One more surprise to round out the Power Rangers X Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles box sets in the Lighting Collection!
This new box features Raphael as the Mighty Morphin Red Ranger alongside Tommy Oliver as the Foot Clan Soldier. Each figure comes with an assortment of accessories and effects parts.
Foot Soldier Tommy & Morphed Raphael are Now Open For Preorder On BigBadToyStore with an estimated release window of forth-quarter 2021! Price is a modest $54.99 before shipping.
A SECOND Power Rangers X Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles box has been revealed for the Lightning Collection!
Following on yesterdays’ surprise reveal, this new box contains Michelangelo as the Mighty Morphin Yellow Ranger with April O’Neil as the Mighty Morphin Pink Ranger.
Both figures come with alternate heads and a complete set of weapons & accessories.
The Morphed Michelangelo & Morphed April pack is Currently Available To Preorder on BigBadToyStore with an estimated release window of Fourth-Quarter 2021. Price once again is a modest $54.99 for the set!
COWABUNGA!
After some much speculation, our friends at Hasbro’s finally revealed a most tubular two-pack: the Lightning Collection Turtle Rangers featuring Leonardo as the Mighty Morphin Blue Ranger, and Donatello as Mighty Morhpin Black Ranger!
The Lightning Collection Morped Donatello and Leonardo two-pack will retail for $54.99 USD, the set will include both Turtle Rangers in addition to their signature weapons, effect parts for both weapons, an assortment of swappable hands, and alternate unmorphed heads. The estimated release window is November 2021 and you can currently pre-order them from site sponsor Bigbadtoystore
Toei has concluded their annual Kamen Rider press conference, introducing the world to the third Rider of the Reiwa Era– Kamen Rider Revice!
A sinister cult who worship demons known as the DeadMans has developed the powers of a strange artifact called the ViStamp to awaken the devil within humanity- by awakening, the devil creates a monster known as a Deadmen. The Cult has 3 active members at start: Aguilera (played by Yui Asakura), Ortega (played by Hayata Seki and Julio (played by Kurodo Hachijouin. The DeadMans seek to reawaken their ancient master.
Watching the DeadMans Cult is a scientific research group called FENIX. This agency decides to create new technology based on the legendary Kamen Rider franchise to save the world from demons. Genius scientist George Karisaki (portrayed by Hamao Noritaka) develops a new Rider System based on the ViStamp- the Revice Driver!
Each ViStamp revealed so far features the power of a past Kamen Rider fused with an animal spirit. The current ViStamps setups include:
-Kamen Rider Revice: TRex
-Kamen Rider Decade: Megalodon
-Kamen Rider Ex-aid: Jackal
-Kamen Rider Gaim: Praying Mantis
-Kamen Rider Fourze: Gorilla
-Kamen Rider Den-O: Mammoth
-Kamen Rider W: Falcon
-Kamen Rider Faiz: Pterosaur
-Kamen Rider Zi-O: Brontosaur
-Kamen Rider Kuuga: Lion
Young Ikki Igarashi (played by Kentaro Maeda) works at his family bathhouse when he is forced into a confrontation with his own inner devil, Vice. A deal between the two allows them to use the Revice Driver to transform into the next generation of heroes: Kamen Rider Revi & Kamen Rider Vice! Together they will work with FENIX to stop the DeadMans Cult. Ikki is determined to protect his family and younger siblings, while Vice merely wants to be set free.
Kamen Rider Revices’ theme song is titled liveDevil and will be performed by the group Da-ICE with voice actor Subaru Kimura (who also portrays Vice) assisting on vocals.
Kamen Rider Revice officially premieres on September 5 2021!
Toei has updated their official site to introduce the third Kamen Rider of the Reiwa Era– Kamen Rider Revice!
Kamen Rider Revice is the story of a young man who makes a deal with the devil. The sinister Dead Man Cult has developed a device called the Vice Stamp to awaken the demons within humans- which they call Deadmen. Our hero is named Ikki Igarashi– he strikes a bargain with the demon Vice to use the Stamp power & save the world- transforming both into Kamen Rider Revi & Kamen Rider Vice!
Ikki will be portrayed by newcomer Kentaro Maeda, while Vice will be voiced by Subaru Kimura (who is perhaps best known to toku fans as the voice of the Seiza Blaster in Uchu Sentai KyuRanger.) Outside of battle, Ikki will receive support from his younger siblings Daiji and Sakura– played by Wataru Hyuga & Ayaka Imoto respectively.
The head writer of Kamen Rider Revice will be Hanta Kinoshita a newcomer to the tokusatsu world. Longtime Rider director Takayuki Shibasaki will return to helm the series. Music will be composed by Kotaro Nakagawa another Rider veteran.
Toei has scheduled the first Kamen Rider Revice press conference for July 27 2021. The series itself will begin on September 5 2021! Stay tuned to TokuNation between now & then for further updates on this new chapter in Kamen Rider history!
Hasbro has revealed their Power Rangers exclusive figure for the upcoming PulseCon convention!
The Lightning Collection receives a monstrous new entry with Pudgy Pig– a fan favorite Mighty Morphin creature. In addition to his signature knife and fork weapons, Pudgy Pig comes with an assortment of food- tacos, nachos and a pie.
