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I received this email from online retailer AmiAmi this morning regarding the latest Super Robot Chogokin release:


We regret to inform you that most quantities of this item have arrived at our warehouse with some box damage. Unfortunately because this is a product packaging issue, no exchanges are being offered by the maker and we have no choice but to ship the items in their present condition. We are of course doing our best to ship only items with minor damage and will not be shipping items with major damage.

Apparently several people who pre-ordered DaiZyuJin have received this notice. How it will affect the overall quality of the figure remains to be seen, but collectors should be aware of this possible issue.

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It’s another wind-…. Wednesday at Tokunation, so it’s time for another round of Let’s Watch Wednesdays At Tokunation.com! This week we discuss the following:

How will Philip & Shotaro square off against the bad ass Nasca Dopant? Click on the above links to join the respective discussions!

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Probably the most memorable Power Ranger-wannabe series from the early 90’s will be yours to own next year!

Mill Creek Entertainment the distributor for Cookie Jar properties has confirmed that Syber Squad will be released on DVD in 2013.

Time to kick some giga-butt! :D

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Hobby Search has just uploaded in package photos of the highly anticipated Super Robot Chogokin Daizyujin, AKA The Megazord from Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, indicating that the long awaited releases is finally in warehouses, getting ready to ship.

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Toy Company Funko have revealed that they will be releasing a collection of Mighty Morphin Power Rangers vinyl figures in their Pop! Television line. With the announcement came pictures of the Red, White and Pink rangers, but it is unknown whether the remaining four rangers will also be released.

The figures are due out on November 29th, with the price yet to be announced. Check out the images after the jump!

Source: The Official Power Morphicon Facebook Page

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Power Rangers fan site Samurai Cast has been given an exclusive seven page preview of the forthcoming PaperCutz Power Rangers Super Samurai graphic novel “Terrible Toys”, written by Stefan Petrucha and illustrated by Paulo Henrique.

The evil Master Xandred has a new plan to take over earth: use his small Monster Nighloks to pose as toys and infiltrate the houses of children everywhere. The Power Rangers track the source of the plot to a lone warehouse on the edge of the city, uncovering a conspiracy larger than they could have imagined. They must race against the clock to defeat the evil minions and save humanity.

We’ve mirrored the images for your convenience, which you can check out after the jump. “Terrible Toys will be released on October 16th.

under Kamen Rider, Super Sentai

This week Tokunation takes another look at the ratings for Kamen Rider Wizard and Tokumei Sentai Gobsuters! Gobusters has limped it’s way along up until recently when it’s last several episodes received a decent ratings boost, most likely because of the shift in plot and thanks to the premiere of Kamen Rider Wizard.

Now it seems that after a decent showing the past 2 weeks that Gobusters has dropped once again to 4.6%. That’s significantly down from last weeks 5.2% ratings. With Mission 30 having tied up the majority of loose plot threads (aside from a certain sleeping beauty ;) ) and a crossover with Gavan Type G coming up, it’s anyone’s guess as to how things could change. Kamen Rider Wizard on the other hand scored a 6.4% rating which is also down from it’s previous 2 episodes. But this series is still quite early in so we can expect a bit more fluctuation from it.

As Gobusters’ story and pacing improves along with it’s catchy new theme song and Wizard begins to take its’ place in the pantheon of riders we can expect to see these numbers change quite a bit. Will Tokumei Sentai Gobuster become the worst rated sentai in history? Will Kamen Rider Wizard push forward and keep above the low ratings suffered by Fourze? Stay tuned to Tokunation.com to find out!

Credit: Rising Sun tokusatsu

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The new Samurai Gigazord has been released. This toy was sighted both at Toys R Us and at Walmart. Unlike the larger Samurai Megazord and auxillary zords, this smaller Gigazord cannot break down into individual zord components. However, what it can do is combine with the other zords! For example, it can combine with the following:

  • Samurai Megazord
  • Clawzord
  • Bull Megazord
There is a generous amount of attachment pegs on the limbs. Though this Gigazord does not break down, it can transform into what is advertised as a “spaceship” on the package. Check out images of the new Gigazord in package after the jump.

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The Toys R Us Exclusive Power Rangers Retrofire line gains a new addition with the Retrofire Claw Battlezord. Admittedly, it was difficult to see if there is elbow articulation, and if so, what kind of joints were used, as the elbows are bent in package. Here’s the articulation that could be seen:

  • Swivel neck
  • Ball jointed shoulders
  • Ball jointed hips
  • Hinged knees
There might be waist articulation, and maybe elbow swivels, but again, hard to say(I didn’t buy this figure). Check out images of the package, front and back after the jump.