Just in time for a holiday surprise Bandai UK’s facebook page has revealed the first boxed images of 2 upcoming Mighty Morphin Power Rangers Legacy releases!
Revealed today are the first in box images of the Legacy White Tigerzord & the Legacy Saba Saber! These iconic pieces for the Mighty Morphin White Ranger are set for a first quarter 2015 release and we’re eagerly await them hitting store shelves! For now check out the incredible retro style packaging that each figure features!
Hot on the heels of a new Tire Koukan reveal earlier this week in the form of TK-09 Drive Type Formula, we have new images revealing the roleplay toys to go along with that form!
The DX Trailer Cannon is first the thing up. A weapon standard to Drive Type Formula, the Trailer cannon is very clearly based on a tractor trailer which would transport cars. It appears that Shift Cars can be inserted into the cannon by way of a port on top, though there’s no way to confirm if the cannon does or does not shoot the cars as projectiles yet. The Trailer Cannon also includes the Type Formula Shift Car Drive needs to access his new form.
And what would a Trailer styled weapon be without a racing pit crew of Shift Cars? Three additional Shift Cars for Drive Type Formula to use have also been revealed! Shift Mantann F01, based on a gas refueling tank, Shift Jack F02 based on a car jack, and Shift Spanner F03 based on a spanner/wrench.
It certainly looks like Kamen Rider Drive will be turning his racing theme up to 11 as the series progress with Forumla and the yet to be seen Dead Heat as well. We’ll keep you informed of all the new gears this series shifts into as they happen!
We have sadly been informed of the death of Koichi Kawakita a long-serving Toho special effects expert.
Kawakita’s work in the world of kaiju can be seen in the Heisei-era revival, beginning with Godzilla VS Biollante and ending with Godzilla VS Destoroyah. The new miniature effects and action sequences created by Kawakita during these films marked a tremendous step forward for the series, with some fans still considering this the greatest Godzilla era ever.
Koichi Kawakita was 72 years old. May he rest in peace…
The power rangers have returned for another week of Let’s Watch Wednesdays at TokuNation! On a darker adventure than they expected this week, the rangers encounter a new enemy…
On a distant planet searching for Zordon, an old foe of Ecliptor and a new one for the rangers appears, Darkonda! A double crossing bounty hunter, what are Darkonda’s motives for working with Astronema? And how exactly he knows the princess of evil, even she isn’t aware. But the bigger question remains, what secrets can Darkonda be hiding from his new allies and the rangers? What does he know of Ecliptor’s past? When and how will he betray him? And what dose he know about Karone? All of these burning questions and more will begin to be answered this week on Power Rangers In Space!
Rocket Powered Reading #4
This week we take another look at what makes Power Rangers In Space a little more unique from it’s sentai counterpart Denji Sentai Megaranger. The first episode we’re vieing thisweek, #13 Grandma Matchmaker, is actually a bit more of a mashup than you might realize. The footage for this episode actually originates from Megaranger 28!
The crazy thing about this episode is that in Megaranger the central focus of this footage was Mega Silver AKA the upcoming Silver Space Ranger. The episode was edited and reshot with a decent amount of new US footage to re-incorporate Ashley into it as the original episode features Mega Yellow only briefly. The scenes with the Quadro Blaster and Mrs Hammond driving the police cruiser are notably some of the footage used to pad out this transition.
Dino Cycle Charger! Engage! Energize!
TokuNation is ready to present the final of a trio of Power Rangers Dino Charge galleries. At long last we’re ready to show off the Dino Charge Dino Cycle with Blue Ranger gallery!
Just like the Dino Cycle with Black Ranger this one differs from the initial offering with a new alternate blue and silver paint scheme to really set it apart. Though not a color scheme that appears in the Kyoryuger source footage nor one we’re likely to see in Dino Charge, this Dino Cycle helps add a bit of variety to the line and to your collection. Of course like the previous two Dino Cycles this one can still separate into it’s 2 unique Deinonychus components as well as accommodate 5″ Power Rangers figures. And the Dino Cycle also incorporates the Zord Builder system! Best of all is that if you’ve been after the elusively expensive and rare Deinochaser toy, the Dino Cycle is a great stand-in that even scales well with your S.H. Figuarts Kyoryugers! Though one in these particular colors may not be for every collector.
Check out the full 40 image gallery of the Dino Cycle with Dino Charge Blue Ranger by clicking “Discuss on the TokuNation Forums” at the bottom of this post. And don’t forget to leave a comment in the thread as well, as this thread is one of our qualifying Toku Toy Box Giveaway galleries! Just leave a post in the thread of your thoughts, good or bad, on this item and your name will be entered into a drawing for 1 of 4 MASSIVE prize packs! Full details and rules for Toku Toy Box posted here. This gallery qualifies you for a chance at 1 of these 2 prizes; our Charged Up Mega Rangers Prize Pack or the All Aboard Sentai Prize Pack!
