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Once again the detective work of @PowerRangerTalk on Twitter has revealed even more upcoming listings for Hasbro‘s venture in to the Power Rangers brand. This time we have listings on Amazon for the younger kids – Playskool Heroes Power Rangers! This is, basically, Hasbro‘s competitive line against the Imaginext toys from Mattel. They are as follows:

Playskool Heroes Power Rangers
– Feature T-Rex Zords ($12.99)
– Mega Mighties ($11.99)
– Mighty Morphin Red Ranger ($11.99)
– Blind Bags ($3.99)
– 2 Pack Figures ($9.99)
– Morphin Rinozord ($19.99)
– Morphin Zords ($19.99)
– Feature Wolf Zords ($12.99)
– Feature Zords ($12.99)
– Morphin Pterazord ($19.99)
– 2 Pack Tri-Cycle ($9.99)
– 2 Pack Red/Yellow Rangers ($9.99)
– 2 Pack Green/Black Rangers ($9.99)
– Mighty Morphin Black Ranger ($11.99)

While we don’t have exact details on these figures they look to also span many different series in the Power Rangers history – something the Imaginext line did not do. Get those wallets ready – it’s going to be an expensive spring!

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Thanks to @PowerRangerTalk and some database searching through Amazon has revealed the first listings for Hasbro’s Power Rangers toy line, including the highly anticipated Power Rangers Lightning Collection. The revealed figures are as follows:

– Mighty Morphin White Ranger
– Mighty Morphin Pink Ranger
– Dino Charge Red Ranger
– Lost Galaxy Magna Defender
– Mighty Morphin Lord Zedd
– SPD Shadow Ranger
– Beast Morphers Red Ranger
– Beast Morphers Gold Ranger

Another figure listed with the “PRG” (we assume “Power Rangers Generations“) label is simply titled “Ultrazord”, and we are currently unsure of what that could be. A couple of roleplay items are also listed.

The Power Rangers Lightning Collection was first revealed at Power Morphicon with the iconic Mighty Morphin White Ranger as the first reveal. A promise from the Hasbro team that the lineup would be multi-generational and non-linear, meaning any Ranger from any series could be included in any assortment. The figures are in the same style as Star Wars Black Series and Marvel Legends, will contain multiple accessories, have 20+ points of articulation, and the Power Rangers will come with civilian heads that you can swap on the figure.

What do you guys think? Does this excite you for the future? Sound off in our discussion!

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“So you think you have what it takes to obtain the legendary power?”
“The fact that I’m here is proof enough.”

A free but guilty man, Masamune Dan sought to take back his company, defeat his son, and discontinue those pesky Kamen Riders. Resilient to all strains of the Bugster virus, Masamune was uniquely worthy to obtain the power of the one meant to defeat Gamedeus. With the ability to Pause & Restart, Masamune would become Kamen Rider Cronus! But Taiga Hanaya was the first rider chosen to fight the Bugsters. And as Kamen Rider Snipe he saved countless lives. In order to stop Masamune’s final plot, Taiga exposed himself to Kamen Rider Chronicle and using his Gamer Driver and two Chronicle Gashats, he’ll take on Cronus as, Kamen Rider Cronus!?

S.H. Figuarts Kamen Rider Cronus is a bit of a unique release. While we all know Masamune Dan as the menacing Cronus with his ability to control time, Taiga also proved himself worthy of the power near the series finale and would even go on to use this power once more in the Another Ending Trilogy. This figure can represent either version of the suit! While it comes standard with Masamune’s Buggle Driver Zwei, an alternate Gamer Driver with Chronicle Gashats is included as well so to display the figure as Taiga! Will your own Cronus be the hero or the villain of your collection. I’m a sucker and I bought two of them!

We’ve attached the full gallery of S.H. Figuarts Kamen Rider Cronus to this post but you can also check out the full review thread by clicking “Discuss on the TokuNation Forums” at the bottom of this post. Next time;

“Black Hazard! Oh no!” 

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With Bandai America’s Power Rangers toyline winding down before Hasbro takes the brand in a new direction next year, one of the last releases the company has to offer has just been spotted at US retail.  The Gamestop Exclusive Legacy Armored Red Ranger was just spotted at retail by Mando Arriaga over at the Power Rangers Traders, Buyers, and Sellers facebook page!

As one of the tail end releases in the line, the Armored Red Ranger has made the packaging change the rest of the most recent Legacy product has like Psycho Red, Dino Thunder White etc.  So it’ll fit right in with your other end of the line purchases. As one of the last new Legacy 6.5″ releases to hit retail, will you be hunting this figure down yourself? Let us know in the thread linked below!

