A very interesting new listing has surfaced online!
Titled Dekaranger- 10 Years After – this special will apparently feature a reunion of the 28th Super Sentai Series, Tokusou Sentai Dekaranger!
UPDATE- Toei’s official YouTube channel has uploaded an announcement video featuring the six returning Dekarangers!
This special is currently scheduled for release on October 7, 2015! Stay tuned to TokuNation for further details!
As more details emerge about Kamen Rider Drive’s final form we inch closer to a full reveal. And today we have our clearest look yet at Kamen Rider Drive Type Tridoron! This is the first time we’ve seen the actual design of the helmet, and I must say it looks very very good. Taking on the characteristics of the Tridoron itself, this form brings Drive’s upgrades and color schemes full circle.
This images is a also bit of a double whammy for news though. Not only does it give us a clear look at Type Tridoron but we also have our first look at the upcoming Shift Next Special Shift Car! A 2-in-1 car, the yellow side allows for Drive Type Special while the black side gives access to Drive Type Next. Type Next would seem to be the form we’ve seen behind the scenes shots of. Both forms are set to appear in this summers’ Kamen Rider Drive Surprise Future movie.
Lastly this scan also confirms an unexpected upgrade, using a device called the Tridoron Key it appears that Kamen Rider Mach will be able to access Super/Chou Dead Heat! This silhouette bears a strong resemblance to Mashin Chaser so time will tell if it’s actually for Mach, or possibly for Kamen Rider Chaser.
It’s time for a brand new episode of our very own Talkin Toku podcast! Featuring your hosts Kickback/Chris, Den-O/Jordan, and Sentai Tamashii/Tom – the guys behind TokuNation.com! A lot has happened since the last episode and there’s a lot to catch up on – Power Rangers Movie (2017), Kamen Rider Drive, Shuriken Sentai Ninninger, and Power Rangers Dino Charge discussion ensues, as does discussion on toys!
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One of the most iconic Heisei Riders ever has finally gotten the premium treatment from Bandai of Japan. S.H. Figuarts Kamen Rider Kuuga! Having finally received a renewal figure in the Shinkouchu Seiho subline of high end releases! Our own Photo & Content contributor Ryan has been kind enough to share a full gallery and review of this release with tons of side-by-side comparisons to the original!
The short version is that Kuuga Renewal is hands down an improvement in every single way on the original, a figure which was release just near the beginning of the entire S.H. Figuarts toyline. 7 years in toy engineering improvements have put Kuuga Renewal light years beyond the original Kuuga Figuart.
Check out the full gallery and review by Photo & Content Contributor Ryan after the break by clicking “discuss on the TokuNation Forums” at the bottom of this post.
Revealed just a few days ago, we have some new detailed shots of the NEX Tridoron! Actually we have over 40 of them!
Part of the upcoming summer film Kamen Rider Drive Surprise Future, the NEX Tridoron is based on a 2016 Mercedes AMG GT. It’s been implied that this new vehicle and possibly the rider associated with it could be from the future. The license plate however for the NEX even reads as Type Next. Could we be seeing a new rider all together, or could Type Next be the previously spotted new Drive Type?
Time will tell! When we have more information we’ll be sure to keep you updated! For the time being join our ongoing discussion of the film and the NEX itself by clicking “Discuss on the TokuNation Forums” at the bottom of this post.
A leaked picture from the set of Kamen Rider Drive has given us our first look at the hero’s final form- Type Tridoron!
Type Tridoron appears to be a bright red suit with white highlights, and one black arm. No helmet is shown at this time.
Previous rumors & toy listings suggested Type Tridoron would have multiple configurations thanks to its Tire Kakimazeru or Mix-Up ability. This image appears to show Tridoron in its Koujigenba (or construction site) configuration; a fusion of the Shift Cars Rumble Dump, Spin Mixer and Rolling Gravity.
An official reveal of Kamen Rider Drive Type Tridoron should be seen in the near future! Stay tuned to TokuNation for further details!
Yee-Haw!
The shining star, Starninger, has arrived on Shuriken Sentai Ninninger. And with him comes the release of a brand new mecha for this series, the DX Bison King!
Composed of the Otomonin Rodeomaru & Bison Buggy, DX Bison King is a pretty versatile toy. When the two components are combined for the buggy you get a pretty uniquely different vehicle we’ve never really seen before in sentai. Combining them properly yields Bison King himself! A bulky cowboy themed robot wielding a Gunblade! Combine Rodeomaru with Shurikenjin to form Shurikejin Texas, or throw all of them into the mix and you can form the imposing King Shurikenjin! The year of the ninja continues to get more strange and more awesome with each new toy release!
And while we’ve assembled a pretty massive gallery of this figure our friend and frequent contributor Baltmatrix has also filmed a video review of DX Bison King! Be sure to check out Balt’s video below and subscribe to his youtube page for further updates!
And be sure to check out our full gallery of this figure, totaling 100 images! Just click “Discuss on the TokuNation forums” at the bottom of this post to be taken to our full gallery & review thread.
We’ve been seeing some speculation recently for Kamen Rider Drive’s upcoming summer film, primarily in the form of information and images for the exclusive Drive Type for that film. Today however we have some solid info! Tweeted out by the official Kamen Rider Drive twitter account is not only the title of the film itself, but a new vehicle exclusive to it! The film will be titled Kamen Rider Drive Surprise Future, and while we don’t have more plot details beyond that we can likely infer a few things.
The same tweet also revealed the existence of the next generation Tridoron for the movie, the NEX Tridoron! The NEX is a special vehicle indeed, while the standard Tridoron is based on the 1992 Honda NSX, the NEX is in fact a 2016 Mercedes AMG GT! Could this new vehicle be related to Drive’s new Type? Or another character entirely?
We’ll keep you up to date as more information on the summer 2016 film Kamen Rider Drive Surprise Future becomes available!
Continuing it’s still new line of high end releases, Premium Bandai have just revealed Super Sentai Artisan Rodeomaru!
In much the same fashion as Artisan Shinobimaru, and in fact revealed on Shinobimaru’s order page, Rodeomaru will be much more to his on screen counterpart, feature a greater degree of poseability, and premium paint apps. This full replacement for DX Rodeomaru will be able to combine to form DX Bison King as well.
Ordering information, pricing, & release date for Super Sentai Artisan Rodemaru have yet to be released but we’ll keep you up to date as more information becomes available! Yee-Haw!
When the new Kamen Rider Gaim: Gaiden special video came out in Japan last month, a special questionnaire was included asking fans what other Zawame City Riders they would like to see in future releases.
Now it seems the votes have been tallied! A new Gaiden Project has been announced- featuring Kamen Rider Duke and Kamen Rider Knuckle!
Sadly, no other information about this project has been confirmed at the time of writing. Stay tuned to TokuNation as we keep you up to date on all Gaim Gaiden details!