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For over a year, the hosts of Talkin Toku have relentlessly shared their negative opinions towards Power Rangers Megaforce and Power Rangers Super Megaforce. To the point that some in the fan community choose not to listen to us because we refuse to accept anything less than GOOD writing, GOOD acting, and GOOD story-telling. We are labeled as “haters”, and “just more people bashing Power Rangers”. To that we say THANK YOU – we refuse to accept something just because the name is slapped on it, and for the last four years that is exactly what we’ve had – poor story-telling, poor acting (from most, not all), poor direction, poor editing, and poor decisions regarding the television program that we all grew up with as kids.

On Saturday, February 7th, kids across the world will be introduced to Power Rangers Dino Charge, the next iteration of the fabled Power Rangers franchise. Returning to helm the show is fan-favorite executive producer Chip Lynn, who many praised before the first episode was even released. Will his presence be felt? Or is Power Rangers now forever destined to be a mere “Google translate” show of Super Sentai?

Join Kickback/Chris, Den-O/Jordan, Sentai Tamashii/Tom, and two very special guests – trekkieb47/Eric and baltmatrix/Matt – as we spend over an hour and a half discussing the good, the bad, and the ugly with Power Rangers Dino Charge. Did it live up to the hype? What are our individual thoughts on the episode and the direction of the franchise with this new series? And most importantly (and most shocking) – what did Den-O/Jordan, best known for his utter disdain for all things Power Rangers, feel about the premiere?

You WILL be surprised!

Before we begin the discussion of Power Rangers Dino Charge the group takes a moment to discuss the elephant in the room and the tragic incident regarding Rick Medina, who played the role of Cole Evans the Red Wild Force Power Ranger as well as Dekker in Power Rangers Samurai/Super Samurai. The question we ask – does Saban Brands react in any way, and if so, how?

NOTE! This episode was recorded before Rick Medina was released from jail with no charges pressed (at the moment, investigation is on-going).

And maybe most importantly, the Twitter trend from the night of the recording and the focus of our episode picture is revealed (to an extent). See the beginning of how five nerds started a brief trend on Twitter within the Tokusatsu community and how it all came to be. Unfortunately, we weren’t recording when everything really took off – but we saved the pictures and they are now available for you to view.

Also – we read your reactions to the premiere from Twitter!

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Follow the show @TalkinToku on Twitter, and the hosts: Kickback at @rankal on Twitter, Den-O at @DenO_Tokunation on Twitter, Sentai Tamashii at @SoulInkChu on Twitter, trekkieb47 at @trekkieb47 on Twitter, and baltmatrix at @baltmatrix on Twitter!! There’s also a Talkin Toku Facebook page! Give us a ”Like” at Facebook.com/TalkinToku

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We’d like to interrupt the regular streaming of Power Rangers, Super Sentai, Kamen Rider, and Garo news to bring things back to reality for a little bit. We here at TokuNation.com are beyond thrilled to announce to the world that our very own Den-O, known also as Jordan for his work here at TokuNation.com as well as our official podcast, Talkin Toku, has added a new member to our site staff – by being the proud father to a brand new young healthy little girl! Mommy is good too!

Please join us in congratulating the newest daddy in the world in our discussion thread. We’re so very happy for you Den-O and we know you’re going to make one hell of a father! Congratulations!

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It’s time for another episode of the official podcast of TokuNation.com – the Talkin Toku Podcast! Join your hosts Kickback/Chris, Den-O/Jordan, and Sentai Tamashii/Tom as they take an in-depth look at last summer’s toku movies – the summer movies of Ressha Sentai ToQGer and Kamen Rider Gaim! Did they like either movie? Did they dislike either movie? The answers you hear may surprise you – even more on who feels what way!

They also talk a little Shuriken Sentai Ninninger at the start of the show and their feelings on the upcoming toy releases. Just like with ToQGer, at least one host isn’t on board with the dump truck dog UFO ninjas – and this time it isn’t Kickback! Who it is will shock you!

Finally – we read YOUR comments from Twitter!

And stay tuned for a very special episode of the Talkin Toku Podcast to be released later this week as the hosts and two special guests join in on a nothing-but-Power Rangers conversation discussing all of our thoughts and feelings on the premiere of Power Rangers Dino Charge!

Until then – check out this episode and relive last summer all over again!

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Subscribe to all of the ways you can listen to us below!

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Be sure to follow all of the Talkin Toku social media outlets so you can keep up with the hosts and our upcoming contests and give-aways!
Follow the show @TalkinToku on Twitter, and the hosts: Kickback at @rankal on Twitter, Den-O at @DenO_Tokunation on Twitter, and Sentai Tamashii at @SoulInkChu on Twitter! There’s also a Talkin Toku Facebook page! Give us a ”Like” at Facebook.com/TalkinToku

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If you’ve been holding out on picking up the Power Rangers Legacy Collection DVD set, which contains every single episode of Power Rangers from the first episode of Mighty Morphin Power Rangers thru the last episode of Power Rangers Megaforce, now is a GREAT time to pick it up!

