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The Official Power Morphicon is fast approaching this August and the first events for this year’s show have been listed online! There will be more events announced closer to the show but here are the first listed events thus far!

– A Power Morphicon Welcome Party the first night of the show hosted by Moshi
– A Power Rangers Prom hosted by That Hashtag Show
– A Power Rangers Cosplay Contest hosted on Saturday night
– A Super Mini-Pla Megazord Model Contest by Shokugan Bandai

For more information check out the Official Power Morphicon website. See you at the show!

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Highly speculated since it’s announcement and confirmed today through @bboyrealm on Twitter (guest relations at Power Morphicon), the BOOM! Studios creation Lord Drakkon will be joining the Legacy 6.5″ figure collection of Power Rangers. As an exclusive to this year’s Power Morphicon, you will need to register at the show and purchase the figure separately after you’ve registered.

Lord Drakkon first appeared in the BOOM! Studios comic book series Mighty Morphin Power Rangers. In an alternate reality where Tommy chose to stay with Rita Repulsa, Tommy destroyed the Power Rangers and combined the Green Ranger and White Ranger powers to become the evil Lord Drakkon! He will be featured prominently in the upcoming comic event Shattered Grid, where Power Rangers from all over time will need to come together to defeat him once and for all.

You can register for Power Morphicon 2018 by clicking here.

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“Henshin!”

For the last 47 years, Japan & the world have been safe guarded thanks to the selfless actions of heroes known as Kamen Riders. Among their ranks, one stands above as the most iconic character the franchise has ever produced. The original Kamen Rider himself, Takeshi Hongo! After 10 years of various Kamen Rider 1 S.H. Figuarts releases, Tamashii Nations has finally released what is sure to be a centerpiece for many collections with S.H. Figuarts Takeshi Hongo! 

Joining Dan Moroboshi & Retsu Ichijoji, Hongo is the first civilian form Kamen Rider figuart to be released. Based on one of Hongo’s more iconic looks in his dashing black suit, this figure features the stunning likeness of actor Hiroshi Fujioka circa 1971. To replicate Hongo’s transformation into Kamen Rider 1, a really unique effect sheet is included, as well as several sets of hands. This release may seem a bit lite on accessories, but it’s honestly just right. Bringing to life the early days of Kamen Rider like this is just really refreshing as well. I love buying my modern riders too, but seeing the Showa era continue to receive this level of love is wonderful.

We’ve attached the full 70+ image gallery to this post, but you can also read up on our full review of Takeshi Hongo as well by clicking “Discuss on the TokuNation Forums” at the bottom of this post. We’ll back next time with a brand new gallery of the hotly anticipated S.H. Figuarts Shinkocchou Seihou Kamen Rider 1!

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Bandai Tamashii Nations have just revealed their retail release plans for the months of June and July 2018, and while the tokusatsu offerings among them are slim there is at least one item to entice Kamen Rider fans. Initially revealed at the 2017 Tamashii Nations event, a new version of the S.H. Figuarts New Cyclone motorcycle is on the way to go with the newly released S.H. Figuarts Shinkocchou Seihou Kamen Rider 1 and forthcoming Kamen Rider 2 figures.

This version of the bike matches the colourscheme of the previous single-pack release, rather than the 2-pack edition which came with the original Rider 1 figure. This version features slightly more red at the front of the bike, as well as blue areas surrounding the headlights.

Just how different this is to the original New Cyclone release is unconfirmed, as are both its price and accessories. Stay tuned to Tokunation.com for more information as it comes!

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Thanks to @VintageJakksBCA on Twitter we have our first look at some new Fisher Price Power Rangers Imaginext toys revealed through listings at WalMart.com. The full listings of what was discovered is listed below.

– Black Ranger & Thunder Megazord 2 Pack
– Blue Ranger & Cyclopsis 2 Pack
– Yellow Ranger & Serpentera 2 Pack
– Pink Ranger & Black and Gold Dragon Megazord 2 Pack
– Chomping T-Rex Zord

Images of three of the 2 packs is available and included in this post. Also included is the SKU and UPC information on these new Imaginext figures. For those who collect – happy hunting! We don’t have exact release information yet but will keep you posted. Until then let’s celebrate our first Cyclopsis toy! Share your excitement for the Power Rangers Imaginext toys in the discussion thread.

