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We’re a little late on this update but that doesn’t mean it isn’t news! The Official Power Morphicon convention updated on Monday with a couple of new guests and, unfortunately, a cancellation. For starters, Anna Hutchison, better known as Lily the Jungle Fury Yellow Ranger will be joining Jason Smith and David de Lautour giving us the largest Power Rangers Jungle Fury reunion. Someone get in touch with Aljin Abella and Nikolai Nikolaeff and tell them to join the others for a true reunion! But she’s not the only guest – here’s the latest list from the update.

  • Anna Hutchison (“Lily”, Power Rangers Jungle Fury Yellow Ranger)
  • Bruce Heinsious (from Bruce Heinsious Photography, original photographer of the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers0
  • Jaze Cosplay (guests and judges for the Cosplay Contest)

And unfortunately, another guest has joined Cerina Vincent in having to cancel their appearance at this year’s convention.

  • Neil Kaplan (voice of “Diabolico”, Power Rangers Lightspeed Rescue) – NO LONGER ABLE TO ATTEND

Another important update for those of you who have been waiting to register – pre-registration will end on July 31st, 2014. So for the love of Zordon, if you haven’t registered please click here to begin your registration process. We want to see you at the show!

TokuNation.com and the Talkin Toku Podcast are honored to be attending the show this year as platinum members, giving us early and full access to the entire event and the special guests. We will be conducting interviews and live coverage of the show with pictures and information from all the panels. We are attending in part thanks to our good friends trekkieb47 and TheCinemaSlob from the Ranger Command Power Hour Podcast. Give them some love and stay tuned for some special updates about what exactly Talkin Toku and Ranger Command have in store for everyone at the show!

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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!

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The Official Power Morphicon convention is now officially the largest one yet with over 80 confirmed Power Rangers actors, writers, voice actors, producers, and more scheduled to attend. The guest list grew some more today with the announcement of two new guests!

  • David Fielding (“Zordon”, as well as the face of “Zordon”, first season of Mighty Morphin Power Rangers)
  • Michael Copon (“Lucas”, Power Rangers Time Force Blue Ranger)

 
If you haven’t registered yet then you’re obviously not planning to attend, because any Power Ranger fan would want to attend. Not only are there alumni from Power Rangers, but also Big Bad Beetleborgs, VR Troopers, Masked Rider, Digimon, and Kamen Rider Dragon Knight in attendance. For any and all American toku fans, this show can NOT be missed! Hurry up because rumor is registration will close in the next month or two! Click here to begin your registration process for Power Morphicon!

TokuNation.com is proud to be attending as a Platinum Member, giving us early access and front row seats to all activities. We will provide coverage of the show and will feature live podcasts from Kickback from our own Talkin Toku Podcast, as well as @trekkieb47 and @TheCinemaSlob from our friends at the Ranger Command Podcast! See you at the show!

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We’re less than four months away from the Official Power Morphicon Convention. And as to their usual trend, the folks at the convention have updated with some new guests – 12 to be exact – and the unfortunate news that one guest has had to cancel. Your newest additions to the guest list are as follows!

  • Andrew Gray (“Troy”, Power Rangers Super Megaforce Red Ranger)
  • Cameron Jebo (“Orion”, Power Rangers Super Megaforce Silver Ranger)
  • Azim Rizk (“Jake”, Power Rangers Super Megaforce Green Ranger)
  • Ciara Hanna (“Gia”, Power Rangers Super Megaforce Yellow Ranger)
  • Christina Masterson (“Emma”, Power Rangers Super Megaforce Pink Ranger)
  • John Mark Loudermilk (“Noah”, Power Rangers Super Megaforce Blue Ranger)
  • Sean CW Johnson (“Carter”, Power Rangers Lightspeed Rescue Red Ranger)
  • Jessica Rey (“Alyssa”, Power Rangers Wild Force White Ranger)
  • Phillip Andrew (“Merrick”, Power Rangers Wild Force Lunar Wolf Ranger)
  • Britney Pirtle (“Emily”, Power Rangers Samurai/Super Samurai Yellow Ranger)
  • Michael Forest (voice of “Olympus”, Power Rangers Lightspeed Rescue)
  • Tony Oliver (voice of “Saba”, Mighty Morphin Power Rangers.  Also supervising producer for Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, VR Troopers, Masked Rider, and co-producer for Power Rangers Zeo)

 
Sadly for fans of Power Rangers Lost Galaxy, the actress Cerina Vincent (“Maya”, Power Rangers Lost Galaxy Yellow Ranger) is no longer able to attend the convention this year.

If you haven’t registered yet for the convention … WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR? This year is shaping up to be the BIGGEST Power Morphicon of all time! And we’re only missing a few Red Rangers to have the most amazing Forever Red panel in the history of Power Rangers. Head on over to the Official Power Morphicon site and get your registration in. TokuNation.com is proud to state we will be in attendance as a platinum member to give you the best coverage we possibly can! See you at the show!

