Today, Premium Bandai Japan announced an ID Core set for Kamen Rider Geats, featuring some of the smaller-shown Kamen Rider characters who may or may not have been eliminated or retired from the Desire Grand Prix.
The ID Cores are cosmetic items that are inserted in to the DX Desire Driver and indicate which Kamen Rider you are. Aside from cosmetics, they do not change any of the sound effects or colors in the driver.
This set will also see a US release through your usual online toy stores.
We’re at New York Comic Con 2022 and checking out everything tokusatsu related and bringing you the coverage! Team Kamen Rider is at the Bandai booth and we’ve got all the pictures of the products on hand.
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Attention all Kamen Rider Fans! If you’re headed to this year’s New York Comic Con 2022 (October 6th-9th) be sure to head to the Team Kamen Rider booth at Bandai (2519)! While there you’ll be able to purchase the following Kamen Rider items (while supplies last):
Swing by the Team Kamen Rider booth at Bandai at New York Comic Con, pick up some merchandise, chat with Team Kamen Rider, take a selfie, and more! Don’t forget to attend the Kamen Rider Fan Meet-Up taking place on Saturday, October 8th at 2pm EST at the Bandai booth (2519)! Cosplay is highly encouraged!
See you at the show!
Fans of the Kamen Rider brand have been waiting a long time for the ability to purchase current-year merchandise locally in the United States and North America. It was announced not long ago that – finally – it was happening. Kamen Rider Geats, the upcoming Kamen Rider series in Japan, will have their DX items release in both Japan as well as the US. That means spending less money on these items because you’re not having to pay to import them.
You can order them online from both of our site sponsors – BigBadToyStore and Tokullectibles! And we’ve compiled the current list for you right here!
Kamen Rider Geats DX Desire Driver
Kamen Rider Geats DX Desire Driver & Zombie Raise Buckle and Holder Set
Kamen Rider Geats DX Zombie Raise Buckle Holder Set
Kamen Rider Geats DX Zero-One Raise Buckle
Kamen Rider Geats DX Shield and Arrow Raise Buckle Set
Kamen Rider Geats DX Magnum Shooter with Water Raise Buckle
Kamen Rider Geats Revolve Change Figures – Magnum Boost Set
Kamen Rider Geats Hero Series Vinyl Figure
Fans can also reach out to their local comic book stores and hobby shops that carried Bluefin Brands or Bandai Collectibles merchandise in the past to place an order for these items. Additionally, there may be product carried in the future on major retailer sites like Amazon.com. Stay tuned for future announcements.
Site sponsor Tokullectibles also has available items that are NOT being brought over to the US/North America, which you can order here.
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As part of the Kamen Rider Fourze 10th Anniversary Celebration, Bandai will finally be bringing the DX Nadeshiko Driver to the hands of both fans and collectors alike.
The Driver was announced as P-Bandai exclusive, however, our friends at Team Kamen Rider have announced that this product will be made available for North American distribution!
No other release info was given, but we’ll know more about this exciting new product when pre-orders open up on September 7th, 2021.
Great news for fans of Kamen Rider Decade! The brand new DX Neo Decade Driver and K-Touch 21, as seen in Rider Time Zi-O vs Decade, is coming! And thanks to Team Kamen Rider and Bluefin Brands you can order the set (or just the K-Touch 21) in North America, from your favorite stores where Bluefin Brands products are sold, for significantly cheaper than importing the item from Japan!
Both releases will contain all the same items and feature no change from each other.
Check out the official images of the DX Neo Decade Driver & K-Touch 21 in the story and then head to our sponsors below and pre-order your items today!
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The CSM Sengoku Driver, officially announced just a few weeks ago, already has the details of the next Lockseed set available. Coming soon in 2021 is the CSM Lockseed Team Baron set. The set includes the following Lockseeds:
It also comes with the following faceplates:
No release details or price have been set as of yet and, interesting as well, is the lack of the CSM Genesis Driver. We know it is coming – Bandai has quietly announced it in blog posts – we just haven’t seen it yet.
Stay tuned Kamen Rider Gaim fans. Things are just starting to get expensive.
The press conference for Kamen Rider Saber happened last night (for us in the US and Canada at least) and fans are ready! After seeing the first trailer as well as the cast we then got the first details of the merchandise.
Check out this year’s belt – the DX Seiken SworDriver!
You will insert a Wonder Ride Book – the Kamen Rider Saber accessory for the belt – then pull out the sword to activate transformation and cause the book to open. Check out the commercial below for a demonstration!
The DX Seiken SworDriver will release 09/05/20 in Japan for 7678 yen. No decision has been made yet for a US release – stay tuned.
Our friends from Team Rider of Bluefin Brands have uploaded a brand new video to their YouTube channel showcasing the upcoming DX Decadriver – available April in the United States and Canada from Bluefin Brands. They demonstrate everything you need to know for this upcoming item. Check out the video below!
On Friday, January 3rd we had the opportunity to do something really special. We held a live-streamed interview with #TeamRider of Bluefin Brands asking both questions we wrote up as well as questions we asked you for via our @TokuNation Twitter account (now 10,000 strong and growing – THANK YOU!). During the interview they were able to see your comments and respond to them real-time. We had a blast and we can’t wait to do it again soon.
Below is a recap of some of the questions/answers as well as the stream itself so you can listen if you missed it. Enjoy!
Are previous CSM Kamen Rider belts available to be released in the United States and Canada?
Bluefin Brands is limited to only what is currently in production or available at retail in Japan. If there is an item that you want to see brought back – be vocal on social media and at conventions. However, there is a good chance that any future CSM items that release will be brought over to the United States and Canada.
Why are there no releases currently planned for UK and Europe?
Bluefin Brands does not hold the rights to distribute items in the UK or Europe. They encourage fans in the UK and Europe to reach out to their local distributors to try and get the same items released there. (NOTE: We have reached out to the Bandai UK branch in hopes of getting more information and if/when we receive a response we will share it with you).
Why is xxxx S.H. Figuart not releasing in the United States?
Tamashii Nations and Bluefin Brands are two separate entities. Tamashii Nations produces a certain number of figures and allocates them accordingly. For the record – #TeamRider asks for quantities of EVERY. SINGLE. FIGURE. that is produced. Sometimes they get a yes, sometimes they get a no. Originally, they were told they were not getting S.H. Figuarts Kamen Rider Zero-One – and now he’s available for pre-order. They’re working on it.
Are you going to release the accessory items for the DX Belts?
At this time they are not in the plans – but they want to for sure. It goes hand in hand with the earlier comment about items in production. If Lock Seeds aren’t currently being produced they can’t necessarily get a run of Lock Seeds brought over to go with the DX Sengoku Driver. This is something they are looking at and working on but the short term answer is nothing right now. Stay tuned.
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Please enjoy the full interview below!