“Grand Time!”
Today marks the 50th Anniversary of the Kamen Rider franchise, and we kick off the festivities with the birth of a King with P-Bandai finally preparing for the release of S.H.Figuarts Kamen Rider Grand Zi-O.
Pre-Orders for S.H.Figuats Kamen Rider Grand Zi-O will begin April 2nd, 2021 with a final shipping date sometime in September, and a suggested retail price of 8,580 yen before middleman fees wherever applicable. You can follow the link here to order him.
A brief clip for the next episode of Power Rangers Dino Fury has been released online!
Episode 6 is titled “Superstition Strikes” and features the Pink Ranger Amelia working against a string of bad luck to overcome the latest Sporix attack.
This episode of Power Rangers Dino Fury is scheduled to air Saturday, April 3 2021 at 8AM EST only on Nickelodeon!
Inferno Girl Red – a brand new tokusatsu-inspired graphic novel by writer Mat Groom and artist Erica D’Urso – is fully funded on Kickstarter and is guaranteed to be in your hands in 2022. We now enter the stretch goal phase of the campaign and with that we’re on board with showing just how amazing the artwork and story are.
Check out the following character studies by Erica D’Urso.
Don’t forget to make your pledge to Inferno Girl Red on Kickstarter. The first stretch goal unlocks a bookmark for the hardcover copy at no extra charge to you.
Flying under the radar this week was an announcement from Bluefin Brands during what would have been WonderCon week on an upcoming release from Flame Toys. While there is no release date and no production sample images to show there is a basic design image of an upcoming Mighty Morphin Power Rangers Megazord.
This model kit is roughly 7 to 8 inches tall, will fully transform and combine like in the show, and feature a range of articulation as seen in other Flame Toys model kits.
No release information is available though it will be distributed via Bluefin Brands and likely available wherever Bluefin Brands products are sold. We’ll have more details when they’re available to share.
The hottest tokusatsu-inspired hero is one step closer to reality thanks to a successful Day One Kickstarter campaign. Inferno Girl Red – a graphic novel written by Mat Groom and drawn by Erica D’Urso with colors by Igor Monti – is well over the 50% threshold on day one and will very likely see a successful campaign.
We’re thrilled to share with you a five page preview of the upcoming graphic novel.
The story is as follows:
We all need something to believe in. Especially Cássia Costa.
An ancient cult and their army of demons have stolen Cássia’s home, Apex City. When a magical dragon bracelet rockets into her life and affixes itself to her arm, Cássia’s the only person equipped to stop the cult from offering the entire city to their dark lord.
There’s just one catch…
The magical bracelet is powered by belief, and Cássia — an intensely pragmatic, rational girl – doesn’t have much to spare. She’ll have to find something to kindle her faith, though, and fast —because she has a secret legacy to live up to. Because her mother’s life is on the line. And because Apex City needs Inferno Girl Red.
There’s still time for you to back this Kickstarter and land some awesome pledge rewards. Click here to check out and support the Kickstarter.
“Henshin!”
Dovetailing nicely from the recent Kamen Rider Kuuga releases of Dragon Form & Pegasus Forms, Tamashii Nations has just announced their next release from the series; S.H. Figuarts Shinkocchou Seihou Kamen Ruder Kuuga Growing Form! Not only is Kuuga’s basic pre-form finally joining his Seihou brothers, he’s bringing along some accessories for them as well! For Pegasus Form, the handgun that’s transformed into the Pegasus Bowgun, and for Dragon Form we get the pole that’s transformed into the Dragon Rod. A great way to make an otherwise basic form really pack a punch. Release details are as follows
S.H. Figuarts Shinkocchou Seihou Kuuga Growing Form
Tamashii Web Exclusive
September 2021 Release
6600 yen
If you’re looking to go ahead and lock in a pre-order for this release as well, let us recommend our very own site sponsor Tokullectibles! They’ve got pre-orders open right now for S.H. Figuarts Shinkocchou Seihou Kuuga Growing Form with options to pay the full amount up front or put down a deposit.
“Best Match!”