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Following along from today’s full hi-res reveal of DX Shurikenjin from Shuriken Sentai Ninninger, we have an update on the first 2 additional mecha of the series!
The first of two additional releases in the line, subtitled オトモ忍シリーズ or Otomo Shinobi, is DX Paonmaru! Paonmaru is a large green elephant in his individual mode. Much like Shinobimaru and Dragomaru, Paonmaru also has a unique sort of inner robot can take a seat in the throne on Shurikenjin’s chest. Meanwhile the rest of him forms new armor, a Shuriken helmet, & a large sword for the newly dubbed Shurikinjin Paon to wield!
The second release in the Otomo Shinobi line is so far the most unique mecha for Ninninger, DX UFOmaru! As the name implies UFOmaru is indeed a saucer-esque space ship! As with Paonmaru, UFOmaru has a unique individual inner robot mode as well that allows him to sit on Shinobimaru’s throne. Meanwhile the rest of him becomes a new Shuriken helmet and a large 3-barreled cannon! This form is known as Shurikenjin UFO.
Stay tuned as yet more details of the 39th sentai, Shuriken Sentai Ninninger, are revealed!
After a series of blurry images we finally have an incredible hi-res look at the main mecha of the 39th Super Sentai series Shuriken Sentai Ninninger!
DX Shurikenjin is already shaping up to be one of the most impressive sentai robos in years. As initial information suggested Shurikenjin is made up of 5 individual machines of various types. Shinobimaru (ninja), Dragomaru (dragon), Dumpmaru (dump truck), Wanmaru (dog), & Byunmaru (train).
This new hi-res images not only confirms this information but also how the Shinobi Shuriken swapping gimmick works in regards to Shurikenjin’s helmets and forms, very much reminiscent of Chouriki Sentai Ohranger.
This image also shows the first of Shurikenjin’s many alternate forms, Shurikenjin Drago! In this combination, SHinobimaru & Dragomaru swap places from chest to arm as Dragonmaru takes the throne. His Shuriken then becomes the new head of this dragon-esque form.
Click the link at bottom of this article to be taken to our full Shuriken Sentai Ninninger catalog discussion!
At last some new images for the 39th Super Sentai Series have come online!We now have full images of several key elements in the Shuriken Sentai Ninninger merchandise catalog, including:
*The Ninningers’ main weapon and changer, the Shinobi Ichibangatana -a sword that all five Ninningers take into combat.
*As reported previously, this years’ primary collector gimmick involves Shinobi Shurikens that can unlock new powers, weapons and can create new weapons and features when used with individual mecha as well as DX Shurikenjin. Each Ninninger carries Shurikens in the Ninnin Buckle.
*The Ninningers also have a blaster weapon, the Gama Gama Ju– a gun shaped like a frog.
*Another piece of the Ninningers’ arsenal is the Karakuri Hengen– a massive Shuriken capable of 3 distinctive forms- Blade, Claw and Bow.
*The last new Shuriken revealed in this catalog is the Goton Shinobi Shuriken which allows the Ninningers to attack with any one of five elements: Fire, Water, Wood, Metal or Earth.
Feel free to join in our ongoing Ninninger Catalog Discussion Thread & share your thoughts on all that this new Super Sentai Series has to offer!
You know those things that are all popular here in the United States? We’re talking Skylanders, Disney Infinity and Amiibo, or whatever? Well, Bandai Namco released something very similar in Japan for their popular Kamen Rider series – a game for the PlayStation 3 titled Kamen Rider Summonride, where you can switch between various Kamen Rider characters as you battle hordes and legions of bad guys.
Our good buddy and incredibly famous YouTube Toku Reviewer ZeronXepher will be hosting a live stream via Twitch.TV this week as he plays through the game for he has purchased it. Don’t miss out on what promises to be a fun play through!
Can he pull in more viewers than the Power Rangers Super Megaforce Extended Legendary Battle? Probably – stats show no one watched it on television! Be sure to follow @ZeronXepher on Twitter and be sure to ”Like” ZeronXepher’s Reviews on Facebook!
Hail Ferbus!
An article in Cinema Today reveals that Toho Studios is planning a brand-new live-action Godzilla film, to be released in 2016!
Thanks to Legendary Pictures version of the iconic character (released last summer, to mixed reviews but financial success), fan support for the King of the Monsters is at an all-time high, and a revival became possible thanks to that.
No cast or crew details are known at this time but Toho has confirmed that this will be unrelated to the Gareth Edwards version and that projects’ previously announced sequel.
Stay tuned to TokuNation as we keep you up to date on all Godzilla movie details!