Review: Power Rangers Ninja Steel - NKOK RC Bull Rider Zord

 After Stonedozer is turned giant, the rangers call on the Bull Rider Zord to fight him! Of course he shows up in buggy form and is a completely different prop from the one they would use for the transformation sequence if it wasn't CG. The fact that they made this is amazing since I wanted a version to display in this form. What is cool to me is that the show uses a prop just like this for the scenes in which he drives around much like in the commercial that has 100 views on youtube... I'm surprised no one else has made a video about this toy.

Reviews: Power Rangers Ninja Steel - Villain Stone Dozer

 Stonedozer! He was trying to wreck Levi's concert but that didn't happen, honestly it's been too long for me to remember the episode but this was the first episode where they fight a MotW together as a team of 6 rangers! He puts up a fight, or at least I thought he did. I watched the clips and he is kind of just pushed around, that's with the lack on context of course but I thought he did a lot more than just run around and get hit by Levi and Brody. Let's move onto the toy!

Reviews: Power Rangers Ninja Steel - Training Mode Red, Yellow. and Pink

 Ninja Training mode is probably one of the best things to come out of the Ninja Steel line since it means Ranger suit-less versions of our heroes, unfortunately, much like the armored Ranger and Zord figures, only half of the team was released. These do appear in the show and they do fight in this mode and it isn't just part of the morphing sequence. It is a shame that Preston, Hayley and Levi weren't released but we must hold out hope!

Review: Power Rangers Ninja Steel - Villian Basher Monster

I watched the first episode of Ninja Steel! Which was a little less than I expected, not that I had high or any expectations but it just wasn't the best. The Basher Monster, or at least this variation of the Basher didn't appear much in this episode. I'm not here to talk about the show but still, I wanted some context before making this episode like I did with my reviews for Megaforce a couple years ago. Apparently they're upgraded from the Kudabots and the Basherbots are called Jukkarage (ジュッカラゲ) in Ninninger. Apparently, they don't appear until Episode 8 which is far far from where I'm at. (I wrote that a couple months ago)

Review: Power Rangers (Super) Ninja Steel - Action Hero Gold Ranger

 Levi Weston! Yehaw! The Gold Ranger in Power Rangers Ninja Steel who was saved from the Warrior Dome Ship by the Astro Zord. There's more to it but I won't go into any further details for now. He does however, have a modified Morpher which is slightly remolded and repainted. He still uses the Burger morpher to take selfies. As for the figure, he doesn't come with either of those accessories but he does have the Rockstorm Guitar!

Review: Shuriken Sentai Ninninger - Minipla UFOmaru

Putting the trouble of getting the Astro Zord apart, UFOmaru was really easy to get and relatively cheap. I got him along with the other 3 otomonin as well as another Shurikenjin for about 60 dollars which was a really good deal! I'm not sure which mode I like the most though, I like both Shurikenjin Paon and Shurikenjin UFO. Kasumi had a big part in getting UFOmaru with her otomonin translation machine and they even made it to the moon! (???)

These Minipla figures are very detailed but they have to compensate whenever they transform, this one is a good example of partsforming since you have to take it apart and put it together to become UFOmaru. With this one I had to resort to using one more sticker on it than I did with Paon because of really really small details like the "Nin Nin" on the crest.

 I also messed up the paint job on the cockpit but it's really small and not noticeable from afar.

 It is much smaller than the Astro Zord but it looks much better in my opinion and it's not just because I painted it myself! That's just one of the reasons.

 Of course it can transform and doing that requires just as much partsforming as it does to get it in UFO mode. One thing that bothers me is the pegs on the legs since they come off easily.

 Aside from that, I did a decent job painting the buttons and the silver on the chest. It's not super noticeable but it is there. I thought this was going to be harder to paint.

 It's half the size of the Astro Zord but just as detailed and more articulated.

The hat is nicely detailed and the sticker for the Shuriken looks like space! The shades of blue and the slight metallic effect make it work.

As we know, the gimmick is that they sit on Shurikenjin and doing that is easy but getting him into a good sitting posture isn't. His legs pop off while trying to get him to sit but once you get him in it works just fine.

 He can hold the Blaster just fine in this mode unlike the Astro Megazord which couldn't hold it with Robo-Red Zord. The main reason is because of the handle, the one in UFOmaru is further out than Astro Zord so holding it doesn't get in the way of the knee joints in Shinobimaru. I am liking the Minipla figures and I can't wait to review more and get more. I always saw them on the Youtubes so it's nice to have them in hand. They can transform and are articulated! How much better can it be? I wish the DX versions were like this though. Much like the Soul of Chogokin Daizyujin or Original Megazord but that thing is really expensive... Anyway I'll see you on the next review.

