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Yesterday we saw two of these as yet unreleased Ranger Key Packs for the first time. Today brings us further images and character confirmation on tons of these new packs that have yet to hit US retail! Thanks to some likely questionable methods a seller on Chinese auction site Taobao[/URL] has been selling the new key packs. Here’s the breakdown of what we know:

In Space Pack B
Red (Translucent)
Yellow
Blue

 

Time force Pack B
Red (Translucent)
Pink
Green (Translucent)

Dino Thunder Pack B
Red (Translucent)
Black
White

Samurai Pack B
Red (Translucent)
Pink
Gold

Operation Overdrive Pack B
Red (Translucent)
Yellow
Mercury

Wild Force Pack B
Black
Yellow
Lunar Wolf

Jungle Fury Pack B
Yellow (Translucent)
Wolf
Rhino

Turbo Pack B
Pink
Blue Senturion
Phantom Ranger

Zeo Pack B
Green
Pink
Gold

Lost Galaxy Pack B
Green (Translucent)
Yellow
Magna Defender

Alien Pack B
Yellow
White
Ninjor

This news was first reported yesterday with the discovery of the Turbo & Lost Galaxy B pack images. These new images have come to light thanks to the sleuthing of regular fandom contributor @PockyBandit on twitter! It appears that several of these new packs have already been sold by this particular Taobao seller as well, it could be only a matter of days before someone in the fandom has them in hand to share hi-res images!

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For now this is another toy sighting to take with heavy grains of salt. It appears that 2 more of the as of yet unseen Super Megaforce Ranger Key Packs have been discovered! The packs in question seem to line up with previously revealed listings uncovered by Raz . It would seem today brings us our first actual look at  two of the 15 packs he uncovered:

Lost Galaxy B
Lost Galaxy Green
Lost Galaxy Yellow
Magna Defender

Turbo B
Pink Turbo
Blue Senturion
Phantom Ranger

This image comes via twitter user @The_NerdAlert, though it appears the it’s also making the rounds on Facebook right now. If real this is big news for Ranger Key collectors as that checks two more elusive female keys off the list all the while giving us 3 extra rangers/heroes too! Phantom Ranger, Blue Senturion, and Magna Defender were all highly demanded keys and it looks like they may actually see the light of day. As more information becomes available on this sighting we’ll be sure to keep you posted.

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The original trio of the Talkin Toku Podcast are back together for the first time in a month! Join Kickback (Chris, @rankal), Den-O (Jordan, @DenO_Tokunation), and Sentai Tamashii (Tom, @SoulInkChu)) in their latest adventure of discussing all things tokusatsu! The last time the group was together was before events like NJCC and LexCon, and now that they’re together, they spend some time remembering the conventions. Listen to Tom’s story of how he missed purchasing a holy grail for his collection by a matter of minutes! Find out what Steve Cardenas (Rocky, Mighty Morphin Red Power Ranger #2, Zeo Blue Power Ranger) did to troll Jordan at LexCon!

Gears shift as the crew then discusses the recent developments on Kamen Rider Gaim. What was everyone’s most “OMG” moment when watching the show? What are their thoughts on DJ Sagura? The trainbow is tasted once more as Tom and Jordan discuss the Shadow Line extensively with Ressha Sentai ToQGer and Jordan makes a bold prediction for just who ToQ #6 will end up being! Finally, Chris gushes over the episode “Spirit of the Tiger” from Power Rangers Super Megaforce. But, as with anything Power Rangers related, someone ends up hogging the spotlight as the crew discusses, for the last time in a public format, the entire debacle that was Morphin Madness Round 3.

For those who were caught up heavily in Morphin Madness, this is your chance to get the scoop behind the controversial Twitter campaign with the hash tag #NoMoreTommy from the creator of that movement himself – Jordan. What was the real purpose behind it? Was there any spite attached to it, and if so, why? Jordan reveals all this episode. Check out the episode details below and take a listen for yourself!

IMPORTANT NOTE: Unfortunately, we had some technical difficulties with the audio on this podcast. The problem has been identified and will be corrected going forward, but sadly the original source for the audio is lost forever, meaning the only way you can hear this episode is through the current quality. After spending a few days trying to fix the audio from the source material, the decision was made by all three hosts to release the episode because, honestly, we thought it was a pretty damn good episode. We do apologize for the lackluster quality of the audio and hope you will still give the episode a listen. Again, future episodes will not have this problem.

