Rangercast: A Power Rangers Podcast (Rangercast)

Tyler, Tori and Lamar break down the past two weeks in Power Rangers news. Power Week and Power Morphicon lie ahead. A long-lost Sailor Moon project fans have taken to calling "Saban Moon" has finally been recovered. Kamen Rider comics and manga are on their way.

Editor's note: News of Hasbro potentially shopping Entertainment One, which produces Power Rangers, broke after this recording, as did Monday's teaser for the backstretch of Dino Fury. We will talk about both news items next time.

Mentioned in this episode:

• Hasbro celebrates Power Week
• Synopses out for the next two Dino Fury episodes
• RPM expansion coming to Deck-Building Game
• YouTuber Ray Mona unearths the live-action Sailor Moon project
• An interview with the writer and artist of the upcoming Kamen Rider Zero-One comic
• A preview of the English-language release of the Kuuga manga
• Game Knight Heroes

Despite no new episodes of Power Rangers until the fall, there's still some news we had to get through. Tyler and Josh talk about toy developments in the US and Japan and some other recent developments.

Mentioned in this episode:

• The Roku Channel adds Power Rangers
• Our first look at the Cosmic Morpher toy
• SOC Daizyujin and Dragon Caesar reissues
• Preorders open for Kamen Rider Black RX Blu-ray set
• Buy a Shin Japan Heroes transforming toy
• Bandai Namco gets the master toy license for Ultraman in North America
• Toei trademarks Kamen Rider Gotchard
• Tsuburaya announces Ultraman Music Live
• Jason David Frank's family insists he approved of projects announced after his death
• Landlord sues JDF's karate school for unpaid rent
• Showrunner Simon Bennett confirms Cosmic Fury is his last rodeo
• Reddit moderators protest change to site's API policy but CEO stands firm
• Member of fan community needs help with severe post-COVID complications

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Summer travel plans are forcing us into a brief hiatus, We expect to be back in late August to talk about news including Lionsgate's planned acquisition of Entertainment One.

For this episode, we turn the clock back to 2008 and Anime Central in Chicago. Jason David Frank, Robert Axelrod, Steve Cardenas and Karan Ashley held court for fan press at one of the first conventions to invite guests from the franchise. Here unguarded reminiscing on the show's early days and lots of laughs. Thanks to Lisa J of No Pink Spandex for her help in recording the original episode from whence this came and to Rangercast listener Lee Sands for saving the file after all these years.

Tyler, Lamar and Tori take a fond look at SPD and wonder, with 2025 right around the corner, whether Cosmic Fury will offer a return to New Tech City.

In news, Hasbro Pulse Con promises unspecified Power Rangers announcements. Alpha Stunts is back on the job. One Power Rangers alum is acting opposite a pair of greats.

In toku news, Shin Ultraman goes global. An American love letter to tokusatsu hits the festival circuit. And as Kamen Rider Kuuga makes its way to fans, Shout Factory wastes no time in announcing a Sentai series close to Tyler's heart.

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Mentioned in the show:

• Hasbro PulseCon set for Sept. 30 and Aug. 1
• A second printing for Death Ranger one-shot
• A first look at Boom! Studios' Megazord Pack
• The Exchange sells Shin Ultraman at TIFF
• Trailer for Ike Boys, which hits theaters next month
• Abaranger DVD set slated for November
• /r/powerrangers thread on PR alums with successful acting careers

Koichi Sakamoto is a household name for Power Rangers fans. The Japanese American director and producer best known for his work on Power Rangers from the mid-1990s up through 2009 before heading to Japan and working on iconic tokusatsu franchises. His new movie is Ninja vs. Shark, out now on Blu-ray.

We spoke to Sakamoto-san at AnimeNJ++. Thanks to John Sirabella of Media Blasters for his help in arranging this interview. We'll talk more about the convention in our next episode. Be sure to check out the video version of this episode.

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After New Zealand media confirm Power Rangers is leaving its longtime production home, Tyler and Lamar reflect on what they'll miss and chat about what may be to come.

