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under Conventions, Power Morphicon, Power Rangers

We’re only 3 short months away from the next Official Power Morphicon! And as we get closer and closer to the show, more and more guests are being added! Recently announced guests for the next Official Power Morphicon include:

  • Hilary Shephard (Divatox in Power Rangers Turbo)
  • Ali Afshar (voice of the Phantom Ranger in Power Rangers Turbo, Power Rangers in Space)
  • Alison MacInnis (Power Rangers Lightspeed Rescue Pink Ranger)
  • Chris Violette (Power Rangers S.P.D. Blue Ranger)
  • Azim Rizk (Power Rangers Megaforce Black Ranger, Super Megaforce Green Ranger)
  • Tsutomo Kitagawa (Super Sentai and Godzilla suit actor)

If you haven’t already, please head to the Official Power Morphicon site and register! If you’re a fan of Power Rangers, you can’t miss it! The Official Power Morphicon takes place this August 12th through the 14th in Pasadena, California.

under Power Rangers

If you’re involved in social media at all then over the last few days you’ve probably seen some of your former Power Rangers alumni tweeting out cryptic messages and videos about something called “The Order“. So what is The Order? Honestly – we don’t know, and those who do aren’t speaking about it!

But we have received three cryptic messages – an image of two people standing together with the message “Legends aren’t born, they’re forged”. The second, a quick video (shown below) of people suited up rushing out of a vehicle with the message, “Do we have your attention yet?”

And then today, the following message “Wait for it” with the date 05-19-2016 revealed. That video is also below.

So who do we know is involved? It’s a pretty extensive list. The following list are former (and one current) Power Rangers actors that have either changed their social media to the image in this news story or have been re-tweeting or sharing the videos on Instagram and Facebook.

  • Austin St. John
  • Johnny Yong Bosh
  • Karan Ashley
  • David Yost
  • Steve Cardenas
  • Catherine Sutherland
  • David Fielding
  • Paul Schrier
  • Nakia Burise
  • Blake Foster
  • Hilary Shephard
  • Jason Faunt
  • Erin Cahill
  • Dan Southworth
  • Deborah Phillips
  • Azim Rizk
  • Yoshi Sudarso

Are you looking forward to the reveal of what The Order is? Join in the speculation in our discussion thread! We’ll have the answer (we believe) on May 19th.

under Ultraman

Tsuburaya Productions has uploaded a brief teaser trailer for the upcoming new Ultra Series: Ultraman Orb!

This teaser offers fans a close look at Ultraman Orb’s three (known) forms: Spacium Zeperion, Burn Mite and Hurricane Slash-

Ultraman Orb is scheduled to begin on July 9, 2016. Feel free to join in our Ongoing Discussion Thread to share your thoughts and fears about this new hero!

under Kamen Rider

In a move surprising many, Bandai has jut revealed official release details for S.H. Figuarts Kamen Rider Gold Drive! Most surprising of all? He’s going to be a retail release!

Gold Drive is a pretty straightforward repaint of Drive Type Speed with the Proto-Drive Tire.  As such he’ll almost definitely be a good figure if you have any experience with that mold at this point. Gold Drive includes 4 sets of hands and one replacement part for the Banno Driver to replicate Banno’s face readout.

S.H. Figuarts Kamen Rider Gold Drive will be released at retail in September for 5940 yen.

under Power Rangers

They’re finally here, the official reveal of the 2017 Power Rangers Movie suit designs!

Entertainment Weekly has the exclusive reveal and wow, what a reveal it is! The Red, Blue, Yellow, Black, & Pink Rangers are finally here and they’re quite a departure from what we traditionally see in Super Sentai & Power Rangers. EW had this to say about the suits makeup:

“Ours is an alien costume that grows on them, that’s not man-made. You can’t win everyone over, but we are trying to appeal to a more mature audience and gain new fans.” Fans like the Yellow Ranger herself. “It’s the coolest costume ever,” Becky G says. “I’m gonna wear it for Halloween for, like, five years.” 

