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The face of the Power Rangers franchise – Jason David Frank – has died.  He was 49 years old.

For thirty years, Jason David Frank has celebrated Power Rangers with fans all over the world.  First appearing in Mighty Morphin Power Rangers as the evil Green Ranger in 1993, his character “Tommy” would leave and return as the White Ranger, become the Red Ranger in Power Rangers Zeo and Power Rangers Turbo, and star in two feature films (Mighty Morphin Power Rangers The Movie and Turbo: A Power Rangers Movie).  Eleven years after his first appearance, Jason David Frank would return as the Black Ranger in Power Rangers Dino Thunder, giving the Power Rangers television franchise a much-needed boost during it’s second season under Disney Entertainment.

Jason David Frank would return twice more – once in the “Legendary Battle” episode of Power Rangers Super Megaforce, and again for the 25th anniversary episode “Dimensions in Danger” during Power Rangers Super Ninja Steel.  He also brought the evil comic book character Lord Drakkon to light in a short trailer for the BOOM! Studios Power Rangers Shattered Grid comic book event during the 25th anniversary.

At every single convention that Jason David Frank attended there would be massive lines to get pictures and autographs with, arguably, the most famous and popular Power Ranger.  Jason David Frank would make it a point to stay until the last fan in line got what they got in line for – whether it was an autograph, a picture, or just to say hello.

Jason David Frank had been working on and promoting the upcoming release of his creator-owned character via movie, Legend of the White Dragon, created with popular independent film maker Bat in the Sun (famous for “Super Hero Beat Down” YouTube shorts).  The film was set to release online in 2023.

He wasn’t perfect – nobody is – but for an entire generation of kids he was their hero. Our thoughts are with his family & friends in this difficult time.

Rest in Peace, Jason David Frank.  1973-2022

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During this weekend, Hasbro Pulsecon 2022 gave us our first official look at the Power Rangers Lightning Collection Wave 13 figures with in-hand images, official images, and pre-orders.  Check out the press release below.

POWER RANGERS LIGHTNING COLLECTION DINO CHARGE BLUE RANGER FIGURE

(Ages 4 years & up/Approx. Retail Price: $33.99/Available: March 2023)

This POWER RANGERS LIGHTNING COLLECTION DINO CHARGE BLUE RANGER FIGURE is sculpted at a 6-inch scale and features premium deco, articulation, and paint hits, along with a bunch of show-inspired accessories, for awesome poseability whether displayed on your shelf or set up for play time. The figure is inspired by the DINO CHARGE Blue Ranger from the TV series where unfrozen, Koda, was frozen in ice for 100,000 years and preserved by his Blue Energem (whew). From DINO FURY back to the original MIGHTY MORPHIN POWER RANGERS, the POWER RANGERS have brought teamwork, action, and adventure to generations of fans. The legacy continues with figures, vehicles, collectibles, and roleplay toys from Hasbro. 

POWER RANGERS LIGHTNING COLLECTION BEAST MORPHERS YELLOW RANGER FIGURE

(Ages 4 years & up/Approx. Retail Price: $33.99/Available: March 2023)

This POWER RANGERS LIGHTNING COLLECTION BEAST MORPHERS YELLOW RANGER FIGURE is 6-inch scale and features premium deco, articulation, and paint hits, along with show-inspired accessories, for awesome poseability whether displayed on your shelf or set up for play time. The figure is inspired by the BEAST MORPHERS Yellow Ranger from the TV series. A true glow up! After bonding with jackrabbit DNA, Zoey Reeves goes from laundry duty to Yellow Ranger. Includes: figure, 1 accessory, alternate hands, alternate head, and blast effect piece. From DINO FURY back to the original MIGHTY MORPHIN POWER RANGERS, the POWER RANGERS have brought teamwork, action, and adventure to generations of fans. The legacy continues with figures, vehicles, collectibles, and roleplay toys from Hasbro. 

