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This year’s Power Morphicon is only 6 months away! With the convention sneaking up on all the Power Rangers fans, it’s time to announce some of the guests coming to the show! Announced today via @bboyrealm on Twitter (guest relations for Power Morphicon), we can share the following guest announcements!

Mighty Morphin Power Rangers
– Sabrina Lu (Scorpina)
– Carla Perez (Rita Repulsa actress)
– Romy Sharf (suit actress of Alpha 5)

Power Rangers Turbo
– Carol Hoyt (first-half series Divatox/Dimitria)
– Derek Stephen Prince (voice of Elgar)

Power Rangers In Space
– Christopher Khaymen Lee (Red Ranger)
– Selwyn Ward (Blue Ranger)
– Tracy Lynn Cruz (Yellow Ranger)
– Patrick David (Psycho Red Ranger)
– Melody Perkins (Astronema/Lost Galaxy Pink Ranger)

Power Rangers Lost Galaxy
– Cerina Vincent (Yellow Ranger)
– Melody Perkins (Pink Ranger/Astronema)

Power Rangers Time Force
– Jason Faunt (Red Ranger)
– Dan Southworth (Quantum Ranger)
– Kate Sheldon (Nadira)

Power Rangers Wild Force
– Ann Marie Crouch (Princess Shayla)

Power Rangers Dino Thunder
– Jeff Parazzo (White Ranger)

Power Rangers Ninja Storm
– Jorge Vargas Jr (Navy Thunder Ranger)

Power Rangers SPD
– Aly Purrott (Pink Ranger)

Power Rangers RPM
– Mike Ginn (Gold Ranger)

Power Rangers Dino Charge / Power Rangers Dino Supercharge
– Brennan Mejia (Red Ranger)

VR Troopers
– Mike Hollander

Unofficial Power/Rangers
– Adi Shankar (producer/creator)

That’s quite a big Tuesday morning list! If you haven’t already – head over to the official Power Morphicon website and get your tickets today! As the year’s biggest celebration of Power Rangers, it’s easy to say for the 25th anniversary this show is going to be off the hook!

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Protect the brands! While this may mean nothing at all it is still worth reporting. As of 04/19/2017 Saban Brands has registered trademarks for “Beetleborgs” and “VR Troopers“, specifically in the realm of live action television series, pre-recorded DVDs, and random clothing apparel items.

For those waiting for Dak and the adventures of Masked Rider to return in some way, shape, or form … you may have to keep waiting. Stay tuned for more news on all this as it develops!

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In case you missed it, the Official Power Morphicon convention listed some more updates to their guest list last week. The list of added guests is as follows:

  • Gabrielle Fitzpatrick (Dulcea, Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie)
  • Paul Freeman (Ivan Ooze, Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie)
  • Sandi Sellner (Alpha 5 suit actor, Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, Power Rangers Zeo)
  • Vernon Ballesteros (Pineapple the Clown, Mighty Morphin Power Rangers)
  • Brad Hawkins (Ryan Steele, VR Troopers, and the voice of the Gold Ranger in Power Rangers Zeo)

The Official Power Morphicon convention takes place this August 12th through the 14th in Pasadena, California.  This bi-annual convention is the official celebration of all things Power Rangers and now includes guests from the Super Sentai series as well.  Click here to register for the convention!  We’ll see you at the show!

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It’s Monday – that means another Official Power Morphicon guest update! Joining the list of over 90 special guests is the beautiful, one and only Melody Perkins! She played the very iconic role of Astromena in Power Rangers In Space, the Princess of Evil who had a secret past with Andros the In Space Red Ranger. She would return in Power Rangers Lost Galaxy and become the Pink Ranger, making her the first and only series main villain to return and become a Power Ranger in another series (Rick Medina would do the opposite, going from Power Ranger to a main villain in Power Rangers Wild Force to Power Rangers Samurai). But she wasn’t the only guest to attend – check out the list of added guests below!