Shout! Factory is offering 20% off any order over $200 as well as free shipping. Currently, the Legacy Collection is $400 … but with 20% off and free shipping, your order becomes a measly $320 which is more or less half of what the original offered price was when this was released two years ago.

Click here and order yours today before they’re gone!

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Great news toy collectors! Arguably the best S.H. Figuarts figure to release in 2014 is going to be available in the United States wherever Bluefin Tamashii Nations products are sold! Bluefin Tamashii Nations has let us know that Toei has approved the licensing issues behind the S.H. Figuarts Kamen Rider Gaim characters. What does this mean? It means that any non Tamashii Web Exclusive S.H. Figuarts for Kamen Rider Gaim can be released in the United States. On top of that – S.H. Figuarts Kamen Rider Gaim (the upcoming reissue) will be released in the United States!

Stay tuned for more exciting news coming out of Toy Fair 2015 for Bluefin Tamashii Nations! We’ll be at the show as will our sister site ToyArk.com! If you haven’t already, check out our gallery of the original release of S.H. Figuarts Kamen Rider Gaim.

Are you excited with this upcoming release in the USA? Join in the discussion and share your thoughts!

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The news dropped a couple of days ago that The Ranger fan film will be getting a sequel which will release in Spring 2015. Today, a teaser trailer was dropped by Matt Jayson who stars as The Ranger. Check it out below.

The Ranger takes a look at our hero, Jason Lee Scott (played by Matt Jayson), in the present day. The original film captured the audience’s attention because it portrayed Jason in a more real-life sense – just how would a teenager with attitude cope with having to give up so much of their young life to save the world only to end up losing their powers and then having to figure a way to make it on their own without being able to reveal just who they were and what they did? Would they be bitter? Would they suffer from a form of PTSD? The Ranger gave us a glimpse at that entire situation before getting in to the story – that Agent Kimberly Hart has gone missing, and there’s only one person that they can think of to find her and get her back – Jason, aka The Ranger.

Share your thoughts on this teaser and what you hope to see in the next installment of The Ranger! And if you have some questions, be sure to ask them – we’ll be sitting down with the creator and star of the film, Matt Jayson, very soon so he can answer all of our, and all of your, questions!

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It’s another year of Power Rangers merchandise which means it’s another year for the continuation of the Armored Might sub-line of figures. Following the successful line of figures from Power Rangers Super Megaforce which included figures like the Silver Ranger, Mighty Morphin Green Ranger, and Mighty Morphin White Ranger, the first figure to be released in the Power Rangers Dino Charge line is none other than the star of the show – the Dino Charge Red Ranger.

Featuring a grand total of 12 accessories and the now commonplace heavy muscular build, this figure is able to be posed in a variety of ways. The included accessories allow you to customize your Ranger to match all of his on-screen appearances with various Dino Charger power-ups. But even this muscular hulk of a hero has his flaws.

Check out the full gallery as well as our review by clicking here or by clicking on the “Discuss on the TokuNation forums” link at the bottom of this post. Have you picked up this figure? Do you plan to? What do you think this figure needs to make it a must-buy? Sound off in the discussion thread!

And here’s a special treat – our own staff member baltmatrix purchased this figure and did a quick review on it. Find out his thoughts and see if they match your own with the video below.

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In what can only be described as a reaction to the “oh hey the fans like this version!” to the Power Rangers Dino Charge theme song, the powers that be at Saban Brands are set to release the new theme song in three different versions – TV theme, extended theme, and extended sing-a-long theme – on February 3rd, 2015. The last time that Power Rangers officially sold their theme songs to the fans was doing Power Rangers Super Samurai, at which point the instrumental version was even used in the show’s final episode (albeit slightly edited).

There are currently two places available to pre-order these three songs so pick your poison – either at Amazon.com or at iTunes.com. A special thanks to both RangerCrew.com and RangerBoard.com for finding these songs pre-order listings respectively.

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With all the recent news of Kamen Rider Gaim getting more and more releases (bring on those S.H. Figuarts!), we’re happy to bring you a video review of the recently released DX Yomotsuheguri Lock Seed, which was used by Kamen Rider Ryugen as a last resort to try and defeat who he believed was his arch-nemesis. With that version of the character having been released now in Arms Change format, and announced yesterday to be receiving a S.H. Figuarts release, whet your thirst for some hell fruit with what is quite possibly the highest quality and most professional looking video review you will see.

Please be warned – if you haven’t seen Kamen Rider Gaim, or you haven’t finished watching the series, this video CONTAINS SPOILERS!!! Well, technically the toy does, but you get the idea. Check it out!

Please be sure to support our buddy ZeronXepher by subscribing to his YouTube channel. He also does Patreon, a fan-funded service – if you like what you see help him out to keep these amazing quality videos coming!

Did you buy the DX Yomotsuheguri Lock Seed? What do you think? Sound off in our discussion thread!