No one was expecting this one were they?? One of the earliest and arguably best alternate forms for Kamen Rider Build, Ninnin Comic Form is actually going to receive the S.H. Figuarts treatment! This is a pretty big surprise and pretty far out there announcement given how few of these type of early alternate forms tend to see light as SHF’s. The order page is now up at Premimum Bandai, though orders don’t officially open until April 2nd. As a huge fan of Build myself, I’m immensely pleased. Release details are as follows
S.H. Figuarts Kamen Rider Build Ninnin Comic Form
Tamashii Web Shop Exclusive
September 2021 release
7150 yen
And if you’re ready to throw down and secure your pre-order for this surprising release, then look no further than our very own site sponsor Tokullectibles! They’ve just opened up their pre-orders for S.H. Figuarts Kamen Rider Build Ninnin Comic Form and are accepting deposits or full payments on orders.
Bandai Japan has put up a page for the next entry in the Complete Selection Modification series!
This time, Kamen Rider Den-O takes center stage with a dual release:
*The Kamen Rider Zeronos Belt
*A Kamen Rider Den-O Movie Edition Belt
Further details on these upcoming releases are not confirmed at time of writing. Stay tuned to TokuNation as we keep you up to date on the Complete Selection Modification toyline!
The first time we met Cássia Costa was in the back pages of the first issue of Radiant Black. Since then, we have seen various images and teases about an upcoming Kickstarter project. Today, that project is now live!
Inferno Girl Red is a tokusatsu and superhero inspired comic book written by Mat Groom (SELF/MADE, ULTRAMAN), drawn by Erica D’Urso (JAMES BOND, XENA: WARRIOR PRINCESS, THE LIFE OF CAPTAIN MARVEL), colored by Igor Monti (MIGHTY MORPHIN POWER RANGERS, MEGA MAN: FULLY CHARGED), lettered by Becca Carey (WONDER WOMAN, BATGIRL, HARLEY QUINN, RADIANT BLACK), and edited by toku-famed writer Kyle Higgins (MIGHTY MORPHIN POWER RANGERS, RADIANT BLACK, NIGHTWING, THE WINTER SOLDIER, ULTRAMAN).
The story follows Cássia Costa is as follows:
An ancient cult and their army of demons have stolen Cássia’s home, Apex City. When a magical dragon bracelet rockets into her life and affixes itself to her arm, Cássia’s the only person equipped to stop the cult from offering the entire city to their dark lord.
There’s just one catch…
The magical bracelet is powered by belief, and Cássia — an intensely pragmatic, rational girl – doesn’t have much to spare. She’ll have to find something to kindle her faith, though, and fast —because she has a secret legacy to live up to. Because her mother’s life is on the line. And because Apex City needs Inferno Girl Red.
There are a number of reward tiers giving you everything from a digital copy of the graphic novel, to appearing in the graphic novel itself, to receiving an actual piece of original artwork from artist Nicola Scott.
CLICK HERE AND BACK THIS KICKSTARTER PROJECT TODAY!
Don’t miss out on this fantastic opportunity to support yet another tokusatsu-inspired comic book creation from a big tokusatsu fan in Mat Groom (host of the Ranger Danger Podcast). Included in our story are some of the art prints or covers from backing this project. We encourage everyone to pledge their support and fund this project!
The next set of Kamen Rider Gaim Complete Selection Modification Lockseeds is coming and this time it is the Kureshima Lockseed Set, which will undoubtedly contain Lockseeds for both Kamen Rider Zangetsu and Kamen Rider Ryugen.
Of note – the teaser image for the Kureshima Lockseed Set is Kamen Rider Zangetsu in his Kachidoki Arms form – a form that was first featured on a stage show and later in the Kamen Rider Fan Club exclusive Gaim Gaiden story released a few months back. Its inclusion will mark the first time any roleplay items for this form have been released (only a S.H. Figuart has been released).
The set will begin pre-orders via Premium Bandai Japan on April 6th. While as of yet to be announced, we assume Team Kamen Rider and Bluefin Brands will also carry this item. More details on the 6th!