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The DVDs are pretty widely available, all things considered, so the best bet is to watch for sales on Amazon/direct from Shout Factory. As far as I know, Shout isn't losing the license anytime soon so there isn't a real rush unless you simply want to watch them.

Toys wise, there's a couple different routes to go depending on what kind of collector you want to be. This is going to be a bit lengthy:

The Retro Collector - If you want the original toys, the market is pretty interesting these days due to all the nostalgia and renewed interest from the comics, etc. Finding and restoring old toys, especially the zords, can be a lot of fun thanks to the efforts of the fan community in providing replacement die cast parts and new, more show accurate stickers. Be aware that prices have started to trend up due to the interest and the limited supply - there's only so many toys from the 1990s that survived in good enough shape to sell, after all. Flea markets are a great choice here, along with eBay and the like.

The Modern Collector - If you don't have your heart set on the originals, you've picked a pretty great time to jump in. Some of the most popular of Bandai of America's Legacy line were restocked due to Hasbro taking over the license, so this is just about the best time for you to jump on a bunch of the zords before they disappear, as there's been no real announcements about Hasbro's plans for zords yet. Legacy Dragonzord, Tigerzord, Falconzord, Thunder Megazord, and Ninja Megazord are all pretty readily available at multiple retailers (Amazon, Gamestop, various online specialty shops, etc), but they won't be around forever. This is the last of the stock, and certain zords like the Ninja Megazord are already starting to go out of stock with some retailers. Unfortunately, Legacy Megazord and Legacy Titanus were not part of that restock and have had absurdly high resell value for a while now.

There's also fan favorites like the Legacy Morphers that received a restock too. The new stock on these has been nearly depleted already and their resell prices are ticking back up - fans love these due to how easily they're customized, everything from fan made coins to new die cast plates and customized stickers are available. Along with the morphers, Bandai restocked the well loved Legacy Dragon Dagger and Legacy Saba. Legacy Gold Power Staff and Legacy Zeonizer are also easily found at discounted prices these days. The only things that didn't really get a restock are the Legacy Communicators and Legacy Power Sword, which was a victim of Toys R Us' demise.

In terms of action figures, you've hit the sweet spot where Hasbro has the first wave of their new line out and we're gearing up for the second wave. While Bandai did restock a lot of their action figures too, they're less loved compared to the zords/props. I'd recommend getting caught up on Hasbro's Lightning Collection and go forward with those, if you're interested in figures. Right now you can buy all but one of the first wave direct from Hasbro and pre-order an upcoming exclusive at Gamestop, with wave 2's official announcement expected soon. Unfortunately, barring Hasbro restocking him, Lord Zedd is in the hands of resellers now due to his low production numbers and popularity.

The High End Collector - While there's certainly cross over with the Modern Collector, if you want the best version of some of these releases the only option in a lot of cases is to go with the specialty Japanese imports. From Soul of Chogokin and Mini-Pla for zords to Figuarts for figures, these tend to be better designed with better paint, but have a much higher price than you might be used to. The objectively best version of MMPR's Megazord is the SoC release, which goes for almost $300.

High end lines are expensive and it's not a decision to make lightly. Collecting a SoC Megazord, Dragonzord, and Titanus for a full Ultrazord transformation display option would cost over $660 at Amazon's current prices. It's a lot of money for three toys, and the future of the line may be even more expensive as domestic retailers will no longer be able to sell them directly due to Hasbro's new ownership of the IP.

Regarding the SoC I live in the UK but have family in Canada. Tried to ship it to Canada thinking it would save me some compared to the UK. I bought it recently from CDJapan for $435 CDN shipped but still got hit with $50 CDN of taxes despite using a shipping service (EMS SAL) that took 3 months---and from what I read would save me from taxes. It did not.

So that's about £287 compared to your £314 (equivalent to $400 usd). For the £27 difference, my feeling is that you might as well go with Amazon and have the peace of mind of knowing exactly how much you'll pay plus the fast service. It's really the unknown costs that will drive you up the wall. For direct shipping to the UK I think you have to assume that you'll always get hit by VAT and so Amazon is still better.

I also see Ebay links with free international economy from the Phillippines. For $320 USD = £250, then a 20% VAT charge plus an unknown duty charge, it'll still be around the £300 mark.

Honestly, the best deal seems to be to just go with Amazon.com where it's currently estimated at $376 USD or around £295 GBP.

I travel to the US about once a year, but I didn't want to risk the GX-72 being completely sold out. As tough as people complain about medical care and other things in the US, the truth is that you save big on taxes.

Required watching:

Power Rangers

Time Force, SPD, Mystic Force

Super Sentai

Dekaranger, Magiranger, Shinkenger, Go-Busters, and Kyoryuger.

