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Courtesy our sister site TFW2005.COM and reporter Silver Optimus, we have the following bit of information coming out of the JP Morgan 49th Annual Technology, Media, and Communications Conference in which Hasbro and eOne both took part.  CEO of eOne, Darren Throop, had the following to say regarding Power Rangers future in media:

Power Rangers is being worked on now with a creative steward and a big streaming partner.  We haven’t brought that to an announcement stage yet. – Darren Throop, CEO eOne

Hasbro had previously mentioned that future Power Rangers entertainment would be coming via streaming and more adult-focused, as well as maintaining an offering for kids as well.  Dino Fury Black Ranger actor Chance Perez recently spoke in an interview that Season 2 of Power Rangers Dino Fury would be on Netflix (while mentioning the current season is on Nickelodeon).  Hasbro and eOne have made no comment or clarification on Chance’s interview.

Previous fan speculation indicated that Nickelodeon‘s contract for Power Rangers ran out after 2021 (a 10 year agreement started with Saban Brands in 2011), as Saban Brands and Nickelodeon recently amended their contract from 2018 through 2021 prior to Hasbro‘s buy-out, yet no new contract or deal has been announced between Nickelodeon and Hasbro.  This speculation also fueled other theories that Hasbro would no longer adapt Super Sentai seasons from Japan in to Power Rangers after Dino Fury. While there has been plenty of evidence for both sides of the latter theory to argue, there has been no official statements or concrete details to confirm or deny a future between Hasbro and Toei.

The Power Rangers brand continues to take interesting turns as we approach the 30th anniversary in 2023.  Stay tuned.

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We had the opportunity to sit down and chat with John, Jon, and Bridget from Hasbro to talk Power Rangers!  We were limited to questions related to what was revealed or shown during Hasbro Pulse Fan Fest, but we did try to sneak a few open-ended questions in there and were pleased with the answers!

Special thanks to Hasbro for the opportunity to chat and to our own Mike (aka OiToast) for the interview!  Check it out on our YouTube channel or by watching the video below!

(This interview is in partnership with our sister-site PwrRngr.com!)

Go Go Power Rangers!

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Check out the official images from the new Power Rangers Lightning Collection figures revealed at today’s Hasbro Pulse Fan Fest.  49 total images of these Metallic Mighty Morphin Power Rangers Hasbro Pulse exclusives and the Target exclusive Red Sentry figure.

Pre-Orders can be found here.

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There was an update for Power Rangers Dino Fury from Hasbro Pulse Fan Fest.  We got our reveal for the Dino Fury Gold Ranger – Aiyon!

He is played by Jordan Fite and he is the first African American sixth Ranger in Power Rangers history!

Go Go Power Rangers!

 

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Here’s some new Power Rangers Lightning Collection figure news from Hasbro Pulse Fan Fest 2021! Pics inside!

  • Metallic Armor Yellow MMPR Ranger (Aisha) (PULSE exclusive)
  • Metallic Armor Blue MMPR Ranger (Billy) (PULSE exclusive)
  • Metallic Armor Black MMPR Ranger (Adam) (PULSE exclusive)
  • Metallic Armor Red MMPR Ranger (Rocky) (PULSE exclusive)
  • Red Sentry (from BOOM! Studios Mighty Morphin Power Rangers Comic) (Target exclusive)

These items are available to order via Hasbro Pulse, and the Red Sentry will be available to order later today via Target.

under Kamen Rider

Some of the first-ever Kamen Rider figures to be made available via Premium Bandai USA are still available to order.  Of course, we’re talking about the model SO-DO figure kits!  These incredibly easy-t0-assemble figures feature a range of articulation and many of them have never seen releases as S.H. Figuarts – so they’re the first official toys of your favorite forms of your favorite Kamen Rider characters!

There are two sets currently available at Premium Bandai USA.

  •  Kamen Rider Gaim – Kurokage & Knuckle Set
    • This set comes with Kamen Rider Kurokage, Kamen Rider Knuckle, but also comes with Kamen Rider Gaim Ichigo Arms and Kamen Rider Gaim Pine Arms!  This is the first official toy released for Ichigo Arms (excluding the ability to create the figure via the Arms Change toys)
    • It also comes with a Genesis Driver so you can make “Kamen Rider Kurokage Shin”, featured in the Kamen Rider Gaim summer movie
  • Kamen Rider Gaim – Bravo & Gridon Set
    • This set comes with Kamen Rider Bravo, Kamen Rider Gridon, Kamen Rider Ryugen Kiwi Arms, and Kamen Rider Baron Mango Arms.  This is the first official toy release of Kamen Rider Ryugen Kiwi Arms (excluding the ability to create the figure via the Arms Change toys).

Orders are open until May 14th but don’t hesitate – order close dates can happen at any moment!  Please show your support for Kamen Rider on Premium Bandai USA by picking up a set of these figures.  We’ve bought our sets – have you?

under Super Sentai, TokuNation

Kikai Sentai Zenkaiger is one of the hottest tokusatsu properties out there – both because it is a Super Sentai season but also because of the anniversary theme and ultra hot collectible gears gimmick. Our number one spot for Super Sentai toys – Tokullectibles!

Check out just some of the Kikai Sentai Zenkaiger items that are either in stock or available for pre-order by clicking the images below!

They also have a ton of Kamen Rider and Ultraman items too!  Tokullectibles is easily the fastest growing and most popular tokusatsu-themed toy store available.  We cannot recommend them enough.

 

under General Tokusatsu News

Inferno Girl Red – the brand new graphic novel co-created by Mat Groom and Erica D’Urso – is 161% funded at the time of this article with the first stretch goal (ribbon bookmark) already achieved and the second stretch goal (20 extra pages) within striking distance.  The success and popularity of this project has allowed a special reward tier to be created for the biggest Inferno Girl Red fans.

Partnering with Starlight Studios – makers of those impressive Omega Rangers helmets from the Power Rangers comic books – is creating an extremely limited set of 10 Inferno Girl Red helmets.  As we contemplate how to scratch up the extra cash to get in on this (seriously there are only 8 left at the time of writing) you should definitely get in on Inferno Girl Red now before it’s too late.

Click here and support the hottest graphic novel (and hopefully one day on-going series) of 2022!

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Our site sponsor BigBadToyStore.com has sent over their latest update.  Check out the pre-orders and recently arrived below.

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Kamen Rider Zero-One is being released domestically by Shout! Factory.  The announcement came during the Team Kamen Rider stream with Shout! Factory to kick off the beginning of North America’s week-long celebration of the 50th anniversary of Kamen Rider.

Ari from Shout! Factory stressed patience – this release is not coming next week, next month, or the month after that.  The release will likely occur in 2022.  But Shout! Factory has licensed Kamen Rider Zero-One for DVD and Blu-Ray release in North America.

It was not mentioned whether or not the release would be DVD or Blu-Ray but seeing as Kamen Rider Zero-One was filmed recently and in high quality, Blu-Ray is possible and very likely.

Stay tuned to Shout! Factory and, of course, TokuNation for more details.