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under Power Rangers, San Diego Comic Con

Did you know that San Diego Comic Con 2015 is barely a month away? We’re headed there once again for the third year in a row to give you the most in-depth coverage of everything at the show including interviews with Bandai of America and Saban Brands and other manufacturers of your favorite Power Rangers toys!

Today on Instagram, Bandai of America teased out four blacked out images stating that they will begin revealing the exclusives for this year’s SDCC later this week. But thanks to site contributor and Ranger Nation member @trekkieb47, we’ve been able to deduce exactly the four exclusive items that are coming from Bandai of America!

Now – we can’t say they’re confirmed, or at least, we can’t confirm the details. But we have a pretty good idea. They are as follows:

  • A Legacy Saba Sword repaint (most likely gold like every other Legacy item they’ve done)
  • A set of Ranger Keys (box is similar to last year’s set and the logo appears to be that of the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers The Movie, making them Movie Ranger Keys?)
  • Another Tokyo Vinyl Pop figure, most likely the White Mighty Morphin Power Ranger (the last two years saw Mighty Morphin Red & Green)
  • A Doraemon figure (to which the Internet said “…a what?!”)

This marks the third year in a row where the Mighty Morphin Green Ranger and/or White Ranger has more or less dominated the exclusives, causing the fans to groan out once more, “STOP FOCUSING ON ONE CHARACTER FROM ONE SERIES OVER 20 YEARS AGO!”

What do you think of this year’s exclusives? Sound off in our discussion thread and make your predictions – see if you’re right or if we’re right!! Special thanks to Rangerboard.com for the better quality original teaser image!

under Ultraman

In a similar fashion to the Ultra Monster Personification Eleking-San statue released a few years ago, Griffon Enterprises is apparently carrying on that concept with their Ultra Kaiji Gijinka line of PVC statues.

The first two to receive the bishojou anime girl treatment will be the Kaijus Zetton and Baltan, both will retail for 11,800 yen before shipping fees.

Zetton Girl will be released in September while Baltan Girl comes out in August, and both can now be pre ordered from AmiAmi as of this writing.

under Power Rangers

As we approach the summer months it is with a sad (or thankful) heart that one of the more collected items from the Power Rangers franchise winds down to an end – we’re talking about the popular (and sometimes hard to find) Ranger Keys from the Power Rangers Super Megaforce toy line. With the final wave of exclusive keys being released at Toys’R’Us as well as ToysRUs.com, many fans and collectors are finishing off their key collections. To celebrate one of the more popular gimmicks in the franchise’s long history, we’re spending the rest of the week doing various galleries of the Ranger Keys with a self-proclaimed title of Ranger Key Celebration Week!

First up is none other than one of the last packs to be released – the Power Rangers Samurai Set B pack which contains the Red Samurai Ranger (Translucent), Pink Samurai Ranger, and the Gold Samurai Ranger keys. The only key left out from this team is, sadly, the Yellow Samurai Ranger (and the female Red Samurai Ranger). But getting in to the debate as to why we needed three versions of the male Red Samurai Key is a debate for another time!

Check out over 25 images of this key pack by clicking the link here or by clicking the “Discuss” link at the end of the article! We’ll be throwing up galleries all week – don’t miss it!

Don’t forget to check out all of our past Ranger Key galleries!

– Power Rangers Zeo Sets A & B
– Lost Galaxy Set B
– Operation Overdrive Set B
– Wild Force Set B

See you tomorrow with another Ranger Key Celebration Week gallery!

under Power Rangers

The epic conclusion to Power Rangers Super Megaforce, the Legendary Battle, is scheduled to release on DVD on August 11th, 2015. This DVD will be the “extended version” edition, which is being labeled as an “Extended Edition Movie”, meaning it will most likely be the version that aired on Nick Toons last year. The “movie” also proclaims to have special feature titled “Power Rangers: A Legacy”, which features fan-favorite interviews with cast and crew while taking a look behind the scenes with the beloved franchise.

With a suggested retail of $14.98, Legendary Battle is set to release on August 11th, 2015. Special thanks to @LinearRanger on Twitter for the news!

under Kamen Rider

With an impending release this month Bandai has just released official images for a pair of upcoming Kamen Rider Drive Releases!

