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With all the drama the last week, this is a real feel good story for fans of Power Rangers. If you grew up watching Mighty Morphin Power Rangers then you should know who Austin St. John is – he played Jason, the Mighty Morphin Red Power Ranger. After leaving halfway through season 2, he returned in Power Rangers Zeo as the new 6th Ranger, the Gold Ranger. He hasn’t been public with the Power Rangers fan community for a number of years but his Official Facebook Page recently announced his return – and now he’s coming back to the Official Power Morphicon Convention this August. His message was put on YouTube and can be seen below.

We would like to welcome Austin St. John back to the Power Rangers community, especially at a time when the fan community needed it the most. Please take the time to ”Like” the Official Austin St. John Facebook Page as he will begin posting on the page himself in time. Please click the “Discussion” link to share your favorite memories of the character Jason Lee, the Mighty Morphin Red Ranger and Zeo Gold Ranger. And while you’re at it, head over to MorphinMadness.com and vote for those two characters. #VoteZeoGold #VoteMMPRRed

under Power Rangers

Oh the madness that is Morphin Madness continues! In what started as fun and has slowly turned in to a disaster, the hosts of the Talkin Toku Podcast joined forces with a number of other Power Rangers fandom alumni to create a special, fun promotional podcast episode in hopes of steering the sinking ship back to shallow waters.

Joining your regular hosts Kickback (@rankal), Den-O (@DenO_Tokunation), and Sentai Tamashii (@SoulInkChu) of the @TalkinToku Podcast are:

Listen to all 9 hosts share a quick fact or reason why they’re voting for the Power Ranger they’ve selected.  As a special treat, the end of the episode features the music montage that plays during that sequence without the voice overs.

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Another big special thanks to all of our guest hosts.  Please be sure to follow @RangerCrew on Twitter, as well as visit RangerCrew.com, MegaforceCast.com, and subscribe to the PRSamuraiCast Channel on YouTube.  Be sure to listen to every episode of the Ranger Command Power Hour Podcast and follow their official Twitter account @RangerCommandPH, as well as their excellent hosting crew (@trekkieb47, @TheCinemaSlob, @secretrangerfan).  Check out MorphinLegacy.com and follow them on Twitter @MorphinLegacy as well as listen to their The Grid Podcast.  And finally, check out the excellent blog The Monkie Grid by @MonkieRanger.

Be sure to head over to MorphinMadness.com every single day to vote on the remaining Power Rangers! Who will survive to the final round? Who do you want to win this contest? Remember – this whole thing is about fun! Don’t cheat, don’t belittle your fellow fans, simply vote and cross your fingers like the rest of us! GO GO POWER RANGERS!

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The ultimate form for Jayden the Red Ranger of the Power Rangers Samurai/Super Samurai was the powerful Shogun Mode.  With this mode, he was able to defeat the evil Master Xandred once and for all!  And thanks to TokuNation.com photo staff member conundrum, we have a special gallery for you to celebrate that final mode and that final battle of Power Rangers Super Samurai!

Clocking in with 17 points of articulation and a nifty crimson paint job, the Shogun Mode Red Ranger figure is a pretty slick looking figure!  It even comes with the Bullzooka and the Mega Blade, which with this toy, can combine to form the Shogun Spear.  To check out all the images of this great looking figure, simply click here or on the “Discussion” link at the bottom of this news post.

Go Go Samurai!  Please share your thoughts on this figure!  We should also note – the Red Samurai Power Ranger is in Round 3 of Morphin Madness squaring off against the popular Titanium Ranger!  Who has your vote?

under Conventions, Power Morphicon, Power Rangers

Hey fans of Power Rangers!  If you’re in to conventions, you need to make sure you head to this year’s official Power Rangers convention, Power Morphicon!  Held this year at the Pasadena Convention Center on August 22nd through the 24th, it is the SUPER MEGA place to get your Ranger-on with the largest gathering of past and current Power Rangers actors, as well as actors from other American tokusatsu series like VR Troopers, Masked Rider, and Kamen Rider Dragon Knight!  This year is going to blow all the other years out of the water with the announcement of the following Power Rangers!

  • Austin St. John (the original Red Mighty Morphin Power Ranger and the Gold Zeo Power Ranger)
  • Matt Mullins (Wing Knight on Kamen Rider Dragon Knight)
  • Monica May (the Yellow SPD Power Ranger)
  • Kevin Duhaney (the Blue Dino Thunder Power Ranger)
  • Jeff Parazzo (the White Dino Thunder Power Ranger)
  • Alyson Kiperman (the Yellow Wild Force Power Ranger)

With those additions you will have a Power Ranger from almost every single season of Power Rangers!  Even more awesome, with the addition of Monica May, fans of Power Rangers SPD will be super-excited to know that the entire core cast of SPD Power Rangers is now in attendance to appear!  There are also a ton of behind-the-scenes guests, like writers, directors, and members of the stunt team.  But the biggest announcement, without a doubt, is the return of Austin St. John who has been out of the fandom for a few years now.  What a perfect time to get your S.H. Figuarts Red Mighty Morphin Power Ranger signed!  Or in my case, a Power Rangers Super Legends Gold Zeo Ranger!

