Teased mere days ago in Bandai of America’s offerings for San Diego Comic-Con 2015, one of the mystery items has been officially unveiled!
For sale exclusively at the Bandai of America booth for SDCC 2015 is the White Ranger Tokyo Vinyl Figure! This figure will retail for the reasonable price of $25. With only 2 items yet to be officially revealed yet and the convention itself less than 1 month away we should see the rest of the reveals in the very near future!
For now file this one under the maybe category.
Bandai of America revealed a cryptic teaser for their San Diego Comic-Con 2015 exclusives just last week. And while we have a good idea what those 4 items are (1 of them confirmed to be non-toku) we may have a new item in the mix. An ebay listing has just been discovered for what appears to be a Loyal Subjects Mighty Morphin Red Ranger vinyl cast in translucent red plastic. While we haven’t heard about this figure being available at SDCC yet, it could be a similar case to the translucent Ranger Keys that were passed out at the show last year where select attendees received them.
For now feel free to speculate on the claim that this is an SDCC 2015 figure. As a Loyal Subjects item it wouldn’t be part of BOA’s pre-show reveals so right now we have no way to confirm it’s validity. As SDCC approaches (July 9th-12th) news will begin to trickle out about the upcoming exclusives, as it does we’ll be there to share all the information with you! And be sure to follow TokuNation as we report LIVE from SDCC yet again!
Did you know that San Diego Comic Con 2015 is barely a month away? We’re headed there once again for the third year in a row to give you the most in-depth coverage of everything at the show including interviews with Bandai of America and Saban Brands and other manufacturers of your favorite Power Rangers toys!
Today on Instagram, Bandai of America teased out four blacked out images stating that they will begin revealing the exclusives for this year’s SDCC later this week. But thanks to site contributor and Ranger Nation member @trekkieb47, we’ve been able to deduce exactly the four exclusive items that are coming from Bandai of America!
Now – we can’t say they’re confirmed, or at least, we can’t confirm the details. But we have a pretty good idea. They are as follows:
This marks the third year in a row where the Mighty Morphin Green Ranger and/or White Ranger has more or less dominated the exclusives, causing the fans to groan out once more, “STOP FOCUSING ON ONE CHARACTER FROM ONE SERIES OVER 20 YEARS AGO!”
What do you think of this year’s exclusives? Sound off in our discussion thread and make your predictions – see if you’re right or if we’re right!! Special thanks to Rangerboard.com for the better quality original teaser image!
The Realm Cast has reported that Thai company Chaiyo has formed a new company called Ultraman USA Inc. They will be bringing over Ultraman series on blu-ray stateside, in addition to high end collectibles. For those of you who like dubbed releases, you’re in luck. Dubbing is planned in addition to subtitles.
The blu-ray releases include the following:
– Blu Ray release: One of the first orders they plan to execute is the blu ray release of Ultra Q, Ultraman, UltraSeven, Return of Ultraman, Ultraman Ace and Ultraman Taro along with Jamborg Ace. This will be the first time any of these shows have seen proper blu ray release stateside, in addition to a proper release of Return, Ace, Taro and Jamborg in the US. The plan is to add an English dialog track with the releases for those who have a difficult time with subtitles.
In addition, 2 new movies were announced:
Ultraman VS Gomora in Japan Olympic 2020
Jamborg Ace VS Ninja Panda
“Modern Hollywood special effects” are planned for use in lieu of an actor in a suit.
It’s time for a brand new episode of our very own Talkin Toku podcast! Featuring your hosts Kickback/Chris, Den-O/Jordan, and Sentai Tamashii/Tom – the guys behind TokuNation.com! A lot has happened since the last episode and there’s a lot to catch up on – Power Rangers Movie (2017), Kamen Rider Drive, Shuriken Sentai Ninninger, and Power Rangers Dino Charge discussion ensues, as does discussion on toys!
Won’t you take a listen and join in the discussion? Check out the live-listen below, as well as the download link and how you can keep up to date with the podcast and all of the hosts!
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Back at this year’s San Diego Comic Con, I contacted a good, old friend of mine from my days in the Transformers community from working for a decade at our sister site TFW2005.COM. His name is Marcelo Matere, and if you are, or were, a Transformers fan then you’ve seen his work – whether it be in comic books from both Dreamwave and IDW Publishing, to official box art work for Hasbro and their Transformers product. Knowing he has tremendous skill in drawing anything robotic in nature, I commissioned from him a Power Rangers piece – the Dragonzord fighting the original Megazord. Using nothing but pictures of toys for references, he hit the project out of the park! I wasn’t the only one who was impressed – even Bandai of America was impressed with his artwork.
In case you don’t remember the original story with the actual sketch – you can find it by clicking here.
We are incredibly pleased and proud to reveal the final version of this beautiful piece of artwork colored by comic book colorist Tom Chu, who has worked on various projects for Marvel Comics, DC Comics, IDW Publishing, and Archie Comics, as well as independent comics and official products for major toy companies. You may recognize his name from our very own Talkin Toku Podcast which he co-hosts, as well as being one of our administrators here at TokuNation.com under the name Sentai Tamashii, or even on Twitter as @SoulInkChu.
I think you will agree with us that this is one of the most impressive pieces of artwork for the original Mighty Morphin Power Rangers that we’ve ever seen. And we are beyond excited to share with you in future updates higher resolution versions of this image (minus our watermark) for use as wallpapers and other such things.
Please take a moment and follow these incredibly talented individuals and show their work some love. And, if you happen to want something awesome drawn for you or colored for you, please don’t be shy in asking them about their commission prices. I can personally guarantee that you won’t be disappointed in their work!!
