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It’s Monday which means it’s time for another Power Rangers Monday article! Last week, we talked about the Top 5 Things That MUST Be Adapted from Kyoryuger to Dino Charge, and it was a huge hit! Thanks everyone for taking part in the discussion. A lot of you disagreed with our feelings that the overall theme of music should be adapted and it was an awesome discussion on both sides. A lot of you also wanted to see Deathryuger as the Navy Ranger, or rather his 100 Years After adaption of being Kyoryu Navy. Either way it was a lot of fun – and if you missed it, check out the multi-page discussion by clicking here!

This week you voted on our topic of discussion – and you chose for us to discuss the Top 5 Coolest Things Not Adapted From Super Sentai! Not being super-versed in all things Super Sentai, I reached out to our content director Den-O, a self-proclaimed Super Sentai enthusiast, and with his help, came up with a rather fun and interesting list. Please click the “Read More…” option and check out the list we came up with!

Please take a moment and vote on next Monday’s article – we brought over a couple of options from the last poll and added three new options of which they would all be extremely fun to write and research! So vote, discuss, and read on!

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under Conventions, Power Rangers, San Diego Comic Con

Love him or hate him, Jason David Frank continues to be a mover and a shaker when it comes to the world of Power Rangers. Announced today via his Instagram account, the actor who played Tommy Oliver the Mighty Morphin Green and White Rangers, Red Zeo Ranger, Red Turbo Ranger, and Black Dino Thunder Ranger, will be appearing at this year’s San Diego Comic Con courtesy of Saban Brands (the property owners of Power Rangers) and Lionsgate (the studio announced to be behind the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers movie reboot/remake).

This will undoubtedly begin a wave of speculation – is he appearing simply to promote the brand? Is he appearing because he might actually land a role in the new movie? Saban Brands, along with Bandai of America, have made no mistake that they consider him the greatest Power Ranger of all time – he’s popular, his toys sell like hot cakes, and he remains one of the most fan-demanded characters in every Power Rangers series.

Join in our discussion on the speculation of Jason David Frank and his role, if any, in the new Mighty Morphin Power Rangers movie. It’s sure to be a wild ride in the discussion forum.

under Conventions, Other Conventions, Power Rangers

Attention all Power Rangers fans in or near Denver, Colorado! This weekend is the third annual Denver Comic Con and it’s the largest convention yet! For those of you who are fans of brightly colored spandex wearing heroes (and a main villain), this is a great opportunity to meet some of your childhood heroes. In attendance this year is David Yost who played Billy the Mighty Morphin Blue Power Ranger, Walter Jones who played Zack the Mighty Morphin Black Power Ranger, Jason David Frank who played Tommy the Mighty Morphin Green and White Power Rangers, the Power Rangers Zeo Red Ranger, the Power Rangers Turbo Red Ranger, the Power Rangers Dino Thunder Black Ranger, and is returning as the Mighty Morphin Green Power Ranger in the final episode of this year’s Power Rangers Super Megaforce. Last and certainly not least is Robert Axelrod, the voice of the evil Lord Zedd from Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (and Armadillomon from Digimon Season 2)!.

Your scheduling block is pretty simple. On Friday, June 13th from 11:00am to 11:50am, join Walter Jones, David Yost, and Robert Axelrod in the Power Rangers: Morphin Time! panel. On Saturday, June 14th from 11:00am to 11:50am, join Jason David Frank for the Power Rangers: Jason David Frank panel. Here’s your pricing information for each guest, who will be available for autographs and photo opportunities:

  • David Yost (Mighty Morphin Blue Power Ranger)
    Autograph – $20
    Photo Op – $30
  • Walter Jones (Mighty Morphin Black Power Ranger)
    Autograph – $20
    Photo Op – $30
  • Jason David Frank (Mighty Morphin Green & White Ranger)
    Autograph – $40
    Photo Op (normal) – $40
    Photo Op (in costume) – $50
  • Robert Axelrod (Lord Zedd)
    No information listed (may not be offering autographs or pictures)

TokuNation.com, as well as the Talkin Toku Podcast, are proud to be attending this year’s Denver Comic Con as official media. TokuNation.com will be live-tweeting from the show on our official Twitter account @TokuNation, taking pictures, recording the panels, and Talkin Toku host Kickback will be conducting special guest interviews (guest schedules permitting, more information on this to be made in a future news post), and more. If you’re planning to attend the convention (tickets are SOLD OUT for the show except for Friday) please join in our discussion thread – Kickback would love to meet you and spend a day or two geeking out over Power Rangers, Batman 75th Anniversary, Star Trek: The Next Generation Reunion, The Walking Dead, and tons of comic book writers and artists. See you at the show!

