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A new listing at ToysRUs.com has given fans a new look at another villain for the Power Rangers 2017 Movie!

This is our first real look at the Putty Patrol, a team of clay soldiers given life by Rita Repulsa to fight off the Rangers. Of all Movie reveals to date,The Putty Patrol may be the least changed from their original Mighty Morphin designs; simply enlarged a bit but still appearing mostly as monstrous gray creatures.

The Power Rangers will encounter the Putty Patrol in theaters on March 24, 2017! Stay tuned to TokuNation as we keep you up to date on all Power Rangers news!

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“Aaaaaamaaaaaazoonnnnnnnnnn!!!”

The finale of Toku Toy Box is here! For our final gallery this year we’ve decided to mix things up a bit. In honor of the recently released figuarts of Alpha & Omega from the Kamen Rider Amazons mini-series, we’re sharing a gallery of their Showa Predecessor. S.H. Figuarts Kamen Rider Amazon (Amazon JP Edition)!

The original Kamen Rider Amazon was the definition of a violent berserker, so it’s no wonder his Heisei counterparts share that aspect of his nature. This release of Amazon was exclusive to Amazon Japan years ago, just as there are now Amazon JP editions for Alpha & Omega. The primary difference being the boxes, and in Showa Amazons’ a special personalized Tamashii Stage Label. But don’t be folled by this figures age, S.H. FIguarts Kamen Rider Amazon is still an excellent addition to any rider collection.

Enjoy over 60 images of this figure by clicking “Discuss on the TokuNation Forums” at the bottom of this post. As always we have a full review written up as well! This has been the final Toku Toy Box gallery for this years giveaway. The winners will be selected at random on January 4th!

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LEVEL UP!

Bandai’s just released images for a pair of new Level Up Rider action figures for Kamen Rider Ex-Aid’s second quarter power ups; we now have the official image gallery and release details for LVUR11 Double Action Gamer Level XXR and LVUR12 Double Action Gamer XXL!

Both have been given a release date of January 26th 2017 with LVUR-11 costing 3500 yen and LVUR-12 being slightly more expensive at 4546 yen, this is due to the fact that XXL will include the  outer shell needed to make the Level X form while XXR includes the actual weapon accessory. 

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We all knew it was coming and now we have a couple of images that prove it. The Power Rangers Movie Funko Pop Figures revealed this evening via Instagram user @ryespop. In hand was the Movie Red Ranger, with other releases including Movie Black Ranger, Movie Blue Ranger, Movie Yellow Ranger, Movie Pink Ranger, and Movie Rita Repulsa.

Check out the images by clicking the title of the story. Are you going to collect these or add them to your collection? Sound off in our discussion thread linked to the story!

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We’re a month and change away from the premiere of Uchu Sentai Kyuranger and that means official images of upcoming merchandise are on their way. First up we have official stock photos of the 9 Kyuranger vinyl figures. You can order these at various import toy stores so if you’re interested, ask around!

Check out all nine of the figures by clicking the title of the story!

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“Jouchaku!”

Whether you know him from recent appearances in films like Super Hero Taisen Z or Gokaiger VS Gavan, or from his original television series, Space Sheriff Gavan has been an iconic hero in the tokusatsu world for decades.

Now the Metal Heroes franchise stands at the edge of it’s 35th anniversary in 2017. Gavan is getting a lot of love next year with the 1:1 scale replica of the Laser Blade, a renewal figuart with his bike, and yet another movie appearance! So we felt the time was right, now more than ever, to take a look back at the original S.H. Figuarts Space Sheriff Gavan for Toku Toy Box!

We’ve got over 60 images of S.H. Figuarts Space Sheriff Gavan for your viewing pleasure after the jump. Just click “Discuss on the TokuNation Forums” at the bottom of this post. We’ll be back in 2 days with the FINAL  Toku Toy Box gallery as well!

