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Wanting a piece of the huge success that is the LEGO Movie, competing toy company Mattel (best known for their major properties Barbie, Matchbox, Hot Wheels, and Masters of the Universe) has reached an agreement to purchase Mega Brands, the parent company of construction block company Megabloks, for a cool $480 million dollars. The construction block company Megabloks is best known for their popular series of LEGO-competing construction toys such as the Halo, World of Warcraft, and Power Rangers series of toys. They had also just launched their Call of Duty line for the company.

For fans of construction toys, this now brings a major financial powerhouse to back future projects for Megabloks against LEGO and Hasbro‘s fledgling (and now Toys’R’Us exclusive) KRE-O lines of construction toys. What this means for the future of Power Rangers Megabloks is unknown – it could go on as normal, it could be given increased financial backing, or it could be left behind in favor of promoting Mattel-owend properties such as Masters of the Universe and Hot Wheels.

This story was first reported by our sister site ToyArk.com, but articles can be found all over the Internet now as this deal is all but final. Discuss with us and share your thoughts!

under Conventions, Power Rangers, Super Sentai, TokuNation, TokuNation Site Updates, Toy Fair

After the release of Episode 04, “The Longest Hiatus”, the hosts of Talkin Toku at the Nation vowed to never let such a long hiatus happen again. And then Kickback’s computer blew up, and an unintentional delay occured – creating the new longest hiatus. To make up for it we’re bringing you an episode crammed full of discussion on the things you want to hear us talk about! After being challenged by a listener and a good friend, there is no dedicated talk to Kamen Rider Gaim in this episode. That’s right – NO JUICY FRUIT. Instead, we focus on the bigger items that occured … Toy Fair 2014 with Sentai Tamashii, who was there and provided a ton of the information and images that we put up! We spend the most time discussing Power Rangers Super Megaforce and its first episode premiere – and end the show tasting the trainbow with discussion on the premiere episode of Ressha Sentai ToQGer! Here’s a more specific run down!

 

  • Kickback’s computer woes
  • A News Brief to touch on a few items we didn’t have time to discuss in full
  • Sentai Tamashii’s first hand experience of Toy Fair 2014
  • Why Sentai Tamashii can’t be allowed to attend conventions anymore
  • Power Rangers Dino Charge and the skipping of Tokumei Sentai GoBusters
  • Our thoughts on the premiere of Power Rangers Super Megaforce
  • Our thoughts on the use of the suits of Gosei Sentai DaiRanger
  • Tasting the Trainbow with Ressha Sentai ToQGer’s Premiere
  • An inappropriate conclusion involving Super Mega, Sentai Tamashii, and his wife

 

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Our sponsors EntertainmentEarth.com have put up a new listing for an upcoming Power Rangers Super Megaforce item – the fourth wave of the popular Ranger Keys! To check out the listing and place your pre-order, simply click here! There’s a couple of question marks in our heads as we review the listing in detail:

 

  • Super Megaforce (Red, Blue, Green)
  • Megaforce (Red, Blue, Black)
  • Samurai (Red, Blue, Green)
  • Mystic Force (Red, Green, Yellow)
  • SPD (Red, Blue, Green)
  • Zeo (Red, Blue, Green)
  • Alien (Red, Blue, Black)
  • Dino Thunder (Red, Blue, Black)
  • Operation Overdrive (Red, Blue, Black)
  • Jungle Fury (Red, Blue, Yellow)
  • RPM (Red, Blue, Yellow)
  • Mighty Morphin Legendary Ranger Key Set B

The first question is … why is there a Zeo Ranger Green listed?  Everything we’ve seen and read before has Yellow listed (who is a female).  So which one is it Bandai?  There’s also the exclusion of the White Alien Ranger, who was the leader of the team, but was also female.  But just when you’re ready to start shouting sexism, you see RPM Yellow and Jungle Fury Yellow listed, who are both females as well.  And more importantly … where is Ranger Keys Wave 3?  Interesting times for sure!  Discuss away your thoughts on the new listing of Power Rangers Super Megaforce Ranger Keys!

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The first official listing for the upcoming Power Rangers Super Megaforce Ninja Zord has appeared on KMart.com! While this zord in specific is not one that many fans are looking forward to, the description of the item is leaving some fans scratching their head as to what Saban Brands and Bandai of America are planning. Part of the description reads as follows:

Enter battle with this powerful Zord and help the Power Rangers protect the Earth from evil! The Ninja Zord morphs between its Ninja form and the Megawinger mode to adapt during battle. The Ninja Zord comes with two Ranger Keys that can be inserted to activate a spinning Ninja blade!

For those who do not follow the history of Power Rangers, the name “Megawinger” comes from Power Rangers In Space and was the name of the personalized zord for the Silver Ranger. A previous picture of the Q-Rex Megazord, the personal zord of the Power Rangers Super Megaforce Silver Ranger, showed what appeared to be a shuriken-like wing on the back of the zord. Will this be a new combination for the Q-Rex Megazord using the Zord Builder configuration? Discuss away!

A special thanks to raz for sharing this information. Please be sure to check out his “Razzle’s Dazzles” blog for detailed information on upcoming Power Rangers merchandise!

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Thanks to @TSilentWatcher on Twitter for the heads up, we know that a trademark has been filed by the powers behind Power Rangers for an upcoming television season titled Power Rangers Dino Supercharge. This is easily assumed to be the second season of the upcoming and recently announced Power Rangers Dino Charge.