Mentioned in this episode:

• Leak reveals Lightning Collection Omega Rangers
• threezero drops Armored Black Ranger
• An early look at the Cosmic Fury Megazord
• Once & Always soundtrack on Spotify and Apple Music
• Super7's SDCC offerings
• Shodo SUPER Megaranger team available in December from Premium Bandai
• Johnny Yong Bosch is Ultraman Blazar
• Toei's Shinichi Shirakura tasked with promoting Kamen Rider and Super Sentai internationally
• New trailer for Bakuryu Sentai Abaranger's 20th anniversary film
• Tsuburaya expands Ultraman licensing program
• Shin Kamen Rider to Amazon Prime on July 21
• Teaser out for Godzilla Minus One
• Toho plans two western e-commerce sites, one just for Godzilla
• Miryokucon (which Tyler staffs) is Sept. 29 to Oct. 1 in downtown Baltimore

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Tyler and Mike Manos talk about the episodes "Team Work," "Rock Out" and "Take Off." We also discuss some developments on the Power Rangers and Sentai fronts.

Mentioned in this episode:

• Incoming Power Rangers overlord Jonathan Entwistle to helm new Karate Kid movie
• Legend of the White Dragon two-pack available for pre-order
• Meet Olivia Hart, the Green Ranger of Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Return
• Shiro Izumi coming to Power Morphicon
• Trailer released for Garo: The Inheritor of Steel
• Bandai shows off Memorial D-Sword Vega
• Tsuburaya announces School Girl vs. Ultraman: Hollyhock

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Rangercast returns from its decade-long hiatus with new voices and a new format. Tyler (RitoRevolto) is joined by Tori and Lamar (u/RRR-LL) as we talk about the latest in Power Rangers and tokusatsu news. Later on, we share our thoughts on the state of Power Rangers.

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Mentioned in this episode:

Hasbro announces ZAP Dragonzord and Metallic Armor Tommy

Giant-Sized Violence interview with Melissa Flores

The deets on Geats--new Kamen Rider series previewed

Uchuu Keiji Gavan licensed for American release

Koichi Sakamoto hailed as "national treasure"

Ichiro Mizuki reveals cancer diagnosis

Tyler, Lamar and Josh bemoan the state of the Lightning Collection. We also talk about troubling layoff news out of Hasbro and react to the latest announcements from Renegade Games Studios.

Mentioned in the show:

• SPD To The Rescue Expansion for Deck Building Game
• Heroes of the Grid: Shadow of Venjix Theme Pack
• Ranger Allies Pack #3 includes Doctor K, Delphine
• Hasbro lays off 1,000 while implementing new business plan
• David Yost shares the script for the first part of Quantum Continuum
• Discotek announces Kamen Rider Black RX
• John Sirabella of Media Blasters gives an update on his Kamen Rider releases
• Titan promises translation fixes for Kamen Rider Kuuga manga

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We're pleased to bring you an interview with Pan, the face, voice and pen behind the tokusatsu-themed idol project Bakery Sentai Panranger. Pan (they/them) this week released their first original song, GUARDIAN. We talked to them about their background, style and the rigors of a summer spent performing at cons and other events all over the country.

Mentioned in the news segment:

• Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie, Turbo: A Power Rangers Movie going out of print
• TokuSHOUTsu asks eight fans to share the tokusatsu they're thankful for
• Kickstarter preorders are live for Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Return, co-written by Amy Jo Johnson

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Tyler and Josh talk about the news (or lack thereof) out of San Diego Comic-Con. Hasbro's repositioning and the ongoing strikes of the Writers Guild of America and SAG-AFTRA may keep us waiting a while for the future of Power Rangers. In the meantime, the Lightning Collection line will be put on pause. We talk about the series of events that got us here and the people and events responsible for Power Rangers' apparent second-class status in the Hasbro empire.

• Hasbro: "Development is ongoing" on Jenny Klein-led Power Rangers series
• Lionsgate leading suitor for Entertainment One
• Shin Ultraman distributor Cleopatra Entertainment releases new pressing with better subtitles
• Toei releases the concept and design for Kamen Rider Gotchard
• BOOM! Studios teases 30th-anniversary book, Amy Jo Johnson limited series
• Ranger Academy comic series hits shelves in October
• Reshoots lead to postponement of Legend of the White Dragon
• Hasbro PulseCon set for Sept. 22

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Tyler and Josh talk about the announcements out of Toy Fair in New York, including details of the upcoming Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Re-Ignition toy line and plans for an AI upscaling of the first season.