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under Conventions, Power Morphicon, Power Rangers

The Official Power Morphicon is doing all they can to make your Power Morphicon a Lightspeed Rescue! Announced today, the first original American-created Power Ranger, Rhett Fisher who played Ryan the Titanium Ranger for Power Rangers Lightspeed Rescue, will be attending the convention on Friday, August 22nd. The text does state “at this time”, meaning there’s a possibility that he could appear for more than just the first day. Get on social media and show the man some love! He’s not the only one announced today though. Here’s the official run-down:

  • Rhett Fisher (Titanium Ranger, Power Rangers Lightspeed Rescue)
  • Robert Hughes (Producer on VR Troopers/Masked Rider/Big Bad Beetleborgs/Beetleborgs Metallix, Mystic Knights of Tir Na Nog, Director on Mighty Morphin Power Rangers/VR Troopers/Mystic Knights of Tir Na Nog)

The guest list just keeps getting larger and larger! If you haven’t taken time to register for the show yet – click here and start your registration process! Those involved with Power Morphicon have stated that registration will close sometime in July – don’t risk it! Register today and prepare yourself for the ultimate Power Rangers and overall American tokusatsu experience!

TokuNation.com is proud to be attending this year’s Power Morphicon as a platinum member. We will be front and center at the panels you want to see, talking to the guests you want to hear from, and bringing you all the news, pictures, and updates as they happen! Be sure to keep up with the news by following us on Twitter @TokuNation on Twitter. Our very own Kickback from the Talkin Toku Podcast will be in attendance with our good friends @TrekkieB47 and @TheCinemaSlob from the Ranger Command Power Hour Podcast and will host live feeds from the show!

under Power Rangers, Super Sentai

Welcome to the first of many Power Rangers Mondays here at TokuNation.com! Every single Monday we will have an article focused on all things Power Rangers. Whether it be relevant to something in the news or fun facts or even just something off the wall, we’re committed to bringing you something fun and interesting to read about Power Rangers!

We’re kicking off our first Power Rangers Monday in style with an article focused on the upcoming series Power Rangers Dino Charge, which is to be an adaption of the popular Zyuden Sentai Kyoryuger series. And what better way to start off that whole area of discussion than with an article all about adaption – namely, our list of what we consider the Top 5 Things We Want to See Adapted from Kyoryuger.

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So charge those batteries and brave in to our article by clicking “Read More”! And once you’re done, join the discussion and tell us what YOUR top 5 things are that you believe should be adapted. Enjoy!

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under Kamen Rider

One of the most anticipated releases for fans of Kamen Rider Ryuki (or the American adaption Kamen Rider Dragon Knight) was the Ride Shooter from S.H. Figuarts. The Ride Shooter is what allows the Riders to travel between the real world and the Mirror World. And now it’s here, and in all its glory, and we have a photo gallery for you by our Photo Contributor ryan!

Check out over 25 high definition images of this must-have for any Kamen Rider Ryuki fan! Do you have one? Do you want one? Join in the discussion by clicking “Discuss on TokuNation forums” link at the bottom of the post! Henshin!

NOTE! We’re looking to bring on some more people to be Photo Contributors to TokuNation.com! Do you buy a lot of toys? Do you like taking pictures of your toys? Do you want thousands of people to see your pictures? This might be the opportunity you’ve been waiting for! Send us an E-mail at news@tokunation.com and give us a link to some of your pictures. We’re looking for those who have vintage toys as well as love Power Rangers and Godzilla. We can’t wait to hear from you!

under General Tokusatsu News, Godzilla, Kamen Rider, Power Rangers, Super Sentai, TokuNation, TokuNation Site Updates

Our site sponsor, BigBadToyStore.com, has sent out their latest newsletter alerting everyone of their new arrivals and their new pre-orders! Some of these items are guaranteed to be HOT, so don’t miss out on the opportunity to guarantee your pre-order! For reference – we linked the pre-orders for S.H. Figuarts Kamen Rider Gaim & Baron the last few updates. They were first release pre-orders and they were up for months. These pre-orders are now sold out. Just another reason to act now instead of “I’ll wait later…”. Either way, check out these new arrivals and new pre-orders!

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You won’t find better customer service on the net – so check out BigBadToyStore.com for all your tokusatsu needs!! Check out the full newsletter by clicking “Read More”!

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Thanks to board member raz and his blog Razzle’s Dazzles, we have the first information on upcoming Power Rangers Dino Charge figures. While there are no official images or prototype images available at this time, speculation has these toys all being revealed at this year’s upcoming San Diego Comic Con, and we here at TokuNation.com will be in attendance in full force, more so than previous years. Stay tuned to our upcoming coverage of SDCC 2014 as site owner Kickback and content director Den-O cover anything and everything tokusatsu related from the show.

