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“Start our mission.”

When the future was in danger, Eiji Tomari was meant to travel back in time to find his father Kamen Rider Drive, and warn him of the dangers to come. However, Shinnosuke would soon find out that his son lost his fight as the Drive of the future, and a Roidmude posing as Eiji has engineered the destruction of Mr Belt! Seeking to unite with his past self & form the ultimate Paradox Roidmude, can what’s left of Drive stop this monster? This is S.H. Figuarts Kamen Rider Dark Drive!

Kamen Rider Dark Drive is the first new outing for the Type Speed body mold since Kamen Rider Zero Drive, and this release is easily one of the best. Representing one of the best villains the Drive franchise has to offer, this is actually the design of hero. Even so there’s something so sinister about Dark Drive’s design that it’s appropriate his powers were stolen by a villain. Armed with his unique Blade Gunner weapon and a new set of Next Shift Cars, it’s no wonder it took the power of two generations of Tomari’s to defeat him. This is yet another excellent addition to the already fantastic line up from Drive, and next month Drive Type Special will be released to go with him!

We’ve attached the full 70+ image gallery to this post, but you can also read my full review of Dark Drive by clicking “Discuss on the TokuNation Forums” at the bottom of this post! Next time we return to the Game World with a brand new pair of galleries from Kamen Rider Ex-Aid!

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“Won’t you go to hell with me?”

Once, he was Kamen Rider TheBee, before a series of encounters with Souji Tendou would ultimately derail the life that Sou Yaguruma had carefully planned for himself. After a brief disappearance from Kamen Rider Kabuto, Yaguruma would eventually re-emerge as a shade of his former self with a new lookout on life as Kamen Rider Kickhopper! Now Yaguruma is the latest addition to the premium renewal S.H. Figuarts Shinkocchou Seihou line!

Seihou Kickhopper is yet another loving apology from Tamashii Nations for the abysmal quality of the original figure, released over 9 years ago. In every conceivable way this new Seihou release outclasses the original and realizes the potential of this renewal line of figures. From a removable and properly reversible Hopper Zecter right down to the Anchor Unit rider kick weapon, Kickhopper has been faithfully recreated at last.

We’ve attached the full gallery of over 70 images to this post, you can also check out a full review of this figure in our gallery thread by clicking “Discuss on the TokuNation Forums” at the bottom of this post. Next up on my gallery schedule is Kamen Rider Dark Drive!

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It’s that time of year again when everyone starts getting their costumes together! Oh wait, typo, I meant Customs together! This month we sat down and had a talk with one of our very own members, Nrin Vakil, also known on his other social media accounts as ZordBuilder! In addition to sitting down for an interview, he has decided that Tokunation is the perfect place to unveil his fully assembled Dino Force Brave Team with accurate dinosaur helmets! We are honored to be the ones to premiere these customs, as they look positively amazing! Also featured in this article is some of his custom zords, such as the Futabasaurus Zord and the Tupandactylus Zord, as well as a team of Rangers based on Ammonite, Archelon, Futabasaurus and Fukuiraptor!

Be sure to click here to discuss! Follow NrinVakil/ZordBuilder on his social media accounts, such as Twitter and Facebook!

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“Best Match!”

Kamen Rider Build has been blazing through it’s initial plot at break neck speed. And now only 5 episodes in, with every revelation further questions are raised. Without further adieu we wanted to get our very first gallery from the series up, so we’re kicking things off the first release from the Build Change Rider toyline. BCR 01 Kamen Rider Build Rabbit Tank Form!

Rabbit Tank Form is Builds standard base form, and as the first release in the line this figure should be the standard bearer of what we can expect from here on. With a unique take on the combination gimmick this line manages to make swapping out halves quite easy and entertaining. However it does put severe limitations on articulation. But if that doesn’t bother you, this can be fun line with plenty of multiple display options. This release also includes Build’s standard Drill Crusher Blade Mode as it’s lone accessory.

We’ve attached the full 80 image gallery to this post, but you can also click “Discuss on the TokuNation Forums” at the bottom of this post to read our review in the full gallery thread. We’ll back next time with a brand new Shinkocchou Seihou gallery from Kamen Rider Kabuto!