  • Melody Perkins (“Astronema”/”Karone”, Power Rangers In Space, Pink Ranger 2 in Power Rangers Lost Galaxy and Power Rangers Super Megaforce)
  • Elisabeth Fies (voice of the Otcophantom and Stag Beetle in Mighty Morphin Power Rangers)
  • Aaron Prunder (“Percy” in VR Troopers)

If you haven’t registered for Power Morphicon then we have some bad news – time is running out! Registration is rumored to close in the next few weeks! Don’t waste any more time – click here to begin your registration process! TokuNation.com as well as the Talkin Toku Podcast will be in attendance at this year’s show as platinum members, giving us front row seats to all panels, events, and early access to the show room! We will bring you on-the-spot coverage with news, pictures, interviews, and more! We’re also attending the show with our good friends from the Ranger Command Power Hour Podcast, and we have some very fun events planned with them during the course of the show, of which we will be sure to update you on! See you at the show!

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We’re less than 90 days away from the biggest and greatest Power Morphicon yet! Featuring close to 100 guests from Power Rangers of just about every single season, VR Troopers, Big Bad Beetleborgs, Masked Rider, Kamen Rider Dragon Knight, and more, you still have time to pre-register for the show! All you need to do is click here to register and guarantee yourself a chance to join in the fun! New guests were added to the line-up today, check it out below!

  • Brad Hawkins (“Ryan Steele” of VR Troopers, voice of Trey the Zeo Gold Ranger in Power Rangers Zeo, originally cast as the Mighty Morphin White Ranger)
  • Jackie Marchand (writer for Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, Zeo, Turbo, In Space, Lost Galaxy, Lightspeed Rescue, Time Force, Ninja Storm, Dino Thunder, SPD, Mystic Force, Operation Overdrive, Jungle Fury, RPM)
  • Ilia Volok (“Master Org”, Power Rangers Wild Force)
  • Mark Musashi (stunts for Kamen Rider Dragon Knight, suit actor for Masked Rider 2 in Kamen Rider: The First, suit actor for Shocker Rider in Kamen Rider: The Next)
  • Ryan Goldstein (“Kite” and “Animus” in Power Rangers Wild Force)

You don’t want to miss this awesome line-up.  Think about this for a moment – 12 Red Rangers, three full teams (Power Rangers SPD, Power Rangers Wild Force, Power Rangers Megaforce/Super Megaforce), the voices of 8 major villains throughout the series (Rita Repulsa, Lord Zedd, Goldar, Divatox, Dark Spectre, Trakeena, Diabolico, Ransik), all but three seasons represented (sorry Ninja Storm, Mystic Force, and Operation Overdrive fans), and of course who can forget – the return of the original Red Ranger and Zeo Gold Ranger … Austin St. John.  Don’t forget that Saban Brands and Bandai of America will be in attendance as well, the latter most likely with an exclusive offering for attendees.

TokuNation is proud to be attending this year’s Power Morphicon as a Platinum Member and we will provide full coverage of the event as it happens.  On top of that, Kickback from our Talkin Toku podcast will be in attendance along with our close friends trekkieB47 and TheCinemaSlob of the Ranger Command Power Hour Podcast, so you know there will be some hijinks and recordings involved the weekend of 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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Despite earlier reports of cancellation due to disappointing sales, Shout! Factory has put up a new order page for the final volume of VR Troopers.

 

Season 2, Volume 2 (containing the final 20 episodes of this memorable series) is available for 19.93 before shipping and will be available January 14, 2014.

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The good people at RangerCrew have noticed the removal of Shout! Factory’s “Season 2, Volume 2” VR Troopers product listing from Amazon.com and expects cancellation emails to be sent out in the near future.

Coupled with previous reports from Shout! Factory about unsatisfactory sales figures for VR Troopers and Big Bad Beetleborgs means that home releases of both final sets is unlikely at this point. :(

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The Saban library of American tokusatsu continues its slow but steady progression to DVD!

*VR Troopers Volume 1 is available on AMAZON for 13.95 and will be released October 2nd

*Big Bad Beetleborgs Volume 1 is also available for the same price, 13.95 and will be released October 16th

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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