Rare 2-Hour Gosei Sentai Dairanger Behind the Scenes Footage

A rare behind the scenes footage of the 1993 Super Sentai Series, Gosei Sentai Dairanger is slowly becoming viral online. This footage features the mecha sequences used in the show.

This nearly 2-hour video was uploaded by Mighty Morphin Power Rangers director/suit coordinator Jeff Pruitt on YouTube for Super Sentai and Power Rangers fans who made the show a success. Dairanger was adapted in the U.S. as Mighty Morphin Power Rangers Season 2.


He revealed that the reason why he got a hold of this footage is that he is recording the behind the scenes of Dairanger so that the American producers can replicate "the economical shooting methods used by the Japanese film makers back then for the fight scenes while still using standard Hollywood coverage for the acting scenes."

Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Free Comic Book Day Edition Comic Revealed

Because Papercutz is one of the Gold Sponsors of next year's Free Comic Book Day, they will give away a Mighty Morphin Power Rangers comic and RangerCrew gives us a sneak peak to its cover.

The Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Free Comic Book Day Edition features the adventures of the original Power Rangers team with the White Ranger. More details about this Free Comic Book Day Edition will be revealed tomorrow.

Free Comic Book Day will happen on May 3, 2014 so make sure to check your comic book shops if they are participating in this annual event.

Legacy Dragonzord Pre-Orders Now Open

Toys"R"Us Canada is now taking pre-orders for the Legacy Dragonzord from Mighty Morphin Power Rangers! This show-accurate item represents the Zord partner of the Green Ranger.

This highly detailed piece features diecast metal pieces, and just like in the series, it can combine with the Legacy Dino Megazord to form the Dragonzord Battle Mode or the Mega Dragonzord!

This item costs $79.99 and is set for a March 22, 2014 release.

Legacy Dragon Dagger Pre-Orders Now Open

Toys"R"Us Canada is now taking pre-orders for the Legacy Dragon Dagger from Mighty Morphin Power Rangers. This show accurate representation of the Green Ranger's signature weapon comes with show accurate lights and sounds!

This highly detailed collector's piece has diecast parts and is a faithful representation of the Dragon Dagger used by the Green Ranger to summon the Dragonzord and as a weapon to fight Rita Repulsa and her monsters.

This item costs $79.99 and is set for a February 22, 2014 release.

White Ranger vs. Mortal Kombat's Scorpion in Super Power Beat Down!

In the 10th episode of Bat in the Sun's Super Power Beat Down, they pit Mighty Morphin Power Ranger's White Ranger vs. Mortal Kombat's Scorpion!


For fans who cried foul that their favorite didn't win in this showdown, the winner of the match is determined by the total percentage of votes. Unlike the previous episodes of Super Power Beat Down, the ending of this episode has an alternate ending because of the small difference between the two votes!

TeenNick to Air Classic Mighty Morphin Power Rangers Episodes

As part of the Power Rangers 20th anniversary celebration, TeenNick's The 90's Are All That block will air classic Mighty Morphin Power Rangers episodes for three days!


Fans who grew up watching the original Power Rangers can now relieve the adventures of Jason, Zack, Billy, Trini and Kimberly as they fight the evil Rita Repulsa and her minions. Of course, they have new allies and obviously, new Zords to aide them in battle.

These classic episodes will air this November 8-10 only on TeenNick!

[Source: RangerCrew]

Bandai of America on NYCC 2013: Legacy Titanus Coming Soon?!

Internet personality Vangelus got a chance to interview Bandai of America's Greg Mitchell in this year's New York Comic Con about the Power Rangers toyline.


In the interview, he revealed why Bandai of America makes more original toys instead of importing the Japanese molds and repackaged it for the North American market. In addition, he revealed that they are looking into the possibility of releasing a Legacy Titanus to complete the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers Megazord line-up!

[via Henshin Justice]

Mighty Morphin Power Rangers #1 Graphic Novel Cover, Plot Revealed

Amazon is now taking pre-orders for the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers #1 graphic novel published by Papercutz. This is part of the franchise's 20th anniversary celebration.

In addition to opening the pre-order page, it also comes with the information about the plot of the graphic novel:

When an ancient stone idol comes to life and starts blasting everything in its path with a morphing ray, it looks like the world is in pretty deep trouble; but it's nothing compared to the havoc unleashed when Rita Repulsa gets her hands on it! The Mighty Morphin Power Rangers join the fray, but this new baddie has extra muscle from Squatt and the Putty Patrol. If the team doesn't get a little help of their own from a trusted friend, this latest mission may be their last!

