LOCK ON!
Rather than being based on a fruit, this unique Lock Seed appears to borrow more of a skeletal motif and the set itself which includes both Lock Seed and Face Plate is scheduled to ship out this August 2014 for a surprisingly wallet friendly price of of 2160 yen.
Once again thanks to DrillBit, another piece of interesting news was found in magazine scans.
According to the blurb in the image attached to the article: The Premium Bandai online store will be releasing Super Sentai related items including original product and re-releases of older toys with new packaging. The Kamen Rider equivalent to this would be the Super Best line.
There isn’t a whole lot of information to go on as for now, the image doesn’t mention anything like how much these original items will cost or even what they’ll be reissuing first.
It’s Morphin Time!
When Bandai of America first announced the 20th Anniversary Legacy Morpher, the first thing most fans and collectors asked was if and when we would ever get a Green & White Ranger version. As we know by now, we would have a Toys’R’Us release of the Mighty Morphin Green Ranger and White Ranger hit shelves early in 2014. But before we had that, the only option was the elusive and very pricey San Diego Comic Con 2013 Exclusive Gold-Plated Legacy Morpher.
Limited to 1000 pieces and available only at San Diego Comic Con 2013, this version of the morpher was, for a small time, the most sought over Power Rangers merchandise quite possibly in the history of the franchise. I remember when I purchased mine I had offers for double or triple what I paid for as I walked past a line of hopeful attendees.
TokuNation.com is proud to be present to you a high resolution gallery of over 50 images of this exclusive piece of merchandise, with comparison shots to the mass retail version. If you have any additional picture requests, please post them in the discussion thread. Otherwise, sit back and enjoy this (in my opinion) beautiful exclusive!
The third quarter toy releases for Ressha Sentai ToQger made their grainy debut last month. But we didn’t actually get to see everything. Site sponsor BigBadToyStore has just rectified that for us with brand new higher res official images! Check out these new official images for:
Right now Safari Ga Oh is said to be the “movie exclusive” robo for this year. Build Dai Oh will be the personal mecha of ToQ 6 who has yet to appear. And the new Legend Sentai Resshas may feature in some sort of film much like their Kyoryuger & Go-Buster predecessors.
While you have a chance, how about you head on over to BigBadToyStore and pre-order these awesome upcoming machines!
With the Showa VS Heisei movie currently in theaters in Japan, it’s the perfect time to take a look at the tie in toy: The DX Kamen Rider Taisen Lock Seed set!
Both Seeds are more or less the same; they’re capable of cycling through the names of each Rider series. The showa set goes from Ichigo to J before repeating the cycle while the Heisei set one from Kuuga to Gaim.
k2eizo of youtube provides the video of the set, you can watch it below:
Shoutouts to board member PkmnMstr for giving us the heads up!
Here’s a blast out of the past brought to you by our photo guru conundrum! It only seems fitting that with the Mighty Morphin White Power Ranger in the final round of Morphin Madness that we feature this…interesting…figure from the days of Gosei Sentai Dairanger. Behold, the Yutaka Kiba Ranger Role Play set!
For those asking, “What the F is Yutaka?” … Yutaka was a branch of Bandai of Japan formed from the remnants of Shinsei Manufacturing created in 1990 and closed down back in 2003. Their primary focus was cost-affordable role play items for the Super Sentai and Kamen Rider series in Japan. This gallery is of Kiba Ranger from Gosei Sentai Dairanger, or better known to the rest of the world as the Mighty Morphin White Power Ranger.
While not the most eloquent looking figure with very limited articulation (it still might rival ToQOh though…), the sculpting on Byakkoshinken (aka Saba) looks very impressive. To check out the full review and gallery by conundrum, simply click right here or on the ”Discuss on TokuNation forums link at the bottom of the post.
Before you spend absurd amounts of money for this figure, buyer beware and check out the review! And don’t forget to take the time to go to MorphinMadness.com to vote for the Mighty Morphin White Power Ranger! #VoteWhiteRanger
Though the two newest releases from Ressha Sentai ToQger have only just hit the market (Car Carrier Ressha & Tank Ressha) the third piece of puzzle is about to fall in place! Pre-orders recently went live at site sponsor BigBadToyStore for the DX Diesel Ressha & DX Diesel Oh 3-Ressha set. And today Bandai of japan released official images of the complete DX Diesel Oh set!
Check them out after the jump by clicking “Discuss on the TokuNation Forums” at the bottom of this post.
This certainly has been a busy month hasn’t it? In the last few weeks we’ve had some big news pop up for the franchises we cover here at TokuNation. Godzilla movie updates, a new Ultraman series on the horizon, the always awesome Super Hero Time combo of Gaim & ToQger, and the ever controversial Power Rangers Super Megaforce!
Well among all that news you may have missed some of our awesome gallery updates brought to you by the fantastic Tokunation Photo & Content Staff! Follow the links below to be taken to any of our most recent galleries and feel free to leave your comments!
Super Sentai & Power Rangers
S.H. Figuarts Mammoth Ranger Gallery[/URL] (Black Mighty Morphin Ranger)
S.H. Figuarts Kyoryu Blue/Kyoryu Green Gallery[/URL] by KamenRiderOOO
Minipla/Candy Toy Gigant Bragi-Oh Gallery[/URL] by MoonBaseTom
DX ToQ Oh Gallery[/URL]
DX ToQ Buckle & Shiled Ressha Gallery[/URL]
Mega Bloks Legendary Megazord Gallery[/URL] by conundrum
8″ Turbo Phantom Ranger Gallery[/URL] by conundrum
5″ Turbo Shifter Phantom Ranger Gallery[/URL]
Light/Sound Titanium Ranger Gallery[/URL]
DX Titanium Laser Gallery[/URL]
Super Samurai 4″ Shogun Battlized Ranger Gallery[/URL] by conundrum
Kamen Rider
S.H. Figuarts Shocker Combatman Gallery[/URL] sponsored by Entertainment Earth![/URL]
S.H. Figuarts Ridevendor Gallery[/URL] by ryan
Arms Change Shin Zangetsu gallery[/URL]
Arms Change Kurokage & Tulip Hopper Gallery[/URL]
Godzilla
Atomic Roar Godzilla Gallery[/URL]
Destruction City Set Gallery[/URL] by conundrum
Mystice Knights
Armored Defender Angus Gallery [/URL]by conundrum
Hailstorm Catapult Gallery[/URL]by conundrum
When Kamen Rider Gaim uses his Kachidoki Lock Seed to power up using Kachidoki Arms, he’s given the powerful new weapon known as the DJ Gun! This new form and new weapon is going to premiere sooner than you think on the show, and thanks to the Shinkiba Channel on YouTube, we can bring you this video demonstration of the gun’s features and sound effects. Check it out!
While many collectors have purchased the Lock Seeds, the weapon assortment doesn’t seem to get as much love. Let’s hear from some of you who are collecting the ENTIRE line of Kamen Rider Gaim merchandise. Are you excited for this item? You have to admit … the turntable looking bit on the side is pretty sweet. Click the discussion link and sound off!