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The Official Power Morphicon is doing all they can to make your Power Morphicon a Lightspeed Rescue! Announced today, the first original American-created Power Ranger, Rhett Fisher who played Ryan the Titanium Ranger for Power Rangers Lightspeed Rescue, will be attending the convention on Friday, August 22nd. The text does state “at this time”, meaning there’s a possibility that he could appear for more than just the first day. Get on social media and show the man some love! He’s not the only one announced today though. Here’s the official run-down:

  • Rhett Fisher (Titanium Ranger, Power Rangers Lightspeed Rescue)
  • Robert Hughes (Producer on VR Troopers/Masked Rider/Big Bad Beetleborgs/Beetleborgs Metallix, Mystic Knights of Tir Na Nog, Director on Mighty Morphin Power Rangers/VR Troopers/Mystic Knights of Tir Na Nog)

The guest list just keeps getting larger and larger! If you haven’t taken time to register for the show yet – click here and start your registration process! Those involved with Power Morphicon have stated that registration will close sometime in July – don’t risk it! Register today and prepare yourself for the ultimate Power Rangers and overall American tokusatsu experience!

TokuNation.com is proud to be attending this year’s Power Morphicon as a platinum member. We will be front and center at the panels you want to see, talking to the guests you want to hear from, and bringing you all the news, pictures, and updates as they happen! Be sure to keep up with the news by following us on Twitter @TokuNation on Twitter. Our very own Kickback from the Talkin Toku Podcast will be in attendance with our good friends @TrekkieB47 and @TheCinemaSlob from the Ranger Command Power Hour Podcast and will host live feeds from the show!

under Power Rangers, Super Sentai

Welcome to the first of many Power Rangers Mondays here at TokuNation.com! Every single Monday we will have an article focused on all things Power Rangers. Whether it be relevant to something in the news or fun facts or even just something off the wall, we’re committed to bringing you something fun and interesting to read about Power Rangers!

We’re kicking off our first Power Rangers Monday in style with an article focused on the upcoming series Power Rangers Dino Charge, which is to be an adaption of the popular Zyuden Sentai Kyoryuger series. And what better way to start off that whole area of discussion than with an article all about adaption – namely, our list of what we consider the Top 5 Things We Want to See Adapted from Kyoryuger.

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So charge those batteries and brave in to our article by clicking “Read More”! And once you’re done, join the discussion and tell us what YOUR top 5 things are that you believe should be adapted. Enjoy!

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under Kamen Rider

One of the most anticipated releases for fans of Kamen Rider Ryuki (or the American adaption Kamen Rider Dragon Knight) was the Ride Shooter from S.H. Figuarts. The Ride Shooter is what allows the Riders to travel between the real world and the Mirror World. And now it’s here, and in all its glory, and we have a photo gallery for you by our Photo Contributor ryan!

Check out over 25 high definition images of this must-have for any Kamen Rider Ryuki fan! Do you have one? Do you want one? Join in the discussion by clicking “Discuss on TokuNation forums” link at the bottom of the post! Henshin!

NOTE! We’re looking to bring on some more people to be Photo Contributors to TokuNation.com! Do you buy a lot of toys? Do you like taking pictures of your toys? Do you want thousands of people to see your pictures? This might be the opportunity you’ve been waiting for! Send us an E-mail at news@tokunation.com and give us a link to some of your pictures. We’re looking for those who have vintage toys as well as love Power Rangers and Godzilla. We can’t wait to hear from you!

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Shout! Factory has put together a surprising new item: a special Mighty Morphin Power Rangers DVD release featuring the “Green With Evil” miniseries that introduced the world to Tommy Oliver, still a fan-favorite Ranger all these years later!

“Green With Evil” will be released on September 23rd for the relatively affordable price of 12.99.

 

Full credit to the good people at RangerCrew for the discovery!

under Godzilla

As is usual with this time of the month the Tamashii Nations Akiba Showroom displays have been updated. Though so far only one toku item has been put into the displays, it’s a big one. S.H. Monsterarts “Legendary” Godzilla! Named so based on his appearance in the 2014 Godzilla reboot from Legendary Pictures.

This figure is due for release in Japan in September for 6800 yen. The Bluefin Distribution release of this figure will likewise be coming out in October for $67.99. If you’d like to pre-order this awesome looking figure then head on over to our site sponsor BigBadToyStore. It’s listed at BBTS for $67.99 as well.

under Super Sentai

Time for another official image dump! Bandai of Japan has just updated their official Ressha Sentai ToQger pages with new official images of:

  • DX Goseiger Ressha
  • DX Gokaiger Ressha
  • DX Yuudou Breaker (with Drill Ressha)

Goseiger & Gokaiger Resshas follow in the footsteps of the Kyoryuger & Go-Busters Resshas, all of which can form new heads and chest pieces for the DX ToQ Oh, each one resembling the main mecha of their respective series. The Yuudou Breaker is the personal weapon of the soon to be seen ToQ 6 and will include his Drill Ressha!

Check these new images out after the jump!

under General Tokusatsu News, Godzilla, Kamen Rider, Power Rangers, Super Sentai, TokuNation, TokuNation Site Updates

Our site sponsor, BigBadToyStore.com, has sent out their latest newsletter alerting everyone of their new arrivals and their new pre-orders! Some of these items are guaranteed to be HOT, so don’t miss out on the opportunity to guarantee your pre-order! For reference – we linked the pre-orders for S.H. Figuarts Kamen Rider Gaim & Baron the last few updates. They were first release pre-orders and they were up for months. These pre-orders are now sold out. Just another reason to act now instead of “I’ll wait later…”. Either way, check out these new arrivals and new pre-orders!

