra Items” tab, and you can then add as many Legacy 6.5″ figures that your membership allows. You will have to pay for them in advance.

While there has been no official announcement on what the Power Morphicon Legacy 6.5″ exclusive figure is, a report out our friends from Power Rangers NOW states that it is indeed the evil Lord Drakkon! However, some conflicting reports are out there as well (at one point the original registration site showed “Psycho Silver Ranger”). However, we did learn Bandai America will be offering a second exclusive through their booth at the convention. So stay tuned for more details!

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Each year we have a new gimmick figure in the Kamen Rider action figure line. For example during Kamen Rider Gaim it was the “Arms Change” figures and most recently in Kamen Rider Ex-Aid it was the “Level Up Rider” series. This next series, for Kamen Rider Build, is called the Bottle Change Rider series. We now have a Bottle Change Rider 01 Kamen Rider Build Rabbit Tank Form official image courtesy of Bandai Japan.

This figure has a button on the back of him that, when pressed, will separate the figure in to two pieces so you can use other Bottle Change accessories to change the form of Kamen Rider Build.

This figure releases September 2nd 2017 in Japan for the price of 3,500 yen. No other accessories have been revealed as of yet but stay tuned for more details and hopefully more images.

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Our brand new hero, Kamen Rider Build, will use a weapon that’s already gaining a lot of traction in the fan community for being awesome as heck – the DX Build Crusher! It’s basically a drill sword that also changes in to a gun. We now have the Kamen Rider Build DX Drill Crusher official images courtesy of Bandai Japan.

The DX Drill Crusher comes with the Hedgehog Full Bottle. The DX Drill Crusher can act as a sword and spin when the activation button is pressed along with a sound effect. Or, you can transform it in to a gun and shoot your enemies. Insert your favorite Full Bottle accessory to unleash a special attack and also place it in your DX Build Driver to activate a new form!

The DX Drill Crusher releases on September 2nd 2017 with a suggested retail of 5,000 yen. Check your favorite online import stores and order yours today.

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Not satisfied with simply having a brand new DX Build Driver you can also pick up the set that includes the holder! We have the Kamen Rider Build DX Build Driver and Bottle Holder Set official images courtesy of Bandai Japan. With this set you recieve the DX Build Driver, the Rabbit and Tank Full Bottles, the Bottle Holder accessory, as well as the Cleaner Full Bottle.

This item releases on September 2nd 2017 in Japan. Prices will vary so check your favorite import store for all the details and pricing.

Also included in this update are images of simply the DX Bottle Holder which is available for purchase by itself with the Cleaner Full Bottle.

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September is fast approaching and with it comes a brand new hero – Kamen Rider Build! And with a new Kamen Rider that means a whole slew of new collectibles for fans and collectors alike to begin amassing. We now have Kamen Rider Build DX Build Driver official images for you courtesy of Bandai Japan. Check out all the images by clicking the title of the story.

The DX Build Driver releases September 2nd 2017 in Japan and comes with the Rabbit Full Bottle and Tank Full Bottle items. Prices will vary but check your favorite online import stores for availability.

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Premium Bandai has revealed a special new item for fans of Uchu Sentai KyuRanger!

This is the Dark Seiza Blaster, an alternate version of the standard KyuRanger henshin device. This Dark version will be used to transform Hebitsuki Silver to his new form, Hebitsukai Metal!

The DX Dark Seiza Blaster will be sold with 2 new KyuTama– the Dark KyuTama and the Black Hole KyuTama.

Orders for the Dark Seiza Blaster will open on August 21, 2017. Sadly, price point has not been confirmed at time of writing. Stay tuned to TokuNation for further details!

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Premium Bandai has announced a very unusual new exclusive set: five diecast Denji Rings– the henshin device used in the 1980 Super Sentai Series Denshi Sentai Denziman!

For those unfamiliar with the story, Denziman is the tale of 5 descendants of the legendary Denzi Clan granted possession of the Denji Rings so they would be strong enough to repel the invading alien Vader Clan.

This set of five rings will be released in January 2018 for the relatively reasonable price of 5400 Yen before shipping & fees.

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It’s never too early to start planning for the next Official Power Morphicon! The convention next year celebrates the 25th anniversary of the Power Rangers brand and is taking place in Anaheim, California. The dates of the convention are August 17th through the 19th of 2018 (a Friday, Saturday, and Sunday). Registration officially opens on Tuesday, August 1st but the registration details are now available for you to look at. Some interesting details are listed below, but you can find all the details by clicking here.

Platinum Ranger (limit of 250)
– All the T-Shirts, Hoodies, Convention Pins, Coins, and Mystery Items (TBD)
– Able to purchase 10 of the Power Morphicon Exclusive Legacy Power Rangers 6.5″ Figure (revealed August 1st 2017)
– Purchase 2 Breakfast tickets
– Access to all membership specific events
– Early entry to the convention
– Preferred seating

Gold Ranger – (limit of 500)
– Gold and Convention T-Shirt, Pins, Coins, and a single Mystery Item
– Able to purchase 6 of the Power Morphicon Exclusive Legacy Power Rangers 6.5′ Figure (revealed August 1st 2017)
– Purchase 2 Breakfast tickets
– Access to all Gold Ranger and below specific events
– Early entry to the convention
– Preferred seating

Red Ranger –
– Convention T-Shirt, Pin, and coin
– Able to purchase 3 of the Power Morphicon Exclusive Legacy Power Rangers 6.5″ Figure (revealed August 1st 2017)

Sounds exciting to us! We’re planning to be at the show and we hope to see you there. Be sure to check out the Official Power Morphicon site for all the details as they happen!

UPDATE! Realm, the official guest relations coordinator for Power Morphicon, has stated that none of this information is as of yet final (that includes pricing). We have removed the pricing from our front page post and are letting you know via this update that a lot of this information included may be changed prior to August 1st.

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Max Factory has a very left field announcement, with the recent reveal of a Figma Kuroko currently in the works.

Fans of Samurai Sentai Shinkenger might recognize this particular character as the servants working for the Shiba Clan, they help set the stage for the Shinkenger’s grand entrance and these look to stand perfectly with Bandai’s S.H.Figuarts Shinkenger releases.

However, don’t get your hopes up thinking that Max Factory will be picking up Sentai characters for release: while Kurokos are featured quite prominently in Shinkenger, they are in fact part of Japanese culture. Kurokos are stagehands in Japanese theatre, they dress in black and work behind the scenes to manipulate props and scenery akin to their role in the show. They are not exclusively a Shinkenger thing, so  DO NOT expect Max Factory or Goodsmile to release Super Sentai figures. 

None the less, the Figma Kuroko looks to be a good representation of the character, and will see a March 2018 release, retailing for 4,980 yen.