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under Power Rangers

If you’re a fan of the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers then you might be interested to know that Jason David Frank, who played Tommy Oliver the Green Ranger and White Ranger in Mighty Morphin Power Rangers has released the first episode of his documentary My Morphin Life through the popular YouTube channel BatInTheSun. The video is shown below. If you’re hoping for some cool behind-the-scenes Power Rangers footage, you’ll be sad to see that there is none. And there looks to be none in the next episode. This series looks to be, for the moment, strictly about the man behind the helmet, Jason David Frank.

NOTE! If you only see a black screen with audio, change the video’s resolution settings, then switch it back to what you want. This will fix the problem immediately.

So what did you think? Are you going to tune in to the next episode of My Morphin Life? What could be added or removed from the show to make it better, or is it pretty awesome as is? Sound off!

under General Tokusatsu News

Thanks to our friends at the Tokusatsu Network, we have translated details of the upcoming Kikaider movie, which many fans have been wondering about since it’s first “announcement” nearly a year ago.

The following is a translation of the story from the Tokusatsu Network:

– Kikaider was created by Nobuhiko Komyoji as part of the ARK Project. After Komyoji mysteriously dies, Kikaider begins his fight against the ARK Project, which has now lost sight of its original purpose.

Fans of the original series will be happy to know that the series’ original star, Ban Daisuke, is returning to the show as a character named Kyujiro, which when seen in Kanji, translates to “old Jiro”. Thanks again to the folks of the Tokusatsu Network for the translations!

Are you excited for the return of Kikaider? Join in the discussion already in progress!

under General Tokusatsu News

After a long while of speculation, and nearly a year after it’s announcement at the end of Super Hero Taisen Z, the Kikaider movie reboot finally has something solid to show!

At long last the reboot design for Kikaider himself has been revealed! And a pleasant surprise accompanies this image, the reboot design for everybodies favorite anti-hero himself, Hakaider! That’s right, this image finally confirms that both androids will be featured in the film, though let speculation abound about Hakaider’s role. The film is said to be a heart warming love story. But as anyone whose seen Mechanical Violator Hakaider would know, love isn’t his forte.

under Power Rangers

A new preview for this weeks upcoming second episode of Power Rangers Super Megaforce has just been posted online! Episode 2 “Earth Fights Back” will be out this Sunday February 23rd. But until then enjoy this taste of the episode featuring a brief look at the the SPD Delta Runner Legendary Zord! And of course poor Jake dressed as the Mr. Brainfreeze mascot!

And a brief summary of the episode “While the rest of the team works with the civilians to rebuild their city, Troy stumbles upon a plot by the Armada to launch missiles at major cities throughout the world.”

Thanks as always to the awesome Fury Diamond over at RangerCrew for making this video available online!

While you’re at it check out TokuNation’s full galleries of the Delta Runner and the original DX Pat Striker it’s based on!

under Super Sentai, TokuNation, TokuNation Spotlights

Let’s Watch Wednesdays, it’s a sacred power, an adventure into the unknown, a proof of courage! It’s Mahou Sentai Magiranger time here at Tokunation!

The 3 Confined Hades Beasts must be called upon now by Branken! The seal which holds the Infershia at bay is their goal. They must find, The Key! Meanwhile Wolzard is performing a dark spell as the Magirangers are distracted. Urara is in full Mom mode when she finds out the Ozu family finances have disappeared thanks to Makito, Kai & Tsubasa must box a beast with Magi Punch, and Houka will get engaged?!

It looks like another magical week of discussions. So click “Discuss on the TokuNation Forums” at the bottom of this post to jump right into the discussion. Magi Magi Majiro!

under Kamen Rider

Even though the world is still eagerly awaiting the release of the Kamen Rider Gaim and Kamen Rider Baron S.H. Figuarts, Tamashii Nations have begun teasing the next two figures that will be following them! On the Bandai Tamashii Nations website’s Gaim themed page, new images of both Kamen Rider Zangetsu and the Sakura Hurricane bike have been uploaded.

As for pricing details Zangetsu will be 3800 yen & Sakura Hurricane will be 4200 yen, both will be released in June 2014.

under Conventions, Power Rangers, Toy Fair

Toy Fair 2014 is winding down to a close. With that, there was a lot of news coming out from not only our coverage of Power Rangers, but also our friends Fury Diamond of SamuraiCast Blog and @trekkieb47 on Twitter. This news post should work as a comprehensive listing of all the news that came out for Power Rangers over the last couple of days. Enjoy!