What are your thoughts on the naming scheme of the second half of Power Rangers Dino Charge? Are you excited for it, or are you tired of the use of the word “super” with everything? Sound off!

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Our good friend raz got his hands on the Diamond Distributors May Solicitations Preview book that retailers have received that showcase, well, product available through Diamond Distributors for the month of May 2014! Included was a section dedicated to Power Rangers Super Megaforce, and a lot of the images within are products that we got our first glimpse at during Toy Fair 2014!

We’ve hosted some of the images on this news article, but for the rest of the images of the preview book, check out raz’s blog “Razzle’s Dazzles! And to see images of these figures from our coverage of Toy Fair 2014, you only need to click here to see 150 images of Power Rangers Super Megaforce!

under General Tokusatsu News

One of our sponsors, EntertainmentEarth.com, has some great items set to arrive in March, which is closer than you think! Check out these great tokusatsu items set to arrive in March of 2014 at EntertainmentEarth.com!

 
And don’t forget – you can pre-order the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers Legacy Dragonzord slated for a June 2014 release! Please check out our sponsor EntertainmentEarth.com!

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Super Megaforce Rangers, this is a super mega sponsor update with new super mega items!

TokuNation.com sponsor BigBadToyStore.com has sent out their newsletter with new pre-orders that are available on the site – and this one is super mega! That’s right – a lot of the toys that we saw in our coverage of Toy Fair 2014 are available for pre-order! Most of these have July 2014 release dates. Check them out below!

There’s a ton of other toku related items available at BigBadToyStore.com so check them out!

under TokuNation, TokuNation Site Updates

Attention fans of TokuNation.com! Over the last two years we’ve grown at a steady pace to the point now that we’re now looking to bring in a couple of new people to join our staff! If you’ve ever wanted to become part of a fast-growing community in your favorite hobby or genre of interest, now is your chance! By joining the TokuNation.com staff, you also become part of a large family of staff over our entire network – sites such as TFW2005.COM, HissTank.com, and ToyArk.com! Please check out the positions we’re looking for below and follow the directions if you’re interested. We hope to hear from you!

NEWS STAFF – POWER RANGERS
We’re looking for an individual who has a passion for Power Rangers that can help cover all the news that comes out every single day! Our ideal candidate would have a passion for the show and merchandise line with a decent amount of knowledge of the history of the show, the actors, etc. Knowledge of Super Sentai is not required, but favored. We do require some basic writing skill and use of correct grammar. By joining the staff of TokuNation.com you receive the following perks!

– Access to the private forum where a lot of site planning occurs
– A shiny badge to show everyone you’re part of the staff
– Increased signature image size and an increased private message allotment on the forums
– Thanks to our social media outlets on Twitter and Facebook, any news post you put up is immediately seen by THOUSANDS of people
– The ability to express your passion and excitement for the brand to other fans across the Internet
– Partnering with our network team for convention coverage with the opportunity to meet celebrities and industry bigwigs
– And you get to help grow a strong, thriving community

If you’re interested in becoming part of our POWER RANGERS NEWS STAFF, please send an E-mail to kickback@tokunation.com with the subject “Power Rangers News Staff”. Please include your name, online name/handle, Twitter name (if applicable), and tell us who your favorite Power Ranger is and why.

NEWS STAFF – GODZILLA
The most famous “monster” of all-time is reborn this summer with the new movie, and we at TokuNation.com are starting to get some Godzilla fever, and need someone to help us keep up with all the news and information! We’re looking for someone who has some decent knowledge of Godzilla and all his monster buddies, and who is excited and passionate for the franchise, not just the upcoming movie. If that sounds like you and you’re interested in helping grow our Godzilla section, please let us know by following the directions below. And as usual, there are perks!

– Access to the private forum where a lot of site planning occurs
– A shiny badge to show everyone you’re part of the staff
– Increased signature image size and an increased private message allotment on the forums
– Thanks to our social media outlets on Twitter and Facebook, any news post you put up is immediately seen by THOUSANDS of people
– The ability to express your passion and excitement for the brand to other fans across the Internet
– Partnering with our network team for convention coverage with the opportunity to meet celebrities and industry bigwigs
– You get to help build the foundation of the Godzilla fan community here at TokuNation.com!

If you’re interested in becoming part of our NEWS STAFF – GODZILLA, please send an E-mail to kickback@tokunation.com with the subject “Godzilla News Staff”. Please include your name, online name/handle, Twitter name (if applicable), and tell us what your favorite Godzilla movie/series is and why.

It is important to note that these are volunteer positions – no one here at TokuNation.com is paid for their work, we all do this because of the passion we have and the love we have for each property. But with your passion, combined with our passion, we can continue to build an awesome community and cover even more of the genre of tokusatsu that we all love and admire so much. Thanks for your interest everyone and we look forward to hearing from you soon!

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If you’re a fan of the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers then you might be interested to know that Jason David Frank, who played Tommy Oliver the Green Ranger and White Ranger in Mighty Morphin Power Rangers has released the first episode of his documentary My Morphin Life through the popular YouTube channel BatInTheSun. The video is shown below. If you’re hoping for some cool behind-the-scenes Power Rangers footage, you’ll be sad to see that there is none. And there looks to be none in the next episode. This series looks to be, for the moment, strictly about the man behind the helmet, Jason David Frank.

NOTE! If you only see a black screen with audio, change the video’s resolution settings, then switch it back to what you want. This will fix the problem immediately.

So what did you think? Are you going to tune in to the next episode of My Morphin Life? What could be added or removed from the show to make it better, or is it pretty awesome as is? Sound off!