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Thanks to our friends at Samurai Cast Blog, as well as Twitter user thegeekpdt, we have some new information on the upcoming Power Rangers Megaforce, which is the 20th Anniversary of all things Power Rangers.

There are a ton of pictures to look at, so please click here to check out the pictures that thegeekpdt uploaded.

The most interesting piece of information comes from a conversation with a Saban Brands representative – that past Power Rangers would return to Power Rangers Megaforce! Not to play Devil’s Advocate here, but does that mean past actors (such as Jason David Frank or Johnny Yong Bosch) or just the past physical costumed Power Rangers, which is the main ability of the theme of the second half of Megaforce which is based off Gokaiger (who transform in to past Power Rangers)?

Only time will tell! Stay tuned!

CREDIT: Samurai Cast, thegeekpdt, and raz from our own forums!

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ICv2 recently published an interview with Bandai marketing manager Danny Satyapan, who revealed the company’s plans for a Power Rangers Trading Card Game to coincide with the release of Power Rangers Megaforce.

When asked about the game, which is due for release in February, Mr Satyapan had this to say:

The theme of Power Rangers in 2013 is called Megaforce and it’s the first time in the history of the Power Rangers franchise that the theme is about cards. Basically the Power Rangers use all of their cards, insert them into their morphers and through magic and other sorts of things, it makes them morph into different things, activates their Mega Zords and vehicles, all sorts of things.

We’re going to be creating a Power Rangers Trading Card Game that plays off of that. It’s probably the most support we’ve offered behind a CCG ever for Bandai, because it’s basically our flagship brand for the company.

Fans of Megaforce’s Super Sentai equivalent Tensou Sentai Goseiger will know that it also had a similar tie in game – the arcade/collectible card game Super Sentai Battle: Dice-O.

You can see images of the card game after the jump. Stay tuned to TokuNation.com for more Power Rangers Megaforce news in the run up to the franchise’s 20th anniversary celebration!

Image source: Samuraicast

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The first week of filming for Power Rangers Megaforce has just finished and Samuraicast have kindly collated all the news that has come from it. As well as cast images, it includes some info about what we can possibly expect from the latest Power Rangers series!

First up comes the news of a high-school setting being the primary location for Megaforce. Mr Yellow of RangerCrew tweeted an image of the school set to be used, which is Mount Albert Grammar School in New Zealand.

Secondly, Ciara Hanna (Yellow Megaforce ranger) tweeted that she met a special guest on set. Could veteran rangers be appearing early in the series before the switch to Super Megaforce?

Finally, Namihei Koshige, a veteran Power Rangers stunt actor, had this to say about one of the scripts for Megaforce:

In the previous season, “Samurai”, the story was pretty much the same as it was in the Japanese version, so they used a lot of places that looked like Japan. Even a few of the action scenes were taken from them. Regardless though, I went to First Unit today. Went to the Kanji consultant and the action director to go over what we had to do. I didn’t really get a chance to perform at all. “I wonder if today’ll be more of the same”… is what I thought.

But then I peeked at the script. Although it had a picture of “Goseiger”, it was mostly a fairly original story with lots to do!! So it’s been non-stop action everyday…

What else will Power Rangers Megaforce have in store? Stay tuned to Tokunation.com to find out!

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Power Rangers news blog Samurai Cast has updated with a new post collating all the information we know so far about the 20th anniversary Power Rangers Megaforce series, including some new information concerning the characters of Gosei and Tensou.

While these characters were expected to be the American versions of Goseiger’s Master Head and Datas, Samurai Cast’s sources are reporting that these two will in fact be brand new characters made especially for the series.

Also included in the post are the names for characters that are to be brought over from Goseiger. In case you haven’t heard them yet – Gosei Knight will be Robo Knight, while the Warstar aliens Monsu Doreiku, Buredoran and Dereputa will be named Admiral Malkor, Vrak and Creepox respectively. The grunts for the series are named Loogies.

We’ll keep you updated when there is official confirmation of this news but in the meantime discuss your thoughts after the jump!

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After months of casting and speculation we finally have a complete confirmed lineup for the next Power Rangers series!

*Andrew Grey plays Troy the Red Ranger
*Ciara Hanna plays Gia, the Yellow Ranger
*John Mark plays Noah, the Blue Ranger
*Christina Masterson plays Emma, the Pink Ranger
*Azim Rick plays Jake, the Black Ranger.

Congratulations to the new Megaforce team!

