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!
“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!
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!
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!
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.
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!
We interrupt your regularly scheduled Holiday for some Uchu Sentai KyuRanger news! New scans have been making the rounds online, we finally now have some faces and names to associate with our heroes, the translations come courtesy of @TheRealMattHunt via twitter.
Those that will have human face actors are as followed:
And the rest are voiced characters with suit actors:
Currently, there’s still no word on the creative staff, and the actors associated with these characters have yet to be posted. Until then, keep tuned to TokuNation and we’ll bring you more information on this series as it becomes avalaible.
“Superchange!”
I know you probably weren’t expecting us to double up on galleries from B-Robo Kabutack with this years’ Toku Toy Box, but just for Christmas we wanted to give you an incredible treat. Today we’re sharing an unprecedented look at an elusive figure of which only 5 exist in the world. We are proud to present this full gallery of the Superchange Silver Chrome Kuwajiro!
You read that right. This incredibly rare figure was limited to just 5. These figures were awarded to 5 young lucky Japanese fans for a Coloring Contest hosted by TV-Kun Magazine in 1997. Since then they’ve mostly faded into obscurity. Most Metal Hero collectors simply don’t know this release exists. The other 4 Kuwajiros are currently in collections somewhere across the world but I was lucky enough to stumble upon an auction for this one myself. And now I’m immeasurably proud to be able to share this full gallery of it below.
We’ve taken over 50 photos of this incredible figure and you can view them all by clicking “Discuss on the The TokuNation Forums” at the bottom of this post. It’s purchases like these that truly excite me. I absolutely love sharing looks at obscure & rare figures with this community, and Silver Kuwajiro fits both those criteria fantastically. I hope you enjoyed this gallery as much I did!
All 5 Zords for the Power Rangers 2017 Movie have finally been released at retail, which means we can finally see just how this new team of machines fits together!
Youtuber Gabe B. offers fans an in-depth look at these unique new Dino Zords and their powerful Megazord combination!
These Movie DinoZords can be purchased at all preferred Power Rangers retailers!
Fans can see these awesome machines in action when the Power Rangers return to theaters on March 24, 2017!
C’MON, BANANA ARMS!
S.I.C Kamen Rider Baron Banana Arms was showcased in the latest scans from Hyper Hobby magazine, and with those scans we finally have both pricing and a release date for this bad banana!
S.I.C Kamen Rider Baron Banana Arms appears to be a mass retail release currently slated to come out June 2017 for 8856 yen. Shown to include tiny replicas of his Lock Seeds as well as a Helheim Fruit and what looks like an alternate Sengoku Driver.