Also mentioned in this episode:

• Greg Aronowitz has been looking back at SPD
• Renegade's final Heroes of the Grid Kickstarter raises nearly $300,000
• Janperson, Kikaider Reboot, Kamen Rider X coming to Blu-Ray, courtesy of Discotek
• Hector David Jr. recently did time for battery
• Robert Baldwin dead after battle with cancer
• David Weatherley, best known as Spencer in Operation Overdrive, dead at 85
• "Father of Ultra Music" Toru Fuyuki has died
• A Different World reveals perils of using AI

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Tyler, Mike, Josh and Lamar talk about "Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Once & Always," perhaps the most anticipated episode of the show since "The Mutiny." Yes, there will be spoilers ahead.

Referenced in this episode:

• Johnny Yong Bosch says the story of the special could continue if streaming numbers merit
• David Yost and Walter Jones discuss the dedication at the end of the special
• Catherine Sutherland discusses her experience working on the special
• Yost: "You never stop being a Power Ranger"

Our next episode, which was recorded immediately after this one, includes all the news that couldn't fit.

Hasbro, ostensibly a toy company, has licensed global Power Rangers toy rights to Playmates, with CEO Chris Cocks telling investors the brand just wasn't profitable enough to keep making in-house. With the sale of Entertainment One and the apparent fizzling-out of Jonathan Entwistle's planned movie and television projects, is this the end of the road for Power Rangers? Tyler and Josh talk about it.

Also in this episode:

• Toy industry insider says Playmates will need "focus" to succeed
• BOOM! Studios MMPR series to conclude this summer
• "Tokusatsu" among several Japanese loanwords added to the Oxford English Dictionary
• Austin St. John's online store opens sans quotes from controversial figures but with AI art
• Discotek announces Mobile Cop Jiban
• Media Blasters readies box set of Kamen Rider movies

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Hasbro stole Power Morphicon's (Dino) thunder! In a tweet posted (accidentally??) 12 hours before the Dino Fury panel at Power Morphicon, we learned that the next season's title would indeed be Cosmic Fury and that, in a move not seen since the MMPR days, the whole cast would be coming back for a third season. But aside from the returning cast and crew, we learned little else in one of the strangest cast reveals ever done at a PMC.

Please excuse the sound quality. Tyler did not pack his microphone and literally recorded his end of the show using his AirPods on the floor of PMC.

Also mentioned in this episode:

• Jordon Fite and Kai Moya share what they know about next season

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Tyler and Lamar welcome voice actor, graphic designer and writer Mike Dent. Dent, a former Rangercast co-host, also created the podcast R5 Central and hosted Otaku USA's Friday ACE Podcast for a spell. More recently, he's had a hand in tokusatsu projects for Shout! Factory and Discotek Media. We ask him about his origin story and get him to explain the staying power of Space Sheriff Gavan.

Also, we discuss toy news and leaks, the current whereabouts of a key Masked Rider prop and mourn the passing of the legendary anison singer Ichiro Mizuki. Mizuki had an association with Super Sentai dating back to JAKQ Dengekitai.

Relevant links:

Hear Mike in a trailer for a recent sneak-peek of the Kamen Rider Zero-One comic

TMNT crossover comics are back

New soundstages at Auckland Film Studios

Ferbus is safe

New Zord Ascension Project logo hints at Tigerzord

Ichiro Mizuki, the Emperor of Anime Songs, dead at 74

Post of the week: Day of the Dumpster upscaled

For scheduling reasons, we are taking a few weeks off. But we're not leaving you empty-handed.

Robert Axelrod is best known for being the voice of Lord Zedd and Finster, among other things, on Mighty Morphin Power Rangers. A prolific voice actor, he followed Tony Oliver and other Robotech regulars over to Saban. His credits included Wizardmon and Ankylomon from Digimon, Emperor Darius in the William Winckler Productions dub of Dino Mech Gaiking and various roles in shows like Cowboy Bebop, Samurai Champloo and Hajime no Ippo. In later years, he reached broader audiences through his work with the comedy duo Tim and Eric. He died in 2019 after a long illness.

In 2006, he gave about 20 minutes of his time to a nervous 17-year-old kid. Here is a lightly edited version of that conversation.

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Yes, we know, it's been a while. Yes, we know, there's a lot to talk about, including an auction of hundreds of pieces of Power Rangers memorabilia and tokusatsu license news out of Otakon. It'll have to wait a bit longer.

In the meantime, we caught up with Tomi Trembath, a former Rangercast co-host behind When We Transform, a comic project now on Kickstarter. Trembath also hosts the podcasts Giant Sized Violence and Transcending Comics.

