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The time has come for fans of Mighty Morphin Power Rangers – the official first issue (although Issue #0 was pretty much a FIRST issue … this is just another issue that happens to have the #1 attached to it) of the brand new comic by BOOM! Studios is here! Featuring what can only be called a near-record-setting line up of variant covers (27 total covers, we counted), the first issue hits stands after the enormous success of Issue #0 which launched back in January.

We got ourselves a copy and have done a full review – spoilers and all! Check out our review of Mighty Morphin Power Rangers Issue #1 by clicking “Read More” at the end of the story. We’ve also included some images – but we’ve blanked out the word bubbles so you won’t have to worry too much about scene-by-scene spoilers.

Check out our review of Mighty Morphin Power Rangers Issue #1 after the jump!

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An official synopsis for the upcoming Power Rangers film has been released by Lionsgate!


Saban’s Power Rangers follows five ordinary high school kids who must become something extraordinary when they learn that their small town of Angel Grove – and the world – is on the verge of being obliterated by an alien threats. Chosen by destiny, our heroes quickly discover that they are the only ones who can save the planet. But to do so they will have to overcome their real-life issues and band together as the Power Rangers before it is too late.

In addition, a majority of the production crew for this new film has been announced:

*Joining director Dean Israelite are writers John Gantins, (of Kong: Skull Island) Burk Sharpless & Matt Sazama (of Dracula Untold), Zack Stentz & Ashley Miller ( of X-Men: First Class), and Max Landis (of Chronicle.)
*The film will be produced by series creator Haim Saban along with Wyck Godfrey & Marty Bowen, veterans of The Maze Runner.
*Executive producers for the film are Allison Shearmur (from The Hunger Games) and Brent O’Connor (currently producing WarCraft.)
*Composer for the film is one Brian Tyler, who worked on Avengers: Age of Ultron
*Costume design will be handled by one Kelli Jones whose most recent success is Straight Outta Compton.
*Stunts are assigned to Paul Jennings, whose resume includes Game of Thrones and The Dark Knight.
*Visual effects will be handled by Weta Workshop best known to most audiences for their work during The Lord Of The Rings.

Definitely an impressive mix of talents for this new project!

Saban’s Power Rangers return to theaters on March 24, 2017. Be sure to join in our Ongoing Discussion Thread tp share your thoughts and fears about this new movie!

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This months official image postings on Bandai’s b-boys.jp site bring only a pair of releases for the currently airing Kamen Rider Ghost. Both are late in the month items:

DX Eyecon Driver G
March 26th Release
6480 Yen

Rider Hero Vinyl Ghost Grateful Damashii
March 26th Release
972 Yen

The Eyecon Driver G will of course be an entirely new driver specific to the Ghost Grateful Damashii form. The DX Driver will allow you to cycle through each of the heroic spirits that make up this form, and activate special sounds for finishers for each of them.

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It’s official image dump time once again! At the start of every month Bandai updates b-boys.jp release scheduled with hi-res images of all the scheduled releases for the month, and for Dobutsu Sentai Zyuohger there are quite a number this month:

DX Cube Elephant
March 5th Release
2484 Yen

DX Cube Tiger
March 5th Release
2484 Yen

Mini Cube Eagle & Zyu Oh Eagle
March 5th Release
540 yen

Mini Cube Shark & Zyu Oh Shark
March 5th Release
540 yen

Mini Cube Lion & Zyu Oh Lion
March 5th Release
540 yen

Zyu Oh Eagle/Gorilla Roleplay Mask
March 5th Release
2376 Yen

Zyu Oh Eagle/Gorilla Roleplay Shirt & Belt
March 5th Release
2808 Yen

Zyu Oh Eagle/Gorilla Roleplay Mask & Shirt/Belt Set
March 5th Release
5184 Yen

Sentai Hero Series Vinyl 06 Zyu Oh Gorilla
March 26th Release
1026 Yen

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Ninja Storm, Ranger Form!

The good people at Shout! Factory have announced the next Power Rangers Complete Series DVD release: Power Rangers Ninja Storm!

The exciting adventures of the Wind & Thunder Ninja Academies will be available on June 21, 2016 for the relatively affordable price of $18.97 USD

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Yeeeeeeeeeeeeeehaw!

Premium Bandai’s in house Super Sentai Artisan line continues with a new dual release! Today we get to take a look at the recently released Artisan Rodeomaru & Chouzetsu Akaninger 2-pack!

Rodeomaru & Akaninger are of course both new high end replacements for their DX counterparts. Rodeomaru offers a splendid new accurate robot mode with a healthy amount of die-cast metal or “gokin” parts thrown in for good measure. He also includes some replacement arms and shoulders to help recreate his combination with DX Bison King. And much like the previously released Artisan Shinobimaru he also included a to-scale Starninger figure!

Chouzetsu Akaninger on the other hand is a tiny yet articulated alternative to the figure included with DX Lion Ha Oh. While there are no metal parts present in this mini-figure, he does manage to include his Ninja Ichibantou as well as 2 adapter pieces to allow him to function with Lion Ha Oh.

We’ve attached a selection of images to this post, but feel free to click “Discuss on the TokuNation Forums” to view the  full 50 image gallery!

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Today at Anime Matsuri, the English dubbing company FUNIMATION, known by most casual fans for their English dub of Dragonball Z, announced the upcoming cast for the English language dub! Check out the voice talents, and who they’re playing, below!

