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New York Comic Con 2021 – S.H. MonsterArts Display

Posted on October 7, 2021 at 4:36 pm by Toku Chris under Conventions, Godzilla, New York Comic Con

We’re at New York Comic Con 2021!  We visited our friends at Tamashii Nations and took some pictures of their S.H. MonsterArts display.  Check out images of:

  • Zinogre
  • Rathalos
  • Nargacuga
  • a Giant Godzilla from Godzilla vs Kong

Check out all the images after the jump!

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› Companies: Tamashii Nations

New York Comic Con 2021 – S.H. Figuarts Tech-On Ironman

Posted on October 7, 2021 at 4:31 pm by Toku Chris under Conventions, General Tokusatsu News, New York Comic Con

We’re at New York Comic Con 2021!  Earlier this year, Tamashii Nations announced a brand new line in their S.H. Figuarts line of products – the Tech-On Avengers!  These high-tech Marvel superheroes are inspired by tokusatsu (so Super Sentai, Kamen Rider, Ultraman, etc.).

We have our first in-person look at the upcoming S.H. Figuarts Tech-On Iron Man figure!  Check it out!

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› Companies: Tamashii Nations, Marvel › Characters: Iron Man › Toyline: S.H. Figuarts

New York Comic Con 2021 – Power Rangers from Diamond Select Toys

Posted on October 7, 2021 at 4:25 pm by Toku Chris under Conventions, New York Comic Con, Power Rangers

We’re at this year’s New York Comic Con!  The convention scene is back, although a bit muted with the United States just coming down from a pandemic-high late summer/early fall.  Because of such, vendors didn’t bring their A game (and some didn’t bring a game at all).

Diamond Select Toys has their upcoming Mighty Morphin Power Rangers Legends Red Ranger NYCC Exclusive Bust on display.  We took a couple of images and you can see them in the story.

You can pre-order it via BigBadToyStore here.

Check it out!

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› Companies: Diamond Select Toys › Characters: Mighty Morphin Red Ranger › Toyline: Statues, Busts

NYCC 2018 – Tamashii Nations Power Rangers Images

Posted on October 4, 2018 at 3:21 pm by Den-O under Conventions, New York Comic Con, Power Rangers

NYCC 2018 is well under way as of this morning. Thanks to our usual news crew roaming the show floor we have some new Power Rangers images from the Tamashii Nations Booth! While there aren’t any new reveals at this years show, Tamashii Nations has still got quite the display set up for attendees:

– Soul of Chogokin Titanus/King Brachion
– Soul of Chogokin Black Megazord
– S.H. Figuarts MMPR Green Ranger
– S.H. Figuarts MMPR Red Ranger
– S.H. Figuarts MMPR White Ranger

To follow all of the other new reveals and displays at NYCC, check out our sister sites TFW2005 & ToyArk! You can also keep up with their updates on social media @tfw2005 and @Toyark!

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› Companies: Tamashii Nations, Bandai Japan › Characters: Mighty Morphin Red Ranger, Mighty Morphin Green Ranger, Mighty Morphin White Ranger, Dino Megazord, Dragonzord... › Show: Mighty Morphin Power Rangers › Toyline: SH Figuarts, Soul of Chogokin, Chogokin, SOC

Bandai to Decrease Number of Girl Action Figures in Power Rangers

Posted on October 16, 2017 at 3:44 pm by Toku Chris under New York Comic Con, Power Rangers

Over the last couple of years the idea of “boys toys” and “girls toys” has been part of a topic of conversation, especially when it comes to gender identity. Major retailers like Target have chosen to remove the idea of a “boys” and a “girls” section of kids’ clothing in favor of simply a “kids” section. Now, we attempt to stay out of politics here at TokuNation because we like to see ourselves as a way for people to allow themselves a distraction from something you’re likely seeing or hearing about in the 24/7 news cycle however we felt it necessary to bring this portion of conversation to light.

A few years ago we wrote an article regarding a quote from a Hypable story where it was stated that there was pressure in Power Rangers to NOT feature or release girl action figures because Power Rangers is a boys action figure line. That story, for us at least, went viral on social media, reaching nearly 50,000 people on Facebook alone. Bandai America reacted quickly in the convention circuit and announced that girl action figures (and girl Ranger Keys at the time) were coming and that they were not going to cut the girls out of the line.

Boy, how times change.