Without further wait – here are the listings. Please note – these listings are not final, absolute, or guaranteed. They can be altered, removed, changed at any given time. However, their existence not only proves that Dino Charge toys could be here as early as this coming holiday season, but guarantees that we will have more than enough to whet our taste buds over come SDCC 2014 and NYCC 2014.

  • Dino Charger 2 Pack
    218795
    Asst 42250
    $7.99
  • Deluxe Battle Gear
    218800
    Asst 42045
    $24.99
  • Zord Cycle Fig
    218805
    Asst 42070
    $14.99
  • Deluxe Megazord
    218813
    Asst 42095
    $34.99
  • 5″ Figures
    218818
    Asst 42200
    $9.99
  • Deluxe Morpher
    218826
    Asst 42000
    $29.99
  • Zord Charger
    218834
    Asst 42100
    $16.99
  • 4″ Figures
    219902
    Asst 42160
    $5.99
  • 10″ Figures
    219107
    Asst 42190
    $19.99
  • Armored Might
    219128
    Asst 42175
    $16.99
  • 6.5″ Figures
    219136
    Asst 42140
    $12.99
  • 12″ Figures
    219144
    Asst 42120
    $12.99
  • Deluxe Armor Ranger
    219149
    Asst 42110
    $19.99
  • Training Set
    219157
    Asst 42050
    $24.99
  • Battle Gear
    219165
    Asst 42035
    $14.99

 
Another huge thanks to raz for all his hard work. Be sure to follow him @razzle1337 on Twitter and also be sure to check out his blog Razzle’s Dazzles to stay up to date on all the Power Rangers Dino Charge news and information.

under Kamen Rider, Power Rangers, Super Sentai, TokuNation, TokuNation Site Updates

“Lock On!”

It’s here! It’s Part 02 of the Talkin Ranger Toku Command at the Nation Summer Crossover Special! Featuring a line-up of hosts (Chris, Jordan, Tom, Eric, Zach, AP) from two podcasts (Talkin Toku and Ranger Command), the group gets together to discuss the pro’s and the con’s to Japanese Tokusatsu, specifically Super Sentai in comparison to Power Rangers (it was deemed prior to recording that comparing Kamen Rider or Garo to Power Rangers would be a bit unfair).

But before you do ANYTHING ELSE – CLICK HERE to listen to Part 01 of the crossover, only at RangerCommand.com!

The dramatic, wonderfully acted and Oscar-deserving performances, comes to its epic conclusion! Be sure to listen all the way to the end to get to that epic conclusion! And included for your lol’ing pleasure are BLOOPERS! Granted, there were so many we went with the ones centered mostly on the scripted dramatic story – we have a ton to use in a future “bloopers” episode, which we will announce at a much later date.

Some of the topics we touch on – Premium Bandai is planning to release older Super Sentai merchandise in new packages (as well as some new merchandise). Like everyone else in the world – we speculate. We also discuss some of the new S.H. Figuarts that were revealed – Akarenger, Biorider, Kachidoki Arms. We also talk about Kamen Rider Malus, Kamen Rider Gaim Kiwami Arms, and even make predictions about Kamen Rider Drive, the next installment of Kamen Rider.

Please leave us comments and let us know what you think! Did you like this whole crossover? Did you like the dramatic acting (it was REALLY good, we know). Do you want to see more of it later in the future? Sound off! Post here in this thread, or hit us up on our social media.

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Or send us an E-mail at podcast@tokunation.com

Episode details below!

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All the hosts!
– @rankal (Kickback/Chris)
– @DenO_TokuNation (Den-O/Jordan)
– @SoulInkChu (Sentai Tamashii/Tom)
– @trekkieb47 (Eric, Ranger Command Power Hour)
– @TheCinemaSlob (Zach, Ranger Command Power Hour)
– @secretrangerfan (AP, Ranger Command Power Hour)

under Power Rangers

The first toys of the fall assortments of Power Rangers Super Megaforce toy line have been released at Toys’R’Us stores. With special thanks to @20YearLegacy and @PockyBandit we can share with you in-box images of the Samurai Zord Armor and Q-Rex Zord Armor, as well as in-hand images of the Q-Rex Zord Armor.

These figures are large exosuit-like armor that an extremely unpainted figure rides inside. The Zord Armor can then break apart and become pieces for the Legendary Megazord! It also contains a key that works in the Legendary Morpher. In the case of the Q-Rex Zord Armor, the key that is part of the armor activates the Super Megaforce Silver Ranger phrases in the Legendary Morpher! These items were purchased at a Toys’R’Us store, and according to our friend raz, more of these figures will most likely be showing up in the southwestern United States as early as tomorrow (Tuesday).

Happy hunting! Don’t forget – if you spot a new toy, share your findings in our sightings forum, broken up by state. The more everyone updates it, the better a resource it becomes for Power Rangers fans in each state to find the items they’re looking for. Help your fellow toku-nerds out!