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Before we enter the weekend eagerly awaiting new episodes of Kamen Rider Wizard and Tokumei Sentai Go-Busters, let’s rewind a bit back to 1993 with Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, or more specifically, the music of the show.

As we’ve reported on a few times already, Ron Wasserman – the original composer of the rock songs you heard while Jason, Zack, Billy, Trini, Kimberly, and Tommy were fighting putties – has decided to completely re-record those classic songs and is planning to release them as an album tentatively titled Power Rangers Redux.

Since our last update, the following songs have been added:

  • Lord Zedd
  • Unite
  • Cross My Line
  • Hope for the World
  • Go Green Ranger

What are you waiting for?

Click here to relive new versions of your favorite Mighty Morphin Power Rangers songs!

We’ll keep you updated as new tracks become available. Please remember these are all off the board and, with the exception of Lord Zedd, are not close to completion.

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Yesterday Warner Bros. and Legendary Pictures released a press release to announce the release date of director Gareth Edward’s (Monsters) new Godzilla movie. Expected to be in 3D, it has a tentative release date of May 16th 2014, the same day as the new Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles reboot. However this is still quite a while away and release dates may be adjusted.

Check out the full press release after the jump!

Source: Collider.com

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Courtesy of Jefusion we’ve got a new look at Avex’s special DVD release Music Video Rider. This DVD (& Blu-ray) is a compilation of various Kamen Rider music videos spanning such shows as Kamen Rider Decade, W, OOO, Fourze and more! Featuring the talents of Gackt, Queen & Elizabeth, Tetra Fang, and many others the release will come in 3 editions; Geki, Takumi, and Kiwami. Don’t forget that Music Video Rider releases September 26th 2012 at 4980 yen for the DVD release and 5980 for the Blu-Ray!

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Early prototypes of some recently revealed Tamashi Web exclusives are now on display at the Tamashi Nations Show Room in Akihabara

The following S.H.Figuarts figures are now on display: Meteor Fusion States,(4200 yen February release) Skydaine (4200 yen, March Release) Groundain (4410 yen March release) Genocider’s three separate forms(December release, 10,500 yen) and Basco and Sally.

Thanks to Cybergundam for the coverage!

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El Paso Inc. has posted a brief interview with Walter E. Jones, who played Zack Taylor on Mighty Morphin Power Rangers! After Power Rangers, Jones went onto to star in a space-faring Nickelodeon show, and has continued to act ever since. In the interview, Jones talks of grown men who trip out upon meeting him:

…there are lots of grown men I’ve met that when they meet me, they trip out. I don’t know, it depends on what Power Rangers meant to you when you were a child. For some people, it’s like, “I rushed home every day from school to see your show.” For other people, it’s like, “I built a circle of friends because we all worked as team to be Power Rangers, and that took me out of being shy.” For some people it’s “you were an inspiration to me because I didn’t have confidence in myself, and when I started playing and doing karate and gymnastic, it changed my whole life.”

El Paso Inc. asked what Jones missed most about MMPR, and he replied:

A regular check (laughs). I think it’s probably just the camaraderie of my cast and the feeling of being part of something that was so big and that was growing so fast. It was a phenomenon – I’m still part of it, I’m part of the original cast, I’m part of the originators of it coming to America. But that moment of understanding that it was going to be something that was taking over, and the surprise of it all was an amazing time.

At this point in time it has been 20 years since Mighty Morphin’ Power Rangers started taking over, and the Power Rangers brand hasn’t stopped since.

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As Toys R Us prepares for the holiday season, new Power Rangers Super Samurai toys by Bandai America have been turning up on shelves. Some are exclusives, some are mass market items. Recently sighted on-shelf was the new Toys R Us Exclusive Samurai Ranger Team set. This multi-pack features the following:

  • Super Samurai Red Ranger
  • Super Samurai Blue Ranger
  • Super Samurai Green Ranger
  • Yellow Samurai Ranger
  • Pink Samurai Ranger
  • Gold Samurai Ranger
This is a good way to the team all at once, or it could be a neat gift. Take a look at the packaging after the jump and happy hunting!