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It’s been a long and arduous fight from start to finish, but Saban Brands and Bandai of America’s Morphin Madness has come to an end! Despite a few hurdles along the way, the final 5 rangers as voted on by the fans have been revealed. The 5 winning rangers, who will be made into a limited edition Ranger Key Set for 5 lucky individuals to receive are:

  • Power Rangers Turbo Phantom Ranger
  • Mighty Morphin Power Rangers White Ranger
  • Mighty Morphin Power Rangers Red Ranger
  • Power Rangers Lightspeed Rescue Titanium Ranger
  • Power Rangers Time Force Pink Ranger

Congratulations to these 5 Legendary Rangers and the actors who played each of them for making it to the final round! Bandai has yet to announce the 5 winning fans who will receive the limited Morphin Madness Ranger Key Set along with the 24K Gold Plated Legendary Morpher, but keep checking their website for updates!

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History’s greatest Power Rangers continue to fight it out in round 3 of Morphin Madness![/URL] The ultimate tournament to decide which 5 Legendary Rangers will be made into a limited edition Ranger Key set by Bandai of America! But the message of Morphin Madness, what it’s really all about, appears to have been lost thanks to some unfortunate poking from two sides of the fandom.

At the end of the day this competition is for fun. It’s ultimate goal however is still the production of 5 Ranger Keys. As we know BOA will only be producing about 70 keys out of 100+ rangers they have to work with. This competition will allow fans to pick 5 rangers to be made into a special limited edition Ranger Key set. Keys that simply wouldn’t exist without fan support in an event like this. The competition has been fierce and heated, but fans have stuck with it to vote for their favorite rangers and the ones they find most in need of the Ranger Key treatment. Today TokuNation would like to take a moment to honor 5 of Round 3’s rangers in a little segment we’re calling Power Playback!

Power Playback is a community viewing event that consists of 1 episode each, from 5 different classic Power Rangers seasons! Designed to give people a chance to experience some of these rangers for the first time or relive them all over again, Power Playback also gets your foot in the door on 5 classic Power Rangers series; Zeo, Mystic Force, Turbo, Lightspeed Rescue, & In Space! Each of these episodes is the 1st appearance of a Legendary Power Ranger featured in the current round of Morphin Madness!

Power Rangers Zeo “The Power Of Gold” – The first appearance of the Gold Ranger!

Power Rangers Turbo “Phantom Phenomenon” – The first appearance of the Phantom Ranger!

Power Rangers In Space “From Out Of Nowhere Part 1” – The first appearance of the In Space Red Ranger!

Power Rangers Lightspeed Rescue “From Deep In The Shadows” – The first appearance of the Titanium Ranger!

Power Rangers Mystic Force “Broken Spell” – The first appearance of the Mystic Force White Ranger!

Check out these episodes, which are currently available on such streaming sites as Netflix,[/URL] and give us your thoughts in this thread. Simply click “Discuss on the TokuNation Forums” at the bottom of this post to be taken to a full rundown of each episode, along with the further exploits of each of these 5 rangers. Spoilers abound on the next page so read on with care. And be sure to head over to our massive ongoing Morphin Madness Thread[/URL] to share your thoughts on the brackets and how things are playing out!

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Oh the madness that is Morphin Madness continues! In what started as fun and has slowly turned in to a disaster, the hosts of the Talkin Toku Podcast joined forces with a number of other Power Rangers fandom alumni to create a special, fun promotional podcast episode in hopes of steering the sinking ship back to shallow waters.

Joining your regular hosts Kickback (@rankal), Den-O (@DenO_Tokunation), and Sentai Tamashii (@SoulInkChu) of the @TalkinToku Podcast are:

Listen to all 9 hosts share a quick fact or reason why they’re voting for the Power Ranger they’ve selected.  As a special treat, the end of the episode features the music montage that plays during that sequence without the voice overs.

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Another big special thanks to all of our guest hosts.  Please be sure to follow @RangerCrew on Twitter, as well as visit RangerCrew.com, MegaforceCast.com, and subscribe to the PRSamuraiCast Channel on YouTube.  Be sure to listen to every episode of the Ranger Command Power Hour Podcast and follow their official Twitter account @RangerCommandPH, as well as their excellent hosting crew (@trekkieb47, @TheCinemaSlob, @secretrangerfan).  Check out MorphinLegacy.com and follow them on Twitter @MorphinLegacy as well as listen to their The Grid Podcast.  And finally, check out the excellent blog The Monkie Grid by @MonkieRanger.

Be sure to head over to MorphinMadness.com every single day to vote on the remaining Power Rangers! Who will survive to the final round? Who do you want to win this contest? Remember – this whole thing is about fun! Don’t cheat, don’t belittle your fellow fans, simply vote and cross your fingers like the rest of us! GO GO POWER RANGERS!

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This certainly has been a busy month hasn’t it? In the last few weeks we’ve had some big news pop up for the franchises we cover here at TokuNation. Godzilla movie updates, a new Ultraman series on the horizon, the always awesome Super Hero Time combo of Gaim & ToQger, and the ever controversial Power Rangers Super Megaforce!