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New Sodo figures were unveiled at the Autumn Miyazawa Model Exhibition held recently in Japan. This gives our first look at the upcoming Shodo-X Wave 4 figures which appear to be Kamen Rider Ryuki themed with Ryuki himself, Knight, and Contract Monster Dragreder prominently on display.

In addition to those, we have the next wave of SO-DO Kamen Rider Zi-O figures: SO-DO Kamen Rider Zi-O Ride4 on display.  Ride4 will feature the OOO, Kabuto, Blade, and Kiva armor times. This also gives us our first clear look at the full Kiva and Blade Armor Times themselves with more in the wave yet to be revealed.

The Shodo-X Ryuki wave won’t be released till April 2019 while you can look forward to SO-DO Zi-O Ride4 in December of this year.

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As the current holiday shopping season ramps up in to top gear, a non-profit children’s safety organization known as W.A.T.C.H. (World Against Toys Causing Harm) has listed their Top 10 Unsafest Toys for the 2018 Holiday Season. Gracing the list this year at Number 4 is none other than Power Rangers Super Ninja Steel, specifically the Superstar Blade roleplay item. As W.A.T.C.H. states in their description of the item:

HAZARD: POTENTIAL FOR BLUNT FORCE AND EYE INJURIES!

W.A.T.C.H. OUT! Young children are encouraged to “power up” with this “Super Ninja Steel” spring-loaded plastic blade, with the potential to cause facial and other impact injuries.

The roleplay item’s functionality is a spring loaded mechanism that shoots out a few inches. The organization’s fears stem from the fact that the item is a sword (meant to be swung at people) and that the spring loaded feature could inadvertently cause facial injury to the wielder.

TokuNation.com advises parents and collectors alike to use common sense when handling a children’s toy and if you purchase the item for your child to be a parent and explain how to, and how not to, play with it. Check out the full press release by clicking here.

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You may recall that last week, we reported on an upcoming special release of Redman Volume 2 for Tokyo Comic Con. This will be the first release of volume 2 ahead of it’s general Japanese language release in mid-December. An English language release has still yet to be announced.

However, Evolution Toy let it slip a little early last week that they would be offering a Redman 2: Dark Channel Dark Limited Edition. This special edition will include a brand new offering from their HAF Hero Action Figure line in the form of Redman Dark! Now, we have our very first official look at this figure thanks to a follow up tweet from Evolution. Redman Dark is a character that is (so far) exclusive to Redman Volume 2, and his figure will be even more exclusive. Included only in the Redman 2: Dark Channel Limited Edition at Tokyo Comic Con, this set will retail for 12,000 yen. 

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Toei has released the first full trailer for the upcoming Kamen Rider crossover film, Kamen Rider: Heisei Generations Forever!

This epic crossover features a clash of all Heisei-Era Kamen Riders against a threat that could change reality as we know it.

Heisei Generations Forever is currently scheduled for release on December 22 2018!

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“Time Mazine!”

The massive mecha known as the Time Mazine is the last line of defense between the rebels of 2068 & the dark overlord Oma Zi-O. These mass produced defenders have even been known to be used by the Time Jackers… Sougo Tokiwa was given access to one thanks to Tsukuyomi travelling back in time from this bleak future. A means of travel to the eras of the legendary riders that preceded him, Sougo as the present day Kamen Rider Zi-O will gain the powers of the past to save (or dominate) the future!

DX Time Mazine is the big DX toy of the line this year. In years past it was preceded by things like Captain Ghost, Tridoron, Suika Arms, and Wizardragon. While we don’t get to see a lot of the big items each year because of CG costs, Time Mazine is used fairly often actually. The DX toy winds up being one of the best articulated mecha we’ve gotten in a while (take that Sentai!) and is completely interactive with the Ride Watches of the toyline. This figure is also scaled to work with the Rider Kicks RKF line and even transforms to vehicle mode!

We’ve attached the full gallery of DX Time Mazine to this article, but you can also read up on our full review of the figure by clicking “Discuss on the TokuNation Forums” at the bottom of this post. Later this week, we’ll be back with the legendary warrior, S.H. Figuarts Kamen Rider Cronus!

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On the next phase of his journey across time & space, Kamen Rider Zi-O will visit the world of fan-favorite fruit dancer Kamen Rider Gaim!

A pair of returning Rider actors have been announced for this illustrious occasion:

*Gaku Sano will once again reprise his role as the titular Kamen Rider Gaim! He appears to offer guidance to the wandering Sougo.

*Not to be outdone, Yutaka Kobayashi will be returning as Kaito Kumon- better known as Kamen Rider Baron! Kaito will offer his expertise to a still-skeptical Geiz.

This adventurous meeting of Riders is currently scheduled to air November 18 2018! Be sure to join in our Ongoing Kamen Rider Zi-O Discussion Thread to share your thoughts & fears about this epic crossover!