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Ahead of the Lionsgate Power Rangers movie premiering in China on May 12th, a series of new posters have been released specifically catered to that market.  In place of the Zords, each of the Rangers is represented by animals of Chinese mythology(and a possible reference to the Thunder Zords) and those animals are as follows:

Red -Dragon

Blue-Qillin 

Black-Tortoise

Yellow-Tiger

Pink-Phoenix

In addition to this, Chinese Pop singer Dimash Kudaibergen will be performing a remix of the Power Rangers theme, you can have a listen to that track here:

You might be asking just how important the Chinese premier is to the success of the Power Rangers movie? The live-action Warcraft movie which came out last year only made $160 million domestically, but the Chinese market prevented it from being a total flop bringing in $220 million in that region. So while the Power Rangers movie may have had lackluster sales domestically, the film could make it’s money back with the Chinese premiere. 

under Power Rangers Movie

Lionsgate has finally announced details for the home release of their 2017 Power Rangers film! Now fans will finally have a chance to own this new era of Power Rangers lore!

*A Digital HD release will first be available on June 13, 2017.

*The full home media release (including DVD, Blu-Ray & 4K) will then take place on June 27, 2017.

Sadly, bonus features and other technical details for these releases have not been revealed at time of writing. Stay tuned to TokuNation as we keep you up to date on all Lionsgate Power Rangers news!

under Power Rangers, Super Sentai

We have our first look at official images of the upcoming Super Mini-Pla Dragon Caesar. Released earlier this year, Super Mini-Pla DaiZyuJin will have full combining capabilities with the upcoming Dragon Caesar. Check out the official images by clicking the title of the story!

Will Super Mini-Pla Dragon Caesar be joining your collection? Sound off in discussion!

under Kamen Rider, TokuNation, TokuNation Site Updates, TokuNation Spotlights

“Tune Rhino. Super Break Up!”

Kamen Rider Drive has been enjoying quite the second life in the form of various movie appearances & special V-Cinema releases. And luckily so have his allies. Chase had his own in the form of the Kamen Rider Drive Saga: Kamen Rider Chaser film. This direct to video film also featured a brand new form for Chaser, an upgrade of his Roidmude reaper form, which we’re focusing on for today’s gallery. S.H. Figuarts Super Mashin Chaser!

Super Mashin Chaser is actually the 3rd outing so far of the Chaser mold. Following up from Mashin Chaser & Super Dead Heat Drive. But that hasn’t diminished how impressive it is each time eather. This mold still rocks some gorgeous asymmetry, only this time in impressive gold! There’s not much new to say about how the figure is designed, but it does have a striking color scheme. And while it’s lite on accessories outside the new Break Gunner Super Viral Core Loaded Version, it’s still compatible with the previously released Tune/Busou Chaser accessory set! So there’s plenty of play value in this gorgeous figure.

We’ve assembled a full 80 images of this figure for your viewing pleasure. Just click “Discuss on the TokuNation Forums” to see the full gallery & review. We’ll see you soon with a couple of new throwback galleries from Kamen Rider’s W & Kabuto!

under Conventions, General Tokusatsu News, Other Conventions

Out of left field earlier today came the reveal of the Soul of Chogokin Gipsy Danger Jaeger figure from the Pacific Rim movie. It was on display at the Tamashii Nations Event in New York City, of which we had a couple of staffers attend. Our team dug through the high definition pictures and found three great images that give us a feel of what this figure is going to bring.

Check them out after the jump! Will you be purchasing this figure, especially with a Pacific Rim sequel coming out? Sound off in our discussion thread!

under General Tokusatsu News

Some time ago, it was reported that Bandai Tamashii had obtained the rights to Pacific Rim and would be producing new toys based on the fan-favorite film.

Well, at last we see the first release under this license: a new version of the Jaeger Gipsy Danger as part of Bandai’s iconic Soul of Chogokin collector series! The massive fighting robot is recreated in brilliant diecast glory!

Sadly, no other information about this figure (including price & release date) is available at time of writing. Stay tuned to TokuNation as we keep you up to date on this exciting release!

under Kamen Rider

Another big reveal from this weekends’ special Tamashii Nations event- the first SH Figuarts release for Kamen Rider Ex-Aid’s signature villain, Kamen Rider Para-DX!

Para-DX has been shown in both Perfect Puzzle AND KnockOut Fighter forms, rendered in excellent detail.

Sadly, no other information about Para-DX’s potential release is available at time of writing. Stay tuned to TokuNation as we keep you up to date on all Tamashii reveals! And feel free to join in our Ongoing Discussion Thread to share your thoughts about these pending new releases!

under Kamen Rider

A plethora of Kamen Rider Ex-Aid S.H.Figuarts releases have been teased earlier tonight, with photos taken of their Tamashii Nations display. Kicking us off with two characters that have been long awaited by most fans of the show: we finally have a glimpse of S.H.Fiugarts Genm Zombie Gamer and S.H.Figuarts Laser Lv.5!

In addition to those, we also have photos of Ex-Aid Double Action Gamer Level XX though don’t get excited just quite yet: it is still unclear whether or not Bandai will actually release any of these Figuarts or if they’ll just be display only. Though stay tuned, and we’ll bring more up to date info as it’s made avalaible.

under Super Sentai

Yet another piece of Power Rangers Dino Force Brave merch was just solicited for release, with Premium Bandai opening up the future pre order  page of the new changer: the GabugabuRevolver the image indicates that the two will be released in a set and Figsoku.net has seemingly given this a price of 9180 yen though this has yet to be confirmed by Bandai  themselves. 

At the moment, not much is known about the release but check back with us on 5/19 as we should have official release info by then.

under General Tokusatsu News, Metal Heroes

Protect the brands! While this may mean nothing at all it is still worth reporting. As of 04/19/2017 Saban Brands has registered trademarks for “Beetleborgs” and “VR Troopers“, specifically in the realm of live action television series, pre-recorded DVDs, and random clothing apparel items.

For those waiting for Dak and the adventures of Masked Rider to return in some way, shape, or form … you may have to keep waiting. Stay tuned for more news on all this as it develops!