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We’re only four months away from the Official Power Rangers Convention – aka Power Morphicon! As per the typical Monday, Power Morphicon has updated their guest list with even MORE Power Rangers and other stars from the Power Rangers franchise! Check out the list below!

  • Paulie Schrier – “Bulk” (Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, Power Rangers Zeo, Power Rangers Turbo, Power Rangers In Space, Power Rangers Lost Galaxy, Power Rangers Wild Force, Power Rangers Samurai, Power Rangers Super Samurai)
  • Selwyn Ward – “TJ” (Power Rangers Turbo, Power Rangers In Space, Power Rangers Lost Galaxy, Power Rangers Wild Force, Power Rangers Super Megaforce)
  • Kerrigan Mahan – “Goldar” (Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, Power Rangers Zeo), “Magna Defender” (Power Rangers Lost Galaxy), as well as voices in Power Rangers Time Force, Power Rangers Wild Force, and V.R. Troopers
  • Scott Page Pagter – voice actor for Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, Power Rangers Zeo, Power Rangers Turbo, Power Rangers Wild Force, Masked Rider, VR Troopers, Big Bad Beetleborgs, as well as a producer for the seasons of Power Rangers Zeo, Power Rangers In Space, Power Rangers Lost Galaxy, Power Rangers Lightspeed Rescue, Power Rangers Time Force, Power Rangers Wild Force, Masked Rider, V.R. Tropoers, and Big Bad Beetleborgs
  • Jason Ybarra – suit actor for “Baboo” and stunts, also owner of a real-life Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Van which will be at the show

 
Power Morphicon would also like to note that Scott Page Pagter will be hosting a special 18 and over $10 admission ADR panel featuring his time working on Power Rangers.

If you haven’t already signed up to attend the show, what are you waiting for? Head on over to OfficialPowerMorphicon.com and register today! There are still SILVER RANGER passes available for those wanting a more robust experience! We are pleased to announce that TOKUNATION.COM will be in attendance at the show! We hope to see you there!

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It’s been a long and arduous fight from start to finish, but Saban Brands and Bandai of America’s Morphin Madness has come to an end! Despite a few hurdles along the way, the final 5 rangers as voted on by the fans have been revealed. The 5 winning rangers, who will be made into a limited edition Ranger Key Set for 5 lucky individuals to receive are:

  • Power Rangers Turbo Phantom Ranger
  • Mighty Morphin Power Rangers White Ranger
  • Mighty Morphin Power Rangers Red Ranger
  • Power Rangers Lightspeed Rescue Titanium Ranger
  • Power Rangers Time Force Pink Ranger

Congratulations to these 5 Legendary Rangers and the actors who played each of them for making it to the final round! Bandai has yet to announce the 5 winning fans who will receive the limited Morphin Madness Ranger Key Set along with the 24K Gold Plated Legendary Morpher, but keep checking their website for updates!

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History’s greatest Power Rangers continue to fight it out in round 3 of Morphin Madness![/URL] The ultimate tournament to decide which 5 Legendary Rangers will be made into a limited edition Ranger Key set by Bandai of America! But the message of Morphin Madness, what it’s really all about, appears to have been lost thanks to some unfortunate poking from two sides of the fandom.

At the end of the day this competition is for fun. It’s ultimate goal however is still the production of 5 Ranger Keys. As we know BOA will only be producing about 70 keys out of 100+ rangers they have to work with. This competition will allow fans to pick 5 rangers to be made into a special limited edition Ranger Key set. Keys that simply wouldn’t exist without fan support in an event like this. The competition has been fierce and heated, but fans have stuck with it to vote for their favorite rangers and the ones they find most in need of the Ranger Key treatment. Today TokuNation would like to take a moment to honor 5 of Round 3’s rangers in a little segment we’re calling Power Playback!

Power Playback is a community viewing event that consists of 1 episode each, from 5 different classic Power Rangers seasons! Designed to give people a chance to experience some of these rangers for the first time or relive them all over again, Power Playback also gets your foot in the door on 5 classic Power Rangers series; Zeo, Mystic Force, Turbo, Lightspeed Rescue, & In Space! Each of these episodes is the 1st appearance of a Legendary Power Ranger featured in the current round of Morphin Madness!

Power Rangers Zeo “The Power Of Gold” – The first appearance of the Gold Ranger!

Power Rangers Turbo “Phantom Phenomenon” – The first appearance of the Phantom Ranger!

Power Rangers In Space “From Out Of Nowhere Part 1” – The first appearance of the In Space Red Ranger!

Power Rangers Lightspeed Rescue “From Deep In The Shadows” – The first appearance of the Titanium Ranger!

Power Rangers Mystic Force “Broken Spell” – The first appearance of the Mystic Force White Ranger!

