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Today was one of the biggest announcements yet for this year’s Official Power Morphicon convention. Promising an unbelievable announcement for today’s guest revealing was an understatement – fans of Power Rangers and Super Sentai now have a reason to come together.

Headlining today’s guest announcement is Yuuta Mochizuki, better known as Geki the Tyranno Ranger from Kyoryu Sentai Zyuranger, the series that Mighty Morphin Power Rangers was adapted from. Basically, the original Red Ranger from Mighty Morphin Power Rangers and the Tyranno Ranger from Kyoryu Sentai Zyuranger will be appearing at a convention together for possibly the first and only time.

Also from the press release sent directly from the Official Power Morphicon convention comes the announcement that Hiroshi Maeda, a professional Japanese stunt actor, will be appearing at the show. You’ll know him best as the stunt actor for Tyranno Ranger in Zyuranger, as well as numerous other Red Rangers for the Power Rangers franchise. And last but not least – Yasuhiro Takeuchi, another Japanese stunt actor who played both Dragon Ranger in Zyuranger as well as the Green Ranger in Mighty Morphin Power Rangers. On top of that, he has also worn many of the Megazord suits for filming.

The Official Power Morphicon convention happens August 22nd to August 24th at the Pasadena Convention Center in Pasadena, California. Tickets are still available (but only for a couple of more weeks) – click here to begin your registration process so you don’t miss out!

Please read the full press release after the jump!
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We haven’t talked much about it here, but there’s this awesome indie game being created, thanks to a crowd-funded Kickstarter, called Chroma Squad! The premise behind the game was that you created your own Super Sentai television show – complete from picking the Rangers, the actors, and played the game in a semi-RPG style to gain ratings, more funding, and unlock cool things as you progressed through your created season. The game was successfully funded through Kickstarter on August 21st, 2013 at $97,148 with a goal of $55,000.

However, the villain that faces the Chroma Squad right now isn’t digital or even made of rubber – it’s made of suits that represent Saban Brands, owners of the Power Rangers intellectual property across the globe, which of course, is adapted from Super Sentai. According to an E-mail sent to backers of the Kickstarter, Saban Brands has threatened to sue the developers if they continue to release the game … unless they agree to split royalties. Now, as many note, Chroma Squad is more based on Super Sentai than it is anything Power Rangers, but alas – Saban Brands does own the adaption rights nearly worldwide for Super Sentai.

Either way, the fan community is split – those who followed and backed the Chroma Squad project are angry. There are others who didn’t follow it because they weren’t interested and they don’t seem to care either way. This only begs the question – why can’t Saban Brands go after something that calls itself Power Rangers, has those involved referring to themselves as Power Rangers (even to sick kids in hospitals), has names directly taken from Power Rangers, and has potentially ripped off hundreds of fans for tens of thousands of dollars? Especially instead of something that doesn’t refer to itself as such and was going to be made simply to give a lot of video game fans who enjoy Super Sentai and Power Rangers a chance to live out their imagination? If you need some help Haim Saban, we’re more than happy to point you in the right direction.

Sound off #RangerNation … is Saban Brands going too far? Or are they justified in their decision? We’d love to hear your thoughts! Stay tuned for further updates on this story.

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Some of you may be asking “Really? Is this NEWS?” … and yes, yes it is. Because not only for minipla collectors is it frustrating when your ripped open box is thrown away (cuz the instructions are on the box), but now you can download them and be able to look at them with your hearts content. And for those asking about news – well, there’s news here too.

Bandai Japan has been kind enough to post the instructions online for most of the Ressha Sentai ToQGer Miniplas. This is great news for collectors who have misplaced them or simply had the boxes thrown away or too damaged to read (or you didn’t put the stickers on and…whoops). Also of note – Build Ressha has the instructions posted and this item has not yet released. It’s a great first-look at, in a way, how the toy is going to work and combine with the others.

Again – click here to check out the manuals. And kudos to Bandai Japan – this is a great thing for us Minipla collectors! Hope to see more series put up in the future!

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Youtube reviewer wotakufighter strikes again! This time we have a close look at Ressha Sentai ToQger’s special Resshas from the brand-new movie Galaxy Line S.O.S. – which premieres in Japanese theaters this weekend! Today’s review is of the DX Safari GaOh!