The graphic novel costs $10 (hardcover) and $7.19 (softcover) and is set for a May 6, 2014 release.

S.H. FiguArts Lord Zedd in Development

Tokunation recently interviewed Tamashii Nations about their upcoming releases, and that includes their plans for a S.H. FiguArts Lord Zedd from Mighty Morphin Power Rangers.

Tamashii Nations revealed that they are developing a S.H. FiguArts Lord Zedd. Sadly, they have no idea if he'll be released. In addition, they are looking at the possibility to release future villains under the FiguArts ZERO line.

To put it simply, fans should continue to express their interest if they want to release more villain figures.

Legacy Dragonzord & Legacy Dragon Dagger First Image Revealed

This year's New York Comic Con gives us fans our first look on the Legacy Dragonzord and the Legacy Dragon Dagger from Mighty Morphin Power Rangers!

Both items features diecast metal parts, the Legacy Dragon Dagger also has various sounds. This item costs $ 79.99 and is set to be released next year. Meanwhile, the Legacy Dragonzord also has lights and sounds and can combine with the Legacy Megazord to form various mecha combinations! This item will be released next year.

[Source: Tokunation]

Legacy Power Morpher Green/White Ranger Edition Now on Pre-Order!

In this year's New York Comic Con, it is revealed that the Legacy Power Morpher Green/White Ranger Edition will be soon available for mass retail via Toys "R" Us!

For those who are not aware what the heck is this morpher, it was originally released as a San Diego Comic Con exclusive months ago. Compared to the original Legacy Power Morpher, this morpher has the Dragon and Tiger Power Coins and it's in gold.

UPDATE (10/11/13): The official Toys "R" Us pre-order page for the morpher revealed some more details about it. This morpher features show accurate details and die-cast housing, which includes two die-cast Power Coins, show accurate lights and sound effects including the MMPR theme song.

It also includes a belt buckle attachment weighs 1.5 pounds. This item costs $59.99 and only one morpher per person. It will be released this January 28, 2014.

[Source: Tokunation]

Mighty Morphin Power Rangers Skins Unlockable in Power Rangers Megaforce Game

As part of the Power Rangers 20th anniversary celebration, the Power Rangers Megaforce game for the Nintendo 3DS will feature Mighty Morphin Power Rangers skins!


These character skins will be unlockable in later stages of the game. Details on how you can unlock these suits will be revealed in later weeks. But for now, see the original Black Ranger in action in the video above!

Power Rangers Megaforce will be released in November 30 in North and Latin America.

[Source: Siliconera]

Mortal Kombat: Legacy Director Interested in Making a Dark & Gritty Power Rangers Movie

Director Kevin Tancharoen of Mortal Kombat: Legacy fame recently had an interview with Screen Rant, revealing that he is interested in directing a dark and gritty Power Rangers movie.

In the interview, he wants to create a crazy dark tale of where they are now. In this dark tale, "Zordon is dying and the Red Ranger has to go find the Green Ranger, who's now an MMA fighter, and the Yellow Ranger died in a car accident and they all have to reunite together."

This isn't the first time fans made a dark and gritty Power Rangers fan film. There's a fan film called Red Rising, which features the Red Ranger, a concept trailer of a dark Power Rangers story and lastly, the MMPR fan film that is currently in the works that managed to bring a lot of past Power Rangers staff members.

S.H. FiguArts Armored Red Ranger U.S. Release Announced

The official Tamashii Nations Twitter account tweeted that the U.S. release of S.H. FiguArts Armored Red Ranger will be released ahead of its Japan release.

The said figure will be released on October in the U.S., just a month ahead from its Japan release, which is on November. For more info about the said figure, you can check this post. Lastly, you can now order the figure via Amazon.

Jason David Frank Wants a Standalone Green Ranger Movie

In a recent interview with Complex, actor Jason David Frank is talking with Saban about making a standalone Mighty Morphin Power Rangers film starring the Green Ranger!

The said Green Ranger movie is planned to be a PG-13 movie. Here's what Frank said about it, "It's just a matter of Saban stepping behind it. I was an X-Men fan growing up; I loved Wolverine. I feel like the Green Ranger can step outside the box and be like the Wolverine of Power Rangers."

via IGN

How Pacific Rim Should Have Ended - A Parody

Popular YouTube movie parody channel, How It Should Have Ended posted their recent parody, How Pacific Rim Should Have Ended. Aside from pointing out the obvious, the animated parody also featured some cameo appearances from popular Japanese imports.