MARCELO MATERE
– MarceloMatere.com
– Follow him @marcelomatere on Twitter!
– Follow him @marcelomatere on Instagram!
– Check out his Deviant Art page at MarceloMatere.DeviantArt.com
TOM CHU
– Follow him @SoulInkChu on Twitter
– Check out his Deviant Art page at ColorDojo.DeviantArt.com
San Diego Comic-Con 2014 has come and gone, the TokuNation.com crew had a great time at the show, and of course we had to share a souvenir or two with you. So up today is our final entry (for now) in the long list of Kyoryu Sentai Zyuranger/Mighty Morphin Power Ranger’s galleries we’ve worked on for the last year. Today we look at the 2014 Exclusive SDCC Armored Black Ranger!
A unique product of the “Zyu2” footage created for MMPR season 1, Armored Black Ranger is a very unique toy as well. This figure shares the honor of being one of only two truly US exclusive MMPR related figuarts released here, along with the female bodied Yellow Ranger. Created in response to the demands of the US market Armored Black Ranger is a fantastic release that continues the tradition of quality and excellence that the Zyuranger/MMPR line of S.H. Figuarts releases has had from the beginning. Likely the last releases in this particular franchise of figures, Armored Black Ranger ends it in style. This awesome yet briefly seen form from the finale of MMPR season 1 “An Oyster Stew” is incredibly satisfying to finally own. If you have the chance to pick this figure up, we highly recommend it.
To check out the full 60 image gallery of this fantastic release, just click “Discuss on the TokuNation Forums” at the bottom of this post. And while you’re at it, take a stroll down memory lane with us too! Here are some handy links in case you’d like to take a look back at any of our previous Zyuranger/Mighty Morphin Power Rangers related galleries!
S.H. Figuarts Tyranno Ranger Gallery[/URL] AKA Mighty Morphin Red Ranger
S.H. Figuarts Dragon Ranger Gallery[/URL] AKA Mighty Morphin Green Ranger
S.H. Figuarts Kiba Ranger Gallery[/URL] AKA Mighty Morphin White Ranger
S.H. Figuarts Ptera Ranger Gallery[/URL] AKA Mighty Morphin Pink Ranger
S.H. Figuarts Armed Tyranno Ranger Gallery[/URL] AKA Armored Red Ranger
S.H. Figuarts Mamoth Ranger Gallery[/URL] AKA Mighty Morphin Black Ranger
S.H. Figuarts Tricera Ranger Gallery[/URL] AKA Mighty Morphin Blue Ranger
S.H. Figuarts Tiger Ranger Gallery[/URL]
S.H. Figuarts Mighty Morphin Yellow Ranger (Female) Gallery[/URL]
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.
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(15:45 in length, 14.3MB, .MP3 format)
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!
As you might be aware, the Official Power Morphicon is only DAYS away! With over 100 special guests attending and a dealer room full of nothing but toku and toku-related merchandise, it’s bound to be a great time. And for those attending, there’s some great news!
Our friends from Bluefin Tamashii Nations will be at the show at booth #116. And even better news – they will be selling the SDCC 2013 S.H. Figuarts Power Rangers Super Samurai Metallic Set as well as the SDCC 2014 S.H. Figuarts Mighty Morphin Armored Black Ranger figure! They will also have stock on hand of earlier S.H. Figuarts Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, Kamen Rider figures, Dragonball Z figures, and Sailor Moon figures.
What a great opportunity for you to pick up any figures you’ve missed including exclusives from the last two years! Don’t forget – TokuNation.com is attending this year’s Power Morphicon as both Platinum Members as well as members of Saban Brand’s Power Force. Be sure to follow us @TokuNation on Twitter, as well as site owner and member of the Power Force Kickback @rankal on Twitter for all the updates from the show. Also be sure to follow our news staff member and Power Force member @TrekkieB47 on Twitter as well as Ranger Command Power Hour host @TheCinemaSlob for all the hijinks at the first ever Ranger Command After Dark, which will be live-streamed! Details to follow. See you at the show!
If you’re a fan of Transformers then I don’t need to introduce you to Marcelo Matere because chances are you’ve already seen his work or you’ve met him personally at the various Transformers conventions. But if you’re not familiar with him or his work, please allow us the pleasure of introducing you!
Marcelo Matere has been a Transformers artist for over a decade now and has been working on official Hasbro products for years. Chances are you probably own a product that has his artwork as the packaging art. I personally have known Marcelo for many, many years now and consider him a dear friend. And I know just how amazing of an artist he is when it comes to drawing robots. So when I learned that he was going to be attending San Diego Comic Con 2014 I decided to see if he would do a commission work for me – I wanted to see how amazing he could make the Dragonzord and the original Megazord look as they engage each other in battle.
I was blown away as was everyone else I showed the artwork to – including Bandai of America. Even without the use of colors and just markers he managed to capture exactly what I wanted – an epic piece of artwork depicting everyone’s two favorite zords battling it out. Check out the image by clicking the news story.
Be sure to follow Marcelo Matere and let him know how much you love his work! I think everyone in Ranger Nation will agree – this guy needs to be doing professional work for Power Rangers!
– Follow Marcelo @marcelomatere on Twitter!
– Be sure to “Like” his work at Facebook.com/MarceloMatereArt
– Visit his professional website at www.marcelomatere.com
– Check out his Deviant Art profile at MarceloMatere.DeviantArt.com
A huge special thanks to our good friend Marcelo Matere who we got to spend some time with (but not nearly enough time) at this year’s San Diego Comic Con 2014. Please be sure to give this guy tons of love!