Seems like ToQGer’s gonna get wild! Fans who preorderd this beastly new combo should keep a close eye on their mailboxes; Safari GaOh should be on the way to you very soon.

under Kamen Rider, Power Rangers, Super Sentai

For those of you who aren’t attending this year’s San Diego Comic Con or don’t plan to save up your dollars to hit the after-market on some of the must-have exclusives (SH Figuarts Armored Black Ranger, Bandai’s Legacy Items, Legacy Lord Zedd), great news – our sponsor BigBadToyStore.com has some new items in stock and a ton of items on pre-order! Check out some of the great items available listed below!

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The massive DX Build Ressha/Build Dai Oh set has finally been released! And Youtube reviewer wotakufighter has put up a review of this exciting new entry on the Rainbow Line! Build Dai Oh should be heading to online retailers this weekend so check your e-mails for payment requests!

Fans who preordered Build DaiOh should keep a close eye on their mailboxes, the Orange Ressha should be on track to you very soon!

 

UPDATE! WotakuFighter has put up a second video featuring the ToQGer’s Super-Duper Combo, ChoCho ToQ Dai Oh!

under Power Rangers, Super Sentai

The next of the”Nippon”  import edition Megazord toys was revealed today via @Sentaibruse on and GoldKingRanger, and it’s the Legendary Megazord/DX Gokaioh!

According to the catalog scans we’ve found, the Gokaioh/Legendary will be shipped in case assortments of 4 and will be released around September with no word on pricing as of yet.

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The Official Power Morphicon Convention has updated with yet another list of great special guests that will be appearing at this year’s show. There are well over a 100 guests attending this year’s convention, though it’s important to note that their availability may be limited, so keep an eye on their page for updates regarding when each guest will be at the show. But without further waiting, here’s the list announced today!

  • David Yost (“Billy”, Mighty Morphin Blue Ranger)
  • Richard Horvtiz (“Alpha 5” from Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, “Invader Zim”)
  • Ricky Simions (Invader Zim)
  • Herbie Baez (Green Hunter and Titanium Silver Beetleborg)
  • G. Beaudin (“Malcom Fink”, Superhuman Samurai Syber Squad)
  • Troy Slaten (“Amp Ere”, Superhuman Samurai Syber Squad)
  • Douglas Sloan (writer/director/supervising producer for Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, Power Rangers Zeo, Power Rangers Turbo, Power Rangers Ninja Storm, Power Rangers Dino Thunder)
  • Shota Tsuji (current stuntman for “Fujiyama Ichiban”, previous works include everything from Kamen Rider Fourze through Kamen Rider Gaim, Zyuden Sentai Kyoryuger and Ressha Sentai ToQGer)

Don’t forget that registration for Power Morphicon ends in two weeks! Don’t miss out on the largest show yet celebrating over 20 years of Power Rangers as well as Big Bad Beetleborgs, Masked Rider, Kamen Rider Dragon Knight, VR Troopers, Superhero Samurai Syber Squad, and more! Click here to begin your registration process!

TokuNation.com as well as the Talkin Toku Podcast will be in attendance at this year’s show, with thanks to our friends from the Ranger Command Power Hour Podcast. Stay tuned for special updates on activities and a fun after-hours get together. We’ll see you at the show!

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Rounding out the number of giant robos and trains for Ressha Sentai ToQger, we have our very first look at the Hyper Ressha Tei Oh! This behemoth train is decked out in black with gold chrome, this giant can become either a Ressha on it’s own, it’s own robot, or become a mobile carrier for ToQ Oh called Hyper Ressha Terminal! Although Hyper is part of it’s name it doesn’t appear this mecha in any way accommodates the actual DX Hyper Ressha.

But it doesn’t end there! This new ressha can assume a combined robot mode that uses the forward section of all the main line resshas, ToQ Rainbow! We only have this single image to go off of for now, but for the time at least it doesn’t appears there’s anywhere for the second half of each Ressha to go. But this is definitely an imposing combination that’s sure to divide fans with it’s design.

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Toei’s YouTube Channel has released a trailer for a Special Talk Party segment featuring nine cast members from Kamen Rider Gaim and Ressha Sentai ToQger.

This one hour special will be included on the upcoming Ressha Sentai ToQger Vs. Kamen Rider Gaim Vacation Combination Special DVD and Blu-ray releases.

The DVD and Blu-ray will go on sale August 8th.

Thanks to The Tokusatsu Network for reporting this news! Read the original story here.