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The hits keep on coming with the surprise first look reveal of the upcoming Bandai America Legacy Power Rangers SPD figures! Featuring fan favorites SPD Red Ranger, SPD Blue Ranger, SPD Green Ranger, SPD Red Ranger, and the first ever release of the SPD Black Ranger, this exclusive set to Toys’R’Us is sure to impress!

These figures feature the top-notch quality you’ve come to expect from the premiere Power Rangers toy manufacturer. Check out our full gallery and review of this can’t-miss set! Releasing at the end of April, surely on a bunch of Fools would miss out on this release!

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We’ve only just begun reporting our findings from London Toy Fair 2018, but unfortunately the entire Bandai Power Rangers display is currently under a photo ban. Which is pretty typical for these events and held true at last year’s London Toy Fair as well. However, someone at the show was apparently daring enough to snap at least one picture., and this is kind of  a big one. Now we have our very first look at the Power Rangers Legacy 6.5″ Red & Blue Psycho Rangers!

TokuNation user thedangerranger was kind enough to share this image on our forums. From what we can gather, these figures are not in a prominent area of the Bandai UK display space. Given that they aren’t even standing up properly, it’s even possible they may have been totally overlooked. From what we can see though the sculpt looks on point for both and each appears to include their appropriate weapon as well, Red’s Psycho Sword & Blue’s Psycho Axe. When and if a better look at these figure from the event becomes available we hope to be able to share it with you!

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With the weight of declining retail sales this holiday season, reports are coming out from Bloomberg that Toys’R’Us, the only remaining national toy store, is considering closing up to 200 of its retail stores after the holiday season.

Toys’R’Us filed for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Protection in September as it was unable to pay the millions of dollars of debt that was coming due. However, due to its inability to pay toy manufacturers for the product on its shelves – specifically Hasbro and Mattel – the toy shopping season has dropped upwards of 15% compared to last year.

The exact number of potential store closings is only speculation, but the report from Bloomberg states from insiders that the company is projecting at least 100 stores and up to 200 stores total. This report comes on the heels of another report that stated Toys’R’Us won the ability in court to make sure their executives were paid $15 million dollars in bonuses for the 2017 fiscal year.

Our thoughts go out to the hard working employees who could be impacted by store closings. As to what could happen to upcoming Power Rangers Legacy items, which are exclusive to Toys’R’Us, is currently up in the air. We’ll keep you updated.

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For those of you interested in a little bit of nostalgia the Power Rangers Legacy Fliphead figures have been released at GameStop. Found at a GameStop in Texas by Mike of the Facebook group Power Rangers Traders, Buyers, and Sellers, he was able to purchase both the Red Ranger and Green Ranger figures.

The GameStop location he visited had two brand new cases and not a single Pink Ranger fliphead figure was included in the initial shipment. It would appear, much like other Late Fall assortments of Power Rangers toys, there isn’t a female to be found in the initial shipments.

If you’re interested in picking up these figures be sure to check your local GameStop!

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Revealed 1st through our friends at Power Rangers Now, we have our first confirmation of this years New York Comic Con Power Rangers Exclusives!

First up we have the Tokyo Vinyl Touma Edition Mighty Morphin Megazord. A repaint of the popular vinyl in a striking new green and black color scheme. It will retail at the show for $60. Then we’ve got the Legacy Power Rangers Fighting Spirit Figure Set! An elaborate 3 figure set recreating the ghosts of Tommy’s past from the long loved episode of Power Rangers Dino Thunder. This set will retail for $80.

Both exclusives will be available at the Bandai America booths #1628 & #1720 during New York Comic Con 2017 October 5th-8th!

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A report today from various news sources (we’ve chosen to look at BusinessInsider.com) tells us that Toys’R’Us is spending a lot more money than it has been earning over the last fiscal year – to the point of $400 million dollars more – and has hired a law firm to help consolidate its debt while considering the option of filing for bankruptcy protection.

This is not the first time the retail toy store has dealt with financial woes – in 2003 the company closed 180 stores across the country.

Toys’R’Us blames a large portion of their current losses not to a failing toy industry but to losses from its Babies’R’Us sister store, which saw over a 3.0% decline in year over year sales and a massive drop in diaper purchases as consumers can find cheaper deals for their infant and toddler necessities online. Either way, if Toys’R’Us shuts down more stores or ends up going out of business altogether, fans of Power Rangers wonder what the future of the Legacy toy line may be.

