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Another Toy Fair has come and gone and this year was just as hectic as the previous years! Our team was in New York for the entirety of the event and covered every avenue you can imagine! Check out the full coverage below for our entire network’s coverage – including Transformers (TFW2005.COM), G.I.Joe (HissTank.com), Marvel, DC Comics, NECA, and every toy company you can think of (TOYARK.COM), and of course, TokuNation.com for your Power Rangers coverage. Thank you for all your likes, shares, and links to our coverage!

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under Conventions, General Tokusatsu News, Power Morphicon, Power Rangers

More guests have been added to the line up for the Official Power Morphicon!

Added to the list are six guests with one popular guest from last year returning for her second go around! Check out the list below!

  • Selwyn Ward (Turbo Red Ranger #2, In Space Blue Ranger)
  • Jason Faunt (Time Force Red Ranger)
  • Erin Cahill (Time Force Pink Ranger)
  • Illia Volok (Wild Force Master Org)
  • Kimberley Crossman (Super Samurai Red Ranger #2)
  • Michael Hollander (JB Reese in VR Troopers)

The Official Power Morphicon is being held in the Pasadena Convention Center this coming August 12th through the 14th. Registration is open now – don’t miss your chance to attend the biggest and largest Power Rangers convention on the planet! If you need any more incentive – Bandai America teased big things to show off at this year’s show with that movie coming out next spring that you might have heard about…

We’ll see you at the show!!

under Power Rangers

The Mighty Morphin Power Rangers comic book series by BOOM! Studios is so successful that they’ve chosen to release a limited series focusing on just one single Power Ranger … and that’s been announced before Issue #1 has even released yet!

According to the LA Times in an exclusive article, BOOM! Studios and Saban Brands have partnered to release a six issue limited series featuring none other than the original Pink Ranger titled “Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Pink“. This limited series will focus squarely on Kimberly Hart, also known as the Mighty Morphin Pink Ranger. With the recent success of both Mighty Morphin Power Rangers Issue #0, as well as more female-central comic books like Squirrel Girl, Thor, Jem and the Holograms, and Spider Gwen it comes as no surprise to see a female-centered comic book release.

Your creative team behind the book is none other than Brenden Fletcher (Batgirl, Gotham Academy, Black Canaray) and Kelly Thompson (Jem and the Holograms, Captain Marvel and the Carol Corps) as writers, and the art duties will be belong to Daniele Di Nicuolo (Mirror’s Edge: Exordium).

The comic is slated to release in May 2016 and continue on for five additional issues. What do you think? Will you be picking it up? Also – no details on variant covers just yet, but if we were to make a wager, we’d say it’s a safe bet to plan on dropping some change to pick up more than a single cover.

under Conventions, Power Rangers, Toy Fair

We reached out to Bandai America to get a couple more clarifications or questions answered for everyone after our initial trip through the showroom. The questions (and answers) are below!

What do the new Legacy figures come with?

With the main core of the teams, it will be a Build-a-Figure type of system where each figure will come with a different piece to build a bigger figure. For the first assortment, the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers figures will come with pieces to build a Megazord figure. Whether or not they will come with individual weapons has not been finalized yet. Sixth Rangers, such as the Mighty Morphin Green Ranger figure, will come with accessories instead of a “Build-a-Figure” piece.

What is the exact size of these new Legacy figures?

The Power Rangers themselves will be 6.5″ in scale, and the figure they create will be 7.5″ in scale. They will retail for roughly $20.

The fans still want to know – are we going to get a Poisandra figure?

There is no update for a Poisandra (or Keeper) figure at this time.

At New York Comic Con it was stated that Bandai America was working to get the remaining Ranger Keys released. Nothing is displayed at Toy Fair. What is the status of those remaining keys – are they coming out, or are they cancelled?

The product manager who is in charge of Ranger Keys did not make the trip to Toy Fair so unfortunately their final status is unknown as of this posting. If we get the answer later on we will be sure to update.

If we get any more updates, we will post them up for everyone.  We did ask about a possible Talon Ranger figure, but that question was skipped by Bandai America.

under Conventions, Power Rangers, Toy Fair

We have high resolution images of all the Legacy items on display from Toy Fair 2016! Check out the following images!

  • Limited Edition Black & Gold Legacy Dragonzord
  • Legacy Falconzord
  • Legacy Communicator
  • Legacy Communicator – Green & White Edition
  • Legacy Movie Morphers (Red, Pink, Blue)
  • Legacy Blade Blaster

Photography was not allowed for possibly the biggest reveal of the event – brand new Legacy figures! These will be 6 inches in scale (so on par with your S.H. Figuarts characters), feature extensive articulation, detailed paint applications, and will release later this year! They will release three assortments (waves) a year, and each year will feature two seasons worth. The first year’s releases will be Mighty Morphin Power Rangers and Power Rangers Ninja Storm. When we asked why those two, they stated Mighty Morphin Power Rangers is too iconic not to use, and Power Rangers Ninja Storm has to have a good reason (with a wink … for those who don’t get the reference, the next series is Power Rangers Ninja Steel).

