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The hype for the 25th Anniversary of Power Rangers will have to wait – at least from Bandai America. We reported on Twitter last week (follow us @TokuNation on Twitter!) that Bandai America did not have an exhibitor booth for the upcoming Toy Fair 2018 event held at the end of February. That information is readily available for everyone by browsing through the exhibitor list at the Toy Fair New York City website. They do have a meeting room registered to them so we held back on posting a news story until we reached out to Bandai America regarding their Toy Fair New York City plans.

Well, we reached out and got a response.

Bandai America will not have an exhibitor booth at this year’s Toy Fair 2018. No marketing or media representatives will be traveling to the tradeshow this year. The only representatives from Bandai America that will be in attendance are sales representatives. Here is the response we received:

Thank you for reaching out to Bandai. We will not be hosting a booth on the floor of New York Toy Fair this year. You can find images and descriptions of our key items on the official New York Toy Fair Press site. Thanks! -Bandai

This will undoubtedly come as a disappointment to many fans who were hoping to kick off the 25th Anniversary of Power Rangers with excitement and anticipation. Whether or not Bandai America has new product at the show at all is unknown and perhaps other outlets will receive the courtesy to report on those products. We do know some of the products making their way out this year thanks to Bandai UK‘s exhibitor booth at the Toy Fair 2018 London event. You can find those updates by clicking here, here and here.

While this may be discouraging to collectors and adult fans we do hope you will exercise patience before passing judgement on the year itself as a whole. Our friends at Saban Brands have assured us there is so much more to come in terms of the 25th Anniversary of Power Rangers. After all, Toy Fair is a tradeshow not meant for collectors and press coverage akin to San Diego Comic Con or New York Comic Con.

We will continue to update you as news and information trickles out from this year’s Toy Fair, especially from other licensees of the Power Rangers brand.

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NOTE: The list of closures includes Babies’R’Us stores but are not specifically notated in the list provided. Please check the address of the store(s) closing in your area to determine if it is a Toys’R’Us, Babies’R’Us, or a combination location.

We all knew this was coming. And at times like this it’s best to just rip off the bandaid rather than make it slow and painful. Toys’R’Us announced today through court filings regarding it’s Chapter 11 bankruptcy that it will close 182 stores across the United States.

If you haven’t been following the story regarding Toys’R’Us and it’s ongoing bankruptcy issues, the holiday season was not a strong one for the embattled retailer. Overall sales for the classic toy store were down anywhere from 10% to 20% of projections which helped lead to the decision to cut ties with under-performing stores or stores with unfavorable leases.

As if a punch to your gut wasn’t enough – these are labeled as “initial” closings. Some of these stores may be turned in to Babies’R’Us and Toys’R’Us combo stores while other stores may end up on the chopping block as well. There is a slight chance that a few of the stores listed for closure will remain open if leases with landowners can be restructured.

How does this have any relation to a website about tokusatsu, you ask? Bandai America has partnered with Toys’R’Us to be their primary exclusive retailer option, where the Power Rangers Legacy line first premiered and has continued to offer exclusive offerings (namely every Megazord released thus far). One of the primary reasons for the Toys’R’Us Chapter 11 bankruptcy was due to the fact that Toys’R’Us was unable to pay the toy companies (especially Mattel and Hasbro) for the product that they ordered to carry in their stores. That inability to pay caused less than projected profit numbers for toy companies in Q4 of 2017. Some fans speculate that the lack of any new Power Rangers Legacy Megazords (looking at you, Legacy Shogun Megazord) is due to the fact Toys’R’Us is currently involved in these Chapter 11 bankruptcy dealings. Hopefully we will have more information on that specific item, and future Legacy Megazord items, at next month’s Toy Fair New York City.

For a full list of stores closing in the United States, please click “Read More”. For our friends in Canada, there are currently no plans to close any Toys’R’Us stores in Canada.

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Tonight a brand new Power Rangers Hyperforce streams live on Twitch.tv! Before the new episode airs, take some time to catch up on last week’s episode, now available for everyone on Hyper RPG‘s YouTube channel! Check out the episode below!

Be sure to catch the brand new episode of Power Rangers Hyperforce at 6pm PST on the Hyper RPG Twitch live stream by clicking here! Power Rangers Hyperforce is a tabletop RPG designed specifically for Power Rangers! In partnership with Saban Brands, Power Rangers Hyperforce is a direct sequel to the fan-favorite Power Rangers Time Force series. Five Time Patrol cadets are tasked with traveling through time to stop the Alliance of Evil! As they continue to travel through time new reveals are made regarding just what the Alliance of Evil is up to! What will happen next? Tune in to a brand new Power Rangers Hyperforce and find out!

Be sure to discuss the latest episode in our discussion thread!

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Announced today by Power Morphicon the cast of Power Rangers Ninja Steel will be in attendance at Power Morphicon 2018 courtesy of Saban Brands! This is your opportunity to meet the current season’s cast with autographs and pictures. As customary, we expect a Power Rangers Super Ninja Steel panel at this year’s show (yet nothing has been announced as of yet) and the current cast to introduce the 2019 Power Rangers cast to the attending crowd.

If you haven’t registered for Power Morphicon 2018 you can do so by clicking here. While you’re doing so, don’t forget to purchase your Power Morphicon 2018 exclusive Legacy 6.5″ Lord Drakkon figure as he will ONLY be available at Power Morphicon 2018!

We will see you at the show!

