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To all of our friends and fans up north – during the weekend of September 27th, 28th in Toronto you will have a chance to meet veteran Power Ranger and anime voice actor Johnny Yong Bosch. He will be appearing at Unplugged Expo, which will be held that weekend of September at the Chestnut Conference Centre in downtown Toronto.

Just in case you’re not familiar with Johnny Yong Bosch – he played “Adam Park” the second Black Ranger from Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, as well as the Green Ranger for both Power Rangers Zeo and Power Rangers Turbo. As for his anime credentials? He’s best known for his roles on Trigun, Bleach, Naruto, as well as video game voice over work on Saints Row IV, Persona 4, Soulcalibur V, Transformers: War For Cybertron, and Marvel Vs. Capcom 3.

To stay up to date with Unplugged Expo, check out their official website at UnpluggedExpo.com and follow them on Twitter @UnpluggedExpo!

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Well, that didn’t take long did it?

Saban Brands, the company that brings you every iteration of Power Rangers, has pulled the plug on their programming block known as The Vortexx. This fall, The Vortexx (a Saturday morning block of kids television) will be replaced by One Magnificent Morning, a five hour block of programming which features shows that feature family-friendly topics (our personal favorite right now is a new show called SWAG, because nothing says family like SWAG!).

The fate of the shows airing on The Vortexx right now are unknown, though a few of the shows (Digimon Fusion and Yu-Gi-Oh! Zexal) air currently on Nick Toons while Dragonball Z Kai is going back to Cartoon Network for their recreated Adult Swim programming block. But why are we posting about this? Because Saban Brands had once said they were going to use The Vortexx to air the vast library of Power Rangers (everything except the new seasons, which air on Nickelodeon and Nick Toons). We didn’t even make it through the end of Power Rangers Lost Galaxy before the programming block has been removed. Looks like it’s back to Netflix or your DVD releases to catch up on all those old Power Rangers shows.

Go ahead and share your thoughts. It’s important to note that with The Vortexx ending, there is now no children’s television block airing on bare-bone basic cable on Saturday mornings. For those of who us who grew up racing home to watch cartoons after school and waking up early to watch our favorite shows on Saturday mornings, this is truly one of those things that the new generation will never get to experience.

NOTE! Saban Brands has yet to make an official announcement. There is still that possibility that The Vortexx will end up somewhere, somehow, but in all likelihood, this is the end. Thanks to ToonZone.net for the news.

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In case you missed it, the Legacy Dragonzord has been released from ToysRUs.com. Hundreds of fans have been receiving their Legacy Dragonzords this week, and two friends of the site, @Peaugh and @hassanahmed120 received theirs and took the time to do video reviews of these figures.

Check out the video review from @Peaugh below!

And also check out the video review from @hassanahmed120 below!

We have our own Legacy Dragonzord Pics and Reviews thread, so if you want to share some cool images or your own video review, please feel free to do so there! And stay tuned to TokuNation for our own extensive image gallery of the Legacy Dragonzord. It’s a good time to be a Power Rangers fan!

under Godzilla, Kamen Rider, Super Sentai

Our site sponsor BigBadToyStore.com have sent out their latest newsletter and let us know of some new tokusatsu items that are now available for pre-order, as well as a new arrival for you Ressha Sentai ToQGer fans! We’ve included images of all the items listed below. Check it out!

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Time to get those wallets ready! Fans have been receiving notifications for a few days now, but if you weren’t able to pre-order the highly anticipated Legacy Dragonzord earlier this year, you can now simply order the item and have it shipped directly from ToysRUs.com!

To order the Legacy Dragonzord, simply click here and place your order! The item also qualifies for free shipping and is available a month earlier than Amazon.com and other retailers. If you don’t feel like waiting, or you didn’t take advantage of any special coupons or deals with Amazon, go ahead and place your order and await this magnificent beauty of a figure.

Did you get your Legacy Dragonzord yet? Share your thoughts, pictures, and the sadly placed zord-builder ports pictures on the forums! GO GO POWER RANGERS!

under Godzilla, Power Rangers, TokuNation, TokuNation Site Updates

Before the epic crossover with our friends at RangerCommand comes out, we have some movie stuff to talk about!  Join Chris (@rankal), Jordan (@DenO_TokuNation), and Tom (@SoulInkChu) as they discuss the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers movie reboot that was announced a couple weeks back, and then stick around as they discuss everything about the blockbuster hit Godzilla.

