James Hay receives funding from the Wellcome Trust (grant 225001/Z/22/Z). The NHS is facing severe pressure this winter as flu cases surge earlier than usual, with some calling it “super flu”. Here’s ...

Toei cites streaming, changing audiences, and MCU-style expectations as reasons the formula can’t continue. The first major challenge is the revolution brought by streaming services during the ...

Earlier this month, chatter began circulating on social media that Japan’s long-running Super Sentai franchise, the source material for Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, would be wrapping up after its ...

Toei has officially confirmed that after half a century, 'Super Sentai' is being replaced with the beginning of a new superhero franchise—with the help of a familiar face. Reading time 2 minutes After ...

Super Sentai is easily the most famous subgenre of Tokusatsu. This Japanese term refers to live action films and shows that make heavy use of special effects. Typically, these shows involve fantasy, ...

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook It looks like Toei’s original Super Sentai franchise has been cancelled after 50 long years of the ...

The iconic Japanese superhero television series Super Sentai is reportedly ending after a monumental 50-year run. First launched in 1975, the franchise has produced a new incarnation nearly every year ...

Japan's premiere superhero TV series, which birthed the 'Power Rangers' phenomenon in the west, may be on the way out—but could something take its place? Reading time 3 minutes Japanese newspaper The ...

The half-century-old Japanese superhero franchise that spawned generations of television series such as the original Gorenger show, whose format was adapted in the United States as the Power Rangers, ...

While Mighty Morphin Power Rangers was the debut of the Power Rangers franchise, the series is based on the Super Sentai franchise, with Mighty Morphin being based specifically on Kyoryu Sentai ...

One day, Kinjiro encounters a mysterious high school boy. His true identity is Genji Kaku, his childhood friend who has rejuvenated and become the ring warrior Ryuranger! Genji's competitive spirit ...