As for skipping, I can't really think of anything at the current moment, but I'm sure if you were to give me a few days, I could easily find a few series to skip over.

Sentai? I'm a toku nut, and the 'fan boy' inside of me would tell you to skip over the current PR product (because the acting is terribad, and Saban merged series in Megaforce and Super Megaforce) (Goseiger was Megaforce, and Gokaiger was Super Megaforce), but I'm not here to cause problems.

As for picking up subtitled versions, the only one that is getting a DVD release RIGHT NOW would be Zyuranger, which we faithfully know as MMPR Season 1. Everything else you'll have to look towards fansub groups like Over-Time, TV-N, G.U.I.S. and other groups. I would be suggesting KRDL as a start to finding out which groups did what series, but sadly it seems as though the servers are no longer online, so you'll need to do a bit of hunting on your own.

Hopefully this gives you a good start. Also, I would suggest Gokaiger and Goseiger IF you want to fill in the plot lines that Megaforce and Super Megaforce left out.

I'm not particularly qualified to say which of the middle seasons you should and shouldn't watch, but the run from Mighty Morphin' through In Space is a classic. You could probably pick up at the start of In Space without much trouble, to be honest. From there, Time Force and RPM have probably the best reputations, but it depends on taste - there's any number of "best season" threads you could check out here for more in-depth responses.

Sentai does have a generally better reputation - there are better and worse seasons, but for the most part it's just easier to make a good show when you're making it all from scratch than when you're retro-fitting half of it around existing footage, you know? There's no US subbed releases of it on DVD/Blu-Ray^note , although it's possible that Japanese releases have English subs - someone else would have to confirm that.

^note Zyuranger - which became the first season of Mighty Morphin' - is getting a complete series release in February.

I just had a look and they are all on Netflix. I could have sworn when I looked when I first got it hat they only had some, but not all. That might be the best source. I also checked iTunes, but they only have a 6-episode compilation, no full seasons.

I saw those on the JB website. It looks like they have all of season 1, 3 volumes of season 2 and nothing of season 3. I was hoping to get a complete MMPR set like this one on Amazon. But that one is region 1 locked by the look of it and we have nothing like that in region 4. I'll look further to see if it is truely locked. Sometimes the Amazon info is incorrect. Fingers crossed.

And yeah, I don't imagine it aged well at all. Few things do from that era. But nostalgia can be a powerful thing, lol.

Tamiya Gold Leaf will look fine, a little sparkly but the right color. It can be either brushed by hand or airbrushed on.

https://www.amazon.com/Tamiya-Acrylic-Gloss-Gold-Leaf/dp/B0006O51Y0

For convenience's sake, though, I would recommend a Gundam gold marker. It's basically a marker with gold paint inside rather than normal ink.

https://www.amazon.com/Bandai-GM04-Gundam-Marker-Gold/dp/B00750J0EA

Either one can be bought online or at a Hobby Store (my local chain is HobbyTown) for pretty cheap (less than $3 a piece). You could maybe also use a gold Sharpie pen, but I don't know how that will look in terms of texture.

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Getting the black details in-between the gold is another hill to climb, though. The simplest thing to do would probably be to get some black paint (Tamiya) and do it by hand. If you do that, though, you should probably not use the Gundam marker, as it has paint thinner in it that might dissolve whatever paint you put on top of it.

Awesome! Your very welcome. I hope you enjoy it. It’s one of my favorite pulls. They do have the collected trades available. I would check with your LCS since it seems they deal in trades. Here’s a link on amazon for the first volume .

Yeah see that means its sold by a third party not officially from Amazon. Unfortunately anyone can sell on Amazon and overtake the official links/listings from Amazon.

• Honestly if I were you I'd just ask for my money back, once you get the refund just order it from one of the two websites above. Figure out first if they ship to Korea.
  
  This is the link from Amazon:
  
  https://www.amazon.com/Power-Rangers-Soul-Chogokin-Dragonzord/dp/B079H86544
  
  
• See how under the "Add To Cart, Buy Now" buttons it says "Ships from and sold by Amazon.com". If you order Dragonzord right now you will get it officially from Amazon. Before buying from Amazon always check what it says to make sure it is sold by Amazon.com and not someone else.
  
  I would still just order from Big Bad Toystore or Entertainment Earth (They are two official online stores here in the USA that sell collectibles). I was looking on their websites and it looks like they do ship international.
  
  Did you order the Megazord from Amazon too? Check that invoice and see who its sold by.

It’s called Power Rangers Funniest Moments part of Power Rangers Power Playback, and it was a one time aired special on Fox Kids that aired on May 13th, 1998!

