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LOCK ON! 

k2eizo has a juicy new Gaim video for us: taking a look at the Capsule Lock Seed series 9, containing Orange, Banana, Grape, Melon, and Durian!

You might be thinking “Didn’t we get those already?” and yes, we did however the fresh twist here is that these Locks contain phrases recorded from their respective actors designed to work intandom with the pre-existing sounds, much like the Phillip and Shotaro Gaia Memory from W. The neat thing is that while in the Sengoku Driver, you’ll get extra phrases instead of the usual Au lait, Sparking, and Squash sounds.

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If you aren’t caught up yet on Kamen Rider Gaim episodes then trust us, now is the time. If you are then be sure to head over to our Episode 32 “The Strongest Power, Kiwami Arms” discussion thread. Because this week Kamen Rider Gaim Kiwami Arms makes his powerful debut!

On that topic Bandai Of Japan has also just released official images of the DX Kiwami Lock Seed/Key set. This set includes the Kiwami Lock/Key and the Senyo Joint adapter which replaces the rider indicator faceplate. When inserted through the joint and turned, the key reveals the secondary faceplate of the Kachidoki Lock Seed and a new plate on the Kiwami folds down as well. This set is priced at 2500 yen. 

Another larger pack including Kiwami, the Joint, and the Kachidoki Lock Seed will also be released concurrently with the standard Kiwami & Joint set. This larger set is priced at 4500 yen.

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It’s time for another TokuNation.com contest/give-away! As we’ve teased on both our Facebook page as well as our @TokuNation twitter feed, we’re giving away some stuff from the Kamen Rider Gaim Arms Change toy line as well as the Lockseed toy line! This contest starts RIGHT NOW and lasts until Sunday, May 25th 2014.

The contest is simple – take a picture of yourself (or have someone else do it for you) in a henshin/morphing pose (your favorite pose, or your own pose) while holding a piece of fruit! Feel free to add special effects to your picture, just please note that the entire concept of the contest is for you to be holding an actual piece of fruit (ie: don’t digitally edit a fruit in to your picture, it must be included in the picture to begin with). If you cosplay, you can get some bonus points from our judges if you include yourself in costume. Once finished, send your picture in an E-mail to contest@tokunation.com. Include your full name, TokuNation.com forum name (if applicable), and Twitter handle (if applicable). Deadline to enter is Sunday, May 25th 2014. Winners to be announced on or near Sunday, June 1st 2014.

The grand-prize winner will have their choice of one of two prize packages – either the package containing the Arms Change Kamen Rider Baron and Arms Change Kamen Rider Zangetsu Shin, or the package containing the Gashapon Kamen Rider Agito Lockseed and Fresh Orange Lockseed. The runner-up will receive the package the grand-prize winner did not select.

YOU MUST BE 18 YEARS OR OLDER TO ENTER. CONTEST IS OPEN TO RESIDENTS WORLD-WIDE.

For a full list of rules and such, simply click the discussion thread for the contest here. Questions about the contest should also be posted in that thread. Best of luck to everyone who enters!

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As we reported a couple of days ago, the attendees of the upcoming Kamen Rider Gaim Summer Movie will receive a free Lock Seed simply for viewing the movie in theaters. Thanks to the Fruit Rider News blog, we have an image of the item and a description – it’s a Kamen Rider Gaim (literally, aka the Hesei Rider Lock Seed) Lock Seed that’s clear – titled the Theater Special Clear Version. For those collecting Lock Seeds, be prepared to possibly pay a hefty price to get your hands on this one!

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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!

 

 

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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

 

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Strike in the Shadows!

We’re back with a final Arms Change Gallery (for now). The most recent release in the line is none other than AC09 Kamen/Armored Rider Kurokage! Although this toy is meant to represent the original Kurokage, it could quite easily be troop built as the Kurokage Trooper. The inclusion of their signature lock vehicle, the Tulip Hopper helps get this point across.

Another welcome addition to the line, Kurokage officially rounds out the the first 6 Armored Riders before the introduction of Bravo. His Bandai Premium webshop release won’t be for a few months either. So the next AC gallery you’ll be seeing after this is Gaim Jinba Arms after it’s release! So far now, be sure to check out our FULL 50+ image gallery of AC 09 Armored Rider Kurokage & Tulip Hopper by clicking “Discuss on the TokuNation Forums” at the bottom of this post.

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Bandai has opened the official page for the second Lock Seed & faceplate roleplay set!

This offering contains two DX Lock Seeds- Pinecone and Walnut, used by Kamen Riders Kurokage & Knuckle respectively. The set also includes two faceplates; a detailed profile for Kurokage & a blank face for Knuckle (or to double as the mass-produced Kurokage Driver design).

DX Pinecone & Walnut will be released in September 2014 and cost a mere 4,320 yen

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Bandai has announced a second special Kamen Rider Gaim set, featuring two DX Lock Seeds and corresponding faceplates for the Sengoku Driver.

This new set contains DX Matsubokkuri (“Pinecone”) and Kurimi (“Walnut”), the perfect set for fans of Armored Rider Kurokage and Armored Rider Knuckle! Even though Knuckle actually has NO faceplate since he uses the mass-production driver but that’s another story altogether.

In addition, Bandai has also revealed a special bonus for people who buy this set or the previously announced DX Durian/Acorn set: the “SID” Lock Seed! This golden decorative device was seen in the Lock Dealers’ possession relatively early in the series but its actual powers are still unknown.

The DX Pinecone and Walnut set will be released on June 30 and has a relatively affordable price tag of 4000 Yen

 

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The 5th Armored Rider of Kamen Rider Gaim joins the fray in the ever popular Arms Change toyline! 

Like his fellow riders released before him Kamen Rider Gridon comes packed with his trademark Donguri (Acorn) Arms, his arms weapon the Donkachi, as well as a personal Lock Vehicle, the Dandeliner! Though the Dandeliner has only been seen to be used up to this point by the Kurokage troopers, this release would imply that Gridon will use it soon enough. Though if you try to troop build these vehicles for your Kurokage army, you’ll have a rather large excess of Gridons.

Gridon succeeds in being yet another fun an intuitive addition to an ever growing line, and his vehicle takes a crack at some of the shortcomings of the previously released Lock Vehicle bikes. On the whole this one is another clear winner for Bandai of Japan. As seems to be the case with almost any Arms Change figure, this one is also a very welcome addition to the line! To see a full 50+ image gallery of this set click “Discuss on the TokuNation Forums” at the bottom of this post.