Review: Power Rangers Ninja Steel - DX Astro Megazord

 Alrighty, now onto one of my most recent purchases, before or after the last post. This one was a tough one to get for some reason and I paid more than twice as much than I would have if I had bought one in store last year. I'm a little salty since I would have paid much less had I bough him a week in advance but there's nothing I can do now and it already messed up my schedule. Anyway, I'm surprised how much I like it, especially since, I post pictures of my instagram and with the little engagement that I get, there reception towards the repaints are not good. I do like them, I'm not sure if I like this one or Rumble Tusk more... As far as I'm aware, there is no Sub Surfer Zord planned so this is basically all of the repaints of the Ninja Steel Megazord, yay!

Update: Ninja Steel Collection Update + Astro Megazord Rant

Red, Blue, Yellow, White, Pink Ninja Steel Rangers.

 So far, the collection is pretty much complete. The only couple things that I'm missing are the Blaze Megazord and the Canada Exclusive pack with Mick. Oh and that Astro Megazord which is super expensive and pricey for something that is just a glorified repaint and not even a remold. And I could have gotten him for about 40 bucks if I had bought him about a week ago but I waited way too long.

Review: Shuriken Sentai Ninninger - Mini Pla Paonmaru

 A little but I'm busy, I have a job that allows me to stay home for 5 hours total (not counting sleep) but I have a good time for the most part. Mini Pla Paonmaru! I've wanted Mini Pla for a while and I'm pretty happy with what I've been seeing, I got a pack of 12 (?) which came with an extra Shurikenjin, 2 Paonmaru, 2 UFOmaru and 3 Surfermaru. You have to put them together and detail them with stickers but, for me, no stickers!

Review: Power Rangers Ninja Steel - DX Rumble Tusk Megazord

Rumble Tusk Megazord! Which appeared in the same episode as the Mega Morph Cycle! And in toy form, it shows up as a repaint of most of the main mecha minus Robo Red Zord. I saw these in Walmart but I didn't get it so I had to pay a little extra... unfortunately but either way, I like it more than I probably should since it's a repaint and it's missing some parts. Not the sellers fault, it's actually supposed to not have them for some weird reason... Let's check it out.

Review: Power Rangers Ninja Steel - Armored Rumble Tusk Zord

The Rumble Tusk Zord! Which is the main (or at least one of) reason why I got the other Armored figures. It's basically the Rumble Tusk Zord but with a lot more articulation. It doesn't turn into an elephant but he is his battle mode with the cannons on the shoulder. It might have taken me a while to get this figure but here it is! And honestly, it isn't disappointing, I'm pleased.

Review: Power Rangers Ninja Steel - Mega Morph Cycle (with Red Ranger)

The Mega Morph cycle! Part of the Mega Morph line which consists of 3 cycles and a copter and a bunch of other stuff that don't appear in the show. Why am I reviewing this bike? well, it does make an appearance in the show! Power Rangers has some history with bringing Bandai's toy designs into the show, turning it into a 30 minute commercial as if it wasn't already. And honestly, it's starting to grow on me, I really like it. This particular cycle comes with the Red Ranger, the other two have Calvin for the Ninja Steel line, and the Gold Ranger for Super Ninja Steel one. Clavin's and Gold's bikes are just repaints of this one, and since this one is the one that actually does show up in the show, I'm reviewing this one. In episode 5 it's revealed that Calvin cannot drive despite him being show with his truck and being pretty good with motor vehicles and Hayley was the one behind the wheel all along. Calvin crashed a go kart when he was little and ever since then he's been afraid to drive and in this episode he has to overcome his fear. After Mick makes the Mega Morph Cycle Power Star, Clavin has to drive it in order to save his friends!

Review: Shuriken Sentai Ninninger - Mini Pla Shurikenjin (Shurikenjin Dragon)

I was trying to hold off on reviewing this set, mainly because I'm not experienced with painting figures and I'm impatient and not very careful so I had to repaint them a couple times. Mini Pla makes really cool model kits based off of Sentai Mecha and they're very articulated. I had to get them and I did, from Buyee along with a couple other things but the shipping was too expensive... The main appeal of this version of Shurikenjin is that it has a good Shuriken Drago mode!

Review: Power Rangers Ninja Steel - Ninja Master Mode Red, Blue, Yellow, White, and Pink

Finally the Ninja Master Mode figures, much like the last set of figures, this review is late! Mostly because I just recently got back from Orlando, it was a nice vacation but once I returned I had a lot to do. Either way, I also finally got Ninja Master Mode Yellow after two attempts, my first one I ordered off of Ebay but the seller sent me the wrong figure so now I have 3 Calvins... I don't need that many, and on my second attempt, he didn't get to me until after I got back from vacation of Wednesday night. Still, I really like these figures, and they definitely look better than the armored ones. They're another way for Bandai to make extra money since more modes means more figures that collectors have to buy... like me! Are they worth it? Let's find out!