With our continued thanks to Rangercrew/Samuraicast

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The reliable sources over at Rangercrew have revealed a partial cast list for the forthcoming Power Rangers Megaforce series. The list includes casting for the red, yellow, blue and pink rangers, however the latter two are still awaiting an official announcement.

So without further ado…the casting for Power Rangers Megaforce is!

Red Ranger – Andrew Gray
Yellow Ranger – Ciara Hanna
Pink Ranger – Christina Masterson
Blue Ranger – John Mark Loudermilk

The information also includes final candidates for the Black and Silver Rangers. Names for the Black Ranger include Trevor Christianson and Peter Adrian, while the Silver Ranger final candidate is Eric Anwar.

Bear in mind that nothing is fully confirmed at this stage, however check the images of the potential cast and character breakdowns for the next Power Rangers series after the jump!

Thanks to Tokunation member xSkullheartx for sharing!

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In a recent interview with GeekCast Radio, veteran Power Ranger actor Jason David Frank has dropped hints that he may return for the franchise’s 20th anniversary.

During the interview JDF, who played Tommy Oliver on Mighty Morphin Power Rangers through to Turbo and then returned for Dino Thunder, said the following;

“Probably, because that’s probably what Saban’s talking with my agent about tomorrow. I don’t really have any clue what they’re talking about, but they did mention some 20 year anniversary thing.” “If Saban ever wanted me to do something, I would do it. I just want everyone to know that if you hear any rumors about Jason Frank not doing the 20 year anniversary for any other reason, I will tell everybody right now that I do things for fun. I would do it for all of my fans and I would do it for a dollar. If it doesn’t happen, it has nothing to do with me, it has nothing to do with money, it has to do with Saban. If the fans wanted to see me, it has nothing to do with money. It has to do with doing stuff for you guys.”

You can check out the full interview here and discuss this news after the jump!

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San Diego Comic Con coverage is ongoing, so stay tuned to this page for full updates on the Power Rangers panel.

A few interesting details have surfaced:


Megaforce will have two seasons-

*Goseiger will be used for the first season and

*Gokaiger will be used for Season 2 under the new name Super Megaforce

*Shout! has no control or authority to release Super Sentai on DVD

*We will see a female Red Ranger in the future no surprise to Shinkenger fans :P

Thanks to Henshin Justice for speaking with producers

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A recent interview with Kidscreens’ Magazine has shed an interesting light on the upcoming Ranger season:


The next season of the series, Power Rangers Megaforce, is set to premiere in early 2013 with the return of many historic Rangers.”

What could this mean for the new season? And who could be coming back?

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We have even more details and some new images to share with you on the upcoming Power Rangers Megaforce! Before we continue, a huge special thanks to Fury Diamond of Samurai Cast Blog and RangerCrew for all the information and pictures he’s taken. Without his effort there’d still be a lot of questions waiting to be answered.

Click the title of the story to check out some more new images of Power Rangers Megaforce!

Now on to the good stuff!!

  • Power Rangers Megaforce will span two seasons, 20 episodes and 2 holiday specials each, for a grand total of 44 episodes
  • Power Rangers Megaforce will run through 2014
  • The MMPR White Ranger in the 20th Anniversary Poster is there simply for marketing purposes, nothing more
  • Goseiger adapted because Saban is “unable” to skip a season
  • ”Gokaiger fans will be very pleased when the time is right” – Fury Diamond upon his off-the-record conversation with Saban Brands
  • Power Rangers Megaforce to have an original story compared to Tensou Sentai Goseiger … for starters, the heroes are five teenage high school students. The show will still use Sentai footage, but the story will be “completely new and original”. Megaforce will surprise fans.
  • Placeholder name for Gosei Knight is currently Robo Knight
  • Robo Knight will appear earlier in Megaforce than Goseiger
  • “Megaforce Season 2 will be crazy.” – Saban Brands
  • Megaforce will be featured this year in Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade

There’s a lot of information there to digest. The important thing to take away is the incorrect information from yesterday – Goseiger was NOT selected because Gokaiger is too boy-focused and features unattractive themes like plundering/looting. Regarding some of the quotations from Saban Brands regarding Megaforce and Goseiger…

…need I remind everyone at the start of Power Rangers Samurai, the cast was on record stating “we are different characters than the Japanese series, it’s a different show entirely.” It turns out, Power Rangers Samurai is a direct episode-by-episode, line-by-line translation of Shinkenger.

Time will tell what we have in store for us. If the only change to the story is five high school teenagers compared to five angels, it’s going to be a long two years. Unless of course you thoroughly enjoyed Goseiger, in which case, you must be pretty excited! (we’re talking about you Sentai).

Enjoy!