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What a fun and interesting journey it has been.

Five years ago today (January 4th 2012) TokuNation was opened. Following in the footsteps of two of our sister sites, TFW2005.com and ToyArk.com, we sought to become a destination website for news and galleries for your favorite tokusatsu properties. But there’s always more to the story than a simple tagline so sit down and we’ll tell you a tale…

Nearly six years ago I came up with the idea for TokuNation. I approached our network owner, the infamous Tony Bacala, with my proposal and after some back and forth I was given the green-light but only if I had a staff in place. So for months I scoured the Internet (and TFW2005.com forums) looking for individuals that had a passion for not just Power Rangers, but also Kamen Rider, Super Sentai, Godzilla, and more obscure tokustasu franchises. After some time, a staff was put together and the site began to take shape.

Since the site launched we’ve covered every major United States convention that featured official Power Rangers merchandise and show-information (San Diego Comic Con, New York Comic Con, Toy Fair, Power Morphicon). We’ve been blessed to meet and speak with numerous entities involved with Power Rangers (the casts of Power Rangers Super Megaforce, Power Rangers Dino Charge, Executive Producer Chip Lynn, countless former Power Rangers actors and voice actors). We’ve been recognized by Saban Brands, TOEI, Bandai America, Bandai Japan, Tamashii Nations, BOOM! Studios, Lionsgate, and Legendary Pictures. Pretty sure PaperCutZ recognized us too but not for the best of reasons (thanks Den-O!). We’ve also been recognized by a few law firms (again, thanks Den-O!).

But most importantly of all – we’ve been recognized by YOU. For five years now a group of friends have worked long hours on a volunteer basis to bring you news, information, and galleries of all things tokusatsu. And it’s because of YOU, the viewers/readers/followers that continue to come to the site or reach out to us on social media, that we continue to do this. Today we will announce the winners of our annual Toku Toy Box giveaway where four lucky individuals will take home potentially HUNDREDS of dollars in free collectibles. We do that every year as a way to say THANK YOU for giving us a reason and the motivation to continue doing what we do. We love to do it and we hope to continue to grow it year after year. We’re only here today because of you.

Today we will also launch three new giveaways – on our Facebook page, our Twitter account (@TokuNation), and our Instagram account (@TokuNation). Be sure to follow them so you can enter for a chance to win even more free stuff!

And on a personal note – a huge thank you to the present staff (Den-O, Sentai Tamashii, Paladin, KamenRiderOOO, Kiryu, ZeoRangerV, Uchihabro77) for the amazing work they do day in and day out, whether it’s on the forums watching out for those spambots or posting news for the world to see. I also want to tip my hat and thank the staff that have been with us in the past and have moved on in their lives – we got here because of you and we will continue to grow because of what you contributed. Thanks also to the boss man (Tony Bacala), the best damn guy behind the scenes you’ll never meet (Joe Moore), and everyone who has given us motivation or praise for what we’ve done.

The first 5 years have been a blast. We cannot wait to see where the next 5 years take us. Be sure to stay tuned – the amount of stuff we have in store for this year alone will blow you away! THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!

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We all knew it was coming and now we have a couple of images that prove it. The Power Rangers Movie Funko Pop Figures revealed this evening via Instagram user @ryespop. In hand was the Movie Red Ranger, with other releases including Movie Black Ranger, Movie Blue Ranger, Movie Yellow Ranger, Movie Pink Ranger, and Movie Rita Repulsa.

Check out the images by clicking the title of the story. Are you going to collect these or add them to your collection? Sound off in our discussion thread linked to the story!

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We’re a month and change away from the premiere of Uchu Sentai Kyuranger and that means official images of upcoming merchandise are on their way. First up we have official stock photos of the 9 Kyuranger vinyl figures. You can order these at various import toy stores so if you’re interested, ask around!

Check out all nine of the figures by clicking the title of the story!

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Through CBR.com we have the five covers for Issue 13 of BOOM! Studios Mighty Morphin Power Rangers as well as the synopsis of the story.