Review: Power Rangers Ninja Steel - Armored Red, Blue, and White Ranger

 After the Megazord is formed, the rangers take out their Ninja Master Power Stars to get into the newest of the Cockpit modes. The Cockpit modes started back in Power Rangers Samurai and continued in Dino Charge. Megaforce and Super Megaforce used regular Sentai Footage. As of now, Cockpit modes are just for the cockpit. They're also another way to make money off of fans like me who will buy anything that appears on the show, another one of which I'll review soon. This particular toy is just in the Armored line along with the Robo-Red Zord and Dragon Zord. The main gimmick of the line is just snap on armor, and 5" figures with action features. As of now, Red, Blue, and White have been released. There are prototypes of the others but they haven't been released, this is also the case with the Ninja Training Mode Figures. Either way, I liked these much more than I expected and with Toys R Us closing I took advantage of the sales and bought these, White was about $6 but Red and Blue were on "AUG" which meant that they weren't part of the "Toys R Us Catalog" so they were $20 instead of the $15. They cost me about 10 a piece... It's fine I guess...

Review: Mighty Morphing Bootleg Rangers - Super Ninja Force Pack

*edit* This was originally scheduled for the end of the month but I've been so busy this week and as of late that I didn't have time to write another review...
These new Legacy Collection Ninja Steel figures are amazing! Just kidding, here are the Super Ninja Force Figures which are based off of (Super) Ninja Steel Rangers or Ninningers. There's the set of 5 Rangers for the low price of $10! Which is $40-$50 less than the Mighty Hero Set or the Epic Hero Set which comes with 5 Rangers, 1 villain and the morpher in two modes. Either way, here you get all five and they're cheap, they come with pretty much the same amount of accessories. I've wanted to get this pack for a while and I thought it came with a role-play weapon and further research shows that these do come in separate packs AND in another set of 4 that comes with a bike (that Chrysti Ane commented on). These are made and or distributed by JPW International or OKK Trading, I wanted to make an account but I need a business licence in order to sign up.

Awww why am I not included in the bootleg version 😔😭 https://t.co/8AnaWyoKFT

— Chrysti Ane (@Chrysti_Ane) August 12, 2017

Review: Shuriken Sentai Ninninger - Candy Toy Fighting Action Robo Shurikenjin

 Even though I wish they had a 5" Ninja Steel Megazord, Fighting Action Robo Shurikenjin fits the description quite well! Quite honestly, it's well articulated, even more than one of the best Retrofire Megazords that have come out. Shurikenjin first appeared in the first episode of Ninninger after defeating Kamaitachi and fighting with the individual Mecha. In Ninja Steel, it doesn't appear until episode 3. Getting this was interesting, I tried looking on Ebay and I couldn't find it so I resorted to getting it from Yahoo.jp via proxy. I chose Buyee and it was expensive, the fees and shipping on top made this easily $40+... Still, it was kind of worth it.

Review: Power Ranger (Super) Ninja Steel - Deluxe Ninja Steel Megazord

I thought I had already written this one out and had it ready to be published earlier today but it seems I was wrong! What is weird is that the megazord itself doesn't appear until episode 3. Episode 1 just had Red, Blue and Pink rangers with original footage. Episode two just used the first part of episode 1 of Ninninger. It used to Zord fight with an awkward edit to destroy Ripperat, and it used the rest of the episode for Trapsaw in episode 10 (?). And in episode 3 after destroying Spinferno, Cosmo sends out a Skullgator for the rangers to fight. They initially fight them with their zord but are unsuccessful so they combine their zords to create the Megazord! 

Review: Shuriken Sentai Ninninger - Gashapon Otomonin (Shinobimaru, Dragonmaru, Dumpmaru, Byunmaru, Wanmaru)

Since I've been reviewing a lot of Ninja Steel stuff, and I've been really into the Ninninger stuff as well (I didn't watch it when it came out, I just finished it last summer) and I really like the designs. I like the Mecha, the suits and the show. Since the Otomonin where a big part of the show, I wanted to get a better representation of it to display. I also have a couple more Ninninger stuff on the way. When I saw images of these I thought it was way too late to get them. There were listings for $40 for the 5 otomonin but I found one for $20 from Hong Kong. I was skeptical but thankfully, they were legit, or at least they look and feel legit. I am glad I got them. These are Gashapon figures which are sold in Japan. They're in capsules that you get from the Gashapon machine! But they're so nice! These didn't come with the capsule but it's not like I needed it anyway... B-baka!

Review - Power Rangers Ninja Steel - Villain Skullgator

After Spinferno's defeat, he didn't get much of a cheer from Galaxy Warriors audience so he didn't "Gigantify!" Instead Cosmo released the first Skullgator! This isn't any kind of monster, this is a GIANT monster. Already Megazord size and ready to kick ranger butt! In Ninninger this was a Kyodai Yokai Gashadokuro (巨大妖怪ガシャドクロ) or a Giant Yokai "Starving Skeleton." Gashadokuro are really interesting to me, I love the artwork and they always look very creepy in the paintings. And since I have a thing for miniatures and things that tower over everything else, I like the giant Skeleton art. The design for this particular monster is very edgy, and I mean that in a good way, if I had seen this design without knowing the Sentai roots, I wouldn't have known it was in Ninninger because of the "dark" design. I also... got two of these... for reasons! I was very excited to get this and there are a couple things I want to talk about regarding the prototype.