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Our coverage from NYCC 2014 isn’t over yet! Our very own Sentai Tamashii spoke with Bandai of America to ask some questions and we got some answers! So let’s not beat around the bush – here they are! Please note that these are not exact quotes, these are paraphrased.

TokuNation: When can we expect to see the first retail release of Power Rangers Dino Charge? The previous two series (Megaforce and Super Megaforce released at Toys’R’Us right after Thanksgiving).
Bandai: First approximate release is going to be around December at Toys’R’Us much like Megaforce and Super Megaforce before it.

TokuNation: When can we expect to see the release of the Legacy Mighty Morphin Movie 5″ Figures?
Bandai: The latter half of 2015.

TokuNation: With Kyoryuger there were some gender swaps throughout the series. Can we expect to see those in the 5″ line for Dino Charge?
Bandai: We cannot disclose the gender of any of the unseen Dino Charge Power Rangers but every Ranger on the show will have a figure released.

TokuNation: What about villains? Can we expect more toys of villains?
Bandai: Yes. There will be more villains released per feedback.

TokuNation: Can we expect to see more homages to previous Power Rangers through the Dino Charge toy line, whether it be in 5″ form or Armored Might?
Bandai: All homages will be specifically through fan support.

TokuNation: There’s a lot of Megazords in Kyoryuger (5 including Topaspino). Will we see them all in the Dino Charge toy line?
Bandai: We don’t want to step on Saban Brands toes by saying anything at this moment. Wait for Saban Brands to answer that question.

TokuNation: When can we expect an announcement on the teased Ranger Keys for the fall?
Bandai: Due to partnerships we cannot disclose any of that at this time.

TokuNation: What is the name of the Dino Charge morpher? And does the mouth open?
Bandai: It is officially called the Deluxe Dino Charge Morpher. The mouth does open and has one battery port inside.

Special thanks to Greg from Bandai of America for taking the time to answer our questions!

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As NYCC 2014 continues our team on the ground continues to bring us live coverage and images of all items currently on display! After their stop at Bandai of America’s booth this morning for Power Rangers, Legacy, Dino Charge, & Super Megaforce items, they’ve made it to the Bluefin Tamashii Nations booth! Currently on display there are:

  • The ENTIRE line of Mighty Morphin’ Power Rangers S.H. Figuarts – Red, Armored Red, Blue, Black, Armored Black, Yellow, Pink, Green.
  • Figuarts Zero Red Ranger & Green Ranger
  • Super Robot Chogokin MMPR Megazord
  • S.H. Monsterarts Gamera, Mecha King Ghidorah, “Legendary” Godzilla

Be sure to check back as we keep you updated throughout the day with all items on display at New York Comic-Con 2014!

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NYCC 2014 is under way and our team on the ground continues to bring us images of all items currently on display! Stopping by Bandai of America’s booth the team has snapped images of the currently displayed upcoming Power Rangers Dino Charge products including:

  • Dino Charge Megazord
  • Dino Charge Morpher/Gun
  • Dino Chargers

Check back with us through the day for more updates on your favorite upcoming Power Rangers products!

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NYCC 2014 is under way and our team on the ground continues to bring us images of all items currently on display! Stopping by Bandai of America’s booth the team has snapped images of the currently displayed upcoming Power Rangers Super Megaforce products including:

  • NYCC 2014 Exclusive Legacy of Tommy Ranger Key Set
  • NYCC 2014 Exclusive Tokyo Vinyl Green Ranger
  • 5″ Super Megaforce Ranger Figures – Red, Blue, Green. Pink, Yellow, Prince Vekar
  • Deluxe Legendary Megazord , Q-Rex, & Turbo Falcon combined as Ultimate Legendary Megazord
  • Legendary Morpher 
  • Super Mega Cannon

Check back with us through the day for more updates on your favorite upcoming Power Rangers products!

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NYCC 2014 is under way and our team on the ground continues to bring us images of all items currently on display! Stopping by Bandai of America’s booth the team has snapped images of the currently displayed upcoming Power Rangers Legacy products including:

  • 5″ Legacy Original Movie Rangers – Red, White, Black, Pink, Blue, Yellow, & the villain from the classic film Ivan Ooze!
  • Legacy Titanus – all combined up as the Legacy Ultrazord!
  • Legacy Original Movie Edition White Ranger Morpher – As shown in our SDCC 2014 coverage the Morpher inlcudes both the Tiger & Falcon coins.
  • Legacy White Tigerzord
  • Legacy Saba Sword

Check back with us through the day for more updates on your favorite upcoming Power Rangers products!

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After a lenghty hiatus since the initial prototype was shown off, the long awaited Ultra-Act Ultraman Hikari will finally be released! Kazuya Serizawa, Hikari, hails from the series Ultraman Mebius. 

Though the original prototype of this figure looked quite nice, the final product looks fantastic. Hikari appears to include at least 1 alternate form of the Knight Brace to allow for his Knight Blade effect part to be used. He also includes his Knight Shot beam effect, an alternate color timer, and at least 2 sets of additional hands. Hikari will be released as a Tamashii Web Exclusive in April 2015 for 4536 yen.