As seen in the video, Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (or Kyouryuu Sentai Zyuranger)'s Megazord (or Daizyujin) did some kaiju clean-up and later, Voltron (or Golion) at least killed a kaiju that looks like Godzilla!

S.H. FiguArts Yellow Ranger w/ a Female Body Type Confirmed

Figure comparison: Left - Female; Right - Male

RangerCrew got a chance to talk with Bluefin Tamashii Nations USA in this year's San Diego Comic Con confirming the release of S.H. FiguArts Yellow Ranger with a female body type.

S.H. FiguArts Yellow Ranger was spotted yesterday with the male body built. The reason for it is because it will be released in Japan as S.H. FiguArts Tiger Ranger. In Kyoryu Sentai Zyuranger, the Yellow Ranger is a boy.

As of this writing, there are no plans if Bluefin will release both versions of the figure or that the S.H. FiguArts Yellow Ranger with a female body will be North American exclusive.

IT’S MORPHIN’ TIME AGAIN WITH THE RETURN OF ORIGINAL POWER RANGERS!

GRAPHIC NOVEL SERIES FEATURES MIGHTY MORPHIN POWER RANGERS IN ALL-NEW ADVENTURES

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
July 18, 2013

New York, NY — Papercutz, the industry’s leading children’s graphic novel publisher, has announced plans to publish an ongoing series of graphic novels featuring the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, the heroic “teenagers with attitude” who kick-started the global phenomenon 20 years ago. Today, Power Rangers is the #1 live-action television series for boys, airing in 150 markets. With new a new iteration every season, longtime fans haven’t seen new adventures of the original Mighty Morphin Power Rangers since 1995.

“Ever since we began publishing POWER RANGERS comics, it's been my dream to bring back the Mighty Morphin team,” said series editor Michael Petranek. “I grew up with the TV show, which makes this all the more special. I want to see Rita Repulsa again. I want to see stories that take place between the original episodes. We’ve been waiting over 15 years for new stories with these characters! With the 20th anniversary of the show’s debut this year, it just made too much sense not to do this.”

MIGHTY MORPHIN POWER RANGERS will be a companion series to the main POWER RANGERS graphic novel series, which is aligned with the current television season airing on Nickelodeon, Power Rangers Megaforce. Both will be written and illustrated by fan-favorite creative team Stefan Petrucha and PH Marcondes. The first volume of MIGHTY MORPHIN POWER RANGERS releases in May 2014.

ABOUT PAPERCUTZ
Popular with reluctant readers and gifted readers alike, Papercutz graphic novels cover a wide range of genres, reading levels, and favorite characters including The Smurfs, LEGO® NINJAGO, Geronimo Stilton, Nancy Drew, and many more. Papercutz is proud to be the largest standalone publisher exclusively dedicated to children’s graphic novels, with books available at all major retailers, bookstores, and comic book stores, and e-books available on comiXology, iVerse, and all e-reader devices.

ABOUT SABAN BRANDS
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Papercutz to Release New Mighty Morphin Power Rangers Graphic Novel Series

After days of teasing, MTV Geek reports that Papercutz will release a new series of graphic novels based on the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers! The first issue will be released on May 2014.

The series is written by Stefan Petrucha, the same author of the Power Rangers Samurai, Super Samurai and Megaforce graphic novels and PH Marcondes as the illustrator. The first issue will take place in the show's first season as the Rangers will face an all-new villain.

Lastly, MTV Geek got a chance to interview Power Rangers graphic novel editor Michael Petranek about the new series. You can read the full interview here.

UPDATE: Papercutz release a press release about the new graphic novels, which you can read it here.

S.H. FiguArts Zyuranger, Die-Cast Dragon Dagger & Legacy Megazord Revealed in SDCC

This year's San Diego Comic Con gave us a preview on S.H. FiguArts Kyouryuu Sentai Zyuranger, which is best known in the West as S.H. FiguArts Mighty Morphin Power Rangers! The picture revealed the future releases of two figures.

That's right, S.H. FiguArts Mammoth Ranger (Black Ranger), S.H. FiguArts Tricera Ranger (Blue Ranger) and S.H. FiguArts Tiger Ranger (Yellow Ranger) will soon have a U.S. release! Price and release dates of these figures are still unknown as of this writing.

Image from Tokunation.

Lastly, spotted in the SDCC preview night is a die-cast Dragon Dagger (Zyusouken) and the Legacy Dragonzord! Just like the Legacy Megazord, the Legacy Dragonzord has some die-cast parts and what's more, it can combine with the Legacy Megazord to form amazing mecha combinations!

Source: Bluefin Tamashii Nations USA, Henshin Justice