With the release of the Power Rangers Movie failing to meet expectations, the movie toy line warming shelves in stores, and the Power Rangers Ninja Steel toy line already hitting clearance prices across the country, having the biggest partner of the franchise possibly go under is not something to keep one optimistic about a future of increasingly expensive Power Rangers collector items.

We should know more about this on September 26th when the next earnings report is due to be made public. With the hiring of a private law firm to work on consolidating debt, we assume the report will be dismal at best. Stay tuned for more news on the future of Toys’R’Us.

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San Diego Comic Con is less than a month away and thanks to the official San Diego Comic Con website, we have our first look at the upcoming exclusives from Bandai America.

First up – the very first Power Rangers Zeo Legacy item! It’s time for a Gold Rush as you will look stylish and sleek sporting your brand new 14K(ish) gold plated communicator. The Power Rangers Zeo Legacy Gold Ranger Communicator will be available at the show for $100, but will easily be worth thousands of dollars within moments of landing in someone’s hands because this is the only item worth purchasing at the entire convention this summer. And if you end up one spot in line ahead of me and you get a guaranteed ticket and I’m stuck with a raffle I am liable to put you on a voodoo doll when I return home, obviously in tears, because the greatest convention exclusive of all time didn’t land in my hands. Is it natural to salivate in a news story about a toy?

For the Power Rangers Movie fans, a Legacy Movie Megazord figure will be available to purchase for $40. As of this time, we are unsure what differences this has from the original figure assembled with the Legacy Power Rangers Movie figures from earlier this year.

Finally, a Tokyo Vinyl Black and Gold Megazord figure will be available for $60.

More information on these exclusives, as well as their availability (as always they will be limited), will be released soon. Stay tuned for more updates!

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Just over 1 month ago TokuNation.Com began the countdown to January 4th 2017, to mark our official 5 year anniversary!  Check out the lovely commemoration of the day written up by our own Kickback. And as with every year to honor our anniversary, we hosted the massive Toku Toy Box giveaway! Well now that our 5th Anniversary is upon and after over a month of waiting it’s time to announce the winners who will be receiving our 4 incredible prize packs! Without further delay, the winners are:

Spoiler:

Phantom Stranger  –  Winner of the Power Rangers Prize Pack!

Castellan Zilla –  Winner of the Super Sentai Prize Pack!

GoldenXtreme – WInner of the Kamen Rider Prize Pack!

Shin Henshin – Winner of the Miscellaneous Toku Prize Pack!

We are so grateful to every last person who participated this year. Every die hard veteran & every brand new user who joined just to participate. Without all of you this place simply wouldn’t be what it is. We’ve continued to grow and change these last 5 years thanks to all of you. It’s our goal to provide you the best content possible & the best environment to discuss it in. With your continued support we’ll continue to be better than ever! And for the winners this year, please, feel free to tag us on your preferred social media platform and let us know when you receive your prize packs! You’ll be contacted shortly for shipping information. Congratulations again!

**As always winners were chosen at random, TokuNation.com staff members as well as the previous years winners were ineligible for entry. All prizes were provided solely by staff members, no items for this giveaway were provided by sponsors or donors.

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Once again we’ve come upon the time of year we love most. Time for the members and staff of TokuNation.com to celebrate their respective holidays with their friends & loved ones. But it’s also time for TokuNation to celebrate itself. Our little community hits a major milestone this year, our 5 year anniversary!! January 4th 2017, will officially mark 5 years since TokuNation first went public thanks to it’s found Kickback!

5 years of growing & evolving into the open and fun community it’s become. As we’ve done in the past we want nothing more than to continue to grow this community. To strengthen the bonds it’s helped forge. To continue to bring you up to date news, rumors, images, videos, the occasional podcasts, and the welcoming community atmosphere you’ve all come to know. But we also want to bring you just 1 more thing.

Our annual Toku Toy Box Giveaway! Like years past TokuNation is hosting an annual holiday giveaway open to ALL registered users! You’ll recall that in years’ past giveaways, users could post in a selection of galleries within the contest period to automatically be entered into the drawing for 1 of 4 prize packs. And this year is no different! To show our appreciation to you, the community, we’ve assembled 4 incredible prize packs spanning Power Rangers, Super Sentai, Kamen Rider, Ultraman, and more!

Click “Discuss on the TokuNation Forums” at the bottom of this post to be taken to the OFFICIAL RULES and prize pack breakdowns of Toku Toy Box 2016! For now though, thank you. Thanks to all of you who continue to call this place your home for news, discussion, images, sales, friendships, artwork, videos, podcasts, and everything else in between. Happy Holidays from all of us, and best of luck in our giveaway! It’s our gift to you this, and every, holiday season!