A retail report on Saban Brands appears to have confirmed the previously suspected title for Power Rangers’ 20th Anniversary series-
Next year will mark the landmark 20th Anniversary of the Power Rangers brand, an occasion for which Saban Brands is already deep in preparation. Plans for the anniversary include a new series, “Power Rangers MEGAFORCE.”
Further details as they become available! :)
http://www.retail-merchandiser.com/index.php/reports/licensing-reports/706-saban
Tamashii has put up a preview gallery for Ultra Act GRIDMAN, Tsubuyara’s digital hero better known to Western audiences as “Servo” from the underrated Superhuman Samurai Syber-Squad
Gridman will be available in September for 3360 Yen
http://tamashii.jp/item/item.php?eid=01799&pref=1100
Though we draw closer to the end of Kamen Rider Fourze, Bandai’s S.H. Figuarts line still has plenty of plans for the series! Opening a special page on their Tamashii website dedicated to the series, we now have a new image of forthcoming Cosmic States figure, along with the special claw module magazine exclusive and a teaser of module set 04 (which will include the pen module). As well as these new figures/accessories, the page also has images of every Fourze figuart released and announced thus far!
Cosmic States, the claw module and module set 04 are all due for release in September. Cosmic States will cost 3360 yen, while module set 04 is priced at 3150 yen.
Check out the (small) images after the jump! We’ll keep you updated with clearer pictures as they appear.
EDIT: Full galleries now added!
Amiblo has posted a pictorial preview of the highly anticipated SRC DaiZyuJin by Tamashii! This main mecha from Zyuranger gained notoriety in the West as none other than the original Megazord from Mighty Morphin Power Rangers! Amiblo has posted images showing this upcoming figure in dynamic poses and the effect parts in use.
The very 1st diecast DaiZyuJin figure is a welcome addition to the Super Robot Chogokin line. If you want Bluefin Tamashii Nations USA to bring this over stateside, make your voices heard! Check out the new images after the jump!
We here at Tokunation are pleased to start a new weekly discussion thread entitled “Let’s Watch Wednesdays”, where every Wednesday we’ll discuss up to and including 5 episodes of various Tokusatsu series! Our staff debated and voted, and we hope you will choose one of (if not all of) the three options below for Power Rangers, Super Sentai, and Kamen Rider!
Let’s Watch Power Rangers Lightspeed Rescue!
Mariner Bay is the home of this incarnation of Power Rangers who fight against demons led by the evil Diabalico! It’s also the first adaption of Power Rangers to include a Western-only Tokusatsu hero which was not part of the original Japanese Sentai series!
Let’s Watch Gosei Sentai Dairanger!
The Gorma tribe has returned and is taking over the world! Master Kaku has assembled a team of five youths with a large amount of Qi to stop them! You will recognize a lot of the monster and all the zord footage from Mighty Morphin Power Rangers Season 2 as the zords, the monsters, and the White Ranger were adapted from DaiRanger to Power Rangers!
Let’s Watch Kamen Rider Ryuki
The Rider War is here! There can only be one Kamen Rider! Each has the Advent Deck which has bonded them to a monster from the mirror world. Sound familiar? You may have seen this on the KidsWB network as Kamen Rider Dragon Knight. Now see the story as it was originally told as we watch one of the most popular Kamen Rider series!
Every week we’ll move on to the next batch of episodes! Happy discussions!
Don’t know where to find these episodes? For direct downloads, head over to our friends at KRDL. Be sure to show your support of the only direct download site available for Tokusatsu by donating, registering, and telling your friends! If you have a torrent, your options also include OverTime Subs as well as #TV-Nihon. For Power Rangers, simply load up Netflix streaming as every season of Power Rangers is available to watch!
Time-Life’s massive 40 DVD Ranger boxset is up for order at last! Three hundred and thirty-eight episodes of Power Ranger adventures for the (relatively) low price of $219.95 before shipping
The order page has also provided some much-needed details regarding extra features for this extraordinary release
Bonus Features: 2 DVDs of bonus content including rarely seen archival material; exclusive new featurettes; and interviews with the cast, creators, and fans of POWER RANGERS.
Order now & be ready for the August 6th release! :D
http://www.timelife.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?langId=-1&storeId=1001&catalogId=10001&productId=1339001
While all is slow here on the western front of all things Tokusatsu, what with Power Rangers Super Samurai on hiatus until this fall, there’s still plenty of new stuff on the eastern front, as new episodes continue to air for Kamen Rider Fourze, Go-Busters, and the self-parody Akibaranger!
Go-Busters Mission 15[/u]
The Beet and Stag Busters make themselves known! It’s the debut of a (two) new Go-Buster(s)! What did you think of the episode? Share your thoughts here!
Akibaranger Episode 09[/u]
What’s in store this time for our awkward heroes? Join in the discussion!
Kamen Rider Fourze Episode 38[/u]
We’re nearing the end of Kamen Rider Fourze! What happens when the pretty awesome chick Elleen is also the Aquarius Horoscope? Did Yuuki really cheat to pass to the next round of the astronaught test? Plus the identity of the Taurus Horoscope is revealed! Join in the discussion here!
Stay tuned for a special update tomorrow as the staff of Tokunation brings some classic Tokusatsu shows back as current conversation!
Tamashii’s October lineup is expanding once again!
Orders will be opening soon for Virgo Horoscope (at a cost of 3990 yen)
Meanwhile another order page for Kamen Rider Meteor’s bike, “Machine Meteostar has opened at a price of 4200 yen
Thank RiderSkyward for bringing this to our attention!
Update: Meteor Star pic added!
Sensei Richard Rabago, known to American Tokusatsu fans as Tao Chong in VR Troopers as well as Master Lee in the episode of Mighty Morphin Power Rangers titled “Plague of the Mantis” has passed away at the age of 68 years old.
Sensei Rabago was a distinguished martial artist well deserving of the title of “Master”.
You can read all about Sensei Richard Rabago by following this link to The Worldwide Dojo.
Our condolences to the friends, family, and students of Sensei Richard Rabago.
CREDIT: Worldwidedojo.com
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