On this episode of Manga Mavericks, Colton & Lum are joined by tokusatsu enthusiasts, Grant & Patrick, from the Super Senpai Podcast, to discuss Shotaro Ishinomori’s original Himitsu Sentai Gorenger manga released by Seven Seas! Not only a comic which ran in Weekly Shonen Sunday back in 1975 that served as the tie-in to the television show of the same name, but was a starting point for what would eventually become another staple iconic tokusatsu franchise just as big, if not bigger, than Kamen Rider! While the comic itself is much more transparently a commercial product tie-in for an existing tv show than Kamen Rider was, that doesn’t mean there isn’t a lot to love! Join us as we discuss why Gorenger, as well as Super Sentai and tokusatu as a whole, is fun! Enjoy!!
PODCAST BREAKDOWN:
00:00 – Intro + Patron shout out
06:48 – Our Gorenger discussion
1:50:09 – Q&As
2:10:17 – Community Shout-Outs!:
- Saturday Night Shoggy episode on Gorenger
- Toy Bounty Hunters on History of Super Sentai & Power Rangers
- Japan Hero on Super Sentai and Himitsu Sentai Gorenger
- Kaiju no Kami on Himitsu Sentai Gorenger
- TitanGoji on Himitsu Sentai Gorenger
- Ieraya’s History of Super Sentai (Part 1 & Part 2)
- Linkara’s History of Power Rangers
- MistareFusion’s Mighty Morphin Zyurangers videos
- Este on Star Rangers and Lucky Aces
- Coop Bicknel’s Double Writer Guide to Kamen Rider
- Coop Bicknel’s Hero of a Lost Era: Context of Kamen Rider Kuuga
- Drilled, a True-Crime Climate-Change Podcast (Episode on the Ohio Utility Corruption Scandal)
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Ukraine Aid Resources & Links
Ukraine Crisis Media Center links
Ukraine Refugee IRC Emergency Fund
American Prestige Podcast’s Ukraine Explain episodes
GoFundMe’s Verified Ukraine Fundraisers & Humanitarian Fund
Texas Trans Support Resources & Links
Act-Blue and Donation Page for the Transgender Education Network of Texas
Links to Smaller Trans Organizations in Texas to Donate to
Anime Feminist’s Dual Resources & Links List for Ukraine Aid & Trans Community Support
LINKS:
- Find us on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen to podcasts!
- Support us on Patreon!
- Himitsu Sentai Gorenger is available from Seven Seas both physically and digitally!
- Follow Grant & Patrick on Twitter!
- Follow Grant on tumblr!
- Listen to Blade Licking Thieves
- Listen to the Super Senpai Podcast
- Listen to the Adventure Tomes Podcast
- Patrick’s 3D Model of Akaranger
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