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Today on the Twitch TV live stream of the Power Rangers Ninja Steel panel, a trailer for the upcoming Power Rangers Super Ninja Steel season premiered. At the end of the trailer, the statement was made of “And a TWIST you won’t believe” … to the image of Sledge and Wrench, two villains from Power Rangers Dino Charge, walking through the ruins of the Galaxy Warriors stage.

What does this mean? Does it tie in to the 25th Anniversary Special airing next summer? Who knows! But the hype is real for Power Rangers Super Ninja Steel.

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We’re coming to you from New York Comic Con with our own coverage of the Bandai America booth! Unlike the disappointment of San Diego Comic Con, Bandai America brought their A-Game for New York Comic Con! You will find the following pictures within our story:

– 1/4 scale Legacy MMPR White Ranger Helmet
– 6.5″ Legacy Dino Thunder figures
– 6.5″ Legacy Zeo figures
– Power Rangers Super Ninja Steel 5″ figures
– the Super Ninja Steel Megazord (name TBA)
– NYCC Convention exclusives

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Build Up!

In case you missed it, Tamashii Nations just announced that Kamen Rider Build in his Tank Rabbit form was coming to S.H.Figuarts with the promise that he’d be followed up by S.H.Figuarts Night Rouge.

Well, we didn’t have to wait long: in a rather quick turnaround, Tamashi Nations’ official Twitter account gave us our first look at this beautiful figure, along with our first in-person look at the aforementioned S.H.Figuarts Kamen Rider Build Tank Rabbit Form set up in an impressive diorama display. 

At the moment, S.H.Figuarts Night Rouge appears to be a display only piece no release info was given so at the moment we have no clue if he’ll even be hitting mass retail or not. Stay tuned, and we’ll bring you more info on this product as it becomes available.

UPDATE:

Not long after publishing this article, official images for Night Rouge appeared via Dengeki Hobby giving us a much clearer look at this exciting new figure!

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Bandai Tamashii has released a special promotional page for the next major entry in the SH Figuarts series- Kamen Rider Build!

The release details for Build RabbitTank have been confirmed thanks to this posting: Build is currently scheduled for release in February 2018– which will mark the TENTH ANNIVERSARY of the SH Figuarts series! In honor of this momentous occasion, SH Figuarts Kamen Rider Build will have special pricing: a very modest 3456 Yen before shipping and handling!

BUT THAT’S NOT ALL!

A video teaser uploaded by Bandai Tamashii gives fans a close look at SH Figuarts Build RabbitTank, AND offers a quick tease for the NEXT Kamen Rider Build Figuart release- the villainous NightRogue!

Stay tuned to TokuNation as we keep you up to date on any further reveals for SH Figuarts’ 10th anniversary!

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We have new images of what fans call the “affordable” or “cheap” line of Kamen Rider Build figures. This new series of figures titled “Bottle Change Rider” has two entire parts of the figure come apart allowing you to create new figures when you interchange the parts. The following figures shown today in official images are:

– BCR 04 Ninnin/Ninja Comic Form (early November, 3500 yen)
– BCR 05 Fire Hedgehog Form (mid November, 3500 yen)
– BCR 06 Lion Cleaner form (late November, 3500 yen)

Check out the official images of all three upcoming Bottle Change Rider releases by clicking the title of the story!

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In case you missed it, some big news regarding next year’s Super Sentai show’s next year came out. Since then, the rumor mill’s begun churning.

Some unconfirmed rumors have appeared on Tokuinsider via J-Hero. Do note that at the time of this write-up, nothing has been confirmed by Toei or any official channels. So until we hear otherwise from them, please take this with an injection of salt. None the less, the rumors are as follows:

-Both Patoranger and Lupinranger will count as the 42nd Sentai.

-The two shows are both separate works, and the same show, with intersecting storylines that take place in the same world. The shows will air alternately from week to week, and when each reaches episode 20, the show will become one solidified story.

-The toy line will essentially be separate until this joining happens, with the 4th quarter toys able to combine and interact.

-One of the members of Lupinranger is actually an undercover spy for Patoranger. It is likely this cast member will be prominently featured on both shows.

Again, none of this has been 100% confirmed by Toei or another official channel. These rumors could likely be fake, so do take them with a grain of salt until we hear from a more reliable and official source.