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under Conventions, Kamen Rider, Power Morphicon, Power Rangers, Super Sentai

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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under Garo, General Tokusatsu News, Kamen Rider, Power Rangers, Super Sentai

Have you been following Mahou Sentai Magiranger as a part of the latest Let’s Watch Wednesdays here at TokuNation? You should, but if you haven’t the show and our viewing of it will end one week from tomorrow! So get in on the discussion while you still can. However it’s also time we picked the series for our next Let’s Watch segment! And this time we want to mix things up.

There won’t be any nominations this time around. After digging through the records of previous LWW nominations threads we’ve come up with an all-star list of the toku shows that YOU the community demanded, but that simply never won the polls. These choices are the 10 most frequently requested series that have yet to have a go on Let’s Watch Wednesdays. But now is your chance to make them happen!

 

  • Kamen Rider Faiz
  • Madan Senki Ryukendo
  • Garo (Season 1)
  • Taiyo Sentai Sun Vulcan
  • Tensou Sentai Goseiger
  • Ultraman Mebius
  • Kamen Rider Den-O
  • Kamen Rider Black
  • Kyoryu Sentai Zyuranger
  • Power Rangers In Space

Make your decision by clicking “Discuss on the TokuNation Forums” at the bottom of this post to be taken to our poll! This poll will remain open for 1 week, until Wednesday May 21st at 11:59 PM. Good luck!

under Power Rangers, Super Sentai, TokuNation, TokuNation Site Updates

It’s time for another trip down memory lane with the original dionsaur sentai. From Kyoryu Sentai Zyuranger it’s S.H. Figuarts Armed Tyranno Ranger! This recent Tamashii Web Exclusive release is better known to western fans as the Mighty Morphin Armored Red Ranger, it was released in North American markets by Bluefin in Power Rangers 20th Anniversary packaging.

This figure represents Geki, Tyranno Ranger, after the death of Burai/Dragon Ranger. He inherited the Dragon Ranger powers from his brother and with them control over the mighty Dragon Caesar! This event was interpreted in the US MMPR adaptation as the Green Ranger powers being weakened and requiring a temporary host in the Red Ranger. The real world explanation for this is the above Zyuranger scenario, at the time no more footage was available of the Green Ranger. In the source footage he was literally dead. It wasn’t until the “Zyu2” footage was created by Toei that the Green Ranger could return on temporary occasions.

Overall this figure takes the best elements of both Tyranno & Dragon Rangers and crafts one excellent toy with them. If you have either of the other 2 figures you may feel this one is superfluous. Trust us, it isn’t. It’s another excellent addition to any Kyoryu Sentai Zyuranger/Mighty Morphin Power Rangers collection and will complement your other figures well. Click “Discuss on the TokuNation Forums” at the bottom of this post to view the full image gallery.

Be sure to check out our galleries of the previous Zyuranger/MMPR releases as well:
S.H. Figuarts Tyranno Ranger Gallery[/URL]
S.H. Figuarts Dragon Ranger Gallery[/URL]
S.H. Figuarts Pterra Ranger Gallery[/URL]

under Super Sentai

After tons of teasers, short previews, images, and casting news we finally have the full minute long trailer for Zyuden Sentai Kyoryuger vs. Go-Busters: Great Dinosaur Battle!

Currently the video is only being hosted at Kyoryu-gobus.jp so you’ll need to follow this link to check it out.

“Kyoryuger VS Go-Busters” premieres January 18, 2014 and will be released on Blu-Ray & DVD on March 19, 2014

under Super Sentai

The latest teaser for the upcoming special “Kyoryuger VS Go-Busters” is now online!

This gives us our first look at returning Dino Heroes, TyrannoRanger and AbaRed!

“Kyoryuger VS Go-Busters” premieres January 18, 2014 and will be released on Blu-Ray & DVD on March 19, 2014

 

Source: JEFusion

under Super Sentai

The second promo for upcoming crossover special “Kyoryuger VS Go-Busters” is now online, highlighting the return of other Dinosaur Sentai heroes from Zyuranger and Abaranger!

 

“Kyoryuger VS Go-Busters” premieres January 18, 2014

under Super Sentai

As we approach the end of the year we get closer to the release of the Kyoryuger VS. Go-Busters film and as we do images of the films flyer have been leaked! So far these images reveal that:

EDIT: Neo Geilton confirmed via new image, Grifforzer still rumored to appear!

  • Hiroya Matsumoto WILL return as Jin/Beet Buster!
  • Daizyujin & AbarenOh will appear and team-up with Kyoryuzin!
  • The Go-busters, like Wizard before them, will co-pilot Kyoryuzin with the Kyoryugers!

Previously confirmed for a physical role in the film is Yuta Mochizuki/Tyranno Ranger while the other Zyurangers minus Burai will be doing voice overs only. Koichiro Nishi/AbaRed and Sho Tomita/AbareBlue have also been confirmed to return physically on screen.

Zyuden Sentai Kyoryuger vs Go-Busters Great Dinosaur Battle! Farewell My Friends premiere’s January 18, 2014!

under Power Rangers, Super Sentai

We have our first images of the packaging for the upcoming Mighty Morphin Power Rangers Armored Red Ranger SH Figuart from Bluefin Tamashii. This figure is set to release in October, a full month ahead of the Japanese release of the same figure.