Well among all that news you may have missed some of our awesome gallery updates brought to you by the fantastic Tokunation Photo & Content Staff! Follow the links below to be taken to any of our most recent galleries and feel free to leave your comments!

Super Sentai & Power Rangers
S.H. Figuarts Mammoth Ranger Gallery[/URL] (Black Mighty Morphin Ranger)
S.H. Figuarts Kyoryu Blue/Kyoryu Green Gallery[/URL] by KamenRiderOOO
Minipla/Candy Toy Gigant Bragi-Oh Gallery[/URL] by MoonBaseTom
DX ToQ Oh Gallery[/URL]
DX ToQ Buckle & Shiled Ressha Gallery[/URL]
Mega Bloks Legendary Megazord Gallery[/URL] by conundrum
8″ Turbo Phantom Ranger Gallery[/URL] by conundrum
5″ Turbo Shifter Phantom Ranger Gallery[/URL]
Light/Sound Titanium Ranger Gallery[/URL]
DX Titanium Laser Gallery[/URL]
Super Samurai 4″ Shogun Battlized Ranger Gallery[/URL] by conundrum

Kamen Rider
S.H. Figuarts Shocker Combatman Gallery[/URL] sponsored by Entertainment Earth![/URL]
S.H. Figuarts Ridevendor Gallery[/URL] by ryan
Arms Change Shin Zangetsu gallery[/URL]
Arms Change Kurokage & Tulip Hopper Gallery[/URL]

Godzilla
Atomic Roar Godzilla Gallery[/URL]
Destruction City Set Gallery[/URL] by conundrum

Mystice Knights
Armored Defender Angus Gallery [/URL]by conundrum
Hailstorm Catapult Gallery[/URL]by conundrum

 

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Shift into Turbo!

It’s time for another vintaqe ranger gallery! This time we’re taking a trip down memory lane with Power Rangers Turbo and the Turbo Shifter Phantom Ranger figure! Based on VRV Master from Gekisou Sentai Carranger, Phantom Ranger has a much more significant role than his original counterpart. An ally to both the Turbo and In Space rangers he quested across the galaxy to find Zordon, fought the Alliance of evil, and all the while provided the rangers with new zords! VRV Master was much more of a support type character and as such when the time came for Gokaiger’s 35th sentai anniversary season, he was not counted among the sentai teams nor even 6th rangers or extra heroes, and thus a ranger key was never made for him.

But we can change that! Saban’s Morphin Madness is still ongoing and while Phantom Ranger has made it to round 2, it’s up to you the fans to make sure he makes it all the way to the end! The 5 winning rangers of the Morphin Madness bracket will in fact be turned into limited edition Ranger Keys! This bracket would appear to be the ONLY chance for the Titanium Ranger & Phantom Ranger to ever make it into key form! So check out our full gallery of Turbo Shifter Phantom Ranger by clicking “Discuss on the TokuNation Forums” at the bottom of this post, then head over to Morphin Madness and cast your vote for Phantom Ranger!

I should also mention that once again, this vintage piece of Power Rangers history was provided by the awesome people at Ranger Stop! If you’re looking for vintage and collectible Power Rangers merchandise they are your #1 stop! Head over to their site and check out their selection, and don’t forget the upcoming  2nd Annual Ranger Stop Superhero Toy & Comic Con in Orlando FL, November 7th-9th!

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In celebration of the Power Rangers and their anniversary season, our very own conundrum is taking you back in time so you can Shift in to Turbo with a look at an older figure – the 8 inch Quick Draw Phantom Ranger figure!  For those of you who remember Power Rangers Turbo, the Phantom Ranger was an ally to the Power Rangers.  He would appear in both Power Rangers Turbo and Power Rangers In Space, but his true identity was never revealed (but the speculation runs rampant to this day).  If you’re more a fan of the Sentai side of things, then you recognize the figure as the VRV Master from Gekisou Sentai Carranger, an ally but not an official 6th Ranger to the team.  Unfortunately, due to his lack of an appearance in Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger, the probability that he appears in Power Rangers Super Megaforce is slim, as his costume was never seen on set.

So we’ll celebrate him right here!  Take a trip down memory lane and click the discussion link at the bottom, or simply click here to see the full gallery!

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Hey Power Rangers fans! Happy New Year to you and to everyone, but the big news of the year is the fact that this year the Americanized adaption of Super Sentai, Power Rangers, is celebrating it’s 20th birthday this year. To honor that milestone, TokuNation.com is celebrating 12 of your favorite Power Rangers seasons all year long!

You may have noticed the graphic change in the upper right corner of our site. That’s because for January, we’re going to celebrate Power Rangers Lost Galaxy. Later this month stay tuned for a massive update about all things Power Rangers Lost Galaxy, from the show to the merchandise to the actors and actresses on the show.

Join us in our celebration! GO GO POWER RANGERS!