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Thanks to Saban Brands we have the official press release for the upcoming season of Power Rangers Dino Charge! While this press release doesn’t really give us anything new in terms of news except that on Nick.com there will be a new Power Rangers Dino Charge – Unleash the Power game launching on February 16th.

Check out the full press release below! Power Rangers Dino Charge premieres on Saturday, February 7th at 12pm EST only on Nickelodeon.

Nickelodeon Kicks Off a Charged Up New Season of Popular Power Rangers Franchise with Premiere of Saban’s Power Rangers Dino Charge Saturday, Feb. 7, at 12 p.m. (ET/PT)
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Los Angeles, CA (January 20, 2015) – Saban Brands and Nickelodeon will debut the 22nd season of the iconic Power Rangers franchise, Power Rangers Dino Charge, on Saturday, Feb. 7, at 12 p.m. (ET/PT). Premiering on Nickelodeon, the new season will deliver more dino-charged action and adventure than ever before, with an out-of-this-world storyline and an epic new team of Rangers. New episodes from this larger-than-life season will continue to air every Saturday at 12 p.m. on Nickelodeon in the U.S., with encore episodes airing Sundays at 8 a.m. on Nickelodeon and Saturdays at 7 p.m. on Nicktoons. The dinosaur theme has always been the strongest for Saban’s Power Rangers franchise from Mighty Morphin Power Rangers to Power Rangers Dino Thunder, priming this newest season to become a fan-favorite with the return to the popular theme for the first time in over 10 years.

In Power Rangers Dino Charge, an alien entrusted powerful Energems to 10 dinosaurs, but when the dinosaurs went extinct, the Energems were lost. Now, an intergalactic bounty hunter is determined to reclaim the Energems and rule the universe, destroying our planet in the process. A new team of Power Rangers must find the lost Energems and use their Dino Chargers to power up an arsenal of dino-fueled weapons, zords and Megazords to save the world!

“Power Rangers Dino Charge will bring fans an action-filled story packed with all-new monsters, villains, weapons, and of course, Power Rangers,” said Elie Dekel, President of Saban Brands. “We know our fans will love what we have in store with this all-new dino-themed season.”

“It’s really great to be back with Power Rangers. I’m humbled to be part of a show that continues to capture the hearts of so many kids, even after 20+ years,” said Executive Producer, Power Rangers Dino Charge, Judd “Chip” Lynn. “I’ve been involved in a lot of seasons, but for Power Rangers Dino Charge, we’re pushing the limits, going to places and times we’ve never visited before, with some unexpected storylines and dino-charged plot twists!”

The new team of Dino Charge Rangers includes: Tyler, the Red Ranger (Brennan Mejia), Koda, the Blue Ranger (Yoshi Sudarso), Shelby, the Pink Ranger (Camille Hyde), Chase, the Black Ranger (James Davies) and Riley, the Green Ranger (Michael Taber).

Sneak peek videos, games and other activities for Power Rangers Dino Charge can be found at www.nick.com/dinocharge and beginning Feb. 16 fans can play the brand-new game, Power Rangers Dino Charge: Unleash the Power! For more information on Power Rangers Dino Charge, please visit www.powerrangers.com and follow Power Rangers on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Tumblr and YouTube.

About Saban’s Power Rangers Dino Charge
Saban Brands will launch the newest installment of the Power Rangers franchise, one of the top-rated and longest running kids live-action series on television, with Power Rangers Dino Charge. The new series, which premieres on Nickelodeon this February, will deliver action, humor, excitement and entertainment, in addition to the core themes of friendship, teamwork, fitness and helping others. Power Rangers Dino Charge will introduce all-new villains, monsters, weapons, Zords and Megazords. The Power Rangers franchise is helmed by Haim Saban, who created and produced the original Mighty Morphin Power Rangers series in 1993. SCG Power Rangers LLC, which licenses and merchandises the Power Rangers brand, is an affiliate of Saban Brands. For more information, visit www.powerrangers.com.

About Saban Brands
Formed in 2010 as an affiliate of Saban Capital Group, Saban Brands (SB) was established to acquire and develop a world-class portfolio of properties in the entertainment and lifestyle sectors. SB applies a global 360-degree management approach to growing and monetizing its brands through content, media, marketing, distribution, licensing and retail to markets worldwide and consumers of all ages. SB operates out of its global offices in Los Angeles, New York, London, Sydney, Shanghai and Singapore. For more information, visit www.sabanbrands.com.

About Nickelodeon
Nickelodeon, now in its 35th year, is the number-one entertainment brand for kids. It has built a diverse, global business by putting kids first in everything it does. The company includes television programming and production in the United States and around the world, plus consumer products, online, recreation, books and feature films. Nickelodeon’s U.S. television network is seen in more than 100 million households and has been the number-one-rated basic cable network for 20 consecutive years. For more information or artwork, visit http://www.nickpress.com. Nickelodeon and all related titles, characters and logos are trademarks of Viacom Inc. (NASDAQ: VIA, VIA.B).