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A new year means a new selection of clothing from Premium Bandai’s Fashion department, and Kamen Rider Drive is no exception!

 

Continuing this yearly tradition, Premium Bandai Fashion just put up this year’s quality selection of replica clothing and accessories from the new Rider show. Of note, we have:

  • Shinnosuke Tomari’s(AKA: Kamen Rider Drive) blazer(16,200 yen) and tie (4,320 yen)
  • Kiriko Shijima’s Special Unit uniform(32,400 yen)
  • Chase(AKA Mashin Chaser)’s leather jacket(24,840 yen)

 

Make the jump and click here to see the full selection, and as always be sure to contact your favrioute middleman to secure these items.

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Anime distributor Funimation has picked up the streaming rights for the upcoming Garo: Seal of Flames series!

The anime adaptation of the Golden Knight’s adventures will be simulcast with subtitles for all members who subscribe to Funimation’s streaming services. For those interested in joining, services cost 7.95 USD per month and can be played through a variety of media devices.

Garo: Seal of Flames begins this weekend in Japan! Be sure to tune in and see this new story unfold!

UPDATE! Popular subbing group TV-Nihon has stated on their Facebook page that because of the license obtained by FUNimation that they will NOT be doing subtitles for this animated Garo series. We are still awaiting to hear from the other subtitle groups on whether or not they will follow suit.

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The upcoming crossover movie between recently-completed Kamen Rider Gaim and airing-soon Kamen Rider Drive now has an official title!

Movie Taisen 2015: FULL THROTTLE will be co-written by Riku Sanjou (head writer for Kamen Rider Drive) and Jin Hageneya (writer of Kamen Rider Gaim’s final episode and summer movie). The film will be directed by  Takayuki Shibisaki, a long-time tokusatsu veteran whose resume includes the Hesei VS Showa Movie Taisen released earlier this year.

The principal cast of Kamen Rider Drive is confirmed to appear in Full Throttle. To date, returning cast members from Kamen Rider Gaim include Sano Gaku (Kouta/Gaim), Yutaka Kobayashi (Kaito/Baron), Mahiro Takasugi (Micchy/Ryugen/Shin Zangetsu II), Yuki Kubota (Takatora/Zangetsu), and Yumi Shida (Mai).

Movie Taisen FULL THROTTLE will arrive in theaters on December 13 2014! Stay tuned to TokuNation as we keep you up to date on all cinematic details!

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The Kamen Rider Drive toyline has officially begun! Youtube reviewer K2eizo has put up an early look at this years’ transformation device- the DX Drive Driver! The video also lets us see & hear the first three Shift Cars that enhance Kamen Rider Drive’s fighting skills- Speed, Max Flare and Funky Spike.

For those interested in picking up these items, the Drive Driver costs a mere 7600 Yen while the Shift Car Holder (which is sold with Funky Spike) costs 2400 Yen. Check out your retailer of choice & see if you can add Kamen Rider Drive’s arsenal to your collection!

 

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The end of Kamen Rider Gaim has come – and at TokuNation.com we’ve chosen to celebrate this very popular series with a send off spanning nine total days looking at every single Rider from the show and movie! Stay tuned because at any time we can announce a contest on our twitter account (@TokuNation)!

He goes by many names. Kureshima. Takatora. White Armored Rider. Magnificent Melon. Nissan. TakaTrolla. But he will always be known as Kamen Rider Zangetsu and later as Kamen Rider Zangetsu Shin. And today, with our sixth day of celebrating our favorite Kamen Rider Gaim characters, we now dive deep in to the final group who many often referred to as the main cast of the show. So won’t you sit with us a spell as we discuss the Mighty Melon warrior?

Click “Read More” and take a moment to remember Kamen Rider Zangetsu and Kamen Rider Zangetsu Shin. But as always be warned that this article contains MAJOR SPOILERS. If you haven’t watched Kamen Rider Gaim but you plan to then we advise you to NOT read further. We hope you enjoy!