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Thanks to board member raz and his blog Razzle’s Dazzles, we have the first information on upcoming Power Rangers Dino Charge figures. While there are no official images or prototype images available at this time, speculation has these toys all being revealed at this year’s upcoming San Diego Comic Con, and we here at TokuNation.com will be in attendance in full force, more so than previous years. Stay tuned to our upcoming coverage of SDCC 2014 as site owner Kickback and content director Den-O cover anything and everything tokusatsu related from the show.

Without further wait – here are the listings. Please note – these listings are not final, absolute, or guaranteed. They can be altered, removed, changed at any given time. However, their existence not only proves that Dino Charge toys could be here as early as this coming holiday season, but guarantees that we will have more than enough to whet our taste buds over come SDCC 2014 and NYCC 2014.

  • Dino Charger 2 Pack
    218795
    Asst 42250
    $7.99
  • Deluxe Battle Gear
    218800
    Asst 42045
    $24.99
  • Zord Cycle Fig
    218805
    Asst 42070
    $14.99
  • Deluxe Megazord
    218813
    Asst 42095
    $34.99
  • 5″ Figures
    218818
    Asst 42200
    $9.99
  • Deluxe Morpher
    218826
    Asst 42000
    $29.99
  • Zord Charger
    218834
    Asst 42100
    $16.99
  • 4″ Figures
    219902
    Asst 42160
    $5.99
  • 10″ Figures
    219107
    Asst 42190
    $19.99
  • Armored Might
    219128
    Asst 42175
    $16.99
  • 6.5″ Figures
    219136
    Asst 42140
    $12.99
  • 12″ Figures
    219144
    Asst 42120
    $12.99
  • Deluxe Armor Ranger
    219149
    Asst 42110
    $19.99
  • Training Set
    219157
    Asst 42050
    $24.99
  • Battle Gear
    219165
    Asst 42035
    $14.99

 
Another huge thanks to raz for all his hard work. Be sure to follow him @razzle1337 on Twitter and also be sure to check out his blog Razzle’s Dazzles to stay up to date on all the Power Rangers Dino Charge news and information.

under Kamen Rider

Fight Power! Fight Power! Fight Fight Fight Fight F-F-F-F-Fight!

And who better to bring the fight than everyone’s favorite evil, world conquering, backstabbing, brain switching, mad scientist extraordinaire!? Today’s gallery is of AC12 Arms Change Kamen Rider Duke!

Kamen Rider Duke Lemon Energy Arms is the 2nd of only two Energy Riders released at retail which seems odd considering his lack of appearances. However what isn’t odd is just how nice this guy is. As with all Arms Change figures Duke is of course from the main budget toyline, but he’s solidly made, well painted and is just tons of fun. Duke’s Lemon Energy Arms at first glance was thought to be a Mango Arms remold. However that isn’t the case! Read on to to see the differences between the two in our main gallery thread where we also have images of every Arms Change Duke has!

AND as a special bonus we’ve included a Baron Lemon Energy Arms conversion mini-tutorial! Though it’s as simple as removing the right screws and swapping some parts we wanted to make sure everyone had the opportunity to recreate this unique power for Kamen Rider Baron in toy form! Click “Discuss on the TokuNation Forums” at the bottom of this post to be taken to over 70 images of this figure!

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

“Lock On!”

It’s here! It’s Part 02 of the Talkin Ranger Toku Command at the Nation Summer Crossover Special! Featuring a line-up of hosts (Chris, Jordan, Tom, Eric, Zach, AP) from two podcasts (Talkin Toku and Ranger Command), the group gets together to discuss the pro’s and the con’s to Japanese Tokusatsu, specifically Super Sentai in comparison to Power Rangers (it was deemed prior to recording that comparing Kamen Rider or Garo to Power Rangers would be a bit unfair).

But before you do ANYTHING ELSE – CLICK HERE to listen to Part 01 of the crossover, only at RangerCommand.com!

The dramatic, wonderfully acted and Oscar-deserving performances, comes to its epic conclusion! Be sure to listen all the way to the end to get to that epic conclusion! And included for your lol’ing pleasure are BLOOPERS! Granted, there were so many we went with the ones centered mostly on the scripted dramatic story – we have a ton to use in a future “bloopers” episode, which we will announce at a much later date.

Some of the topics we touch on – Premium Bandai is planning to release older Super Sentai merchandise in new packages (as well as some new merchandise). Like everyone else in the world – we speculate. We also discuss some of the new S.H. Figuarts that were revealed – Akarenger, Biorider, Kachidoki Arms. We also talk about Kamen Rider Malus, Kamen Rider Gaim Kiwami Arms, and even make predictions about Kamen Rider Drive, the next installment of Kamen Rider.

Please leave us comments and let us know what you think! Did you like this whole crossover? Did you like the dramatic acting (it was REALLY good, we know). Do you want to see more of it later in the future? Sound off! Post here in this thread, or hit us up on our social media.

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Or send us an E-mail at podcast@tokunation.com

Episode details below!

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All the hosts!
– @rankal (Kickback/Chris)
– @DenO_TokuNation (Den-O/Jordan)
– @SoulInkChu (Sentai Tamashii/Tom)
– @trekkieb47 (Eric, Ranger Command Power Hour)
– @TheCinemaSlob (Zach, Ranger Command Power Hour)
– @secretrangerfan (AP, Ranger Command Power Hour)