A new copyright has been filed by Tsuburaya Productions, the parent company of giant tokusatsu hero Ultraman.
The name Ultraman X appears in recent copyright filing, suggesting a new series in the near future!
Sadly, no other details regarding Ultraman X are available at this time. Stay tuned to TokuNation as we try to keep you up to date on all Ultra news!
Paon! Paon! Paon! Wasshoi!
Shuriken Sentai Ninninger is moving right along in both show & toyline. The first release in the DX Otomonin series for Ninninger recently hit Japanese retail and we’ve finally gotten our copy in hand for review. Today we’re taking a look at DX Paonmaru!
Paonmaru made it’s first appearance a matter of weeks ago on Ninninger and as the name implies Paonmaru is an elephant. It came to the aid of the Ninningers as the first of the restored Sealing Shurikens. Not only does it have a role as a beast, but it can also be reconfigured into a small robot formation that’s very similar to Shinobimaru at a basic level. Though Paonmaru has a bit more bulk to it. The real star of the show however is this machine’s combination with Shurikenjin, Shurikenjin Paon! Wielding the Paon Axes Shurikenjin Paon benefits from the inherently awesome articulation of the primary figure.
Check out over 50 images as well as a full review of this wonderful new addition to the toyline of Shuriken Sentai Ninninger after the jump! We’ll be back later this week with our look at DX UFOmaru!
TOHO has revealed two members of the production staff for their upcoming new Godzilla project:
*The film will be written by Hideaki Anno, a long-time animator best known for the series Neon Genesis Evangalion.
*The film’s director (and special effects expert) is Shinji Higuchi, a veteran of several previous project- including the 1990’s GAMERA trilogy.
The new Godzilla film is currently scheduled for release in 2016. Stay tuned to TokuNation for further details!
Though they aren’t quite as clear as the high quality scans we’ve gotten used to, a fresh batch of Detail of Heroes scans have popped up online showcasing the next rider for Drive, Kamen Rider Chaser!
Chaser of course is the former Proto-Drive & Mashin Chaser of the series and with his new status as a rider comes the equipment of one as well. A Mach Driver & Chaser Shift Bike of his own as well as the massive Signal Axe weapon. Look for Kamen Rider Chaser to debut on Kamen Rider Drive in the coming month!
With Power Rangers about to go in to hiatus it seems only fitting that the toy news would begin to amp up.
EntertainmentEarth.com has a listing up for the fifth wave in the 5 inch Power Rangers Dino Charge line up and this appears to be the first wave with all new figures. The listings are as follows:
2x Gold Ranger
1x Graphite Ranger
2x Dino Drive Red Ranger
1x Dino Drive Blue Ranger
1x Dino Drive Pink Ranger
1x Dino Drive Green Ranger
2x Dino Drive Black Ranger
2x Ptera Charge Megazord
We’ve seen what we can already assume is the Dino Drive Rangers, as they are the regular suits with a power-up shield like item on their chest from our coverage at Toy Fair 2015. We’ve also seen the Gold Ranger and Ptera Charge Megazord figures, so we are incredibly curious as to the listing of the Graphite Ranger! As you remember, Bandai of America informed us that “every Ranger in the show will have a figure”.
With San Diego Comic Con only three short months away hopefully we will get our first peak! Special thanks to our good buddy raz for the initial find!
This is it! The moment no Power Rangers fan enjoys – the mid-season hiatus! In the next episode, “Knight After Knights”, the Power Rangers have to fight some evil clones of themselves and the entire game changes when Fury learns the location of the powerful Ptera Zord.
In this clip below, Tyler the Red Ranger battles Fury only to discover some new information about his missing father. Check it out!
The mid-season finale of Power Rangers Dino Charge airs TOMORROW (Saturday) on Nickelodeon. Check local listings for exact times in your area and join us in discussing the episode!
The hosts of Talkin Toku decided to take part in the celebration of tacos in the annual TacoNation day by releasing a brand new episode of the official TokuNation.com podcast – Talkin Toku!
Join in the conversation of all the great taco debates – sour cream or no? Do you get guacamole on your tacos? What type of sauce do you get and which one is better? And finally, the greatest debate of them all … which you’ll have to listen to in order to hear it!
Sit back, relax, have a laugh or two at the expense of tacos as we attempt to talk toku but end up talking tacos!
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The American ninja himself, Starninger, will be making his debut on Shuriken Sentai Ninninger in episode 9. But for now you can tide yourself over with full official images of DX Bison King!
Composed of Rodeomaru & the Bison Buggy, Bison King is set for an April 2015 release and retails for 6800 yen. You can currently pre-order this set from Hobby Link Japan for 5440 yen or alternatively at Amazon Japan for 7344 yen.
After some good partial images early this week, we now have several full-page images featuring Shuriken Sentai Ninninger’s sixth member- StarNinger!
These scans offer us excellent details on StarNinger’s arsenal- in particular the Star SwordGun weapon that StarNinger uses to fight against the Yokai.
In addition the scans provide a close look at StarNinger’s Otomo-nin combo, RodeoMaru and the Bison Buggy! These two can combine to form a new Mecha, Bison King!
Be sure to join our ongoing Discussion Thread and share your thoughts on this upcoming Ninja Hero!
Coming off our 400th anniversary special our resident Photo & Content contributor Ryan is back to continue his series of classic Kamen Rider W galleries! Today he’s taking a look at S.H. Figuarts Kamen Rider W Luna/Trigger!
One of the myriad two tone forms Kamen Rider W has access to, Luna/Trigger is one of his 3 “basic” combos. The Luna Gaia Memory gives W the ability to stretch his limbs in incredible inhuman ways, whil the Trigger Memory gives him access to the powerful Trigger Magnum. The potent combination of the two allows W to hit otherwise impossible targets in spectacular ways.
Check out our full review & gallery of this figure by clicking “discuss on the TokuNation forums” at the bottom of this post.