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Power Rangers fans awoke Sunday to the devastating news that Jason David Frank, a man almost synonymous with the franchise itself, was dead at the age of 49. Tyler and Mike try to make sense of the stunning loss for Frank's family, friends, co-stars and fans and share outpourings of grief from Ranger Nation.

• Walter Jones recalls the last time he saw Frank
• Ciara Hanna writes an open letter to her "hero"
• Jason Bischoff, late of Saban and Hasbro, reflects on the pieces of JDF that lived in his characters
• Austin St. John: "A man died, a father died, a husband died"
• Former story editor Jackie Marchand looks back on "Fighting Spirit"
• Simon Bennett says the news cast a pall over filming
• Brennan Mejia, who watched Power Rangers as a child, hailed JDF as an inspiration

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Guest host Mike Manos (Rangerboard's Renegade Pancake) joins Tyler and Lamar to talk about the news out of Power Morphicon, including more digesting of the Cosmic Fury revelations, a new addition to Super7's Ultimates line and a new Kamen Rider toy shown off at the con. Meanwhile, showrunner Simon Bennett calls out impatient fans pirating international airings before the last arc of Dino Fury hits stateside.

We then reflect on the good, bad and ugly of the convention as a whole before turning to Mike, a former Rangercast co-host who staffed this year's PMC (but doesn't speak for the con!), about his time in the fandom and the creation of Truncated Power Rangers.

Relevant links:

• Music of Mighty Morphin PMC panel (hosted by Mike)
• Mystic Force panel (also hosted by Mike)
• Power Rangers Podcasts panel (not hosted by Mike, but features Tyler)

Tyler, Lamar, Mike and guest host Josh (/r/powerrangers moderator RazgrizInfinity) react to a Hasbro stream full of big reveals. We got a rough synopsis of the 30th-anniversary special and a look behind the scenes of the special dropping on Netflix April 19. We got a fresh look at Cosmic Fury and all the ranger suits. Hasbro also showed off toys in the pipeline, including refreshed looks for MMPR toys.

Mentioned in the show:

• Featurette offers a look behind the scenes at "Once & Always"
• Entertainment Weekly teases a familiar foe
• Shin Ultraman Ultra Slashes its way to more than $600,000 at the box office
• Cleopatra Entertainment acquires home media and VOD rights to Shin Ultraman
• Mesogog, DinoThunder Black among 2023 Lightning Collection releases; Hasbro gives a peek at Remastered line
• Cosmic Fury suits fully revealed

Post of the week: A user made a 3D-printed mashup of Tommy's MMPR zords

In memory of William Frederick Knight, 1933-2022

Tyler and Josh talk about the Power Rangers Cosmic Fury teasers and details, including the return of Billy and other old friends. We also break down the 30th-anniversary comic release (spoiler warning). And Power Rangers Day was on Aug. 28. We talk about how Hasbro did and didn't celebrate it.

Referenced in this episode:

• David Yost returns in Cosmic Fury -- get a sneak peek
• SAG-AFTRA chief negotiator blasts studios for refusing talks
• A first look at the Lightning Collection Master Morpher
• 30th-anniversary Funko Pops: Red, Blue, Yellow, Green, Pink, Black, Ranger Slayer
• Super7 unveils Vile Violet Rita Repulsa
• SuperX MMPR hoodies coming later this month
• Hasbro Pulse lists 30th anniversary tee
• Melissa Flores AMA on r/PowerRangers
• Fresh off Entertainment One sale, Hasbro launches Hasbro Entertainment
• Power Bow and Power Axe tipped for HasLab

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Austin St. John is back in the headlines and again it's for all the wrong reasons. In a February podcast interview with Jim Cummings, he said he planned a clothing line featuring quotes from leaders both famous and infamous, saying the German mustache guy "was a demon on steroids but he had some pretty good one-liners." This week, Power Rangers fans took notice of the comments and the former Red Ranger has faced backlash from nearly all corners. Tyler and Mike Manos offer their takes on what he said, and how fans and fan events should respond.

Mentioned in this episode:

• United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
• Amy Jo Johnson subtweets her former co-star
• Godzilla Minus One wins historic Oscar
• AnimeNJ++ relocates for 2024
• Anime Boston welcomes Lotus Juice
• Lineage Studios: "EVERYTHING MUST GO GO"

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Tyler and Mike talk about what went down at PMC this year, from the panels to the cosplay to the crowds. You can find our photos on our Facebook page.

