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Now that most wary travelers who spent their weekend and their mortgages at Power Morphicon are returning home, this one included, we have plenty of pictures to upload and share with you on our adventure in Pasadena. One of the places we went to was none other than the Bandai of America booth at Power Morphicon – and we spent many hours there talking with Bandai of America as well as taking tons and tons of pictures for you all to enjoy and eagerly anticipate the release of various items.

This time we are bringing you the two roleplay items – the as-of-yet-unnamed Dino Charge saber weapon and the Dino Charge morpher. First thing first – the morpher is smaller than it’s Zyuden Sentai Kyoryuger counterpart. Also, it does not appear to be able to take more than one charger (battery) at a time. If that’s a make or break deal for you then you’d better hit up online retailers and middle-men services to get your Gaburevolver before the prices skyrockets much like the Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger Mobirates did.

Enjoy 15 images of these upcoming items. What’s your opinion – are you going to get the Power Rangers Dino Charge morpher, or are you going to stick with your Zyuden Sentai Kyoryuger Gaburevolver instead? Sound off in our discussion thread!

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Unfortunately, Power Morphicon is now over until 2016. The good news is we still have plenty of updates to give you from all the great stuff shown at this year’s convention! On display at the Bandai of America booth was the first look of a number of toys coming out for the 2015 line from Power Rangers Dino Charge.

The bike in this gallery is the American adaption of the Zyuden Sentai Kyoryuger Deinochaser motorcycle. The biggest difference that we can spot right away, just from looking at the toy, is that it will not have a battery connecting the bikes. In fact, it was unclear to us if the bikes actually detach from one another at all. The bike looks to be of a similar play pattern of other “Rangers with Bikes” toys that have come out for Power Rangers in the last few years. Please keep in mind – this is a prototype and not retail-ready so changes to the colors, paint decorations, and other things can change.

Check out 19 images by clicking the title bar of the story! Are you ready for Power Rangers Dino Charge?

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Revealed just a few days ago, we have our first prototype images of S.H. Figuarts Kamen Rider Baron Lemon Energy Arms! This figure will be released as a Tamashii Nations 2014 exclusive, retailing for 5000 yen at the show this fall.

However don’t be too worried about trying to get this figure. In years past Tamashii Nations show exclusives have been made available to order on the Tamashii Web Exclusive Store at a later date. Previous examples being Ryuki Blank Form & Den-O Super Climax. So there’s probably a good chance this will be available for order there.

For now check out the images after the jump!

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It’s time to get ready and charge up our coverage of Power Morphicon! 

Veteran to the Power Rangers franchise and executive producer for Dino Charge, Judd “Chip” Lynn”, was kind enough to share an incredible Dino Charge teaser video at the just concluded Saban Brands’ Panel.  This teaser has it all. Shots of our rangers in action, of the pre-historic dinosaurs guarding the mystical Energems, and our very first look at a brand new villain, completely original to Dino Charge! This new as yet unnamed character does not originate from any Sentai footage! IT IS CURRENTLY UNKNOWN IF THIS IS A NEW VILLAIN TO THE SERIES OR IF THIS WAS CREATED SIMPLY FOR THE MARKETING TRAILER. SABAN BRANDS DID NOT VERIFY.

On top of that, while our own Kickback was behind the camera catching the teaser video, he also spun around to give us an HD look at the new rangers themselves! Introduced to attendees, and the world, for the first time are the Power Rangers Dino Charge! 

Be sure to follow the new Power Rangers Dino Charge on social media as well! Thanks to Nightmere10 of the Power Scoop for compiling this info!

Dino Charge Red – Brennan Mejia @BrennanMejia on twitter
Dino Charge Blue – Yoshi Sudarso (previous PR suit actor for live events) @Yoshistunts on twitter
Dino Charge Pink – Camille Hyde @MimiHyde on twitter (account currently protected)
Dino Charge Green – Michael Taber @PutItOnMyTable on twitter
Dino Charge Black – James Davies @BrenanDavies on twitter

Let’s get charged up for a pre-historic 2015!

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Power Morphicon continues in sunny Pasadena California! And kicking off today’s festivities our men on the inside, Kickback & Trekkieb47, just attended the Saban Brand’s Panel! 

Here’s the breakdown of the information they had to share, with images!

  • Shout! Factory has skipped this panel in favor of the MMPR one.
  • Andrew Gray discussed actor  inspired rewrites. Quoted as saying “There will be a lot more explanation” to a huge crowd cheer. More easter eggs  for fans with the final episodes.
  • Full Power Rangers Dino Charge Cast revealed! A first for the franchise, we have an African American Pink Ranger played by Camille Hyde! Character names yet to be revealed at this time however.
  • Apparently the Dino Charge video showed a new unique villain not adapted from Kyoryuger footage.
  • However Chaos from Kyoryuger confirmed to be the Bounty Hunter Sludge for Dino Charge

Dino Charge Cast details courtesy of The Power Scoops Nightmere10!

Red – Brennan Mejia @BrennanMejia on twitter
Blue – Yoshi Sudarso (previous PR suit actor for live events) @Yoshistunts on twitter
Pink – Camille Hyde @MimiHyde on twitter (account currently protected)
Green – Michael Taber @PutItOnMyTable on twitter
Black – James Davies @BrenanDavies on twitter

We’ll continue updating this post as more info becomes available!

