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Two years ago, writer Mat Groom (Mighty Morphin, Marvel’s Ultraman, Image’s Self/Made) and artist Erica D’Urso (Captain Marvel, Xena: Warrior Princess) launched their co-created graphic novel superhero, Inferno Girl Red, on Kickstarter and took the comics world and tokusatsu community by storm!  The book was fully funded and then some and even managed to see an actual retail release at comic book stores.  To say it was a success is simply not true – it was a massive hit!  And now it’s time to relive the magic with the Inferno Girl Red Book 2 Kickstarter!

With a needed funding goal of $85,000, Inferno Girl Red Book 2 looks to continue the story of Cássia Costa after the dramatic events from the first Inferno Girl Red book.  Mat Groom and Erica D’Urso return as co-creators and as writer and artist, but they’re not alone!  Rejoining the group from the first book is Igor Monti on colors, Becca Carey on letters, Kyle Higgins as editor, and Michael Busuttil as the glue that kind of puts it all together.

You can back Inferno Girl Red Book 2 by clicking here.

Inferno Girl Red is Cássia Costa, a teenager trying to live her best life who just happens to end up becoming a superhero.  Inspired partly by tokusatsu such as Power Rangers and Kamen Rider, Inferno Girl Red is something that any tokusatsu fan will enjoy.  Check out some of the reward perks below!

  • Digital copy
  • Hardcover copy
  • Art prints
  • Your comic book script reviewed
  • Your art portfolio reviewed
  • Be in the comic!
  • ADD ON – Inferno Girl Book 1
  • ADD ON – Inferno Girl Red enamel pin!
  • ADD ON – Inferno Girl Red Book 1 creative commentary podcast

We have 15 days (as of the time of this post) to back Inferno Girl Red Book 2!  Click here to back this Kickstarter!

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Looks like Ohsama Sentai King-Ohger is about to get wild!

A new piece of merchandise has been revealed for the current Super Sentai series- confirming a CROSSOVER with the iconic Zyuden Sentai Kyoryuger (which celebrates its 10th anniversary this year).

This is our first image of the DX King GaburiCaliber an updated version of the Kyoryuger weapon with a new ShuGod inspired Zyudenchi. KyoRyu Red is shown in a new type of uniform similar to the King-Ohger team thanks to this new power.

In addition, we also have a quick teaser for a new updated release of the DX Kyoryuzin mecha! This updated version is compatible with the DX King-Ohger release- taking the place of God Kuwagata.

Both items are expected to release in October 2023. Stay tuned to TokuNation for further updates on this exciting chapter of Super Sentai history!

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Thanks to Toy Scope on Facebook, we have our first look at the upcoming Power Rangers Lightning Collection Master Morpher! This roleplay item was featured exclusively in the 25th anniversary episode “Dimensions in Danger”, as Tommy Oliver used it to morph in to all his different Power Rangers forms.

It was also featured in the graphic novel Soul of the Dragon as well as the upcoming 30th Anniversary Special comic from BOOM! Studios.

Pricing and release details are unknown. Fan speculation is that this item will be revealed for release at Hasbro Pulsecon at the end of this month. However, with the toy line currently on hiatus, who knows if this item even sees release.

Stay tuned.

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The current Super Sentai series – Ohsama Sentai King-Ohger – has reached it’s halfway point and the show is taking a rather interesting direction.  Without going into too many spoilers, after the events of the most recent episodes, a two-year time-skip will occur as new villains will appear starting in September to battle the King-Ohgers.

And then – in October – another King will arrive!  Daigo, aka KyoryuRed, will return in Ohsama Sentai King-Ohger with a new form and an updated form of the Kyoryujin!

The return of KyoryuRed is in celebration of the 10th Anniversary of Zyuden Sentai Kyoryuger.  You can pre-order the new Kyoryuger merchandise – which will be compatible with the King-Ohger mecha – from our site sponsor Tokullectibles!

– DX Kyoryujin 2023
– DX Red Gaburicalibur

Stay tuned for an exciting few months for Super Sentai!

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Entertainment Weekly has published a new ARTICLE about the upcoming season Power Rangers Cosmic Fury! This confirms a number of exciting details about this new Ranger adventure!

*Actor David Yost returns to Power Rangers once again as Billy Cranston, adding his genius and experience to a new generation of Rangers.