The figures will also come with a “Build a Figure” type of accessory, allowing you to create the Megazord for that respective season. Shown at the show was the original Mighty Morphin Power Rangers Megazord – and it looks INCREDIBLE! As does the Legacy Mighty Morphin Green Ranger figure! The first assortment releasing this summer will contain Mighty Morphin Red Ranger, Blue Ranger, Ninja Storm Red Ranger, Ninja Storm Blue Ranger, Ninja Storm Yellow Ranger, and another figure from Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (unknown which color at this time).

Check out all the images after the jump!

under Conventions, Power Rangers, Toy Fair

Toy Fair 2016 is here! Check out images from Power Rangers Dino Supercharge! Things shown off in these pictures are as follows:

  • Dino Super Drive Rangers (all 10)
  • New villain figures
  • Repainted Dino Morphers
  • Repainted Dino Saber
  • Repainted T-Rex Super Charge Morpher
  • Repainted T-Rex and Spino Zords

A lot of these items we’ve already seen before but we have better looks now. Enjoy these images of Power Rangers Dino Supercharge!

under Conventions, Power Rangers, Toy Fair

Our own Sentai Tamashii is at Toy Fair 2016 and spent some time with Bandai America. Here are some snippets of information while we await on pictures!

  • The Ninja Megazord on display was NOT the Legacy Ninja Megazord – it was the original toy, simply there as a placeholder.
  • Will retail between $80-$90
  • Legacy Figures – appear to be 6″ tall, more detail, not “powerful Rangers” style but still American muscle style
  • Female Legacy Figures have slits in skirts to allow figures’ legs to move
  • Each Legacy Figure will have a “build a figure” piece to build that season’s Megazord
  • 6th Rangers in the Legacy line will have more accessories instead of a “build a figure” piece
  • There will be 3 assortments released in a year, with 2 seasons per year
  • First year will be Mighty Morphin Power Rangers and Power Rangers Ninja Storm – thanks Ninja Steel influence!
  • Assortment 1 will be Ninja Storm Red, Blue, and Yellow, Mighty Morphin Red, Green and one other figure
  • Ninja Coins when?  Bandai America doesn’t want to let collectors down – still many more shows to reveal things at this year
  • Currently no other focus other than mainline toys and Legacy toys (sorry Ranger Key fans!)
  • Bandai America cannot discuss anything Movie 2017 related at this time.
  • Future Legacy release?  “All in due time” … stay tuned, still three big conventions this year (SDCC, NYCC, PMC)
  • Bandai committed to not letting girl fans down – there will be plenty of female oriented items released

Stay tuned for high res pictures from the event!

under Power Rangers

This weekend is a busy weekend for fans of Power Rangers Dino Supercharge! First, you have Toy Fair 2016 with all new product reveals for the toy line (as well as the popular Legacy line). Then, right after the reveals, you have a brand new episode of Power Rangers Dino Supercharge!

In this new episode titled “Nightmare in Amber Beach“, Shelby, the Dino Charge Pink Ranger, receives a pillow from a monster that puts her to sleep! When she awakes, she sees her fellow Rangers as Vivix! Can our heroes stay awake to avoid the same fate, or will Heckyl/Snide finally defeat our heroes and take their Energems? Enjoy two preview images sent to us from Saban Brands!

An all new episode of Power Rangers Dino Supercharge airs THIS SATURDAY on Nickelodeon! Check local listings for exact times in your area!

under Power Rangers

For those of you who collect vinyl figures, or specifically the action vinyl figures from The Loyal Subjects, will be pleased to know that a recent listing at online retailer EntertainmentEarth.com has popped up for a Series 2 set of Mighty Morphin Power Rangers figures to release this coming August.

For those who don’t know – The Loyal Subjects released action vinyl figures from Mighty Morphin Power Rangers last year that blew up in popularity, with the rare figures going for well over $100 at times. Since their release, metallic and crystal versions of the figures have been released at San Diego Comic Con 2015 as well as Hastings stores. What will we see in Series 2? Some assume we’ll get vinyl figures of Rocky, Adam, Aisha, Bulk, Skull, Alpha 5, and possibly more. With Toy Fair 2016 happening this weekend, we may get our first look – or at least a hint!

Stay tuned to our coverage of Toy Fair 2016 this coming weekend.

under Super Sentai

The first crop of reviews for the next Super Sentai series, Doubutsu Sentai Zyuohger, are beginning to roll in. First up – check out the video review of the highly anticipated (for a variety of reasons) DX ZyuOhKing, the main Megazord of this new series!

Featuring a few “firsts” for Bandai Japan – this Megazord does not seem to have any electronics and is significantly smaller to previous DX Mecha released. Is this part of Bandai Japan‘s new vision – to once again make toys easier to import to the United States (as seen with Ninninger‘s Power Rangers styled 5 inch figures)? Time will tell! Let us know what you think of the video review in the discussion thread!