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London Toy Fair 2018 has concluded for the day! But more pictures of the Bandai UK booth have been posted online courtesy Instagram user @SimplePeetDoodles. Check out some more up close pictures of the upcoming Legacy 6.5″ Psycho Rangers as well as the Legacy Zeo Golden Power Staff, Legacy Mastadon Zord, upcoming Power Rangers Zeo and Power Rangers Dino Thunder 6.5″ Legacy figures, and some Pop-Up Power Rangers based on Mighty Morphin Power Rangers.

If any more images show up online we’ll share them with you. Join in our discussion on the forums! Which items are you excited for? Which ones are you NOT excited for? Sound off!

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Greetings from Toy Fair London 2018! Unfortunately, no pictures are allowed of what’s on display. However we do have a man on the inside – our very own ZeoRangerV – and he was able to give us a rundown on what exactly is on display! There are a few new items not yet seen listed below. Keep in mind – this is from Bandai UK and does not necessarily reflect anything for the United States. But this could be a good indication of what’s to come from Bandai America at the upcoming Toy Fair New York 2018.

Check out the full list of what’s on display listed below!

– Mighty Morphin Power Rangers Legacy Green Ranger Helmet (1:1 scale)
– Mighty Morphin Power Rangers Legacy White Ranger Helmet (1:4 scale)
– Power Rangers In Space Legacy 6.5″ Psycho Red Ranger
– Power Rangers In Space Legacy 6.5″ Psycho Blue Ranger
– Power Rangers Zeo Legacy Zeonizer
– Power Rangers Zeo Legacy Golden Power Staff
– Mighty Morphin Power Rangers Legacy Communicator
– Mighty Morphin Power Rangers Legacy Green Ranger Auto-Morphin Figure
– Mighty Morphin Power Rangers Legacy Blue Ranger Auto-Morphin Figure
– Mighty Morphin Power Rangers Legacy Black Ranger Auto-Morphin Figure
– Mighty Morphin Power Rangers Legacy Yellow Ranger Auto-Morphin Figure
– Power Rangers Zeo Legacy 6.5″ Red Ranger
– Power Rangers Zeo Legacy 6.5″ Blue Ranger
– Power Rangers Zeo Legacy 6.5″ Green Ranger
– Power Rangers Dino Thunder Legacy 6.5″ Black Ranger
– Power Rangers Dino Thunder Legacy 6.5″ White Ranger
– Mighty Morphin Power Rangers Legacy Tyrannosaurus Zord
– Mighty Morphin Power Rangers Legacy Sabertooth Tiger Zord
– Mighty Morphin Power Rangers Legacy Mastadon Zord
– Power Rangers Super Ninja Steel “Super Blaster” (looks like a cannon form of Lion Fire Megazord)
– Power Rangers Super Ninja Steel Simian Sniper Zord (a large black and gold ape zord that fires missiles)

The Simian Sniper Zord for Power Rangers Super Ninja Steel is a motion activated dart launcher zord. The Legacy 6.5″ Psycho Rangers have an incredible amount of detailing. These are prototypes and the paint does not appear to be metallic which ZeoRangerV says works for their benefit. They do come with weapons. Psycho Red has the Psycho Sword and Psycho Blue has the Psycho Axe.

We will make further updates if any more information, or pictures, become available!

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It’s coming.

Revealed through magazine scans shared by @_Erasu on Twitter, we have Soul of Chogokin Dragon Caesar (the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers Dragonzord) release date, more images, and the combined form with Soul of Chogokin DaiZyuJin!

Soul of Chogokin Dragon Caesar will release in July 2018 for 17280 yen. Check out the images of Soul of Chogokin Dragon Caesar by clicking the title of the story.

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The Official Power Morphicon is fast approaching this August and the first events for this year’s show have been listed online! There will be more events announced closer to the show but here are the first listed events thus far!

– A Power Morphicon Welcome Party the first night of the show hosted by Moshi
– A Power Rangers Prom hosted by That Hashtag Show
– A Power Rangers Cosplay Contest hosted on Saturday night
– A Super Mini-Pla Megazord Model Contest by Shokugan Bandai

For more information check out the Official Power Morphicon website. See you at the show!

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Highly speculated since it’s announcement and confirmed today through @bboyrealm on Twitter (guest relations at Power Morphicon), the BOOM! Studios creation Lord Drakkon will be joining the Legacy 6.5″ figure collection of Power Rangers. As an exclusive to this year’s Power Morphicon, you will need to register at the show and purchase the figure separately after you’ve registered.

Lord Drakkon first appeared in the BOOM! Studios comic book series Mighty Morphin Power Rangers. In an alternate reality where Tommy chose to stay with Rita Repulsa, Tommy destroyed the Power Rangers and combined the Green Ranger and White Ranger powers to become the evil Lord Drakkon! He will be featured prominently in the upcoming comic event Shattered Grid, where Power Rangers from all over time will need to come together to defeat him once and for all.

You can register for Power Morphicon 2018 by clicking here.

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Thanks to @VintageJakksBCA on Twitter we have our first look at some new Fisher Price Power Rangers Imaginext toys revealed through listings at WalMart.com. The full listings of what was discovered is listed below.

– Black Ranger & Thunder Megazord 2 Pack
– Blue Ranger & Cyclopsis 2 Pack
– Yellow Ranger & Serpentera 2 Pack
– Pink Ranger & Black and Gold Dragon Megazord 2 Pack
– Chomping T-Rex Zord

Images of three of the 2 packs is available and included in this post. Also included is the SKU and UPC information on these new Imaginext figures. For those who collect – happy hunting! We don’t have exact release information yet but will keep you posted. Until then let’s celebrate our first Cyclopsis toy! Share your excitement for the Power Rangers Imaginext toys in the discussion thread.