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Our 9 day celebration of Kamen Rider Gaim continues with the release of Talkin Toku Podcast Episode 017 – Gaim Finale Part 1!

Kamen Rider Gaim has come to an end but there’s still plenty to talk about! Join your hosts Kickback/Chris, Den-O/Jordan, Sentai Tamashii/Tom and our special guest host for this episode, Shukuen Shinobi/Brian from ShukuenShinobi.com as they dive in to the world of Kamen Rider Gaim for an epic discussion of the finale and everything about the series!

How did your hosts react to the finale of the series? Do they think the series should have ended an episode prior? Is there any possible way for Kamen Rider Drive to succeed with the enormous success that was Kamen Rider Gaim? Who was everyone’s favorite Rider? Villain? Moment from the series? And the most important question – how does Kamen Rider Gaim rank in terms of best Kamen Rider series of all time?

All this and more will be answered! Check out this part 1 send off to one of our favorite Kamen Rider series!

Click here to download the .MP3 of the episode!
(94.0MB in size, .MP3 format, 01:43:00 in length)

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Please take a moment to follow @ShukuenShinobi on Twitter, visit his blog at ShukuenShinobi.com, check out his video reviews on on YouTube, and check out his news articles at our friends at The Tokusatsu Network. Also give a listen to his podcast, Riders, Rangers, and Rambles (RRR)!

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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LOCK.ON!

Even after the end of Kamen Rider Gaim, Premium Bandai continues to pump out a fresh batch of everyone’s favrioute fruity Lock Seeds!

Just announced is the  SG Armored Rider Lock Seed set exclusive to Premium Bandai. The set contains four Rider Lock Seeds representing the main characters from the show: Gaim, Ryugen, Baron, and last but not least: Zangetsu.

Each Lock Seed features a unique design both inside and out. Pre orders beginning October 2nd 2014 and shipping out in March 2015. The Armored Rider Lock Seed set retails for 3,240 yen before middleman fees and shipping.

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The second exclusive from Bandai of America for this year’s New York Comic Con has also been revealed on the Power Rangers Facebook Page and surprise! It’s another Mighty Morphin Green Ranger exclusive!

This figure (in non-metallic paint) was offered at this year’s San Diego Comic Con but will be available in limited quantities in metallic paint at this year’s New York Comic Con. Pricing has yet to be revealed nor has the number that will be available. If you’re a collector of these Tokyo Vinyl figures then this is probably on your list to pick up.

What do you think of this year’s New York Comic Con 2014 exclusives? Sound off in our discussion by clicking the “Discuss on the TokuNation forums” link! It’s sure to be a very interesting conversation!

under Conventions, New York Comic Con, Power Rangers

After Bandai of America had mentioned both at San Diego Comic Con 2014 and Power Morphicon 2014 that they were interested in making a more exciting exclusive for their appearances at New York Comic Con, today they revealed through the official @PowerRangers Twitter account their upcoming New York Comic Con 2014 Limited Exclusive. Fans of the character Tommy Oliver will be ecstatic to see an entire Power Rangers Super Megaforce Ranger Key set of all of the different Power Rangers that famed Power Rangers actor Jason David Frank has portrayed.

This limited set comes with the following Ranger Keys:
– Mighty Morphin Green Ranger
– Mighty Morphin White Ranger
– Zeo Red Ranger
– Turbo Red Ranger
– Dino Thunder Black Ranger

It is important to note that all of these keys are currently available at retail. This set will be released in limited numbers and will most likely run in the $20 price range. When more information comes available we will share it.

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The (supposed) final DX Mecha for Ressha Sentai ToQGer is due for release next month, and we finally have some official images of this shining fighter!

DX Hyper Ressha TeiOh transforms from Ressha to Terminal form and can carry most other DX Resshas. The price is a steep 13,824 Yen before shipping and handling.