NOTE!  If you haven’t seen the new Godzilla movie, this podcast episode contains INCREDIBLY DETAILED SPOILERS!  If you do not wish to be spoiled, do not listen to this episode.  Or at least turn the Godzilla portion on mute!

Episode details – the boys talk Mighty Morphin Power Rangers reboot, and two of the three podcasters think the movie will be a blockbuster flop.  Hear their reasons as to why and as the lone podcaster who is hopeful tries his best to defend the franchise and the possible success of the movie.  The boys then talk Godzilla – including the overall story of the movie, what worked and didn’t work, their favorite parts, and what monsters they’d like to see Godzilla take on in a sequel.  There’s also a moment where Tom gets a little too excited about his trip to Japan and … well … you just have to hear it for yourself.

Once you’ve listened to the episode, feel free to discuss it here on the TokuNation.com forums.  And stay till the end of the episode to hear a special promo for the upcoming crossover with Ranger Command Power Hour.  Part 1 will focus discussion on the pro’s and con’s of American tokusatsu, namely Power Rangers, while part 2 (the next episode of Talkin Toku) will feature the pro’s and con’s of Japanese tokusatsu, namely Super Sentai and Kamen Rider.  See you then, and take a listen to the episode below!

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under Conventions, Kamen Rider, Power Morphicon, Power Rangers

We’re less than 90 days away from the biggest and greatest Power Morphicon yet! Featuring close to 100 guests from Power Rangers of just about every single season, VR Troopers, Big Bad Beetleborgs, Masked Rider, Kamen Rider Dragon Knight, and more, you still have time to pre-register for the show! All you need to do is click here to register and guarantee yourself a chance to join in the fun! New guests were added to the line-up today, check it out below!

  • Brad Hawkins (“Ryan Steele” of VR Troopers, voice of Trey the Zeo Gold Ranger in Power Rangers Zeo, originally cast as the Mighty Morphin White Ranger)
  • Jackie Marchand (writer for Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, Zeo, Turbo, In Space, Lost Galaxy, Lightspeed Rescue, Time Force, Ninja Storm, Dino Thunder, SPD, Mystic Force, Operation Overdrive, Jungle Fury, RPM)
  • Ilia Volok (“Master Org”, Power Rangers Wild Force)
  • Mark Musashi (stunts for Kamen Rider Dragon Knight, suit actor for Masked Rider 2 in Kamen Rider: The First, suit actor for Shocker Rider in Kamen Rider: The Next)
  • Ryan Goldstein (“Kite” and “Animus” in Power Rangers Wild Force)

You don’t want to miss this awesome line-up.  Think about this for a moment – 12 Red Rangers, three full teams (Power Rangers SPD, Power Rangers Wild Force, Power Rangers Megaforce/Super Megaforce), the voices of 8 major villains throughout the series (Rita Repulsa, Lord Zedd, Goldar, Divatox, Dark Spectre, Trakeena, Diabolico, Ransik), all but three seasons represented (sorry Ninja Storm, Mystic Force, and Operation Overdrive fans), and of course who can forget – the return of the original Red Ranger and Zeo Gold Ranger … Austin St. John.  Don’t forget that Saban Brands and Bandai of America will be in attendance as well, the latter most likely with an exclusive offering for attendees.

TokuNation is proud to be attending this year’s Power Morphicon as a Platinum Member and we will provide full coverage of the event as it happens.  On top of that, Kickback from our Talkin Toku podcast will be in attendance along with our close friends trekkieB47 and TheCinemaSlob of the Ranger Command Power Hour Podcast, so you know there will be some hijinks and recordings involved the weekend of the show.

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The upcoming Kamen Rider Gaim summer movie generated quite a bit of buzz with the revelation of not only Kamen Rider Malus, the reveal of Kiwami Arms, but also of the second new Armored Rider to appear – the Silver Apple Armored Rider. Our first look was blurry, but we have some better (but still not super-awesome) looks at this character. We have yet to learn the official name of the Armored Rider, but apparently the character will be named Lapis.

With thanks to Kamen Blitz of the TokuNation forums as well as our friends at HeroTaku.com! Check out both images by clicking the title of the story.

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The trademark has been posted – it would appear that the next Kamen Rider will be known as Kamen Rider Drive. The attached image is a picture of the trademark filed for the next show. As to what this show will be about is anyone’s guess at this moment. Keep in mind, there has been rumors floating around that the current series, Kamen Rider Gaim, would be ending early, so the details for Kamen Rider Drive may be forthcoming sooner than we think.

Speculate and discuss away in our discussion thread! Thanks to Fruit Rider News and TokusatsuNetwork.com for the heads up.