Hot on the heels of the recent Kamen Rider Gaim Gaiden project announcement comes a brand new Beat Rider for the SH Figuarts series!
This is Kamen Rider Gridon: Lychee Arms– obtained by using the new Lychee Lock Seed in the upcoming adventure Kamen Rider Gaim Gaiden: Bravo VS Gridon!
Gridon Lychee Arms is a Premium Bandai offering currently scheduled for release in May 2021. The price is a modest 6380 Yen before shipping and handling.
Fans of Kamen Rider Gaim are in for a special treat!
A new Gaiden project has been revealed, featuring the return of the fan-favorite duo Kamen Rider Gridon & Kamen Rider Bravo! Actors Ryo Matsuda and Yoshida Metal return to reprise their roles- with fellow Gaim alumni Yuki Kubota also returning to the role of Kamen Rider Zagetsu once more.
A mysterious new Rider known as Kamen Rider Sylphy will appear before the Charmant Pastry team. As their new adventure continues, Gridon and Bravo will each receive new forms-
*Kamen Rider Gridon Lychee Arms
*Kamen Rider Bravo King Durian Arms
A trailer for this new adventure has also been released:
This movie- and the new LockSeeds introduced- will be part of the Kamen Rider Gaim Complete Selection Modification release under the LockSeed Charmant set- containing the characters’ original Lock Seeds, the necessary Sengoku Driver face plates and the infamous NINCOMPOOP decoy LockSeed. This CSM set is priced at 12650 Yen and is currently scheduled for release in March 2021.
Toei has announced a spinoff project for the current Kamen Rider series, Kamen Rider Saber! This will be the first spinoff project alongside a currently-airing Rider series.
Titled Kamen Rider Saber: Swordsman Retsuden this project will explore the history behind the Sword of Logos Riders-
*Kamen Rider BladesSwordsman Retsuden will be a four-part series with new episodes airing every other Sunday beginning November 8, 2020 The series will be exclusive to the Japanese streaming platform TELASA.
The latest issue of Figure-Oh magazine has just been released, and gracing the cover is the surprise announcement of an S.H. Figuarts Shinkocchou Seihou Kamen Rider Black! We’ll bring you more information about this reveal as it comes, and the figure is surely to be on show at the Tamashii Nations 2020 event in a few weeks’ time!
Some big changes are on the horizon for Power Rangers!
Filmmaker Jonathan Entwistle– best known for the Netflix series I Am Not OK With This and It’s The End Of The F***ING World has officially been selected to develop the Power Rangers license through the eOne production banner run by Hasbro.
This new venture is described as the beginning of a connected story universe with Entwistle’s offerings bridging multiple platforms- meaning new Power Rangers projects for film AND television!
Stay tuned to TokuNation as we keep you up to date on this exciting new chapter in Power Rangers history!
At last we have our first look at the next Super Sentai entries in the fan-favorite Super MiniPla buildable series!
This time, 1984’s Choudenshi Bioman gets a chance to shine! Two Bioman releases will be coming to Super MiniPla-
*The main Mecha, BioRobo! Created through the fusion of Bio Jet One and Bio Jet Two. This set will cost 5500 Yen.
*The carrier Mecha, BioDragon! This heavily-armored battleship transports the Bio Jets to battle. This set is priced at 11000 Yen.
Both Super MiniPla Bioman entries are scheduled for release in February 2021!
Bandai Japan has put up a preview page for the next entry in the Complete Selection Modification line!
This time, Kamen Rider Gaim takes the stage! The Sengoku Driver will be released in the CSM line, but exact price details and any included LockSeeds are unconfirmed at time of writing.
The Complete Selection Modification Sengoku Driver will be officially revealed on October 25 2020!
Toei has put up the first teaser trailer for this winters’ Kamen Rider theatrical project- a unique double bill for Kamen Rider Saber and Kamen Rider Zero-One!
Originally, the Kamen Rider Zero-One movie was scheduled for release in Spring 2020 but this release was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Exact plot details for both films remain unconfirmed at time of writing.
Kamen Rider Saber: The Movie & Kamen Rider Zero-One: The Movie will be released on December 18 2020!
Just ahead of the Tamashii Nations 2020 event due to take place between 6th and 8th November, Bandai have announced S.H. Figuarts Kamen Rider Zero-One Realizing Hopper as a sneak preview! Based on the titular Rider’s appearance during his showdown with Kamen Rider Horobi/Ark Scorpion in the show’s final episode, Realizing Hopper features a slightly altered deco and also comes with the Realizing Hopper Progrise Key and a designated display stand. This is a commemorative item for the event, so is only available for a limited time.
The figure will retail for 3300 yen and release April 2021, with the preorders open from the 6th to the 9th November.
A new Rider has been revealed for the Kamen Rider Saber story!
This is our first look at Kamen Rider Slash– a rider with pink & blue armor. Kamen Rider Slash is armed with a unique new weapon called the Onjuken Suzune– a sword that can also function as a gun.
As with previous Saber Riders, Kamen Rider Slash draws power from a WonderRide Book– and Slashs’ volume appears to be based on the classic fairytale, Hansel and Gretel.
Sadly, no other information about Kamen Rider Slash has been confirmed at time of writing. Be sure to join in our Ongoing Kamen Rider Saber Discussion Thread to share your thoughts and fears on this exciting new Rider!