A quick behind-the-scenes shot taken on the set of Kamen Rider Gaim has given us our first real look at the Armored Rider’s Final Form: Kiwami Arms!
While the photo is slightly obscured, the overall details of Kiwami Arms match previous descriptions and shadows- including the cape and crown.
UPDATED: 2nd Image added courtesy of HeroShock.
Kiwami Arms should be appearing on screen and in stores in the relatively near future!!
We are just 1 week away from the release of the highly anticipated Godzilla 2014 film. So of course TokuNation would like to take another look at the merchandise released so far to celebrate this movie. And this piece of merch is indeed special!
You may recall that on December 28th 2013 we reported on the existence of this Light & Sound Godzilla kit. You may also have noticed that at the request of Warner Bros/Legendary on the same day, the leaked images of this figure were removed from our site. This hilarious incident has forever re-branded this figure as Cease & Desist Godzilla around the staff forums. It’s also known as the incident where I, first got us “lawyered”. Good times!
As for the figure, it’s a rather simple but fun piece with limited articulation but a decent light & sound gimmick. A sticker book containing various images of the new Godzilla is also included. Originally it was reported to be a mini-history book of Godzilla over the past 60 years. Sadly this is not the case in the final product
Click “Discuss on the TokuNation forums” at the bottom of this post to check out the full gallery.
Did you forget something that happened this week? We may have as well, but Photo & Content contributor conundrum did not. This past Wednesday 05/07/14 marked the 15th anniversary of the final episode of Mystic Knights of Tir Na Nog!
For a little history lesson, Mystic Knights was an American/Irish co-production created by Saban Entertainment based loosely on Irish myths and aimed at the same audience that watched such shows as Mighty Morphin’ Power Rangers and Masked Rider. The show itself only lasted a single 50 episode season as it’s second season, to be titled “Battle Thunder”, had it’s budget allocated to Power Rangers Lost Galaxy. The show however is still special for many fans because of it’s unique take on the genre and the toyline itself is really pretty great and still affordable to collect even today.
If you need to take a trip down memory lane and relive this excellent series then by all means check out conundrum’s latest gallery by clickking “Discuss on the TokuNation Forums”. And be sure to check out his previous entries from this series as well:
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Armored Defender Angus – 7 inch[/URL]
Armored Defender Rohan – 7 inch[/URL]
Who knows, maybe one day this series could be released on DVD by Shout Factory the same way other classic Saban franchises have been? Time will tell.
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To all our friends up north – head to Toys’R’Us! The Legacy Dragonzord was spotted and purchased at Toys’R’Us store in Vancouver by ayane from the RangerBoard forums.
ayane also managed to take a ton of pictures of the Legacy Dragonzord. We’ve mirrored all 20 images here for your viewing pleasure. The original images were shared on RangerBoard. NOTE! The head-fin on the Legacy Dragonzord appears bent. This is apparently due to packaging – the plastic wrapped around the fin is too tight. There are many fixes for this and if it turns out to be a mass issue, we’ll share some tips and tricks on how to get it fixed.
Happy hunting!
More details have emerged for the upcoming Kamen Rider Gaim summer movie!
According to actor Gaku Matsuda (best known as Armored Rider Knuckle), the Alternate-Universe summer movie is written by one Jin Haganeya a relative newcomer to the tokusatsu world. The summer movie will be directed by Osamu Kaneda a veteran of multiple toku works including “Let’s Go Kamen Rider and the “Space Sheriff Gavan” revival film.
Gaim’s summer adventure will premiere in theaters July 19th! Until then, be sure to join in our ongoing Discussion Thread to share your thoughts and fears on this new project!
Tamashii Nations Summer Collection 2014 is currently ongoing. And of course with a new toy show that means new toys! And Bandai Tamashii Nations has decided to pull out all the stops with a star-studded display of their lines past, present and future! But of course what we’re interested in is the future. Take a look at their displays featuring all of these upcoming products!
S.H. Figuarts
Kamen Rider Gaim
Kamen Rider Gaim Jinba Lemon Arms
Kamen Rider Zangetsu
Kamen Rider Shin Zangetsu
Kamen Rider Ryugen
Kamen Rider Baron
Kamen Rider Gridon
Kamen Rider Kurokage
Sakura Hurricane
Rose Attacker
Kikaider
Hakaider
Side Machine
Kamen Rider Hibiki
S.H. Monsterarts
Godzilla (2014)
Ultra-Act
Tiga Renewal
Ginga
S.I.C.
Kamen Rider Wizard
The Stage shifts to the silver screen as Armored Rider Gaim’s movie is looming over the horizon, and we’ve finally gotten more details on the fruity warlord’s summer exploits via a recently held press conference!
Like most Rider movies that pre-dates Den-O, Gaim’s summer movie will in fact be set in an alternate universe and the dance theme of the show will be replaced by a soccer motif.
The details of the press conference can be seen in the youtube video below which includes a cool behind the scenes segment:
The boys of the Talkin Toku Podcast are back at it with the release of their 9th episode, Attack of the No No Cat (blame Tom for that one). Join your hosts Kickback (Chris, @rankal), Den-O (Jordan, @DenO_Tokunation), and Sentai Tamashii (Tom, @SoulInkChu) as they touch on a number of topics from last week in the world of tokusatsu!
Some of the hot topics discussed – their reactions on the international trailer for the new Godzilla movie, their thoughts on the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers comic from Free Comic Book Day and just why Saban Brands did nothing to promote it (as well as some behind-the-scenes knowledge in the world of comics from our very own Sentai Tamashii, who works a freelance colorist and has done jobs for Marvel, DC, IDW Publishing, and Archie Comics), some good old fashioned toy talk with Kachidoki Arms and S.H. Figuarts Kyoryu Gold, and the usual show talk of Kamen Rider Gaim and Ressha Sentai ToQGer. But there’s even more stuff that’s discussed throughout the episode, including the No No Cat, spooky haunted microphones and/or alien contact, follow up on our last toy debate on Tamashii Nations and Super Sentai Figuarts, and so much more. Take a listen below!
Kickback also discusses the Fruit Henshin Contest and some details of the upcoming crossover episode with our good friends from the Ranger Command Power Hour Podcast scheduled for later this month. All the show details are below – do us a favor and click “Discuss” and share your thoughts! Till next time!
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The next of the fruity Kamen Rider Gaim S.H.Figuarts releases is revealed!
Following Bravo, here’s our first look at Jimba Lemon Arms via @t_features Twitter.
Word is: S.H.Figuarts Gaim Jimba Lemon Arms will be among the next bunch of Tamashi Web exclusive releases with pre orders starting on May 12th with currently no word on a release date or price.
Tokunation will provide more information when it becomes available.