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Power Rangers In Space has set a new course on Let’s Watch Wednesdays here at TokuNation!

5 key cards that once belonged to Zordon have been discovered! In a bid to obtain them from Darkonda, Andros begins to learn what the evil creature has done to his sister. But not before Darkonda mutates thanks to the betrayal of Ecliptor, forcing the rangers to rocket back into space. Using Zordon’s keys the rangers will obtain the ultimate power they’ve been waiting for, the Mega Voyager!

Meanwhile old allies of the rangers are in trouble. Captive since the Turbo Rangers were defeated, Lightning Cruiser & Storm Blaster have been in the hands of Divatox’s forces! Fortunately Storm Blaster has escaped and made his way to the one ranger he could always count on, Justin the Blue Turbo Ranger! It’s time for the combined might of 6 rangers to stop Astronema’s monster and  rescue Lightning Cruiser!

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This weeks marks the second appearance of a past ranger on Power Rangers in Space following the Phantom Ranger’s return. True Blue To The Rescue, features the return of the Blue Turbo Ranger. Though the Turbo Ranger powers were destroyed at the end of their series, Storm Blaster had apparently saved an extra Turbo Morpher for Justin’s use. Justin was of course left on Earth when the older rangers went into space to find Zordon, and his successor as the Blue Ranger was his friend & former Red Turbo Ranger, TJ.

Though we won’t be seeing Justin again for the remainder of the show,this episode establishes his continuing connection to the Power Rangers and the Morphing Grid. Though Power Rangers Super Megaforce sadly did not fully realize or explore these types of loose ends for the franchises anniversary, it’s often been theorized by fans that Justin’s spare Turbo Morpher from this episode was the one used by TJ in Forever Red to gain access to his Red Turbo Ranger powers once more. It’s speculative, but always a fun possibility.

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The power rangers have returned for another week of Let’s Watch Wednesdays at TokuNation! On a darker adventure than they expected this week, the rangers encounter a new enemy…

On a distant planet searching for Zordon, an old foe of Ecliptor and a new one for the rangers appears, Darkonda! A double crossing bounty hunter, what are Darkonda’s motives for working with Astronema? And how exactly he knows the princess of evil, even she isn’t aware. But the bigger question remains, what secrets can Darkonda be hiding from his new allies and the rangers? What does he know of Ecliptor’s past? When and  how will he betray him? And what dose he know about Karone? All of these burning questions and more will begin to be answered this week on Power Rangers In Space!

Rocket Powered Reading #4
This week we take another look at what makes Power Rangers In Space a little more unique from it’s sentai counterpart Denji Sentai Megaranger. The first episode we’re vieing thisweek, #13 Grandma Matchmaker, is actually a bit more of a mashup than you might realize. The footage for this episode actually originates from Megaranger 28!

The crazy thing about this episode is that in Megaranger the central focus of this footage was Mega Silver AKA the upcoming Silver Space Ranger. The episode was edited and reshot with a decent amount of new US footage to re-incorporate Ashley into it as the original episode features Mega Yellow only briefly. The scenes with the Quadro Blaster and Mrs Hammond driving the police cruiser are notably some of the footage used to pad out this transition.

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Dino Cycle Charger! Engage! Energize!

TokuNation is ready to present the final of a trio of Power Rangers Dino Charge galleries. At long last we’re ready to show off the Dino Charge Dino Cycle with Blue Ranger gallery!

Just like the Dino Cycle with Black Ranger this one differs from the initial offering with a new alternate blue and silver paint scheme to really set it apart. Though not a color scheme that appears in the Kyoryuger source footage nor one we’re likely to see in Dino Charge, this Dino Cycle helps add a bit of variety to the line and to your collection. Of course like the previous two Dino Cycles this one can still separate into it’s 2 unique Deinonychus components as well as accommodate 5″ Power Rangers figures. And the Dino Cycle also incorporates the Zord Builder system! Best of all is that if you’ve been after the elusively expensive and rare Deinochaser toy, the Dino Cycle is a great stand-in that even scales well with your S.H. Figuarts Kyoryugers! Though one in these particular colors may not be for every collector.

Check out the full 40 image gallery of the Dino Cycle with Dino Charge Blue Ranger by clicking “Discuss on the TokuNation Forums” at the bottom of this post. And don’t forget to leave a comment in the thread as well, as this thread is one of our qualifying Toku Toy Box Giveaway galleries! Just leave a post in the thread of your thoughts, good or bad, on this item and your name will be entered into a drawing for 1 of 4 MASSIVE prize packs! Full details and rules for Toku Toy Box posted here. This gallery qualifies you for a chance at 1 of these 2 prizes; our Charged Up Mega Rangers Prize Pack or the All Aboard Sentai Prize Pack! 

