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This weekend is the Official Power Morphicon convention! On Friday, the show opened and fans of Power Rangers enjoyed quite a treat from the Hasbro booth – a number of show-used costumes and props from 25 years of the history. One item in particular that had a lot of interest was the prop from the series Power Rangers In Space, the Astro Megaship prop.

An older prop that has some wear and tear (missing some turrets) it is still in great condition. We took a number of photos from different angles – click the title of the story to see all the images!

Stay tuned for more high res photos from the Hasbro booth, including what’s inside the mystery box…

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Just revealed only hours ago to the general public, we have brand new up close and clear images of Soul Of Chogokin Titanus AKA King Brachion!

Whether you’re a fan of Mighty Morphin Power Rangers or Kyoryu Sentai Zyuranger, this massive mighty carrier will make a fine addition to your collection. While currently we still have no idea what the release window and price are looking for at this time, we can see that this will be an impressive companion to your SOC Megazord (Daizyujin) & SOC Dragonzord (Dragon Caesar).

We’ll keep you up to date as more new information becomes available. Be sure to follow us here and on our social media on twitter @TokuNation or check in with our man on the ground at Power Morphicon 2018, @TokuChris!

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With Power Morphicon 2018 now underway, we have our first major reveal courtesy of Bandai Japan and the good people at Toku ToyStore!

At long last we have the third Soul Of Chogokin release for Mighty Morphin Power Rangers– none other than Titanus the CarrierZord! Also known as King Brachion for fans of Kyoryu Sentai ZyuRanger.

The long-necked Carrier is recreated in exquisite diecast detail- and based on previous releases should be fully compatible with the previously released DaiZyuJin and Dragon Ceaser Soul of Chogokin entries.

Sadly, price & release details for Titanus have not been revealed at time of writing. Stay tuned to TokuNation as we keep you up to date on all Power Morphicon reveals!

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Attention fans of the Power Rangers! The bi-annual official Power Morphicon is officially UNDER WAY here at Anaheim, California! Today is Friday, August 17th 2018 which means it is day one for Power Morphicon and the biggest celebration of the Power Rangers and its 25th Anniversary. So what is happening today?

You can begin checking in to the convention (if you pre-registered) at 12pm! Use a photo ID and/or your printed invoice to receive all of your swag and head down to the official convention store to pick up all your pre-ordered merchandise. After that – you wait! The fun begins at 4pm PDT.

We’ve written up a brief description of the panels for Friday. Alternatively, you can also check out the official schedule by clicking here. Times, guests, and overall panels are subject to last minute changes.

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under Conventions, General Tokusatsu News

If you’ve been among those that have been itching to watch more classic Tokusatsu series in North America, we have great news for you. Discotek media during their Otakon panel announced that they’ll be releasing the Space Wolf Juspion Complete Series Blu Ray set complete with English subtitles.

Currently, there’s no word on when this set will see a release. For now, all we know is that Discotek media plans to release this set sometime Q1 2019. Stay tuned, and we’ll keep you updated once pricing and release dates have been announced!

Space Wolf Juspion first aired in Japan March 15, 1985, and ran until March 24th, 1986. While reading the Galaxy Bible, Ejin learns of a shocking prophecy: When the dark god Satan Gorth awakens, the universe will be ravaged by giant monsters filled with rage. After Satan Gorth appears and the prophecy is set in motion, Ejin orders Juspion, who Ejin has been tutoring, to stop him and combat the corrupted Megabeasts. He travels with his friends in the Daileon. 

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The biggest event in Power Rangers history – the Shattered Grid in the BOOM! Studios comic books – is getting a live show at this year’s Power Morphicon! Kyle Higgins, writer of Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, has assembled an all-star cast of Power Rangers alumni to take part in a live-reading of key comic book scenes from the entirety of the Shattered Grid story! The panel includes:

– Jason David Frank
– Erin Cahill
– Walter Jones
– David Fielding (voicing Zordon)
– Barbara Goodson (voicing Rita Repulsa)
– Jason Narvy
– Paul Schrier
– Kelson Hendersen
– Peter Sudarso
– Meghan Camarena
– BRAND NEW MUSIC from Ron Wasserman

This panel will take place in the MAIN PANEL ROOM on Saturday from 6pm to 7pm. You do NOT want to miss this once-in-a-lifetime event as former Rangers reclaim their roles in the hottest Power Rangers story of all time!

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“You should have told Zordon, no.”

Dispatched to Earth’s moon on a mission to free Rita Repulsa by the mighty Dark Spector, was the original Psycho Ranger. When the NASA moon landing inadvertently woke this slumbering villain in 1969, Alpha 5 & Zordon had no choice but to assemble a team, the original Power Rangers!  Inexperienced, isolated, caught off guard, the Power Rangers would have to contend with, Psycho Green! 

Released as an SDCC 2018 Exclusive, the Legacy Psycho Green Ranger is (simultaneously with Psycho Silver) the first release of this mold in North America. Though the Psycho Red & Blue Rangers have turned up internationally, Green & Silver mark the domestic debut for this new mold. If you have experience with the Legacy 6.5″ line at all, then you know exactly what you’re in for here. Throw in the premium-style con packaging and Psycho Green’s signature Psycho Dagger, and you get a solid release and introduction of what to expect from his mold mates. I’ve done my best to recreate some panels from Green’s debut issue so I hope that comes across. Enjoy!

We’ve attached the full 80 image gallery to this post but you can also read our full review by clicking “Discuss on the TokuNation Forums” at the bottom of this post. Next time we take a look at the simultaneously released Legacy Psycho Silver Ranger!

under Conventions, Kamen Rider

As well as the various suits from the Ultraman manga, Bandai’s Figure-rise Standard line also had plenty to show off from the Kamen Rider franchise at this year’s Summer Wonderfest. The most notable item on display was a coloured version of the line’s Kamen Rider Ex-Aid Level 2 model kit, whose release date has yet to be confirmed. Alongside it was also the recently released Kamen Rider Build RabbitTank kit.

Also on display were Kamen Rider Faiz and Kamen Rider Kabuto, who were both previously released as part of the Figure-rise 6 range. Whether these two models here are different or about to be reissued (and if so if any changes have been made) is unknown, but we’ll bring you more news as it comes!

under Conventions, Ultraman

The Summer Wonderfest 2018 news continues with the reveal of Figure-rise Standard 1/12 scale Ultraman Suit 7.4 and Ultraman Ace Suit model kits! As seen in the currently ongoing ULTRAMAN manga series, these suits are based upon the original Ultraseven and Ultraman Ace designs and worn by the manga’s version of Dan Moroboshi and Seiji Hokuto respectively.

The prototypes on show are currently unpainted so may not be released for some time, but these come as an affordable alternative to those who missed out on or skipped the Ultra-Act x S.H. Figuarts releases. Check out the full sized images after the jump!

under Conventions, General Tokusatsu News, Ultraman

Super Minipla is showing no signs of slowing down! As you might recall, Super Minipla Gridman and God Zenon were both confirmed to be on the way just a few days ago. To top it all off, Bandai’s given us our first look at Super Minipla Dyna Dragon at Sumer Wonder Festival. 

The model is still in its early stages of development so it’s difficult to really say when this kit will come out or for how much. We can only assume that this bad boy will be able to combine with Gridman proper to create King Gridman.

As always, stay tuned to Tokunation and we’ll bring you more updates on this exciting new figure as it becomes available,

UPDATE:

Upon further investigating, the Gridman shown next to Dyna Dragon appears to be Gridman Sigma, the lead protagonist from a Gridman show that never aired or made it into production until the 2015 short: Gridman Dawn of a new hero.