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In case you missed it, today was the season finale for Power Rangers Megaforce with the 20th episode entitled “End Game”. A brief episode synopsis has the Power Rangers going up against Cyborg Vrak, Metal Alice, and The Messenger all before The Armada from all stretches of the universe arrives to invade the Earth!

Click here to vote on the episode and discuss it!

Our friend Fury Diamond took the time to upload some of his favorite moments from the episode. We’ve mirrored a couple of the clips below, but to see the rest of them, you’ll have to click here and go to his blog!

In the clip below, we see the Red Ranger Troy training for the upcoming battle. He’s quickly interrupted by the others as the battle begins.

As the battle rages on, the Power Rangers have probably their best morph of the season.

Finally, this last clip CONTAINS SPOILERS – DO NOT WATCH IF YOU DO NOT WANT TO BE SPOILED. It’s the final scene of the season, where we find out just how much trouble our heroes are in. Special note, never heard a mentor panic as much as Gosei does in this clip.

Again, please check out Fury Diamond’s blog, Samurai Cast, to see this and even more!

So what did you think of this finale?

Click here to vote on the episode and discuss!

And now that the “first season” of Power Rangers Megaforce has come to an end, we have another poll open for you to tell us what you thought of this season.

Click here to vote on the first season of Power Rangers Megaforce!

As we get closer to the launch of Power Rangers Super Megaforce we will begin the hype. Until then, let this finale sink in. Something legendary will happen in February.

Image courtesy of Fury Diamond’s Samurai Cast Blog

under Kamen Rider

SH Figuarts Alternative Zero has been released! In Kamen Rider Ryuki, Alternative Zero was actually the form of more than 1 person or rather, scientist. Zero isn’t a real Kamen Rider as Kanzaki never gave Kagawa & his crew a card to transform into a Rider(until later). They aimed to destroy the Mirror World and came into conflict with Ryuki and others. One of their group wanted to be a hero and ended up becoming Kamen Rider Tiger.

With the release of Alternative Zero in the SH Figuarts line, the roster of Ryuki characters in the line is almost complete. Hacchaka[/URL] has posted some detailed images of this new figure and we’ve mirrored a select batch. Read on to check them out!

under Kamen Rider

The newest promo for the upcoming Kamen Rider crossover film “The Faithful Sengoku Movie War” has come online, giving us another new look at the Rider Arms exclusive forms used by the new squad of Armored Riders!


“Faithful Sengoku Movie War” premieres in Japan on December 14th, 2013

under Super Sentai

The second promo for upcoming crossover special “Kyoryuger VS Go-Busters” is now online, highlighting the return of other Dinosaur Sentai heroes from Zyuranger and Abaranger!

 

“Kyoryuger VS Go-Busters” premieres January 18, 2014

under Power Rangers

Tokunation.com continues coverage of the Super Megaforce toy line release with a gallery by photo staff member conundrum of the highly anticipated Deluxe Legendary Morpher!

The Morpher is based on the Mobirate from Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger but is a completely new mold from Bandai of America. It has three ‘generic’ sounds that play when the unit is turned on, the keypad is pressed, and the Ranger Key is removed. The Morpher also makes two team related sounds per key when it is inserted and turned.

The Legendary Morpher weighs approximately 4.5 ounces with three button-cell batteries inserted. Folded, it is approximately 4.5in long x 2.25in wide x 2.25in thick. Open, it is approximately 8.5in long x 2.25in wide x 1.5in thick.

The Legendary Morpher is packaged with the Red Mighty Morphin Ranger key and the Red Super Megaforce Ranger key. Each key is approximately 2.5 inches tall in ranger form and 2.75 inches long in key form. Although considerably smaller than the Gokaiger keys, the Super Megaforce versions do have well sculpted details and well applied paint applications.

Is the Dx Legendary Morpher or Ranger Keys worth picking up? Check out the gallery after the jump and add your own thoughts to the discussion!

 

To check out the full gallery, link at the bottom of this news post.

 

GO GO MEGAFORCE!

under Power Rangers, Super Sentai

Just a few short days before our Power Rangers Wild Force tribute is over and “Gaollery” number 15 is here! Straight from Hyakuju Sentai Gaoranger is this special repaint of DX Gao Hunter.

Gao Hunter Blue Moon appears only once in the course of Gaoranger. In Quest 40. This form was only accessible because Gao God sealed the Power Animals and Sky Island off from the Gaorangers leaving them helpless, as a test. Only Gao Silver was able to still call forth his Animals. And in the midst of losing a battle the other 5 Gaorangers boosted Hunters power by offering their own, creating Gao Hunter Blue Moon!

Blue Moon swaps all the green plastics of the standard release for blue, which effectively means that Gaolligator is the only figure that shows any differences, Hammerhead and Wolf are unchanged from their initial releases. Gao Hunter Justice is the only version of this mecha that’s capable of using this form in show as well. Though the DX toy can still assume Justice or Evil form.

AND be sure to tune in Sunday for a special bonus “Gaollery” to round out our month long tribute!

 

To check out the full gallery, click here or the “Discuss on Tokunation forums” link at the bottom of the news post!

 

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under Kamen Rider

Photo staff member ryan brings us a look at the exclusive Kamen Rider Fourze Effects Set, originally available at the 2012 Tamashii Nations Event.

 

The Fourze Effects Set contains a drill effect, Elek States and Fire States themed Tamashii Act 4 stages bases, three Act 4 stage arms, a smoke effect base, 2 electricity effects, and a flame effect. I would have liked another fire effect of any kind, but what we get is great.

This Set was originally available at the 2012 Tamashii Nations event, and then later at the Tamashii Web Exclusive shop, I recent picked it up on Mandarake for a reasonable price, and am very pleased with it.

 

To see the full gallery, at the bottom of the news post!

 

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under Kamen Rider

Thanks to an anonymous poster on 2Chan, and our friend @GIGABEETLE on Twitter, we bring you some in hand images of the upcoming release of SH Figuarts Kamen Rider ZX!

Check out 14 images of this good looking figure by clicking the title bar!

under Power Rangers

Today we got to see the first public appearance of the Power Rangers Super Megaforce in the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. Many of you have already gone out to Toys’R’Us and purchased your Power Rangers Super Megaforce figures. But there are many of you who are probably still on the fence on whether or not you want to pull the trigger on the Bandai of America version of your favorite Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger figures.

If our galleries haven’t convinced you, maybe this video review of the Power Rangers Super Megaforce Legendary Megazord by our good friend and staffer baltmatrix will convince you. Check it out, along with a preview of our brand new logo for our upcoming site relaunch, scheduled for the early part of December!

 

If you haven’t already, subscribe to baltmatrix’s YouTube channel so you can be the first to see all the great toy reviews that he puts up of tokusatsu merchandise and so much more.

So … are you sold yet? Are you going to pick up a Legendary Megazord? Add your own thoughts in the discussion!

Go Go Megaforce!

under Power Rangers

Happy Thanksgiving! And to celebrate, here’s a video encode from our good friend Fury Diamond of RangerCrew.com! Check out the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers join forces with the Power Rangers Super Megaforce!

The video contains both the encodes from NBC as well as CBS. It’s important to note that CBS was obviously reading an out-dated fact sheet, naming the Power Rangers Samurai characters instead of the Power Rangers Megaforce characters.

Are you excited for Super Megaforce? Let us know! And be sure to check out all of Fury Diamond‘s stuff at his blog, SamuraiCast Blog!

Go Go Megaforce!