It’s available on the 2nd DVD Box Set that Shout! Factory put out the Power Rangers Seasons 4-7 DVD Box Set that has Power Rangers Zeo to Power Rangers Lost Galaxy! The Special is on the Bonus Disc!

Link to the DVD Box Set is below.

Power Rangers: Seasons Four - Seven https://www.amazon.com/dp/B009DRFCL8/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_oO13BbPHSQQ43

It depends on the store and what they have.

So in terms of starting, it will be easier and cheaper to get the trades:
(linking amazon so you know what to ask for and in case they don't have it at the local shop)

• Mighty Morphin
  
• https://www.amazon.com/Mighty-Morphin-Power-Rangers-Vol/dp/1608868931
  
• https://www.amazon.com/Mighty-Morphin-Power-Rangers-Vol/dp/1608869423
  
• https://www.amazon.com/Mighty-Morphin-Power-Rangers-Vol/dp/1608869776/
  
• https://www.amazon.com/Mighty-Morphin-Power-Rangers-Vol/dp/1684150310/
  
  
  
  This will get you up to MMPR #16 I believe. This would mean you need to get the rest of MMPR and GO GO as well as the 2 MMPR annuals as regular issues.
  
  
  Your local shop (if they are cool) will absolutely be able to help you out in finding the back issues (older issues of the series), and you will be able to set up a pull box, which is basically a subscription service for what ever comics you want so you can get them when they come out. Comics come out on Wed, and each of these series release a new issue once a month.
  
  
  Here is a list of all the Boom comics out now:
  
  
  
• http://powerrangers.wikia.com/wiki/List_of_Power_Rangers_issues_(Boom!_Studios)
  
  
  Again I would focus on MMPR and Go Go. Power Rangers Pink and PR vs. JL are non-canon for all of this stuff.
  
  
  If you have any questions let me know.
  
  EDIT:
  Here are some amazon links for some volumes that are up for pre-order.
  
  They will get you up to MMPR #20 with the 2 annuals as well as well as the start of Go Go (not sure which issue though). But they come out in a few months and IDK how much you want to wait.
  
  
• https://www.amazon.com/Mighty-Morphin-Power-Rangers-Vol/dp/1684151376/
  
• https://www.amazon.com/Sabans-Go-Power-Rangers-Vol/dp/1684151937
  
• https://www.amazon.com/Mighty-Morphin-Power-Rangers-Chronicles/dp/1684152194
  
  DOUBLE EDIT:
  
  As a last case scenario if they can not help you out, you can always grab them digitally.
  
  
• https://www.comixology.com/search?search=Power+Rangers
  
  I've never used the online stuff before so I can not tell you how will it will work or not FYI
  

I agree about the OG being outdated, but it's still pretty kick-ass. However, after everything that's been released for the movie so far, I knew the new Megazord would be completely different. I'm excited to get a new version of it. If people still want the OG, Amazon has the Soul of Chogokin one on pre-order: https://www.amazon.com/Bandai-Tamashii-Nations-Chogokin-Morphing/dp/B01LZNJOUJ/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1478443622&sr=8-1&keywords=soul+of+chogokin+megazord

Here you go, Amazon is your best friend: http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B008VVEG32/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?qid=1408236226&sr=8-1&pi=SX200_QL40

Don't know where to find a white ranger hoodie though.

I've bought two or three Power Ranger hoodies. Two out of three times they were super cheap. The best quality one was from here, https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B008VVEG32/ref=oh_aui_search_detailpage?ie=UTF8&th=1&psc=1

Sure, I got them from Amazon. OnFireGuy is the brand. 10 Clear Display Easels. I got this back in May and you get 10 in the set. They have other display items as well. I ordered a different style to display my acrylic Dragon Ball Z balls.

https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B009K4VUME/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o04_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

I thought about using some of the Bandai effect toys when I saw them last night at Barnes and Noble. Wouldn't be completely comparable, but could be a good start?

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https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B010N3JLYY?pf_rd_p=183f5289-9dc0-416f-942e-e8f213ef368b&pf_rd_r=DZH49GFM3T3CVHT53QFZ

While they would be expensive, you can buy each Power Rangers collection on DVD from Amazon:

• Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Complete Series - From Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (Season 1) to Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (Season 3 including Season 3's Mighty Morphin Alien Rangers)
  
• Power Rangers: Seasons 4-7 - From Power Rangers Zeo to Power Rangers Lost Galaxy
  
• Power Rangers: Seasons 8-12 - From Power Rangers Lightspeed Rescue to Power Rangers Dino Thunder
  
• Power Rangers: Season 13-17 - From Power Rangers S.P.D. to Power Rangers RPM
  
  And I don't know if there is a multi-collection of seasons after RPM but there are standalone DVDs of full episodes of seasons after RPM (counting Super seasons separately).