Eligible Toku Toy Box Galleries
S.H. Figuarts Hakaider Gallery[/URL] – Monolithic Monsters Prize Pack
Dino Charge Para Zord Gallery[/URL] – Charged Up Mega Rangers Prize Pack
Dino Cycle & Black Ranger Gallery[/URL] – Charged Up Mega Rangers Prize Pack
Dino Charge Megazord Gallery[/URL] – Charged Up Mega Rangers Prize Pack & All Aboard Sentai Prize Pack
Dino Cycle & Red Ranger Gallery[/URL] – Charged Up Mega Rangers Prize Pack

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You know those things that are all popular here in the United States? We’re talking Skylanders, Disney Infinity and Amiibo, or whatever? Well, Bandai Namco released something very similar in Japan for their popular Kamen Rider series – a game for the PlayStation 3 titled Kamen Rider Summonride, where you can switch between various Kamen Rider characters as you battle hordes and legions of bad guys.

Our good buddy and incredibly famous YouTube Toku Reviewer ZeronXepher will be hosting a live stream via Twitch.TV this week as he plays through the game for he has purchased it. Don’t miss out on what promises to be a fun play through!

  • WHEN:  Tuesday, December 9th at 6pm EST
    and Friday, December 12th at 8pm EST
  • WHERE:  Twitch.TV/ZeronXepher
  • HOW:  By the power of Ferbus

Can he pull in more viewers than the Power Rangers Super Megaforce Extended Legendary Battle? Probably – stats show no one watched it on television! Be sure to follow @ZeronXepher on Twitter and be sure to ”Like” ZeronXepher’s Reviews on Facebook!

Hail Ferbus!

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It’s time for another Power Rangers Dino Charge gallery! The latest line to come out from Bandai of America in the popular Power Rangers is all about the dinosaur – and with kids and the fandom it’s proving to be quite popular right out of the gate!

The Para Zord is the personal zord of the Dino Charge Black Ranger and, utilizing the Zord Builder system, can combine with the Dino Charge Megazord. Check out over 50 images of this new auxiliary zord to the Megazord by clicking the “Discuss on TokuNation forums” link at the end of this article, or simply click here!

This gallery is part of the Toku Toy Box Give Away (click the link for details). You can win one of four prize packages simply by posting in qualifying galleries here at TokuNation.com! Don’t forget our previous galleries that you can still post in to be entered – Power Rangers Dino Charge Megazord Gallery, the Power Rangers Dino Charge Red Ranger with Cycle Gallery and the Power Rangers Dino Charge Black Ranger with Cycle Gallery!

Stay tuned for even more galleries to post in to be entered to win! The more qualified galleries you post in, the better your chance to win! Good luck!

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Our site sponsor BigBadToyStore.com have sent out a new E-mail announcing their Holiday Sale as well as new pre-orders and new arrivals! The cool thing about their Holiday Sale is that they’ve broken it down in to two categories – gifts over $50 and gifts under $50. Looking for some toku merchandise for yourself or that special someone this holiday season? We’ve created our cheat sheet – check it out below after the new pre-orders and new arrivals!

NEW PRE-ORDERS! NEW ARRIVALS! HOLIDAY SALE – TOKU GIFTS OVER $50! HOLIDAY SALE – TOKU GIFTS UNDER $50

As always, we’ve listed the newsletter in the “Read More” portion of this story. Happy toy hunting/purchasing! Can’t recommend grabbing that S.H. Figuarts Kyoryu Red figure at that price – he will NOT be that cheap in the future once Power Rangers Dino Charge begins airing!

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Nininininininininininininini Ninninger!

The crew of Talkin Toku is back yet again with an action packed episode promising to dull your senses and cause you regret! Join Chris “Kickback”, Jordan “Den-O”, and Tom “Sentai Tamashii” for this trip down toku discussion lane!

Did you get your S.H. Figuarts Kamen Rider Gaim Kiwami Arms figure yet? We did – and we’re not happy. Listen to us rant about what all three agree is the worst quality controlled product to come out of Tamashii Nations in quite awhile. We also discuss Power Rangers Dino Charge toys – namely the Dino Charge Megazord – and whether or not we think it’s a good toy and what, if anything, it has over it’s predecessor the Legendary Megazord from Power Rangers Super Megaforce.

EXCLUSIVE! Tom fails at being a good administrator at a leading tokusatsu website community. The plus side? You get to hear his reaction to the first image of Shuriken Sentai Ninninger during the podcast. What does he think? This is actually a pretty neat thing because how often does a fan of Super Sentai have their first reaction to the new series recorded? Check it out, it’s a pretty fun listen. We also touch on speculation of the upcoming series including what our thoughts are on possible henshin devices and so forth. And marbles. That’s right – marbles. Tom talks marbles. I can’t make this up if I tried. Just listen.

Power Rangers Dino Charge had the theme song and the smart phone app come out. Does it get the seal of approval from the guys? What about the theme song – what works, what doesn’t work, and does it hold up? Tom gives his $0.02 as he describes his youngest son’s reaction to the theme song.

We also take an in-depth look at the extended episode of Power Rangers Super Megaforce as we end our discussion on the series that seems to have divided part of the fandom in terms of “IT SUCKS” versus “IT KIND OF SUCKS”. What parts of the extended episode were good? Which were unnecessary? And was it really as special as we all thought it was? Jordan gives his rundown on why he feels it was a lackluster extended battle, while Chris and him get in to it about one of the more fandom-popular moments of the extended Legendary Battle.