Check out these episodes, which are currently available on such streaming sites as Netflix,[/URL] and give us your thoughts in this thread. Simply click “Discuss on the TokuNation Forums” at the bottom of this post to be taken to a full rundown of each episode, along with the further exploits of each of these 5 rangers. Spoilers abound on the next page so read on with care. And be sure to head over to our massive ongoing Morphin Madness Thread[/URL] to share your thoughts on the brackets and how things are playing out!

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For the third year running, the Lexington Comic & Toy Convention returns to Kentucky! If you haven’t heard of the show by now it’s quickly become THE east coast convention for Power Rangers actors! As the one big show that Kentucky has each year LexCon draws in attendance from all over the region with last years numbers surpassing 10,000! This convention will run from Friday March 14th- Sunday March 16th at Heritage Hall, Rupp Arena Convention Center. If you can make it to the show trust me, it is worth your while. This years list of Ranger related guests include:

  • Amy Jo Johnson (MMPR Pink Ranger)
  • Jason David Frank (MMPR Green/White, Zeo/Turbo Red, & Dino Thunder Black Rangers)
  • Walter Jones (MMPR Black Ranger)
  • Steve Cardenas (MMPR Red Ranger)
  • Karan Ashley (MMPR Yellow Ranger)
  • Nakia Burise (Zeo/Turbo Yellow Ranger
  • Catherine Sutherland (Zeo/Turbo Pink Ranger)
  • Blake Foster (Turbo Blue Ranger)
  • Barbara Goodson (voice of Rita Repulsa)
  • Robert Axelrod (Lord Zedd)
  • Kerrigan Mahan (Voice of Goldar)
  • Paul Schrier (Bulk)
  • Jason Narvy (Skull)
  • Jessica Rey (Wild Force White Ranger)
  • Brandon Jay McLaren (SPD Red)
  • Alison Macinnis (Lightspeed Rescue Pink Ranger)
  • Jeff Parazzo (Dino Thunder White Ranger)
  • Kevin Duhaney (Dino Thunder Blue Ranger
  • Erin Cahill (Time Force Pink Ranger)
  • Jason Faunt (Time Force Red Ranger)

And if meeting your childhood heroes isn’t exciting enough then why not meet me?! That’s right, the infamous Den-O will be in attendance yet again! I’ll be working part of the show at booth 118 for the store I manage. But only til about 11AM on Friday & Saturday. You can catch me from 11-7:30 at our physical store location here in town at Comic Interlude, just a few blocks from the convention center. And I”ll be travelling the show floor all day Sunday as well, so if you feel like hanging out, catching a meal, or seeing some Power Rangers with me then feel free to hit me up here via PM or on Twitter @DenO_Tokunation.  And also be sure to follow the LexCon twitter @lex_con as well. Here’s to another awesome year!

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We asked the TokuNation.com forum members earlier this year to rate their Top 10 Power Rangers of all time, and from that list, we’d create the TokuNation Users’ Top 20 Power Rangers of All Time list to celebrate the 20th Anniversary of Power Rangers. Rising in popularity the last few years it should be no surprise that taking home the #10 spot on our user-created list is Sean CW Johnson, aka Carter Grayson, the Lightspeed Rescue Red Ranger!

Carter Grayson was one of the top fire fighters in the city of Mariner Bay. His bravery and willingness to rush head first in to danger captured the eye of Captain Mitchell, who unbeknownst to everyone, was heading the Operation Lightspeed program. Carter was recruited to become the Red Ranger for the Lightspeed Rescue, an organization created to fight back the evil demons led by Queen Bansheera and Diabolico.

It is Carter who leads his team to defeat Queen Bansheera and save all of Mariner Bay.

Carter returned in the season Power Rangers Wild Force, and recruits Cole Evans, the Wild Force Red Ranger, to join a group of other Red Rangers traveling to the moon to defeat the remnants of the Machine Empire in the episode “Forever Red”, which celebrated the franchise’s 10th Anniversary. Carter will return again in a special episode of Power Rangers Super Megaforce to save the world from The Armada alongside other veteran Power Rangers. This makes him one of three returning actors to have participated in both the 10th Anniversary and the 20th Anniversary of Power Rangers.

The actor, Sean CW Johnson, hasn’t been in acting for almost a decade, but when he was, you would have seen him in guest roles on popular shows like JAG, 7th Heaven, CSI: Miami, and the show Las Vegas. He was born in Sarasota, Florida, and has only recently emerged back in to the public with his Twitter account @seancwjohnson. Be sure to send him a tweet welcoming him back in to the world of Power Rangers!

What do you think of this selection? Should it be higher or lower? Let us know! And be sure to tune in TOMORROW as we announce the #9 selection on our TokuNation Users’ Top 20 Power Rangers of All Time list!

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Shout! Factory has reported a production delay in the Power Rangers Legacy boxset, due to a potential quality issue in the helmet design.

 

Previously scheduled for release in December, the new official release date is January 2nd, 2014.

 

Fans will just have to wait a bit longer to own these first twenty years on DVD.