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With the upcoming release of Mighty Morphin Power Rangers 25 from BOOM! Studios we are going into full celebration mode! To commemorate possibly the most anticipated event in the franchise of Power Rangers, rivaled only by the lead up to the Legendary Battle during Power Rangers Super Megaforce and the reveal of the White Ranger‘s identity in Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, TokuNation is getting Shattered!

The Shattered Grid mega-event in Power Rangers starts on Wednesday, March 28th with the release of Mighty Morphin Power Rangers issue 25. The evil, alternate reality version of Tommy Oliver – otherwise known as Lord Drakkon – is back and this means big trouble for every single Power Ranger to ever exist. The Mighty Morphin Power Rangers will have to team up with members of Power Rangers Time Force, Power Rangers Samurai, Power Rangers RPM, Power Rangers SPD, and more if they’re going to survive the Shattered Grid!

Join us for a full day of articles celebrating BOOM! Studios comics Mighty Morphin Power Rangers and Go Go Power Rangers. We’ll go in-depth on the comics, the artwork, and the stories as we recap everything up until Mighty Morphin Power Rangers 25 and end the day with our review of the most anticipated comic in Power Rangers history (so far).

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The latest round of Kamen Rider Build magazine scans has been posted online, revealing a powerful new transformation for at least one Rider! This is our first real look at Kamen Rider Cross-Z Magma! The escalating Rider War forces Sento to develop even stronger equipment, and the first one to test it out is Banjo!

By using a new device called the Magma Knuckle along with the Dragon & Magma FullBottles, Cross-Z takes on his greatest configuration to date!

The Magma Knuckle should be making its onscreen appearance in the very near future. Stay tuned to TokuNation as we keep you up to date on this blazing Kamen Rider series!

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A new challenger has arrived!

Tsuburaya Productions’ begun to tease the next Ultraman series following Ultraman Geed, and while our new hero currently remains nameless we have our first silhouetted look at this new hero thanks to a magazine that have been making the rounds online.

No name for this Ultraman has been confirmed as of yet, but three names have been trademarked: Ultraman Lube, Ultraman Rosso, and Ultraman Bull.  Ultraman Bright has also been thrown around, it’s also possible that Tsuburaya could be going with three main Ultramen for the next show, but nothing has been 100% confirmed as of this writing.


Stay tuned, and we’ll bring you more info as it breaks.

under Conventions, Power Rangers

NOTE – We have left out any spoilers for Mighty Morphin Power Rangers 25. Our spoiler review will happen at 12:00am EST on Wednesday, March 28th. We will mark the title with spoilers. The rest of our coverage for the Power Rangers Shattered Grid panel from WonderCon 2018 is below.

At WonderCon 2018 BOOM! Studios held a special panel for the Power Rangers Shattered Grid event which officially kicked off in Go Go Power Rangers 08 this past week, and continues THIS week with Mighty Morphin Power Rangers 25. During the panel, Mighty Morphin Power Rangers comic writer Kyle Higgins selected one lucky fan to read the issue first. It was simply a ploy – every member in attendance received an early copy of an exclusive cover, specifically for this panel, to read DURING the panel. There are now a large number of fans who know what happens in the comic and most of them have exclaimed the same reaction – BUY THIS ISSUE and YOU ARE NOT READY FOR THIS ISSUE.

Here are some spoiler-y tidbits of information from the panel. Go Go Power Rangers 08 spoilers included without spoiler tag – we do not believe something that’s already released is a spoiler at this point.

– The Ranger Slayer, who premiered in Go Go Power Rangers Issue 08, is indeed the Lord Drakkon universe Kimberly Hart, the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers Pink Ranger
– – She wields the Bow of Darkness
– The Gravezord is officially named in this design image, made up of various pieces of the fallen Power Rangers from Lord Drakkon‘s universe
– Due to a huge, spoiler event in Mighty Morphin Power Rangers 25, the final cover for Mighty Morphin Power Rangers 26 has not been fully revealed

Get ready, Power Rangers fans. The Shattered Grid event is now underway. And truly, NO RANGER IS SAFE.

under General Tokusatsu News

Tsuburaya Productions has uploaded an official teaser for the upcoming Studio Trigger anime revision of the tokusatsu series Denko Chojin Gridman!

