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The rumor mill for Kamen Rider Build continues to churn, the first quarter toy catalog’s been posted online via Cranejoe, with translations of the catalog courtesy of Rangerboard’s  Dukemon/@TheRealMattHunt.

A few key things have been revealed from this translation, giving us insight into the potential themes and motifs of the show. But be warned, while Cranejoe is a reliable source of information some things may have been faked or mistranslated so please take this listing with a grain of salt until the full catalog is scanned online.

None the less, the catalog is as follows:

-The new Rider figure series is known as the “Bolt (possibly Bottle) Change Rider Series”

-The collectible for this year is known as “Full Bottles”

-This year will also see the release of a lot of classic rider goods, including new Sofubi Figures and Vehicles from seasons past; your wallets will suffer lol

Releasing in August:

Legend Rider History Sofubi Series – 01. Kamen Rider Ghost Ore Tamashii, 02. Kamen Rider Drive Type Speed, 03. Kamen Rider Gaim Orange Arms, 04. Kamen Rider Wizard Flame Style, 05. Kamen Rider Den-O Sword Form

These hyper-detailed sofubi are a vast improvement over their predecessors. They will cost 900 yen each.

RHS-1 Kamen Rider Build Rabbit Tank Form
Price- 900 yen

DX GorillaMond Full Bottle Set
Price- 900 yen

Includes Gorilla and Diamond Full Bottles.

Releasing in September:

Henshin Belt DX Build Driver
Price- Not Decided

Comes with Rabbit and Tank Full Bottles. Set the Full Bottles into the belt! Pull the lever and it activates a gear turning gimmick which in turn activates lights and henshin sounds!
Pull the lever a second time, and you can activate your finishing move!

DX Full Bottle Holder
Price- 2,300 yen

Can store 3 Full Bottles

DX Build Driver & Full Bottle Holder Set
Price- Not Decided

A combo set of the Driver and Holder; comes with Rabbit and Tank Full Bottles.

Kaiten Kenjuu (Rotating Sword Gun) DX DrillCrusher
Price- 5,000 yen

RHS-2 Kamen Rider Build GorillaMond Form
Price- 900 yen

Legend Rider History Sofubi Series Wave 2– 06. Kamen Rider OOO Tatoba Combo, 07. Kamen Rider W Cyclone Joker, 08. Kamen Rider Decade, 09. Kamen Rider Faiz, 10. Kamen Rider Kuuga Mighty Form

These hyper-detailed sofubi are a vast improvement over their predecessors. They will cost 900 yen each.

Mecha Collection Kamen Rider Series Battle Hopper
Price- 700 yen

Kamen Rider Black’s Battle Hopper. Can work with any of the new Sofubi figures.

DX HawkGatling Full Bottle Set
Price- 900 yen

Comes with Hawk and Gatling Full Bottles.

HyakuHatsu Rensha (Hundred Shot Rapid Fire) HawkGatlinger
Price- 3,000 yen

BCRS-01 Kamen Rider Build RabbitTank Form 
Price- 3,500 yen

RHS-03 Kamen Rider Build HawkGatling Form
Price- 900 yen

DX NinNinComic Full Bottle Set
Price- 900 yen

Comes with NinNin and Comic Full Bottles.

Ninjutsu Hatsudou 4 Coma NinpouGatana (Ninja Arts Invoking 4-Panel Comic Ninja Technique Sword)
Price- 2,800 yen

BCRS-02 Kamen Rider Build GorillaMond Form
Price- 3,500 yen

RHS-04 Kamen Rider Build NinNinComic Form
Price- 900 yen

RHS-05 KnightRogue
Price- 900 yen

Releasing in October

RHS-06 BloodStark
Price- 900 yen

DX RocketPanda Full Bottle Set
Price- 900 yen

Includes the Rocket and Panda Full Bottles.

Henshin Kemurijuu (Transformation Smoke Gun) TranSteamGun
Price- 3,800 yen

Valve Kaiten (Valve Rotation) DX SteamBlade
Price- 3,000 yen

BCRS-03 Kamen Rider Build HawkGatling Form
Price- 3,500 yen

RHS-07 Kamen Rider Build RocketPanda Form
Price- 900 yen

RHS-08 Kamen Rider Build FireHedgehog Form
Price- 900 yen

RHS-09 Kamen Rider Build LionCleaner Form
Price- 900 yen

Releasing in November:

DX Kamen Rider Ex-Aid Full Bottle Set
Price- 900 yen

Includes two unknown Full Bottles.

DX Kamen Rider W Full Bottle Set
Price- 900 yen

Includes two unknown Full Bottles.

BCRS-04 Kamen Rider Build NinNinComic Form
Price- 3,500 yen

DX ClothesDragon
Price- 2,800 yen

HippareSouKen (Hit Parade Play-the-music Sword) DX BeatCloser
Price- 4,000 yen

DX ClothesDragon and BeatCloser Set
Price- 6,800 yen

DX PandraPanel
Price- 1,980 yen

Bike Henshin DX BuildPhone
Price- 3,800 yen

BCRS-05 Kamen Rider Build Fire Hedgehog Form
Price- 3,500 yen

RHS-10 Kamen Rider Build KeyDragon Form
Price- 900 yen

RHS-11 Kamen Rider Clothes
Price- 900 yen

DX KaixokuRessha (PirateTrain) Full Bottle Set
Price- 900 yen

Comes with Kaizoku and Ressha Full Bottles.

