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Let’s Watch Wednesdays picks up again this week with a twist! Right around the time you see adds for a sentai film in the shows credit sequence or afterward it’s time to watch it. For Gekiranger that time is now! So this week we’re watching Jyuken Sentai Gekiranger The movie, Nei-Nei! Hou-Hou! Hong Kong Decisive Battle!

Jan, Retsu, Ran, Rio, Mele, and various other fighters from across the world have been gathered for a secret martial arts tournament to decide who the strongest warriors are. Hong Kong is the backdrop and the mysterious Yang controls the tournament. What is Mechkung Fu? The key to victory is Goetsu Doushuu!

So Let’s Watch Gekiranger The Movie!

And always remember to post in ourweekly discussion thread to be entered into Tokunation’s DVD giveaway!

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Is America potentially expanding Figuart sales?

A recent listing of SH Figuarts Red Hawk on Toys R Us’ main site for the relatively basic price of 42.99 USD and currently available for shipping.

Red Hawk is also listed as “Sold In-Store.” Could there be future releases on the way to local shelves???

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Thanks to the Bandai Tamashii Site for providing us with official images, price, and release info for the Season 2 versions of the S.H.Figuarts Akibarangers!

-Akiba Red will be out in June for 3675 yen
-Akiba Blue will be out in July for 3675 yen
-Akiba Yellow will also be out in July for 3675 yen

Accompanying this trio of figures is release info for 3 more figures under the Akibaranger banner!

-Tyranno Ranger in June for 3675 yen
-Dragon Ranger in July for 3675 yen
-Delu-Knight in July for 3675 yen

And don’t forget that Hikounin Sentai Akibaranger Season 2 premieres this Saturday 4/6! Be sure to tune into your favorite fansub groups this week and join in on the delusions! Juu Mosou!

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Thanks to IDW Publishing we have a preview for you, the preview for …

Godzilla Half Century War #5
Ota Murakami has fought Godzilla for fifty years. The decades have been hard on Ota, and he is seemingly no closer to his goal. Now, in the frozen wastes of Antarctica, the end of the world beckons. Ota and Ken gear up for a deadly final battle, and only one beast will be left standing at its end! This is the book you’ll be talking about for years! Don’t miss it!

Read on to preview this issue!

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Enterbay announced that a high end 1/4th scale Kamen Rider Ichigo figure was in the works back in 2011 but have remained silent on the project ever since the reveal.

Almost 2 years after it’s announcement, and we’ve finally been given a release date for this piece. Enterbay’s Kamen Rider Ichigo will see a release sometime in late April 2013. The new photos posted by Enterbay shows that the figure will indeed have some kind of light up gimmick in his eyes. Although a price has not been announced as of this posting, you can expect the final price tag to be quite hefty.

Thanks to Tokunation Member OtoyaKurenai for the heads up!

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After several months of mentioning this new character in magazine scans we finally have our first image of Green Hippopotamus! Green Hippopotamus is of course the final member of Dobutsu Sentai Gobusters from the upcoming Tokumei Sentai Go-Busters V-Cinema! We see him here with fellow new character Black Puma and their universes’ Pink Buster (Rika Sakurada). Remember the Dobutsu Sentai is an alternate world version of the Go-Busters that based themselves on animals.

An interesting thing to note is that the actor playing Green Hippopotamus is actually none of other than Tatsuhisa Suzuki. Who also happens to be the voice actor for buddyorid Usada Lettuce!

Credit: AlphaHeroShock

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Now this is certainly a strange and interesting piece. World Box Studios revealed their next entry in the Lakor Baby line and it’s none other then Ultraman.

Even more interesting is that the figure will indeed include a Kaiju to fight…and not just any Kaiju but the King himself: a little baby Godzilla as an accessory/companion piece.

Standing at 150 mm, other accessories included with this figure are: two swappable hands, two ladles, a bracelet, energy effect parts, a building, and an in scale human figure.

Released with the tag line “Take Happiness Home” however, with the release date not officially revealed as of this posting, it is currently unknown when you can take this bundle of happiness home…or for how much.

Thanks to Tokunation Member Sideswipe Prime for giving us the heads up!

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This Saturday April 6th will see the return of Hikonin Sentai Akibaranger for our viewing pleasure! To prepare us for this some new magazine scans are making the rounds featuring the various characters of the new season including Malsheena in her new powered up form, new villian General Two, and of coursethe Akibarangers themselves and their new looks!

We also have looks at the toy merchandise that will be released under the Akibaranger banner. New S.H.Figuarts for each of the Akibarangers & Delu-Knight included. And just as suspected the Japanese releases of S.H.Figuarts Tyranno Ranger and S.H. Figuarts Dragon Ranger will indeed be tied to Akibaranger! Let speculation run wild but this more than likely means we’ll be seeing some more Akibaranger themed accessories with these characters like Red Hawk and others from Season 1!

Credit: AlphaHeroShock