Titled SSSS Gridman this new series takes several design cues from the Tsuburaya series but will feature a brand-new storyline unreleated to the original show.

While SSSS Gridman is currently scheduled for release in 2018, exact details remain unconfirmed at time of writing. Stay tuned to TokuNation for further details!

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Yesterday, fans of Power Rangers rejoiced in ways not seen in a very long time as Jason David Frank reprised his role as Tommy Oliver in a short prelude video for the upcoming BOOM! Studios Shattered Grid comic event for Mighty Morphin Power Rangers and Go Go Power Rangers. In the video, Jason David Frank – playing the evil Lord Drakkon – reflects on various moments in Power Rangers history before ordering his armies forward to destroy the Power Rangers. The video ends on a chilling note – “they could have been Gods”.

Fans with keen ears and sharp eyes quickly noted that this prelude was scored by none other than Ron Wasserman, known in the Power Rangers fan community as the individual who scored all of Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, provided tracks through Power Rangers In Space, and last performed the theme song for Power Rangers SPD. Ron Wasserman has been very public regarding his work relationship with Haim Saban – basically, “never again” – so fans were very eager to hear the story of how he ended up working on this prelude video.

Ron Wasserman took to YouTube to record a self-interview of how he was contacted by the prelude’s director (and comic writer) Kyle Higgins, and shares a number of un-used tracks for the prelude. Check it out below and enjoy!

under Kamen Rider, TokuNation, TokuNation Site Updates, TokuNation Spotlights

“Now, Enjoy a taste of hell.”

The dead man who walks finally gets the renewal treatment he deserves after languishing for nearly 8 years with the inferior original figure. Katsumi Daido, the Kamen Rider who would’ve taken the city of Fuuto with his absolute strength, faced off against Kamen Rider W in the A To Z: Gaia Memories of Fate feature film. Now he can finally face off against his rival in premium figure form with the recently released S.H. Figuarts Shinkocchou Seihou Kamen Rider Eternal!

Seihou Eternal is a lavish love letter to this one-off villain. Made from the same exquisite Seihou W mold, Eternal is a dream for posing. But more than that, this figure is spared no expense for his accessories. Decked out with the “Strengthening Armament” parts of 26 full Gaia Memory Slots, alternate empty slots are also included. We even get a whopping 6 sets of  hands, 3 Gaia Memories, the Eternal Edge dagger, and the fantastic Eternal Robe! This cape accessory is by far the greatest achievement of this figure. Fully poseable, thanks to metal wires, this cape can assume a variety of natural and dynamic poses that make this figure feel like it walked right off the screen.

We’ve attached the full 100+ image gallery to this post, but you can also check out our lengthy review of this figure in the full gallery thread. Just click “Discuss on the TokuNation Forums” at the bottom of this. We’ll be back soon to cancel the apocalypse with a round of galleries from Pacific Rim Uprising!

under Conventions, Power Morphicon, Power Rangers

This year’s Power Morphicon exclusive, a Legacy Lord Drakkon figure, has had its first images shown to the public. This figure is produced by Bandai America exclusively for the Power Rangers fan convention Power Morphicon, and is available for purchase by attendees.

Featuring an all new mold, Legacy Lord Drakkon comes with both the Dragon Dagger and Saba Sword. Lord Drakkon is the alternate reality version of Tommy Oliver, who instead of joining the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers as the Green Ranger and 6th member of their team, voluntarily chose to remain with Rita Repulsa and conquered the Earth instead. Lord Drakkon is featured prominently this year in the BOOM! Studios comics Mighty Morphin Power Rangers and Go Go Power Rangers during the Shattered Grid event.

To register for Power Morphicon and to order your Legacy Lord Drakkon figure, click here.

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Jason David Frank has just posted to his personal youtube account, a surprise live action video prelude to THE comic book event of the year. Shattering the world of the Power Rangers, and our own expectations, this is Shattered Grid!

Shattered Grid, the event that will effect every Power Ranger in the multiverse, begins next Wednesday March 28th! Be sure to hit up your Local Comic Shop that day to grab your copy of the issue. It all begins in Mighty Morphin Power Rangers #25 from Boom! Studios.