Shuppatsu Shuukou (All Aboard!) DX Kaizokuhashaa
Price-3,000 yen

BCRS-06 Kamen Rider Build LionCleaner Form
Price- 3,500 yen

RHS-12 Kamen Rider Build KaizokuRessha Form
Price- 900 yen

DX RabbitTank Sparkling
Price- 2,980 yen

DX OctopusLight Full Bottle Set
Price- 900 yen

Includes Octopus and Light Full Bottles.

BCRS-07 Kamen Rider Build KaizokuRessha Form
Price- 3,500 yen

RHS-13 Kamen Rider Build OctopusLight Form
Price- 900 yen

RHS-14 Kamen Rider Build RabbitTank Sparkling Form
Price- 3,500 yen.

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Ahoy, Captain!

Bandai’s latest entry into the Kamen Rider Ex-Aid S.H.Figuarts series was just recently revealed to be S.H.Figuarts Kamen Rider Snipe Level 50 Simulation Gamer!

For now, the piece remains a display only prototype shown in the Akihabara Tamashii Nations showroom but stay tuned and we’ll bring more up to date info as it becomes available.

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Bandai Namco’s Kaiju Survival game City Shrouded in Shadow is finally gearing up for release, a new preview teaser for the game’s been released where we finally have a look at the gameplay.

City Shrouded in Shadow will see a release October 19th 2017 in Japan, the trailer and previous magazine scans have confirmed the inclusion of the anime Mobile Poilice Patlabour into the already bizarre mix of Kaiju, Ultras, and Eva. An English localization for this game has yet to be confirmed as of this writing.

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TOHO Animation has released a teaser trailer for the previously-announced Godzilla anime project.

Officially titled Godzilla: Monster Planet, this new feature-length project tells the story of humanity returning to a world ruled by Kaiju after thousands of years.

Developed by Polygon Pictures and written by Urobuchi Gentaro (who most fans may recognize as the mind behind Kamen Rider Gaim), Monster Planet will be released in Japan on November 17, 2017. Polygon also plans to make the film available worldwide through Netflix at a later date.

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Tamashii Nations Shanghai is in full swing! You may recall that a couple months back we heard our first confirmation that Bandai/Tamashii Nations had finally acquired the license to produce toys for the Pacific Rim franchise. At the time the only offering previewed was a rough prototype of the Soul of Chogokin Gypsy Danger. But as of today we can get excited about one more upcoming product as well!

Shown off for the first time is the brand new Robot Damashii Gypsy Avenger from Pacific Rim 2! This successor to the original Gypsy Danger, piloted by the son of Stacker Pentecost, is so far the first product revealed for the highly anticipated sequel. But we’re sure it’s far form the last. For now this release doesn’t have any confirmed release details this far out from the films release on February 23rd, 2018, but we’ll certainly keep you updated as more details become available this year!

Now, let’s cancel the apocalypse!

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FUSION UP!

Tamashii Nations World Tour makes its next stop in Shanghai China,  and a plethora of new S.H.Figuarts releases from Ultraman Orb have been revealed at the event, with photos courtesy of users from Weibo.

Kicking us off, we have S.H.Figuarts Juggulus Juggler and Spacium Zeprion being the only two that have a confirmed price and release date: Juggulus Juggler will retail for 6500 yen slated to come out in January 2018, while Spacium Zeperion will come out in December for 5500 yen. It is unclear whether or not the pair will be mass retail release, or some exclusive to some site or storefront.

In addition, Ultraman Orb’s other forms: Burnmite, Hurricane Slash, and Thunder Breaster were also on display but with display only labels, so it is unclear if those three will ever see release to the public.

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LEVEL UP!

Bandai will finally be releasing the Kamen Rider Chronicle Gashat Player Version to collectors, as a P-Bandai online exclusive item.

As a nice little bonus, the Gashat will be placed in a box that mimics the ones delivered to Players from the actual show(CERO logo removed). The Pre-Orders for this Gashat will end in August and will see a release date sometime in November priced at a relatively inexpensive 1620 yen before middleman fees and shipping wherever applies.

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An unusual news item from this weekends’ Anime Expo:

The animation studio Studio Trigger has announced a new anime series based on the tokusatsu series Denko Chojin Gridman from Tsuburaya Productions!

Tentatively titled SSSS Gridman, this anime will feature a new story unrelated to the original Gridman series. Veteran anime director Akira Amemiya will be in charge of the project.

Some fans may remember Studio Trigger as the minds behind the short film Gridman: Boys Invent Great Hero back in 2015-

Sadly, no other information about this new Gridman project is available at time of writing. Stay tuned to TokuNation for further details!

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Following up on the reported return of fan-favorite series Kamen Rider W, we now have some additional details on this revival project!

A new manga series, titled Kamen Rider W: Futo Detectives has officially been announced! Series head writer Riku Sanjo will be in charge of the story, while designer Katsuya Terada will return once again to develop even more strange creatures for W to fight. Artwork will be provided by longtime anime veteran Masaki Sato.

The first issue of Futo Detectives is currently scheduled for release on August 7 2017! Be sure to join in our Ongoing Discussion Thread to share your thoughts and fears about this new manga!

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Starting this October, Super Hero Time (the hour long block of programming that airs Super Sentai and Kamen Rider) is changing up their time slot on local Japanese television. The change is shown below, all times local Japanese time.

Uchu Sentai Kyuranger – from 7:30am to 9:30am
Kamen Rider Build – from 8:00am to 9:00am

Obviously, the biggest switch aside from the times is that the new Kamen Rider Build series will begin airing before Super Sentai. How big is the time change overall? Well, for starters, this is the first time slot change for Super Sentai since the 7th episode of Megaranger. If you’re keeping track, that’s 20 years. So that’s kind of big. Join in the discussion thread!