Wednesday, August 31, 2016

End Of August

Hey Everyone,

Firstly, I'd like to apologize for the lack of updating to this blog. I'm going to try a lot harder on that so please work with me! I suppose I might do these end of the month posts each month for fun. Not much has happened in the Ranger World, 4/5 of the Ninja Steel Rangers arrived in New Zealand. One thing that I did want to post about was to ask for your well wishes for a Sentai actor, Ryosuke Sakamoto (Who played BioRed in Bioman) is undergoing cancer treatment. We all know that Peta Rutter passed away from a brain tumor and if was malignant then that means she also had cancer. We don't know that and may never, but nevertheless we all need to send this Ranger Family member our love, support, thoughts, prayers (if you do). As I said on Twitter, Super Sentai alumni are like our extended family, we love them all and we want a great recovery! Thank you so much for reading and I hope you make the most of the new month. P.S. The new PR movie comes out in seven months!!!
Regards,
@peta_rutterfan @petarutter

Thursday, August 18, 2016

Ranger Newz Entry #7

Ranger Newz: Ninja Steel Edition

Hey everybody! So sorry it took so long to get this out, but it's finally here! There was so much Ninja Steel news that came out of PMC, so let's dive right in. Also, a few extra things I forgot are at the bottom under miscellaneous. Enjoy:

Cast:
One of the most exciting parts of Power Morphicon is the cast reveal! This year we were all treated to a surprise when Yoshi Sudarso's (Blue DC/DSC Ranger) brother was revealed as the Ninja Steel Blue Ranger. 

Obviously a very heartfelt moment for Yoshi, and the fandom has welcomed Peter with open arms.
The complete cast is listed below:
  • Will Shewfelt as Brody
  • Peter Sudarso as Preston
  • Chantz Simpson as Calvin
  • Zoe Robins as Hayley
  • Chrysti Ane Lopes as Sarah
Obviously a very exciting reveal, and the cast is extremely diverse. Let me know who you are most excited to see! You can view the first trailer here. and get your first glance at Galvanax. Also in the trailer, a ToQger villain can be spotted so possibly more to come?! Only time will tell...

Toys:
The other big news was all of the toys revealed. There were lots of them, but one definitely stuck out from the rest. The morpher:
That is most certainly not the original morpher, which was a sword. Though the new morpher doesn't look bad at all, and plays to the whole "Power Stars" motto, I do wonder if there was any other reason for the change. Nevertheless, still an interesting design. Lots of other toys were released so I'd recommend visiting http://www.rangercrew.com/forum/showthread.php?32879-Power-Rangers-Ninja-Steel-Merchandise-Thread for lots of good info :)

Miscellaneous:
A couple of their stories came out that I did not cover, so hear are some brief recaps of them:

Poisandra is getting a figure! After all this time and all the hope, Bandai listened and are giving the fans what they want. Interestingly, Poisandra could be the start of something amazing. Greg from Bandai said that she wouldn't be released under the Dino Charge line, but a whole new line. He said that it will include previous characters that have missed out on figure form!!! Who knows what this mysterious new toy line could entail, but let's be patient and we'll find out. Also if they're all going to be the same size as the DC figures, this could mean the standard releases will stop changing scales! Ever since 2010 they have changed the scale of the figures each year, so maybe it'll stick now.

RangerNation is a new forum for all ranger fans which will be a collection of toy reviews, news, and much more. Many fans are worried that this could be Saban trying to control the fandom, however I suggest we wait to learn more before jumping to conclusions. The website is up but has not began yet.

