Another new teaser for the upcoming anime project GARO: Seal of Flames has been posted online. This one is much more action-heavy, giving us an excellent look at the Makai Armor & fight scenes for this project!
Seal of Flames is set to begin October 3rd upon conclusion of the current Garo series, Makai No Hana. Stay tuned to TokuNation until then for further details!
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It’s time to take a moment out of your busy schedule to celebrate VR Troopers recent 20th Anniversary! Although this series may not be like the Power Rangers juggernaut of today, it’s still a classic! Spliced together from 3 Metal Heroes shows (Chojinki Metalder, Jikku Senshi Spielban, & Uchuu Keiji Shaider) VR Troopers was one unique product. The biggest reasons why the show still gets love is the very awesome actor who played Ryan Steele, Brad Hawkins, whom you may also know as the voice of the Zeo Gold Ranger! In honor of this momentous occasion TokuNation is proud to present the Action Works Chojinki Metalder gallery!
Released in Japan in September 2009, coincidentally then VR’s 15th anniversary, Action Works Metalder should appeal to any fan of VR Troopers or Metalder. Though not an S.H. Figuart, Action Works Metalder is more than on par with that line even by today’s standards. There’s no way of knowing when or if we’ll see S.H. Figuarts Metalder/Ryan Steele from Bandai so for now this figure is the perfect stand it for any collection. Though it’s 5 years old it faithfully recreates the incredible Metalder suit perfectly and includes a compliment of great accessories such as his signature Katana and his robotic partner/brother Springer!
VR Troopers turned 20 this year and despite not having much in the way of new merchandise to support it, love for the series is always growing. For now, throw your support behind an awesome guy and follow Brad Hawkins on Twitter @VRBradHawkins. And be sure check out 60 images of this amazing figure after the jump with more than a couple group shots to make Metal Heroes & Saban Heroes fans very happy.
It’s time for TokuNation to take a look at one of the most anticipated rider releases in the S.H. Figuarts line, Kamen Rider Hibiki!
Hibiki is one of the often most overlooked Kamen Riders by Bandai & Toei. A unique character from a very unique series, Hibiki and his fellow riders were Oni. Rather than putting on a suit, their rider/Oni forms were their true forms. And true to the gorgeous designs of the series, S.H. Figuarts Kamen Rider Hibiki is fantastic. Utilizing the same premium design process that was first employed with Kabuto Renewal, Hibiki was built from the ground up beginning with an incredibly sculpted skeletal frame.
Besides looking gorgeous Hibiki is also armed to the teeth with some of the best and most plentiful accessories of any figuart out there. From alternate hands to his trademark Ongekikou Rekka, several Disc Animals, and some fantastic flame effect parts, Hibiki has it all. As one of the last main riders out there that hadn’t been released yet, Hibiki brings this line closer to completion for main forms. At this point we only need Kamen Riders J & Kiva in their basic forms to catch up to this years Drive!
But for now let’s take a look at over 70 images of this absolutely gorgeous figure. Click “Discuss on the TokuNation Forums” at the bottom of this post to see S.H. Figuarts Kamen Rider Hibiki in all his glory!
Put another one in the win column for Kamen Rider Drive! Veteran designer/artist/sculptor Takayuki Takeya has joined the crew of Drive as the series creature designer! Mr Takayuki will be designing the villainous Roymudo of the series and if his previous work is anything to go on, then these designs will be spectacular.
Takayuki has frequently worked with Keta Amemiya of Garo & Shougeki Gouraigan fame, and has been a prolific designer in Bandai’s popular S.I.C. line. But that’s not all! Though this is Takayuki’s first full TV series length work with designs, he has worked on Kamen Rider previously. His credits include the final two entries at the tail end of Showa continuity, the Kamen Rider ZO & Kamen Rider J films! Adding to his credits is his design work on an often overlooked but incredible tokusatsu series called Tekkoki Mikazuki!
Thanks to our friends at the Tokusatsu Network for this heads up. Kamen Rider Drive premieres October 5th so remeber, Start Your Engine!
The fans who turned in to watch SuperHeroTime! this week got an extra bonus towards the end: the very first teaser promo for Kamen Rider Drive! While short & with no new details revealed, this does give us our first look at the newest Kamen Rider in action.
Kamen Rider Drive premieres October 5!
In a bit of a surprise announcement, model car company Fujimi via Taghobby has announced that they’ll be diving into the world of Kamen Rider bikes, starting with Kamen Rider Black’s trusty ride: a 1/12th scale replica of the Battle Hopper!
The model kit will be coming out in October, retailing for 5000 yen and the kit itself will feature compound eyes ala S.H.Figuarts.
Bandai has opened an official page for Ressha Sentai ToQGer’s latest special item: the DaiKaiten Cannon! This interesting new weapon channels the power of six Resshas into one mighty attack!
The DX DaiKaiten Cannon also comes with the super-powerful Hyper Ressha which allows ToQ 1 (and potentially the other ToQGers) to transform into the golden-armor Hyper ToQ form! Hyper Ressha is also shown to be cross-compatible with other DX Resshas and the already-released ToQ Changer.
DaiKaiten Cannon & Hyper Ressha will be released on September 13 and cost a mere 6800 Yen.
With the passing of the current rider series Kamen Rider Gaim, also comes the change over of the mass retail toyline. Though this is the first time in many years that the new toyline will have a pretty high standard to live up to. After this years Arms Change line it’s time for Kamen Rider Drive to step up to the plate with it’s Tire Koukan line! Koukan meaning to exchange.
So the inaugural release for this new mass retail line is TK-01 Kamen Rider Drive Type Speed! Type Speed is Drive’s default form in the series utilizing his standard Type Speed Wheel. Also included with this figure is the Max Flare Wheel. The gimmick of this line is the ability to split the figure in half across the diagonal from the shoulder to the waist, and swap out the wheels. It also appears these wheels can be attached to the hubs of each wheel on the DX Trideron vehicle!
Join in on the discussion of this figure in our ongoing Drive Toy Thread!
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