An official plot synopsis for Cosmic Fury states: “Lord Zedd has escaped, and this time his rampage extends to the farthest reaches of space! The Rangers need to find new Zords and new powers to face Zedd’s latest threat, and they won’t do so alone. Joined by some familiar faces, they will discover the power of the Cosmic Orbs and become the Cosmic Fury Rangers, armed with new uniforms, new weapons, and an entire new fleet of Zords!”

The intro for the new series has also been uploaded, showing that recurring Dino Fury actress Jacqueline Joe (who plays the role of Fern) is now promoted to opening credits.

Power Rangers Cosmic Fury- a 10 Episode adventure- will officially be released on September 29 2023 only on Netflix!

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Tonight was the official Toei press conference for the newest Kamen Rider series, Kamen Rider Gotchard! The principle cast for this new series has finally been revealed!

*Kamen Rider Gotchard (real name Hotaro Ichinose)is played by Motojima Junsei. Hotaro is a high school student supporting his mother and their family restaurant while looking for a skill to properly call his own. One day Hotaro discovers the Alchemy Academy hidden in his school, and begins to learn about the mysterious magic of the Chemie cards. A chance encounter with the Chemy Hopper leads to Hotaro activating the powers of a Kamen Rider!

*Joining Gotchard is Kudo Rinn (played by Matsumoto Reiyo– Hotaro’s best friend, a top student in their high school AND alchemy classes. She is the daughter of a legendary alchemist named Fuga who stole the original Chemy Cards 10 years before the series began.

*Yasunari Fujibayashi portrays the stern and serious Alchemy Academy graduate Spana Kuragan, possessing the power to transform into an elite warrior known as Valvarad.

*Alchemy Academy tutors Abe Otsu & Sabimaru Tsuruhaya (played by Icho Renge and Rikiya Tomizono respectively will teach Hotaro & Rinn on the properties of the Chemy Cards.

*The main villains of this season are a group known as the Three Sisters Of Darkness– consisting of Atropos, Kroto & Lachesis played by Geno Okita, Kanon Miahara, & Arisa Sakami respectively. The Sisters are powerful alchemists who seek the Chemy Cards for their own agenda.

The main theme song for Kamen Rider Gotchard is titled CHEMY X STORY and will be performed by the group Back-On.

Kamen Rider Gotchard begins September 3 2023! Stay tuned to TokuNation for further details on this new chapter in Kamen Rider history!

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Magazine scans of Kamen Rider Gotchard have been shared.  In these scans we get a nice look at the suit, some of the gear, and of course, the Gotchardriver which brings back a beloved gimmick to Kamen Rider – cards and card-scanning!

You can pre-order the DX Gotchardriver via site sponsor Tokullectibles by clicking here!

Stay tuned for more news and information on Kamen Rider Gotchard!

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The panel for the Massive-verse series of books from Image Comics had quite an eventful time at San Diego Comic Con 2023.  The final announcement from the panel was that Massive-verse and Solis Studios had partnered to create a fighting card game powered by the Pocket Paragon system.  The game features 8 playable characters – Radiant Black, 001, Rogue Sun, Cataclysm, The Dead Lucky, Pyre, Inferno Girl Red, and The Griffin.  Each character deck features art pulled directly from the comics with famed artist Dan Mora (Teenage Mutan Ninja Turtles x Power Rangers, Go Go Power Rangers) providing the character card art.

Stay tuned for the upcoming Kickstarter campaign to fund this card game!

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Following the official unveiling of the next Kamen Rider series- Kamen Rider Gotchard we have now learned a bit about the production team in charge of this new series!

*Veteran Kamen Rider director Ryuta Tasaki will helm the series, with another Rider veteran Keiichi Hasegawa listed as main writer. Hirofumi Fukuzawa will serve as action director.

The story of Kamen Rider Gotchard will feature high school alchemist Hotaro hunting down the 101 Chemy creatures- who can transform humans into monsters known as Phantom Malgams.

A brief teaser for this new Rider has also been released via Toei’s social media

Kamen Rider Gotchard is scheduled to begin on September 3 2023! The series’ official press conference (introducing the cast & characters) is scheduled for August 9 2023.

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This year’s San Diego Comic Con 2023 is in full swing and Hasbro has brought the Power Rangers Lightning Collection and the latest batch of upcoming releases to the show.  We did a quick visit yesterday and went back for some more up close and personal pictures.

Check out the remastered Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, the upcoming Rita Repulsa figure, and more!