Uh... there are a couple on Wal Marts site... but they are possibly cheaper (with prime shipping) on Amazon from third parties.

wal mart link

amazon link

Here's a link: https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B01FRC9VFA/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1481999447&sr=8-1&pi=SY200_QL40&keywords=power+rangers+legacy&dpPl=1&dpID=51GUkUET91L&ref=plSrch

Just ordered one even though I'm in Canada and it ended up being cheaper than getting one here. Haha. Never know when we'll get a good sale on legacy items here.

MMPR Toys recommended buying a "nail polish" clear acrylic shelf. Apparently it's the right depth for the keys and displays well.

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https://www.amazon.com/Display4top-Invisible-Floating-Bookshelf-Organizer/dp/B06XDN29HT/ref=pd_lpo_sbs_201_img_0?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=E3GW4XMP0GC5YRM2ESX1

For those interested:

https://www.amazon.com/Bandai-Tamashii-Nations-Chogokin-Morphing/dp/B01LZNJOUJ/ (non-affiliate link)

When it's back in stock (as in, not being scalped), Amazon sells it for $299 and free (Prime-eligible) shipping.

Amazon Preorder https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01FRC9VFA/

I can't wait, it looks amazing! If you look at the Bear, you can see how it will hold the Falconzord. Its back legs have little clip parts.

You’re looking at the American listing, the Amazon UK listing went down to $48 usd, but now is currently unavailable: this is the Amazon UK listing https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B07L34HVDF/ref=ya_aw_od_pi?ie=UTF8&psc=1 mine shipped Saturday should be here this week as well

Holy shit. I was going to post a link but I cant find them either.


Maybe I bought the last one on the internet hahaha


Edit: https://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/B074KLCMGX/

It was posted in this subreddit a few days ago. Here is the link. Before you ask, yes they ship to the US.


https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B07L34HVDF?pf_rd_p=330fbd82-d4fe-42e5-9c16-d4b886747c64&pf_rd_r=K3VST92VE856JXEBPDHB

You're welcome. Here's two more I forgot.

Zyuranger Preorder on Amazon

These guys subbed Abaranger which was adapted as Dino Thunder

Yeah, by Kyle Higgins.

https://www.amazon.ca/gp/aw/d/1608868931/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1495304060&sr=8-1&pi=AC_SX236_SY340_FMwebp_QL65&keywords=mighty+morphin+power+rangers+vol+1&dpPl=1&dpID=51fMLWqv4RL&ref=plSrch

Well, if you have 300 dollars to spend, this will be out in May....

https://www.amazon.com/Bandai-Tamashii-Nations-Chogokin-Morphing/dp/B01LZNJOUJ/ref=s9u_simh_gw_i1?_encoding=UTF8&fpl=fresh&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_s=&pf_rd_r=K90NNG5W5KHQT0WESFFY&pf_rd_t=36701&pf_rd_p=1cded295-23b4-40b1-8da6-7c1c9eb81d33&pf_rd_i=desktop

Its only on Amazon UK:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B07L34HVDF?pf_rd_p=330fbd82-d4fe-42e5-9c16-d4b886747c64&pf_rd_r=K3VST92VE856JXEBPDHB

Before you go pirating might I suggest buying the trade off of amazon? It saves you a few bucks and you get the first few issues collected in a single volume.

Mighty Morphin Power Rangers Vol. 1 https://www.amazon.com/dp/1608868931/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_uuyxybNG9CFD9

The storyline starts here, but it is still ongoing:

https://www.amazon.com/Mighty-Morphin-Power-Rangers-Vol/dp/1608868931/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1494873493&sr=8-2&keywords=power+rangers+volume+2

Last September: https://www.amazon.com/Mighty-Morphin-Power-Rangers-Vol/dp/1608868931/

Now confirmed to be on Amazon.ca, as seen here: http://www.amazon.ca/Power-Rangers-Sentai-Zyuranger-Complete/dp/B00P9UVC0I/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1416019379&sr=8-2&keywords=zyuranger

Dunno what you're looking at but this is what most people were directing me to https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07L34HVDF/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

start here and just keep going through the numbered volumes.

Soul of Chogokin Megazord/Daizyujin

That set specifically only includes seasons 1-3,
THIS SET includes the rest of what you listed.

This set includes:

• All three seasons of Mighty Morphin Power Rangers
  
• Power Rangers Zeo
  
• Power Rangers Turbo
  
• Power Rangers in Space
  
• Power Rangers Lost Galaxy
  
• Three discs reserved for extras