León Luís – Ricco Fajardo
Germán Luís – David Wald
Alfonso San Valiante – Justin Briner
Bernardo Dion – Ivan Jasso
Mendoza – Vic Mignogna
Anna Luís – Anastasia Munoz
Ema Guzmán – Monica Rial
Garm – Tia Ballard
Rafael – Ben Bryant
Zaruba – Barry Yandell
Octavia – Colleen Clinkenbeard
Fernando – Ben Phillips
Esmeralda – Dawn M. Bennett
Ximena Coronado – Jad Saxton

FUNIMATION summarizes the story of Garo – The Animation as follows:

A long time ago in the kingdom of Valiante, humans shared the world with Horrors—monsters who feed on humans with weakness in their hearts. Desperate to put an end to the Horrors’ reign, the King allowed his advisor Mendoza to launch a witch hunt targeting the magic users who had sworn to protect humanity from evil.

One-by-one the famed Makai Knights and Alchemists were cut down by Mendoza and his men. That is, until a young Makai Knight named León inherited the golden armor of Garo and with it, the power to save the kingdom. But unlike the other Makai Knights who fight to protect humanity, León is young, reckless, and driven by his desire to avenge his mother’s death at Mendoza’s hands. How can an immature Golden Knight who fights for the wrong reasons hope to protect anyone?

Garo – The Animation Season One Part One English dub will release on DVD and Blu-Ray on April 26th. This will be a great chance for fans who are unfamiliar with the Garo franchise to get to know one of the more popular tokusatsu series with older audiences. Credit to AnimeNewsNetwork.com for the heads up.

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In honor of a brand new episode of Power Rangers Dino Supercharge, which features the debut of the long-awaited Aqua Ranger, we’ve put together a gallery of the figure released in the first wave of Power Rangers Dino Supercharge 5″ action figures. Click here to check it out!

Enjoy over 30 high resolution images of this light-blue colored Power Ranger! And don’t forget to vote and discuss the latest episode of Power Rangers Dino Supercharge, airing in just a bit on Nickelodeon, by clicking here!

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The Mighty Morphin Power Rangers Legacy Falconzord has been found at Toys’R’Us by Twitter user @BigMike8109. The retail cost is $79.99 which is slightly disappointing given the lackluster capabilities of the zord by itself.

Check out the original tweet!

Have you found the Legacy Falconzord yet? If so – be sure to post it in our Sightings forum so your fellow collectors can race to their store to pick one up! Happy hunting!

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Yesterday, images of brand new Ranger Keys were unearthed by our friends at RangerCrew.com. This follows up with statements from Bandai America at this year’s Toy Fair stating that they would find out what was going on with the remaining Ranger Keys upon returning to their offices after the event. Some of these are really exciting to see – especially a certain American-Made Power Ranger yet to see retail outside of a convention exclusive release!  These new Ranger Key sets are as follows:

Power Rangers In Space

  • Red (translucent)
  • Black (translucent)
  • Pink (NEW!)

Power Rangers Lost Galaxy

  • Red Ranger (translucent)
  • Magna Defender (translucent)
  • Pink Ranger (NEW!)

Power Rangers Lightspeed Rescue

  • Titanium Ranger (translucent, NEW! to retail)
  • Pink Ranger (NEW!)
  • Yellow Ranger (NEW!)

Power Rangers Time Force

  • Blue Ranger (translucent)
  • Pink Ranger (translucent)
  • Yellow Ranger (NEW!)

Power Rangers Wild Force

  • Red Lion Ranger (translucent)
  • Lunar Wolf Ranger (translucent)
  • Noble Tiger Ranger (NEW!)

Power Rangers S.P.D.

  • Red Ranger (translucent)
  • Shadow Ranger (translucent)
  • Pink Ranger (NEW!)

Power Rangers Mystic Force

  • Solaris Knight (translucent)
  • Blue Ranger (NEW!)
  • Pink Ranger (NEW!)

Power Rangers Operation Overdrive

  • Blue Ranger (translucent)
  • Mercury Ranger (translucent)
  • Pink Ranger (NEW!)

Power Rangers RPM

  • Red (translucent)
  • Gold (translucent)
  • Black (NEW!)

Power Rangers Samurai

  • Green Ranger (translucent)
  • Gold Ranger (translucent)
  • Yellow Ranger (NEW!)

Power Rangers Megaforce

  • Red Ranger (translucent)
  • Pink Ranger (NEW!)
  • Yellow Ranger (NEW!)

For many fans this will come as a big breath of relief as we will finally have many, many teams completed. However, we would like to point out that there are still a few Ranger Keys missing. The list below details all the remaining Power Rangers that have appeared on screen, despite how little air time they may have received.  Except for Boom.  Because come on, that was a dream sequence!

Missing Ranger Keys

  • Jungle Fury Elephant Ranger (US Ranger)
  • Jungle Fury Shark Ranger (US Ranger)
  • Jungle Fury Bat Ranger (US Ranger)
  • SPD Nova Ranger (finale)
  • SPD Kat Ranger (one episode)
  • Female Red Samurai Ranger (major story line of the entire show)
  • RPM Gold & Silver Ranger (split down the middle, appeared in Super Megaforce as an actual key)
  • Turbo Yellow Ranger

We have reached out to our contacts at Bandai America in hopes of getting more details on the authenticity of these (although we assume they are legit) images, as well as a possible release date and the status of the keys that would be missing listed above. Stay tuned!