At this year’s New York Comic Con, Bandai America openly stated to numerous fans in attendance that in the future they would be decreasing the number of girl action figures available in the various Power Rangers toy lines due to the fact that they’re not selling. And, in all honesty, they’re right – shelves are full of Power Rangers Ninja Steel White and Pink Rangers (and Yellow, because Yellow has traditionally been female) and the 6.5″ Legacy line of figures are swamped with Ninja Storm Blue, Mighty Morphin Pink, Mighty Morphin Yellow, and In Space Yellow figures.

Recently, our friends at Power Rangers NOW revealed the press photos of the upcoming figures in the first assortment of Power Rangers Super Ninja Steel. Missing from the line up are any female action figures. Our site sponsor BigBadToyStore.com put up a pre-order for Wave 4 of the 6.5″ Legacy Power Rangers figures. The case assortment does not contain the two Mighty Morphin female Power Rangers (Pink and Yellow) and instead opts to double up all the male figures.

Bandai America has stated themselves and used the YouTube channel MMPRToys to tell fans and collectors that if they want to see the new figures they need to buy the female figures. The quote from Bandai America at New York Comic Con is that the Psycho Rangers, a fan-demanded line of figures from Power Rangers In Space due out (originally) in late 2018, are ready to ship but won’t because female figures are clogging the shelves. This is correct though horribly stated. In order for new toys to ship out to stores, the old toys have to sell first. In this instance, the female figures are the leftovers from the older waves, and would need to sell first before the new wave releases. Hence, “buy the girl toys or the new toys won’t come out”.

In a world where Wonder Woman can be a dominating box office presence and an inspiration for young girls everywhere, we challenge both Bandai America and Saban Brands to do more to empower the female characters in Power Rangers to make them more desirable to all fans, young and old, boy and girl. Instead of being side characters to fill out a roster, do more to flesh them out so everyone will want a representation of that character in their collections. Power Rangers has always been progressive, featuring strong lead roles for so many different ethnicities in times where white skin males made up the majority of superheroes. In a world where discrimination against women continues to rock headlines, Power Rangers once again can be a pioneer in equality if it chooses to be.

However, with Uchu Sentai Kyuranger looking more and more likely to be the next adaptation of Super Sentai, a team that features 12 total heroes with only 2 of them being female, we may have to wait 3 years or more for that to happen.

On the plus side, the official comic book Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, published by BOOM! Studios, has revealed that there was an original team of Rangers before the teens we knew – and they featured a female Red Ranger (along with a Pink male Ranger to boot). So while the collectible side of things seems to be highly male-skewed, we have to give credit where credit is due to both Kyle Higgins, writer of Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, and Saban Brands for approving these stories and adding more depth and diversity in to the history of the Power Rangers.

But what does the future hold for the Power Rangers toy lines? Are girls really diminishing from the toy line? And is that a bad thing for a brand geared towards boys? And can we blame Bandai for decreasing the number of toys that don’t sell (that just happen to be female)? Or do we blame Bandai and Saban Brands for not marketing their female characters in a more appealing way for kids and collectors alike? Join in our discussion.

Credit @heroheroherotoys on Instagram for the story title image and @willyjcoe on Twitter for the additional image.

UPDATE! (10/17/17) ComicBook.com reached out to Bandai America and they responded. Here is the official response:

“Bandai America is and has been fully committed to bringing ALL RANGERS to fans with our action figure lines. From the very first episode of Mighty Morphin, female Rangers have been equal and important members of Power Ranger teams and our product line will continue to reflect that. As with most brands, we continue to evaluate what characters and figures resonate with audiences and adjust the line based on fan demand and overall business objectives. Fans can rest assured that all Female Rangers will continue to be produced and included in Bandai America’s Action Figure and Legacy Figure lines.”

As of the time of this update we have had zero response from Bandai America or Saban Brands regarding this article. We welcome the opportunity if they’re interested.

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› Companies: Bandai America, Saban Brands, Boom! Studios › Toyline: Legacy, 5" Figures, 6.5" Figures, Legacy Figures

NYCC 2017 – Bandai US Power Rangers

Posted on October 5, 2017 at 6:50 pm by Joe Moore under New York Comic Con, Power Rangers

We’re coming to you from New York Comic Con with our own coverage of the Bandai America booth! Unlike the disappointment of San Diego Comic Con, Bandai America brought their A-Game for New York Comic Con! You will find the following pictures within our story:

– 1/4 scale Legacy MMPR White Ranger Helmet
– 6.5″ Legacy Dino Thunder figures
– 6.5″ Legacy Zeo figures
– Power Rangers Super Ninja Steel 5″ figures
– the Super Ninja Steel Megazord (name TBA)
– NYCC Convention exclusives

Click “Read More” to check out all the pictures!

