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From Rich Johnston and BleedingCool.com comes a rather unexpected news brief.  According to Rich out of London Book Fair, BOOM! Studios (publisher of Power Rangers Prime and license holder to Power Rangers comic books) is preparing to launch a brand new VR Troopers comic book series on June 25th, following a Power Rangers/VR Troopers Free Comic Book Day special releasing in May.

Mairghread Scott is tapped to write the series.  Previously, she wrote a one-shot special for BOOM! Studios and Mighty Morphin Power Rangers.

VR Troopers is an adaptation of the Metal Heroes series, following the same vein as Power Rangers, where the footage is used but an original story is created.  The show lasted two seasons and 92 episodes worth of programming.  Famously, Jason David Frank was tapped to play the main hero “Ryan Steele”, before being brought back to Power Rangers and the role landing to Brad Hawkins, who would also go on to voice the Zeo Gold Ranger character Trey of Triforia.

EDITOR’S NOTE:  A previous version of this story credited Mairghread Scott as the writer for the “Beyond the Grid” story line in Mighty Morphin Power Rangers.  The actual writer of that series is Margarette Bennett.  Our apologies to both Maighread Scott and Margarette Bennet for the mix-up.

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Mighty Morphin Power Rangers veteran voice actor Dave Mallow has sadly passed away at the age of 76.

Dave Mallow served as the series’ announcer along with performing the voice of Baboo along with several other monsters including Pudgy Pig, Grumble Bee, Lizzinator, Trumpet Top & Bookula in the Mighty Morphin era, and would continue to make guest appearances as monster voices throughout the franchise from Power Rangers Zeo down to Power Rangers Wild Force.

Our thoughts are with Dave Mallows’ friends and family in this difficult time.

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We were on hand at this year’s New York Toy Fair 2025 and had the chance to take a look at the upcoming Mighty Morphin Power Rangers Re-Ignition lineup of figures and accessories from the new license holder for Power Rangers toys, Playmates.

Some other details we learned during our time witn Playmates:

  • Mighty Morphin Power Rangers will “re-air” this coming July on Netflix utilizing AI to enhance the original show. While only the first season is locked, the goal is to do all three seasons of Mighty Morphin Power Rangers to coincide with toy offerings from Playmates
  • Only 10% of the product offering for Mighty Morphin Power Rangers Re-Ignition is considered “collector-driven”, as the goal of both Playmates and brand-owner Hasbro is trying to gain a new generation of children’s attention and grow the brand from there
  • Playmates has the ability to do toys outside of the original Mighty Morphin series, but currently has no plans to do so. The Mighty Morphin Power Rangers Re-Ignition line is forecasted for 2-3 years of product.

Mighty Morphin Power Rangers Re-Ignition will be on shelves at major retailers later this year, and more product to follow in 2026 (specifically teased the Dragonzord, which will combine with the Megazord).

Stay tuned for more details.

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While Toy Fair 2025 is just around the corner, the first look previews for the brand new Mighty Morphin Power Rangers toy line “Mighty Morphin Power Rangers – Re-Ignition” coming from Playmates are beginning to roll out.

Thanks to ComicBook.com we have our first look at the “Auto-Morphin” Mighty Morphin Power Rangers figures as well as the five Dino Zords which combine into the Dino Megazord!

We also get pricing and details for other items like a Blade Blaster and Power Morpher!  Details below.

Auto-Morphin Figures – With a simple press of the lever, each Power Ranger morphs from its teenage self to its Mighty Power Ranger hero! Collect all of the Power Ranger characters! $9.99

Combinable Dinozords – As the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers summon the spirits of their mighty Dinozords, they can take on Rita’s giant alien monsters and come together to form the Megazord! This incredible combination comes to life when you collect each of the five Power Ranger Dinozords and combine them to build the Battle Ready Megazord in two modes: Tank Mode and Fighting Mode! $17.99

Power Morpher – Every Power Ranger needs their Power Morpher to summon the spirits of their Dinozord and become the alien fighting heroes that are the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers! This Power Morpher comes with all five of the Power Ranger Power Coins and has over 40 sounds and phrases! The Power Morpher recognizes each coin and unlocks each of those Dinozord custom phrases and sounds! $16.99

Blade Blaster – When it’s time to take on Rita and her Evil Aliens, you need the Power Ranger Blade Blaster! Two weapons in one, the Blade Blaster starts as the Power Ranger Blaster and then morphs into the extended Sword that can be used in any battle. The Blade Blaster comes with over 20 sounds and phrases and includes lights with every blast! Power Rangers, Blade Blasters up! $19.99

Look for our coverage of Toy Fair 2025 coming soon.

