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Well, that didn’t take long did it?

Saban Brands, the company that brings you every iteration of Power Rangers, has pulled the plug on their programming block known as The Vortexx. This fall, The Vortexx (a Saturday morning block of kids television) will be replaced by One Magnificent Morning, a five hour block of programming which features shows that feature family-friendly topics (our personal favorite right now is a new show called SWAG, because nothing says family like SWAG!).

The fate of the shows airing on The Vortexx right now are unknown, though a few of the shows (Digimon Fusion and Yu-Gi-Oh! Zexal) air currently on Nick Toons while Dragonball Z Kai is going back to Cartoon Network for their recreated Adult Swim programming block. But why are we posting about this? Because Saban Brands had once said they were going to use The Vortexx to air the vast library of Power Rangers (everything except the new seasons, which air on Nickelodeon and Nick Toons). We didn’t even make it through the end of Power Rangers Lost Galaxy before the programming block has been removed. Looks like it’s back to Netflix or your DVD releases to catch up on all those old Power Rangers shows.

Go ahead and share your thoughts. It’s important to note that with The Vortexx ending, there is now no children’s television block airing on bare-bone basic cable on Saturday mornings. For those of who us who grew up racing home to watch cartoons after school and waking up early to watch our favorite shows on Saturday mornings, this is truly one of those things that the new generation will never get to experience.

NOTE! Saban Brands has yet to make an official announcement. There is still that possibility that The Vortexx will end up somewhere, somehow, but in all likelihood, this is the end. Thanks to ToonZone.net for the news.

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Following hot on the heels of Lord Zedd’s reveal this morning, we now have official images of the ENTIRE lineup of the Mighty Morphin’ Power Rangers in the 5″ Legacy line! Coming soon to a Toys ‘R’ Us near you are all 7 of the original Mighty Morphin’ Power Rangers! Red, Green, White, Black, Pink, Blue & Yellow!

Of note is that a standard Red Ranger is not solicited, only an Armored Red Ranger with the Dragon Shield. These figures aren’t yet listed for sale on the TRU.CA website like Zedd is but you can expect them to be released sometime this summer as well.

Thanks to Fury Diamond of Rangercrew for bringing these images to our attention.

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One of the greatest villains the Power Rangers have ever faced has returned, albeit much tinier this time!

Revealed today via the TRU.CA website are new official images of the 5″ Power Rangers Legacy Lord Zedd figure! According to their site this figure is scheduled to ship/release on 6/15/14, only a few weeks away! Regular retail price on line is $16.99 but the figure is currently on sale for $12.67 before shipping online.

On top of Dragon Daggers & Dragon Zords, the hunt is on for this latest Legacy release! Good luck!

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Some new scans for the ToQGer summer movie “Galaxy Line SOS” are now online!

The “Galaxy Line” is the official name for the Safari Ressha team. The Safaris have their own new conductor (identified only as Lady) who seems to have her own version of Ticket. Lady’s Line is pursued by Count Nil, a new Shadow warrior voiced by Kenichi Maeyamada (also known by the stage name “Hyadain”) a composer responsible for several anime projects.

“ToQGer The Movie: Galaxy Line SOS!” premiers in theaters July 19! Stay tuned to TokuNation for further details!

 

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After a lengthy stay in Tamashii Nations limbo, the original Super Sentai Red finally joins the S.H. Figuarts line this September!

Himitsu Sentai Goranger’s Akaranger will hit retail for the price of 4860 yen, along with a very fitting selection of accessories! Included his Silver Shot gun, signature Red Bute weapon in staff and whip formations, Birdie belt rockets and bomb ball effect part to recreate the “Goranger Storm” finishing attack.

Bluefin Tamashii Nations have also announced that they will be releasing the figure in the US for the price of $44.99, with further release details to follow.

Check out the full official image gallery after the jump!

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The thunderous brave, Kyoryu Gold, has arrived!

S.H. Figuarts Kyoryu Gold was recently released as a Tamashii Web Exclusive, and currently he’s the final Kyoryuger to be released in this line. We haven’t heard anything yet about the rest of the team but who knows. Oddly enough Kyoryu Gold is also not only the 6th Kyoryuger, but coincidentally he’s the sixth 6th ranger Figuart to be released, joining the ranks of Dragon Ranger, Gosei Knight, Shinken Gold, Kiba Ranger, & Gokai Silver.

Kyoryu Gold of course includes his trademark Zandar Thunder & Gaburi Changer as well as the final piece you’ll need to complete your S.H. Figuarts Kentro Spiker! Though the previous Kyoryuger releases are by no means bad, Kyoryu Gold is easily the best of the 6 released thus far. He’s an absolutely solid figure with crisp paint apps and so far top notch quality control. To see our full 40 image gallery of S.H. Figuarts Kyoryu Gold, simply click “Discuss on the TokuNation Forums” at the bottom of this post. And how about you check out our previous Kyoryuger S.H. Figuarts galleris as well!

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The Bandai Tamashii Nations website has uploaded full galleries of its forthcoming September releases, and kicking things off is S.H. MonsterArts Godzilla (2014), based off of the King of Monsters’ appearance in the brand new Godzilla film from Legendary Pictures.

Stomping in for a price of 7344 yen, according to his official page Godzilla sadly features no additional accessories. While he is scheduled for a September release in Japan, Bluefin Tamashii Nations will likely follow with an October release in the US. We’ll keep you updated when this is confirmed.

In the meantime, check out the official images after the jump!

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In case you missed it, the Legacy Dragonzord has been released from ToysRUs.com. Hundreds of fans have been receiving their Legacy Dragonzords this week, and two friends of the site, @Peaugh and @hassanahmed120 received theirs and took the time to do video reviews of these figures.

Check out the video review from @Peaugh below!

And also check out the video review from @hassanahmed120 below!

We have our own Legacy Dragonzord Pics and Reviews thread, so if you want to share some cool images or your own video review, please feel free to do so there! And stay tuned to TokuNation for our own extensive image gallery of the Legacy Dragonzord. It’s a good time to be a Power Rangers fan!

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The first members of the Zawame City Rider War have finally made their way to out! S.H. Figuarts Kamen Rider Gaim & Baron are released in stores at last!

The Hacchaka Blog gives us an excellent photo gallery of Gaim, revealing that his release uses the older-style Figuart hand instead of the new “storage-tray” models first seen in the recent Kamen Rider Kabuto Renewal.

Meanwhile, Youtube reviewer k2eizo has put up two brief video reviews of these excellent new figures! Check them both out:

 

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After the reveal of Kamen Rider Gaim Kiwami Arms via Magazine scans this week, we knew inevitably toy reveals were coming soon. But there’s also a bit of a shocker in this image.

In the magazine scans which have surfaced in the last few days we see that by using the Kiwami Key Gaim can unlock a secondary mode of the Kachidoki Lock Seed. Also seen in scans his Kachidoki Armor then “casts off“, Kamen Rider Kabuto style, to reveal Kiwami Arms beneath it. It appears this has been carried over to the Arms Change figure as well!

AC13 Kiwami Arms Gaim includes cast off Kachidoki Armor to reveal Kiwami beneath it! For what is speculated to be the last retail release of the Arms Change line it’s certainly going out with a bang!