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under Metal Heroes

Thanks to Tendou Toys News Blog we’ve received a new image of S.H. Figuarts Space Sheriff Gavan Type G! Like his predecessor Gavan Type G will be released as a Tamashii Web Exclusive. Scheduled for release in May 2013 Gavan Type G will run you 4200 yen. Don’t have a middleman lined up for this bad boy yet? Then stop on in and visit Tokunations’ resident middleman, Sentai Tamashii, and his Web Exclusive Middleman Thread to secure yours!

Credit: Tendou Toys News Blog

under Godzilla

By way of the Bluefin Tamashii Nations USA Facebook page we have our 1st look at S.H. MonsterArts Burning Godzilla in package! Did you burn a hole in your wallet preordering this? This new MonsterArts figure will be melting its way to your household soon!

Thanks to Tokunation boards member Gojira Prime for the heads up!

under Kamen Rider

Itching for a bike to go along with the fourth coming S.H.Figuarts Wizard Flame Style? Look no further then the massive DX WizarDragon and Machine Winger set!

Youtube reviewer catmovie1985 brings us a demonstration of this figure, which includes the DX Dragorise Ring for use with the DX WizardDriver!

Watch the magic in the youtube link below:

under Power Rangers

Surprise surprise! When Saban announced that a combination of Goseiger and Gokaiger footage would be used for the 20th anniversary series Power Rangers Megaforce I don’t think anyone expected this. However thanks to Fury Diamonds’ Megaforce Cast site, and a tip from Tokuantion user GrimZata, we can confirm that the Goseiger ranger suits will be used for BOTH season of Power Rangers Megaforce. Gokaiger mecha will be used in the second season but it appears Saban has pulled a Dairanger on us and skipped the Gokaiger suits altogther.

Credit:Megaforce Cast

under Kamen Rider

That’s right folks, Kamen Rider Movie Wars Ultimatum will be released in Japan in just a few weeks time! And thanks to our favorite anonymous 2ch poster we know that Kamen Rider Beast WILL appear in the film! Albeit at the very end. Here’s the info on his appearance.

Beast appears at the very end of the film. Already transformed so no confirmation of his civilian identity. No fight scenes featuring him. He simply says “Now, it’s eating time” then scans a ring on the right side of his belt. Which shouts “Fafafa Falco” and a cape appears. Then Beast jumps towards the audience, the cape covers the screen, and it fades to black. And that’s it. Nothing too crazy here. It’s actually less than we saw for the reveal of last years secondary rider, Meteor. Much less, at least then they revealed his civilian identity and he got to fight some Dustards.

The info also reveals that the ONLY returning actor from a previous season before Fourze will be Shun Watanabe as Kamen Rider OOO.

Source: Orends Range

under Power Rangers

Thanks to our friends at Megaforce Cast we have a video to share that features the appearance of the Power Rangers Megaforce as well as the previous Red Rangers.

Notably absent (at least from my eyes) is the Mighty Morphin White Ranger. Notably present was Power Rangers Super Samurai Female Red Ranger. I only bring that up as it was advertised in the press release:

Proving that saving the world requires teamwork, the Power Rangers Megaforce make their debut as they celebrate Thanksgiving by escorting the 14-foot tall Planet Earth balloon. With the help of 19 Red Rangers and a White Ranger, the ambassadors of the Power Rangers 20th anniversary, the earth is in safe hands this Turkey Day. Go Go Megaforce!

Interesting! Enjoy the video!

Special thanks to Megaforce Cast for the video as well as the press release.

under Kamen Rider

Another figure in the SH Figuarts line of figures from the popular Kamen Rider Ryuki series has been released – Kamen Rider Knight Survive Mode! For those unfamiliar with the series, you might have seen it in the United States a couple of years ago as Kamen Rider Dragon Knight.

We’ve mirrored a few of the images from the review here, so please click the title bar to check out just a small handful of the images. If you want to see the full gallery, you can do so by clicking here.

This is an impressive piece. But if you already have SH Figuarts Kamen Rider Knight is it really worth it? Check out the pics and decide!

SOURCE: Livedoor Blog

under Network News and Updates

To all our friends in the United States celebrating Thanksgiving today, we’d like to wish you all a very happy and safe Thanksgiving. We’d also like to take this time to share our thoughts and thankfullness as a website.

For starters, we’re thankful for TOEI for continuing the legacy that is both Kamen Rider and Super Sentai. If not for their work, a majority of us would probably never be involved or have an interest in all that they do. One has to also be thankful for Saban Brands, both for taking a chance in 1993 by adapting Zyuranger as Mighty Morphin Power Rangers as well as purchasing back the brand when it seemed like it was on its last leg. And of course, Disney for keeping the brand alive long enough for such a thing to happen.

We’re thankful for Bandai of Japan and Bandai of America. Regardless of your personal feelings on how BoA changes the zords to be universal here on this side of the pond, some of their engineering and toy design is remarkable. And you can’t ignore the absolute joy that is the SH Figuarts line. Special nod to our friends at Bluefin Tamashii (USA) for giving many of us a chance to get those awesome figures.

For those in the community that put forth 110% in all the work they do (Fury Diamond we’re looking at you … and have you checked out his new Megaforce Cast website yet?!) and the others that make this hobby so much fun with the insights and information that they come across.

I know I am personally thankful for the staff of TokuNation.com … for the guys that take the time out of their day to browse for news and information to share with our viewers, to all the guys that take the time to set up a photo booth to take pictures of their toys as galleries for everyone to look at, to the amazing moderator staff that is here that has been non-stop since day one back on January 5th. Your dedication is second to none, and this site would have never grown the way it has without all of your help. Thank you.

But most of all, all of us here at TokuNation.com are thankful for YOU – the fans of Tokusatsu. Your passion for the various franchises, whether it be Kamen Rider, Super Sentai, Godzilla, Ultraman, Power Rangers … it really has been YOU that has kept all of it alive for as long as it is. It is YOU that gave us the drive and motivation to create this place to work as a news/gallery/forum website for all fans to come together and discuss their love for this genre of entertainment. And it’s because of YOU that we always strive to find better ways to bring you everything you want as quickly and professionally as possible.

Hats off to you, Tokusatsu fans.

And to all those celebrating, have a safe and happy Thanksgiving!