Power Rangers 20th Anniversary Plans Revealed!!

Remember that article posted back in January of a Power Rangers Exclusive Ranger War? Well Here's the translated article from Henshin Justice:

HH: 2012 is also the 20th anniversary of Power Rangers, isn't it.
Suzuki: At first we got an offer from America to do something like "199 Heroes," but of course Power Rangers started with Zyuranger, so the characters before that don't exist. "So just get rid of those parts." (laughs) We can't do that either, so the discussion became "Let's just film new footage with the 20 years' worth that we do need."

HH: Power Rangers has already been reimported and dubbed with the voices of the actors that played in the Japanese original. That's very interesting.
Suzuki: Yes, once you get used to it, it's very interesting. But there's a cost to getting the actors to dub, so we can't really do it much.

HH: Lately they have events even in Taiwan. In Asia, it's not really "Power Rangers," is it?
Suzuki: I suppose. Originally they would just broadcast the Japanese version in east Asia. They've been doing that in Taiwan for 7 years now. It's not really profitable, but they wanted to try it out, so they did it. It's gotten an unusually good reaction.

HH: So then, what are the prospects for sentai, including Power Rangers, in 2012?
Suzuki: In America it will be the 20th anniversary of Power Rangers, so they have to put forth a lot of work. In preparation for that, they asked us to "film the parts with the sentai (from Zyuranger on) in Japan." We're currently setting up for that.

Power Rangers DVDs are Coming!!

From TV Shows On DVD.com:

The secret is out thanks to Home Media Magazine's story, so we can say at last that Shout! Factory has signed the deal to distribute DVDs (and Blu-rays, if they wish, although that's not initially expected) from Saban Capital Group's Saban Brands division. That includes the Haim Saban-created series Power Rangers, including all incarnations of the show from 1993 to 2009:

• Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers
• Power Rangers Zeo
• Power Rangers Turbo
• Power Rangers in Space
• Power Rangers Lost Galaxy
• Power Rangers Lightspeed Rescue
• Power Rangers Time Force
• Power Rangers Wild Force
• Power Rangers Ninja Storm
• Power Rangers Dino Thunder
• Power Rangers S.P.D.
• Power Rangers Mystic Force
• Power Rangers Operation Overdrive
• Power Rangers Jungle Fury
• Power Rangers RPM

The deal reportedly does NOT include the current incarnation of the show, Power Rangers Samurai, nor does it include the theatrical films spun off from the program (Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers: The Movie and Turbo: A Power Rangers Movie, whose rights have been retained all along by Fox Home Entertainment).

However, the deal DOES include other Saban programs, including Big Bad Beetleborgs (a.k.a. Beetleborgs Metallix), V.R. Troopers, and the short-lived live-action show Ninja Turtles: The Next Mutation. The HMM story by John Latchem reports that the "Initial rollout plans for the Saban are slated to begin in summer 2012, according to Shout! Factory, with single-season sets to start and potentially complete-series sets in the future."

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Power Rangers Samurai Final Episode Titles/Summaries

214 - A Crack in the World
The Rangers discover that Serrator's recent attacks have an ulterior motive - to crack open the earth and let the Sanzu flood it and thereby become ruler of both worlds.

215 - Stroke of Fate
When Serrator asks Deker to fulfill the final piece of his destructive plans, Antonio begs Deker to reconsider his role in the battle between humans and the Nighlok.

216 - Fight Fire with Fire
The Nighlok Fiera unleashes an overwhelming attack on the Red Ranger, but when he goes down another Red Ranger takes his place. Which one is the real Red Ranger? The answer will change the Samurai Rangers forever.

217 - The Great Duel
As the Rangers attempt to adjust to being led by a new Red Ranger, Jayden struggles to find new meaning in his life.

218 - Evil Reborn
Jayden finishes his grand battle against Deker and the other Rangers try to convince him to rejoin their team before Master Xandred reawakens.

219 - The Sealing Symbol
With Master Xandred back on Earth, the Rangers finally attempt to use the Sealing Symbol to stop him - only to discover that he has a special new defense against it. Now, they must rise to the challenge and find a new way to defeat him and save the world.

220 - Samurai Forever
In a climactic battle, the Rangers face off against Master Xandred for the last time.