Also in this episode:

1. Heritage Auctions plans massive Power Rangers auction
2. Gamescom preview of Rita's Rewind
3. Nic Sampson discusses "Yellow Power Ranger," his one-man show at Edinburgh Fringe
4. Power Rangers Prime to start comic continuity afresh
5. Melissa Flores calls Prime a "true comic experience"
6. Comic crossover with Usagi Yojimbo
7. Nearly all of BOOM! Studios' Power Rangers comics are in this Humble Bundle expiring Sept. 14
8. Super7 announces Lord Drakkon for Ultimates line
9. Discotek unveils slew of tokusatsu licenses (Kamen Rider V3 is now available for preorder)

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Picking up from where we left off in the previous episode, Tyler, Mike, Josh and Lamar talk about all the news we couldn't fit into one episode.

Mentioned in this episode:

• Power Rangers Hyperforce returns in upcoming one-shot
• U.S. theaters list Shin Kamen Rider on May 31
• Vintage Henshin visits the POWER UP! mall tour
• Ranger Liz's dispatch from the POWER UP! tour
• Amazon lists Power Rangers 30th anniversary apparel
• Hasbro moves closer to selling Entertainment One
• Ultraman BlazAr announced, will get simultaneous English dub
• Hasbro completes the Lightning Collection Remastered team

Like clockwork, a couple of days after we last recorded, Netflix dropped the trailer for "Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Once & Always," the special set to release on April 19. Tyler and Lamar are here to talk about it.

In other news:

• "Legacy Wars" Z-Putty prank
• Amy Jo Johnson dishes on her "Power Rangers" comic series
• BOOM! Studios sets up Kickstarter for their next hardcover set
• Ultraman Z dub heads to YouTube
• Toei Tokusatsu Fan Club streams Power Rangers in Space for Japanese viewers

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Recorded Sunday, April 2, 2023

Tyler sat down virtually with Andrew Bush, director of the Kickstarter tokusatsu project Metal Force. The project aims to create a horror-tinged short. The project is about a metal band that gets abducted by aliens and granted superpowers. It has raised more than $4,000, twice its initial goal. Funding closes next Monday.

(This recording makes reference to the Writers Guild of America strike. The WGA has since reached a tentative deal with producers. The SAG-AFTRA strike remains ongoing.)

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After months of radio silence, Hasbro this week confirmed they've pulled the plug on the Jonathan Entwistle/Jenny Klein Power Rangers project. They're seeking a new partner and starting from scratch. Tyler and Josh are here to talk about the news. Also in this episode...

Our Q&A with Morphin Museum

Adrian Carr shares the much-discussed "second pilot" of MMPR

Cosmic Fury gets Kids Choice Awards nods

Power Rangers Infinity #1 hits shelves in August

Kakuranger celebrates 30th with TTFC special

Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Rita's Rewind coming soon to Steam and consoles

MMPR/ARK: Survival Evolved crossover due late June

Yuka Motohashi, Carranger's Yellow Racer, dies after cancer battle

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In this episode, we finally get to discussing the first few episodes of Power Rangers Cosmic Fury: Lightning Strikes, Beyond Repair and Off Grid.

We also talk about some toy news, some comic news and a rare mention of Sentai in People magazine. We discuss the arrest of Gokaiger and Garo actor Junya Ikeda and mourn the passing of Eka Darville's young son, Mana.

Mentioned in this episode:

• Funko Pop! Tyrannosaurus Dinozord at Target
• BOOM! Studios Direct Reserve Kickstarter campaign for Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Return
• Dannielynn Birkhead, daughter of Anna Nicole Smith, cosplays as Donbrothers' Oni Sister for Halloween
• Dekaranger to get a 20th anniversary movie
• Kyoryuger marks 10th anniversary with two-episode King-Ohger crossover
• New Garo series coming next year
• Agency drops Junya Ikeda after fraud arrest
• Mana Darville, son of RPM's Eka Darville, dies after battle with brain cancer

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This episode was recorded just prior to the end of the SAG-AFTRA strike, so we glossed over Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Once & Always to honor the union's guidance.

It's all-news this episode as Tyler and Lamar dig into some hot topics. In this episode...

• Power Rangers showrunner Simon Bennett quit Twitter and Rangerboard. Is this a teachable moment for fans?
• We have dates for Power Morphicon 2024. The Gold Ranger VIP membership tier sees a price hike.
• More scuttlebutt about Cosmic Fury and the 30th-anniversary project
• And a new feature, post of the week!