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Site sponsor Tokusatsu Republic has shared their February 2025 newsletter!  There are a ton of new items available to buy – both pre-order as well as in stock!  Celebrate the end of the Boonboomger series with your own Champion Jacket!  Or represent Kamen Rider Gavv with your own Sham Hoodie!  Not to mention a ton of upcoming Gozyuger merch to pre-order.

Check it out below!  Click the image for full details and to order!

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The worlds of Super Sentai are colliding!

A new VS project has been announced featuring a teamup between the Bakuage Sentai Boonboomger and the Ohsama Sentai King-Onger.

Set following the conclusion of Boonboomger, the story features a Hashiriyan stealing a royal jewel under the King-Ohgers’ protection.

Bakuage Sentai Boonboomger VS King-Ohger will receive a theatrical release on May 1 20215 with a home media release following in October 2025.

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Tonight is the annual Super Sentai press conference, introducing the newest team of heroes to the world!

The No. 1 Sentai Gozyuger has been fully revealed, and this new team will consist of:

*Gozyu Wolf/Tono Hoeru played by Fuyuno Miu– Tono is a strong man with a good heart but also unsociable and foul-mouthed; which causes him to bounce between jobs. When his spirit is high he has a tendency to howl.

*Gozyu Leon/Rikuo Hyakuya played by Hideharu Suzuki– Rikuo is a constant people-pleaser and strategist. In the past he was a famous idol but an untold incident forced him to leave.

*Gozyu Tyranno/Ryugi Bakugami played by Kanda Masakazu– Ryugi is a physically strong but naive who worships the ancient power of the TegaSword even at the cost of being outcast from his family.

*Gozyu Eagle/Kinjiro Takehara played by Jin Matsumoto– Kinjiro is a high school student with a very serious nature who wants to become more relaxed and enjoy partying; he too is estranged from family.

*Gozyu Unicorn/Sumino Ichikawa played by Maya Imamori– Sumino was a police academy candidate but was ostracized by fellow cadets and forced to leave so she now works as a private detective, unafraid to use her charms as weapons when necessary.

Uniting the five strays is the mighty TegaSword voiced by Yuki Kaji– in the past TegaSword ended a tremendous calamity between Super Sentai robos but at the cost of splitting his powers into Sentai Rings that have scattered across the universe. Sentai Rings are attracted to those with strong wishes; which will lead to the BATTLE FOR THE RINGS to determine who is truly No. 1 in the universe.

The mysterious villain group Braidan will attack Earth as part of a plot to awaken TegaSword for themselves. Leading the Braiden group is a unique fusion creature: Mr. Shining Knife (voiced by Tomokazu Sugita ) and Mrs. Sweet Cake (voiced by Reina Ueda).

*The Undefeated Special Attack Force Leader FireCandle (played by Daisuke Sambongi) will lead the main assault against the Gozyugers; FireCandle is a passionate fanatic maintaining an unusual friendship with Gozyu Wolf. Aiding FireCandle is Bouquet played by Marupi.

The opening theme for Gozyuger is Winner! Gozyugers by the band Wienners while the ending theme Biri Biri Be-lie-ving is performed by Miyu Kaneko.

No. 1 Sentai Gozyuger officially begins February 16 2025!

HOWEVER a special EPISODE ZERO of this new Super Sentai will air on the Toei Tokusatsu Fan Club channel on February 2 2025!

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Bandai has released the first video demonstration of the main henshin device AND Mecha for the upcoming Super Sentai series No. 1 Sentai Gozyuger!

This is our closest look yet at the DX TegaSword– a hand mounted device used by all five Gozyugers. The TegaSword is powered by Sentai Rings that unleash the powers of past Super Sentai teams.

The TegaSword has a Mecha form as well! The default form is TegaSword Red used by Gozyu Wolf but additional forms can be unlocked with new armor sets:

*Gozyu Leon’s Leon Buster 50
*Gozyu Tyranno’s Tyranno Hammer 50
*Gozyu Eagles’ Eagle Shooter 50
*Gozyu Unicorns’ Unicorn Drill 50

The DX TegaSword Robo is priced at 7150 Yen while each Gozyu Armor is priced at 3850 Yen. The Gozyuger line will begin on February 15 2025!