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Surprise! No, this isn’t the recently teased SOC GX-81 release Tamashii Nations has been talking about on Twitter. This year’s con exclusive release is indeed a a Black repaint of the SOC GX-76 Megazord/Daizyujin

Taking a current from Transformers repaints of the same variety, rather than use the usual gold accents we see with Black Megazord & Daizyujin repaints, this one opts for teal accents. Nemesis Megazord am I right?

This release will be exclusively available at San Diego Comic Con 2018, at the Bluefin Brands booth.

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On this day 43 years ago, Himitsu Sentai Gorenger debuted in Japan as the very first Super Sentai team (though simply referred to as a “Sentai” team until 1994 when it officially became listed as “Super Sentai” with the current series). On April 5th 1975, Himitsu Sentai Gorenger aired in Japan marking the beginning of something no one could ever predict. Super Sentai managed to survive the brink of cancellation more than a few times to bring us some of the most memorable tokusatsu stories and characters for over four decades.

And of course – without Super Sentai there would be no Power Rangers. With the advent of the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, using adapted footage from Kyoryu Sentai Zyuranger, Power Rangers took the Japanese Super Sentai worldwide with an American spin on the stories that exists till this day (and celebrating it’s 25th Anniversary).

Please join our anniversary thread and share YOUR favorite Super Sentai series and characters and villains! It’s incredibly rare for properties and shows to last more than a handful of years. For Super Sentai to last 43 years is quite a feat worthy of celebration!

Story image courtesy Nobuharuudou on Deviant Art. Check out their work!

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“Appear Daizyujin!”

We know this one’s been out for a while, but when you’re dealing with something this incredible, it takes a bit of time to do the job right. So we’ve taken our time and shot an in depth gallery of nearly 200 images, with a full length 7 part review of this fantastic release. It’s well past time we share with you our in depth look at the Soul of Chogokin SOC GX-76 Daizyujin! Of course for the western collectors out there this is none other than the MMPR Megazord!

Daizyujin is that most iconic of Sentai mecha to those of us in the west. It’s gone through various toylines, updates, and revisions over the years, and finally Tamashii Nations has tackled it with an entry in their long line of SOC’s. This figure sat out to recreate the iconic designs of the 5 Guardian Beasts and their two combined forms using modern engineering. The results are near flawless. We have a die-cast laden, poseable, proportionate, and imposing figure to add to our collections. Special note, our review piece today (provided by the infinitely generous TokuChris) features the western Bluefin distribution exclusive packaging. Consisting of new MMPR themed box art.

We’ve attached the MASSIVE 195 image gallery of SOC Daizyujin to this post. But you can also read our lengthy review of this set by clicking “Discuss on the TokuNation Forums” at the bottom of this post. This gallery & review were a labor of love for me. And if you’re a fan of Zyuranger or MMPR, I hope it does the job of making you want this set.

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“Appear, Guardian Beast Dragon Caesar!”

As though Burai himself commanded the great beast to appear, we have finally been treated to the official unveiling of the Soul Of Chogokin Dragon Caesar (MMPR Dragonzord) at Tamashii Nations 2017!

This gorgeous companion piece to SOC Daizyujin/Megazord was teased some months ago with initial design sketches having been released by Bandai Japan. Now, as Tamashii Nations 2017 continues to surprise us with new reveals, the SOC Dragon Caesar figure is on full display. We don’t currently have any confirmed information about it’s release date, format, or pricing. As soon as any of that information comes to light, we’ll be sure to share it with you. These images came courtesy of Amiami.

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A few days ago, Super Minipla King Brachion(AKA: Titanus) made his grand debut at the All Japan Hobby Model Show, where Bandai announced that this bad boy will run you the astronomical price of 12,960 yen. Since his debut, pre orders for this massive beast of a model kit is set to begin, and with that pre-order some new details have been revealed that might explain why this costs as much as it does along with showcasing the impressive fully combined Ultra Zord mode.

A post from https://www.facebook.com/Tokullectibles]Tokullectibles mentions that it takes AA Batteries, from translating the pre-order page we can confirm that the kit will have electronics for some sort of motorized gimmick. None the less, pre-orders for Super Minipla King Brachion will begin October 5th, 2017 with a final shipping date of February 2018.

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In case you missed it, Bandai’s Super Minipla line was gearing up to release the big carrier Zord himself: Super Minipla King Brachion/Titanus . We finally have our first look at the fully completed prototype with photos and release info coming straight from the All Japan Model Hobby Show.

While we don’t have any photos of the combined Ultra Zord mode, we do have an idea of when Bandai plans to release this bad boy: pre-orders for this model kit will begin in October and will ship sometime in January 2018. The cost of all this plastic? A whopping 12,960 yen before any shipping fees.

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Collectors have speculated since GX-72 Daizyujin was released it’s been speculated whether it would sell well enough to warrant the release of more Zyuranger mecha. And Dragon Caesar has been at the top of many Japanese and Western fans’ wishlists. Well wait no longer, it appears that Soul of Chogokin Dragon Caesar is now in production!

Dengeki Hobby has released a scan of a the initial design work for Dragon Caesar, seen here via @TendouToys on twitter, seemingly confirming it’s forthcoming. While there are absolutely no release details available right now, this clearly points towards this mighty figure being released sometime next year. We’ll keep you up to date as more information becomes available for this release.

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Rounding out our trio of Zyuranger Minipla releases, Bandai’s Candy Toy blog was just updated with our first look at the Super Minipla King Brachion/Titanus!

No release info was provided in this post given that it’s still clearly in early development. But given that his size and price point matches that of Super Minipla’s King J-Der from GaoGaiGar, we can expect this to be a potential Premium Bandai with a similar price tag of 10,000 yen.

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For those unfamiliar with the franchise: Super Robot Wars is Banpresto’s crossover series which traditionally combines characters and plot lines from various Mecha animes into one stratagey RPG video game, but it seems like the franchise is making it’s leap into the live action genre, with Super Sentai making it’s first debut into the game. 

Super Robot Wars X-Omega is the franchise’s mobile game avalaible for devices running IOS and Android software  , and Zyuranger’s Daizyujin will be avalaible for a limited time beginning in May as a special promotion character to tie in with the release of the Soul of Chogokin. 

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Some new images have surfaced online, giving us an up-close look at the upcoming new Soul of Chogokin Daizyujin (or for US fans, the Mighty Morphin Dino Megazord) special release!

These scans highlight the individual Guardian Beasts’ features, including Sabertooth’s tail-laser and Triceratops’ grappling-chain horns. The combined form of Daizyujin is unfortunately still unrevealed.

Stay tuned to TokuNation for further details about this exciting release!