 This article is about a list of official gags in the Super Sentai and Power Rangers franchises.
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These are the list of pranks played on April Fools' Day regarding the Super Sentai Series and Power Rangers.
Power Rangers
Mauve Ranger
For 2011, the fake Mauve Ranger was promoted as joining the Power Rangers Samurai on Power Rangers Facebook.
Morphume
For 2012, Morphume, a fake perfume based off the five Samurai Rangers, was promoted on powerrangers.com
Saban's megaphone
For 2013, Saban's megaphone, a mobile phone based on the Gosei Morpher from Power Rangers Megaforce, was promoted on powerrangers.com
SPD Black
Tokunation revealed an "SPD Black Ranger" as part of a "Legacy Bandai collectors set", when in actuality it was part of a Chinese knock off toy set sold in dollar stores.[2]
Power Rangers/Transformers
Tokusatsu Network revealed that due to the partnership between Hasbro and Takara Tomy and the recent acquisition of Power Rangers to Hasbro's toy licenses, Power Rangers and Transformers would combine in the form of Power Ranger themed Transformers. This was proven to be fake due to the low quality fanart drawings of the "toys".[3]
Super Sentai Villains
In 2018, a trailer was released for the new series Super Sentai Villains, featuring Mele (Yuka Hirata), Juzo Fuwa (Mitsuru Karahashi), Basco ta Jolokia (Kei Hosogai), Escape (Ayame Misaki). As it turned out, they were actually guest starring in the movie Uchu Sentai Kyuranger vs. Space Squad.[4]
See also
- ↑ http://henshingrid.blogspot.co.uk/2013/04/aprils-fool-jokes-and-power-rangers.html
- ↑ http://news.tokunation.com/2018/04/01/exclusive-bandai-america-legacy-power-rangers-spd-figures-first-look-51553
- ↑ http://tokusatsunetwork.com/2018/04/power-rangers-transformers-collaboration-announced/
- ↑ https://natalie.mu/eiga/news/276034