The packaging for the US version has the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers logo, as well as full English language on the packaging.

Check out the image linked to the story!

Thanks to Bluefin Tamashii’s USA Facebook page for the story.

under Power Rangers, Super Sentai

The Bluefin/Tamashii Twitter account has confirmed that SH Figuarts Armored TyrannoRanger will be released in October in the United States, a full month ahead of the previously-reported Japanese schedule!

It appears the US buyers have provided a much-needed boost to Figuarts sales with the previous Zyuranger releases and Bluefin probably hopes to keep the profit margins up. :)

under Contests and Giveaways, Power Rangers

We teased it for weeks and it’s finally time to reveal it!

Our goal at San Diego Comic Con was to get as many awesome things as possible to give away to our fans, users, and social media followers! And while some of our contest item attempts were thwarted due to insane lines, policy changes from Bandai, and overall work versus play-time, we did snag a few things and have bundled them together for some fun prizes!

Without further wait, here are the prizes! Click the title of the story to check out pictures of each individual prize.

The Grand Green Prize[/u]
The Green Ranger from Mighty Morphin Power Rangers is an icon of the brand, and the actor who brought the character to life, Jason David Frank, went on to be the most popular Power Ranger of all time. The Grand Green Prize celebrates the character of Tommy Oliver, and is yours to win!

  • S.H. Figuarts Mighty Morphin Power Rangers Green Ranger figure mint in sealed box, autographed by Jason David Frank (signed at his SDCC 2013 Saturday night VIP event)
  • SDCC 2013 Bluefin Tamashii Power Rangers Action Card Game S.H. Figuarts Red & Green Ranger card, mint in bag

The Red Prize[/u]
If the Green Ranger is the most popular, the first Red Ranger is right behind him as one of the most iconic Power Rangers ever. Our Red Prize celebrates that character and is yours to win!

  • S.H. Figuarts Mighty Morphin Power Rangers Red Ranger, mint in sealed box
  • SDCC 2013 Power Rangers Action Card Game S.H. Figuarts Red & Green Ranger card, mint in bag
  • SDCC 2013 Power Rangers Action Card Game Mighty Morphin Red Ranger card, mint in bag

The Gosei Prize[/u]
The 20th Anniversary of Power Rangers is upon us, and the current iteration of the brand, Power Rangers Megaforce, heavily plays on the original series featuring five teenagers with attitude who spend their off-time at Ernie’s – just like the original five! They power up using cards to morph and call upon their weapons and Mechazords. There were seven cards exclusive to San Diego Comic Con 2013, and all seven of them are yours to win in one shot!

  • A full set of the 7 SDCC 2013 exclusive Power Rangers Action Card Game cards all mint in bag (S.H. Figuarts Red & Green Ranger, Red Mighty Morphin, Dino Megazord, Green Mighty Morphin, Red Ultra Megaforce, White Mighty Morphin, and Red Mighty Morphin with Dragon Armor)

So how do you go about winning these great prizes?

Between now and the end of the month of August, we will post three items on our frontpage – they could be news stories, a toy gallery, a site update, etc. – and if you see the following catch phrase in the news story:

“Post in this discussion thread, retweet this news post on Twitter, and “Like” this story on our Facebook for your chance to win the ______ Prize!”

…just follow the instructions and you’re entered! It’s important to note that we will NOT announce the contest entry in the news story title, it’s up to you and your peers to check out our updates to see if it’s a contest story! We may or may not hint at when a contest story is coming.

There’s three ways to enter for each prize!

1 – Post in the discussion thread of that news story (you must be a member of TokuNation.com to do so, so hurry up and register today!)
2 – When the news story hits Twitter, retweet it! (so make sure you’re following us @TokuNation on Twitter!)
3 – “Like” the story on our Facebook (so be sure to ”Like” us on Facebook!)

Entries from all three places will be pooled together and one winner will be randomly selected for each prize. You have a way to enter three times (through the site, Twitter, and Facebook) so be sure to increase your chances at winning by doing all three!

NOTE: Due to our RSS feed, we realize that our Twitter feed will post the news story from the frontpage, as well as a second time when it hits Facebook. We will only honor one retweet of the contest entry story as a contest entry. You are more than welcome to retweet both of the tweets just to make sure you’ve entered, but you will NOT be entered for both.

If you have any specific questions, please ask them in this discussion thread or direct them to us on social media and our administration team will answer them. Fine print below. Thanks, and good luck!

TokuNation.com is not affiliated with Bluefin Tamashii, Tamashii Nations, Bandai of America, Bandai of Japan, or Jason David Frank. Contest is not sponsored by any of previously stated companies or persons. This contest is free of charge to enter. Contest is open worldwide. All base shipping costs will be covered by TokuNation.com. Contest winners are responsible for any charges that their country of origin may charge for international package delivery. Packages will be insured for their approximate retail value and ship from the United States of America. Contest winners accept packages as is – TokuNation.com is not responsible for any damages that may happen during shipping, or for lost or stolen packages. By entering the contest, you agree to the previously stated terms, conditions, and rules.