– TokuNation.com’s Booth Coverage of Bandai of America

TokuNation.com was the first in the WORLD to bring you all the brand new images and news regarding a lot of the new Power Rangers merchandise coming out later this year. Fans salivated at the first images of the all new toy Legacy Titanus, geared towards collectors and, of course, able to combine with the Legacy Megazord and Legacy Dragonzord. We also caught glimpse of, arguably, one of the most anticipated figures out of the Super Megaforce toy line – the Armored Might Silver Ranger figure, which uses the Gold Mode Armor version of the figure. The official name of that mode for Power Rangers has yet to be revealed (though staff here has money on it being called “Super Mega Mode” or “Legendary Mode”). We also saw the upcoming 5″ Legacy Power Rangers figures, including some surprises – Titanium Ranger, Lunar Wolf Ranger, and Gold Zeo Ranger. If you haven’t already, click here and check out all 150+ images that we took of the Bandai booth!

Our good friend Fury Diamond of Samurai Cast Blog was also in attendance and took a video of his booth tour from that day. You’ve seen the pictures, now see what a booth tour is actually like!

– TokuNation.com’s Booth Coverage of Megabloks Power Rangers

Aside from Bandai of America, the other big showing for Power Rangers was Megabloks, showing off their latest and upcoming assortments for their Power Rangers Super Megaforce line. In our gallery we saw on-hand images of the Legendary Megazord, the Q-Rex Megazord, the individual zords that make up the Legendary Megazord (including an impressive looking Sky Ship build), as well as seeing some Legendary Power Rangers make their debut in the Megabloks line. Click here to see our Megabloks Power Rangers gallery!

Once again, our good friend Fury Diamond was also in attendance and took video of his time at Megabloks. If videos are more your thing, you’ll enjoy the video below! Check it out!

Finally, on Monday Bandai of America held a Collector’s Event. While your only way to see the booth prior was through scheduled appointments, the Collector’s Event allowed larger groups of individuals to take the same tour in a group, getting their chance to see first-hand the same images that we’ve shown you earlier in the news post. Our good friend and host of the Power Rangers podcast RangerCommandPH, Eric, @RangerCommandPH on Twitter, took video of his experience. Check it out below!

Last but not least, the company Loyal Subjects has some Mighty Morphin Power Rangers themed items coming out soon. Check out the previews of their upcoming items by clicking here to see our gallery!

And as for the text-based side of the news, our own Sentai Tamashii learned a few tidbits about this year’s Power Rangers selection as well as the future of things like Legacy Items, Tokumei Sentai GoBusters, and Fury Diamond was able to get some detailed answers as well! They are listed below for you!

– Legacy items will continue in 2015 and be brand new items
– Legacy Titanus will retail for $200 (confirmed by Fury Diamond, reported long ago by raz)
– Tokumei Sentai GoBusters was skipped in favor of adapting Zyuden Sentai Kyoryuger due to an overall lack of profitability of the GoBusters line in Japan
– There are only 60 Ranger Keys planned for retail release in Power Rangers Super Megaforce (Fury Diamond)
– Additional Ranger Keys can and most likely will be offered through future conventions (San Diego Comic Con, Power Morphicon)

That should just about do it! We need to give out some very special thanks to individuals who gave up a lot of free time to attend Toy Fair 2014 and provide you with all the news and information above. For starters, special thanks as always to our network administrators Tony_Bacala and Joe Moore, and HissTank.com administrator DESTRO. A special shout out to our very own Sentai Tamashii for giving up some family time to head to the show to help cover for not only us, but our sister site ToyArk.com as well. We’d also like to thank Fury Diamond of Samurai Cast Blog as well as Eric of the @RangerCommandPH podcast for the hard work and money they spent to be able to cover the show.

So are you ready for some new Power Rangers? Join our discussion already well-in-progress!

under Godzilla

Site sponsor BigBadToyStore.com has put up some listings of the upcoming NECA Godzilla figures, which act as the first true revelation of what exactly we’re getting, along with a concept image of their classic Godzilla figure. Check it out!

– Classic Godzilla Series 01 Set of 2 (The 1985 “Return of Godzilla” figure and a figure from “Godzilla vs Space Godzilla)
– 24” Head to Tail Godzilla
– 12″ Head to Tail Godzilla
– 2″ Mini Figures Set of 24
– Godzilla Connect with Pieces Puzzle Game

For those who aren’t in the loop, for tokusatsu fans NECA is best known for their figures from the Pacific Rim movie. What do you think? Will you be purchasing these figures as an alternative for S.H. MonsterArts? Sound off in discussion!

under Godzilla

Ready for new Godzilla comics from IDW? Another issue of Godzilla Rulers Of Earth is due out tomorrow and we’ve got the preview!

Godzilla Rulers Of Earth #9                                                                                                                                                                                                            Before Godzilla was king, there was another! King Caesar makes his comic book debut in a tale set thousands of years in Earth’s past, in a battle that sets the stage for today’s world of monsters.

Read on to preview this issue!