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To all our friends in the United States celebrating Thanksgiving today, we’d like to wish you all a very happy and safe Thanksgiving. We’d also like to take this time to share our thoughts and thankfullness as a website.

For starters, we’re thankful for TOEI for continuing the legacy that is both Kamen Rider and Super Sentai. If not for their work, a majority of us would probably never be involved or have an interest in all that they do. One has to also be thankful for Saban Brands, both for taking a chance in 1993 by adapting Zyuranger as Mighty Morphin Power Rangers as well as purchasing back the brand when it seemed like it was on its last leg. And of course, Disney for keeping the brand alive long enough for such a thing to happen.

We’re thankful for Bandai of Japan and Bandai of America. Regardless of your personal feelings on how BoA changes the zords to be universal here on this side of the pond, some of their engineering and toy design is remarkable. And you can’t ignore the absolute joy that is the SH Figuarts line. Special nod to our friends at Bluefin Tamashii (USA) for giving many of us a chance to get those awesome figures.

For those in the community that put forth 110% in all the work they do (Fury Diamond we’re looking at you … and have you checked out his new Megaforce Cast website yet?!) and the others that make this hobby so much fun with the insights and information that they come across.

I know I am personally thankful for the staff of TokuNation.com … for the guys that take the time out of their day to browse for news and information to share with our viewers, to all the guys that take the time to set up a photo booth to take pictures of their toys as galleries for everyone to look at, to the amazing moderator staff that is here that has been non-stop since day one back on January 5th. Your dedication is second to none, and this site would have never grown the way it has without all of your help. Thank you.

But most of all, all of us here at TokuNation.com are thankful for YOU – the fans of Tokusatsu. Your passion for the various franchises, whether it be Kamen Rider, Super Sentai, Godzilla, Ultraman, Power Rangers … it really has been YOU that has kept all of it alive for as long as it is. It is YOU that gave us the drive and motivation to create this place to work as a news/gallery/forum website for all fans to come together and discuss their love for this genre of entertainment. And it’s because of YOU that we always strive to find better ways to bring you everything you want as quickly and professionally as possible.

Hats off to you, Tokusatsu fans.

And to all those celebrating, have a safe and happy Thanksgiving!

under Power Rangers

A couple of years ago we got our first taste of Power Rangers Samurai thanks in part to their appearance in the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. Well, hold on to your morphers Power Rangers fans, because we’re getting our first look at Power Rangers Megaforce during this year’s Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade!

A press-release from our friends at Samurai Cast gives us the details!

At the end of the exciting week of festivities, fans will see the all-new Power Rangers Megaforce Rangers for the first time on television during a special performance as part of the 2012 Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, airing on NBC on Thursday, November 22 from 9am-noon. Power Rangers Megaforce will kick-off the franchise’s 20th anniversary on television with new episodes premiering in early 2013 on Nickelodeon. Go Go Megaforce!

So before (or after) you stuff your bellies during Thanksgiving, tune in to NBC and look for Power Rangers Megaforce!

SOURCE: Samurai Cast Blog

under Power Rangers

Hey Power Rangers fans! Are you’re in the mood for hunting down some of your favorite Power Rangers Super Samurai figures during your Day After Thanksgiving / Black Friday shopping spree, we have the details on some of the merchandise specials! The good news is that there is some! The bad news is that it’s few and far between.

Target Power Rangers Black Friday[/u]

  • Power Rangers Basic 7″ Figures – $7.99 (all day Friday)

Toys’R’Us – 8pm Thanksgiving Night[/u]

  • Power Rangers 12″ Battlized Figures – $14.99

BigBadToyStore.com – Black Friday thru Monday[/u]

We will update this list if we find any more deals out there. If you happen to see a deal for Power Rangers or anything Tokusatsu related online for a Black Friday/Cyber Monday sale, let us know!

under Super Sentai

The upcoming Go-Busters vs Gokaigers movie has had the plot revealed in the 178th issue of Figure-Oh Magazine. Why are the Gokaigers sporting new outfits and looking all bad-ass? Why is the Gokai Galleon black and sporting a Zangyack emblem? And just where is Ikari Gai, the Gokai Silver member of the Gokaigers?!

Click the title bar to be spoiled!

Go-Busters vs. Gokaigers releases in theaters on January 19th, 2013.

SOURCE: Henshin Justice

under Power Rangers

Hey Power Rangers Super Samurai fans! Can’t wait until Saturday morning to catch the latest episode of Power Rangers Super Samurai, “The Great Duel”? Well, great news! Our friends from Ranger Crew have you covered with some preview clips from the episode!

Click here and check it out!

And once the episode airs tomorrow on Nickelodeon, don’t forget to come back here to TokuNation and talk about it with your fellow Ranger fans! Click here to get started on the episode discussion!