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It’s time to make Toku Toy Box burn bright with another gallery from Kamen Rider Ghost! Last month we took a look at Ghost Toucon Boost, and previously we examined Ghost Ore Damashii as well as Specter. This time around we’re spotlighting Takeru’s sweet ride with S.H. Figuarts Machine Ghostriker!

As with most any basic Rider Machine release, Machine Ghostriker is pretty straightforward & bare bones. Lite on accessories, the Ghostriker includes both a clear wheel base and interestingly a Tamashii Stage Adapter for action scenes. And although this release is lacking in anything else unique, it thankfully benefits from rock bottom discount prices currently on sites like Amiami.com. Do yourself a favor and at least pick it up as an accessory for one of your Ghost figuarts.

We’ve attached a selection of images to this post but you can view the full gallery after the jump by clikcing “Discuss on the TokuNation Forums” at the bottom of this post. We’ll be back in 2 more days with the penultimate Toku Toy Box gallery!

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Toei has opened an official website for the next SuperHero Taisen film project!

This new movie will be titled Kamen Rider X Super Sentai: Chou Superhero Taisen. The official reveal features Kamen Rider Ex-Aid and the upcoming Uchu Sentai KyuRanger, along with a tagline stating Assemble, the power of every hero!

Chou Superhero Taisen is scheduled for release on March 25, 2017. Sadly, no other information about this new cinematic project is available at time of writing. Stay tuned to TokuNation for further details!

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A Kamen Rider Ex-Aid side-story featuring the dark Kamen Rider Genm has been announced for Toei’s official YouTube channel!

This three-part adventure will be known as the Legends Stage story and features Kamen Rider Genm creating the FORBIDDEN BATTLE GAME to challenge the other Riders. A variety of new Gashats will be introduced, with some based on previous Kamen Riders and others based on iconic Bandai Namco video games!

*The first chapter, Kamen Rider Genm Part 1-Legend Rider Stage! will grant Kamen Rider Ex-Aid two new forms: Drive Gamer & Gaim Gamer! Meanwhile Gemn himself will take on the power of Wizard Gamer! This chapter will be released on January 13, 2017.

*The second chapter, Kamen Rider Genm Part 2 Legend Gamer Stage will see Ex-Aid using the Pac-Man Gashat! Kamen Rider Brave & Kamen Rider Snipe will also gain new forms based on Family Stadium and Xevious respectively. This chapter will be released on February 24, 2017.

*The final chapter, Kamen Rider Genm Part 3 Final Legend Stage will be released exclusively to DVD in April 2017 with an exclusive Gashat set.

Definitely some interesting games ahead for these Riders! Stay tuned to TokuNation as we keep you up to date on all Ex-Aid news.

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The official TV-Asahi Page for the 41st Super Sentai Series has finally opened, giving us some news about the minds in charge of Uchu Sentai KyuRanger!

*The head director for this series will be Shibasaki Takayuki, a veteran of multiple tokusatsu programs including Kamen Rider Den-O, Kamen Rider W and Tokumei Sentai Go-Busters.

*The main writer for KyuRanger is Nobuhiro Mori! Mori has previously written several episodes of Kamen Rider OOO, Kamen Rider Gaim, Shuriken Sentai Ninninger and Kamen Rider Ghost. This will be Mori’s first series as head writer.

*KyuRangers’ action director is Hirofumi Fukuzawa, former Super Sentai suit actor & currently serving as director for Dobutsu Sentai Zyuohger.

*The opening theme for KyuRanger will be called LUCKY STAR! while the ending theme is named KyuTama Dancing! Sadly, no singers are listed for either at time of writing.

In addition, a basic story outline for Uchu Sentai KyuRanger has also been posted online:

Taking place in the distant future, most of the universe has been dominated by the evil JACK MATTER organization. Warriors are chosen by the KyuTama, powered by the constellations to transform into KyuRangers!

Uchu Sentai KyuRanger is scheduled to begin on February 12, 2017! Stay tuned to TokuNation as we keep you up to date on this exciting new series!