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With Power Morphicon 2018 now underway, we have our first major reveal courtesy of Bandai Japan and the good people at Toku ToyStore!

At long last we have the third Soul Of Chogokin release for Mighty Morphin Power Rangers– none other than Titanus the CarrierZord! Also known as King Brachion for fans of Kyoryu Sentai ZyuRanger.

The long-necked Carrier is recreated in exquisite diecast detail- and based on previous releases should be fully compatible with the previously released DaiZyuJin and Dragon Ceaser Soul of Chogokin entries.

Sadly, price & release details for Titanus have not been revealed at time of writing. Stay tuned to TokuNation as we keep you up to date on all Power Morphicon reveals!

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Attention fans of the Power Rangers! The bi-annual official Power Morphicon is officially UNDER WAY here at Anaheim, California! Today is Friday, August 17th 2018 which means it is day one for Power Morphicon and the biggest celebration of the Power Rangers and its 25th Anniversary. So what is happening today?

You can begin checking in to the convention (if you pre-registered) at 12pm! Use a photo ID and/or your printed invoice to receive all of your swag and head down to the official convention store to pick up all your pre-ordered merchandise. After that – you wait! The fun begins at 4pm PDT.

We’ve written up a brief description of the panels for Friday. Alternatively, you can also check out the official schedule by clicking here. Times, guests, and overall panels are subject to last minute changes.

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Site sponsor & all-around awesome place to shop online BigBadToyStore.com has opened PreOrders for heavy restocks of the Power Rangers Legacy toyline!

This gives fans an excellent opportunity to catch up on previous Legacy releases. In addition, preorder pages have been opened for two of the most recent highly-anticipated Legacy figures:

*Black Psycho Ranger
&
*Dino Thunder Yellow Ranger

Currently, the Power Rangers Legacy restocks are listed with a release date of February 2019! Stay tuned to TokuNation & BigBadToyStore as we keep you up to date on this fan-favorite action figure line!

under Power Rangers, TokuNation, TokuNation Site Updates, TokuNation Spotlights

“You have no idea who you’re dealing with, do you?”

As the remaining Psycho Rangers continue their reign of terror, the Power Rangers have hatched a plan to beat them. But there’s an unforeseen complication when a previously unknown 6th Psycho Ranger makes his debut on the battlefield! Though he’s here to take the Power Rangers for himself, this Psycho Silver doesn’t seem to be who he claims to be….

Following up from our look at the SDCC Legacy Psycho Green Ranger, today we take a look at the simultaneously released Entertainment Earth Exclusive Legacy Psycho Silver Ranger! Psycho Silver may not be a real Psycho Ranger, but this figure will be a really great addition to your collection. If your like me and Psycho Ranger figures make you weak in the knees, it’s a must have. Armed with his Psycho Silverizer, Zhane is ready to battle it out with the best of the In Space & Psycho Rangers.

We’ve got a full 70+ image gallery ready to go for you today along with a complete review. Just click “Discuss on the TokuNation Forums” at the bottom of this post to be taken to our full thread. Next time, Garo, Ultraman, and more Power Rangers!

under Kamen Rider

As the game says, “A maiden is in trouble, in Toki-Meki Crisis!” But this maiden seem to be in trouble no more! Collector’s have waited patiently for signs of Poppy since Kamen Rider Ex-Aid ended nearly a year ago. Now, we finally have confirmation that S.H. Figuarts Kamen Rider Poppy is on the way!

Thanks to a new listing on Premium Bandai we can confirm that Kamen Rider Poppy is due for release in March 2019 as a Tamashii Web Exclusive. The figure will retail for 6264 yen. Poppy includes 3 sets of hands as well as a set of Bugvisor Zwei replacement parts. Be sure to check with your preferred middleman this week as orders will officially open on August 17th!

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In case you missed it, Renegade Game Studio’s Power Rangers: Heroes of the Grid board game went live on Kickstarter the other day and already met its original goal of $100,000 within the first eight hours! The Kickstarter is now on the second day of funding and as of this write up is now sitting at $158,398.

This means that the first batch of stretch goals have been unlocked and will be added to anyone who pledges to either the $150 tier or 250 all-in tier.

If you’ll be among those attending Power Morphicon this weekend, RenegadeStudios will be there demoing the game so be sure to check them out, and we’ll provide you more updates on this Kickstarter as they become available.

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We reported on this game a bit earlier in the month, but as of today the Power Rangers Heroes of the Grid tabletop game Kickstarter is officially live! And that’s not all either. Having been active for less than 24 hours, the Kickstarter campaign has already raised $70,000+ of it’s $100,000 goal! 

That is an amazing achievement for this project. Fans clearly known what they want and are ready to help fund it. Pledges can be made in 4 tiers, $75, $150, $240, and $300. We’ve included images of all the features and currently announced expansions for the game as well, to tide you over as this campaign clearly move towards it’s full funding goal. With nearly 4 weeks left to go for funding, there’s now way this excellent project won’t meet it’s goal.

You can head over to the Kickstarter pledge page here.

 

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To be celebrated from 2018 on annually, Hasbro and National Day Calendar have just announced that August 28th, shall henceforth be known as, National Power Rangers Day! A brand new national celebration day joins our calendars beginning this year! Here’s more on the announcement from National Day Calendar:

HOW TO OBSERVE

Whether you are a red, yellow, pink, black, blue, green or (favorite color here) Power Ranger, on August 28th, it’s Morphin’ Time! Celebrate your passion for the Power Rangers on social media by wearing your gear and sharing your memories.

Be sure to use #NationalPowerRangersDay to get in on the fun.

Hasbro established National Power Rangers Day on August 28, 2018, to help celebrate the Power Rangers 25th anniversary!

How do you plan to celebrate Nationl Power Rangers Day going forward? We hope that in the years to come, all of them can be morphinominal!

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Legends Comics & Games has revealed a THIRD variant cover for Issue #30 of the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers/ SHATTERED GRID comic from Boom! Studios.

Just as previous covers echo famous comic stories, this one is an homage to Marvel Comics’ “Infinity Gauntlet #1”– using Power Crystals rather than Infinity Stones.

This cover will be available only at Legends’ Fresno, California location and will have a limited run of 500 Prints. While Issue #30 is currently scheduled for release on August 15, 2018 this cover is expected at a later date (not yet confirmed at time of writing).

Be sure to join our Official Discussion Thread to share your thoughts on the end of the SHATTERED GRID special event! PLEASE TAG ALL SPOILERS WHEN DISCUSSING!

under General Tokusatsu News

Another special announcement for fans of obscure & old-school tokusatsu shows!

Discotek Media has officially announced a release for the 1978-79 series Message From Space: Galactic Wars. This series was a spin-off from the 1978 film Message From Space written by legendary tokusatsu godfather Shotaro Ishinomori himself!

Unfortunately, price & release details for this set are unavailable at time of writing. Stay tuned to TokuNation as we keep you up to date on this rare endeavor!