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Toei has announced a YouTube spinoff for the highly-successful series Kamen Rider Build!

Titled Raising The Hazard Level-The 7 Best Matches, this side-story explores the powers of FullBottles recovered from other regions Hokuto & Seito.

While Toei’s official YouTube channel remains region-locked, the Genm Corp Twitter page has released a subtitled version of this trailer for fans- AVAILABLE HERE!

Based on the brief suit glimpses from the trailer and previous toy listings for Build, it appears the 7 Best Matches in question are:


*RoseCopter
*TigerUFO
*KujiraJet
*SameBike
*SmartphoneWolf
*PhoenixRobo
*KirinCyclone

The first part of this spinoff will be uploaded on February 5 2018 while the second part is currently scheduled for release on March 12 2018!

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As Super Sentai fans are well aware, Bandai Japan does not make a habit of releasing anything other than vinyl figures for the Super Sentai heroes. However, that trend looks to be changing. Uchu Sentai Kyuranger saw the release of Yu-Do candy toys – articulated figures that, well, you put stickers on. That is continuing with Patranger vs Lupinranger. Thanks to Bandai Candy we have our first look at the Yu-Do Patranger vs Lupinranger Candy Toy Figures!

All three Patrangers and all three Lupinrangers will be released as well as a number of accessories for them (including swappable hands!). A number of changes from the Kyuranger version also look to increase the stability and overall look of the figures. We’ve mirrored a majority of the product images here so click the title of the story to check out all of the Yu-Do Patranger vs Lupinranger Candy Toy Figures!

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Thanks to GrnRngr.com’s Facebook page we have press photos for the upcoming 5th series of the Power Rangers Legacy 6.5″ figures. This series has already started bleeding in to stores with the Zeo Red Ranger showing up in Series 4 case assortment refreshes. The wave is as follows:

– Zeo Red Ranger
– Zeo Blue Ranger
– Zeo Pink Ranger
– Dino Thunder Black Ranger
– Dino Thunder Yellow Ranger

We know that at least one case assortment that will be hitting stores will contain only the male figures. The female figures have yet to be seen in package, in production, or anywhere really. We’re still awaiting an update on the Zeo Yellow Ranger, who is part of the Series 4 figures and yet has not been released.

The press photos do not appear accurate to what is going to be released. Many of the “shiny gold” parts of the figures end up being a dull orange color instead. This change first started with the Series 4 figures and continues int he Series 5 figures. Hopefully we will have some answers at Toy Fair next month as to why.

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Last week we saw the first official image of the upcoming Patranger vs Lupinranger Mini-Pla version of Lupin Kaiser. Today, we have official images for everything in the first series from the Mini-Pla release.

Click the title of the story to see all the images of the Patranger vs Lupinranger Mini-Pla Vs Vehicle Series Series 01. Special thanks to neoxul of the TokuNation forums for the heads up.

Mini-Pla are miniature versions of your favorite Super Sentai mecha in model-kit form. You literally build it yourself and apply stickers (or paint if you’d like) to create a smaller, articulated version of your favorite Super Sentai mecha. If you’re not thrilled with the articulation of the large DX Mecha, definitely consider giving the incredibly affordable Mini-Pla a try!

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We’re a little over a week away from the premiere of Power Rangers Super Ninja Steel. As we’ve inched closer to the premiere we now have a couple of episode summaries. Check them out below – no spoilers!

Power Rangers Super Ninja Steel Episode 01 – “Echoes of Evil” (courtesy Zap2It)
Madame Odius returns to Earth to track down the Ninja Nexus Prism

Power Rangers Super Ninja Steel Episode 02 – “Moment of Truth” (courtesy PowerRangersNOW)
When Calvin forgets his and Hayley’s anniversary, he panics and ends up spinning a web of lies to cover up his mistake.

Super Ninja Steel is the second portion of the Power Rangers Ninja Steel series. It will celebrate the 25th Anniversary of Power Rangers during the season with a special anniversary episode. New episodes begin airing on Saturday, January 27th on Nickelodeon.