Go Go Samurai!

under Power Rangers

If you’ve been following Power Rangers Super Samurai then you’ve undoubtedly seen last week’s episode, “Fight Fire With Fire”, which featured a shocking new character – Lauren Shiba, the new Red Samurai Ranger! In the coming weeks we will see if this new Ranger has indeed mastered the sealing power in order to stop Master Xandred once and for all!

Until then, check out this interview with Kimberly Crossman, the actress who plays Lauren Shiba, and learn more about her time on set with the Power Rangers Samurai!

Don’t forget to watch an ALL-NEW episode of Power Rangers Super Samurai on Nickelodeon tomorrow!

SOURCE: RangerCrew.com

under Conventions, Other Conventions, Power Rangers

Attention all Power Rangers fans living within driving distance of Lexington, Kentucky!

The 2013 Lexington Comic and Toy Convention will be held at the Lexington Convention Center on March 16th & 17th. For those of you who grew up and still love Power Rangers, there’s a plethora of guests from the series that will be there to sign autographs, answer questions, and just have a morphin’ good time!

  • Jason David Frank (MMPR Green & White, Zeo Red, Turbo Red, Dino Thunder Black)
  • David Yost (MMPR Blue)
  • Walter Jones (Original MMPR Black)
  • Catherine Sutherland (2nd MMPR Pink, Zeo Pink, Turbo Pink)
  • Karan Ashley (2nd MMPR Yellow)
  • Blake Foster (Turbo Blue)
  • Cerina Vincent (Lost Galaxy Yellow)
  • Paul Schrier (Bulk in MMPR, Zeo, Turbo, In Space, Lost Galaxy, Samurai)
  • Jason Narvy (Skull in MMPR, Zeo, Turbo, In Space)

For those of you who couldn’t make it to this year’s Power Morphicon this could be the next best thing! What are you waiting for? Check out all the details, and register, today!

Be sure to follow TokuNation.com as we plan to be in attendance! It’s morphin’ time!

under Kamen Rider

Does anyone remember when Saban Brands filed a trademark use for the term Power Rider, and rampant speculation began that Saban was going to adapt a Kamen Rider series in the United States?

Well, in short, nothing ever came of it.

The rumor mills thought that because of the crossover footage in Shinkenger (Power Rangers Samurai) with Kamen Rider Decade that Saban was planning to use that footage and then spin-off the appearance with Kamen Rider Decade as Power Rider.

Again, nothing ever came of it.

Thanks to our friends at Firestarter’s Blog we know that Saban Brands has once again filed for, and was granted, the use of the name Power Rider.

Will anything come of it this time?

A popular thought here at TokuNation was that Saban would adapt over the Kamen Rider Fourze series. While unpopular with adults, the series was popular with the younger demographic and the amount of sales generated from the roleplay gear, etc., more than proves that the merchandise sold very well. Take in to effect that the setting is high school with teenagers, and the overall easy-to-tie-in merchandise, it still seems like a no-brainer.

Speculate away, Tokusatsu fans!

SOURCE: Firestarter’s Blog, image courtesy cyclonejoker

under Power Rangers

The upcoming Power Rangers Megaforce Megabloks have started popping up online for pre-orders, first at Amazon.com and now also at BadAssToysForBadAssBoys.com! Check out images of the following sets:

  • Red Racer Hero
  • Dragon Mechazord
  • Shark Mechazord
  • Tiger Mechazord
  • Robo Knight Showdown
  • Gosei Great Megazord

Get your build on with Power Rangers Megaforce Megabloks due out in December 2012! Click the title for more images!

SOURCE: Samurai Cast Blog, BadAssToysForBadAssBoys.com

under Super Sentai

We don’t like to post up rumors when it comes to upcoming Super Sentai and Kamen Rider series because we like to wait until we have a more solid validation. In the history of reveals, very seldomly do the first details ever turn out to be accurate.

But for the sake of tradition, a possible Kyouryuger suit design surfaced a couple of days ago. The history of these designs usually retain some of the concept but the final version is more often than not a different look. The storyline for Kyouryuger is uknown – there are rumors that it involves everything from dinosaur hunters to dinosaur protectors to time traveling dinosaur rights activists.

The suit looks to mix elements from GoBuster, Dekaranger, and depending on whom you ask, some Zyuranger and Boukenger. Whether or not this is accurate or even comes to pass in a final design will not be known until probably December, which is when magazine reveals tend to happen.

What do you think?

Click here and join our massive rumor/speculation thread regarding Kyouryuger!

For fun, the folks at Henshin Grid have an on-going “first image” post from Timeranger to Kyouryuger. Check it out and compare this image with some of the images there. Henshin Grid’s look at reveals!

We’ll post any new concrete information as it comes available!

SOURCE: bluesparrow, Jefusion