POWER RANGERS LIGHTNING COLLECTION WILD FORCE PUTRID FIGURE

(Ages 4 years & up/Approx. Retail Price: $33.99/Available: March 2023)

This POWER RANGERS LIGHTNING COLLECTION WILD FORCE PUTRID FIGURE is 6-inch scale and features premium deco, articulation, and paint hits, along with show-inspired accessories, for awesome poseability whether displayed on your shelf or set up for play time. The figure is inspired by the footsoldiers in WILD FORCE in the TV series.. Things get slimy when Toxica summons the Putrids from their pink goo to battle the POWER RANGERS. Includes: figure, 1 accessories, alternate hands, and blast effect piece. From DINO FURY back to the original MIGHTY MORPHIN POWER RANGERS, the POWER RANGERS have brought teamwork, action, and adventure to generations of fans. The legacy continues with figures, vehicles, collectibles, and roleplay toys from Hasbro.

POWER RANGERS LIGHTNING COLLECTION DINO FURY GREEN RANGER FIGURE

(Ages 4 years & up/Approx. Retail Price: $33.99/Available: March 2023)

This POWER RANGERS LIGHTNING COLLECTION WILD FORCE PUTRID FIGURE is 6-inch scale and features premium deco, articulation, and paint hits, along with show-inspired accessories, for awesome poseability whether displayed on your shelf or set up for play time. The figure is inspired by the DINO FURY Green Ranger in the TV series. Go go, Green! Track star Izzy Garcia doesn’t let anything stand in her way and she never backs down from a challenge. Includes: figure, 1 accessory, alternate hands, alternate head, and blast effect piece. From DINO FURY back to the original MIGHTY MORPHIN POWER RANGERS, the POWER RANGERS have brought teamwork, action, and adventure to generations of fans. The legacy continues with figures, vehicles, collectibles, and roleplay toys from Hasbro. 

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During today’s POWER WEEK livestream, Hasbro revealed a number of new entries coming to the Power Rangers Lightning Collection.

*First up is the long-awaited Beast Morphers Yellow Ranger! At last completing the core Beast Morphers team, Yellow will be part of Wave 13- tentatively scheduled for release in 2023.

*Next comes the Dino Charge Blue Ranger! This figure will also be released in Wave 13.

*Furthermore, some previously-announced figures were shown in full detail- Time Force Blue Ranger, Wild Force Blue Ranger & Snizzard!

Rounding out today’s event was a new roleplay entry for the Lightning Collection- the Mighty Morphin Yellow Ranger Morpher! This will be a GameStop exclusive, scheduled for release in October 2022 and priced at $55.99.

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The Power Rangers Twitter page has revealed a new entry in the Power Ranges Lightning Collection series!

Fans of Power Rangers Wild Force will be thrilled to see the Surging Shark– Wild Force Blue Ranger recreated in superb detail.

Sadly, no other release details for the Lightning Collection Wild Force Blue Ranger have been confirmed at time of writing. Stay tuned to TokuNation for further details on the Lighting Collection lineup!

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At long last Bandai Japan has revealed the most anticipated entry in the Hyakuju Sentai Gaoranger Shokugan Modeling Project series- the mightiest combination, GaoIcarus!

GaoIcarus is the fusion of five unique Power Animals:– GaoFalcon, GaoGiraffe, GaoDeer, GaoRhino & GaoArmadillo. The massive GaoFalcon wings are capable of multiple configurations thanks to a special new joint design.

But GaoIcarus isn’t the ONLY new GaoRanger release on the horizon!

A special Premium Bandai set containing the Gao Elephant and the Giant GaoLion has been confirmed- offering fans a chance to create the last combination, Gao Centaurus!

With these SMP entries, the GaoRanger Power Animals are finally complete!

Sadly, exact pricing and release dates for the GaoIcarus & GaoCentaur sets are not confirmed at time of writing. Stay tuned to TokuNation for further details!