While opinions will definitely differ greatly, these suits will be a hot topic of discussion.So tell us, what do you think about the reveal? Do the suits hue close enough to the original TV costumes for your liking? Are they too different to be relatable? Sound off in the comments!

under Power Rangers

That sound you hear is your wallet crying out in pain. While you continue to search for those new Ranger Keys at Toys’R’Us, be sure to check ALL the aisles … because the Limited Edition Legacy Dragonzord has been located at Toys’R’Us in California!

Featuring black paint and gold chrome, the Limited Edition Legacy Dragonzord is the perfect companion to last year’s release of the Limited Edition Legacy Megazord which has the same color scheme. Check out all the images in this news post to see what it can look like and stay tuned for in-hand images later.

Special thanks to @PockyBandit for sharing his amazing find today!!

under Conventions, Other Conventions, Power Rangers

Great news for Power Rangers fans living in or near the state of Colorado – you’ll have a chance to meet two fan-favorite Power Rangers actors this fall! Colorado Cos/Mic Comic Con 2 “Back to the 80’s” is being held this year at the Double Tree Hotel in Colorado Springs, Colorado on the weekend of October 22nd and 23rd. The details of the show are listed below!

  • Special Guests
    • Alison MacInnis (“Dana”, Power Rangers Lightspeed Rescue Pink Ranger)
    • Yoshi Sudarso (“Koda”, Power Rangers Dino Charge/Dino Supercharge)
  • Over 100 Vendor spaces featuring collectibles, artwork, and more
  • Cosplay Contest
    • 1st place $200 cash price
    • Various categories with various prizes
    • Kids cosplay contest!
  • 80’s themed cars from Colorado Movie Cars
  • Admission
    • VIP $25 for the weekend
    • $18 Saturday, $12 Sunday Regular Admission
    • Children Under 5 Get In Free!

Stay tuned for even more special guests to be announced!  With no other Power Rangers actors coming in for those other conventions in Colorado this year, this is the show for you at a price you can’t beat! For all the details of the show – head to www.ColoradoCosmicCon.com.  We’ll be in attendance at the show for the weekend – we hope to see you there!

under Power Rangers

In the next few weeks, the MCM London Comic Con will be in full effect, and Bandai UK has continued their tradition of revealing and selling Legacy items early! Available before it’s release at this year’s MCM Comic Con, convention attendees can purchase the upcoming Legacy Communicator from the Bandai UK booth.

In their advertisement we get our first look at the packaging for the item – a more upright box with all five Mighty Morphin Power Rangers shown, with the Legacy Communicator right in the middle. Pretty sharp looking!

Are you planning to pick up the Legacy Communicator? Sound off in our discussion thread. See the original post on Bandai UK‘s Facebook page here – and special thanks to Morgan Lamia from Rangerboard for reporting it first!

under Godzilla

In unexpected fashion a new exclusive has just been revealed as a tie-in for the upcoming Toho film Shin Godzilla, or as it will be known in the west Godzilla Resurgence.

Celebrating Shin Godzilla’s director Hideaki Anno’s seminal work, Neon Genesi Evangelion, Japanese 7-11 stores will be offering a Movie Monster Series Mecha Godzilla Eva 01 Ver vinyl figure!

This Mecha Godzilla/Kiryu will as the name implies be lavishly painted in the classic colors of Eva Unit 01 from Evangelion. This vinyl figure is slated to retail for 4000 yen after tax and will be available exclusively at 7-11 locations in Japan from July 28th onward. Limited supplies will be available at that time.

under Power Rangers

The next DVD in the Power Rangers Dino Charge series, “Breakout”, will release on July 12th, 2016 for a suggested retail of $14.98. This DVD looks to contain the following episodes:

  • Episode 09 – “When Logic Fails”
  • Episode 10 – “The Royal Rangers”
  • Episode 11 – “Breakout”
  • Episode 12 – “Knight after Knights”

For full press release, click “Read More”!  Did you know Power Rangers Dino Charge ranked #1 in it’s time slot with kids aged 2 to 11 years old? Have to admit – those little kids have great taste in television! Go Go Power Rangers!

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