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Some in the Power Rangers fan community were aware that three previous actors – Jason Faunt, Nakia Burrise, and Jessica Rey – had teamed together to be part of an internet series titled No Nerds Here. The first episode has premiered on YouTube!

The pilot episode has Jessica Rey coming to the realization that she’s not quite the star she believes she is, and her agent ends up booking her as a guest at a show titled CharacterCon celebrating the show she used to be on titled Mighty Rangers (an obviously play on Power Rangers … her season is even titled Wilderness Force, a play on Wild Force). The show is very similar to the once-popular show The Office, in which the camera cuts to one-on-one conversations with our actors periodically throughout the show.

All in all, the pilot episode was pretty entertaining, especially if you’ve gone to conventions and face-palmed at some of the questions that the guests are bombarded with, as the episode pays proper homage to those types of awkward situations. There’s even an implied website/message board/fan club feud between two different groups, in reference to the numerous communities dedicated to Power Rangers. Check it out below!

Please leave your thoughts on the pilot episode in our discussion thread! Are you looking forward to a second episode? Who would you like to see featured in it? Post your thoughts and discuss away! Congrats to the crew who put the episode together!

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Toei finally released the first trailer for the Heisei VS Showa Kamen Rider, the latest all Rider cross over epic film.

Along with showcasing the return of Hiroshi Fujioka as Kamen Rider 1, the trailer also reveals a few more familiar faces that will be returning to the big screen.

First, Masahiro Inoue will once again be reprising his role as Kamen Rider Decade and Shunya Shiraishi will be coming back as the ring bearing Kamen Rider Wizard! You can see the trailer in the box below:

 

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Thanks to the Bandai UK Facebook page, we have the first packaging images of the upcoming Mighty Morphin Power Rangers Legacy Dragon Dagger exclusive from Toys’R’Us! With the UK Toy Fair coming at us at the end of the month, Bandai UK has been teasing everyone with Power Rangers images, and this set here is the first “first-look” we’ve been given.

For those out of the loop – the Dragon Dagger was the weapon of the Mighty Morphin Green Ranger, who used it to summon the mighty Dragonzord! This is the year of the Green Ranger, as the Legacy Morpher Green & White Ranger Edition exclusive has just been released, with the Dragon Dagger and Dragonzord following in the next couple of months.

Did you pre-order the Legacy Dragon Dagger? The item is schedule to release in February 2014 at Toys’R’Us. There was a pre-order for it at the Toys’R’Us website, but a matter of days after the pre-orders went up they were taken offline and have yet to return. Discuss the packaging with us and if you’re excited for this awesome toy!

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This sad bit of news comes by way of our sister site TFW2005. Seizo Kato, who is best known to Transformers fans as G1 Megatron & Galvatron, and to Tokusatsu fans as General Jark from Kamen Rider Black RX, has passed away at 86. Mr. Kato died of bladder cancer at a hospital in Itabashi, Tokyo. Kato had a long history of voice work in Japan but Toku fans will remember him best for his various live action roles:

  • Alien Mephilas – Ultraman Episode 33 & Reprising the role in Ultraman Mebius.
  • Star King Bazoo – Dengeki Sentai Changeman
  • Emperor Zeba – Hikari Sentai Maskman
  • QQ Kyuutan – Gekisou Sentai Carranger
  • General Jark – Kamen Rider Black RX & reprising the role in Kamen Rider Decade: All Riders vs. Dai Shocker
  • Great Satan – Kyoryū Sentai Zyuranger
  • Sol Dozer – Tokkyuu Shirei Solbrain
  • It in Ninpuu Sentai Hurricaneger

The entire staff of Tokunation as well as TFW2005 are deeply saddened to hear of his passing and would like to wish his friends and family nothing but the best.

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The much-publicized anniversary season at last has a release date!

According to TV Guide, the 21st season will begin Saturday, February 15 at 12pm Eastern Time!

Also included is a special new teaser of Super Megaforce actions!

Set your recording devices & be sure to tune in!

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A few days back we reported some of the first information regarding the Mega Bloks Super Megaforce Q Rex Megazord, info that came via an Amazon listing. Now the Mega Bloks website has listed this set with full images and a back story for the Megazord itself!

From the product page – “Call upon the awesome might of the Super Megaforce Silver Ranger’s personal Megazord and build the Mega Bloks Power Rangers Super Megaforce Q-Rex Megazord! This powerful Megazord was inherited by the Super Megaforce Silver Ranger from the Legendary Time Force Quantum Ranger. You can construct the Q-Rex Megazord in Robot Mode and use its huge drill to take on any Armada giant that attacks the Earth.”

The site has since updated with images of several other upcoming sets including the Legendary Megazord, Ultimate Legendary Megazord, and Air Gliders for the Red Blue & Green Super Mega Rangers as well as a glider for the villain Bruisers/X-Borgs. The ever helpful Raz has compiled a list of these sets as well as their retail prices after the jump.

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The good people at The Tokusatsu Network have come across some very interesting news in the latest issue of Japan’s “CinemaToday” magazine.

Hiroshi Fujioka, the very first Kamen Rider (who performed a multitude of stuntwork AND sang his own theme song in addition to his regular workload) will be joining the cast of “Hesei VS Showa: Movie War.”

Though Fujioka has performed voice work for tokusatsu previously (the most recent example being 2011’s “Let’s Go Kamen Rider”), this will be the first time in 38 Years that his character, Takeshi Hongo, has appeared & transformed on screen.

Truly this is a sign of good things to come! “Hesei VS Showa” premieres March 29, 2014 so stay tuned until then for further details!

UPDATED: New images of Rider 1 have been captured from a TV broadcast in Japan. These come via Heroshock, their source currently unknown. The new images show Fujioka in yet another Henshin pose AND riding New Cyclone!

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Youtube user Wotakufighter is at it again! And this time he’s gotten his hands on the DX Cherry Energy Lock Seed from Kamen Rider Gaim! The Cherry ELS belongs to Kamen Rider Sigurd whom we’ve seen a lot of images of in suit, but the identity behind the mask has yet to be revealed. According to this weeks preview, Sigurd along with Marika and Duke should make their first appearance in episode 14.

For now, check out Wotaku’s video demo of the Cherry Energey Lock Seed and how it interacts with the Genesis Driver!

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Continuing the releases from Kamen Rider OOO, the samples of Love Combo, Tamashi Combo, and Super TaToBa appeared at the Tamashi Nation show room in akibabara.

In addition…two more Greeds in this aesthetic were revealed: Mezool whom appears as a statue, and one for fan favrioute Anhk.

Sadly, there is still no word if these designs will ever be released to the public in someway.