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› Companies: Bandai America › Toyline: DX Mecha, DX Roleplay, Megazords, Legacy, 5" Figures...

NYCC 2017 – Tamashii Nations Power Rangers

Posted on October 5, 2017 at 3:46 pm by Joe Moore under New York Comic Con, Power Rangers

Previously shown off, here are our own photos of the upcoming Super Mini-Pla Titanus, the Super Mini-Pla Megazord and the Super Mini-Pla Dragonzord. Read on for the photos.

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NYCC 2017 – Super Mini-Pla Titanus Shown

Posted on October 5, 2017 at 1:25 am by Toku Chris under New York Comic Con, Power Rangers

Straight from New York Comic Con and the Bluefin Tamashii Nations booth is our first look at the Super Mini-Pla Titanus! Recently revealed as King Brachion via a Premium Bandai pre-order in Japan, this is the first hint that the Super Mini-Pla King Brachion may be brought over to the US under the Titanus name.

Super Mini-Pla King Brachion is one of the largest Super Mini-Pla sets to release and is motorized to act like the original, deluxe sized version. Currently, Super Mini-Pla Titanus is “Display Only”, and we will follow up with Bluefin Tamashii Nations to see if we can have any hint of an upcoming US release.

For those unfamiliar with Mini-Pla or Super Mini-Pla – it’s a model kit, much like Gundam model kits, where you build the figure yourself. The difference between Mini-Pla and Super Mini-Pla, other than the size (Super Mini-Pla is larger), is that many pieces come pre-painted or pre-stickered. The Super Mini-Pla Daizyujin and Dragon Caesar (aka Megazord and Dragonzord) have already been released in Japan and are releasing for the first time at New York Comic Con as the Megazord and Dragonzord.

Special thanks to our friend @dekablue25 who is currently at New York Comic Con. Check out the original tweet below.

NYCC showing off mini-pla titanus @PowerRangersNOW @RangerBoard @MorphinLegacy @TokuNation pic.twitter.com/aHvIfiZL5v

— dekablue25@nycc (@dekablue25) October 5, 2017

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› Companies: Bluefin Tamashii Nations › Toyline: Super Mini-Pla

NYCC 2017 Power Rangers Exclusives Revealed

Posted on September 26, 2017 at 1:42 pm by Den-O under Conventions, New York Comic Con, Power Rangers

Revealed 1st through our friends at Power Rangers Now, we have our first confirmation of this years New York Comic Con Power Rangers Exclusives!

First up we have the Tokyo Vinyl Touma Edition Mighty Morphin Megazord. A repaint of the popular vinyl in a striking new green and black color scheme. It will retail at the show for $60. Then we’ve got the Legacy Power Rangers Fighting Spirit Figure Set! An elaborate 3 figure set recreating the ghosts of Tommy’s past from the long loved episode of Power Rangers Dino Thunder. This set will retail for $80.

Both exclusives will be available at the Bandai America booths #1628 & #1720 during New York Comic Con 2017 October 5th-8th!

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› Companies: Bandai America › Characters: Mighty Morphin Green Ranger, Mighty Morphin White Ranger, Zeo Red Ranger, Dino Megazord › Show: Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, Power Rangers Zeo › Toyline: Legacy Collection, Legacy 6.5" Figures, Tokyo Vinyl

NYCC 2017 – Power Rangers Ninja Steel Cast to Appear

Posted on September 14, 2017 at 3:44 pm by Toku Chris under New York Comic Con, Power Rangers

At this year’s upcoming New York Comic Con 2017 the cast of Power Rangers Ninja Steel will appear at the show! Peter Sudarso had recently stated that the plans for the 25th Anniversary of Power Rangers would be revealed at the show and with the appearance of the cast this only leans towards confirming that statement.

Stay tuned to TokuNation.com as we will be in attendance at the show with all your news, images, and details!

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› Companies: Nickelodeon, Saban Brands › Characters: Ninja Steel Red Ranger, Ninja Steel Blue Ranger, Ninja Steel Yellow Ranger, Ninja Steel White Ranger, Ninja Steel Pink Ranger...

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