Join our ongoing discussion of the entire Ultra-Act toyline here. And to check out Hikari’s official images, click “discuss on the TokuNation forums” at the bottom of this post.

under Kamen Rider, Super Sentai, TokuNation, TokuNation Site Updates

The boys of Talkin Toku have determined that (for now) it’s time to put to rest the joy that was Kamen Rider Gaim with Episode 018 – Gaim Finale Part 2!

We are joined by two of our past and fan-favorite guest hosts, trekkieb47 from the Ranger Command Power Hour Podcast as well as YouTube Toy Reviewer baltmatrix as we discuss even more things about Kamen Rider Gaim that we loved, hated, and just downright adored.

Favorite Riders? Villain? Arms Change? Check! What about the music – how was it? And where does this compare on our lists of favorite Kamen Rider series ever? Can Kamen Rider Drive compare to Kamen Rider Gaim and is it even fair to make that comparison? All that and so much more in this fun episode!

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Be sure to follow all of the Talkin Toku social media outlets so you can keep up with the hosts and our upcoming contests and give-aways!
Follow the show @TalkinToku on Twitter, and the hosts: Kickback at @rankal on Twitter, Den-O at @DenO_Tokunation on Twitter, and Sentai Tamashii at @SoulInkChu on Twitter! There’s also a Talkin Toku Facebook page! Give us a ”Like” at Facebook.com/TalkinToku

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Let’s Watch Wednesdays approaches the end of everything with Kamen Rider Den-O!

The key to the past, present, & 2 futures lies with Airi Nogami, or more accurately, her unborn child! The child of Airi & Yuuto is the key to the Junction in time. Forgotten by time itself this child is too protected for even Kai to reach. Instead he’ll rampage an army of Imagin through time, even hijacking Den-Liner! One by one the Den-Liner crew will make their last stand as the battle for everything that will ever be comes to it’s conclusion! Tune in next week for the finale of the Kamen Rider Den-O TV Series!

Den-O Trivia #17
On the topic of actors again this week, let’s talk about our main hero Den-O/Ryutaro Nogami. The young Takeru Satoh made his debut in toku as the titular rider and played Den-O over the course of the entire 49 episode series as well as the first 3 movies. And although many tokusatsu alums tend to stick to their genre or return to it later, Satoh has done neither.

To this day Kamen Rider Den-O is Takeru Satoh’s only tokusatsu credit. After leaving the franchise in 2008 and having a string of jobs in the interim Satoh made an explosive debut again as another hero, this time ripped from the pages of manga. In 2012 he emerged as the titular hero in the first film of the Ruroni Kenshin live action trilogy! Satoh reprised this role for both sequels as well; The Great Kyoto Fire, & The End of A Legend.

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Thanks to the always helpful nightmere10 on twitter and his PowerScoop blog, we finally know the names of the Dino Charge rangers!

Actress Camille Hyde (Dino Charge Pink) posted a now deleted photo to her instagram showing the names of the 5 rangers with the actors signatures on a poster. It looks like most of the names originally mentioned in the Dino Charge casting sides used through the casting process have made it into final production. Some of the names have been changed from their placeholders though.  The final team line-up is as follows:

  • Dino Charge Red – Tyler (played by Brennan Mejia)
  • Dino Charge Blue – Koda (played by Yoshi Sudarso)
  • Dino Charge Green – Riley (played by Michael Taber)
  • Dino Charge Black – Chase (played by James Davies)
  • Dino Chrage Pink – Shelby (played by Camille Hyde).

Seeing as 3 of the 5 names from the casting sides made their way into shooting some of the other information provided by the original casting sides could still make it into the show as well. Reports claim that Black/Chase will indeed ride a skateboard as the sides indicated. With the names of the initial 5 rangers now known, it’s only a matter of time before we start hearing some of the plot details for Power Rangers Dino Charge as well!

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Kamen Rider Drive’s first episode has finally aired and the first waves of the toy line have made their way into sp,e collector’s hands. Specifically mine! so today we’re taking a look at the very first figure in Drive’s Tire Koukan gimmick line! TK-01 Kamen Rider Drive (Type Speed) is the first in what appears to be a pretty long line of new gimmick figures. Having already revealed up to 8 regular releases and at least one SP release, Tire Koukan should have the same kind of awesome staying power that Arms Change did.

Following up from last years fantastically well received Arms Change line, Tire Koukan has a similar gimmick, literally swapping various themed tires onto Drive and other compatible figures by splitting the figure diagonally in half! This unique gimmick carries itself well to toy form and much like AC’s this new line of TK figures does not disappoint. Drive includes his standard Speed Tire & the Max Flare Tire for additional play. Though this figure is lite on the accessories it’s got plenty of playability and will be right at home with the rest of your riders!

Click “discuss on the TokuNation forums” at the bottom of this post to check out our full review of this figure as well as over 70 images! I’ve been personally sold on Kamen Rider Drive the show, and now the toy line. So expect more Drive galleries in the near future! Start your engine!