The DX Tridoron Shift Car allows Drive to access his final form, Type Tridoron! This massively powerful form can be controlled by Shinnosuke or by Mr Belt, marked by the visor turning red when he does. The DX toy of this shift car of course features it’s own electronic light and sound gimmick as well as compatibility with the DX Drive Driver! And while the Kamen Rider Drive Type Tridoron vinyl may not be that detailed, it does give us one of the finest looks we’ve had at this suit before it’s official debut.

Both of these items will be released this month, for 2700 yen & 864 yen respectively!

under Super Sentai

With an impending release this month Bandai has just released official images for the upcoming DX Otomonin Surfermaru from Shuriken Sentai Ninninger!

Surfermaru follows in the footsteps of Paonmaru & UFOmaru. A new mini-robot in the style of Shinobimaru with an accompanying vehicle to combine with! When combined with Shurikenjin you can create Shurikenjin Surfer, or alternatively you can create Bison King Surfer!

DX Surfermaru will be release this month and retails for 2800 yen!

under Garo, Kamen Rider

Part 3 of our coverage of the Tamashii Nations Summer Collection event focuses on the S.I.C. (Super Imaginative Chogokin) & Makai Kaido figures on display! Only a handful of new reveals but they are incredible indeed!

S.I.C.
Kamen Rider Poseidon (statue, 2 versions)
Kamen Rider Aqua (statue)
Kamen Rider Rebirth (Statue)
Kamen Rider Birth (Birthday Armored)
Kamen Rider Proto-Birth
Kikaider
Hakaider

Makai Kado
Garo (Kouga)
Garo (Ryuuga)
Zero
Baron
Kiba
Lord
Gai
Zen
Crow

under Kamen Rider

Continuing from our Winspector Figuarts coverage we have a TON of new S.H. Figuarts Kamen Rider Reveals from the currently ongoing Tamashii Nations Summer Collection! From Drive to Shinkochu Seiho this show seems to have it all!

Brand new reveals:
Kamen Rider Drive Type Formula
kamen Rider Mach Dead heat
Kamen Rider 4
Shinkochu Seiho Kamen Rider Decade

 

Possible Shinkochu Seiho teasers for:
Kamen Rider Kiva
Kamen Rider Ryuki
Kamen Rider Blade
Kamen Rider Faiz
Kamen Rider Den-O

Previously known items on display:
Kamen Rider 3
Heart Roidmude
Mashin Chaser
Busou Chaser Set
Ride Chaser
Kamen Rider Mach
Ride Macher
Kamen Rider Drive Type Speed
Kamen Rider Drive Type Wild
Kamen Rider Drive Type Technic
Kamen Rider Drive Type Dead Heat
Tridoron
Kamen Rider Black
Kamen Rider Black RX
Roborider
Biorider
Shadow Moon Renewal
Battle Hopper
Road Sector
Acrobatter
Roboizer
Mach Jabber
Rideron
Shinkochu Seiho Kamen Rider Kuuga
Shinkochu Seiho Kamen Rider Kabuto
Shinkochu Seiho Kamen Rider Hibiki
Shinkochu Seiho Kamen Rider Agito

under Metal Heroes

Mayday, mayday, SOS!

Continuing what has become a hot streak of Metal Hero related products from Bandai recently is a trio that’s sure to excite many fans! Revealed today at the Tamashii Nations Summer Collection show is the trio of heroes from Tokkei Winspector! S.H. Figuarts Ryoma, Walter, & Bichael look absolutely magnificent. With this trio Bandai continues to narrow the gap of Metal Heroes they’ve yet to release!

In a bit of awesome coincidence something else related to this trio happened this week you may not have been aware of. A new fansub group, Weeaboo Shogun has arrived on the scene with a magnificent show that has never been subbed before, Tokkei Winspector! They’ve already released the first 2 episodes off the series with links to download on their blog, I very much encourage you to check them out.

This is probably one of the more amazing coincidences that could have happened, and for me personally it’s a double whammy of a dream come true.

under Super Sentai

The latest round of magazine scans also gives us a close look at the newest Otomo-Nin: SurferMaru!

This new Mecha is a purple submarine capable of transforming into a surfing robot. Like previous Otomo-Nin, SurferMaru can combine with ShurikenJin- creating the ShurikenJin Surfer configuration!

The origins of this new Otomo-Nin are unknown at the time of writing. Stay tuned to TokuNation as we keep you up to date on all Ninninger news!