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In yet another surprise reveal tonight, Premium Bandai has just shown off a pair of upcoming Super Sentai Artisan releases from Kyoryu Sentai Zyuranger!

First up is the Super Sentai Artisan Dino Buckler Set! Based on Bandai America’s Legacy Morpher, this piece has been repainted in the proper markings for Zyuranger and includes the belt holster as well as the Tyrannosaurus Medal. As an added bonus this set also includes the Tyrannosaurus Dino Crystal! The Dino Buckler will be available as a Premium Bandai Exclusive in March 2016 for 10,584 yen.

To accompany the Dino Buckler Premium Bandai will be releasing a Guardian Beast Medal set! This set includes all 6 Dino Medals, one for each Guardian Beast, as well as the 7th tribal/group medal! These are of course made with diecast as is the Buckler. This Medal set will also be available in March 2016 for 4860 yen.

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For those that might not be able to afford DX roleplay weapons or lack the space, Bandai’s revealed the perfect alternative with the recent surprise reveal of of the High Proportion Series which will be making miniature scale replicas of weapons and changers from Super Sentai and Kamen Rider.

The Gashapon series will be released sometime in December, wave 1 for the Kamen Rider side will have Blade’s Blay Rouzer, both Gaim’s and Zangetsu’s version of the Musou Saber, and Kamen Rider Ghost’s Gangan Saber(solicited, though no photo) The weapons will measure around 150mm.

For Sentai, we have the Dino Buckler/Power Morpher, and Zyusouken/Dragon Dagger of Zyuranger/Mighty Morphin, with the Dragon Dagger having it’s own display stand. The Dragon Dagger itself measures at 150 mm though no current word on price.

under Conventions, Other Conventions, Super Sentai

Announced on the LexCon facebook page comes word that Yuta Mochizuki known for his role as Tyranno Ranger in Kyoryu Sentai Zyurager has sadly had to cancel his LexCon appearance for this year. Mr Mochizuki has become severely ill and unfortunately can’t make the trip to the states for now.

The silver lining to this sad situation though is that another Zyuranger actor will be taking his place. None other than Aohisa Takayasu AKA Mammoth Ranger! We certainly send our best wishes to Mr. Mochizuki and hope for a swift recovery, in the interim though be sure to head to the Lexington Comic & Toy Con from March 13th-15th to meet Mr. Takayasu!

under Power Rangers, Super Sentai

In what appears to be a a complete accident at least one copy of the Shout! Factory Super Sentai Zyuranger DVD Set has made it’s way to a happy owner ahead of it’s February 17th release!

Twitter user @TucsonPRZealot has just let the world know that he’s received his Kyoryu Sentai Zyuranger set early! And he’s been kind enough to share in hand images of this sets packaging along with screen caps of the menus and a tease of the subtitles!

under Power Rangers, Super Sentai

Ahead of it’s upcoming release date Shout! Factory has just received sample copies of their Zyuranger Complete Series DVD Sets! Sharing an image of one of these samples on their Instagram account it looks like they’re just as excited for this release as we are!

Have you pre-ordered your copy of this set yet? If not then head over to Shout! Factory’s website and pre-order it there, or perhaps grab your copy on Amazon. Super Sentai Zyuranger releases February 17th and retails for $49.97.

under Conventions, Other Conventions, Super Sentai, Ultraman

The Lexington Comic & Toy Con has been quickly gaining steam the last few years as one of the biggest and best east coast conventions for Power Rangers fans and actors. Well this year the show’s growing once again with a recent announcement of four brand new guests!

Yuta Mochizuki – Geki/Tyranno Ranger from Kyoryu Sentai Zyuranger! This is notable as only the second US convention appearance that Yuta has made. The first having only been a few months ago at Power Morphicon!

Rekio Chiba – Mei/Ptera Ranger from Kyoryu Sentai Zyuranger! The first EVER appearance by Ms Chiba at a US convention! If you know her at all then you know that Reiko Chiba has been incredibly active on Twitter (@CHIBAREI_DURGA) for a long time and interacts with fans regularly. In fact she had cryptically tweeted about this upcoming appearance a few weeks ago but saved the official reveal for the LCTC facebook page.

Bin Furuya – A veteran of several Toho film productions for many years, a suit actor on the original Ultra Q series and subsequently the suit actor of the Original Ultraman! Mr Furuya is a veteran of the highest order in the Tokusatsu world.

And last but not least, Paul Freeman – Ivan Ooze in the original Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie! Of course Mr Freeman is an actor with an incredibly lengthy resume of credits, but we know him best for his deliciously crazy portrayal of Ivan ooze.

under Power Rangers, Super Sentai

TokuNation broke the news to the world back in July that Shout! Factory would be bringing Zyuranger to the US in the form of a complete Series DVD set. Now only a few short months later we have the first look at what that set will be like!

Revealed via Brian Ward’s twitter account (@BWard028) is our first look at the Kyoryu Sentai Zyuranger DVD cover! Sporting a “before Power Rangers there was…” line across the top it looks like this set should appeal to both Power Rangers and Sentai fans alike. What are your thoughts on this image? How do you think this DVD set will sell  and what will it mean for possible future sets? Join the discussion after the jump by clicking “Discuss on the TokuNation Forums” at the bottom of this post.

under Conventions, Power Rangers, San Diego Comic Con, Super Sentai

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]

under Conventions, Power Morphicon, Power Rangers

Just in time for the upcoming Power Morphicon convention, the original Mighty Morphin Red Power Ranger and Zeo Gold Ranger, Austin St. John, has opened up his online store with merchandise that fans can purchase to support their childhood hero! Featuring a number of items showcasing Austin St. John’s time spent as both the Red Mighty Morphin Power Ranger and the Gold Zeo Ranger, fans can purchase items for men, women, as well as youth items – and of course, your own personalized autograph from the man himself!

And don’t forget the fan-favorite item for kids – the “Future Ranger” one piece!

Be sure to purchase your items now so you can receive them in time for the upcoming Power Morphicon convention! Austin St. John’s “Back to Action” tour continues with the trip in Pasadena to celebrate 20 years of Power Rangers and the first ever meeting between his Japanese counterpart, Yuuta Mochizuki, who played Geki the Tyranno Ranger from the Japanese series Kyoryu Sentai Zyuranger, otherwise known as the show that Mighty Morphin Power Rangers was based off!

To begin shopping, simply click here or visit AustinStJohn.US and order those shirts! All items are made in the USA! We will see you at this year’s Power Morphicon!

under Conventions, San Diego Comic Con, Super Sentai

Straight from the just concluded Shout Factory SDCC panel we have a huge official announcement from the company. A complete series release of Kyoryu Sentai Zyuranger, fully subbed, is happening!

That’s right folks, the show from which Mighty Morphin Power Rangers drew it’s source material will be released on a complete series DVD set with full subtitles! And chances are that with Shout Factory’s history of including incredible extras, this set will have some great surprises! When asked about the release itself Shout Factory’s Brian Ward confirmed that this was Saban Brands idea. So this came directly from them, as in Saban approached Shout Factory about putting this release together.

While at the panel we also asked about the black sheep of the Saban Tokusatsu family, Mystic Knights of Tir Na Nog. This often forgotten but excellent series is a personal favorite of mine and I was curious as to whether it could ever see a release. Brian Ward put it this way, there are legal rights issues to releasing certain series such as Mystic Knights and he went on to specifically mention that Masked Rider falls into that same category. The rights for shows like this don’t necessarily sit in Saban Brands hands, but that doesn’t necessarily mean that they won’t happen.