Perhaps the most unique aspect of this release is the packaging: Lightning Collection Pudgy Pig comes packed in a special Power Rangers lunchbox design.
Lightning Collection Pudgy Pig will be priced at $45 USD! Stay tuned to TokuNation for further release details!
Happy Ultraman Day every one!
To celebrate, Seismic Toys has just unveiled their new line, Ultraman Vinyl Odyssey, and the first release is none other than a fan-favorite – Jirahs monster!
Standing at 9″ tall and beautifully painted this soft vinyl figure is a mixture of metallic and plastic materials to create the amazing colors that you see. Jirahs is sculpted by Michael Lambert and will feature a header card by Bill Couture. In fact – every single release in the new Ultraman Vinyl Odyssey line will feature unique artwork from popular artists. Each figure is considered a limited release and will not see a reissue down the road.
Jirahs will ship this fall and is currently priced at $129.99 plus shipping. You can pre-order from UltramanConnection.com or directly from SeismicToys.com, or your favorite soft-vinyl retailers.
Check out all of the images! This thing is beautiful! And HAPPY ULTRAMAN DAY!
Today marked another Fan First Friday event, giving Hasbro a chance to show off some upcoming Power Rangers releases!
Topping the list of today’s reveals is Wave 10 of the Power Rangers Lightning Collection! This new wave will contain:
Wave 10 is tentatively scheduled for release in January 2022.
Not to be outdone, the next entry in the Lightning Collection Monsters lineup was revealed: the iconic Eye Guy! Eye Guy is also scheduled for release in January 2022.
Several new items for Power Rangers Dino Fury were on display, including:
*The ZORD LINK packaging for the first wave of Dino Fury Zords! These Zords will be released in 3 sets; the T-Rex Champion Zord serves as a stand-alone release while the others will be released in 2-packs- Black & Blue in one set, Pink & Green in another. The Dino Fury Zords are expected to be released in Summer/Fall 2021.
*Prototypes for the next wave of Dino Fury Zords were shown: the Mosa Razor Zord and the Ptera Freeze Zord! This wave is predicted to hit shelves in Spring 2022.
*A Dino-Fury Ranger 5-Pack has been confirmed as an Amazon exclusive, and will apparently be the ONLY way to obtain the basic Dino Fury Black & Dino Fury Green figures.
*The Chromafury Saber and its interaction with the Fury Keys was displayed for the first time.
A few other pieces of merchandise were on display today, including a Tiger Electronics revamp and a JADA diecast White Ranger car.
Finally, Hasbro announced today that August 2021 will be POWER MONTH– ever week in August will feature a new theme and a new reveal for Power Rangers!
Stay tuned to TokuNation for further Ranger reveals!
A new Kamen Rider sticker set has given us our best look yet at the upcoming new Rider- Kamen Rider Revice!
These new images match the early artwork from the recent Super Hero Senki poster . Kamen Rider Revice is a pink & blue Rider with a tooth-based mouth plate. A Tyrannosaurus icon on the suit’s chest appears to match early rumors that Revice will be a DINOSAUR themed Kamen Rider.
A second figure appears alongside Revice in these early images. At time of writing it remains unknown if this is the secondary Rider for the series or a combat partner similar to the Imagin from Kamen Rider Den-O.
Stay tuned to TokuNation as we keep you up to date on all Kamen Rider reveals!
July 10th will mark an extra special Ultraman Day this year as the iconic superhero franchise celebrates its 55th anniversary, and Shout! Factory TV and its premier tokusatsu channel TokuSHOUTsu have announced a full day streaming marathon to mark the occasion. The marathon will include 19 hand-picked episodes from nine different instalments from the franchise – Ultra Q, Ultraman, Ultraseven, Return of Ultraman, Ultraman Ace, Ultraman Leo, Ultraman Ginga, Ultraman X and Ultraman Orb. This will then culminate in the US streaming premiere of the movie Ultraman Zero: The Revenge of Belial.
But that’s not all! The Ultrathon will also include In Search Of An Ultraman! The Invasion From Another Space! – a newly produced featuring Ultraman fans from around the world. Guests include Kyle Anderson (Nerdist), Jason Narvy (Mighty Morphin Power Rangers), Linda Le (Vampy Bit Me), Mike Toole (“The Mike Toole Show” on Anime News Network), Lisa J (No Pink Spandex), Daniel Van Thomas (English voice of Ultraman Zero), Mach Dent (Vintage Henshin), Alyssa Fay (Daikaiju Legends), and Monster Island Buddies.
Ultraman Day: Ultrathon can be viewed across TokuSHOUTsu and Shout! Factory TV platforms: on TokuSHOUTsu.com and ShoutFactoryTV.com; TokuSHOUTsu’s Pluto TV, Twitch and THETA.tv channels; Shout! Factory TV’s Amazon Fire TV, Android, Apple TV, and Roku apps; and the following digital streaming platforms: IMDb TV, Local Now, Pluto TV, Redbox, Samsung TV Plus, Sling TV, STIRR, Twitch, Vizio and XUMO.
Following Ultrathon, Ultraman Zero: The Revenge of Belial and In Search of Ultraman! The Invasion from Another Space! will join the catalog of Ultraman content also available for streaming on demand across Shout! Factory TV platforms and on ShoutFactoryTV.com.