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What a fun and interesting journey it has been.

Five years ago today (January 4th 2012) TokuNation was opened. Following in the footsteps of two of our sister sites, TFW2005.com and ToyArk.com, we sought to become a destination website for news and galleries for your favorite tokusatsu properties. But there’s always more to the story than a simple tagline so sit down and we’ll tell you a tale…

Nearly six years ago I came up with the idea for TokuNation. I approached our network owner, the infamous Tony Bacala, with my proposal and after some back and forth I was given the green-light but only if I had a staff in place. So for months I scoured the Internet (and TFW2005.com forums) looking for individuals that had a passion for not just Power Rangers, but also Kamen Rider, Super Sentai, Godzilla, and more obscure tokustasu franchises. After some time, a staff was put together and the site began to take shape.

Since the site launched we’ve covered every major United States convention that featured official Power Rangers merchandise and show-information (San Diego Comic Con, New York Comic Con, Toy Fair, Power Morphicon). We’ve been blessed to meet and speak with numerous entities involved with Power Rangers (the casts of Power Rangers Super Megaforce, Power Rangers Dino Charge, Executive Producer Chip Lynn, countless former Power Rangers actors and voice actors). We’ve been recognized by Saban Brands, TOEI, Bandai America, Bandai Japan, Tamashii Nations, BOOM! Studios, Lionsgate, and Legendary Pictures. Pretty sure PaperCutZ recognized us too but not for the best of reasons (thanks Den-O!). We’ve also been recognized by a few law firms (again, thanks Den-O!).

But most importantly of all – we’ve been recognized by YOU. For five years now a group of friends have worked long hours on a volunteer basis to bring you news, information, and galleries of all things tokusatsu. And it’s because of YOU, the viewers/readers/followers that continue to come to the site or reach out to us on social media, that we continue to do this. Today we will announce the winners of our annual Toku Toy Box giveaway where four lucky individuals will take home potentially HUNDREDS of dollars in free collectibles. We do that every year as a way to say THANK YOU for giving us a reason and the motivation to continue doing what we do. We love to do it and we hope to continue to grow it year after year. We’re only here today because of you.

Today we will also launch three new giveaways – on our Facebook page, our Twitter account (@TokuNation), and our Instagram account (@TokuNation). Be sure to follow them so you can enter for a chance to win even more free stuff!

And on a personal note – a huge thank you to the present staff (Den-O, Sentai Tamashii, Paladin, KamenRiderOOO, Kiryu, ZeoRangerV, Uchihabro77) for the amazing work they do day in and day out, whether it’s on the forums watching out for those spambots or posting news for the world to see. I also want to tip my hat and thank the staff that have been with us in the past and have moved on in their lives – we got here because of you and we will continue to grow because of what you contributed. Thanks also to the boss man (Tony Bacala), the best damn guy behind the scenes you’ll never meet (Joe Moore), and everyone who has given us motivation or praise for what we’ve done.

The first 5 years have been a blast. We cannot wait to see where the next 5 years take us. Be sure to stay tuned – the amount of stuff we have in store for this year alone will blow you away! THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!

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2016 has come and gone, and tomorrow marks our official 5th anniversary! January 4th marks 5 years since we began this adventure together, and it also marks the end of our annual Toku Toy Box giveaway! So as of now you have until 12 AM EST tonight to finish getting your entries in for this giveaway. If you need a refresher on the rules, just follow that link.

Below are the 16 eligible galleries that can qualify you for entry:

S.H. Figuarts Tokkei Winspector: Walter
S.H. Figuarts Movie Kamen Rider 1
S.H. Figuarts Shinkocchou Seihou Kamen Rider Gattack
S.H. Figuarts Alien Baltan
S.I.C. Akumaizer 3
S.H. Figuarts Shinkocchou Seihou Kamen Rider Dark Kabuto
Magnet Change Kamerock
Power Rangers Movie T-Rex Battle Zord
S.H. Figuarts Kamen Rider Zero Drive
Superchange Kuwajiro
S.H. Figuarts Shinkocchou Seihou Kamen Rider W
S.H. Figuarts Kamen Rider TheBee
TV-Kun Contest Prize Silver Kuwajiro
S.H. Figuarts Machine Ghostriker
S.H. Figuarts Space Sheriff Gavan
S.H. Figuarts Kamen Rider Amazon (Amazon JP Edition)

As always we want to express our eternal gratitude to the wonderful community that exists here. The last 5 years have been an incredible journey for us all, let’s make sure the next 5 are as well!

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High-end toy manufacturers ThreeA’s  just announced that they’ll be tackling the new Ultraman design from the on going Manga in their ThreeZero line! 

Currently, no word on price or release date  has been given as of yet all we know are the specs of the toy from the teaser images that have been released: Threezero Manga Ultraman will be in scale with other 1/6th collectables at 31cms tall. Stay tuned, and Tokunation will bring more update info on this product as it becomes avalaible.

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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!