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Hey Power Rangers fans!

We wanted to drop you a line and let you know that today’s episode of Power Rangers Super Samurai titled “Fight Fire With Fire” is brand new, and after nearly two seasons worth of teasing, Jayden’s big secret is finally going to be revealed at the end of the episode!

Fans of the Super Sentai version known as Shinkenger already know what this secret is, so please don’t spoil it for our viewers who haven’t seen it or let themselves be spoiled by it.

Click here and join the episode discussion!

Go Go Samurai!

under Network News and Updates

From time to time we like to post news from our 2005 Network sites that we are a part of – TFW2005.COM, HissTank.com, ToyArk.com, and Thundercats.WS. That being said, there’s a major rumor circling the Internet today and we wanted to share it with everyone here … seeing as there’s some history in the world of Tokusatsu when someone mentions the House of Mouse, or Disney.

From MTV Geek News:

“OK folks, take this one with a grain of plastic for the time being. Unless you’ve been under a rock, you’ve heard that Disney acquired Lucasfilm for roughly $4 billion last week and Marvel for around the same price a few years prior. Well, we have it on good authority that serious discussions are happening at the highest levels of both Disney and Hasbro to fold the largest toy and game company on the planet into the Mouse.

From what we’re told, these are still just discussions at this point, but serious enough that something could be announced at any time and create ripples throughout the entertainment industry. “

The company Hasbro Inc. is the owner of two major franchises that our 2005 Network covers – Transformers and G.I. Joe. Whereas when Disney purchased the Saban Entertainment library and got Power Rangers television rights out of it, Hasbro is the sole owner of Transformers, G.I. Joe, My Little Pony, and more. Not only that, Hasbro makes the toys for those said franchises (not to mention both Marvel and Star Wars). To sum it up, it would be like if Disney purchased TOEI, Bandai, and Saban Brands in one foul swoop.

Share your thoughts and your comments for our Transformers and G.I. Joe fans! Should they be excited about this possible development? Or should they fear that Disney is going to end the war between the Autobots and Decepticons, as well as G.I. Joe and COBRA, forever?

Discuss!

under General Tokusatsu News

Nearly half a year ago the Tokusatsu fan community was ablaze over a new show that seemed to mimic Super Sentai from the country of China. We saw some behind the scenes images of new heroes, new “zords”, and in all honesty, they looked pretty good.

Then there was silence.

But now there’s some images of the figures and mecha from Taobao.com!

Taobao.com has uploaded numerous images – all six of the new heroes (Red, Dark Blue, Light Blue, Black, Yellow, Green) as well as three combinations of zords (Giant Team Robot, Sky Team Robot, and Earth Team Robot) as well as the henshin devices (scrolls). All in all, it looks pretty good!

Jushen ZhanJiDui is said to air sometime next year in China. Click the title bar of this story to check out all the images!

CREDIT: Tekmen of the Tokunation.com forums!

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Anyone browsing for Power Rangers Samurai figures on ToysRus.com were pleasantly surprised today when a closer look at the Power Rangers Samurai Ranger Team Pack revealed a high-resolution look at the upcoming Power Rangers Megaforce figures.

Click here to check out the listing.

In all likelihood this is a simple mistake from Bandai of America and ToysRus, as toy companies often make “mock-up” packaging of future toys in current toy packaging to sell the item to retailers as exclusives. Nevertheless, check out the image and revel in all that is Power Rangers Megaforce.

CREDIT: WhiteRanger of the TokuNation.com forum!

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Thanks to our friends at Samurai Cast Blog, as well as Twitter user thegeekpdt, we have some new information on the upcoming Power Rangers Megaforce, which is the 20th Anniversary of all things Power Rangers.

There are a ton of pictures to look at, so please click here to check out the pictures that thegeekpdt uploaded.

The most interesting piece of information comes from a conversation with a Saban Brands representative – that past Power Rangers would return to Power Rangers Megaforce! Not to play Devil’s Advocate here, but does that mean past actors (such as Jason David Frank or Johnny Yong Bosch) or just the past physical costumed Power Rangers, which is the main ability of the theme of the second half of Megaforce which is based off Gokaiger (who transform in to past Power Rangers)?

Only time will tell! Stay tuned!

CREDIT: Samurai Cast, thegeekpdt, and raz from our own forums!

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Game company Namco Bandai has released a number of images for the upcoming Power Rangers Super Samurai video game for the X-Box 360 Kinect.

The game, scheduled to release November 20th, 2012 allows the player to use the Kinect device to control the Power Rangers Samurai as well as the Samurai Megazord. The player will also practice and train with the Samurai Rangers in order to stay fit and healthy. There’s also going to be some lessons on friendship.

Check out all the images after the jump!

CREDIT: Silicon Era

under New York Comic Con

The crew at TokuNation.com is at this year’s New York Comic Con and the images are starting to roll in! Thanks to our staff member Sentai Tamashii, you can check out all the images by clicking on the title bar of the news story! You’re getting your first look at some of the S.H. Monsterarts line!

You can also get live information via our Facebook page and our Twitter feed, just like and follow us for up to the minute details!

Stay tuned for more goodies throughout the convention weekend!

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Rangers together, Samurai forever!

Hey fans of Power Rangers Super Samurai! The final episodes of this series begin airing Saturday, October 13th on Nick! And after what feels like a decade of nothing but reruns, the first trailer for the beginning of the new season aired today!

Special thanks to our friends at the SamuraiCast Blog for uploading this trailer.

Go Go Samurai!

Don’t forget to keep it tuned here at TokuNation.com as we bring you news, pictures, and more from this year’s New York Comic Con which begins TOMORROW!

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This just feels like a great week to be a Power Rangers fan doesn’t it? Ron Wasserman, the original composer for all the music heard in Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, has uploaded the “finalized” versions of all of the “redux” tracks – the completely redone versions of your favorite songs from 1993!

The track-list is as follows:

  • Go Go Power Rangers
  • 5-4-1
  • We Need a Hero
  • Combat
  • Cross My Line
  • Fight
  • Go Green Ranger
  • Hope For the World
  • Lord Zedd
  • Unite
  • I Will Win

The mixes are final (unless Ron wants to tweak it) and should be sent off for mastering sometime next week, with a tentative release date for Power Rangers Redux on various outlets (BandCamp.com, iTunes) not long after that.

Click here to check out a preview of Power Rangers Redux!

Don’t forget to stay tuned in here at TokuNation.com for our coverage of this year’s New York Comic Con which starts TOMORROW!

It’s morphin’ time!

under New York Comic Con

Just wanted to give everyone an update – TokuNation.com will be in full force at this year’s New York Comic Con, the equivalent of the yearly San Diego Comic Con, but on the east coast! This year’s show runs from Thursday, October 11th through Sunday, October 14th.

In attendance this year will be none other than Jason David Frank, who you may recognize now as a UFC fighter, but in the world of tokusatsu, played Tommy Oliver the Green Ranger and White Ranger in Mighty Morphin Power Rangers; Zeo Ranger V in Power Rangers Zeo; Red Turbo Ranger in Power Rangers Turbo; and the Black Dino Ranger in Power Rangers Dino Thunder as Dr. Tommy Oliver.

Also be sure to keep your browsers tuned in here at TokuNation.com as we bring you the first images of the upcoming SH Figuarts Zyuranger, or basically the first SH Figuarts of a Mighty Morphin Power Ranger. We don’t know for sure which color it will be, but rumor is circulating heavily that it’ll be the Red Ranger. Could a Green Ranger be far behind?

Should be a fun and exciting week for all things tokusatsu!