Finally – we talk some Toku Toy Box giveaway as the episode ends. Have you registered on TokuNation.com yet and posted in the eligible threads so you can win? You’ll have plenty of opportunities in the future, but don’t miss your chance at entering in each qualifying thread!

Enjoy! Thanks for listening and Happy Holidays!

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Follow the show @TalkinToku on Twitter, and the hosts: Kickback at @rankal on Twitter, Den-O at @DenO_Tokunation on Twitter, and Sentai Tamashii at @SoulInkChu on Twitter! There’s also a Talkin Toku Facebook page! Give us a ”Like” at Facebook.com/TalkinToku

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It’s that time of year once again! Time for the members and staff of TokuNation.com[/URL] to celebrate their respective holidays with their loved ones. But it’s also time for TokuNation to celebrate. Our little community is about to hit yet another milestone, our 3 year anniversary!! January 4th 2015, will officially mark 3 years of TokuNation growing into the incredible community it’s become. As we’ve done in the past we want nothing more than to continue to grow this community. To strengthen the bonds it’s helped forge. To continue to bring you up to date news, rumors, images, videos, podcasts, and the welcoming community atmosphere you’ve all come to know. But we also want to bring you just 1 more thing.

Our annual Toku Toy Box Giveaway! Like years past TokuNation is hosting an annual holiday giveaway open to our users! You’ll recall that for last years giveaway[/URL] users could post in a selection of galleries within the contest period to automatically be entered into the drawing for 1 of 4 prize packs. Well this year we’re going the same route, but we’re charging up this contest even further! To show our appreciation to you, the community, we’ve assembled 4 MASSIVE prize packs spanning Power Rangers, Super Sentai, Kamen Rider, Godzilla, Ultraman, and more! With a little help from Zyuden Sentai Kyoryuger & Power Rangers Dino Charge this will be our biggest giveaway yet!

Click “Discuss on the TokuNation Forums” at the bottom of this post to be taken to the official rules and prize pack reveals of Toku Toy Box 2014!  For now though, thank you. Thanks to all of you who continue to call this place your home for news, discussion, images, sales, friendships, artwork, videos, podcasts, and everything else in between. Happy holidays from us, and best of luck in our giveaway! It’s our gift to you.

 

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TokuNation’s weekly viewing segment returns with another installment of Power Rangers In Space!

After last weeks shell shocking crossover the rangers are back to fighting Astronema’s forces on their own. But as Andros tries to adjust to life as the other rangers have always known it, he’ll have an encounter or two with the unfamiliar concepts of greed & deceit. Meanwhile Bulk & Skull continue to get into high tech hijinks with the professor. Hijinks Astronema herself has taken an interest in, that can’t be good. And finally with Simudeck malfunctioning in an epic way Craterites have been unleashed on Angel Grove! It looks like these creepy creations intend to body snatch all the people in the city!

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Since they’ve been brought up this week let’s talk Craterites! These odd foes of the rangers are normally just simulations produced for training purposes, but this week sees a Simudeck malfunction bring them into reality en mass. However in the Denji Sentai Megaranger footage used to create the series these creatures, the Kunekune, were front and center as the primary footsoldiers of the Nezirejia Kingdom!

The Kunekune were deemed a bit too silly and generic to be used for the Power Rangers adaptation of Megaranger. So in much the same way the previous years villains from Carranger, the Wumpers, were dropped in favor of the Saban developed Piranhatons, the Kunekune were dropped in favor of the robotic Quantrons. Though the Kunekune made it into the show as Simudec foes nearly all footage aside from this pertaining to them was removed from In Space.

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On this weeks Let’s Watch Wednesdays with Power Rangers In Space it’s time for a little turtle power! The Power Rangers are about to meet the legendary Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles!

Plucked from their battles against the Shredder & Dragon Lord, Raphael, Leonardo, Donatello, Michelangelo, & Venus have arrived! But are they here to help the Power Rangers, or destroy them?! Despite Astronema’s meddling it won’t take long before our 10 heroes stand side by side! And this week the mysteries of Andros will also begin to unfold. On a quest to find his missing sister Karone and the monster who kidnapped her, Andros returns to his deserted homeworld KO-35. But an encounter with his old foe Ecliptor will change his plans. Will the rangers get closer to their goal of saving Zordon? Will Andros discover the truth about his past? Find out today on Power Rangers In Space!

Rocket Powered Reading #2
Let’s take a look this week at one of the central villains of In Space, Dark Specter. As you may or may not have noticed by now Dark Specter bears a strong (100% identical) resemblance to another past foe of the rangers. Maligore from, Turbo: A Power Rangers Movie. That’s because the Maligore costume was simply reused for Dark Specter, though Specter could speak and was quoted as being substantially more powerful. At least once within the show’s continuity this resemblance was remarked upon by Divatox, who herself almost wed Maligore in the Turbo movie.

Blatant costume reuse of this nature doesn’t happen quite that much these days but it’s fun to notice. Off and on over the years various re-releases of the original Mighty Morphin Power Rangers movie have even featured the Maligore/Dark Specter image in the background of the DVD cover as well. This is itself even more odd as the central villain of that film was Ivan Ooze.