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The Power Morphicon convention is almost underway and already we have some very exciting news!

Early photos from the display room confirm that the Dino Charge Megazord (proper name not yet confirmed) will have a Pink Triceratops arm, matching the original series footage, and contrary to the images we have previously seen which seemed to confirm it was purple in an effort to make the toy more appealing to boys.

Representatives from Bandai of America claim that the switch was made after negative fan-reaction to the planned color swap. While exact details remain unconfirmed at the time of writing, this definitely seems like a step in the right direction for Dino Charge! Stay tuned to TokuNation this weekend as we keep you up to date on all Morphicon news! And be sure to join in our Ongoing Dino Charge Rumor/Discussion Thread to share your thoughts on this new series!

Our thanks to PowerToku Blog for the photos!

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Check it out Godzilla fans! Matt Frank, the artist popularly known for his cover work (and sometimes interior work) for the IDW Publishing comic book series Godzilla: Rules of Earth, stopped by our forums to show off his special print that he’s made for this year’s Power Morphicon – and it’s a beauty!

Featuring the Mighty Morphin Green and White Rangers, along with some awesome realistic designs of a dragon and tiger, this piece is a must-have for fans of the Green Ranger and White Ranger! You can purchase this print at the official Power Morphicon convention, starting TOMORROW through Sunday!

Matt Frank pmc print

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Are you bummed that you can’t make it to this year’s Power Morphicon? Are you envious and jealous of your friends who are going? Are you waiting in anticipation on what kind of CHARGED UP news and information is going to come from the Saban Brands panel? Well, good news! The folks from Shout! Factory will be live-streaming the show on August 23rd, 11am to 5pm PST on their special site – PowerMorphiconLive.com! There will be a special host of the live-stream – Power Force member Andre the Black Nerd! Check out the special announcement video below!

For up to the minute updates from Power Morphicon, follow our team attending the show! You can follow Power Force members Kickback @rankal on Twitter as well as TrekkieB47 @trekkieb47 on Twitter! And as always, don’t forget to follow our main social media account @TokuNation on Twitter and for a very special event on Saturday night please keep your eyes peeled to the @RangerCommandPH Twitter account for details of a special live show!

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Time flies when you’re having fun! With less than a month between SDCC 2014 and Power Morphicon, we’ve been swamped! But we figured what better way to hype you up for Power Morphicon than to release our special interview with the cast of Power Rangers Super Megaforce from our time spent with Saban Brands at SDCC 2014!

Join Kickback aka Chris as he interviews Andrew Gray, Azim Rizk, John Mark Loudermilk, Cameron Jebo, Ciara Hanna, and Christina Masterson from Power Rangers Super Megaforce, courtesy Saban Brands.

Click here to download the podcast!
(15:45 in length, 14.3MB, .MP3 format)

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A huge special thanks to the cast of Power Rangers Super Megaforce for the fun interview and to Saban Brands for making it happen! As per request, we have also listed the cast of Power Rangers Super Megaforce‘s social media accounts below. Please take a moment to give them a follow. They’re all very talented individuals and they will all go far in their careers! Don’t miss a thing! Follow them all today!

Andrew Gray (“Troy”, Red Ranger)
– @DrewMGray on Twitter
– @AndrewMGray on Instagram

John Mark Loudermilk (“Noah”, Blue Ranger)
– @Johnnyfroboy on Twitter
– @Johnnyfroboy on Instagram

Azim Rizk (“Jake”, Black/Green Ranger)
– @AzimRizk on Twitter
– @AzimRizk on Instagram

Cameron Jebo (“Orion”, Silver Ranger)
– @CameronJebo on Twitter
– @CameronJebo on Instagram

Ciara Hanna (“Gia”, Yellow Ranger)
– @CiaraHanna20 on Twitter
– @CiaraHanna20 on Instagram

Christina Masterson (“Emma”, Pink Ranger)
– @_hichristina on Twitter
– @_hichristina on Instagram

If you’re attending this year’s Power Morphicon you will have a chance to meet the cast of Power Rangers Super Megaforce! We recommend you do – you won’t regret it. Go Go Megaforce! See you at Power Morphicon!

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With only a couple of days to go, the Official Power Morphicon has revealed their panel scheduling for the weekend! For those attending – hope you can clone yourself because there’s a lot of great panels happening at the same time! With thanks to our own news correspondent @TrekkieB47 on Twitter, we have a much easier version of the schedule for you to read. For panel details (like who is in each panel), please click here to view Power Morphicon’s listing and times.

Power Morphicon Schedule Friday

Power Morphicon Schedule Saturday

Power Morphicon Schedule Sunday

The most notable snub? Austin St. John isn’t scheduled to be part of either of the Forever Red panels. We don’t think that’s right – let Austin St. John know you want him on the Forever Red panel! Maybe we can work some magic eh Ranger Nation? :)

Don’t forget to follow us @TokuNation on Twitter for all your Power Morphicon news and updates! Be sure to follow our crew that is attending – both site owner and Power Force member Kickback (@rankal on Twitter) and news correspondent and fellow Power Force member TrekkieB47 (@TrekkieB47 on Twitter) for updates all weekend long! And don’t forget to follow the Ranger Command Power Hour Podcast on Twitter @RangerCommandPH for details of the special Ranger Command After Dark live-stream podcast with TrekkieB47, TheCinemaSlob, and TokuNation owner Kickback on Saturday night! See you at the show!