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Bandai Candy has officially published the first images of the next entry in the Super Minipla line, which will be the series’ first release based on 2001s’ Hyakuju Sentai GaoRanger!

The new version of GaoKing is recreated in exquisite detail, fully capable of transformation and alternate configurations. A second GaoKing face is even included as a bonus feature.

Fans of GaoRangers’ Mecha will be delighted to learn that Bandai plans to include EVERY main Power Animal in this series, selling as single Mechas rather than individual animals.

Finally, Bandai has confirmed that the Super Minipla line will be undergoing a rebranding- meaning this GaoKing release will be the first entry in a new series! The new name will be revealed when orders for GaoKing officially open- March 19 2021!

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Bandai Japan has released a teaser for the next entry in the Shodo SUPER toyline.

The next Super Sentai to be released in this new series will be 2001’s Hyakuju Sentai GaoRanger (which Western fans will recognize as the source material for Power Rangers Wild Force).

Based on previous release patterns, this likely means a Super Minipla release for the Gaoranger mecha in the near future as well!

Stay tuned to TokuNation for further details on this new Shodo SUPER entry.

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UPDATE 8:45 PM EST – Toys are not being reissued as a part of the show coming back to South Korea.

In a pretty odd turn of events, South Korea is set to see it’s third out with Hyakujuu Sentai Gaoranger in 2020! This news comes straight from Yong San Power Rangers event, which you can see a video of HERE from youtube channel [림호]Tokusatsu. Gaoranger, like many sentai, has a bit of an odd history in South Korea. Super Sentai had been imported to the country since 1989 with Flashman. However in 1994, the first season of Mighty Morphin Power Rangers was imported and dubbed in Korean as “Invincible Power Rangers”.

The trend of Power Rangers being imported and dubbed continued until 2003 when Power Rangers Wild Force was brought in as “Power Force Rangers”. After this point Super Sentai was directly imported and dubbed again. Jump to 2010 and Hyakujuu Sentai Gaoranger was at last imported in it’s original form and dubbed over as “Power Rangers Jungle Force”, in lieu of airing Shinkenger, which at the time was seen as too Japanese for the Korean market. Now, it looks as though South Korea will once again be seeing Gaoranger next year in it’s Jungle Force dub, set to stream on the Korean Power Rangers youtube channel!

 

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The setup for Toyfair 2019 continues, with a new handful of images from Hasbro highlighting the great new changes to the Power Rangers franchise!

Taking center stage this time is a new series from PlaySkool known as the PlaySkool Heroes Power Rangers subline! This collection offers a series of blind-bagged Power Rangers figures, featuring a wide variety of characters. In addition, the Heroes line will contain a wide variety of Morphin Zord playsets- current display includes Zords from Power Rangers Wild Force and Power Rangers Dino Thunder.

Not to be outdone, several new images from the Power Rangers Beast Morphers shelves have been released- giving us our best look yet at the new Rangers, Beast Bots and sinister villains.

ToyFair officially opens TOMORROW– February 16 2019– and Tokunation will be on-hand to bring you all the remarkable details! Join in our Ongoing Toyfair Discussion Thread to share your thoughts & fears on the future of Power Rangers!

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Two more images from the first Hasbro produced Power Rangers toyline have been released!

*First up is the Power Rangers Beast Morphers Beast-X Ultrazord! This is a non-combining version of the ultimate Beast Morphers combination, featuring lights and sounds. The suggested retail price for Beast-X Ultrazord is $39.99 USD.

*Next up is an item from the Hasbro subsidiary PlaySkool! For the even-younger fans, we have the Morphin Megazord Playset! Based on the Wild Force Megazord from Power Rangers Wild Force this Megazord converts from Robot to Beast in a single step! Suggested retail price for the Wild Force Morphin Megazord is $59.99 USD.

Both figures are currently scheduled for release in Fall 2019!

Stay tuned to TokuNation for all Hasbro Power Rangers reveals!