Mentioned in this episode:

Cassette-style red, yellow and black MMPR figures now available

Cobra Kai crossover Lightning Collection figures headed to shelves

The 1984 special Ultraman Kids is coming to DVD

Tsuburaya to revisit Ultraseven on YouTube

Junya Ikeda (Gokaiger's Gai Ikari) reveals battle with depression (CW: talk of self-harm)

Post of the week on /r/Power Rangers: Organic Galaxy Megazord

Even after the big reveal at Power Morphicon (or, more precisely, the big reveal at 11 p.m. the night before the panel), fans believed Hasbro had more up their sleeve. And boy did they ever. Tyler, Lamar and (later) Primo talk about the toy news and show news out of Hasbro PulseCon, including the state of the show's relationship with Toei and a heretofore unrevealed 30th-anniversary project that's just wrapping in Auckland.

This episode is as spoiler-free as possible as to the new episodes of Dino Fury (which you should watch) and the 100th issue of the Power Rangers comics (which you should read).

Discussed in the show:

• Jackie Marchand speaks to The Power Trip
• The full cast panel hosted by Andre Meadows
• The Boom! Studios interview during Hasbro PulseCon, with departing writer Ryan Parrott and incoming writer Melissa Flores
• Cosmic Fury will adapt Kyuranger zord footage but with all new suits
• Hasbro taps 5-4-1 into their Astro Morphers, summons the Astro Megazord for the Zord Ascension Project
• Izzy, Koda, Zoey and a Putrid are next for the Lightning Collection
• Cast panel ends with a shoutout from David Yost and Walter Jones

As we continue to grieve the loss of Jason David Frank, Tyler and Lamar talk about the moments that made Tommy special to legions of fans.

Also in the news:

• Stunt professionals offer explosive experiences to tourists at Mt. Iwafune
• Hasbro looks to offload Entertainment One
• Ranger Academy series to launch on Free Comic Book Day
• Abaranger 20th anniversary project in production
• Core five Hurricanger team reunites for 20th anniversary special
• Jason David Frank's widow speaks out
• Ranger Command Power Hour shares recent interview with JDF

Additional music by Ruki X Music and Ron Wasserman

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Tyler, Lamar, Josh and Tori talk about the innovations of the Power Rangers comics and catch up on all the news we've missed in our month away, including intriguing details on the 30th anniversary special and the release of the Zord Ascension Project Astro Megazord. Forgive Tyler if he sounds a bit loopy. He recorded this while fighting a cold.

Mentioned in the show:

• Doug Sloan considers dishing on the inner workings of Power Rangers
• Eka Darville asks for help funding his son's glioblastoma treatment
• MintBari video looking back at the story of Jack Olesker
• Legend of the White Dragon to get limited theater release
• Tickets available for March 22 screenings of Godzilla: Tokyo SOS
• Lord Drakkon gets his own rangers in Power Rangers Unlimited
• A first look at Mighty Morphin Power Rangers No. 106
• Shozo Iizuka, longtime tokusatsu voice actor, dead at 89
• Generation Kikaida to close online store in June
• Tori speaks about how Power Rangers aided their journey to coming out

Recorded March 9, 2023

We had the pleasure of speaking with Shawn Pryor, author of the reference guide Kaiju Unleashed, which is now available from Epic Ink. The book covers giant monsters in film and television, in Japan and beyond. It looks back at Ultraman, Daimajin, Pacific Rim and even Colossal.

Sad news to share: This week we learned of the death of David Weatherley. Best known to Power Ranger fans as Spencer, the trustworthy butler to the Hartfords in Operation Overdrive, the accomplished thespian was 85. We'll have more to say about him next time.

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Tyler and Josh talk about the dramatic $3 million auction of props, suits and other ephemera from 30 years of Power Rangers. We talk about the surprises, the heavy hitters and the mixed emotions that came with the sale.

Also in this episode:

• IGN's preview of MMPR: Rita's Rewind, out Dec. 10
• Simon Bennett reflects on Cosmic Fury, what his next season would've been like
• Power Rangers/VR Troopers comic for Free Comic Book Day
• Gozyuger confirmed as next Sentai series
• Next Ultraman series is Ultraman Omega
• Ultraman Z hits Blu-ray in January

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