If you haven’t yet registered, there’s still time to do so.  Just go to www.officialpowermorphicon.com and follow the links to get yourself registered.  We hope to see you at the show!  GO GO POWER RANGERS!

under Network News and Updates

Hey everyone! If you’re in the market for some awesome tokusatsu toys, be sure to swing by our sponsors at EntertainmentEarth.com! With the month of March almost at an end, it’s time to showcase some of the items that they have arriving for April 2014! It’s not too late to get your orders in, so start pre-ordering!

Your April 2014 pre-orders are as follows!

And don’t forget to place your pre-order for two of the hottest toys to be released this year under the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers name!

And for those who don’t feel like going out for the hunt, you can also pre-order the upcoming Power Rangers Super Megaforce Ranger Key sets!  Save yourself the hassle and headache (and gas!).

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under Godzilla

One of the most anticipated movies of this year is the upcoming Godzilla movie. Recently, the first wave of the toy line was released and site contributor and good friend of ours baltmatrix decided to splurge on most of the first wave of toys. And when he buys toys, he sits down and records himself playing with them. Today, he shows us a video of the relatively small package of the Godzilla Pack of Destruction set, which features a small Godzilla figure, a city ripe for destroying, and a really small, tasty-looking jet. Check out the video below!

Don’t forget to subscribe to baltmatrix’s video channel so you can stay up to date on all his video reviews. This set looks to be a fun, affordable set for collectors and kids alike. And I’m already eyeing the destructible city to make some fun dioramas … and if that’s what you’re really looking for, you still get a neat little looking Godzilla figure out of it! Join in the discussion and share your thoughts!

under Super Sentai

For those with the wallet space that can afford the Zyuden Sentai Kyoryuger Ranger Key Set, the item should be arriving at your doorsteps soon! One of the mysteries of the set was who was going to be the extra key that was included. Many people thought that Deathryuger would be in the set but alas … they were wrong! This special edition set of Ranger Keys comes with the following:

  • Kyoryu Red
  • Kyoryu Black
  • Kyoryu Blue
  • Kyoryu Green
  • Kyoryu Pink
  • Kyoryu Gold
  • Kyoryu Cyan (male)
  • Kyoryu Grey
  • Kyoryu Violet (male)
  • Kyoryu Violet (female)
  • Kyoryu Silver
  • Kyoryu Red Carnival
  • Torin

 
Check out this video showcasing this Ranger Key set below!

Are you planning to pick up this set of Ranger Keys? Can you even afford it? And how about that sweet looking Torin key? Remember – this is probably the only way to get Ranger Keys for what will soon be known as Power Rangers Dino Charge, so if you’re a collector it wouldn’t hurt to start looking for the cheapest one you can find!

under Kamen Rider

In a Japanese magazine cover that is chuck full of promotion for the upcoming Kamen Rider Heisei vs Show Movie, we get what appears to be our first image of a new form for Kamen Rider Baron. Based on the armor that he’s wearing, it looks as if Kamen Rider Baron is showing off the arms from the Lemon Energy Lock Seed, as the armor resembles that of Kamen Rider Duke. The image is small, but if you look just to the left of the image of Kamen Rider Gaim Rider 1 Arms you will see what we’re talking about.

Whether or not this is something that will show up in the actual Kamen Rider Gaim television series, or is simply something that appears in the upcoming movie, has yet to be revealed. Either way, take a good luck and come discuss with us!

under Power Rangers

Our site sponsor BigBadToyStore.com fired off an update earlier today letting everyone know they have the previously released yet incredibly hard to find Legacy Mighty Morphin Power Rangers Megazord available for pre-order. The price is higher than it was at retail – but they do state that these were acquired from an aftermarket seller and not through actual distribution channels. That means that they paid a higher price to get these items, and thus, have to charge a higher price when selling them.

With the Legacy Dragonzord arriving in the next month or so, the prices for your Legacy Megazords are going to continue to go up – it’s hard to find one on eBay for anything less than $150 at the moment. So why not check out BigBadToyStore.com and order yourself both the Legacy Megazord and Legacy Dragonzord and just save yourself the hassel?

– Legacy Megazord
– Legacy Dragonzord

Don’t forget to check them out for a number of other tokusatsu related items, both in stock now and available for pre-order, including some of the harder to find Tamashii Web Exclusive items … like S.H. Figuarts Kamen Rider Bravo!

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When Kamen Rider Gaim uses his Kachidoki Lock Seed to power up using Kachidoki Arms, he’s given the powerful new weapon known as the DJ Gun! This new form and new weapon is going to premiere sooner than you think on the show, and thanks to the Shinkiba Channel on YouTube, we can bring you this video demonstration of the gun’s features and sound effects. Check it out!

While many collectors have purchased the Lock Seeds, the weapon assortment doesn’t seem to get as much love. Let’s hear from some of you who are collecting the ENTIRE line of Kamen Rider Gaim merchandise. Are you excited for this item? You have to admit … the turntable looking bit on the side is pretty sweet. Click the discussion link and sound off!