The Power Rangers make a final push in to the Command Center to stop Rita Repulsa and her evil forces. But is it too late for Alpha 5 and Zordon?

Click the title of the story to see all five covers of this issue. They look great!

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The Power Rangers Movie is getting a sequel – kind of! Announced today via IGN, BOOM! Studios will be releasing a tie-in comic sequel to the upcoming movie in March. The title of the book, “Aftershocks“, will follow the adventures of Jason, Billy, Zack, Trini, and Kimberly after the events of the movie. The comic is written by Ryan Parrott and the artwork is by Lucas Werneck.

Power Rangers Aftershock will release March 29th, 2017 for $14.99 and is 96 pages in length. Check out both the Movie and Illustrated covers by clicking the title of the story. Join in the discussion by clicking the “Discuss on TokuNation forums” link!

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Bruno from MMPRToys recently visited the headquarters for Bandai America and sat down with the powers that be to discuss all things Power Rangers. While there, he was given an exclusive first look at the upcoming Power Rangers Dino Charge Poisandra 5″ figure, which was made possibly due to overwhelming fan-demand. Here are the bullet points you need to know of the visit:

  • Poisandra figure close to being done
  • Silver belts on Legacy MMPR Wave 02 figures an accident, NO RE-RELEASE OR FIX PLANNED
  • Accessories for Legacy figures made just working out details on how to get them released
  • Legacy Ninja coins are coming in a gift-set, no need to re-purchase morphers

Be sure to check the full video below. Support MMPRToys by subscribing to their channel and watching the video through to the end. Join in our discussion linked to the story.

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Discovered online and revealed through @PowerRangersTalk on Twitter, we have our first look at the upcoming 5″ Rita Repula figure from the upcoming Power Rangers Movie. The evil empress is sporting her green armor and the Green Power Coin on her golden staff.

What do you think? This is probably the best Rita Repulsa figure we’ve ever had – will you pick one up? Sound off in our discussion thread linked in the story.

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Happy Holidays! With less than two weeks to go until a certain gift-giving holiday, now is the perfect time to check out our site sponsor BigBadToyStore.com and pick up some last-minute gifts for your friends and family. New this week are a couple of Bandai Japan items that have come in stock, and as always, plenty of pre-orders available for your favorite Power Rangers and Kamen Rider items. Check out the full list below!

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Thanks to sieunhanvietnam, a poster at RangerBoard, we have some new items listed under the Legacy Power Rangers line. The online store The Falcon’s Hangar has put up some already-known and yet-to-be-revealed new Legacy Power Rangers items listed online. Check out the list below.

  • 12″ Legacy MMPR Red Ranger with spandex
  • 6.5″ Legacy Dino Thunder Red, Blue Rangers (part of the Zeo wave 1 of Legacy figures due in mid-late 2017)
  • Legacy Power Sword
  • Legacy Black and Gold Titanus
  • Legacy MMPR gold coin set
  • Legacy MMPR silver coin set (called “Movie Edition”)

There are no official product images for these items so there’s not much to show. It has been rumored heavily that the Power Rangers Dino Thunder figures would be part of the Power Rangers Zeo wave of Legacy 6.5″ figures and this is as close to a confirmation as we will get before Toy Fair 2017. Join in the discussion – are you going to grab these new figures? And what’s this 12″ Spandex Legacy Red Ranger all about?!

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A quick heads up for those of you who seek out and collect the harder to find items. A set of the Ranger Keys from the Morphin Madness contest of 2014 is available on ebay. This set of five Ranger Keys (Mighty Morphin Red Ranger, Mighty Morphin White Ranger, Turbo Phantom Ranger, Lightspeed Rescue Titanium Ranger, Time Force Pink Ranger) was voted in an online poll/contest by the fans and the winning set was given to 5 lucky winners – meaning this is 1 of 5 in existence.

Don’t miss your chance on grabbing this rare item but heads up – make sure your wallet is deep because the price is already quite high. Click here to check out the ebay listing!