Hopefully you've enjoyed this and found it somewhat helpful. I know it's late but I was working on my newest page for this blog, a list of what figures have and haven't been made in the legacy figure line. My biggest hope is that we'll see a White Mystic Force figure, which would be a truly amazing tribute to the late Peta Rutter. 
As always,
peta_rutterfan 

Sunday, August 14, 2016

Ranger Newz Entry #6

Ranger Newz Entry #6 

PMC5 Edition

Hello everybody! So the past two weeks were pretty slow without much PR news however as expected Power Morphicon brought us many exciting and shocking stories to share. It may have been hard to keep up with all the news so I'm going to try my best and help you catch up with what has happened. This is an extended edition of Ranger Newz, so enjoy:

Power Rangers Legacy:
We'll start with all of the awesome Legacy Collection news! First off on Friday Bandai revealed their newest role play item, the Legacy Power Sword. It looks truly amazing and I recommend checking out either Power Rangers Now (formerly RangerCrew) , Rangerboard, or TokuNation for sweet pictures of everything listed. Also, the next team that will be recieving the legacy figure treatment? Power Rangers Zeo! That's right, Ninja Storm, Mighty Morphin, In Space, and now Zeo. Bandai has been very good with keeping their promise thus far, but remember these announcements will only take us until next year. Also, there were four figures listed as "Top Secret". It's not any of the Zeo rangers as gold will be in the Fall 2017 wave. Thoughts on who they could be? I'm thinking possible villains or allies, like Phantom Ranger or Ninjor. Tell me what you think! Let's hope that when Mystic Force comes around (and hopefully it will) it will feature the White Mystic Ranger, what an amazing tribute to Peta Rutter that would be! 

Merchandise Here, There, Everywhere:
With the new movie coming out in less then eights months, we new that we could be in for a lot of PR merchandise. And we were definitely correct. So many new items were revealed so do forgive me if I have forgotten something. Revealed were:
Power Rangers Kawaii Cubes
As the picture states,there will be 12 characters to collect in three different sizes.

Power Rangers Nesting Dolls
These have been met with some uncertainty, I however have a strange obsession with nesting dolls so these truly are wonderful. 
Premium Polystone Statues
These also look terrific. They said that they will complete the full team (MMPR) however so far only Red has been unveiled. Very cool looking, and reported to be "affordable."
Power Rangers "Moment Statues"
Produced by Triforce, they will reportedly have some type of moving feature. The bases of them are also inspired by the zords. Also, you guessed it, the season they're starting with is MMPR.
Power Rangers Pop Vinyls 
Coming in Spring 2017, we will be recieving some new figures from Funko with the Blue and Green Mighty Morphin Rangers. Also they're updating the White, Red, and Pink rangers that have already been released before.

I'm going to continue with the rest of the news in another post as I feel this one is getting to be way to long. I hope you enjoyed this recap and at least have a better idea of what was revealed. I definitely recommend checking out the afore mentioned websites for much more detailed recaps on all of the items I touched. Stay tuned for that next post very soon! 
As always,
@peta_rutterfan
@peta_rutter




Sunday, August 7, 2016

Ranger Newz Entry #5

Ranger Newz Entry #5

Hey everybody! Sorry for not updating for a few days but here I am. A couple of exciting things happened over the week so read now to catch up on everything PR right here:

PRDSC Trailer:
A new trailer was released for Power Rangers: Dino Super Charge, which will return from hiatus later this month. They new trailer shows us the Silver Ranger, Dark Energem, and even a new villain! You can watch it here.

PRNS Toys:
Bandai suffered yet another leak (a recurring problem many fans have pointed out) when new Ninja Steel toys were posted. They did remove many post about them however so I will not share them. They included the standard rangers, the mega zord, and some canons with those less articulated/painted figures usually found on the motorcycle sets. If you do some searching I'm sure you can find them or you can pm on Twitter for all three pictures.

PMC5:
So Power Morphicon 5 is this week! Like it's actually happening this week. That's crazy to think that two years have passed since we saw the reveal of the Dino Charge rangers. Be sure to expect lots of news pouring out of Morphicon. We're in the home stretch for a trailer (hopefully) !!! Also, the PMC exclusive was revealed and is another MMPR megazord, er, thing, and is limited to 500 pieces. :/

That's about it for PR need, all though I'm sure the next Ranger Newz will have a ton of awesome stuff! Please stay tuned and stay safe if traveling to California. Remember most importantly to enjoy your time there and appreciate the fact that us, the PR Fandom, has its very own convention dedicated to a franchise that has stuck around through changing trends for 20+ years now! Have a wonderful night,
Sincerely,
         @peta_rutterfan